Month: January 2025
AGDQ’s best moments happen when you least expect them
Awesome Games Done Quick, the annual charity speedrunning marathon is in full swing, already amassing over $500,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. With three more days to go, there’s a great many runs of popular games coming up. But relying on the schedule or your own preferences to determine when…
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Shark joins the high-tech skincare mask war with an impressive CES 2025 opening shot
I have to admit — I used to be very skeptical of LED devices that purport to be good for your skin. When they first started being sold for home use, I felt like they were mostly expensive, ineffective appliances that were obvious cash grabs. Nowadays, though, as is usually…
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Samsung The Frame Pro at CES 2025: A big upgrade for the art TV
There’s no denying the staying power of Samsung’s The Frame. The company struck gold in 2017 when it debuted the TV that blends in with your home decor and shows art pieces when not in use. As popular as the model has become, it wasn’t great for all of the…
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Is this the Nintendo Switch 2?
Nintendo isn’t officially at CES, but it might have stolen the show anyway: accessories-maker Genki brought a 3D-printed mockup of what it says is Nintendo’s Switch successor, and we got to hold it and take some high-resolution pictures. Based on the mockup of what we’ll call the Switch 2, Nintendo’s…
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TCL’s ultra-affordable 60XE uses NXTpaper to potentially break all kinds of battery life records
TCL unveils its TCL 60XE NXTpaper 5G Android phone The NXTpaper tech makes week-long battery life possible The price is impressive I’m happy to celebrate the day-long battery life I get with most flagship iPhone and Android handsets, but what if they offered a week of battery life and cost…
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BlackBerry and Microsoft are collaborating on something big, but it has nothing to do with smartphones
BlackBerry’s QNX will work with Microsoft on software-defined vehicles or SDVs QNX’s software development platform will be available on Microsoft Azure This should shorten the time-to-market, enabling products to be delivered faster BlackBerry, once synonymous with the business smartphone, is now a major automotive technology player through its QNX platform,…
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