Ars readers gave over $39,000 in our 2024 Charity Drive
Last month, we asked readers to donate to a couple of good causes in our 2024 Charity Drive sweepstakes. And boy, did you deliver. With the drive now complete and…
Meta stops selling the Quest Pro
Poor little guy. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta has stopped selling the Quest Pro, UploadVR spotted. The news comes just over two months since the…
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X chips bring Windows on Arm to cheaper laptops
Image: Qualcomm Qualcomm is introducing another Arm laptop chip to its Snapdragon X series today, lowering the cost of Copilot Plus PCs to around $600. The new Snapdragon X joins…
Ecobee launches an even cheaper smart thermostat
Image: Ecobee Ecobee is launching a new entry-level smart thermostat that costs $129.99. The Smart Thermostat Essential comes with a full-color touchscreen and supports Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, and Google…
HDMI 2.2 cranks the bandwidth to 96Gbps and aims to eliminate audio sync issues forever
Image: HDMI Forum The HDMI Forum is using CES — the annual showcase of all things home theater — to announce the new HDMI 2.2 specification. In a press release…
Samsung’s Galaxy Book 5 laptops get an Arrow Lake CPU upgrade
Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro. | Image: Samsung Samsung has announced new Galaxy Book 5 Pro and 360 laptops featuring the NPU-packing (but not CoPilot Plus-qualifying) Arrow Lake Core Ultra…
Aptera shows off a new solar-powered car that it swears will go into production
Image: Aptera Aptera is aiming to get a little more time in the sun. The once-dead and now-resurrected startup unveiled a new “production-intent” solar-powered electric vehicle that it made with…
JBL’s Tour One M3 headphones wirelessly connect to older devices using a touchscreen transmitter
The JBL Tour One M3 can be connected to almost any audio source using an optional wireless transmitter. | Image: JBL JBL announced a pair of premium headphones at CES…
This tiny button pulls off the wall and controls your lights and music with gestures
Image: Flic On Monday, Flic announced the Flic Duo, a wall-mountable smart button you can pick up to control other gadgets using customizable gestures. The dual-button remote allows users to…
Aqara’s new seven-inch home control tablet can replace a light switch
The Aqara Panel Hub S1 Plus is a touchscreen smart home controller that can replace an existing light switch. | Image: Aqara I’m a big fan of different ways to…