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We're finally getting robot vacuums that support a wider array of ecosystems. The new Ecovacs X Series has finally launched, and it not only offers support for Apple HomeKit but also for Matter, the universal smart home standard that allows the vacuum to work with any major smart home platform.
Easily the most interesting model in that lineup, however, is the X8 Pro Omni. This is the flagship vacuum in the Ecovacs X series, and it goes far beyond simply offering Matter and Apple HomeKit...
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These are the games we hope we get in February.
The Super Bowl is always the biggest game of the year, and one of the largest spectacles in all of sports — but that doesn’t always mean the game is fun. Look no further than last year. Sure, Chiefs vs. 49ers was the matchup between the best teams, but was anyone outside of those two fanbases really looking forward to that game?
These playoffs are different. The slate is littered with absolute...
Russell Westbrook still has that dog in him, and this rebound proved it.
It was easy to dismiss the Denver Nuggets signing Russell Westbrook to a minimum contract over the offseason as a desperate move from a cheap team. The organization had already lost a key starter from its 2023 championship squad in free agency when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signed with the Orlando Magic. As Denver continued to bleed talent from its title team, Westbrook was brought on board for his sixth team in...
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Which players have the chance to make the biggest impact in the AFC wild-card games?
The AFC wild-card games kickoff three in a row on Saturday and Sunday before the NFC joins the party on Sunday and Monday.
Every week, we discuss one under-the-radar player from every team who made a big difference in the previous week in out “Secret Superstars” column. For the postseason, we are looking ahead, not back. Here we will discuss one player from...
Every game time, and more importantly all the streaming services you’ll need.
The schedules in College Football and the NFL are coalescing for five straight days of binge-watching unlike anything we’ve seen in years. This football-shaped eclipse is worth preparing for, and to be clear, you will need to do a little prep work ahead of time.
Between the CFB Playoff and NFL Wild Card round, there are FIVE different services you need to be subscribed to in order to watch everything on...
The Pacers’ lineup had the lowest number combination possible
The Indiana Pacers were always going to have a hard time living up to expectations this season after they made a surprising run to the Eastern Conference Finals a year ago. Indiana is off to just a 20-18 start this season, but that’s still enough to hold onto a protected playoff seed thus far in the lowly Eastern Conference.
1The Pacers got a win on Wednesday night when they blasted the Chicago Bulls, 129-113. The...
Experts say L.A. isn’t the only city to see its public water system stressed by firefighting demand as climate change exacerbates wildfires.
The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as they were overstressed without assistance from firefighting aircraft for hours early Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was pumping from...
Mike Rolih was taking a break from his driving gig to watch a local football practice when the light bulb went off: There had to be a better way for coaches and players to communicate. Now his GoRout smartwatch is being tested by Alabama, Auburn, and other college football powerhouses.
College football is suddenly in a constant state of change. The transfer portal, conference realignment, players making millions in NIL deals, the first-ever 12-team playoff—if you cryogenically froze...
Trump’s presidency could mean big policy shifts in tax and other incentives for both electric vehicle makers and consumers.
Electric vehicle demand is expected to keep rising this year, but uncertainty over policy changes and tariffs is clouding the forecast.
S&P Global Mobility expects global sales of 15.1 million battery electric vehicles in 2025, which would mark a 30% jump. Battery electric vehicles are expected to make up 16.7% of the market share for light vehicles.
Tesla, BYD of...
“I’m just like, ‘It could take you down a really bad road, or it could be a really fun road.’”
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Meta’s overhaul of its content moderation and fact-checking policies in the US is bringing into focus a key geopolitical tension likely to grow under the incoming Trump administration: the regulation of speech online.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg made no secret of his attempt to align his interests with those of President-elect Donald Trump, saying he planned to work with Trump to “push back on governments around the world that are going after...
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The AI search engine Perplexity is launching an integration with Tripadvisor that will add more information about hotels. Now, when you search for places to stay, Perplexity will present you with a neatly organized list of hotels, alongside summaries of why it chose them using information sourced from Tripadvisor.
In an example shared by Perplexity, a search for “hotels in Madrid for a business trip” yields a result for Hotel Regina, which the search engine says...
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Mercedes-Benz said that its electric vehicles will be able to access Tesla’s Supercharger network starting in February.
By now you should be familiar with how this goes: a manufacturer announces Supercharger access, first through the use of NACS-to-CCS adapters and then later with native NACS integration. The adapters are available to purchase through dealerships. And EV owners will get to giddily watch as the number of accessible public EV chargers suddenly...
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Microsoft is holding another Xbox Developer Direct event on January 23rd. It’s the third Developer Direct in a row, making it an annual look at what’s ahead for Xbox for the year. Like last year’s event, Microsoft will provide some updates on Xbox games that are planned for release in 2025, including feature South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and DOOM: The Dark Ages.
Microsoft’s teaser image for the event also includes a teaser for an unannounced...
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The popular open-source VLC video player was demonstrated on the floor of CES 2025 with automatic AI subtitling and translation, generated locally and offline in real time. Parent organization VideoLAN shared a video on Tuesday in which president Jean-Baptiste Kempf shows off the new feature, which uses open-source AI models to generate subtitles for videos in several languages.
“At the same time we have automatic translation working to translate the subtitles to...
The Astrohaus Wordrunner keyboard will be available through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in February. | Image: Astrohaus
Astrohaus has announced a new addition to its distraction-reducing Freewrite line of writing tools at CES. Unlike its previous all-in-one devices that pair a keyboard with basic monochromatic screens, its new Freewrite Wordrunner is a standalone mechanical keyboard customized with keys and tools designed to help writers stay focused and work more...
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The first Nintendo Switch basically had the road to itself, and Nintendo instantly proved just how awesome a hybrid console and handheld could be, leading to massive success. The next Switch is imminent, but it will launch into a world that’s packed with very capable handheld gaming PCs that could present an interesting challenge to Nintendo, especially following news from CES 2025.
Valve’s Steam Deck kicked off the handheld gaming PC...
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Alpine adds Ry? Hirakawa as a reserve driver as rumors swirl regarding their 2025 driver lineup
The 2025 Formula 1 season is just around the corner, but Alpine is not done adding to their driver roster.
The team announced on Thursday that Ry? Hirakawa was joining Alpine as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 season. As part of his duties, Hirakawa will participate in the team’s Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) program, and will drive the...
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One player from each NFC team that can make a huge impact in their wild-card games.
Now that the regular season is over, and the playoffs are afoot, it’s time to give our “Secret Superstars” concept – which reveals the most underrated players in every week of the season – a bit of an overhaul. Instead of the unheralded guys we’ve just seen, let’s spin it forward, and discuss one player from every team in the wild-card round who could...
Thursday has been declared a National Day of Mourning for the 39th president, who passed away on December 29.
President Joe Biden proclaimed that today (Thursday, January 9, 2025) would be a National Day of Mourning after former president Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29, 2024.