Month: January 2025
Here’s What You Need to Know if TikTok Does Get Banned in the US
The law could go into effect on Jan. 19, so here’s what could happen then and afterward.
The law could go into effect on Jan. 19, so here’s what could happen then and afterward.
Best of CES 2025: LG 6K Display, SanDisk MagSafe SSD, Satechi Chargers and More
CES 2025 is wrapping up today, and attendees are preparing to head home after a long week of exploring the latest tech products. MacRumors Dan Barbera spent the last few days checking out what’s new, and we’re wrapping up the week with our Best of CES 2025 list.
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LG showed off a new UltraFine 6K display with Thunderbolt 5 support, and it’s a serious Pro Display XDR competitor. The 32-inch display has a sleek stand with adjustable height, and almost no bezels at all. Launch date and price aren’t available just yet. Samsung also had the Smart Monitor M9, a 4K OLED display with an AI Picture Optimizer feature that makes adjustments based on what’s on the screen.
TP-Link’s Tapo brand had some interesting security cameras and locks, including one that’s able to verify your identity by reading the veins in your palm before unlocking the door. The cameras aren’t HomeKit or Matter-enabled, but Tapo has detailed notifications that give you insight into what’s going on rather than just a standard motion detected alert.
As for Apple-related accessories, Satechi’s 3-in-1 magnetic travel chargers in bright colors were a win and SanDisk showed off a MagSafe SSD with USB-C that’s perfect for transferring content from your iPhone or recording video directly to the external drive.
OhSnap demoed a MagSafe wallet that has a super strong grip and can hold up to eight cards, and for HomeKit users, Flic Duo had a Matter-compatible button that supports gesture control for controlling your devices.
Other highlights included Honda and Sony’s Afeela electric vehicle, the cord-free Displace TV, and a spoon that zaps your tongue to make you taste salt so you can cut down on sodium.
For all of the news from CES 2025, make sure to check out our CES 2025 hub.Tag: CES 2025
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CES 2025 is wrapping up today, and attendees are preparing to head home after a long week of exploring the latest tech products. MacRumors Dan Barbera spent the last few days checking out what’s new, and we’re wrapping up the week with our Best of CES 2025 list.
LG showed off a new UltraFine 6K display with Thunderbolt 5 support, and it’s a serious Pro Display XDR competitor. The 32-inch display has a sleek stand with adjustable height, and almost no bezels at all. Launch date and price aren’t available just yet. Samsung also had the Smart Monitor M9, a 4K OLED display with an AI Picture Optimizer feature that makes adjustments based on what’s on the screen.
TP-Link’s Tapo brand had some interesting security cameras and locks, including one that’s able to verify your identity by reading the veins in your palm before unlocking the door. The cameras aren’t HomeKit or Matter-enabled, but Tapo has detailed notifications that give you insight into what’s going on rather than just a standard motion detected alert.
As for Apple-related accessories, Satechi’s 3-in-1 magnetic travel chargers in bright colors were a win and SanDisk showed off a MagSafe SSD with USB-C that’s perfect for transferring content from your iPhone or recording video directly to the external drive.
OhSnap demoed a MagSafe wallet that has a super strong grip and can hold up to eight cards, and for HomeKit users, Flic Duo had a Matter-compatible button that supports gesture control for controlling your devices.
Other highlights included Honda and Sony’s Afeela electric vehicle, the cord-free Displace TV, and a spoon that zaps your tongue to make you taste salt so you can cut down on sodium.
For all of the news from CES 2025, make sure to check out our CES 2025 hub.
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Strange, unique, and otherwise noteworthy PCs and PC accessories from CES 2025
Most of these experiments don’t stick around for long, but who knows.
The Consumer Electronics Show is a reliable source of announcements about iterative updates to PCs and PC components. A few of those announcements are significant enough in some way that they break through all that noise—Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs and their lofty promises about AI-generated frames did that this year, as did Dell’s decision to kill multiple decades-old PC brands and replace them with a bland series of “Pro/Premium/Plus” tiers.
But CES is also a place where PC companies and accessory makers get a little weird, taking some bigger (and occasionally questionable) swings alongside a big batch of more predictable incremental refreshes. As we’ve covered the show from afar this year, here are some of the more notable things we’ve seen.
