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Image: Hisense CES is always a showcase of giant-sized TVs, and true to form, Hisense has brought two enormous new models to Las Vegas this year: the 136-inch MicroLED 136MX, and the 116-inch TriChroma LED TV. It seems like, for five or six years now, we’ve been hearing how MicroLED will usher in the next […]

Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The Wireless Power Consortium announced at CES on Monday that more Android devices will use the MagSafe-based Qi2 charging standard in 2025. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll all have magnets, though; the WPC says it now has a “Qi2 Ready” certification for phones that need a

Image: John Deere The next time you pass a farm tractor tilling a field, check to make sure there’s somebody in the cab. Chances are, there won’t be. Today at CES, John Deere announced a host of new fully autonomous vehicles that it says will revolutionize farming, landscaping, and construction. Among the new vehicles the

The 2024 Kindle Scribe has a new look and new features, but you can stick to the older model if you already have one. Amazon released a new version of its Kindle Scribe in October with an improved pen and new AI-powered writing features. It’s appropriately Amazon’s most expensive Kindle by far, but thankfully, you

The creators behind the Bird Buddy smart feeder have taken the wraps off a camera that keeps tabs on the activity in your garden, whether it’s a seed sprouting or a bee visiting one of your flowers. The Petal camera is launching under new Wonder branding, and features a bendable stem alongside a universal clip

Image: Ecovacs Ecovacs’ new robovac has a mop that extends to clean hard-to-reach spots, like corners and the edges of walls. But unlike other robovacs equipped with extendable mops, the Deebot X8 Pro Omni trades circular mop pads for a roller mop that cleans itself while it roves about your house. The robovac, which Ecovacs

The striking Styla works with a standard deadbolt and uses a ball and catch mechanism rather than a handle. | Image: Lockly We’re swimming in smart lock options, but we haven’t seen anything quite as cool as the $700 Lockly Styla, an all-in-one smart deadblot lock and video doorbell being shown off at CES 2025.

Pawport’s indoor smart door with a wood finish. | Image: Pawport The Pawport might be the most elaborate way to let your dog enter and exit your home. The smart dog door connects to a Bluetooth tag that straps to your dog’s collar. When your dog approaches, its double doors swing open to let your

The Lifx Luna Smart Lamp offers user-controlled colors. | Photo: Lifx Smart lighting brand Lifx is introducing its first smart lamp at CES 2025: the Lifx Luna. It uses Matter over Wi-Fi, so it’ll integrate with an existing smart home setup easily — or it’s a low-stakes way to add some smarts to your non-smart

The Vision Prestige smart lock has two cameras: a 2K one to stream a view of your front door to the back of the lock and an infrared camera it uses for facial recognition unlocking. | Image: Lockly Lockly is one of the more innovative smart lock makers. Last year at CES, the company debuted