“Micro”LED is kind of a misleading name, because this new TV technology from Samsung can create truly gigantic screens. The name of the TV itself, however, is entirely appropriate: The Wall. MicroLED is based on Samsung’s Cinema Screen technology, designed for movie theaters. The Wall is the house-size version, a mere 146 inches diagonal. That’s …
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Remember those old “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” commercials featuring emergency medical alert devices? They may be getting a modern makeover. ZTE, a Chinese smartphone maker best known for its budget handsets, said at CES 2018 on Tuesday it was partnering with chip giant Qualcomm and personal security software provider Wearsafe on a new category of wearables. These …
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Outdoor Tech’s slim Chips are among the more popular speakers you can integrate into your ski helmet, giving you built-in headphones. They currently come in an inexpensive wired version and a more expensive Bluetooth version. And this fall, the company is scheduled to ship the new Chips Ultra, a new model that leaves off the cord and has two independent …
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Dell debuted two basic-but-pretty displays at CES 2018, the HD 24- and Quad HD 27-inch (S2419HM, S2719DM) Ultrathin Monitors. Skinny in all the places that count when style is your most important consideration, they’ve got thin bezels and a slim profile. They also bump up the brightness to a peak of 600 nits (typical about 400 nits), though you’ll start …
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Klipsch has one of the freshest takes on what constitutes a “smart speaker” at CES 2018 with a pair of resolutely old-school tabletop systems. The Klipsch Heritage Wireless speakers The Three and The One offer the use of Google Assistant with their built-in microphone arrays. The speakers are modeled after the company’s Heritage range, which includes the Forte III, and …
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It’s already hard to keep track of how many Android Wear-powered smartwatches exist in the world. Fossil Group makes many of them: Misfit, Fossil, Diesel, Michael Kors, Emporio Armani and others. Kate Spade and Skagen now join the fold, too. Continuing Android Wear’s push to fashion watch brands last year, these models seem to promise extra style over new function. …
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This would have been the perfect speaker for Kevin McCallister in “Home Alone.” The Kevin (yes, the name is an excellent ’90s throwback) is a clever little speaker designed to ward off burglars and nosey neighbours. It simulates the lights and noise of someone being at home — whether that’s the flickering blue light and noise of an action movie playing …
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Alcatel is a phonemaker that often slides under the radar, but the company has made some pretty great value handsets in the past, so we like to keep an eye on what it’s planning. Ushered into a sun-lit luxury suite at CES 2018, Alcatel didn’t share many details about its upcoming crop of new phones for the year. Rather, it …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. The Apple Store on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, Switzerland, was evacuated Tuesday. Apple We’ve become used to stories of phone batteries overheating and even exploding. Less common are tales of batteries causing consternation inside phone stores. However, as Reuters reports, the Apple Store on Bahnhofstrasse in …
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This is a gaming PC. Sean Hollister/CNET This is the gaming PC’s cyborg eyelid. You need to pry it open. Because… Sean Hollister/CNET …this gaming PC’s glowing eye doubles as the power button. In other words, you literally need to poke it in the eye to turn it on. I’m not sure why Zotac went this direction, but frankly, I couldn’t …
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