Put an E-Ink screen on it: Asus NUC 14 Pro AI+
The NUC 14 Pro AI+ finds a way to combine E-Ink, AI, and turn-of-the-millennium translucent plastic into a single device.
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The strangest CES PCs are usually the ones that try to pull away from “a single screen attached to a keyboard” in some way. Sometimes, those PCs have a second screen stashed somewhere; sometimes, they have a screen that stretches; sometimes, they get rid of the keyboard part and extend the screen down where you expect that keyboard to be.
Amazon’s latest Blu-ray promo nets you three movies for just $33
The Blu-ray version of the second Dune film normally runs $33.99, but it’s currently available for a third of that price. | Warner Bros.
If you’re looking for indoor activities to keep you entertained this winter, you might want to check out Amazon’s ongoing Blu-ray sale. Now through January 20th, you can pick up three 4K Blu-ray titles for $33 when you add them to your cart, regardless of their sale price. That amounts to $11 per film, which is the kind of discount typically reserved for major shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What’s more, you can take advantage of the deal as many times as you’d like.
The limited time promo extends to hundreds of movies, including some of the most popular films from the past few years. Never got a chance to watch Denis Villeneuve’s Dune? That’s okay, because the sale includes both Dune and Dune: Part Two, each of which would normally cost north of $30. Thanks to Amazon’s sale, though, you can pick up both for $33 alongside a third box office hit — whether it be Twisters, Oppenheimer, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Batman, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, or even Barbie.
It’s not all recent hits from the past year or two, either. The sale includes older classics, too, including Jurassic Park, The Shining, Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade Runner 2049, and much more.
The Blu-ray version of the second Dune film normally runs $33.99, but it’s currently available for a third of that price. | Warner Bros.
If you’re looking for indoor activities to keep you entertained this winter, you might want to check out Amazon’s ongoing Blu-ray sale. Now through January 20th, you can pick up three 4K Blu-ray titles for $33 when you add them to your cart, regardless of their sale price. That amounts to $11 per film, which is the kind of discount typically reserved for major shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What’s more, you can take advantage of the deal as many times as you’d like.
The limited time promo extends to hundreds of movies, including some of the most popular films from the past few years. Never got a chance to watch Denis Villeneuve’s Dune? That’s okay, because the sale includes both Dune and Dune: Part Two, each of which would normally cost north of $30. Thanks to Amazon’s sale, though, you can pick up both for $33 alongside a third box office hit — whether it be Twisters, Oppenheimer, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Batman, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, or even Barbie.
It’s not all recent hits from the past year or two, either. The sale includes older classics, too, including Jurassic Park, The Shining, Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade Runner 2049, and much more.
4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case
The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.
The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.
UK forges new radiation-resistant steel in step forward for fusion energy startups
Scientists in the UK have forged 5.5 tonnes of a new kind of steel capable of withstanding the searing heat and intense neutron radiation of nuclear fusion, the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars. The breakthrough is another boost to Europe’s growing flock of fusion energy startups. A UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) working group called NEURONE produced the reduced-activation ferritic-martensitic steel, or “RAFM” for short. It marks the first time that RAFM has been produced on an industrial scale in Britain. “This is really positive and potentially has relevance for all fusionenergy projects,” Ryan Ramsey, COO at…This story continues at The Next Web
Scientists in the UK have forged 5.5 tonnes of a new kind of steel capable of withstanding the searing heat and intense neutron radiation of nuclear fusion, the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars. The breakthrough is another boost to Europe’s growing flock of fusion energy startups. A UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) working group called NEURONE produced the reduced-activation ferritic-martensitic steel, or “RAFM” for short. It marks the first time that RAFM has been produced on an industrial scale in Britain. “This is really positive and potentially has relevance for all fusionenergy projects,” Ryan Ramsey, COO at…
This story continues at The Next Web
This Hybrid Car Has a Personal EV Aircraft in the Trunk
The setup would let you charge your own vertical take-off and landing vehicle in the trunk while you drive — though it would all cost you almost $300,000.
The setup would let you charge your own vertical take-off and landing vehicle in the trunk while you drive — though it would all cost you almost $300,000.
Better Man: Robbie Williams and Michael Gracey ditched accuracy to find truth
Robbie Williams and Michael Gracey discuss Better Man.
