Image: Chrysler By 2028, iconic American automotive brand Chrysler says it will be an electric-only company. As such, it needs an interior that compliments and accentuates this shift to an emission-free future. Today, Chrysler unveiled a “demonstrator” cockpit designed to showcase a host of new technologies that the automaker’s future EV owners can expect to
Read MoreAlex Barker / Financial Times: Ampere Analysis: a decade-long original TV show spending boom is expected to slow to a crawl in 2023; streaming services will cut growth from 25% in 2022 to 8% — Lossmaking streaming platforms and traditional channels face pivotal year in 2023, say analysts
Read MoreRon Amadeo / Ars Technica: Android’s director of engineering said Google wants RISC-V to be a “tier-1” Android architecture and outlined a years-long roadmap at the recent RISC-V summit — Google’s keynote at the RISC-V Summit promises official, polished support. — Over the holiday break …
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: China is pausing massive investments and costly subsidies aimed at building a chip industry to compete with the US, amid a nationwide COVID-19 wave — China is pausing massive investments aimed at building a chip industry to compete with the US, as a nationwide Covid resurgence strains …
Read MoreThe Brow Magic is a type of “brow printer” with an AR component. | Image: L’Oreal L’Oréal is no slouch when it comes to gadgets. Like Dyson, L’Oréal has been pushing the game in beauty tech for the past few years, announcing neat gizmos like wearable UV and pH sensors. This year is no different.
Read MorePut it in the museum of unique dongles. | Image: Samsung As companies have announced smart appliance after smart appliance, some people (myself included) have questioned why on earth you’d want to connect something like a washing machine or refrigerator to the internet. Samsung, however, has come up with a very compelling, if admittedly niche,
Read MoreApple’s MagSafe puck, wirelessly charging an iPhone 12 Pro | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It’s safe to say that Apple’s MagSafe magnetic charging pucks for iPhone have not created the amazing snap-on accessory ecosystem we’d hoped. Instead of freely allowing manufacturers to create gadgets that power and/or communicate with an iPhone,
Read MoreImage: Samsung Last year’s S95B QD-OLED (quantum dot) TVs from Samsung were an exciting shakeup for the consumer market and gave LG and Sony some long overdue competition. But the S95B series was limited to just 55-inch and 65-inch models — because those are the only TV sizes that Samsung Display manufactured QD-OLED panels for.
Read MoreImage: Samsung Last year, Samsung radically shook up the TV market with the introduction of its first OLED model in many years. And it used a new QD-OLED (quantum dot) panel that produces superior color brightness compared to popular OLED sets from LG. 2023 is going to be decidedly low key by comparison. Instead of
Read MoreAnyone who has done any amount of 3D printing with SLA printers is probably well aware of the peeling step with each layer. This involves the newly printed layer being pulled away from the FEP film that is attached to the bottom of the resin vat. Due to the forces involved, the retraction speed of
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung has announced the 2023 version of The Freestyle portable projector. The short throw projector includes three lasers and features such as Edge Blending, where you can combine images from two projectors into one. There’s no word yet on a release date or price for The FreeStyle 2023. At CES 2022, Samsung announced
Read MoreZhiyuan Sun / Cointelegraph: Financial e-commerce and consumer data analytics company GoLogiq agrees to acquire blockchain fintech GammaRey for $320M in an all-stock deal — GammaRey said it has nearly $800 million in consumer assets. — 99 Total views — 1 Total shares — Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!
Read MoreCasey Newton / Platformer: Twitter’s head of product and engineering Behnam Rezaei and acting head of human resources Katie Marcotte, who was at Twitter for 10 years, have resigned — ByteDance thought it had a deal with the government in August. Then came the bans — and a spying scandal
Read MoreThe Verge: What to expect at CES 2023: advanced driver assistance systems, iterative TV improvements, Matter-compatible smart home devices, laptops, hearables, and more — CES is almost here. You can already see it if you look around: announcements about new display tech, news posts filled with spec details …
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung has announced its new 8K projector, the Samsung Premiere 8K. The short throw projector includes three lasers and features such as split screen mode, allowing you to display 4 different outputs at once. There’s no word yet on a release date or price for Premiere. At CES 2023, Samsung had a ton
Read MoreHaitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu believes that the iPhone 15 Pro made make the switch from stainless steel to titanium.
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Suhail Sameer, CEO of New Delhi-based fintech BharatPe, plans to step down to an advisor on January 7, after co-founder Ashneer Grover’s exit in February 2022 — Suhail Sameer, the chief executive of BharatPe, will leave the top role later this week as the Indian fintech startup scrambles …
Read MoreA woman used Apple’s AirTag to track down her luggage that had been lost by United Airlines.
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung announced the OLED S95C 4K TV. The 77-inch TV boasts Quantum Dot technology and a 144Hz refresh rate in an 11mm-thin frame. Samsung also announced the 75-inch QN95C 4K TV. At CES 2023 Samsung announced this year’s follow-up to the highly-rated Samsung OLED S95B, creatively dubbing it the S95C. This generation, Quantum
Read MoreImage: VW While most automakers have abandoned the family-size sedan in favor of larger, higher-riding SUVs and trucks, Volkswagen is renewing its commitment with its next global EV, the ID.7, which was (partially) unveiled at CES today. The all-electric sedan, which is being positioned as a successor to the Arteon, will be the second model
Read MoreThe U-Scan is a noninvasive urinalysis test that you stick in your toilet. | Image: Withings Withings is generally known for its sleek smartwatches, but it also shows up at CES each year with ambitious health gadgets. Last year, it was a smart scale that could also take EKGs and segmented body composition readings. This
Read MoreThe 4D TV Smarter Kit can be linked with other Nanoleaf products for a truly immersive experience. | Image: Nanoleaf Nanoleaf is expanding its lineup of addressable smart lighting along with some new tech aimed at providing a more immersive viewing experience for your TV. The Nanoleaf 4D TV Smarter Kit is a series of
Read MoreNanoleaf Skylight will light up your ceiling. | Image: Nanoleaf Nanoleaf launches smarter than average smart switches and a stunning new skylight ceiling fixture and confirms its lighting panels will be upgraded to support Matter. Continue reading…
Read MoreKate Conger / New York Times: Twitter says it is relaxing its policy for cause-based ads in the US and plans to expand the political advertising the company permits in the coming weeks — Elon Musk’s social media service said it would begin to permit cause-based advertising to “facilitate public conversation around important topics.”
Read MorePaul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal: The US Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC release a joint statement warning banks that issuing or holding crypto is likely inconsistent with safe banking practices — Regulators say holding cryptocurrencies is likely inconsistent with safe banking practices — Crypto’s Crash Has Been Swift but Largely Self-Contained.
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