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Govee’s new desktop display is reserved for pixel art
05 Jan

Govee’s new desktop display is reserved for pixel art

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Smart lighting company Govee has a new product that creates a quirky new product category. The Gaming Pixel Light displays still or animated pixel art set to 8-bit soundtracks. It can also show you weather updates, sports schedules and Bitcoin prices on its retro display. But it wouldn’t be a CES 2025 gizmo without AI something or other stuffed inside, so you won’t be surprised to learn that its companion app lets you generate AI pixel art from text prompts.As the product name suggests, the Gaming Pixel Light is marketed as a (desktop or wall-mounted) lighting companion for gamers. But…
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LG’s OLED evo TVs for 2025 come with AI and a 165Hz refresh rate
05 Jan

LG’s OLED evo TVs for 2025 come with AI and a 165Hz refresh rate

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LG has unveiled its OLED evo TV lineup for 2025 and is showing them off at CES this year, along with its other home entertainment products. The new models are powered by the company's latest α (Alpha) 11 AI processor Gen2, with deep learning algorithms that give the TVs the ability to sharpen the visuals of low-resolution and low-quality images. LG says the new TVs are also the industry's first with 4K resolution and a refresh rate of 165Hz, as certified by NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync Premium. That enables the models to delivery stutter-free gameplay with minimal input lag.The…
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Belkin’s new accessory is a magnetic power bank and camera grip rolled into one
05 Jan

Belkin’s new accessory is a magnetic power bank and camera grip rolled into one

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Belkin has a new phone accessory at CES 2025 that somehow brings something fresh to the crowded field of magnetic charging accessories (in other words, MagSafe and non-Apple-certified alternatives). The company’s Stage PowerGrip is a wireless power bank, camera-like grip and stand rolled into one. It even has a little screen and comes in several fun colors.Belkin pitches the PowerGrip as an accessory for creators and travelers. While modern smartphones are all most people need for photography, holding a candy-bar-shaped handset in landscape mode for long periods doesn’t feel as comfortable or natural as the heartier grip of a dedicated…
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United will start testing Starlink on flights in February
05 Jan

United will start testing Starlink on flights in February

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United Airlines has announced plans to start testing Starlink on flights in February, and eventually add SpaceX's satellite internet service to its entire fleet. The company first announced a partnership with SpaceX to "set a new standard of inflight connectivity" in September 2024.After testing, United expects the first commercial flight with Starlink to be on a United Embraer E-175 in the spring. The rest of the the airline's "two-cabin regional fleet" will have Starlink installed throughout 2025, and United says it will have the "first mainline Starlink-enabled plane in the air" before the end of year.Starlink will available for free…
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Samsung CES 2025 press conference: Watch it here Monday at 5PM ET
05 Jan

Samsung CES 2025 press conference: Watch it here Monday at 5PM ET

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Samsung's CES 2025 theme is "AI for all." (Samsung)Samsung is the 800-pound gorilla of CES, a global electronics giant that produces mobile devices, TVs and home theater products and kitchen appliances — just to name a few. It's traditionally used CES to remind the world that it's a major competitor in all those arenas, while offering a peek behind the curtain of some more cutting-edge tech, too.In 2024, for instance, Samsung's CES press conference covered all the usual iterative updates — new TVs, new projectors, new soundbars — but also offered up some genuinely futuristic product first looks as well.…
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Microsoft is spending $80 billion on data centers this year
04 Jan

Microsoft is spending $80 billion on data centers this year

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Microsoft has published a lengthy piece talking about its vision for artificial intelligence development over the next four years, under the incoming Trump administration. In the piece, the company has revealed that it's spending a total of $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in 2025. Microsoft said it's building out the data centers to be able to train and deploy AI models, as well as to power its cloud-based applications. While that's the entirety of its budget for projects around the world, more than half of it will go towards building data centers in the United States.The company explained that…
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Telegram introduces third-party verification and new search filters
04 Jan

Telegram introduces third-party verification and new search filters

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Telegram has introduced a new third-party account verification system as part of its latest app update, the company announced in a blog post. The idea is to let public figures or companies that are already verified by Telegram in turn verify others, for instance employees in the organization. "This decentralized platform for additional verification will help prevent scams and reduce misinformation — with a unique proactive solution that sets a new safety standard for social platforms," Telegram wrote.Individuals or groups that want to be able to verify others must already have an official bot verified by Telegram. Once that happens,…
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Apple Fitness+ gets Strava integration and new workouts
04 Jan

Apple Fitness+ gets Strava integration and new workouts

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Apple is kicking off 2025 with a new wave of updates to Apple Fitness+. This time, the company is not only adding new content to the service’s yoga, strength training, and meditation programs, but also offering a new integration with another popular fitness app: Strava.If there’s any problem with Fitness+’s offerings up until this point, it’s that they primarily cater to beginners. Yoga Peak Poses could be one way that changes. Apple is adding yoga retreat-inspired workshops focused on specific, challenging yoga poses like Dancer or Crow. “For each pose, there’s a 10-minute prep flow to warm users up,” Apple…
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Engadget Podcast: Gearing up for the AI and GPUs at CES 2025
04 Jan

Engadget Podcast: Gearing up for the AI and GPUs at CES 2025

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We're ringing in 2025 with everything we're expecting to see at CES! That includes new video cards from AMD and NVIDIA, a holographic windshield from Hyundai and potentially more satellite enabled phones. AI will still be a major topic — like the next generation of AI PCs — but it also seems like we'll be hearing a lot more about classic CES stories. In addition, we explore why Meta wants to start adding AI users to Facebook and Instagram.Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you've got suggestions or topics you'd like covered on the show,…
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Hisense’s new ‘laser TV’ projector boosts the brightness and contrast
04 Jan

Hisense’s new ‘laser TV’ projector boosts the brightness and contrast

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Hisense unveiled its latest L9 series laser TV — the L9Q — at CES 2025. The “television” (an ultra-short-throw laser projector paired with a screen) comes with one of five screen sizes, ranging from 100 to 150 inches. The L9Q is the first in the series with auto screen alignment to ease the transition when you project it onto a different-sized screen.The L9Q uses a proprietary Hisense triple-laser light engine, which helps the TV reach 110 percent of the BT.2020 (aka Rec. 2020) color space — a good omen for lifelike colors that pop. This model also boosts the brightness…
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