This afternoon’s collection of the best Android game and app price drops is now ready to go. Alongside our updated collection of the most interesting new gear from CES 2025, we are also tracking a massive $400 price drop on Google Pixel 8 Pro alongside this Samsung Galaxy Fit3 fitness tracker launch promotion, and a new all-time low on Lenovo’s latest Chromebook Duet 11. But for now it’s all about the apps, including titles like Secret of Mana, Adventures of Mana, Legend of Mana, Trials of Mana, Chicken Police, SpongeBob – The Cosmic Shake, and more. Head below for a closer look.
Google today announced a “Supporters of Chromium-based Browsers” initiative in partnership with The Linux Foundation, while detailing its contributions to the open-source browser project.
CES is a great place to check out all sorts of upcoming tech for the year, but it’s often the wildest gadgets that steal the show. The conference hosts thousands of exhibitors, all vying for attention, and you really never know what they’re gonna come up with. And this year's show did not let us down. So without further ado, here's the weirdest tech at CES 2025 that we encountered — all of the crazy (and crazy useful) devices we spotted out in the wild of the show floor. Just keep in mind, weird doesn't necessarily mean bad — we actually want to buy some of these! They're just not quite the run-of-the-mill laptop or TV from the big vendors that dominated the show floor.
EcoFlow Power Hat
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Do you want to look like a professor at Hogwarts while effortlessly charging a smartphone? Then we have the hat for you. The EcoFlow Power Hat includes an embedded set of Monocrystalline Silicon solar cells and a pair of charging ports. It looks dorky, sure, but it also looks pretty dang useful. It costs $129 and is available right now.
Roto VR Explorer
VR can easily show us digital vistas, but can’t do much about natural movement. That’s where this bizarre, and cool, spinning chair comes in. The Roto VR Explorer moves in the direction you tilt your head and has been designed to work with Meta Quest headsets, but can integrate with other models. Surprisingly, it doesn’t seem to cause too much motion sickness. It costs $800 and is available now.
Yukai Mirumi
Say hello to Mirumi, the unbearably cute new robot from Yukai Engineering (be nice, it’s a little shy) #CES2025pic.twitter.com/miV8U71pnr
It wouldn’t be CES without an adorable robot to steal our hearts. This year’s cutie-pie is the Yukai Mirumi, and it’s an absolute unit of a fluffball. All it really does is look cute and engage in eye contact, with occasional coy glances elsewhere as it plays hard to get. But that’s enough. Playing with it feels like getting to know a new kitten, and we are totally fine with that. It should cost around $80 when it hits a crowdsourcing platform later this year.
Anker Solix Solar Beach Umbrella
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Solar umbrellas are such a good idea. The thing is already open, to provide some much-needed shade, so may as well make it suck up juice from the sun. That’s Anker’s thought behind the Solix Solar Beach Umbrella. It uses perovskite solar cells in its panels, which are highly efficient, and offers of up to 80W of power. We don’t have pricing or availability on this one yet, but it should arrive in time for summer.
This is not a drill. The Roborock Saros Z70 robot vacuum boasts actual robotic arms that will pick up objects from the floor as it cleans. It can lift stuff up to 300 grams, so it excels with dirty socks, pet toys and even some light sandals. However, it looks like there’s a cap on the number of items the AI can recognize. This handsy robovac doesn’t have a price or release date yet.
Mecha Systems Comet
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The Mecha Systems Comet is the handheld computer of our dreams. This diminutive little doodad is a modular, Linux-based computer built for hobbyists, engineers, artists and roboticists. It boasts a 1.8 GHz ARM64 Quad-core processor, 32GB of storage and 4GB of RAM. However, everything is expandable and customizable. A magnetic snap interface allows folks to clip on all kinds of different control panels for unique use case scenarios. It’s coming to Kickstarter soon, with a starting price of $160.
