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Rogbid has presented its first smart ring. For the launch, the compact wearable can be ordered at a whopping 50% discount. It offers 24/7 health features, touch control and a week of battery life, among other things.

A new mini PC from MECHREVO has appeared on Geekbench. Named MECHREVO iMini Pro, the listing on Geekbench confirmed that it will feature the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. With this, it will be among the first mini PCs with the Intel Meteor Lake CPU.

The entry-level configuration of Acer's Swift Go 16 thin and light laptop comes equipped with an Intel Core i5-1335U processor, 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD. Also included is a tall 16:10 IPS display, along with a QHD webcam, which helps the notebook stand out at its price point.

The Dell Inspiron 16 5635 laptop appears to have hit a new low price, making it worth a second look. The handy notebook is now advertised with a 35% price cut, which considering it comes with a Zen 3 SoC, a decent amount of RAM, and an SSD with a considerable capacity, is a tempting proposition. The Inspiron 16 5635 weighs in at around 4 pounds (1.8 kg).

The UBPet V10 is a new robotic vacuum cleaner which, thanks to its particularly high suction power, can also cope with heavy soiling such as pet hair and dust mites. A special roller is installed.

Released yesterday with full support for The Finals, Squad, The Day Before, as well as Fortnite Chapter 5, the GeForce Game Ready Driver 546.33 also comes with one-click optimal settings support for six titles, including the recently released Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Sadly, there are no new G-Sync Compatible displays this time.

(Update: 85-inch model also discounted) The huge 75-inch version of the Hisense U7K remains on sale for its lowest price ever on Amazon, which is why television shoppers and HDR aficionados should take a closer look at the Chinese brand's Mini-LED TV, and its impressive price-performance ratio in particular.

The Dough Spectrum One is a gaming-focused monitor that is now available with Gorilla Glass. This latest version of the display still has 4K/144Hz specs, but is touted as more "abrasion-resistant" thanks to its new protective layer from Corning. It is also rated to be less than glossy without losing contrast or quality.

Lenovo has presented new, fully wireless headphones. These do not conform to typical design convention and are intended to be particularly comfortable to wear during sport, for example. High audio quality is promised.

The Huawei Nova series of smartphones are now said to overthrow their typical mid-range status with a new Ultra variant packed with flagship-grade features. They include the variable-aperture camera technology heretofore reserved for the OEM's top-end devices, not to mention an OLED display, fast charging and even satellite functionality.

The ZimaCube Kickstarter campaign has just come to a close, having successfully raised close to $1.2 million.

The good-looking 16-inch gaming laptop from Asus not only features a powerful Core i9 and RTX 4070 combo, it also has a pretty sleek design which makes the ROG Zephyrus M16 a reasonable choice considering its currently discounted sale price of just under $1,500.

Not only meat consumption itself has a few disadvantages. The excrement of farm animals also becomes a problem in large quantities. A novel system of electrodes and surplus electricity can be used to recover valuable raw materials.

The OnePlus 12 has been made official in China; now, it's time for its schedule of repair charges for the same market. The OEM's price-list might give some insight as to how expensive independent repair for the smartphone might get one day once it is out of warranty. Accordingly, it indicates how much parts such as its high-end OLED display and main 50MP camera are worth.

Huawei has confirmed plans to offer the MateBook D 16 2024 in Europe. Designed to compete within the popular 16-inch laptop space, the MateBook D 16 2024 combines up to an Intel Core i9-13900H processor with a 1200p display and a 70 Wh battery but starts at €999 with lower specifications.

Apple has started selling the USB Type-C charging case it introduced earlier this year with its refreshed AirPods Pro 2. Already available in multiple markets, including Europe and the US, the $99 accessory is an expensive way to bring USB Type-C connectivity to a pair of AirPods Pro 2 earbuds.

