At a show like CES, much of the important news happens even before the Las Vegas Convention center opens its doors. With exhibitors putting finishing touches on their booths and CNET editors racing across town to press conferences, here’s everything that caught our eye. Roll up that LG TV. TVs No one can say LG …
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Amid all the hype for 5G cellular tech at CES this year, the cable industry unveiled its own push for better internet speeds here too. They call it [raises eyebrows] “10G.” After all, if 5G is so great, can you imagine what 10G can do? 5G is the talk of Las Vegas as CES 2019 again. This year, however, 5G’s high-speed …
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Seagate typically introduces a number of new products at CES each year and this year’s no exception. Once again it’s opened the product spigot, with a number of storage options including new drives from its premium LaCie brand. We’re still awaiting pricing on some of the new models, but here’s a quick look the new Seagate 2019 offerings: Backup Plus …
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If you’re someone who likes the idea of a PopSocket PopGrip, but doesn’t like the idea of sticking one on the back of your case, Otterbox has come up with the perfect solution: an Otterbox Symmetry Series case with a built-in PopGrip and a swappable PopTop that retracts into the case. It’s called the Otter + Pop. The key here …
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The Comper Smarkin is a handheld device that’s designed to analyze your skin. It got its start on Indiegogo in 2018 and the company is now debuting it at this year’s CES. Other cool stuff Everything we’ve seen at CES 2019 (so far) 9 home security systems you can install yourself Best home security devices Comper claims the Smarkin uses …
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In advance of CES, where Shure is rolling out its new $249 MV88+ Video Kit, I’ve been playing around with an early review sample and have been pretty impressed with it. Geared toward videographers, podcasters and anyone who wants to make their smartphone videos look and sound more professional, the kit’s relatively compact and easy to assemble once you put …
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I’m in a Mandalay Bay exhibition hall for CES 2019 and spot a guy holding a guitar. He’s wearing a sleek black smartwatch on his wrist that lights up at regular intervals with a green light ring. The guitarist turns the edge of the watch face and the pulsing light speeds up. Then he turns it the other way and …
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CES eats amateurs for breakfast. Having a successful CES is about the intangibles — knowing how to cluster your meetings, wearing the right shoes, making time to eat something decent, staying hydrated and always making sure you get at least six hours of sleep. But if you’re at CES to create content, there’s even more to think about. Because if …
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It’s not easy bringing a new brand name into the US TV market. Televisions are expensive and last a long time, and people tend to want a name they can trust. Hisense, one of the TV brands in domestic China, is a less-familiar name to Americans than even TCL, a fellow Chinese brand that has become increasingly successful in the …
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TCLis joining LG and Samsung on the list of TV makers that will sell sets with 8K resolution this year. At CES 2019, the increasingly popular China-based TV maker said its 8K TV will be available in “late 2019,” and it will be the first 8K TV powered by Roku’s smart TV system. The best TVs of CES 2019 +58 more See …
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