
If you’re buying a USB docking station, especially one with USB4, keep an eye out for an updated USB labeling scheme that will help you identify the USB technology being used.
In 2019, the names used by the USB Implementor Forum’s engineering teams to describe the various speeds of USB got leaked, and the backlash (


You never know what you’re going to get with CES. Of course, we knew we’d hear a lot about AI — check — and that there’d be announcements of new CPUs and GPUs — also check. But you just never know how the all the pomp and hoo-ha of this annual mega tech event is going to pay off in the real-world, for regular consumers. Does the average PC user have

It’s been another banner year for home security and smart home at CES, and after scouring the show floor, we’ve rounded up the smart products that stood apart from the rest.
Among our picks: a video doorbell and a smart deadbolt with their own screens (about time), a Matter-enabled smart lamp that can control other Matter devices without an internet connec

A top-notch streaming box with over-the-air antenna integration has always seemed like a slam-dunk idea to me. Now, an upstart device brand called MyVelo TV is actually making it happen.
For $100, the MyVelo TV Premiere box runs Android TV and includes a USB dongle with a single ATSC 3.0 tuner. A built-in MyVelo TV app wil

Visitors to the Home Appliances wing of LG Electronics’ vast CES 2025 exhibit will likely be drawn first to the most visually enticing new products: a breakthrough LG Signature Microwave oven, redesigned indoor gardening appliances, and a hyper helpful robot that couldn’t be cuter. Stuff that makes for cheery Eyewitness TV news coverage and social influencer posts f


The folks at Zero Breeze don’t think air conditioning should just be an indoor phenomenon. Why shouldn’t we enjoy cool air when we’re out barbecuing on our backyard decks or even on while tent-camping far from an AC outlet? So, the company unveiled its Zero Breeze Mark 3 Portable Air Condition at CES 2025 just for such scenarios.
Designed to combine portabi

CES 2025 hasn’t even kicked off yet, but thanks to AMD, we’re already getting a glimpse of what’s to come: the next generation of PC gaming handhelds. AMD announced that its hotly anticipated Ryzen Z2 processor is ready to rock after
AMD’s initial Z1

It’s been a long time since Windows 11 last received optional updates with new features included. As usual, the developers at Microsoft took a well-deserved break over the holiday season. But now that we’re in 2025, W