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HyperX’s Cloud Flight S is its first headset with Qi wireless charging

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Besides a new, more premium-looking design that forgoes the usual garish details you see on gaming peripherals, the Flight S carriers over a lot of the same features that made the Cloud Flight a popular choice for gamers. Like its predecessor, the new model’s mic is detachable. Battery life is likewise rated at up to 30 hours on a single charge, and the 50mm drivers can output 7.1 virtual surround sound. The headset also features a maximum range of approximately 65 feet thanks to the 2.4GHz USB transmitter you plug into your PC or PlayStation 4.

HyperX ChargePlay Base

The 15W ChargePlay Base HyperX sells costs $60, and can charge two devices simultaneously. You can also top up the Cloud Flight S with the micro-USB cable that comes inside the box, but then you have to deal with the slight inconvenience of fiddling with a micro-USB port.

While it’s a bummer the Cloud Flight S doesn’t come with a charging pad, Qi support gives it a unique differentiator over other headsets in the price range like the $150 SteelSeries Arctis 7. Even when you factor in the price of buying a charging pad, the Cloud Flight S is still more affordable than other gaming headsets that offer alternative charging options. For example, Astro’s A50 headset costs $300. It also uses a proprietary connector, which means, if you don’t want to use a USB cable, you can only charge the headset with the included base station.

HyperX Pulsefire Raid

HyperX also announced today that it plans to bring its Pulsefire Raid mouse to North America. The 11-button mouse was previously only available in a couple of Asian countries. You can program all of Pulsefire Raid’s buttons, making it a good fit for games like League of Legends and Fortnite where a couple of extra easily accessible keybinds can give you a competitive edge. It also features a Pixart 3389 sensor with a max 16,000 DPI setting and customizable RGB lighting. Despite all the extra buttons, it weighs 125 grams, which is on the lighter side for a mouse of this type. The Pulsefire Raid will be available this month for $60.

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New lithium-sulfur battery could let phones last five days between charges

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The key was to rework the particle bonds in sulfur cathodes to help them handle higher loads without decreases in capacity, performance or stability. The technique was derived from the bridging architectures you see in processing detergent powders, the university said.

The challenge is to get the battery to production. Many researchers have touted battery breakthroughs that never seem to reach shipping products. There’s a lot of work involved in bringing batteries to market, whether it’s refining the design or finding a way to produce it in large volumes, and many of these inventions either don’t escape the lab or are stuck there for years.

The Monash team may be closer than most to offering a practical product, mind you. Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute has already produced test batteries, and scientists plan to test the design in cars and solar power grids in Australia later in 2020. They’ve also received a patent for the invention. It could still take a long time before the tech reaches the real world. If and when it does, though, it could not only reduce battery hassles for mobile devices, but make it easier to justify EVs for those wary of range limits and long-term environmental costs.

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Netflix wins just two Golden Globes despite receiving 34 nomination

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HBO Max was the big TV winner with four awards, two each for Succession and Chernobyl. Amazon Prime Video won two prizes for Fleabag (best musical or comedy TV series and best actress in a TV series musical or comedy for creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Hulu also grabbed two awards, with Patricia Arquette taking the supporting actress victory for The Act, and Ramy Youssef grabbing best actor for his comedy Ramy. The lone prize for a non-streaming service went to FX’s Fosse/Verdon, with Michelle Williams named best actress in a limited series.

The film side was dominated by classic studio releases, with Universal’s 1917 winning best motion picture (drama) and Sony’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood garnering the same prize in the musical/comedy category. Joaquin Phoenix won best actor for Joker, while Awkwafina became the first actor of Asian decent to win a Golden Globe as best actress/musical or comedy for The Farewell. Netflix can at least console itself as being the only streaming service to win in the motion picture category thanks to Laura Dern’s Marriage Story prize.

While nominated for a pair of awards for The Morning Show, Apple TV+ was also shut out of the awards. On top of that, host Ricky Gervais jabbed Apple (with Tim cook in attendance). “Apple rolled into the TV game with a superb drama about the importance of dignity and doing the right thing, made by a company that runs sweatshops in China,” he said.

Netflix might have a chance to redeem itself soon, as the Oscar nominations are set to be announced on January 13th, and the show itself will arrive earlier than it ever has on February 9th. Given the nominations it had compared to the wins it got, however, Netflix will likely see the 2020 Golden Globes as a big disappointment.



