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• 15 of the coolest wired and wireless earbuds we saw at CES

  07-01-2017 14:00
  
  Battle of the budsImage by Sarah Jacobsson PurewalEarbuds may never give you the rich, immersive audio-gasmic experience that a nice pair of open-back, over-ear headphones can offer—but so what? You don’t use earbuds to get lost in the nuances of music. You use them because they’re small, durable, convenient, and because over-ear headphones get super-sweaty if you try to wear them while you’re working out.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click he
  
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• Everything is a virtual assistant now

  07-01-2017 13:00
  
  Amazon's Alexa won CES this week.
  Amazon's virtual assistant, which first appeared more than two years ago on Amazon's Echo smart speaker, seemed to be popping up everywhere at the annual International CES trade show in Las Vegas this week.
  Amazon opened Alexa to third-party hardware developers in the summer of 2015. Now, a year and a half later, the number of devices that support Alexa are dizzying. (We also learned this week that Alexa now offers more than 7,000 "skills," which is what Amazon
  
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• How happy of a driver are you? Toyota's Concept-i knows

  07-01-2017 05:24
  
  I have never really stopped to ask myself whether or not I enjoy driving, but user enjoyment is one of the main goals of Toyota's Concept-i car. To demonstrate what it might feel like to drive the Concept-i, Toyota has set up a simulator at CES in Las Vegas. 
  I tried it out myself and found the experience really enjoyable. Before entering the car, you have to type in your name, age, gender, and hobbies. This information is later used by the car to suggest enjoyable routes and measure your
  
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• In pictures: The hottest cars of CES 2017

  07-01-2017 05:12
  
  The hottest cars of CES 2017Image by Ann SingerCars have become one of the most popular attractions at CES in Las Vegas. Auto manufacturers are using the show, which happens a week before the North American International Automobile Show in Detroit, to preview cutting edge tech coming to cars in the future. Here are the hottest cars at CES this week.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Honda's amazing Riding Assist motorcycle won't fall over

  07-01-2017 04:41
  
  Honda has developed a self-balancing technology for motorbikes that keeps them upright. The system, which is still in the prototype stage, could reduce the number of motorcycle accidents in slow-moving traffic.Called Riding Assist, it involved the bike making tiny adjustments of its front wheel, moving back and forth sometimes almost imperceptibly, to keep the bike balanced.Balancing on two wheels isn’t new. Companies like Japan’s Murata Manufacturing and others have made small two-w
  
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• Hyundai's wearable robots could make you superhuman

  07-01-2017 02:55
  
  Hyundai’s wearable robots are an experiment—the company’s far better known for its automobiles, of course. But the three we saw at CES in Las Vegas gave intriguing glimpses of how Hyundai’s mechanical know-how could help humans become almost, well, superhuman. We saw an exoskeleton designed to support walking for paraplegics (and have seen other devices like this at prior shows), but we also saw a robot that was mostly legs, and designed for helping people who have to li
  
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• The FTC's IoT security case against D-Link will test its power

  07-01-2017 02:41
  
  A Federal Trade Commission attempt to rein in a poorly secured IoT device is raising questions over whether the U.S. regulator has the power to crack down on vendors suspected of shoddy practices.On Thursday, the FTC filed a complaint against Taiwanese manufacturer D-Link Systems that charged the company’s internet routers and web cameras can easily be hacked, putting consumers at risk.But the FTC’s complaint doesn’t cite evidence that the products have been breached, only the
  
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• Hey Alexa, what are your competitors doing?

  07-01-2017 01:55
  
  Internet-connected intelligent gizmos had a big showing at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, and there is one common thread between many of them: Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant.
  Lenovo has a new speaker featuring the assistant. Volkswagen and Ford are building Alexa into their cars. Plus, there’s a whole flotilla of other connected devices featuring Alexa, including a high-tech refrigerator from LG.
  That’s not to say other virtual assistants aren’t doing the same
  
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• This robot can beat you at chess, then serve you coffee

  07-01-2017 01:11
  
  I've never played chess, but the chess-playing robot manning the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) booth at CES made it look easy. 
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• US: Putin ordered cyber-meddling to favor Trump

  07-01-2017 00:47
  
  A highly anticipated U.S. intelligence report claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to covertly influence last year’s presidential election in favor for Donald Trump.However, the report – or at least the declassified version – offered no new evidence or sources to prove the Kremlin’s role in sponsoring the effort, which included hacks and online propaganda.The U.S. government published the 25-page document on Friday amid skepticism from incoming
  
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• We took a ride on Honda's self-balancing Uni-Cub

  07-01-2017 00:40
  
  Honda's self-balancing Uni-Cub personal transporter is a fun way to get around. Never mind that your probably need some exercise, the Uni-Cub will scoot you to your destination at 4 miles per hour, no effort required.Steering is as simple as moving your weight in the direction you want to go and the thing keeps upright thanks to balancing technology first developed for Honda's Asimo humanoid robot.At CES in Las Vegas, Honda was offering Uni-Cub test rides so we hopped onboard.
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• 5 devices we saw at CES that prove the smart home is getting weirder

  07-01-2017 00:30
  
  The biggest takeaway from CES this year is that soon your entire house will be connected to the internet. Is that concerning? Yes. Is it kind of cool? Yes. Is it a couch potato’s idea of utopia? Yes, yes, and yes again.
  It’s not just that every appliance in your house will have a Wi-Fi connection (at least if manufacturers like LG and Samsung have anything to say about it). It’s that those appliances will also have apps, and many of them are integrated with Amazon’s Alex
  
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