This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Laptops were big business at CES 2019, not a surprise to anyone who has followed the show over the past several years. It’s usually a very popular category with dozens of new products, but I’ve rarely …
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Alexa talks to you through a disembodied robot head at CES 2019
At CES 2019, there were a lot of robots waiting to chat to you, but Alena was probably the most haunting and terrifying. Designed by Oregon startup Robomodix, Alena is a robot designed to create a more human interface between you and your smart speaker. The robotic bust has six digital motors inside that move its head, eyes and mouth …
Read More »CES 2019: Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card brings better gaming to cheaper hardware
Watch live video from NVIDIA on www.twitch.tv Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showed off his company’s gaming chops at his CES 2019 presentation Sunday. Before a packed crowd at the MGM Grand Conference Center, Huang unveiled the GeForce RTX 2060, the chipmaker’s new, lower-priced graphics card. The card costs $349 (about £270 or AU$490) and will go on sale Jan. 15. …
Read More »CES 2019 TV roundup: Huge 8K screens and insane roll
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES is a show first and foremost, meaning it’s not necessarily the best place to get a real sense of the actual televisions people are going to buy this year. Instead, it’s the place where manufacturers try to outdo each other …
Read More »Facebook in violation of new cybersecurity law, says Vietnam
Trouble is brewing for Facebook in Vietnam. The social network has infringed on a new cybersecurity law in the country by letting users post content it deemed illegal on its platform, state media reported Wednesday. Such posts include those containing “slanderous content,” “anti-government sentiment” and the defamation of individuals and organisations, it added, citing the Ministry of Information and Communications. …
Read More »CES 2019: Samsung unveils redesigned Notebook 9 Pro aimed at creatives
When we met with Samsung at CES 2019, it made it clear its new Notebook 9 Pro as well as the previously announced Notebook 9 Pen are about design just as much as performance. For the Notebook 9 Pro, Samsung conducted a US-specific design study that influenced its choices on bezel design, profile taper and corner radii, a spokesman told CNET. The result is a very different design …
Read More »Procter & Gamble erased our freckles with a magic wand at CES 2019
The future of skincare and makeup could be brushless, if tech like the Opté Precision Skincare System catches on. This handheld device acts like a thermal inkjet printer to apply tiny dots of makeup or skincare serum with pinpoint accuracy. The Opté Precision Wand scans your face with a tiny camera at 200 frames per second and detects darkness like …
Read More »Twitter will stream live NBA games with a camera that tracks one player like a stalker
Twitter will stream part of 20 NBA games this year, and each contest will feature a twist: The camera will focus on one player, who’s been voted on by basketball fans. Now playing: Watch this: Twitter CEO and NBA head talk latest tech partnership 2:57 In a tweet — of course — on Wednesday, Twitter, the NBA and Turner Sports said …
Read More »CES 2019: Alienware m17 is Dell’s biggest slim gaming laptop
Alienware, Dell’s in-house gaming brand, is pushing for thinner but larger gaming laptops with the new Alienware m17. An upscaled version of the recent m15, this new model adds a 17-inch screen (obviously) and Nvidia’s latest mobile GPU, which is likely going to be called the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q (but that’s not finalized yet). The company says this is …
Read More »CES 2019: Moore’s Law is dead, says Nvidia’s CEO
RIP Moore’s Law. You had a good run. At least that’s what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes. The executive, who co-founded graphics-chip maker Nvidia, on Wednesday declared that “Moore’s Law isn’t possible anymore.” A key part of semiconductor manufacturing is shrinking the components called transistors, the extraordinarily tiny electronic switches that process data for everything from the clocks in microwave …
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