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Intel says upcoming 10th-gen H-series CPUs will surpass 5GHz

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Intel made a bold statement today at CES: It’s surpassing the 5GHz barrier with its upcoming Core i7 H-series 10th generation processors, which are headed to notebooks. That’ll make them even faster than its current top-of-the-line Core i9 H-series chip, the 9980HK, which maxes out at 5GHz. Sure, it’s not too surprising that Intel is reaching beyond that speed, but it’s notable that it’s doing so in the lesser i7 line. And as usual, you can expect the next i9 chip to come in even faster than that i7.

Additionally, the company claims the 10th-gen H-series processors will also scale better across eight cores, which should also lead to a decent performance boost. Intel wouldn’t divulge any more details about its upcoming processors, but we can expect to hear more during its CES keynote on Monday.

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Intel’s ‘Ghost Canyon’ NUC will fit a full-sized desktop GPU

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Intel Ghost Canyon NUC

The last NUC we reviewed, codenamed Hades Canyon, featured Intel’s unique collaboration with AMD’s Radeon graphics. It was a capable little machine, but it was no match for a genuine desktop GPU. Intel says the Ghost Canyon NUC will also be powered by an i9 processor that can reach up to 5GHz on a single core. And for the first time, you’ll also be able to upgrade the CPU down the line.

While I’m sure it’ll cost much more than a comparable desktop, it could be appealing to gamers who want a powerful rig they can just throw in a backpack. Intel just gave us a sneak peak of the Ghost Canyon NUC at CES today, expect to hear more details later this week.

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The Poseidon smart mirror can be customized to your needs

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While the Artemis only came in one size, the Poseidon can be customized to sizes both big and small, and the orientation can be flipped to either landscape or vertical. You can also choose different lighting setups, different color frames, and more. From there, the mirror is made up of multiple modules that you can swap in or out, much like a build-your-own PC.

There are options for a multitouch surface, an ambient light sensor, a touchless frame where you hover your fingers above the glass, different color LEDs (there’s a gesture option where you can change lights by waving your hand in front of the mirror) and more. It even comes with a motherboard with a Qualcomm chipset, USB, WiFi and Ethernet, which definitely makes it more like a computer with a mirror. There’s also a camera, which is useful for facial recognition, various AR applications and detecting your posture. If you’re concerned about privacy, the camera does have a manual lens cover. CareOS also told us that all of the information is stored locally and not shared on the cloud.

CareOS

Aside from all of these modular components, the Poseidon is very similar to the Artemis. As mentioned, it runs CareOS, a smart mirror platform with augmented reality and connected components. You can use it to swap out hair styles, try on different beauty products (there are even video tutorials), and check to see if that random beauty mark is something to be worried about. It can be connected to HealthKit or Google Fit so you can see your activity levels on the screen as well as smart thermostats so you can adjust the temperature from your bathroom mirror. The company has also partnered with Mateo, which offers a smart bathroom mat that doubles as a scale, so you can monitor your weight as well.

The big downside to it? It’s insanely expensive at $3,000 to $6,000 a pop (the price varies so wildly because it’s dependent on which modules you decide to add). CareOS said that the mirror is for both consumers and retail — it’s working on providing it to select Wella beauty salons at the moment — but I can’t see this as something that you or me would buy. That is, unless you just have a ton of cash to burn.

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Lexilight is a reading lamp designed to help people with dyslexia

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The Lexilight is completely adjustable — knobs on the back of the light change the pulsation, allowing users to find the rhythm that works for them.

Lexilight

Lexilife is a new company out of France, and it’s showing off the Lexilight at CES 2020. The lamp itself is available now in Europe and will come to the United States soon, according to Lexilife founder Jean-Baptiste Fontes. It costs €549, and is available for a free 30-day trial.

Lexilife partners with dyslexia support organizations, and it’s tested the lamp on more than 300 people with dyslexia. Ninety percent of them found it improved their reading abilities.

