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Anker just announced three new chargers at CES 2026, and surprisingly, one of them is already on sale ahead of its launch on January 20th launch. Anker’s latest 45W Nano Charger, the company’s first Nano Charger to sport a built-in display, is available to preorder from Anker’s online storefront in one of several colors for $29.99 ($10 off) when you use promo code WS24D5XT3DV9 at checkout.Anker’s latest single-port charger delivers up to 45W of power, which should be enough to charge an iPhone 17 Pro to 50 percent capacity in as little as 20 minutes. What truly sets it apart,…

Aqara has announced a new smart deadbolt lock at CES this week. The U400 ($269.99) is the first to support Apple’s Home Key’s hands-free unlocking. This uses the U1 ultra-wideband (UWB) chip in many iPhones and Apple Watches to automatically unlock your door as you approach — no physical interaction required. I tested the U400 at my home earlier this month, and it’s been a significant upgrade for my front door.I still have to physically open the door, but there’s no need to punch in a code, use a fingerprint, pull out my phone, or bring my watch up to…

Smart glasses might be all the rage elsewhere, but Razer’s first try at an AI-equipped wearable doesn’t care if you wear specs or not. Project Motoko crams vision-sensing tech into a pair of headphones instead – and isn’t the only concept the gaming specialist has brought to this year’s CES show. Essentially a Razer Barracuda lookalike with a camera and multiple mics (both near- and far-field) stuffed into each ear cup, Project Motoko captures a first-person perspective of your surroundings and react in real-time to voice commands. It’ll tackle things like foreign language translation, as well as object and text…

Razer announced a concept AI wearable at CES that resembles a pair of wireless headphones (or Razer’s Barracuda gaming headsets, to be precise), with two camera lenses built into the ear cups.The current iteration of Project Motoko is powered by an unspecified Qualcomm Snapdragon chip and uses dual first-person-view cameras positioned at eye level to capture objects, text, and anything else around you. There are also multiple microphones for receiving voice commands, dialogue, and environmental audio, and hands-free controls for managing audio settings.Motoko is designed to be compatible with all major AI models, including those from OpenAI, Google Gemini, and…

“This is the future of AI wearables!”That’s what I’m told as a Razer representative slips a pair of otherwise nondescript headphones over their ears. Except this isn’t a regular pair of gaming headphones. This is Razer’s Project Motoko, a concept pair of headphones that has two 4K cameras, near and far field microphones, and built-in AI. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, though Razer is tightlipped about exactly which. That’s because by the time the device hits shelves, it might be a slightly different one than the one its showing off at CES 2026.Headphones, the Razer rep…

Dell has extreme multi-monitor setups in the firing line with its latest display entry. The Ultrasharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor is a whopping 52in across, with a 21:9 aspect ratio giving it enough screen real estate to replace both a 40in, 16:9 monitor and two vertical 27in secondaries. It’s primarily aimed at workers, but has a few gaming monitor-features too. The 6K resolution IPS panel equates to a colossal 129 pixels per inch, or more than enough to let financial traders, engineers and office administrators cram their entire workflows onto a single screen – and using fewer cables to boot.…

International customers who had their sights set on Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses will have to wait a little longer. Meta announced that it’s pausing plans to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the UK by early 2026, due to “unprecedented demand and limited inventory.”“Since launching last fall, we’ve seen an overwhelming amount of interest, and as a result, product waitlists now extend well into 2026,” Meta said in a CES blog post. “We’ll continue to focus on fulfilling orders in the US while we re-evaluate our approach to international availability.”Meta hasn’t provided a new target date for…

At a tech show where every almost laptop brand has something new to shout about, doubling up on displays is a surefire way to steal the spotlight. The ROG Zephyrus Duo is officially the world’s first gaming laptop with dual 16in OLED screens, and gives me strong “supersized Nintendo DS” vibes. Asus has also used this year’s CES show to give its more mainstream Zephyrus G14 and G16 some attention with new Intel hardware. The ROG Zephyrus Duo looks like the final form of a concept Asus has been working on for a few years now. Older Zephyrus Duo models…

A new line of small appliances and devices from IAI Smart, billed as Emerson Smart products, are now available that will let you operate fans, heaters, smart plugs, and air fryers with your voice — with no apps, Wi-Fi, or smart home connection at all.Using the company’s SmartVoice technology, the devices react to wake-up words for verbal commands, using built-in microphones. Most of the appliances will also offer a built-in speaker so that they can react audibly to the commands. IAI Smart emphasizes the ease of use that this offers. “Our guiding principle is simple: make smart home technology easier…

FiiO did its part to make actual cassettes cool again in 2025, but has taken a different approach at this year’s CES show. The M33 R2R hi-res music player is stuffed with tech that apes the analogue listening experience – minus the crackles and chewed tape, of course – and can be paired with an optional Retro Box speaker that does does a neat impression of a tape in playback. A 24-bit R2R resistor array DAC and multi-stage amplifier at the heart of the pocket jukebox aim to deliver a “natural, analog-like presentation”, rather than the all-digital approach taken with…

Microsoft has got the internet confused, again. Over the past couple of days posts on Reddit, Hacker News, and X have claimed Microsoft has rebranded Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot. As much as Microsoft loves to shove its Copilot branding everywhere, Office hasn’t been renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app.”The confusion comes from Microsoft’s own Office.com domain, which for the past year has acted as a way to push businesses and consumers to use the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. This app is a hub app that provides access to Copilot, as well as all the Office apps. Microsoft used…

Samsung Display showcased a new foldable OLED panel at CES that doesn’t have a visible crease — something that currently blights every foldable phone on the market. This could be our first look at the panel used in the next generation of Samsung’s Galaxy foldables and even the folding iPhone, given that Samsung Display is a long-time provider for Apple.The display unit was missing from Samsung Display’s CES showcase when The Verge team visited yesterday, but was initially set up beside a Galaxy Z Fold 7 foldable to provide a side-by-side comparison. SamMobile saw the demo before it was removed,…