2025-01-06
Roborock's new flagship robot vacuum has an arm that can grab small objects
Robot vacuums can remove the dust and dirt on your floor, but you still have to pick up stray socks and and any item strewn about your home. Now Roborock, a Chinese company that manufactures robot vacuums and other household cleaning appliances, has unveiled a new model that can [...]
2025-01-06
Apple will more clearly label Apple Intelligence notification summaries soon
Apple will soon update Apple Intelligence notification summaries to make it clearer that they’re AI-generated. (The feature currently uses a small icon to denote their AI-generated status.) The BBC complained to the company after discovering several bogus summaries that twisted [...]
2025-01-06
TiVo OS is coming to the US on Sharp TVs
TiVo is back...sort of. Xperi, the owner of the TiVo brand as of 2019, announced at CES 2025 that TiVo OS will be available in the US for the first time on Sharp TVs. The storied TV brand was last seen stateside as the TiVo Stream 4K, a $50 streaming dongle. This new software pus [...]
2025-01-06
Gemini AI smarts are coming to Google Home to make the Assistant a better conversationalist
During CES 2025, I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via devices like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras. The main takeaway is that the conversations you have with the Google Assistant will fe [...]
2025-01-06
The AMD Ryzen Z2 will power next-gen gaming handhelds
AMD is following up its impressive Ryzen Z1 chip, which powered the original ASUS ROG Ally, with the Ryzen Z2 at CES 2025. You can pretty much guess what it delivers: More power, and potentially more battery life, but if you plan to wait for Valve to release a Z2-powered Steam De [...]
2025-01-06
Xbox Cloud Streaming is coming to new LG smart TVs
If we buy Microsoft’s recent ad campaign logic that any Game Pass-running device is an Xbox, it’s time to congratulate LG smart TV owners: You’ll soon own an Xbox. (Yippee!!) Microsoft announced Monday that the Xbox app will arrive on LG’s latest smart TVs later this year [...]
2025-01-06
New Bird Buddy smart garden products let you peek into the secret lives of pollinators
The makers of the camera-equipped bird feeder, Bird Buddy, introduced two new products at CES 2025 under a new brand called Wonder that let you spy on nature and help pollinators thrive. <br /> Petal, a solar-powered camera with changeable lenses and Nature Intelligence ( [...]
2025-01-06
HP at CES 2025: The latest Elitebooks are Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel’s new AI chips
HP announced three new 14-inch Elitebooks at CES 2025, all powered by the latest Intel processors. The laptop lineup includes the Elitebook Ultra G1i — it has a 3K OLED screen, a 9MP webcam and a haptic touchpad — and two Elitebook X models, one of which is a 360-degree-foldi [...]