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There’s something very Goldilocks and the Three Bears about the new Cambridge Audio L/R Series of powered speakers, which have just been revealed at CES in Las Vegas. Available in three different sizes – L/R X, L/R M, and L/R S – there’s sure to be one that’s “just right” for you. Let’s start with the Daddy Bear of the range. With 800 watts of Class D amplification onboard, plus dual 5in woofers, a pair of 6in passive radiators and a 28mm tweeter, the L/R X ($2299/£1799) have the kind of oomph that could wake a bear from hibernation. To…
Stolen electric bikes built around Bosch motors will be harder to sell, service, and ride at the end of January. That’s when Bosch is rolling a new digital theft feature that lets owners mark the bike as stolen in the Bosch Flow app — no subscription required. Bosch rolled out a similar feature for expensive Bosch batteries last year, but it stupidly required a subscription to Flow Plus.“If an e-bike or a battery is marked as stolen, it can be identified as such throughout the entire digital ecosystem of Bosch eBike Systems,” says the company in a press release. “This…
CES is always a playground for questionable gadgetry, but every now and then something clever shows up. This year, NAOX Technologies has managed to tick both boxes by squeezing brain-monitoring tech into wireless earbuds. It’s something that sounds very sci-fi but could be a great new health wearable if they work. Read more: Best fitness trackers in 2026 including Fitbit, Garmin, Whoop and more The NAOX Wave is a new pair of in-ear wireless earbuds that also read your brain’s electrical signals using electroencephalography, or EEG. That’s the same kind of data neuroscientists use to understand how the brain’s firing…
CES is packed with AI companions and assistant robots this year, but the DeskMate from Loona is a clever take on the idea: it’s a desktop charging hub, with three USB-C ports, one USB-A, and a MagSafe pad, that automatically activates an AI companion app when you attach your iPhone to the wireless charger.What’s unique about the DeskMate is that by using your phone, it takes advantage of tech you already have. It doesn’t need its own display, camera, or microphone, because the iPhone provides them (and it is, for now, iPhone-only). By providing charging too, it might replace a…
My biggest gripe about open-ear buds is that they’re rotten for loud city commutes. Cue a pedantic audiophile pointing out that the whole premise of open-ear buds is to not block out sound. Yes, yes. But the unfortunate truth is that often means if you want open-ear buds for one situation, you’ll have to buy a second pair for when the train is screeching along the subway tracks while the local mariachi band starts busking in your car.So I was intrigued when Shokz reached out to say at CES 2026, its new $249.95 OpenFit Pro buds would have “noise cancellation.”Technically,…
Stuff VerdictWell-rounded sound and respectable noise cancelling make the Shokz OpenFit Pro as versatile as it gets for open-style earbuds. ProsNoise cancellation dials down the volume on everyday lifeImpressive audio clarity for open-style earphonesComfortable, secure fit is perfect for exerciseConsANC can’t work miracles (or replace your in-ears for air travel)Higher price harder to justify as your second set of earbuds Buy Now Introduction Shokz started as a fitness headphone specialist, but since branching out from bone conduction it’s worked hard to shake off the “second pair” stipulation. Having spent the last few weeks with the OpenFit Pro wrapped around my…
Nvidia is announcing its next major update to its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) feature at CES today. DLSS 4.5 includes Nvidia’s second-generation Super Resolution transformer model and a new 6x Multi Frame Generation mode for RTX 50-series GPUs that uses AI to generate up to five additional frames for every single rendered one.DLSS 4.5 will be available for all RTX GPUs today, but will run the fastest on Nvidia’s latest RTX 40- and 50-series cards. The latest transformer model is designed to improve image quality overall and reduce some of the artifacting that we saw with DLSS 4.“This second-generation…
Struggle to keep on top of drinking enough water every day? Most hydration tracking methods fall somewhere between “guessing” and “expensive.” I tried Withing’s U-Scan pee monitor, which offered even more health insights than just hydration. But this health tracker didn’t come cheap at $380, with a subscription for new filters required as well. That’s why Vivoo’s new Smart Toilet sensor caught my eye at CES 2026. It promises to give you actual hydration data from your wee, all for a much lower one-time cost. Read more: I’ve been testing my urine with Withings’ latest device – here’s what I’ve…
Nvidia’s RTX 5080 rollout for its GeForce Now cloud gaming service is now complete, so it’s ready to announce some additional features for subscribers. In the coming months, Nvidia is planning to launch native GeForce Now apps for Linux and Amazon’s Fire TV devices, alongside flight control support for its cloud gaming service.The native Linux app is a highly requested feature for GeForce Now, especially as subscribers have had to rely on unofficial apps or browser tweaks to get access to the service. A beta of GeForce Now for Linux will be available initially for Ubuntu 24.04 and newer soon,…
Having debuted its Pro AI notetaker last year, Plaud has debuted a new version of its NotePin model at CES 2026. The $180/£160 NotePin S is designed to attach to your clothing via a detachable magnet or clip, though there’s a lanyard, too. Like the Pro, there’s a button to start and stop recordings, while it can also be pressed during recordings to highlight a moment. I’ve been using the NotePin S during the first press conferences of CES and the new button is useful, while starting and stopping recordings is a lot easier than on the predecessor NotePin. As…
Nvidia is bringing a new set of G-Sync Pulsar monitors to the market this week that will automatically adjust brightness and color based on the ambient lighting in a room. Much like a modern laptop, these new monitors have a built-in light sensor that measures the brightness and color temperature of an environment to enable a screen to automatically adapt to different times of day.“In bright daylight conditions it increases brightness and shifts to a color that’s cooler in temperature,” says Michael McSorley, product marketing manager at Nvidia, in a briefing with The Verge. “At night, or in darker rooms,…
I’ve been using an iPhone for the longest time, but TCL’s NxtPaper 60 Ultra managed to earn a spot in my pocket last year. The colour e-ink phone simply wins in bright lights thanks to its matte coating, and the switch that goes back to black and white is truly impressive. Now, the NxtPaper 70 Pro is improving its internal chops to boost performance, making it a more serious daily contender for most folks thanks to its lower price. Read more: I love my iPad, but this colour e-ink tablet does one thing better TCL’s secret weapon here is still the NxtPaper key –…