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Razer’s prototype gaming chair blasts you with hot or cold air

Image: Razer It’s becoming a tradition for Razer to show off some pretty wild prototypes at CES, but the concept gaming chair with integrated heating and cooling it just unveiled actually sounds downright practical. Project Arielle is a mesh gaming chair that features a bladeless fan system that’s designed to keep you at a comfortable […]

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Razer’s RGB dock turns gaming handhelds and phones into TV consoles

Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Razer has announced some new handheld gaming goodies, including remote PC streaming capabilities for the Kishi Ultra mobile controller and a folding multiplatform RGB dock for the Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and more. Razer says its Handheld Dock Chroma is a “6-in-1” docking station that transforms

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Withings is making a cardiologist checkup part of its health subscription

The BPM Vision is another way to track your heart health — and there’s a new way to make sense of the data, too. | Image: Withings If you’re a Withings device owner and a Withings Plus subscriber, there’s a new feature coming to your health tracking system. It’s a telemedicine service called Cardio Check-Up,

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Razer Project Ava: would you pay an AI to help you get good at games?

Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer is introducing what might be its most controversial “project” yet — an “AI gaming copilot” designed to help you get better at video games. With your permission, it takes thousands of pictures of your screen, then tells you how to play a

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Audio-Technica’s latest earbuds have marathon battery life and a useful trick

Image: Audio-Technica Audio-Technica’s wireless earbuds don’t always receive the same amount of buzz that larger brands get, but they’re consistently good performers that deliver on all the most important criteria. Here at CES 2025, the company is introducing the new ATH-CKS50TW2. These buds feature Audio-Technica’s usual tuning and sound quality, but there are two main

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Meta abandons fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in favor of Community Notes

Laura Normand / The Verge Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are ditching third-party fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes program inspired by X, according to an announcement penned by Meta’s new Trump-friendly policy chief Joel Kaplan. Meta is also moving its trust and safety teams from California to Texas. “We’ve seen this approach work on

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Goodyear’s smart tires can sense rain and ice for improved emergency braking

Image: Goodyear Under new rules announced last year, all cars sold in the US will need to come with automatic emergency braking by 2029. But automakers are asking for a delay, saying the technology isn’t good enough, especially in adverse conditions. Here’s Goodyear to the rescue. The tire company teamed up with TNO, an independent

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