It’s been more than two years since Nest entered a new product category, but the smart home company is now coming off the sidelines. On Wednesday, Nest, which is owned by Google‘s parent Alphabet, showed off two new devices during a press event in San Francisco. The first is an internet-connected doorbell called Nest Hello, …
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Google has reached an agreement with HTC, but it isn’t the much-rumored deal to buy the handset maker. Instead, the tech giant is paying the struggling Taiwanese phone maker $1.1 billion in cash to hire certain HTC employees, many of whom are already working with Google on the Pixel line of phones. Google will also license HTC intellectual property. The …
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This is Henry. He’s a miniature pinscher who loves walking diagonally across crosswalks and treats lapsitting like an extreme sport. For the past couple of months, Henry has also had a very important job — keeping secrets for Essential, a new smartphone company from the father of the Android operating system. Henry is one of 82 employees listed on Essential’s …
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Software upgrades can be a beautiful thing. The original Nvidia Shield streaming and gaming box made its debut in May 2015, and at the time we gave it a middling rating of 6.9 with 2.5 stars. It was too expensive and buggy, and didn’t come close to the app selection of competitors like Roku and Amazon Fire TV. What a …
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A new smart collar wants to help you better understand your dog by sensing changes in their mood. The Jagger & Lewis smart collar claims to measure the activity and welfare of your pet. Think of it like a Fitbit for your dog. The collar is equipped with an accelerometer and gyroscope to measure movements, including when your dog is …
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When you want answers fast, chances are you think of Google: What’s the name of Prince’s third album? How tall is the Empire State Building? How long is a flight from San Francisco to New Orleans? That seemingly infinite breadth of knowledge made Google one of the most powerful companies on the planet. Now, the internet giant is hoping that …
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Have you looked at that mess of cables behind your desk lately? Yeah, me either. If you’re employing the tried-and-true “out of sight, out of mind” approach to managing your wires, there’s no better time than the present to actually do something about it. Use these tips to get your cables in order quickly, easily, and cheaply. Optimize your outlets …
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Nest, co-founded by Matt Rogers, is one of the companies trying to create an intelligent room. James Martin/CNET LAS VEGAS — The tech industry once again can’t decide: When it comes to the home of the future, will it have a centralized computer telling you when to mop floors, clean windows and cook breakfast, or will there be an all-in-one …
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