In a bid to simplify fuel monitoring, all Ecobee smart thermostats will now work with the cellular propane tank monitors from its parent company Generac. This new integration keeps home owners informed about their fuel usage and sends real-time alerts when the fuel tank or monitor is running out of juice.

Huawei has presented a PaperMatte Edition of the MatePad Air. Built around a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, the MatePad Air PaperMatte Edition also has an 11.5-inch IPS display that resolves at 2.8K and 144 Hz, among other features.

AOC has released yet another gaming monitor. This time, the company has looked to the more budget end of the market, which it has furnished with the Q27E12C. Even so, the AOC Q27E12C should contain enough hardware to satisfy many gamers.

Xiaomi has now launched the Redmi 13C in Europe. Effectively a POCO C65 in a different housing, the Xiaomi Redmi 13C starts at under €150 and is configurable with up to 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

Upcoming Dell laptops in 2024 are likely to feature serviceable displays as part of Dell's Concept Luna sustainability initiative. This year, Dell is augmenting Concept Luna with an emphasis on "circular design" that includes modularity, reduced emissions, improved telemetry, and easy recycling.

Sony's compact vlog-centric ZV-E10 looks to be readying for an update before the middle of 2024. The new compact camera is rumoured to be based on the tech in the recent A6700. It will likely feature much of the same design as the outgoing model, meaning no EVF and no in-body image stabilisation, although at almost half the price of the A6700.

ASRock has announced a new set of 4X4 mini-PCs and motherboards. Available as the 4X4 BOX and 4X4-8000U series, respectively, the refresh combines AMD Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 7 8840U APUs with DDR5 RAM and PCIe Gen 4 SSDs in compact packages.

X is facing a significant decline in its ad revenue, with the company expected to bring in only $2.5 billion this year. This marks a sharp drop from 2022 when ad revenue reached $3.4 billion.

According to a new report, Samsung will jump aboard the SOS satellite connectivity train with the Galaxy S24 series. No price rises are expected from this year's Galaxy S23 smartphones, though.

Instead of wrangling with Tesla further, NHTSA decided to issue a recall on all its vehicles sold in the US to fix Autopilot safety issues. Rather than deep autonomous driving system fixes, though, Tesla is asked to rev up driver warnings.

Huawei has published a new update for the Watch GT 4 globally. Rolling out in Europe now, HarmonyOS 4.0.0.140 (C00M03) is rather light on changes. However, its main change should make it easier to identify apps within the app grid.

The Redmi Note 13 series is edging closer to receiving an international release. While pricing remains unknown for now, Xiaomi has now confirmed that the Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus and other models are just over three weeks away from being available outside China.

Various Garmin smartwatches are now eligible for another stable update, the second this month after v15.74. In its place arrives v15.76, which is also open to Fenix 7, Fenix 7 Pro, Epix 2, Enduro 2, MARQ Gen 2, Quatix 7 and Tactix 7 smartwatches enrolled on Garmin's Public Beta program.

While the lid and socket compatibility seemed to have been "borrowed" from Intel's Alder Lake / Raptor Lake CPUs, the internals are somewhat different, as the KX-7000 processors only feature 8 cores with 8 threads running at a maximum of 3.7 GHz, and there is a DX12 iGPU as well, plus support for DDR5-4800 RAM and USB4.

It appears that Cooler Master will soon formally present the Tempest GZ2711, a 27-inch gaming monitor based around a WOLED panel. Allegedly available in Q1 2024, the Cooler Master Tempest GZ2711 will combine a 1440p resolution with a 240 Hz refresh rate and 0.03 ms GtG response times, among other features.

The AI industry could soon become one of the largest sources of carbon emissions and result in increased e-waste generation and water use, according to an MIT Sloan Management Review article by Niklas Sundberg, an expert of sustainability in technology. He highlights the high energy consumption of training LMMs like ChatGPT, answering individual queries and sustaining the large data centres they require.