Better Man‘s star Robbie Williams and director Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) talk to Mashable’s Film Editor Kristy Puchko about breaking biopic expectations, swapping fact for truth, and Williams’ readiness to share his life with the audience.
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for the first time this year
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 earbuds are on sale for $180 via Amazon. This is the first serious discount of the year and represents a savings of 28 percent. It’s not a record-low, but it’s darn close.
The AirPods Pro 2 earbuds have made a real name for themselves since originally launching back in 2022. They easily made our list of the best wireless earbuds, and with good reason. These are a marked improvement over the prior iteration in nearly every way. The sound quality is fantastic and the earbuds now feature active noise cancellation.
In our official review, we heaped particular praise on the transparency mode. It sounds so natural, especially when compared to some rival earbuds out there. You can leave the AirPods in during a real-life conversation and likely not even notice you’re wearing them. Other features include ultra-fast pairing with Apple devices, hands-free Siri and spatial audio.
A recent software update also brought a reduction in wireless audio latency, which should be great for mobile gaming. Another boon for gamers? Voice quality has gotten an uptick, thanks to 16-bit, 48kHz audio during live chats.
The major issue with these earbuds is the price, which has been alleviated slightly by today’s sale. As a minor gripe, the touch gestures do take a bit of practice to get right, but it’s not rocket science.
Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/apples-airpods-pro-2-are-on-sale-for-the-first-time-this-year-193537995.html?src=rss
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 earbuds are on sale for $180 via Amazon. This is the first serious discount of the year and represents a savings of 28 percent. It’s not a record-low, but it’s darn close.
The AirPods Pro 2 earbuds have made a real name for themselves since originally launching back in 2022. They easily made our list of the best wireless earbuds, and with good reason. These are a marked improvement over the prior iteration in nearly every way. The sound quality is fantastic and the earbuds now feature active noise cancellation.
In our official review, we heaped particular praise on the transparency mode. It sounds so natural, especially when compared to some rival earbuds out there. You can leave the AirPods in during a real-life conversation and likely not even notice you’re wearing them. Other features include ultra-fast pairing with Apple devices, hands-free Siri and spatial audio.
A recent software update also brought a reduction in wireless audio latency, which should be great for mobile gaming. Another boon for gamers? Voice quality has gotten an uptick, thanks to 16-bit, 48kHz audio during live chats.
The major issue with these earbuds is the price, which has been alleviated slightly by today’s sale. As a minor gripe, the touch gestures do take a bit of practice to get right, but it’s not rocket science.
Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/apples-airpods-pro-2-are-on-sale-for-the-first-time-this-year-193537995.html?src=rss
Apple Pay Now Lets You Pay Later With Synchrony
Synchrony is now available as a buy-now, pay-later option when checking out with Apple Pay online and in apps on iPhone and iPad.
Synchrony was added to a list of Apple Pay installment providers in the U.S. in an Apple support document that was updated today, joining Affirm and Klarna. The addition was spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris.
iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 users can select “Other Cards & Pay Later Options” when checking out with Apple Pay to access payment plans available from Synchrony.
Apple discontinued its own buy-now, pay-later service called Apple Pay Later last year, and started partnering with third-party providers. Apple Pay Later let qualifying customers split a purchase made with Apple Pay into four equal payments over six weeks, with no interest or fees. Affirm, Klarna, and now Synchrony offer similar financing options.Related Roundups: Apple Pay, iOS 18, iPadOS 18
Related Forums: Apple Music, Apple Pay/Card, iCloud, Fitness+, iOS 18, iPadOS 18
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Synchrony is now available as a buy-now, pay-later option when checking out with Apple Pay online and in apps on iPhone and iPad.
Synchrony was added to a list of Apple Pay installment providers in the U.S. in an Apple support document that was updated today, joining Affirm and Klarna. The addition was spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris.
iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 users can select “Other Cards & Pay Later Options” when checking out with Apple Pay to access payment plans available from Synchrony.
Apple discontinued its own buy-now, pay-later service called Apple Pay Later last year, and started partnering with third-party providers. Apple Pay Later let qualifying customers split a purchase made with Apple Pay into four equal payments over six weeks, with no interest or fees. Affirm, Klarna, and now Synchrony offer similar financing options.
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