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If you asked me where I’d heard the best Dolby Atmos experience I’ve ever had, you’d probably guess my answer would be some super expensive home theatre set-up. But what if I told you it was in a car? Pink Floyd’s Money started playing, and everything else just… vanished. And I realised I was sitting inside one of the best Dolby Atmos setups I’ve ever heard at CES 2026. I was in the all-electric Cadillac Escalade IQ, the new flagbearer of GM’s future fleet. It’s plush, massive, and about as subtle as a bull in a china shop – but…
But all those machines cost around $2,000, even before today’s global RAM shortages. Maybe that’ll change now that AMD’s announcing two lower-end Ryzen AI Max Plus parts with full-fat graphics but fewer CPU cores, specifically aimed at gaming devices.They still have 40 graphics compute units for 60 teraflops, but the Ryzen AI Max Plus 392 has 12 cores rather than 16, and the Max Plus 388 has just eight CPU cores.“The reason we introduced the 392 and 388 chips is because those are the right products for gamers we’re bringing in,” AMD client chip boss Rahul Tikoo tells us in…
It’s taken a while, but Alienware has finally given its mobile team the green light to update its gaming laptop line-up with anti-glare OLED displays in 2026. Next-gen Intel power is on the way too, while hardcore AMD internals are due for the firm’s Area-51 desktop gaming rigs. Much bigger changes will then follow later in the year, with a true ultraportable offering set to join the range – along with the most affordable Alienware notebook yet. The Alienware 16 Area-51 and 16X Aurora are first in line for QD-OLED upgrades. Each 16in machine gets a 16:10 aspect panel that…
I try to get my hands on all the latest health tech. Fitness trackers, blood testing kits, you name it. So when I was invited to view a smart mirror at CES, I was certainly intrigued. The Longevity Mirror by NuraLogix gives you one of the most advanced looks into your health that you can get at home, and I’ve never wanted a device quite so badly. The premise sounds like something out of Star Trek, which is probably why I grinned like a maniac while trying it at CES 2026. You peer into this unassuming mirror and let it…
At last year’s CES, Eli Health announced the Hormometer — an at-home hormone test for cortisol that utilized saliva and a smartphone. For this year’s show, the company is back and expanding into testosterone and progesterone.Eli Health isn’t changing up how its Hormometer works. You still stick a thin cartridge attached to a wand in your mouth for about 60 seconds to collect saliva. After, the Eli app uses your phone’s camera to analyze the results. The entire test takes about 20 minutes. The difference is you can now track three hormones on the same platform for a low price.…
Six years ago, I first laid eyes upon the taint bandaid.It was the first night of CES 2020. In a corner of the inaugural CES Unveiled showcase, there was a lonely booth. Upon a sparse table lay a mannequin with its smooth Ken doll gooch exposed. In that valley of white plastic was a crude bandage. Next to the mannequin was a laptop running a slideshow about premature ejaculation. On one slide, a couple in black and white sits disgruntled. The woman has her arms crossed, displeased. The man sits despairingly with his head in his hands. This particular slide’s…
Dell has officially pulled the ripcord on last year’s confusing rebrand and is bringing XPS back with a bang for 2026. Dell Premium is no more; the controversial touchbar has been ditched; and new battery tech should bring seriously impressive stamina. The XPS 14 and XPS 16 laptops will arrive first, with an even thinner, lighter – and more affordable – XPS 13 set to follow later in 2026. Having admitted it went off course in 2025, Dell has completely overhauled the XPS lineup for its grand return. Both new models now wear XPS branding on their lids rather than…
Sony and Honda’s joint venture, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), said it will start customer deliveries of the $90,000 Afeela 1 electric vehicle in in the US in late 2026. The company also showed off an SUV concept that it said would inform a production model in the US for as early as 2028.The new Afeela Prototype 2026 looked remarkably similar to the Afeela 1 pre-production unit, with short overhangs, a long wheelbase, and an overall larger footprint. No other details about the vehicle were released. SHM CEO Yasuhide Mizuno called it an “early-stage concept.”In advance of deliveries, SHM said it…
Reigning in the RGB in favour of subtle styling is a growing gaming laptop I can get behind – and one MSI has taken fully on board for 2026. The firm has massively simplified its lineup and debuted a bunch of new chassis designs that’ll let you go incognito, but still pack epic amounts of GPU firepower. They’re also adding OLED displays into the mix, and doubling up on connectivity. The new Stealth 16 AI+ is the highlight of the refreshed range that also includes new Raider, Crosshair, Cyborg and Titan models. At just 16.6mm thick and tipping the scales…
Garmin announced that it’s adding nutrition tracking to the Garmin Connect app as a perk for users with a Garmin Connect Plus subscription. The feature lets users “track their calories and macros (proteins, fats and carbs) and receive Active Intelligence insights to help them achieve their nutrition goals,” according to Garmin.To log foods, you can search for items in a “global food database that includes packaged, restaurant and regional food options” as well as scan bar codes or by using the camera on your smartphone. Compatible Garmin smartwatches will also let users see “a quick overview of their nutrition and…
Picking an MSI laptop used to be a real head-scratcher, with no less than five separate sub brands… and that was just on the productivity side. The gaming division had almost as many again. The firm has fixed that for 2026, streamlining its work-friendly range down to Prestige, Venture and Modern. The Prestige leads the way, with the regular and Flip variants each getting an all-new chassis – and the latter also adding a secret stylus stash into the mix. The Prestige is launching soon in 14in and 16in flavours, either as a traditional laptop or as a 2-in-1 convertible…
As lockdowns lift and seasons shift, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the world. Whether you’re working from home, back in the office or simply grappling with your newfound freedom, life in 2022 is still a long way from normal. And all that uncertainty can place a serious strain on your mental wellbeing. Need help finding some headspace? From purer air to calming ambience, all of the gadgets listed below are designed to make your humble abode a more relaxing place for mind, body and soul. Sure, no amount of meditation or scented mist will clear your inbox, but a…