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Honor View 20’s 48

It’s not every phone that gets not one, but three launches. That why it’s extra unusual that Huawei is giving the visually stunning, midprice Honor View 20 a trio of launches. We first saw it appear in December in China, then once again at CES 2019 in Las Vegas in early January where we went hands-on with the promising phone …

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In the era of Warby Parker, measure your own eyeglass prescription at home

With the popularity of direct-to-consumer retailers like Warby Parker, Zenni Optical and EyeBuyDirect, people are taking the process of buying prescription glasses into their own hands by skipping brick-and-mortar retailers and insurance policies. But EyeQue VisionCheck, which debuted here at CES 2019 on Sunday, is hoping to do one better by skipping the optometrist altogether. Working with a mobile app, …

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Samsung Notebook Odyssey, with RTX 2080 GPU, revealed at CES 2019

Samsung’s new high-end gaming laptop might just be a contender against other mainstream models from Dell, Lenovo and Acer.  The Notebook Odyssey was announced alongside Nvidia’s latest mobile graphics cards and will feature the GeForce RTX 2080 GPU paired with a six-core Intel Core i7 processor. Performance wasn’t the big issue with Samsung’s last Odyssey, though, it was the design …

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CES 2019: The best headphones of the show

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2019 hosts quite a few new headphones. From the cheap to the expensive. From over-the-ear headphones to in-the-ear earbuds, those things that go in your ear and allow you to listen to other things are well represented. Best new headphones …

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CES 2019: Every weird product we saw at the show

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Now it wouldn’t be CES 2019 without an assortment of weird, off-the-beaten-path tech that, at first glance, might look a little silly or wacky — or possibly disturbing? Hmm, well, maybe just off-putting. And CES 2019 may have the largest collection …

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CES 2019: Our 10 favorite products of the show

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. We came, we saw, we chose. From the coolest products to the weirdest, we’ve spent a week sampling the technological wonderland that CES 2019 has to offer. And now, it’s time to present CNET’s picks for the best of CES. There’s a TV that magically …

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CES 2019: This smart gadget winds you down for bed, no internet necessary

The first thing I notice about Morphee is that it doesn’t look like anything else. It is definitely not a phone, a smartwatch or a robot. An argument could be made that it is a controller for a Jules Verne time machine. And despite not having a screen, apps or an internet connection, the Morphee might be one of the …

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CES 2019: Pint

At CES 2019 we’ve seen superthin laptops, laptops with impossibly slim bezels and big-but-thin laptops. We’ve even seen desktop hardware crammed into a laptop. So why not a desktop gaming PC that’s smaller than a laptop? Enter the Mek Mini — a $1,500 gaming powerhouse that measures roughly 10 by 10 by 5 inches. It’s smaller than a 12-pack of beer …

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VR needs more Disney

Somewhere in a labyrinth of simulated Venetian canals in a Las Vegas mall, there’s a slick-looking glowing storefront that’s easy to miss. THE VOID, it says in large letters. Star Wars stormtroopers beckon from the windows. We’ve come to climb inside Disney’s Ralph Breaks The Internet movie at CES 2019, courtesy of The Void’s location-based VR experience, “Ralph Breaks VR,” …

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Boutique PC gaming companies think big at CES 2019

Every major PC maker has a division that makes PC gaming desktops and laptops, from Dell’s Alienware brand to HP’s Omen line. But at an event like CES 2019, it’s a bad idea to sleep on the smaller boutique PC makers who often bring new and interesting prototypes to the show. Origin PC’s sweet sixteen Origin PC has been building …

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