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CES 2019: Lunii My Fabulous Storyteller is fuel for your kid’s imagination

Imagination is a vulnerable and powerful part of being a child and one of the best ways to strengthen it is through storytelling. No pictures. No video. Simply words. But in a time when our lives revolve largely around screens, escaping them takes a lot of effort. So it’s refreshing to see the company Lunii …

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CES 2019: The Hupnos sleep mask claims to keep your snoring in check

The Hupnos sleep mask wants to solve your sleep problems by quieting down your snoring partner. It looks like a hybrid between a sleep mask and a scuba mask that goes over your nose to control your breathing while you sleep. The mask pairs with an app that listens to you while you sleep to determine whether or not you’re …

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Panasonic at CES 2019: Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse turned 90 years old in November, but the classic cartoon character has never had a theme park ride devoted to him in the empire he spawned. Until now. Mickey and Minnie Mouse’s Runaway Railway will debut at the Disney Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, this fall. The entertainment giant is partnering with Panasonic for the projection technology that’ll …

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CES 2019: Omron HeartGuide blood pressure watch is for real

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. After a two-year gestation period at CES, the Omron HeartGuide blood pressure watch is real. For $499 on preorder you get a watch that is a marvel of miniaturization: It contains tiny pumps and air bladders that conduct the same kind …

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Samsung’s Space monitors bring its minimalist TV aesthetic to your desk

Monitor arms are great — they provide more flexibility for the location and positioning of a display than you can get with a stand. But they’re traditionally clunky, conspicuous and/or industrial looking. Samsung’s taken its invisibility-is-golden, flush-against-the-wall TV design aesthetic and applied it to its new line of minimalist Space Monitors, which debuts with 27- and 32-inch models at CES …

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Here comes the thermoelectric future: We tried out the next generation of self

I’m in a parking lot in Menlo Park, California, eyeballing a small canister that looks like an Amazon Echo with a fringe on top. It’s a location beacon, but it’s not plugged into a power source. In fact, it’s not powered by anything other than ambient temperature. Despite that fact, it’s showing up on the phone screen, actively pinging external …

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Pioneer jumps on true wireless bandwagon with E8 sports earphones

Another day, another new true wireless headphone making its debut. Pioneer’s E8 is a sports model that will be shown at CES 2019 and be available in late January in yellow, gray and pink for $150 (no word yet on international pricing). At first glance, it seems to share some similarities with Bose’s SoundSport Free earphones, with a little shorter …

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LG confirms full HDMI 2.1 support in 2019 TVs

The current version of the ubiquitous HDMI audio video connection can handle pretty much every video format available today, but with 8K on the horizon, TV and other hardware makers could hit its limits in the next few years.  That’s where HDMI 2.1 comes in. LG confirmed to CNET that its 2019 OLED and high-end LCD models will include full-spec …

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Samsung in 2019: Get ready for foldable phones, 5G and more

Samsung’s phones last year weren’t quite what you’d call earthshaking. Its Galaxy S9, S9 Plus and Note 9 didn’t have many noticeable changes from 2017’s Galaxy S8, S8 Plus and Note 8. Sure, they had faster processors and other souped-up components. But they kept the same design, something that reportedly has hurt demand for the smartphones. After all, why buy …

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HTC Vive teases new VR products for CES 2019

HTC will be one of the many tech companies attending CES 2019 next week (Jan. 8-11), and it’ll be bringing some new VR gear. On Thursday, HTC posted a teaser of some new Vive products on Twitter. The tweet includes a picture of several cases filled with “new gear” that HTC is planning to unveil during CES. The truck is …

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