The Honor View 20 may be Huawei’s only new phone at CES 2019 (and, in fact, the only satisfying phone of the entire show), but the company threw in a bonus device. Or rather, a bonus color for the Honor 8X: Phantom Blue. Take a look at the photos below — it’s pretty. What makes the color …
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At CES 2019, 5G rides one last wave of hype before reality kicks in
Amid the hoopla of CES 2019, next-generation 5G tech is once again the talk of Las Vegas. But as with previous editions of the big electronics show, it’s largely just that — talk. That’s because, to date, only a few consumers have actually experienced a real 5G network — AT&T launched the next-generation network in select cities last month, while Korean …
Read More »AT&T is ‘proud’ it referred to its upgraded 4G LTE network as 5G E
The tiny right corner of your smartphone’s screen holds some valuable real estate. After all, it’s where you stare at to see if you have coverage, or whether you’re on Wi-Fi. It’s also where you can find out if you’re on 3G or 4G LTE. That little space caused a big stir after AT&T decided to add a new symbol, …
Read More »Procter & Gamble erased our freckles with a magic wand at CES 2019
The future of skincare and makeup could be brushless, if tech like the Opté Precision Skincare System catches on. This handheld device acts like a thermal inkjet printer to apply tiny dots of makeup or skincare serum with pinpoint accuracy. The Opté Precision Wand scans your face with a tiny camera at 200 frames per second and detects darkness like …
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Imagine a world where the batteries on your devices quietly charge all on their own. Your Bluetooth headset. A pair of hearing aids. The smartwatch on your wrist. The phone in your pocket. At CES 2019, the dream of over-the-air wireless charging became a lot more real with WattUp, a transmitter-and-receiver technology for distance charging. “This technology will be in …
Read More »CES 2019: Moore’s Law is dead, says Nvidia’s CEO
RIP Moore’s Law. You had a good run. At least that’s what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes. The executive, who co-founded graphics-chip maker Nvidia, on Wednesday declared that “Moore’s Law isn’t possible anymore.” A key part of semiconductor manufacturing is shrinking the components called transistors, the extraordinarily tiny electronic switches that process data for everything from the clocks in microwave …
Read More »CES 2019: Samsung unveils redesigned Notebook 9 Pro aimed at creatives
When we met with Samsung at CES 2019, it made it clear its new Notebook 9 Pro as well as the previously announced Notebook 9 Pen are about design just as much as performance. For the Notebook 9 Pro, Samsung conducted a US-specific design study that influenced its choices on bezel design, profile taper and corner radii, a spokesman told CNET. The result is a very different design …
Read More »Everything you need to know about the foldable Royole FlexPai phone
Samsung’s tried to tease us with a glimpse of the future at its developer conference last November when it quickly showed off a tablet that would bend over backward to fit in your pocket. But two days later, it was shown up by another folding device: The Royale FlexPai. The foldable phone is currently available in China and is currently the talk …
Read More »Google Assistant’s coming to Sonos speakers in 2019: We tried it out at CES
The good news: Sonos’ smart speakers will add support for Google Assistant in 2019, delivering on a promise the company made when the speaker launched more than a year ago. The bad news: While the Sonos speakers also have Alexa on board, you can’t have both Amazon’s and Google’s voice assistants running concurrently on the same speaker (yet). That was one of the …
Read More »Siri on the ReSound Linx Quattro smart hearing aid a first for AI voice control
“Hey Siri, stream iTunes through my hearing aid.” That’s just one of many things you can do with the ReSound Linx Quattro, the first smart hearing aid to use AI to pair with Apple’s Siri assistant. Smart hearing aids are part of a burgeoning field of gadgets set to transform the health care industry. For the Linx Quattro, that means …
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