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The HP Envy 14 Sports a Taller Display and Webcam Shutter to Better Balance Work and Play

As the line between home and work continues to blur, HP has revamped its mainstream Envy 14 laptop with a fresh new design, which includes a taller display, a physical webcam shutter, and faster components to better balance play and productivity. By moving up from last year’s 13-inch chassis, the new Envy 14 is a…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

DraftKings Now Allows Betting on Drone Races in Certain States

So far, 21st-century tech hasn’t quite lived up to all that sci-fi tropes promised. But while everyone may not have flying cars or their own holodeck yet, you can now bet on drone races from your phone in certain states, and I think that’s pretty dang futuristic. The Drone Racing League announced a deal with…

Gadgets Alyse Stanley

These $50 Clip-On Speakers Let You Turn Any Pair of Glasses Into Earbuds

Everyone seems desperate to strap a pair of smart glasses to their faces (or at least tech companies seem desperate to sell us on this solution), but the closest we’ve got to that right now are the $200 Bose Frames or the $250 Amazon Echo frames. The problem is they only deliver audio. That’s a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Motorola Just Revamped Its Budget Phone Lineup, and There’s Something for Everyone

CES typically isn’t a big show for smartphones, but that hasn’t stopped Motorola from giving the entire Moto G lineup a big refresh to start the year, along with a new version of Motorola’s most affordable 5G phone. With the arrival of the new Moto G family and the new Moto One 5G Ace, Motorola…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

The Luxe Bathrooms of the Future Have $16,000 RGB-Lit Bathtubs and Touchless Toilets

Normally, bathroom tech at CES tends to be an assortment of wacky toilets, bathroom fixtures with Alexa crammed in, and showerheads that help you save water. That’s still mostly true this year, but with CES 2021 going completely virtual due to the pandemic, Kohler’s showcase poses a timely question: What if your bathroom was super…

Gadgets Victoria Song

Retractable Headrest Speaker Wings Give Every Car Passenger Their Own Stereo System

Well-equipped vehicles come with climate control systems allowing every passenger to customize the temperature at their seat. Today Harman revealed a more ambitious idea that brings that same level of customizability to a car’s sound system, with retractable speaker wings on the headrest of every seat in the vehicle. Road trips in the past usually…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Acer’s New 28-inch Nitro Monitor Was Made for Next-Gen Consoles

Right now, pickings are kind of slim for anyone looking for an HDMI 2.1 monitor to pair with a new PS5 or Xbox Series console, but that’s about to change thanks in part to Acer’s newest 28-inch Nitro monitor. Featuring a 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and 1ms response,…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

The Chromebook Spin 514 Is Acer’s First AMD Ryzen Chromebook

As Chromebooks continue to mature, device makers have also started to incorporate a wider variety of components. This year, Acer is announcing its first AMD Ryzen-based offering in the Chromebook Spin 514. The Acer Chromebook Spin 514 comes with an AMD Ryzen 3000 C-Series processor with Radeon graphics. AMD announced back in September 2020 that…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford & Joanna Nelius

Sony’s 2021 TVs Are Gamer Ready, and Some Feature Nifty Ambient Light Sensors

Sony’s latest TVs are getting a big processor upgrade and a new native OS experience. The company this week announced its 2021 line of Bravia XR displays, which are powered by Sony’s new Cognitive Processor XR. Sony is extremely proud of the new chip, which handles both video and audio processing and upscaling to ideally…

Gadgets Catie Keck

The LaVie Mini Concept Is a Wild Mashup of a Laptop and a Nintendo Switch

As a joint venture between Lenovo and NEC, it feels like LaVie often gets a bit more freedom to have fun with its device designs, and so for CES 2021 LaVie created a concept device that looks like someone took a Nintendo Switch, added some PC parts, and then gave it a steampunk-reminiscent finish. Based…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Samsung’s $550 Galaxy Chromebook 2 Rocks a Gorgeous Paint Job and QLED Display

Last year’s Galaxy Chromebook was one of the slickest laptops announced at CES, and now for CES 2021, Samsung is returning with the Galaxy Chromebook 2 which sports a more affordable price tag and the first QLED display available on any Chrome OS device. Starting at just $550, the Galaxy Chromebook 2 has retained many…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Tile Is Reportedly Launching a New Tracker to Make Finding Your Lost Keys Easier

Tile is looking to make its Bluetooth item-finders more powerful with ultra-wide band technology and by adding augmented reality to its mobile phone app, reports TechCrunch. Like Tile’s current trackers, the new UWB trackers will also use short-range, wireless communication protocols, but they will reportedly be way more accurate than Bluetooth—and even wifi. UWB measures…

