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• The Morning After: CES 2021 kicks off today
• LG Display reveals that 42-inch OLED TVs are coming soon
• Lutron's outdoor smart plug controls your lights in harsh weather
• Saudia Arabia is planning a 100-mile line of car-free smart communities
• HyperX unveils a $100 compact RGB mechanical keyboard
• OnePlus unveils its first smartband
• China’s Baidu is building an EV with help from Polestar’s parent company
• Roland's Verselab is a groovebox built for vocalists
• V-Moda's M-200 ANC are its first wireless noise-cancelling headphones
• Wondercise adds arm and leg sensors to better track your exercise form
• HP says its latest Envy 14 runs for up to 16.5 hours on a single charge
• HP's leather-covered business laptop uses a Snapdragon CPU
• HP launches two new Dragonfly laptops with 5G and Tile tracking built in
• Engadget's live virtual CES stage kicks off Monday at 7:30am ET!
• NVIDIA hints at RTX 30 laptop graphics launch on January 12th
• Early Solar System meteorites might explain how Earth got water
• Watch the 'Ratatouille' TikTok musical encore at 8PM Eastern
• Ford and Nissan will cut vehicle production due to a chip shortage
• After Math: 24-hour PogChamps and 56-inch 'Hyperscreens'
• Hyundai and Apple will reportedly sign an electric car deal by March
• Lenovo's ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses can show up to five virtual displays

The Morning After: CES 2021 kicks off today Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:30 AM PST After a week of several companies revealing their hand a little early, the once-Las Vegas-based CES goes online for 2021, and officially kicks off today. Judging from what we've seen and heard already, it's likely to be a quieter show than normal, as...

LG Display reveals that 42-inch OLED TVs are coming soon Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:15 AM PST LG Display, which builds the panels for LG's OLED TVs, has revealed that it will build a 42-inch display for an OLED TV to be released this year. That will possibly provide a cheaper option for OLED buyers and could be an attractive option for gamers...

Lutron's outdoor smart plug controls your lights in harsh weather Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:00 AM PST Outdoor smart plugs are increasingly common, but Lutron thinks it has an easy way to stand out: make a plug that can endure the worst nature has to offer. It's introducing a Caseta Outdoor Smart Plug that's IP65-rated, or tough enough to survive heav...

Saudia Arabia is planning a 100-mile line of car-free smart communities Posted: 11 Jan 2021 03:35 AM PST Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is promising to build a network of smart cities that won't have any cars or roads. It's called The Line, due to its arrangement of "hyper-connected future communities," and will form part of NEOM, a $500 billion...

HyperX unveils a $100 compact RGB mechanical keyboard Posted: 11 Jan 2021 03:15 AM PST If you want to save space on your desk, one of the best ways to go about it is to skip the traditional full-size keyboard and instead buy one that features either a tenkeyless or compact layout. The latter does away with the function row and everythi...

OnePlus unveils its first smartband Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:56 AM PST As expected, OnePlus is jumping into the wearable market. The company announced the OnePlus Band today, a cheap and cheerful fitness tracker bound for India. The centerpiece is a 1.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a 126 x 294 resolution and, according...

China’s Baidu is building an EV with help from Polestar’s parent company Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:07 AM PST Baidu has already developed autonomous vehicle tech, but now plans to produce electric vehicles in partnership with Geely, the Chinese automaker that owns Volvo and Polestar, according to MSNBC. The idea is that Geely will design and manufacture the...

Roland's Verselab is a groovebox built for vocalists Posted: 11 Jan 2021 12:00 AM PST Keeping track of Roland's various drum machines and grooveboxes is getting tough. But its latest, the Verselab MV-1 is unique for a number of reasons. For one, it's the company's only instrument that combines the classic TR-style 16-step sequence wit...

V-Moda's M-200 ANC are its first wireless noise-cancelling headphones Posted: 11 Jan 2021 12:00 AM PST To usher in its new logo, V-Moda has a new set of wireless headphones for CES 2021. Today, the company is announcing the M-200 ANC: its first set of Bluetooth headphones with active noise cancellation (ANC). The new M-200 features all of the trademar...

