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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 …

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Speakerless OLED and audio galore: What Sony launched at CES 2017

Now playing: Watch this: Highlights from Sony’s CES 2017 press conference 4:02 If there was a prize for shortest, most efficient press conference at CES, the award would go to Sony. The company’s president, Kazuo Hirai, blasted through Sony’s product announcements on Wednesday evening in Las Vegas in a record 23 minutes. There were no bells, whistles or half-hour selfie …

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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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Sony press conference at CES 2017: Live stream, start time, what to expect

Livestream Sony will be getting a jump on CES by holding its press conference on the eve of show itself. Kicking off at 5 p.m PT/10 p.m ET., the conference will round off a full day of major product announcements. Unlike its big rivals LG and Samsung, Sony has kept its plans under wraps prior to the show kicking off …

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Samsung kicks off CES event with Note 7 mea culpa

Samsung sure didn’t take long to address the elephant in the room at CES — its exploding Galaxy Note 7. The company kicked off its press conference, which typically highlights its shiny new TVs and home appliances, with an acknowledgement that the company has work to do to regain customer trust. “As you know, this year was a challenging year …

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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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Monster press conference at CES 2017: Live stream, start time, what to expect

Monster has announced that it will debut a set of truly wireless headphones (no cord between the earbuds) and showcase its expanded iSport and ClarityHD line of headphones. In addition, the company says it’s going to introduce new Monster Blasters portable Bluetooth boomboxes and tells us all about a new strategic alliance that will, “set the stage for future growth …

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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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Finally, a wearable that tracks your blood alcohol level in real

Now playing: Watch this: Track how drunk you are constantly with this Apple Watch… 1:07 Wearables have been counting our steps and tracking our heart rates, but finally, here comes a wrist strap to constantly track your blood alcohol level. From BACtrack, makers of a range of smartphone integrated portable breathalysers, the BACtrack Skyn has the company’s high-quality pedigree for …

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Nvidia’s new Shield Android TV, AI Spot tap power of Google Assistant

Nvidia wants to make your home smarter, and it’s doing it with the help of Google. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang on Wednesday introduced new devices that tap into the Google Assistant, the virtual software that lets you do things like control your lights or search for a TV show by speaking the commands out loud. The new products include the updated …

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