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CES 2019: This camera captures life from your baby’s point

The memories you have before the age of three are inaccessible. Any special moments with your parents are lost in our minds. At CES, the French company Babeyes, pronounced babe-eyes, launched a tiny camera to record those moments so that your baby can see them when they’re an adult. The Babeyes camera records videos from …

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All the coolest gadgets at CES 2019, Day 3 (The 3:59, Ep. 507)

On this podcast, we talk about: Samsung’s Galaxy S10 announcement. Who won CES: Apple, Google or Amazon? What were our favorite products. Ring’s new smart peephole, with the CEO joining us for an interview. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York …

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CES 2019 day 3: Watch it live here

We may have lost the company payroll on the casino floor but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have a day of great events coming live from the CNET stage. You’ll find us outside of the Tech West area at the Sands Expo Center. Can’t join us here in Las Vegas? No problem: We’re bringing our final day of live …

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CES 2019: Riding a self

The first time I opened my Lyft app to summon a ride here at Las Vegas for CES 2019, I nearly screamed. Instead of seeing the usual map interface, a message popped up offering me a chance to ride around Las Vegas in an autonomous car. HELL, YEAH! I couldn’t opt-in fast enough, imagining myself pulling up to events in …

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Google Chrome Labs lets you Etch

Google Chrome Labs is apparently happy to help you waste your valuable time… by releasing Web-A-Skeb, a browser-based version of the classic Etch-A-Sketch toy. Just like the physical version, you draw using two knobs. One controls vertical movement and the other horizontal. The “shake” button clears the screen. There’s a sweet extra option too. The “fancy” button adds shadowing to …

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Google search adds activity cards to make browsing your history easier

Google is making it easier to continue your old searches by adding activity cards When you do a repeat search on mobile, the new feature will show links to pages you’ve visited previously and searches you’ve already made. Google The links show up under the “Your related activity” dropdown menu at the top of your results page, letting you either …

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CES 2019: Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card brings better gaming to cheaper hardware

Watch live video from NVIDIA on www.twitch.tv Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showed off his company’s gaming chops at his CES 2019 presentation Sunday. Before a packed crowd at the MGM Grand Conference Center, Huang unveiled the GeForce RTX 2060, the chipmaker’s new, lower-priced graphics card. The card costs $349 (about £270 or AU$490) and will go on sale Jan. 15. …

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CES 2019: I just bent a smartphone in half without breaking it, and it was glorious

Every time I pick up a new smartphone, tablet or gadget, I suddenly develop a mild case of sadism. “I bet I could snap this thing in half,” I think to myself. I never do, but that overwhelming urge to bend expensive technology in on itself never goes away. At CES 2019, I finally encountered a gadget that could bend …

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‘Right to be forgotten’ by Google should apply only in EU, says court adviser

Google shouldn’t have to remove links about European citizens from search results across the whole of the internet, just in the European Union. That’s the recommendation of a top legal advisor to the EU’s Court of Justice. EU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar released an opinion Thursday saying searches made outside the EU shouldn’t be affected by the so-called right to …

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Apple and Samsung steal CES 2019

Apple and Samsung have done it again. In a week in which pretty much every tech company in the world is unveiling flashy new products, the two giants have managed to steal the limelight. This time, it was at CES 2019, the world’s biggest electronics show.  The Las Vegas confab is the event that sets the stage for the coming year in …

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