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It’s almost here! Here’s the best of what’s coming at CES 2018

From wireless power to electric cars and the rise of China, these are the trends you’ll see dominate CES 2018, and the tech world in the year to come.
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Comma.ai, free software to let your car drive itself, takes small steps forward

With a new Dashcam developer kit and open-source software called openpilot steadily improving, George Hotz wants all cars to drive themselves
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Where was I? Timeline puts your Windows desktop right back the way you left it

The Windows Timeline feature is coming to Windows Insiders, along with a new feature called Sets. Both should make it easier to work with your stuff—but will you get it?
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Do you really want Alexa buying your socks? Why voice assistants suck at shopping

New research says 1 in 5 shoppers (19%) will use smart assistants like Amazon Echo or Google Home to purchase holiday gifts. But is it true?
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Flywheel wants you to sweat your ass off in the comfort of your own home

Flywheel is launching Fly Anywhere, an at-home version of its studio biking experience and a streaming content platform with live rides filmed in Lincoln Center. Tech makes the whole sweaty thing possible.
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As Chrome tarnishes, Mozilla is ready to reignite Firefox with Quantum

You may have forgotten Firefox, but Mozilla’s iconic browser is far from dead. It’s back and better than ever with Firefox Quantum.
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The future feels pretty far away for electric car company Faraday Future

Electric car co. Faraday Future has lost several C-level execs, including CFO Stefan Krause and CTO Ulrich Kranz. Resignations or firings?
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Opinion: iPhone X? Nah. Here’s why I’m recommending the iPhone 6S

Is the $1,000 iPhone X worth the price tag? We think so, but it’s not for everyone. You’ll have a perfectly fine smartphone experience with the iPhone 6S, and you’ll save a lot of money too.
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Diary from the future: Augmented Reality, circa 2027

If you don’t understand the appeal of augmented reality yet, just wait 10 years. Save yourself a decade and read this account.
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Exclusive: Microsoft devices guru Panos Panay on making devices that sing

Digital Trends sat down with the corporate VP of Devices at Microsoft to talk about the new products, how device meets design, and what the future holds for Surface.
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Legal online gambling is returning to the U.S., if Monster plays its cards right

Monster plans to enter an entirely new market: online gambling, poker in particular. The PokerTribe.com site will launch December 15, it says.
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Exclusive: Beaten by Beats, here’s how Monster is reinventing itself

Dr. Dre sold Beats to Apple for $3.2 billion, and Monster got burned. Now the audio giant will turn retail inside out again, with help from the Florida Marlins and RocNation.
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Lowe’s prints comic books imagining sci-fi futures — then makes them real

The Lowe's Innovation Lab is building our sci-fi future, merging 3D modeling, AR, VR, and even additive manufacturing with retail.
A phone plugged into a USB port in a car — USB Car Charger Hardly Works

Here’s why the USB port built into your car charges so agonizingly slow

I have a 2015 Mazda and it has a USB phone charger that feels a decade old. When will auto makers fix this?
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Windows Mixed Reality hands-on preview

For our Windows Mixed Reality Hands-on Preview, we spent half an hour with Microsoft’s much anticipated VR/AR platform. Is this the next revolution in virtual reality?
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MonsterTalk is a voice-activated personal assistant built into your headphones

Monster's MonsterTalk family of voice-controlled headphones have the Melody app built right in, to let you request songs with your voice.
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The reckoning is here! As wearables mature, only the strong will survive

Fitbit's dying, Jawbone's closing, Intel's ending its fitness-tracking group -- yet analysts predict the wearables market will double. How?
Intel announces tech partnership with Olympics

Intel’s True VR will bring the 2018 Olympic Games into your living room

Intel plans to broadcast 32 events from the 2018 Olympic games in South Korea using drones and its True VR technology.
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Digital Trends was nominated for a Webby Award – show us your support!

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Samsung punches back

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The safety dance: An inside look at how Samsung tests its batteries

Injong Rhee, head of R&D at Samsung Mobile

What’s in a name? Meet Bixby – the smart sidekick who’ll help you use your digital gear

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CES is coming! 9 themes to watch for as the blockbuster tech show unfolds

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LG’s Korean headquarters is a real-life Wonka factory, and we got the golden ticket

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You have zero privacy thanks to tech, and these artists can prove it

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A designer’s dream: How Microsoft built the Surface Dial

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LG unveils an entirely new brand for ‘the best of the best’

Luxury appliance brand LG Signature debuted at a Rock Center event, with tap-dancer Savion Glover, chef Dominique Crenn, and designer Philip Lim.
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Exclusive: This company has the perfect cure for streaming video

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Can you remaster a meme? LG tries with an R&B remake of ‘Damn Daniel’ shot on the V20

To celebrate the amazing camera in the new LG V20 smartphone, LG is refilming the most well-known viral videos of all time -- starting with Damn, Daniel.
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Feet on: Razor Hovertrax 2.0

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HP just built 3M’s privacy screens directly into its new laptops

3M’s privacy screens have been a go-to for laptop users for years. Now HP is revealing the EliteBook 1040, the first laptop with a built-in privacy screen.
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Hands on: Dlodlo V1 VR headset

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Introducing DT10, our look back at a decade of tech, and into the future

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Sony Square NYC is a gadget playpen, and a peek into the future