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January, 2021

  • 12 January

    CES 2021: Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i laptop has a useful E Ink display on its lid

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Lenovo’s revamped its dual-display work laptop for CES 2021. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i laptop is an update to the model it launched at CES 2020, which features an E Ink touchscreen display embedded in …

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  • 12 January

    Asus ROG Flow X13 gives a thin

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The last time someone introduced a thin-and-light lightweight gaming laptop with an external GPU, I laughed. But that’s because it shed its weight by ditching a discrete graphics card, like an Nvidia GeForce GTX. In other words, to game, you needed the eGPU. …

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  • 12 January

    Sony debuts Airpeak drone for taking aerial photos and videos

    For those who want to give their cameras a bird’s-eye view, Sony announced a new drone called Airpeak at the CES show this week. The four-rotor remotely piloted aircraft can carry a Sony A7S III camera, a full-frame, interchangeable-lens model that can shoot 4K video. The Airpeak is capable of “precise, stable flight, and aims to contribute to the world …

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  • 12 January

    Lenovo announced its thinnest ever ThinkPad 2

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Lenovo’s premium ThinkPad X1 laptops have been a highlight of its CES announcements for years now and it continues with CES 2021 despite being virtual. The PC maker is rolling out two new models and two updates to its ThinkPad X1 …

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  • 12 January

    Our CES 2021 Day 1 recap: Rollable phones, giant TVs and tech for the coronavirus era

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Day 1 of the weirdest CES ever is complete. (Here’s how to follow along for Day 2.) Instead of hundreds of thousands flocking to Las Vegas to see the biggest tech of the year to come, companies like LG, Samsung and …

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  • 12 January

    CES 2021: Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 gaming laptop boasts world’s fastest laptop display

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. While more gaming laptops are being made with subdued designs to appeal to a broader range of users, the new ROG Strix Scar from Asus is unmistakably made for gamers. Announced for CES 2021, the new flagship Scar — available in …

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  • 12 January

    ViewSonic’s new 8K monitor brings working from home to a new level at CES 2021

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At CES 2021, electronics display company ViewSonic unveiled several new monitors for work-from-home setups, gaming and home entertainment.  Its most premium offering is its first 8K ColorPro monitor, the VP3286-8K, designed for photographers who need a high-quality workstation. The 32-inch monitor …

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  • 12 January

    The LG Rollable phone with expandable display is real, and coming in 2021

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. LG’s tease of its Rollable smartphone at its CES 2021 press conference isn’t just for show. The Korean company will release the phone later this year, according to people familiar with LG’s plans.  The brief glimpse of the phone was the second …

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  • 12 January

    TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TVs with 8K resolution have been around since late 2018 and we’ve always told people not to buy them. Their extra pixels don’t especially improve image quality in my experience, and no TV shows or movies are available in 8K anyway. …

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  • 12 January

    Best Buy CEO: Pandemic made us ‘meet that customer where they are’

    This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Corie Barry had quite a first year as Best Buy’s chief executive officer. The newly minted CEO steered the electronics retailer through the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and all the changes it brought to what customers bought and how they …

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