CES 2019 marks the first time AMD has ever given a keynote at the international trade show — so naturally, you’d expect the company’s debut conference to be packed. On Wednesday morning, AMD President and CEO Lisa Su didn’t disappoint, talking up the company’s upcoming third-gen Ryzen desktop CPUs, the new Epyc Rome chips for …
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All the coolest gadgets at CES 2019, Day 3 (The 3:59, Ep. 507)
On this podcast, we talk about: Samsung’s Galaxy S10 announcement. Who won CES: Apple, Google or Amazon? What were our favorite products. Ring’s new smart peephole, with the CEO joining us for an interview. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York …
Read More »VR needs more Disney
Somewhere in a labyrinth of simulated Venetian canals in a Las Vegas mall, there’s a slick-looking glowing storefront that’s easy to miss. THE VOID, it says in large letters. Star Wars stormtroopers beckon from the windows. We’ve come to climb inside Disney’s Ralph Breaks The Internet movie at CES 2019, courtesy of The Void’s location-based VR experience, “Ralph Breaks VR,” …
Read More »CES 2019: Pint
At CES 2019 we’ve seen superthin laptops, laptops with impossibly slim bezels and big-but-thin laptops. We’ve even seen desktop hardware crammed into a laptop. So why not a desktop gaming PC that’s smaller than a laptop? Enter the Mek Mini — a $1,500 gaming powerhouse that measures roughly 10 by 10 by 5 inches. It’s smaller than a 12-pack of beer …
Read More »Elac’s Carina speaker shaping up to be designer Andrew Jones’ next hit at CES 2019
Speaker designer Andrew Jones has unveiled his latest Elac series and it is the first to incorporate the company’s iconic “Jet” folded tweeter. And based on my time with it, for such a small design it had a big, big sound. The Carina series is the step-up from the excellent Uni-Fi range and consists of three products: the BS243.4 bookshelf …
Read More »CES 2019 day 3: Watch it live here
We may have lost the company payroll on the casino floor but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have a day of great events coming live from the CNET stage. You’ll find us outside of the Tech West area at the Sands Expo Center. Can’t join us here in Las Vegas? No problem: We’re bringing our final day of live …
Read More »Spigen ‘Forever Sleeve’ case will charge your phone even in your pocket
If Qi wireless charging stands and pads are crimping your style, a partnership between smartphone case maker Spigen and startup Ossia should let you charge your phone as you wander around a room. The two companies showed off a prototype charging case called the Forever Sleeve at the CES tech show this week in Las Vegas. A base station beams …
Read More »Google search adds activity cards to make browsing your history easier
Google is making it easier to continue your old searches by adding activity cards When you do a repeat search on mobile, the new feature will show links to pages you’ve visited previously and searches you’ve already made. Google The links show up under the “Your related activity” dropdown menu at the top of your results page, letting you either …
Read More »Cat S48c phone for Verizon is burly, and tough as nails
You never realize just how fragile your everyday smartphone is until you hold a rugged phone in your hand. The folks at Verizon clearly agree — soon, the rough ‘n’ ready Cat S48c phone will join Big Red. Rugged phones are built to survive drops, extreme temperature, sand, humidity, dust and vibration in intensities that could crack, shock or otherwise …
Read More »CES 2019: I just bent a smartphone in half without breaking it, and it was glorious
Every time I pick up a new smartphone, tablet or gadget, I suddenly develop a mild case of sadism. “I bet I could snap this thing in half,” I think to myself. I never do, but that overwhelming urge to bend expensive technology in on itself never goes away. At CES 2019, I finally encountered a gadget that could bend …
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