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It’s 2025 and the Nintendo Wii is getting a new Guitar Hero controller Hyperkin says the Hyper Strummer features a similar design to older hardware but uses improved internal components. | Image: HyperkinHyperkin opened preorders for a new guitar-shaped controller on New Year’s Day, but it isn’t compatible with Harmonix’s Fortnite Festival music game that debuted on the Switch in late 2023. In fact, the Hyper Strum…

Keychron is putting Hall effect switches into more keyboards The Keychron Q6 HE (pictured) now supports Hall effect switches. | Image: KeychronMechanical keyboard specialist Keychron is adding fancy analog Hall effect switches to more of its lineup. Two of the models announced at CES today are launching immediately: the $169 Lemokey P1 HE QMK, and the $229 Keychron Q6 HE QMK, with three additional keyboar…

Ultrahuman thinks its 18-karat gold smart ring is worth $1,900 Ultrahuman’s Rare smart ring in dune starts at £1500, roughly $1,900. | Image: UltrahumanCES 2025 is officially underway, and the adrenaline of a day of running around Las Vegas is fading fast. Yet I cannot fall asleep. Probably because I’ve been replaying the same three product teaser videos over and over and over. One opens with the familiar f…

Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging into one stock photo powerhouse Image: The VergeGetty Images and Shutterstock are joining forces in a merger valued at around $3.7 billion, the companies announced on Tuesday. The merger will allow the companies to expand their stock photo libraries as they face increasing competition from AI-powered image creation tools. Getty Images CEO Craig Peters will remain the head of t…

Using QR codes on shirts Hi, I am new to mostly all of this, I’m In the business of fitness and motivational clothing and was wondering if it’s possible to add a QR code to the clothing that’s customers can scan and be taken to a community website where everyone who has a shirt can post and talk about their journey. If so how ? Thank you!!!! submitted by /u/dgann…

Ripple Aims to Boost RLUSD Stablecoin’s DeFi Utility with Chainlink Standard Chainlink will provide crucial pricing data for Ripple’s U.S. dollar stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain.

Netgear’s new Wi-Fi 7 Orbi mesh system is a solid bump with plenty of ports The Netgear Orbi 870 three-pack in black. | Image: NetgearNetgear just announced the Orbi 870, a new Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that joins its now-three-tier lineup of Wi-Fi 7 mesh routers. It’s pricey like the others, but at $1,299.99 for a three-pack, it’s a full thousand dollars cheaper than the next kit up, the quad-band Orbi 970. Netgear says a th…

Audio-Technica’s latest earbuds have marathon battery life and a useful trick Image: Audio-TechnicaAudio-Technica’s wireless earbuds don’t always receive the same amount of buzz that larger brands get, but they’re consistently good performers that deliver on all the most important criteria. Here at CES 2025, the company is introducing the new ATH-CKS50TW2. These buds feature Audio-Technica’s usual tuning and sound quality…

Razer Project Ava: would you pay an AI to help you get good at games? Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeGaming hardware manufacturer Razer is introducing what might be its most controversial “project” yet — an “AI gaming copilot” designed to help you get better at video games. With your permission, it takes thousands of pictures of your screen, then tells you how to play a game, optimally in real time, a…

Withings is making a cardiologist checkup part of its health subscription The BPM Vision is another way to track your heart health — and there’s a new way to make sense of the data, too. | Image: WithingsIf you’re a Withings device owner and a Withings Plus subscriber, there’s a new feature coming to your health tracking system. It’s a telemedicine service called Cardio Check-Up, designed to make it easy to check in o…

Razer’s RGB dock turns gaming handhelds and phones into TV consoles Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeRazer has announced some new handheld gaming goodies, including remote PC streaming capabilities for the Kishi Ultra mobile controller and a folding multiplatform RGB dock for the Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and more. Razer says its Handheld Dock Chroma is a “6-in-1” docking station that transforms ph…

Razer’s prototype gaming chair blasts you with hot or cold air Image: RazerIt’s becoming a tradition for Razer to show off some pretty wild prototypes at CES, but the concept gaming chair with integrated heating and cooling it just unveiled actually sounds downright practical. Project Arielle is a mesh gaming chair that features a bladeless fan system that’s designed to keep you at a comfortable temperature…

Severance season 2 somehow gets even weirder, wilder, and darker Image: AppleI’m not going to spoil anything because the new season of Severance doesn’t premiere for 10 days. But I want to be clear — the first season of the sci-fi thriller wasn’t a fluke. The Apple TV Plus series burst onto the scene in 2022 with a story about tech workers who were forced to live in purgatory thanks to an experimental procedu…

Sony is giving the PS5’s accessories an all-black makeover Image: SonyYou can finally make your PS5 gaming set up all black everything. Sony has announced that it will soon release the rest of the PS5 suite of accessories in the midnight black colorway. Sony’s offering the Dual Sense Edge Controller, the Pulse wireless headphones and earbuds, and the PlayStation Portal in sleek and sexy midnight black t…

LPT: If you don’t want Google’s b.s. AI answer, add -google to end of your search. Any time you search using Google, you can add modifiers (Operators]) to filter your results. For example, adding ” ” around words or phrases requires they’re verbatim in the sources offered. L You can turn Google against itself by using -google to exclude results from Google, i.e. its AI. Look up Google Search Operators for more information. Enj…

Swippitt Debuts Phone Charging Hub With Automated Battery Swapper Swippitt has introduced an innovative charging solution at CES that aims to eliminate the need to manually plug in your iPhone. The system consists of a bread bin-style hub that automatically swaps depleted battery packs with fresh ones through specially designed phone cases. The Swippitt Hub houses five 3,500mAh battery packs and works with co…

Apple Begins Selling Refurbished iPhone 15 Lineup in Europe Apple this week began selling refurbished iPhone 15 models for the first time in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, offering the prior-generation iPhones at a discount for the first time since their 2023 launch. The iPhone 15 is available in the above countries with a 15% discount compared to the equivalent brand new models. Currently only 128G…