January, 2017

• 4 January

  This mobile robot wants to help you with everyday tasks

  

  Ewaybot, a Chinese robotics company, is showing off its new flagship robot at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. MoRo is a robotic assistant that is designed to simplify your life. The robot is mobile and will work both indoors and outside. It can grasp and handle objects, listen to voice commands, and supports …

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• 4 January

  Sky Mobile network opens for business, but no phones yet

  

  Reach for the sky! Sky Mobile properly launches today. The new mobile network joins Sky’s lineup of broadband, landline and television services. First announced waaayyy back in January 2015, Sky Mobile soft launched in December for current Sky customers. From today, anyone can sign up for a contract whether you have a dish or not. The new network’s unique selling …

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• 4 January

  AI mic, Android TV, self

  

  The future is artificial intelligence, and that reality is happening now — at least according to Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. Huang, speaking Wednesday in a packed ballroom at the CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, made it clear that Nvidia’s no longer just a computer graphics chipmaker. It’s one of the companies helping us live in a truly smart world, with …

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• 4 January

  Everything from Day 2 of CES 2017

  

  No, CES still hasn’t officially begun, but I don’t blame you for thinking so given the torrent of news we’ve seen so far. And today, or CES press day as it’s called, was even busier with a long schedule of press conferences from big name companies battling to one-up each other. It’s exciting and a bit confusing given the volume, …

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• 4 January

  Embracing USB

  

  You now can use LaCie’s external storage device with USB-C/Thunderbolt 3. Today at CES 2017 the storage vendor announced updates to its popular Rugged Thunderbolt and D2 external drives. The Rugged Thunderbolt, now with a “USB-C” suffix added to its name, shares an identical design with the original model, including a removable protected rubber case and a built-in Thunderbolt 2 …

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• 4 January

  ZTE Project CSX: Internet crowdsources Hawkeye phone, looks surprisingly decent

  

  Asking the internet to collectively do something is tricky business. Sometimes it works out for the best, à la ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. But most of the time trolls turn any endeavor, however well-intentioned, into a whirlpool of regret — like when it wanted to send Justin Bieber to North Korea, tried to name a boat and turned Microsoft’s chatbot …

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• 4 January

  Android Wear watches ready for prime time? ZTE thinks so

  

  ZTE, a company best-known for making budget phones, is finally throwing a smartwatch into the ring. The Chinese telecommunications equipment company plans to release a smartwatch running Google’s Android Wear software later this year, Lixin Cheng, the chief executive officer of ZTE USA, said in an interview Tuesday before CES officially kicks off. It already has a US carrier partner …

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• 4 January

  Robots, wallpaper TVs, Alexa appliances: Everything LG launched at CES 2017

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Incredible LG OLED TV hangs totally flush against the… 1:36 LG wants to make the products in your home smarter than you. The Korean company, known for making an array of products like televisions, phones and washing machines, kicked off its CES 2017 press conference with a discussion of its DeepThinQ artificial intelligence platform. It went …

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• 4 January

  Can’t wait for Samsung’s Note 8? The Mate 9 is coming to the US with Amazon Alexa

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Huawei’s Mate 9 is a big-screened beast 2:14 Huawei’s answer to the now-burned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and iPhone 7 Plus is the huge, 5.9-inch Huawei Mate 9 — and it’s coming to the US starting January 6. Originally sold in Europe and Asia, the Mate 9’s biggest claims to fame (apart from its enormous screen) …

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• 4 January

  Leka is a smart toy for learning

  

  Now playing: Watch this: This glowing orb is a smart toy for kids with special… 0:52 The Leka is like a magical glowing orb that’s designed to help special-needs children improve fine motor skills, visual cues and social skills. The smart toy costs $700 to $800 and is available for preorder now; however for a limited time there’s a CES …

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