2025-01-06
This fluffball robot stole my heart at CES 2025
I tried to go into meeting Mirumi with a heart of steel. There are a lot of cute robots at CES every year, that is a given, and you can’t just let yourself get wooed by every puppy-eyed bot that looks your way. But boy did I melt immediately when that silly little thing locked [...]
2025-01-06
Xbox’s Game Pass now rewards users for playing PC games
Microsoft is allowing PC Game Pass members over the age of 18 to earn rewards by playing PC games, a perk previously available only to console gamers with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription. This update goes into effect on January 7.<br /> Subscribers (on PC or console) will [...]
2025-01-06
Satechi details new Mac Mini M4 stand at CES 2025
At CES 2025, Satechi introduced a new accessory for the Mac Mini that combines a stand with some handy additional ports for the Apple computer. The Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub with SSD Enclosure will release on February 17 with limited availability; the company expects the produc [...]
2025-01-06
LG xboom speakers hands-on: Built with the help of will.i.am and a dash of AI
Before CES 2025 began, LG appointed will.i.am as its "Experiential Architect," working with the rapper and singer on the "development, design and brand marketing" of its xboom audio line. Today, the company revealed the first results of the collaboration with [...]
2025-01-06
Disney to merge Hulu + Live TV with Fubo, challenging YouTube TV
Disney and Fubo have reached an agreement to merge Hulu + Live TV with FuboTV, the companies announced via a press release. This will create a new entity that Disney owns 70 percent of, with Fubo taking up the remaining 30 percent. Once combined, the service will boast over six m [...]
2025-01-06
Ecobee’s Smart Thermostat Essential is packed with features but still affordable
Ecobee introduced a new smart thermostat at CES 2025 and it looks pretty nifty. The Smart Thermostat Essential is packed with most of the features found with the $250 premium model, only with a price tag of $130. <br /> There’s a full-color touchscreen for making adjustme [...]
2025-01-06
JLab debuts its first adaptive active noise cancellation headphones at CES 2025
Audio brand JLab has unveiled its first headphones with adaptive active noise cancellation at CES 2025. The company's Epic Lux Lab Edition Wireless Headphones will cost $199. Pre-orders begin today and shipments are expected to go out starting January 30.<br /> The Epi [...]
2025-01-06
Halliday promises its smart wayfarers have a ‘proactive’ AI assistant inside
Smart glasses tend to be devices that overpromise and underdeliver, especially when being shown off for the first time at an event like CES. There’s always a steady stream of companies promising we’re on the cusp of having our very own Gary-from-Veep attached to our faces bef [...]
2025-01-06
LG CES 2025 press conference and liveblog: See new OLED TVs and more as they're unveiled
LG<br /> The LG press conference is kick off CES press day, and you can watch it here live (scroll down for the livestream), as well as read our liveblog commentary. <br /> Look for the Korea-based company to expand on some of its early announcements, including:<b [...]