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Samsung’s best TV uses QLED, local dimming to challenge OLED

Samsung still doesn’t make TVs that use OLED display technology, but at CES 2018 its best LCD TVs are trying harder than ever to topple OLED’s image quality dominance. Samsung’s 2018 flagship LCD, which at this point remains unnamed, follows in the footsteps of its 2017 predecessors by augmenting the liquid crystals with quantum dots …

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Honor 7X coming to the US for $200, followed by Honor V10

FOMO is real. Luckily, you can kick your fear of missing out of Huawei’s affordable, classy-looking Honor phones — because they’re both coming to the US. At the annual CES show in Las Vegas, the company announced that the Honor 7X will sell for $199 (roughly converting to £150 and AU$255), to be followed later in 2018 by the Honor …

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CES shows new LCD sound system: Debussy touchscreen headphones

It’s not about what bands you listen to. It’s all about the headphones you listen on.  After all, if you’re paying $5,000 for 4G-connected headphones with gold plating and an LCD touchscreen, you’d better be damned sure someone sees you while you’re listening to those sweet, sweet tunes.  French startup Debussy is keen to make your listening device (whether it’s …

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CES 2018: L’Oreal’s tiny wearable helps you protect your skin

What if I told you that useful information that could help protect you from skin cancer is only a raindrop-sized button away? That’s what L’Oreal debuted at CES 2018 with their UV Sense device. The company developed the first battery-free wearable that measures UV exposure. At only 2mm thick and 9mm in diameter, the tiny electronic sensor can be worn …

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DJI Osmo Mobile 2 will be the phone camera stabilizer you buy

DJI already owns the camera drone market by offering better tech than its competitors at aggressive prices. It’s now taking the same path with its camera stabilizers.  The Osmo Mobile 2 handheld stabilizer brings the same smooth and steady videos DJI’s drones are known for to your phone’s camera. You get autotracking capabilities, programmed shots, direct camera controls and more …

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Ricoh Ri 100 puts a T

These days it’s pretty easy to get a one-off T-shirt printed by a service, but what do you do if you want to print, say, T-shirts for people with pictures of their  pets on them or customized with their names? Those can get a bit tedious, and you’re generally limited to the T-shirt choices a particular printer has. Or what …

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Belkin expands its roster of wireless chargers

If you’re on the hunt for a premium wireless charging solution for your wireless-charging enabled iPhone or Android smartphone, Belkin has several new products arriving later this year. While prices haven’t been announced, Belkin’s current Boost Up Charging Pad costs $60 (£55, AU$100), and we expect these charging pads to start around that price. Here are their key specs, according …

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XYZprinting da Vinci Nano is a 3D printer for the masses

With the da Vinci Nano, XYZprinting says it lowered the two barriers that have slowed 3D printer adoption: price and ease of use.  At $229 (approximately AU$290 or £170) it’s certainly priced right for a portable single-color 3D printer. Features such as autocalibration and an autofeeding filament system make for simple setup. The Nano is fully enclosed, too, to protect …

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Nissan wants to read your mind. What a bad idea

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. So you’re out on a first date and you get into the car…. Nissan/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Please let me tell you what I’m really thinking. Wait, you don’t really want to know all of it, do you?  The human mind can often be …

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The LG HU80KA compact portable 4K laser projector comes with a handle

LG wants to take 4K projection where it’s never gone before. The LG HU80KA has higher resolution than typical 1080p projectors, but the most interesting thing about it is the physical design. Billed as half the size of competing 4K projectors, it weighs 14.3 pounds. There’s no battery, but a handle lets you tote it anywhere easily, and the little …

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