<p>We’ve seen a handful of AirPod-charging iPhone battery cases come and go over the years. Artronic’s new earbuds take a different approach, with a slim charging case that snaps directly to the back of MagSafe-compatible phones. The Komutr buds were announced on Friday, a few days ahead of their CES 2025 debut. In a sea [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We’ve seen a handful of AirPod-charging iPhone battery cases come and go over the years. Artronic’s new earbuds take a different approach, with a slim charging case that snaps directly to the back of MagSafe-compatible phones. The Komutr buds were announced on Friday, a few days ahead of their CES 2025 debut. In a sea [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CES 2025 officially kicks off in Las Vegas on the morning of Tuesday, January 7 and runs through the end of the day on January 10. The “official” dates are specific to when the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is open to attendees, and ultimately belie the show’s true duration. A pair of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CES 2025 officially kicks off in Las Vegas on the morning of Tuesday, January 7 and runs through the end of the day on January 10. The “official” dates are specific to when the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center is open to attendees, and ultimately belie the show’s true duration. A pair of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>TikTok parent company ByteDance has big plans to buy Nvidia chips in 2025 —&nbsp;despite U.S. restrictions. ByteDance plans to spend $7 billion on the chips in 2025, according to reporting from The Information, citing inside sources. If ByteDance follows through, it will become one of the world&#8217;s top owners of Nvidia chips, despite U.S. efforts [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For a number of years now, Moft has offered some of the most innovative gadget accessories. They’re always interesting, if not necessarily useful. This new combination Find My wallet and stand manages to tick both boxes. The accessory was announced a couple of weeks out from CES, where it will be shown off for the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>LG may have the earliest big press conference of CES, but the Korean electronics giant still can’t help announcing a bunch of products ahead of the show. As ever, the pile of news is a mixed bag with a few interesting additions. These plant lamps undoubtedly qualify as the latter. Details on the products — [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A little early holiday surprise from Boston Dynamics this week, as Santa suit-wearing electric Atlas performs a backflip. The feat occurs about 13 minutes into a new video, showcasing yet another trick in the humanoid robot’s arsenal. It’s worth noting that &#8212; unlike with humans &#8212; a robot performing a backflip isn’t necessarily more complicated [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A little early holiday surprise from Boston Dynamics this week, as Santa suit-wearing electric Atlas performs a backflip. The feat occurs about 13 minutes into a new video, showcasing yet another trick in the humanoid robot’s arsenal. It’s worth noting that &#8212; unlike with humans &#8212; a robot performing a backflip isn’t necessarily more complicated [&hellip;]</p>

<p>People with chronic kidney disease or those at risk of heart failure are greatly affected by potassium imbalances in the body. These can even be life-threatening. While wearable glucose monitors are now commonplace and have transformed the lives of diabetes patients, potassium monitoring is in its infancy, as it’s hard to do. Now startups are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>People with chronic kidney disease or those at risk of heart failure are greatly affected by potassium imbalances in the body. These can even be life-threatening. While wearable glucose monitors are now commonplace and have transformed the lives of diabetes patients, potassium monitoring is in its infancy, as it’s hard to do. Now startups are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>According to the calendar, we’re a mere weeks out from CES — the perfect gift for your gadget blogger who has everything. The massive consumer electronics and automotive event kicks off in Las Vegas on January 7. TechCrunch is returning to the future home of the Oakland Athletics for the event, and — as always [&hellip;]</p>

<p>So far in life, I haven&#8217;t needed be a &#8220;mesh guy.&#8221; A well-chosen and carefully placed Wi-Fi router has worked fine in our modest abodes, but one particular situation has resisted simple solutions until Eero put out a device in November seemingly made exactly for the purpose. This won&#8217;t be a thorough examination of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There’s been a lot of reporting in recent months around Apple’s efforts to expand its footprint in customers’ homes with in-development products like a wall-mounted smart home hub. According to a new report in Bloomberg, that strategy could also include a smart doorbell. This doorbell would use Apple’s Face ID technology to scan people’s faces [&hellip;]</p>

<p>LLM models are already capable of diagnosing scientific outputs, but, until now, had “no physical agency to actually perform&#8221; experiments.</p>

<p>Smart ring maker Oura announced on Thursday that it has closed a $200 million Series D funding round, bringing the company&#8217;s valuation to $5.2 billion. The round included participation from Fidelity Management and glucose device maker&nbsp;Dexcom. Oura says the new capital will allow it to expand its product offerings and further invest in product, science, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Smart ring maker Oura announced on Thursday that it has closed a $200 million Series D funding round, bringing the company&#8217;s valuation to $5.2 billion. The round included participation from Fidelity Management and glucose device maker&nbsp;Dexcom. Oura says the new capital will allow it to expand its product offerings and further invest in product, science, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For many industries, lithium batteries just don&#8217;t cut it — they&#8217;re getting increasingly expensive, require too much space, and sometimes are just overkill for many industrial use cases. Thermal batteries, on the other hand, can store energy in the form of heat for long periods, are often cheaper to invest in and deploy, and are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For many industries, lithium batteries just don&#8217;t cut it — they&#8217;re getting increasingly expensive, require too much space, and sometimes are just overkill for many industrial use cases. Thermal batteries, on the other hand, can store energy in the form of heat for long periods, are often cheaper to invest in and deploy, and are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amazon announced on Wednesday new accessibility features for Fire TV, including a notable &#8220;Dual Audio&#8221; capability for the newly launched Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series, which was unveiled in November. The new feature allows one user to listen through a hearing aid while others in the same room can enjoy audio through the TV&#8217;s built-in [&hellip;]</p>