Jizai Mi-Mo
This is Mi-Mo a "general purpose AI robot" that looks kind of like the Pixar lamp on top of a small table. pic.twitter.com/yTHq8Smnoz
Here’s another robot, and this one looks exactly like the iconic Pixar lamp. The Jizai Mi-Mo is described as a “general purpose AI robot” that “thinks and acts” on its own. It has a built-in camera and microphones, and uses multiple large language models for voice and image recognition. The company hopes that one day the robot will be used for simple childcare tasks, like reminding kids to do their homework. This is just a prototype for now, so there’s no price or availability.
AirStudio One
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Why spring for both a microphone and headphones when you could just opt for this 2-in-1 oddball gadget? The AirStudio One is a decent wireless condenser microphone with a secret lurking underneath. When you open up the chassis, there’s an audio interface, a wireless USB-C dongle and a pair of true wireless headphones. We couldn’t really get a sense of how the mic sounded (CES is noisy) but this could be a real boon for musicians when it gets released later this year.
SwitchBot K20+ Pro
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Here’s a robot vacuum with a built-in stand that allows it to wander the home while carrying something else, like an air purifier or a tablet. The SwitchBot K20+ Pro is described as a “multitasking” household assistant that can do stuff aside from cleaning a floor. To that end, it supports a wide variety of attachments and connects seamlessly to other SwitchBot appliances. Theoretically, this thing can also deliver drinks and snacks. It goes on sale later this year, but there’s no price yet.
Haus.me microhaus Pro
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The Haus.me microhaus Pro is a tiny home with not-so-tiny ambitions. It can be placed just about anywhere, doesn’t require professional contractors or site prep and is seismic California fire code and CAT-5 hurricane compliant. These 120-square foot domiciles also include floor-to-ceiling windows, a full-sized shower, a kitchen and a Murphy bed that folds up to reveal a table and two bench seats. The price starts at $35,000, which isn’t that bad considering, well, it’s a home. Preorders are open right now.
Govee Gaming Pixel Light
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Want a unique set piece for your gaming room? The Govee Gaming Pixel Light comes in two sizes, with the option to be placed on a desktop or mounted to a wall. Out of the box, users can choose from 150 pixel-based scenes, but that’s just the beginning. The unit is programmable, both on the display itself or by using a companion app. That app actually has a chatbot, allowing folks to simply describe what they want to see. Pretty cool, right? It’ll be available later this year and should cost $100.
MSI Mag Coreliquid A13
MSI made a concept CPU water block for CES 2025 that has a built-in turntable and it's kind of awesome.
Sadly, there are no plans to put it into actual production.
The MSI Mag Coreliquid A13 is a CPU cooler with a built-in turntable. Yeah. You read that right. It’s based on the Mag Coreliquid A15 360, but adds a cute spinning table that goes directly inside a desktop computer. Now, the word turnable is apt here, but it doesn’t play records. Instead, MSI showed off the device being used to spin around a dragon mascot character. It’s very cool and I want it very much, but it’s just a concept design for now. MSI has no plans to sell this thing.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-weirdest-tech-we-saw-at-ces-2025-190014510.html?src=rss
A judge has approved the settlement that finally wraps up a case brought against Tesla by the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit. The shareholders argued that Tesla's board of directors overpaid themselves between 2017 and 2020.
Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware's Court of Chancery approved the settlement yesterday. Tesla's directors will be required to return roughly $277 million in cash and $459 million in stock options, as well as forgoing stock options for 2021-23 worth $184 million. McCormick also awarded $176 million in fees and costs to the trio of law firms that brought the case on a contingency basis.
Some of the notable directors named in the suit include Chair Robyn Denholm, James Murdoch (son of Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch) and Larry Ellison (co-founder of Oracle). The board members did not admit to wrongdoing and the settlement does not specify how much each individual should return, only the collective amount.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/judge-approves-settlement-in-suit-that-teslas-board-overpaid-themselves-185901600.html?src=rss
The state’s insurance industry was reformed in late 2024 to promote coverage in disaster-prone areas. Tens of billions in fire damage will stress-test the new regime.
