Month: January 2025
The new robot vacuums that caught our eye at CES 2025
CES is known for splashy TV and laptop launches, but in 2025, there were more than a few companies trying to make waves with robot vacuums, too. After years where it seemed like vacuuming, mopping, and self-emptying might be the peak of a robot vacuum’s abilities, this year’s show introduced…
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Netflix is reportedly about to get Paramount Plus’ smash TV hit Yellowstone in the UK, but not in the US
Yellowstone is reportedly coming to Netflix in the UK, Canada and The Netherlands The hit Western drama won’t be available on Netflix US due to streaming rights Viewers in the US can only stream Yellowstone on Peacock and Paramount Network If you’ve been wanting to stream Paramount Plus‘ biggest neo-Western…
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Sony’s XYN XR headset is being used in very different ways at CES 2025
At CES last year, Sony teased an AR/VR headset prototype focused on “spatial content creation.” And at the same time, Siemens announced it was working with Sony to use that same hardware, including the two new controllers it developed, for something it was calling the “industrial metaverse.” That’s a lot…
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Sony’s Afeela 1 feels like a PlayStation 4 in the PS5 era
CES 2025 has been a boon for transportation news, but far and away, the talk of the show is the Sony Afeela 1 — again. The company has been showing off some variation of this EV for five years at this point, first with the Vision-S in 2020, then the…
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Experts warn DNA sequencers are vulnerable to bootkit attacks
Researchers from Eclypsium find vulnerability in the way iSeq 100 boots up The bug allows threat actors to establish persistence, brick the device, or tamper with the results A patch has since been made available, so update now A popular DNA sequencer has been found carrying a vulnerability allowing threat…
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We tried to hold Acer’s giant new Nitro Blaze 11 handheld
The PC handheld space continues to grow, and the biggest of all is Acer’s new Nitro Blaze 11. As soon as I saw it announced at CES, I knew I had to try and get it in my hands, at least for the sheer curiosity of “Will this thing even…
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