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Belkin’s new wireless HDMI dongle works at up to 40 meters through walls
At CES 2026, Belkin unveiled its new ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Display Adapter, a plug-and-play wireless HDMI adapter that lets you connect your PC, tablet, or phone to an HDMI display without any cumbersome cables or Wi-Fi connectivity, reports Engadget. The system consists of two components: a USB-C transmitter and a USB-A...

Desloc debuts biometric, solar, and video smart locks at CES
Desloc has announced a trio of residential smart locks at CES, each combining different blends of biometric access, smart connectivity, and power efficiency. The lineup spans from a sub-$200 palm vein reader to a high-end model with integrated cameras and an indoor display. Desloc says the locks will roll out...

Segway’s Navimow robot lawn mowers steer into commercial territory
Segway is taking its robot lawn mowers to a space they’ve never been before—the commercial market—as it tees up its updated Navimow-brand models at CES in Las Vegas this week. Segway’s new Terranox series will be the first of the company’s commercial-oriented robot mowers, capable of covering up to six acres of grass, while the flagship X4 residential mower will arrive...

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LG’s radical new OLED panels push PC monitors to unprecedented frontiers
One of the most exciting PC trends overall this decade is the rise of gorgeous OLED monitors. They’ve steadily improved year after year, delivering ever-more-luscious visuals at ever-increasing speeds, and during CES 2026, LG revealed a slew of new OLED panels designed to drive gaming fidelity even further. Note that I...

Smith and Head push England towards final Ashes loss
Steve Smith's ruthless unbeaten century and Travis Head’s majestic 163 on day three put Australia in total control of the fifth Ashes Test against England.

Dell’s 52-inch monitor might tempt me away from my triple-display battlestation
I’ve been using triple monitors for over 15 years, longer than I’ve been writing about monitors at all. And though some of the super-ultrawide gaming offerings have tempted me, I’ve never strayed, kept in place by easier window management and lower prices. But Dell might just have my number with...

Asus unveils ROG Kithara, its first planar magnetic gaming headset
Asus announced the company’s first ROG-branded gaming headset with planar magnetic drivers at CES 2026. Developed in conjunction with HiFiMAN, the ROG Kithara is an open-backed design built for gamers who care about sound quality as much as gaming performance. This headset is firmly in audiophile grade territory with similar functionality...

Ashley Tisdale says she left her 'toxic mom group'
The High School Musical actress says she left the group of new mothers after being "brought to tears".

Chamberlain’s first smart lock packs 2K video, AI, and facial recognition
Chamberlain, best known for its smart garage door openers, is making its most ambitious move into home security with the launch of its first smart lock. Unveiled at CES, the myQ Secure View 3-in-1 Smart Lock combines a smart lock, a 2K HDR video doorbell, and a camera into a...

CAN 2025 (quarter-finals): Head-to-head history: Mali vs Senegal

Intel simplified Core Ultra Series 3 names—except for one big X
With the Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” laptop chips, Intel says it’s largely eliminating the “alphabet soup” of obtuse product suffixes that only nerds truly enjoyed — with one twist. Now, the only truly weird aspect of Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 processor lineup is a new “X” designation, so...

Smith and Head score centuries as Australia punish England on day three
Travis Head scores 163 and Steve Smith ends unbeaten on 129 as Australia close on 518-7 in their first innings, leading England by 134 runs at stumps on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney.