At CES 2018, Lenovo took the wraps off two new Motorola Moto Mods, accessory modules that magnetically attach to Motorola Z phones like the Moto Z2 Force and Z2 Play. One of the Mods, called the Lenovo Vital Moto Mod, is health-related and gathers biometric data. The other, the Livermorium Slider Keyboard Moto Mod, adds …
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9 January
CES 2018, day 1: Live from the CNET Stage in Las Vegas
The preliminaries are done, and now the real show can finally begin. Today’s the day the CES show floor opens, and CNET’s kicking off the first of three days of live all-day programming from our stage in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. A quick overview of the planned schedule is below (all times are Pacific), and …
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9 January
Polk’s new sound bar swallowed an Echo Dot at CES 2018
While competitors have offered Alexa voice assistants with their own proprietary microphones, Polk has announced the first sound bar at CES 2018 with what is essentially an Echo Dot built into it: the Command Bar. The Command Bar integrates Amazon’s own far-field microphones and controls into the speaker and you can use either to control your smart home as a fully-fledged …
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9 January
The Coros Pace fitness watch wants to give Garmin a good run
Like a lot of us here at CES this week, my diet of fried finger food and coffee leaves a lot to be desired. Doing laps on the convention center floor and chasing stories up and down the Las Vegas Strip certainly helps — but if I wanted to crank that exercise regimen up to the max, I might consider …
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9 January
Blocks promises Android Oreo and Alexa in its modular watch
Why would anyone want a modular smartwatch? Well, maybe the better question is: Who could use a modular smartwatch? A concept kicking around for years has enterprise and developers in its sights. And maybe that’s where this idea could work. Blocks, a gadget concept, has been crowdfunding and pitching its idea for years. The watch is like one of those …
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9 January
MemoBird and Cubinote printers at CES 2018 send high
Staying in touch with someone who doesn’t often use tech can be hard. Especially if it’s someone you care about, but don’t live close to. One solution is MemoBird from Knectek Labs, which was demoed at CES 2018. Available since November 2017 in the US (and coming to the UK in March), it’s a simple and compact printer that connects …
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9 January
Facebook dives deeper into music streaming with Sony/ATV deal
You no longer need to worry about having to remove your Facebook video of your New Year’s Eve countdown party even if it had Ed Sheeran’s Perfect playing in the background. Facebook has just inked a multiyear, multiterritory licensing deal with Sony/ATV Music that will enable its users to upload and share videos featuring songs from Sony/ATV’s collection of 3 …
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9 January
Samsung shares vision for internet of things at CES 2018
For anyone who’s ever watched a Samsung press conference at CES, this year felt different. To some, that might mean boring. There wasn’t quite the wow factor we’ve seen before. No moving wall dramatically parted to reveal a massive TV, and shiny refrigerators didn’t miraculously appear on stage. There weren’t any celebrities to talk about how much they adore Samsung …
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9 January
Dell Mobile Connect simplifies checking your phone when on your computer
Dell Mobile Connect lets you control your phone from your laptop. The software will come preinstalled in Dell’s upcoming XPS, Inspiron, Alienware and Vostro laptops, the computer giant announced on Tuesday here at CES 2018. The software is compatible with both Android devices and iPhones, but functionality is limited for Apple phones. Using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Android users can read …
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9 January
The future is healthy: CES panelists talk connected care
At CES 2018, it’s clear technology is expanding health care beyond the doctor’s office. A world of connected devices can track your vital signs, take an EKG or monitor your exposure to UV rays. That data might lead to guidance for patients trying to build up healthy habits, or to insights that help doctors do their jobs. But there’s such …
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