Flexible screens are now used in smartphones and even laptops, but LG thinks they should be the centerpiece of your home and it’s hauling two wacky concepts to the CES 2022 show floor to convince you. The first concept, what the Korean tech giant calls “Media Chair,” consists of a rotating curved 55-inch OLED TV […]
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Realme’s latest flagship phone apparently feels like paper
It was only a matter of time before someone other than Fairphone delivered a sustainability-themed smartphone (which is a good thing, of course). Realme, the sister brand of Oppo and OnePlus, announced that its upcoming flagship GT 2 Pro features an eco-friendly bio-polymer material on its back cover — apparently a first in the mobile […]
LG Display brought a reclining curved OLED throne to CES this year
Would it even be a tech tradeshow without a new throne? 2020 brought us the scorpion chair, 2019 gave us the “fully-immersive” toilet, and attempts to encase gamers in their own PCs have been a thing as long as I’ve been on the beat. But LG Display has a new, more elegant take on the […]
Fisher-Price’s Chatter phone has a simple but problematic Bluetooth bug
As nostalgia goes, the Fisher-Price Chatter phone doesn’t disappoint. The classic retro kids toy was given a modern revamp for the holiday season with the new release for adults which, unlike the original toy designed for kids, can make and receive calls over Bluetooth using a nearby smartphone The Chatter — despite a working rotary […]
LG’s 16:18 ultra-tall monitor means less scrolling
If you haven’t noticed, screens have been getting taller. Laptops are the most obvious example, with more of them opting for 16:10 this year than we’ve seen in years, with even a 3:2 aspect ratio being an option. LG has now brought this taller view to external PC monitors by announcing today the LG DualUp […]
DuckDuckGo is working on a desktop web browser
DuckDuckGo started as a search engine with the goal of enhanced privacy over Google and Bing, but it has slowly expanded to other areas. There’s a DuckDuckGo mobile browser with built-in privacy protection, a filter for email messages, and more. Now it seems the company is finally expanding its mobile browser to the desktop, though […]
Macs With Intel Processors Still Coming Amid Transition to Apple Silicon
While Apple is rapidly transitioning its Mac lineup from Intel processors to its own Apple silicon, it’s worth highlighting as 2021 wraps up that the relationship between Apple and Intel hasn’t been entirely severed as reports indicate Apple still has one more Intel-based Mac in its pipeline that’s yet to be released. With the Mac […]
TCL resumes selling its Google TVs after rolling out software fixes
After briefly halting sales of its 6-Series and 5-Series Google TVs due to sluggish, buggy software, TCL this evening announced that the TVs are back. “Recent software updates have allowed us to make significant improvements on the stability and speed of the TCL televisions featuring Google TV,” spokesperson Rachelle Parks said by email. “With these […]
Xiaomi’s next flagship phone will launch on December 28
Exactly one year from the launch of the Mi 11, Xiaomi is set to launch the successor on December 28th, the company has announced via its official Weibo account. The new lineup will be called the Xiaomi 12 series, following the company’s decision to phase out its Mi branding earlier this year. A teaser poster […]
This SSD for audiophiles sounds suspicious
WTF?! If there’s a sure-fire way that a company can justify selling everyday hardware for a high price, it’s by marketing it at audiophiles. The latest product to fall into such a category is an NVMe SSD created specifically for music lovers, though it’s highly debatable if it can perform any better at audio tasks […]
Google Maps tests ‘Dock to bottom’ feature on desktop for better quick location access
Google Maps is testing a new “Dock to bottom” feature on desktop that appears to work like a favorites bar for your most visited locations. Spotted by Search Engine Roundtable (via XDA), it seems that Google is testing a new “Dock to bottom” toggle that will appear alongside a location card and adds a small […]
Google is killing off its OnHub routers, easing the pain with Nest Wifi discounts
In 2015, Google launched OnHub, a $200 router-smart home hub hybrid with an easy-to-use app to manage it. Just about a year later, it launched Google Wifi, a less expensive router that dropped some smart home features to focus on mesh networking. (Google was at least nice enough to let us use the two together.) It’s been a […]