This is a $200 laptop. The HP Stream, to be exact. And take our word for it — this computer’s lowly Intel Celeron processor couldn’t possibly play most modern video games. There’s no discrete graphics chip, and barely enough storage (generally 32GB) to install a single title. But watch this: Gaming on a $200 laptop? …
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Foreo, the makers of the beloved and popular Luna face brush, is looking to revolutionize the face mask industry. Today the company announced the Foreo UFO, the “first smart mask treatment.” The device offers 90-second facial treatments that combine LED light therapy, thermo-therapy and T-Sonic pulsations. It’s used in conjunction with specific UFO-Activated smart mask treatments. At the time of …
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Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray has been around for over two years now and, as is customary with maturing technologies, the size of the devices drops alongside the price. Sony has long been the master of miniaturization, and it’s applied its shrink-ray technology to the UBP-X700, its latest 4K Blu-ray player. The X700’s biggest claim to fame? It now supports Dolby …
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Hip injuries can be deadly, and it takes nothing more than a simple fall to get one. But at a tiny booth at CES in a Mandalay Bay Hotel ballroom, a woman wearing fluorescent airbags around her waist had the answer: the Hip’Air. The Hip’Air deployed. Helite She was from a French company called Helite that specializes in wearable airbags …
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A Chinese phone maker riding a bit of buzz wants to make a splash in the US market. There are the ceaseless rumors that Xiaomi, once the most valuable startup in the world, will eventually come here. Alcatel, Huawei and ZTE have spent years trying to break into the market in a …
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Sony’s MDR-1A launched in 2014 and became one of our favorite wired headphones, with its combination of excellent sound and comfort. Now Sony’s bringing out a new, improved version: The MDR-1AM2. The new model also lists for $300 and will ship this spring. While the headphones look the same as the previous model, they have a newly developed 40mm driver …
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The massive electronics conference, held this coming week in Las Vegas, is always one of the most important events for Samsung in any given year. It’s where the company details its newest electronics, including TVs, home appliances, laptops and other devices. Samsung will host a press conference Monday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. PT. (See what time that is for …
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Sony’s Extra Bass portable Bluetooth speaker line up is getting three new additions this spring: The SRS-XB41 ($250), SRS- XB31 ($150) and SRS-XB21 ($100). There’s no word yet on international pricing, but $250 converts to about £185 or AU$320. The company is billing these as mini party speakers, as all of them also incorporate LED lighting effects. “We are excited …
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Facebook will try to “get a billion people in virtual reality,” by appealing to a company in the world’s most populated country: China. Oculus’ VP of VR, Hugo Barra, at an Oculus event in 2017. James Martin/CNET In the middle of a Qualcomm press conference where tech jargon flew at a rat-a-tat rate, up jumped a familiar face in the …
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Now that 4K TVs are dirt cheap, it’s apparently time for the next step in resolution. Samsung is unveiling the Q9S, which it calls the first 85-inch 8K TV with artificial intelligence. Sarah Tew/CNET With a futuristic design that resembles previous “easel” style high-end Samsung TVs, the Q9S’s claim to fame is more pixels than 4K TVs. Of course, more …
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