Wondercise adds arm and leg sensors to better track your exercise form Posted: 10 Jan 2021 10:00 PM PST Before Apple Fitness+ debuted late last year, Wondercise was one of the many companies offering on-demand fitness classes you could take at home. The company's edge, though, is its Live Motion Matching system that uses wearables like the Apple Watch...

HP says its latest Envy 14 runs for up to 16.5 hours on a single charge Posted: 10 Jan 2021 05:00 PM PST HP has unveiled a number of new devices and upgrades to current ones at CES. Among them is the Envy 14. HP claims the latest model's 16:10, multitouch-enabled IPS display has a viewing area that's 11 percent greater than a typical 16:9 ratio screen....

HP's leather-covered business laptop uses a Snapdragon CPU Posted: 10 Jan 2021 05:00 PM PST It's been more than two years since HP announced that it made a laptop out of leather, and based on our review the Spectre Folio was more than just a gimmick. It was the company's take on the Always Connected PC category of thin and light laptops and...

HP launches two new Dragonfly laptops with 5G and Tile tracking built in Posted: 10 Jan 2021 05:00 PM PST HP made bold claims when it launched the Elite Dragonfly laptop last year, calling it "lighter than air." While that's certainly not possible, the original Dragonfly did weigh an impressive 2.2 pounds and is one of the better-looking business laptops...

Engadget's live virtual CES stage kicks off Monday at 7:30am ET! Posted: 10 Jan 2021 03:50 PM PST Like so many tech events over the past 10 months, CES 2021 is online-only. And judging by the dozens of gadget stories published on Engadget over the past few days, you'd think the show had been going on for a week. In fact, the annual tech extravaga...

NVIDIA hints at RTX 30 laptop graphics launch on January 12th Posted: 10 Jan 2021 02:21 PM PST You might not have to wait much longer to get a taste of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series in your laptop. Tom's Guide points out that NVIDIA has shared a not-so-subtle teaser for its mobile RTX 30 graphics ahead of its January 12th CES event. You only...

Early Solar System meteorites might explain how Earth got water Posted: 10 Jan 2021 12:15 PM PST Some of the oldest known meteorites might just explain how water came to Earth. Gizmodo reports that scientists have discovered evidence carbonaceous chondrites, a group of meteorites from the formation of the Solar System (about 4.5 billion years in...

Watch the 'Ratatouille' TikTok musical encore at 8PM Eastern Posted: 10 Jan 2021 11:21 AM PST The Ratatouille TikTok musical was enough of a hit that it's coming back. The Verge notes that TikTok is hosting a second showing of the actor- and fan-driven performance tonight (January 10th) at 8PM Eastern. You won't have to buy tickets, but you'l...

Ford and Nissan will cut vehicle production due to a chip shortage Posted: 10 Jan 2021 10:25 AM PST Chip shortages aren't just hurting your access to CPUs and GPUs — they're hurting the car market, too. CNBC, ABC News and The Verge report that Ford and Nissan are scaling back production in response to semiconductor shortages. Ford is idling an SUV...

After Math: 24-hour PogChamps and 56-inch 'Hyperscreens' Posted: 10 Jan 2021 08:30 AM PST So, wild week huh. Probably not how most of us had hoped to start the new year off, but hey, it didn't really pan out for the president either what with Twitter and Facebook having finally suspended Donald Trump's social media accounts. And as if tha...

Hyundai and Apple will reportedly sign an electric car deal by March Posted: 10 Jan 2021 08:22 AM PST Hyundai and Apple might not be wasting much time with their electric car discussions. As Reuters reports, Korea IT News has claimed that the two companies plan to sign a partnership for self-driving electric cars by March. Production would start at K...

Lenovo's ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses can show up to five virtual displays Posted: 10 Jan 2021 06:00 AM PST Lenovo has launched a new ThinkReality device for CES 2021, and the company says it's "one of the most advanced and versatile" smart glasses for enterprise customers. The manufacturer is presenting the ThinkReality A3 as a pair of smart glasses that...

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