The new switches can work in three-way setups, and they don’t need the WeMo Bridge to sync with Siri. New WeMo Light Switches connect with Apple HomeKit at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRecode: Q&A with Dotdash CEO Neil Vogel about the rise and fall of About.com and its transformation into a modern network of sites answering people’s questions — Vogel explains how he turned the ’90s internet juggernaut About.com into a modern web publisher. — On the latest episode … Q&A with Dotdash CEO Neil Vogel about
Read MoreDecember is an expensive month for anyone, and tech companies across Africa went on a fundraising spree in advance of the festive period last month. Companies from across the continent, in a variety of sectors, raised funding in December. Most notable was pan-African e-commerce company Jumia, which raised strategic investment from the alcoholic beverage brand
Read MoreTo celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, crypto-inspired graffiti artist Pascal Boyart has hidden $1,000 worth of Bitcoin inside a new mural to be found somewhere in Paris. The fresco is named after (and inspired by) the famous Eugène Delacroix artwork “La Liberté guidant le peuple” (Liberty leading the people), painted in
Read MoreI can’t help but rag on gaming laptops that feature loud design elements and over-the-top RGB lighting, but I can certainly get behind ASUS’ bonkers new ROG Mothership, which features a radical approach to cramming plenty of powerful hardware into a portable system. This 17-inch machine is kind of like a cross between an all-in-one desktop
Read MoreHard Fork is back up and running on all cylinders. It’s the first Moonday Morning of 2019 and that means that there’s a lot to catch up on. Let’s take a look at what we missed while we were away over the holidays. 1. It turns out that popular online game Fortnite’s foray into accepting
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: At its first CES, P&G shows off a connected home scent-emitting device, a toothbrush that coaches you, and image recognition-powered skincare advice — Procter & Gamble is 182 years old, but it has never been at CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas, until this week. At its first
Read MoreReddit user [TuckerPi] wanted to make something to thank his father for helping him get through his engineering degrees. He hit it out of the park with this awesome glowing clock. The clock uses a strip of UV glow tape, which is rotated by a small stepper motor. On one side a UV LED is
Read MoreWe’re just over a week into 2019, and alleged renders of the next iPhone have already leaked. Tipster OnLeaks and Digit India published a bunch of renders yesterday of what might be the iPhone XI, which you can see above and below. The pictures show a triple camera setup – a first for the iPhone
Read MoreTCL has announced two new sound bars for 2019 which come with or without a wireless subwoofer. CES 2019: TCL tries again at launching sound bars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re looking for big news on virtual reality in Las Vegas, you’ve come to the right place. How to watch the HTC Vive VR CES press conference, and what to expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe card goes on sale Jan. 15 for $349. Nvidia reveals new, cheaper RTX 2060 graphics card at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt CES in Las Vegas today, Samsung unveiled its fresh take on gaming laptops, the Notebook Odyssey, with top-end hardware and and a more discreet look than others in this segment. The Notebook Odyssey (which is actually the latest in Samsung‘s gaming lineup of the same name) packs an all-new Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 graphics
Read MoreIn a surprise announcement, rivals Samsung and Apple decided to team up and bring the iTunes movies and TV Shows app to Samsung’s Smart TV range in 100 countries. According to the announcement, iTunes will be pre-loaded on Samsung‘s smart TVs launching this year, and a firmware update will bring the app to TVs from 2018.
Read MoreThe facility is set to be completed this summer, the Tesla CEO tweeted ahead of the event. Elon Musk's Tesla ready for 'groundbreaking' Shanghai gigafactory – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDevindra Hardawar / Engadget: Samsung announces Notebook Odyssey gaming laptop with Nvidia RTX 2080 graphics and a 15.6-inch 1080p display at 144Hz with G-Sync support — Almost every PC maker has tried their hands at gaming laptops, but what’s surprising about Samsung is that it’s never quite gotten it right. Samsung announces Notebook Odyssey gaming
Read MoreWater you up to, Kelleth Cuthbert, besides showing up in every celeb’s red-carpet closeup? Fiji Girl makes meme splash with Golden Globes photobombs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe streaming giant takes home some acting awards, but loses out on three big honors. At 2019 Golden Globes, Amazon doesn't have the prime night it hoped for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAndrew E. Freedman / Tom’s Hardware: Nvidia unveils GeForce RTX 2060 desktop graphics card for $349 available beginning January 15, brings GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs to gaming laptops — Nvidia head Jensen Huang took the stage at a packed CES keynote briefing dedicated specifically to the company’s gaming technology. Nvidia unveils GeForce RTX 2060
Read More5G is gearing up to be the most extensive implementation of mesh networking ever, and that could mean antennas will not need to broadcast for miles, just far enough to reach some devices. That unsightly cell infrastructure stuck on water towers and church steeples could soon be hidden under low-profile hunks of metal we are
Read MoreValentina Palladino / Ars Technica: Withings unveils $129 Move ECG smartwatch with activity and sleep tracking, and ECG monitoring that is awaiting FDA clearance, available in Q2 2019 — The analog-faced smartwatch uses three electrodes to measure ECGs. — Withings has had a tumultuous couple of years. Withings unveils 9 Move ECG smartwatch with activity
Read MoreAndroid users have clamored for years for a dark mode across the entire OS, and it looks like the wait is nearly over. According to a comment spotted in the Chromium bug tracker by Android Police, devices running the upcoming Android Q platform will get a system-wide dark theme. A Google engineer said in the
Read MoreLots of folks were annoyed when smartphones began cutting out a notch from their displays to make room for front cameras and maximize screen real estate a couple of years ago. Now, ASUS is turning that idea on its head for CES, so as to slim down the bezels on its new ZenBook S13 laptop.
Read MorePatrick Donahue / Bloomberg: Report: German authorities seek help from NSA after finding that hackers had released private data linked to Chancellor Merkel and hundreds of other politicians — – German politicians criticize technology security agency — Interior minister pledges to get to bottom of data dump Report: German authorities seek help from NSA after
Read MoreThe diet starts tomorrow. Bread-making robot makes everyone at CES 2019 trash their no-carb New Year resolutions – CNET Source: CNet
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