We found out at CES 2019 that, after a false start 12 months ago, TCL is finally launching two new sound bars — the smaller Alto 5 for TVs 43-inches and larger, and the Alto 7 for TVs 55 inches and above. The sound bars offer “specialized sound modes” in addition to “precision playback for …

TCL is best known for its budget TVs, but the company is hoping to catch the imagination of millenials in particular with a range of headphones at CES 2019. The company has announced five new series of headphones which cover everything from the youth market to the audiophile sector. The headphones are: the SOCL in-ears, the MTRO in/on-ears, the ACTV …

Hisense, one of the TV brands in domestic China, is a less-familiar name to Americans than even TCL, a fellow Chinese brand that has become increasingly successful in the US.  For its 2019 lineup, Hisense is taking a page from TCL by improving the picture quality of some of the most popular kinds of TVs: those that use Roku’s operating system. It …

We live in a world filled with smartphones, smartwatches, smart appliances — even smart toothbrushes — and now we can add smart fishing to that list. But this isn’t just some CES 2019 branding gimmick. Cyberfishing’s new Smart Rod Sensor works with your existing fishing pole to track casts, catches and locations in the same way a runner uses a smartwatch to capture …

Following a quick sneak peek at IFA in August, Acer has introduced two new models in its premium-meets-portable line of Predator Triton gaming laptops. With an interesting cantilevered hinged design, the new $4,000 Predator Triton 900 comes equipped with a 17-inch 4K display, eighth-gen Intel Core i7 processors and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2080 GPU series. The $1,800 Predator Triton 500, …

TCLis joining LG and Samsung on the list of TV makers that will sell sets with 8K resolution this year. At CES 2019, the increasingly popular China-based TV maker said its 8K TV will be available in “late 2019,” and it will be the first 8K TV powered by Roku’s smart TV system. The best TVs of CES 2019 +58 more See …

Seagate typically introduces a number of new products at CES each year and this year’s no exception. Once again it’s opened the product spigot, with a number of storage options including new drives from its premium LaCie brand. We’re still awaiting pricing on some of the new models, but here’s a quick look the new Seagate 2019 offerings: Backup Plus …

Sporting a three-axis gimbal and an AI-powered director, the Obsbot Tail makes it easy for you to shoot your own videos without needing another person to help out with the camera. The clever AI always keeps you in frame, rotating the camera even as you move around. It also understands gestures, so you can easily start or stop a shoot …

If you’re using a free account on GitHub, you’re now able to create and share private software projects. The company on Monday said the platform will give users of its free plan access to unlimited private repositories, which are software projects only shared with certain collaborators instead of the public. Private repositories were previously only available on GitHub’s paid plans, …

Looking for a huge home theater in a single box? Optoma’s solution is this “smart-home-enabled all-in-one AV system” that integrates a sound bar into a short-throw 4K projector. The Optoma P1 Smart 4K UHD Laser Cinema TV delivers a 100-inch image from just 10 inches away and is capable of 3,000-lumen brightness, which should be suitable for partly lit rooms. …