According to the latest rumors, the Apple iPhone 16 will receive numerous design adjustments. In addition to the brand-new camera trigger and action button, customers can also expect an adapted camera module that could be optimized for spatial video.

Google is now rolling out Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2 to Pixel devices. While Google has only acknowledged a few bug fixes and known issues in the new beta build, Mishaal Rahman has noticed various changes, some of which are hidden by default.

The Model 3 Performance may become cheaper than the Model 3 LR or the Highland next year, as their Chinese batteries make them ineligible for US subsidies. Instead of $3,750 tax credit, those Model 3 versions will get none.

New hands with tactile feeling on all fingers and foot torque sensing are just some of Tesla's Optimus Gen 2 improvements. The humanoid robot is also much faster and lighter.

Google has announced a major change in terms of data protection. In future, confidential, highly sensitive data will be stored securely on the device itself and will also be deleted within shorter periods of time.

Quantum chips based on rubidium atoms instead of superconducting qubits are expected to dramatically increase the performance capabilities of quantum computers, as reported by researchers in the journal 'Nature'.

The Blackview BV9300 Pro is a new, particularly robust Android smartphone with a powerful Samsung camera and is likely to be launched onto the market with a large amount of RAM.

Fuji Games recently announced Mouse as a "gritty, jazz-fueled shooter," bringing much of what made Cuphead a standout success to the FPS genre. The official launch trailer reveals a boomer shooter full of charm, animated explosions, and genuinely hilarious kit.

Capture One appears to be pushing more customers to take out an expensive subscription: after the company made the purchase version of Capture One Pro more expensive and less attractive, the free express version is being summarily discontinued, thus locking out existing users.

OnePlus already offers relatively inexpensive earphones in the Nord Buds 2, which feature active noise cancellation and particularly large drivers for deep bass. Render images now reveal the fundamentally revised design of the OnePlus Nord Buds 3.

Consumer Reports's recent real-world EV range test revealed that EPA estimates from Tesla, Lucid, and certain Ford models overstate range by a significant margin, while others over-performed, despite suboptimal SUV and pickup truck designs.

Valve has now officially confirmed that 14 major discount promotions will be held on Steam between now and summer 2024. While developers can now register for these Steam Sales, Valve is providing gaming enthusiasts with an overview of the dates and themes of the respective promotions.

Huawei has been largely driven out of the Western smartphone market by strict US sanctions, but the Chinese technology giant is not giving up. Several months ago, the company launched a 5G smartphone onto the market for the first time since the start of the sanctions, which is now causing a headache for the USA.

While last December it had a list price of $399.99, the LG 32GN650-B Ultragear gaming monitor is now placed at $349.99 without any discounts involved. Thankfully, there's a 32% price cut that makes it available to those interested for a tempting $236.99. Its highlights include 165 Hz refresh, 1 ms latency, and 95% sRGB color gamut.

The arguably best bang-for-the-buck option in LG's 2023 TV lineup has dropped back to its most affordable price point yet as a big 38 percent discount shaves $1,100 off the original list price of the popular B3 OLED model with a huge 77-inch screen diagonal.

Sony has just shared a teaser for the LYT-900 camera sensor – the first of its new Lytia sensor line, announced earlier this year. The Weibo post, while not revealing many technical details that weren’t already known, does suggest that the sensor will make an appearance soon; previous rumours indicate that this could be in the upcoming Oppo Find X7 Pro and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra.

The UltraGear 27GR95UM is LG's latest gaming monitor and one that it bases around a 27-inch Nano IPS panel. Aided by 1,560 Mini LED backlight zones, the LG UltraGear 27GR95UM can deliver 1,000 nits peak brightness, as well as a 144 Hz and 4K gaming experience with 1 ms GtG response times and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support.

Nothing has taken the unusual move of revealing that it has a product launch lined up for MWC 2024, over two months before the start of the Barcelona-based conference. Billed as 'Nothing to see', the event could showcase the Phone (2a), rumours of which emerged earlier this month.