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While using a smart lock has a lot of positives, one of the negatives is having to deal with a battery that has unexpectedly gone dead. Lockin is introducing a smart lock that bypasses that problem: the V7 Max, which is powered by wireless optical charging. According to the company, the lock uses "eye-safe optical […] Read more ›
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Narwal brought new cleaning robots with it to CES this year, including the Narwal Flow 2, it’s latest flagship robo mop-vac, and the Narwal U50, an automatic mattress vac designed for “deep mite removal.” While I’d hoped the latter vac was an automatic crawler that could navigate your mattress top, the U50 is a handheld device. Still, no one likes to think about what filters down into their mattress as... Read more ›
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A former McKinsey consultant shares what he had to unlearn from consulting to succeed in startup life. Read more ›
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If you're a Windows 11 hater, sit back and enjoy your biases being validated in the most satisfying way possible. A new speed test shows Microsoft's latest OS performing terribly against the five previous Windows versions, placing last in most tests across the board. Read more ›
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America's electric car subsidies expired at the end of September, notes Bloomberg. Yet in those last three months, "while fully electric cars and trucks made up 10% of all auto sales in the US... another 15% of transactions were for hybrid vehicles." The EV market is slowing in the U.S., but analysts expect hybrid sales to continue accelerating. CarGurus Inc., a digital listings platform that covers most of the US... Read more ›
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The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro's capture was tied to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them—or if they even want to. Read more ›
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk have a complicated relationship. They've had some very public spats, but the two powerful men remain political allies. Read more ›
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Belkin today announced a range of new charging and connectivity accessories at CES 2026, expanding its portfolio of products aimed at Apple device users. UltraCharge Pro Power Bank 10K with Magnetic Ring The lineup includes new Qi2 and Qi2.2 wireless chargers, magnetic power banks, a high-capacity laptop battery, and USB-C productivity accessories, with an emphasis on higher charging speeds, modular designs, and broader device compatibility. Most of the products are... Read more ›
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The ROG Xbox Ally X is the newest handheld gaming device from Asus, and the third of its kind from the company in as many years. The Xbox Ally X, along with the cheaper Xbox Ally, is made in collaboration with Microsoft's Xbox division, and features a unique design that mirrors Xbox controllers, as well as ships with a lightly modified version of Windows 11. The Xbox Ally X that... Read more ›
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20 years ago today, the CES in Las Vegas was buzzing with talk of Blu-ray technology, players, and media, and the format isn't dead yet. Read more ›
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Belkin has announced a plug-and-play casting system at CES 2026 that allows for screen sharing from a laptop, tablet or smartphone to another display without Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The $150 ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Display Adapter comes with a USB-C transmitter dongle and a USB-A to HDMI receiver that can be connected to a TV, monitor or projector to wirelessly cast over a range of up to 131 feet (40 meters).... Read more ›
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QLED TVs are great for budget and mid-range shoppers, but it's worth considering how long one will last before you shell out the money for it. Read more ›
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Trump says the US will look to tap Venezuela's oil. Venezuela has the most oil reserves, but only accounts for 1% of global production. Read more ›
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The US military has experience guarding oil infrastructure, but deploying troops to Venezuela comes with high risks in a dangerous environment. Read more ›
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The US's highly elite but secretive Delta Force captures and eliminates high-value targets. They reportedly helped capture Venezuela's Maduro. Read more ›
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Nicolás Maduro is reportedly in NYC's Metropolitan Detention Center, known for high-profile inmates like Luigi Mangioni and Sean "Diddy" Combs. Read more ›
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Here it is — Betty Boop's first appearance, which became public domain on Thursday. It's a 60-second song halfway through a longer cartoon about a restaurant titled Dizzy Dishes. (The first scene makes it clear this is a restaurant of anthropomorphized animals — which explains why the as-yet-unnamed character has floppy dog ears...) So Fleischer Studios has now warned that claiming Betty Boop is public domain"is actually not true." Very... Read more ›
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In recent months, freelance writer Chanté Joseph noticed a surprising trend on her social media feeds: Women had stopped posting pictures of their boyfriends. For a long time, boyfriend pics were good social media fodder. Whether on vacation or chilling at home, these images sent a message of heterosexual bliss, of contented couplehood. A world, […] Read more ›
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The launch of LG's ClOiD, an AI-powered home robot designed to perform a slew of household chores, marks the first major consumer appliance brand to unveil such a dynamic home robot. Read more ›
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A new leak suggests that Samsung could release the third One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S25 series as early as next week. Read more ›
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Some iPhone 17 Pro owners are hearing an odd static noise when their phone is plugged in. It's subtle, inconsistent, and just loud enough to make you wonder if something's wrong. Read more ›
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Expect a wide range of new laptops powered by new chips from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. Read more ›
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Shawn Layden, once a top executive at Sony Interactive Entertainment, is reminding the gaming world that exclusive games still have a role to play. This comes as consoles are increasingly resembling gaming PCs with cross-platform releases everywhere you look. Layden’s comments, shared in a recent Pause for Thought podcast, push back against the idea that ... Read more ›
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The OneXSugar Wallet is an upcoming gaming handheld that features an 8.01-inch folding OLED screen in a retro clamshell design. Read more ›
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Samsung's latest Galaxy Watch 4 update promised new features, but early adopters instead ran into battery issues and malfunctioning sensors. Read more ›
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If you’ve been waiting for a PS5 price that feels straightforward and worth jumping on, this is it. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition 825GB (Fortnite Flowering Chaos Bundle) is down to $399.99 (was $499.99), saving you $100. And here’s the key point: this is a genuinely good deal even if you don’t care about Fortnite. ... Read more ›
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To ring in the New Year, you should check out Netflix movies like Wake Up Dead Man and Groundhog Day. Read more ›
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For skywatchers, 2026 kicks off with a great chance to view Jupiter at its biggest and brightest, according to NASA’s latest set of tips on what to look out for in the night sky over the coming month. But there’s more than just Jupiter to enjoy, so read on to find out more. Jupiter at ... Read more ›
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f you’ve been waiting for a “buy it now” price on a serious gaming monitor, this one’s hard to ignore. The Acer Predator XB273K is down to $289.99 (was $699.99), saving you $410 (about 59% off). That’s a big cut for a 27-inch 4K IPS display, especially because this model is built for two different ... Read more ›
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