Gadgets Joanna Nelius

Intel Pivots Its RealSense Cameras Into Facial Recognition Tech

Intel announced today that it will make its RealSense 3D cameras available for customers hoping to utilize the tech for faster facial recognition in the form of RealSense ID. The move comes months after competitor Amazon shied away from its own facial recognition program, which has been accused of perpetuating dangerous racial biases and endangering…

Gadgets Alex Cranz

A Solar-Powered Remote and MicroLED TVs Are Bringing Samsung Into the Future

Big changes are coming to the Samsung home entertainment product lineup in 2021. The company recently announced that it was borrowing the technology used for its modular microLED display The Wall for new consumer-ready microLED TVs that don’t require professional installation. When Samsung initially broke the news last month, it had only announced a monstrous…

Gadgets Catie Keck

You Have No Excuse When LG’s New Stick Vac Sucks Dirt, Mops Floors, and Cleans Itself

It’s a feature first introduced on robovacs from companies like iRobot and Shark, but LG has just revealed a cordless stick vacuum with a charging station that automatically empties the vac’s dirt bin whenever it’s docked, giving you one less excuse to deal with all the chip crumbs that fall onto the floor during your…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

I Miss the Commodore 64, My First Console and Computer

As a child of the 80s, I didn’t have an Atari, an NES, or even a Sega Master System. My first console was actually our family’s first computer: the Commodore 64. It was a passable gaming system, but more importantly, it was a device that taught me that technology was something that could be fun…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Intel Killed the 300-Series Chipset and Made AMD CPUs Even More Enticing

As of January 4, 2021, Intel has started phasing out its 300-series chipsets. The company recently published a Product Change Notification detailing the end-of-life timeline for its chipsets that supports 8th and 9th generation Intel processors, and by the end of January 2022, the chipsets will be silicon history. The 2020 release of Intel’s 10th-gen…

Gadgets Joanna Nelius

Dell’s New Curved 40-inch Ultra-Wide Monitor Might be the Perfect Home Office Display

To kick off 2021, Dell just announced what it claims is the world’s first 40-inch curved 5K2K display, and judging by its specs, it might be the ideal high-end display for working from home (maybe make your office pay for it though). Starting at $2,100, the new Dell UltraSharp U4021QW ain’t cheap, but when compared…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford

Bose’s Weird New Earbuds Don’t Go In Your Ears

Generally, you expect earbuds to go in your ear canal. Because, you know, that’s what earbuds do. But today, Bose is announcing its latest truly wireless earbuds—the Bose Sport Open Earbuds—and the company claims they don’t go in, over, or on your ears at all. Well then, where the hell do they go? According to…

Gadgets Victoria Song

This Robot Plays the Perfect Sad Trombone for 2021

When it comes to the perfect accompaniment to 2021, there can be nothing better than the RoboTrombo, a project by iSax Laboratories whose primary goal was to create a MIDI-controlled brass instrument “that could play any song.” It didn’t work. “When a human trombone player produces a tone it is a combination of lip tension,…

Gadgets John Biggs

The HP Envy 14 Sports a Taller Display and Webcam Shutter to Better Balance Work and Play

DraftKings Now Allows Betting on Drone Races in Certain States

These $50 Clip-On Speakers Let You Turn Any Pair of Glasses Into Earbuds

Motorola Just Revamped Its Budget Phone Lineup, and There’s Something for Everyone

The Luxe Bathrooms of the Future Have $16,000 RGB-Lit Bathtubs and Touchless Toilets

Retractable Headrest Speaker Wings Give Every Car Passenger Their Own Stereo System

Acer’s New 28-inch Nitro Monitor Was Made for Next-Gen Consoles

The Chromebook Spin 514 Is Acer’s First AMD Ryzen Chromebook

Sony’s 2021 TVs Are Gamer Ready, and Some Feature Nifty Ambient Light Sensors

The LaVie Mini Concept Is a Wild Mashup of a Laptop and a Nintendo Switch

Samsung’s $550 Galaxy Chromebook 2 Rocks a Gorgeous Paint Job and QLED Display

Tile Is Reportedly Launching a New Tracker to Make Finding Your Lost Keys Easier

Intel Pivots Its RealSense Cameras Into Facial Recognition Tech

A Solar-Powered Remote and MicroLED TVs Are Bringing Samsung Into the Future

You Have No Excuse When LG’s New Stick Vac Sucks Dirt, Mops Floors, and Cleans Itself

I Miss the Commodore 64, My First Console and Computer

Intel Killed the 300-Series Chipset and Made AMD CPUs Even More Enticing

Dell’s New Curved 40-inch Ultra-Wide Monitor Might be the Perfect Home Office Display

Bose’s Weird New Earbuds Don’t Go In Your Ears

This Robot Plays the Perfect Sad Trombone for 2021

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

Roborock F25 Ultra Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Is Now at Its Lowest Price, but Only During the Spring Sale Window

This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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