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CES 2018: TVs and voice assistants dominate Press Day

You don’t have to wait for Las Vegas Convention Center to open its doors to see what CES 2018 has to offer. A long lineup of press conferences on what’s officially called Press Day (confusing, I know) brings a slew of new gadgets and services from some of the biggest technology players on the planet. …

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OLED TVs to InstaView ThinQ fridge: Everything LG showed at CES

LG’s press conference at the annual CES trade show in Las Vegas on Monday was packed with artificial intelligence, robots, smart appliances and TVs.  The company made it clear that one of its goals is to make your home appliances and gadgets smarter, though there were some hiccups. Here’s what the electronics giant unveiled:  AI took center stage. LG unveiled …

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At CES, Sony’s 2018 A8F OLED TVs still promise peak picture

Sony and LG aren’t breaking any new ground with their 2018 OLED TVs, but that doesn’t mean they won’t end the year as our favorites once again. Organic Light Emitting Diode display technology delivers the best image quality we’ve ever tested, and 2017’s A1E matched its competitors from LG in our testing. The new version’s biggest change is a design …

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Nvidia BFGD monitor is 65 inches of 4K HDR gaming glory at CES

Ever wondered why high-performance, low-latency gaming monitors can’t be huge? Or why big TVs can’t be designed specifically for gaming? The Nvidia BFGD is both, and it could be a big freaking deal for gamers who want the ultimate plus-size display. That abbreviation actually stands for Big Format Gaming Display, a “monitor” built by Nvidia along with partners HP, Asus …

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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 — hence the “Q” in …

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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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Phone OLED vs TV OLED: What’s the difference?

OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diodes, are the best advancement in display tech since LCD itself. Their inky blacks lead to image quality that outpaces traditional LCD, and unlike LCD-based displays they don’t require a backlight, so they can be super-thin. The advantages of OLED show up screens both tiny and huge. Many of the the flagship smartphones currently use …

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13 Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch tips you’ll love

If you have one of the many Android Wear watches compatible with Android Wear 2.0 (full list in link), you’re in for a treat.  With Android Wear 2.0, and the more recent Android Wear update bringing the platform in sync with Android Oreo, Google redesigned the interface and added new features that are aimed directly at competing with the Apple Watch, and …

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Samsung Bixby likely to pop up in TVs, appliances at CES 2018

Hey, Bixby. How do you work on my refrigerator and TV? Next week, we’ll likely find out. Samsung will talk up its newest products when it hosts a CES press conference at 2 p.m. PT on Monday at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. You can expect a parade of televisions, home appliances and other electronics, though it’s likely …

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Dear Apple, Google (and everyone else): Please stop shipping unfinished shit

Here’s a New Year’s resolution for tech companies: Stop ruining things by releasing them early. Yes, I know it’s tempting to test the waters and beat the competition to the punch, but what if things go bad? What if your shiny new phone ruins your company’s reputation? What if your world-changing gadget isn’t so world-changing because you forgot a key …

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