The Razzies, the Darwins — not all awards are good. Sure, CES is a time to celebrate the year’s weirdest and most wonderful consumer electronic, but thankfully we’ve got iFixit around to throw a little cold water on the fair. As we enter the penultimate day of the event, the repair stalwart presents its “Worst […]
ADWEEK is shadowing Razorfish at CES this week. Follow along for more behind-the-scenes reporting from the event. The Consumer Electronics Show showcases the latest technology across the globe at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Flying cars, smart glasses, haptic suits, bigger and better TV screens, and endless use cases for AI abound. But for marketers,...
The following instructions are for the web version of Facebook, but you can follow pretty much the same sequence on the mobile app.
Download your archives
Your Facebook archives contain just about all of the pertinent information related to your account, including your photos, active sessions, chat history, IP addresses, facial recognition data, and which ads you clicked. That’s personal information you should save.
Click on your personal icon in the upper-right corner.
Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings.
Click on the Accounts Center box on the left.
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The Accounts Center is where you can both download your info and delete your account.
Go to Your information and permissions on the left, and then Download Your Information > Download or transfer information.
You can choose to transfer information from your Facebook or Instagram account (or both).
Google and Microsoft are the latest tech companies to donate to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Each company contributed $1 million to the fund — the same amount pledged by Meta, Amazon, Sam Altman, and Tim Cook.
In a statement to CNBC, Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy, said the company is supporting the inauguration “with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage,” as well as with a financial contribution. The donation may be part of Google’s larger strategy to win over Trump, who has threatened to break up the tech giant or shut it down altogether.
Microsoft, which is also giving $1 million, previously contributed $500,000 to Trump’s first inauguration and donated the same amount to President Joe Biden’s inauguration fund, a company spokesperson told CNBC. Per CNBC, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has met with Trump multiple times, and was involved in negotiations over acquiring TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to ban the app in the US.
The Last of Us Part 2 remasteris joining the PlayStation Network club. That means you’ll need to link a PSN account if you want to play the game after buying it on Steam, Epic Games, and other PC platforms when it launches in April, as spotted earlier by Video Games Chronicle.
It’s still not clear why Sony requires a PSN account to play The Last of Us Part 2, as it doesn’t have any multiplayer features, and the requirement may also prevent people across dozens of countries where PSN isn’t supported from playing the game.
The Last of Us Part 2 remaster launches on PC on April 3rd for $49.99.
In a promotional push to boost interest for the upcoming second season, Apple has added all of Severance season one to the Roku Channel, for users to watch for free. The Roku Channel boasts more than 90 million users, making it one of the largest destinations of free streaming video content.
This marks the first time TV+ content has been made available on a free third-party streaming platform. The move shows just how committed Apple is to trying to expand engagement and viewership of its original content.
Ever wish you could rearrange or delete apps from CarPlay? It turns out you can, although it works differently than rearranging your iPhone Home screen.
The trick is in the Settings app on iPhone. Just don’t try to do this while driving. You don’t even need to be connected to CarPlay for it to work.
When not on sale, the Anker Charger (140W, 4-Port, PD 3.1) costs the same as Apple’s 140W wall charger for MacBooks but has loads of extra perks. Among those is its “high-definition” (although we don’t know the exact resolution) color display. There, you can monitor its total output power, a per-port wattage breakdown, temperature and its total hours of operating time (the aforementioned “odometer”). The screen even rotates 90 degrees with a long press of its button to fit different outlet orientations.
Its three USB-C ports, two of which are high-speed and can charge a 15-inch MacBook Air to 50 percent in 30 minutes. Also onboard is a single USB-A port. The Anker Charger supports multiple fast-charging options, including PD3.1 and UFCS. It’s bundled with a five-ft 240W USB-C to USB-C cable.
The four-port charger has an MSRP of $90, but you can get it for $80 by clipping a digital coupon on Amazon and Anker’s website.
Also on sale is Anker’s new 25,000mAh charger with two built-in cables. One cable is retractable, while the other loops into a lanyard when not in use. Anker says the retractable one has been tested for over 20,000 retractions, and the lanyard cable can support up to 44 pounds.