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IEVA’s environment-monitoring watch protects your outer beauty

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Hyperbole about slowing time down aside, the Time-C is a hybrid watch that can analyze the local air to check for a variety of environmental factors. Like indoor and outdoor CO2 and VOC sensors that are cross-checked against data from the EU’s Copernicus Program. It’ll also track ambient temperature, humidity, luminosity and the local noise levels. And if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also get sun exposure tracking, for both UVA, UVB and UV, warning you when it’s time to get indoors.

IEVA was founded by Jean-Michel Karam, an engineer who also owns the skincare brand IOMA, which already uses small hydration sensors in its high-end beauty products. Time-C is the logical extension of this, enabling its wealthy customers to track their skincare needs and use the precise creams to keep them looking young. Much like L’Oreal’s MySkinTrack, the point is to offer you tips on skin and hair care, and recommend products for you to buy.

Like most hybrids in this class, you’ll get heart-rate measurement, activity and sleep tracking as part of the package. And there’s an SpO2 sensor inside, helping keep track of sleep apnea if, and when, it happens, and examining if environmental factors can contribute to it.

Design-wise, the Time-C has a self-consciously retro look, with chunky, 309L stainless steel lugs and angled bezel that envelops the sapphire crystal lens. If you’ve ever seen The Man With the Golden Gun, you’ll never shake the fact that the watch looks just like the Solex Agitator from that movie. The retro feel continues with the dark blue face and bevelled, pointed hands, made from brass, that just scream Mad Men from every pore.

It’s a hybrid, and so if you push the pusher, the arms will whirl around on the face to show you the levels of each environmental factor. One hand points to one of the labels on the face, such as UV or Humidity, while the other points to a small intensity graph, showing how strong it is at a given time. Any other interaction will take place on the companion app, IEVA. It’ll pull the data from your watch, offer warnings and tips on how to stay young, healthy and full of vim. That includes diet advice, as well as skincare and hair product suggestions. In addition, the environmental data will be made available to academic researchers, free of charge, to help their work in understanding climate change.

Because it has no digital display, the watch hands double as indicators for the various sensors. Hit the pusher and the hands will spin around, one pointing to a label — like UV or Humidity — while the other points to an intensity graph to show the specific levels around you. The other interactions take place on the IEVA Companion App, pulling data from your watch, as well as from other sources, to keep you in top shape.

In terms of battery life, the Time-C is rated for five days of use on a single charge, but will ship with a special charging stand that’ll enable the watch to keep working while being re-juiced. Unfortunately, as you may have guessed, a watch this pretty, with this many sensors, and aimed at the sort of folks who buy customized cosmetics, won’t come cheap. When it arrives toward the end of this year in three colorways: Stainless Steel, Rose Gold and Gold, it could cost anything from $490 up to $1,000. But perhaps, if keeping your skin as bouncy as a taught trampoline is important to you, it’s a small price to pay.

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Colgate’s Plaqless Pro tells you how clean your teeth are in real time

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The Plaqless Pro’s other trick is that its sensors create a “map” of your mouth and transmit that data back to your phone so you can see exactly where you’ve brushed and what spots you’ve missed. I feel like you need to be really dedicated to your oral health to take advantage of that data, but it’s there if you need it. The app also contains the requisite feedback and coaching tips based on how you brush — again, something that’s probably overkill for most people.

Colgate isn’t saying when the Plaqless Pro will go on sale or how much it’ll cost, but it will be more expensive than the company’s current electric brush, the $100 E1. Colgate says it will be in the same realm as top-of-the-line options from Oral-B and Sonicare, which should put it in the $200 range. That’s a big commitment, but immediate feedback on how clean your teeth are is something buyers should be able to immediately find useful.

Colgate Plaqless Pro

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Samsung unveils its AI-powered 8K TVs for 2020

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Of course its Infinity Screen is impressive, with almost nothing surrounding the screen itself or distracting your eye. What you won’t see are the speakers embedded into the back of the display that, in concert with its AI “Quantum” processor give a 5.1 surround sound effect that tracks objects as they move around the screen, and can sync up with compatible soundbars — like the new ones Samsung just announced — for fuller “Q-Symphony” sound.

There’s also an embedded Samsung Health app, with dedicated fitness content, and it allows owners to manage their workouts on the TV using a connected smartphone. Naturally, support for AI assistants like Samsung’s Bixby, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa is built-in too. We’ll find out more about this TV and the rest of Samsung’s lineup shortly, so stay tuned.

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