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A fully maxed out system like this will cost more than $50K‚ and that’s before you factor in the cost of solar and labor. | Image: EcoFlow The Delta Pro Ultra is EcoFlow’s upgraded answer to US power outages that have been made worse by a surge in extreme weather. In the event of a blackout‚ the scalable battery solution can seamlessly switch over and provide days of backup power for your entire home or for more than a month if only powering your essential devices. The Delta Pro Ultra isn’t just for emergencies‚ though. It can be configured with up to 16.8kW of total solar input to intelligently offset daily energy costs at home or act as a solar generator to continuously power an off-grid cabin or job site. It’s also portable enough to toss into a vehicle for any occasion that requires a big-ass battery. The basic Delta Pro Ultra kit consists of two stackable units. On... Continue reading…

The Rabbit R1 is not a phone... but it’s not not a phone. | Image: Rabbit Jesse Lyu‚ the CEO and founder of an AI startup called Rabbit‚ says he doesn’t want to replace your smartphone. At least not right away. His company’s new gadget‚ a $199 standalone AI device called the R1‚ is so staggeringly ambitious that Lyu seems to think he can’t help but replace your phone at some point. Just not quite yet. The R1 looks a little like a Playdate console or maybe a modernized version of one of those ’90s-era handheld TVs. It’s a standalone gadget about half the size of an iPhone with a 2.88-inch touchscreen‚ a rotating camera for taking photos and videos‚ and a scroll wheel / button you press to navigate around or talk to the device’s built-in assistant. It has a 2.3GHz MediaTek processor‚ 4GB of memory‚ and 128GB of... Continue reading…

The idea is to reduce heat damage and energy consumption. | Image: L’Oreal L’Oréal has been a staple of CES for years‚ showing up with surprising twists on beauty products like a wearable UV sensor‚ a lipstick printer‚ and an AR-powered brow applicator. This year‚ the company is taking on the classic hairdryer with the AirLight Pro‚ and it’s doing so in an unconventional way. Most conventional hairdryers rely on thermal coils to produce heat and air that then dries the hair. Unless you use heat protectant‚ it can be pretty brutal on your hair with frequent use. Meanwhile‚ Dyson’s Supersonic hairdryer mostly uses a powerful motor and clever ergonomic design to maximize airflow while also reducing heat. L’Oréal’s AirLight Pro also does that‚ but it adds infrared light into the mix. Image:... Continue reading…

The Saloon concept will be the basis for the first Honda Zero production model coming in 2026. | Image: Honda Honda announced a new global electric vehicle series‚ dubbed Honda Zero‚ presenting it as an antidote to the recent trend of “thick‚ heavy” EVs seen on the road today. Honda says it will introduce its first model‚ based on a sleek‚ sedan-like concept called the Saloon‚ starting in North America in 2026. In addition to the Saloon‚ Honda also introduced a boxier van-esque concept called the Space-Hub. The concepts are meant to demonstrate Honda’s lighter approach to EV development‚ riding atop a “thin” vehicle architecture with a low floor that’s meant to accentuate aerodynamics. Yep‚ still an H. “Thin” and “light” are two of the three principles‚ the third being “wise‚” that Honda says is guiding the development of... Continue reading…

The last time Hyundai brought an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype to CES‚ it was 2020‚ and the South Korean automaker was talking bullishly about adding it to Uber’s forthcoming air taxi network. Today‚ Uber’s air taxi network has been sold to another startup‚ the air taxi industry as a whole is still struggling to get a commercial service up and running‚ and Hyundai is unveiling a new “product concept” that it says will be ready for production by 2028. Supernal‚ the automaker’s eVTOL division‚ says its S-A2 concept can cruise at 120mph and reach an altitude of 1‚500 feet. It packs enough battery capacity for the type of 25- to 40-mile trips that helicopters commonly conduct between downtowns and airports for... Continue reading…

The PlayStation 5 “slim” is barely a couple months old‚ but Sony is already preparing to release new sideplates for the console. And the company is showing off a trio of those new color options — blue‚ silver‚ and red — here at CES 2024. The side covers will start at $54.99 when they go on sale in the near future. Unlike the standard white PS5 slim‚ these don’t have the glossy / matte split between the top and bottom plates. I prefer matte all the way‚ so I’m happy to see that. (There’s no avoiding dust on that black center section of the PS5‚ unfortunately.) Will Sony sell the detachable disc drive in new colors‚ too? Sony’s playing it fairly safe with the colors here‚ but they all looked pretty eye-catching on... Continue reading…

Image: Mercedes-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz is supercharging its in-car voice assistant with generative AI‚ paving the way for more natural interactions and personalized driver experiences. The automaker’s upgraded MBUX Virtual Assistant will run on the next-generation MB.OS operating system to create “the most human-like interface with a Mercedes-Benz yet‚” the company says. Examples include predictive behavior‚ like playing the morning’s news headlines upon entering the vehicle or offering to dial into a meeting if the vehicle owner’s calendar indicates they are running late for a meeting. Mercedes vehicles already have voice-command capabilities‚ allowing drivers to use the phrase‚ “Hey‚ Mercedes‚” followed by a short command to do things like adjust the... Continue reading…

Image: Mercedes-Benz AG People love to play their music while driving‚ but unless you’re some sort of wizard with control over time and space‚ rarely does the beat actually match up with the rhythm of acceleration and steering. Mercedes-AMG aims to change that with a new “interactive musical experience” that it’s created along with musician and entrepreneur Will.i.am. At CES this year‚ the automaker announced MBUX Sound Drive‚ a new feature that uses sensors and software to link music to driving. It’s hard to describe‚ but Mercedes says its composed musical tracks to pair with with regular functions like recuperation‚ acceleration‚ steering‚ and braking‚ turning the whole car — as Will.i.am puts it — into its own “orchestra.” A new feature that uses sensors... Continue reading…