The soda-can-sized charger also has three USB-C ports, which can deliver up to 100W to your devices. It, too, has a display showing battery temperature, output and input wattage and battery health (this one is shown in a classic percentage rather than hours).
The Anker Power Bank (25K, 165W, Built-In and Retractable Cables) retails for $100 but can be yours for $90 with a coupon on Amazon and Anker’s website.
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If you know anything about coffee, and coffee snobs, you’ll know they’re always going on about where their beans are sourced from. The preference for single origin beans is better for traceability, transparency, and when you discover a variety you adore, you can keep going back. Japanese company Mihatama, however, turned up to CES 2025 in Las Vegas with Flavor Craft AI, an app-controlled system to meter out beans to suit your specific taste. You can just imagine the coffee snobs clutching their heads at the thought of blending beans in such a fashion.
Essentially, you fire up the app and select preferences based on your preferred flavor, selecting for strength, acidity, bitterness, astringency and richness. Once you’ve done so, the AI will direct the machine to churn out a blend of different beans sufficient quantities to match the flavor you’ve requested. Said beans will be collected in the bottom tray, where you can then dump them into your grinder of choice and brew up your drink.
The company has set up a pre-launch page on Indiegogo which will open to pre-sales at some point in the near future. Its representatives have said that it’ll cost around $400 when it goes on sale, plus or minus the cost of never being able to invite your coffee snob friends over to your house ever again.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/kitchen-tech/this-mean-bean-machine-is-bound-to-upset-coffee-fans-183045969.html?src=rss
DotLumen founder Cornel Amariei describes his product as a “self driving” system to enable blind and low-vision people a way to get around. It’s essentially the electronic equivalent to a guide dog, helping users avoid obstacles when walking around. The Romanian company turned up to CES 2025 in Las Vegas armed with prototypes of its headset that it hopes will make blind people’s lives a lot easier.
The headset looks like a chunky piece of VR gear, with a front unit sitting on your forehead just above your eyes. There’s a chunky power and processing pack on the rear that keeps the bulky device's weight balanced while walking around. In the front, there are six computer vision cameras — three near field and three pointed further away — which Amariei says was inspired by Tesla’s setup.
Collision avoidance is the main priority here, preventing you from bumping into other pedestrians or street obstacles. In front of the headset are a series of little arms that make contact with your forehead, each one tied to a vibrating motor. When the vibrations are in the center of your forehead, it’s safe for you to move forward, but when the vibrations move either side, you should turn to refocus.
There is also a voice guide, and this will chime in to let you know when the view in front of you is getting crowded. Amariei told me that the headset has a battery life of around 2.5 hours, which is more than enough for an average walk. But that if you do need some extra juice, you can hook up a USB-C battery pack and carry that around with you as well.
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Testing the headset in the less-than-ideal environment of CES was a great way way to see how serious the company is. After all, the ceilings are low, the walkways narrow and there are always hundreds of people who just walk at you, expecting you to throw yourself out of their way. Which is why I wore a blindfold and strapped the prototype to my head in order to roam the floor at Eureka Park.
It’s obviously quite hard to describe the sensation navigating a space using only gentle taps on your forehead. I certainly was quite hesitant, taking small steps and slowly moving forward, letting the headset guide me on my journey through. When crowds thronged past me in tight formation, the hardware’s audio guide said “narrow,” telling me the space around me was in short supply.
What impressed me is that I was able to navigate the scrum without bumping into anyone, and managed to get a fair way through the hall. Naturally, I can’t speak to the headset’s long-term effectiveness, especially as someone who can see, but the technology certainly feels like it could be very useful.
Amariei said DotLumen will begin selling its headset in Europe in the near future, with the price expected to come in under €10,000. As steep as that sounds, he added the price to train a guide dog is significantly higher. In the US, the Guide Dog foundation says it costs $50,000 to breed, raise, train and place an assistance dog.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/dotlumens-haptic-headset-could-help-blind-people-navigate-181532099.html?src=rss
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