Will.i.am is flogging electronics again
Will.i.am's history with consumer tech has been — let's just say “spotty.” The musician/entrepreneur loves gadgets, this much we can say for certain. For his latest trick, the Black Eyed Pea is returning as LG's “Experiential Architect” in conjunction with CES 2025.
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Pebble reveals its EV travel trailer designed for digital nomads
Three years ago, Bingrui Yang founded Pebble to bring electrification, automation, and the usability of an iPhone to the RV world. The public got its first glimpse Monday at CES 2025 of what that looks like: a production-ready all-electric travel trailer loaded with tech designed to make towing and
Online spending grew 3% to a record $1.2T over holiday period, says Salesforce
Online spending rose 3% to a record $1.2 trillion globally over the holiday period, with U.S.-sales, specifically, growing 4% to $282 billion.
That’s according to a new report from Salesforce, which aggregated data from across its various cloud services, including Agentforce, Commerce Cloud
Therabody launches Coach, an AI-powered digital recovery platform
Therabody, the maker of popular massage guns and other wellness devices, announced at CES 2025 that it’s launching a new AI-powered digital recovery platform called Coach.
The new platform is launching in beta inside Therabody’s app. While the app currently gives users easy-to-follow p
RoboForce raises $10 million to create a robot workforce
Last summer, when RoboForce founder Leo Ma visited a solar farm outside Phoenix, the ground was hot enough to cook an egg on. Ma watched as workers traversed uninhabitable lands to spend hours securing millions of solar panels.
Over the years Ma has visited hundreds of factories, from chip maker
Qualcomm brings its Snapdragon X chips to mid-range Windows laptops and desktops
Qualcomm is making a move for the mid-range PC market with a new system-on-chip.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon X, the latest chip in its Snapdragon X Series of PC processors. The company claims that the chip, built on a 4nm fabrication process, deliver
Full Nature Farms launches smart irrigation system at CES 2025 to reduce agricultural water waste
Agriculture, which consumes about 70% of global freshwater, is grappling with increased water scarcity and inefficient irrigation systems. Traditional methods of irrigation not only lead to wasted water and nutrients, but also contribute to lower crop yields, food insecurity, and unnecessary carbon
How to watch CES 2025's press conferences
"">CES 2025 kicks off January 7, but many of the biggest events and reveals actually begin today through a series of live streams and press conferences. The annual Las Vegas event sets the tone for the year's consumer electronics and automotive industries. As always, technewss will be there, sn
Disney to merge Hulu Live TV with Fubo in groundbreaking deal
In a surprising deal announced on Monday, Disney is set to combine its Hulu Live TV business with Fubo, the live TV streaming service known for its extensive sports coverage. Under the terms of the deal, Disney will own about 70% of Fubo, which will continue to be available to viewers as a separate
Lucid meets production target with 9,029 EV deliveries in 2024
Luxury electric vehicle startup Lucid produced and delivered a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.
Lucid produced 3,386 vehicles and delivered 3,099 in Q4. On a full-year basis, the company produced 9,029 vehicles and delivered 10,241 vehicles in 2
Bird Buddy expands into insects with Wonder line
Bird Buddy's smart bird feeders are a perfect confluence of different consumer technologies. Breakthroughs in security cameras, AI, and solar charging have converged into a terrific little product that has captured public imagination.
At CES 2025, the startup's creators announced an expans
Soliddd is building smart glasses for people with macular degeneration
For the past several years, the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center have been lousy with AR/VR/XR smart glasses. While some of the biggest names in tech, like Apple and Google, have struggled to gain traction in the category, accessible tech remains relatively unexplored.
There's a lot of
Kidde's new smoke detectors have Ring technology built in
Amazon announced a partnership with Kidde at CES 2025 on Monday that brings its Ring technology to the home safety stalwart's smoke alarms. There will be multiple versions of the hybrid smoke and CO2 detectors, ranging in price from $55 to $75.
As a longtime owner of a Nest Protect, I can conf
Intel shows off its latest chip lineup at CES 2025
Fresh off of its worst year since going public in 1971, Intel is announcing new chips at CES 2025 that it hopes will turn its fortunes around.
The product announcement is Intel’s largest since the company’s board of directors forced out CEO Pat Gelsinger. That’s not the only reas