'The Verge'

NBC’s Grimm series is being reborn as a Peacock movie

Between Nosferatu and Wolf Man, it feels like Hollywood has come back around on good, old fashioned monster movies. And it seems like Peacock wants in on the action with a feature-length reboot of the long-dead Grimm series. Variety reports that Peacock is moving forward with a new film based on Grimm, Stephen Carpenter, Jim… Read more

Toyota’s futuristic Woven City in Japan is ready for its first residents

Toyota’s futuristic Woven City, which is being built on the site of a former car factory in Japan, is almost ready for its first residents. At CES this week, the Japanese auto giant updated the public on the progress of the $10 billion project, which is said to be a “living laboratory” where people can… Read more

Samsung claims its Ballie AI robot will actually be released this year

Ballie, the rolling robot that reemerged at CES last year, will be shipping to consumers as an actual product sometime in 2025. That’s what Samsung is saying at the moment, anyway. We were first introduced to Ballie at CES five years ago. Since then, the robot has undergone a more practical redesign, so maybe it’s… Read more

Satechi’s M4 Mac Mini hub will launch in February for $99.99

First announced in late November, Satechi has confirmed that its Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub will be available in limited quantities starting February 17th, 2025 through its online store for $99.99. A wider release will begin sometime in March, according to an announcement by the company at CES 2025 today. The hub, made from aluminum with… Read more

This robot vacuum has legs

First, they sprouted arms; now, robot vacuums are getting legs. The latest bot from Dreame has two small legs that can push it up and over a step as high as 6cm (about 2.5 inches). The Dreame X50 Ultra robot vacuum uses a system called ProLeap, which the company first demoed at the IFA tech… Read more

Acer brings AMD chips to its Swift Go Copilot Plus laptops

Acer is putting AMD chips in its ultra-thin Swift Go 16 AI and Swift Go 14 AI Copilot Plus laptops, both of which come with up to an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor. Until now, Acer only offered its Swift Go 14 Copilot Plus laptop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. The AMD… Read more

Acer made an enormous 11-inch gaming handheld

Acer is announcing two new Nitro Blaze gaming handhelds at CES 2025, and one of them, the Nitro Blaze 11, is truly giant with a massive 10.95-inch screen. Seriously, it’s huge — just look at this photo of a person holding it! It’s absurd! Image: Acer In addition to that enormous screen — which is… Read more

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D is ‘the world’s best processor for gamers and creators’

AMD is unveiling its latest flagship desktop CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, today at CES. After the 9800X3D wowed us with its gaming performance, we’ve been waiting to see what AMD’s second generation of 3D V-Cache technology could do with more cores and higher boost frequencies. AMD is now claiming the 9950X3D will be “the… Read more

AMD announces next-gen Radeon RX 9070-series GPUs with AI-powered FSR 4 upscaling

AMD is previewing its next generation of GPUs at CES today, based on its latest RDNA 4 architecture that includes AI-powered FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) upscaling. The Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 will both be available in Q1 from a variety of video card manufacturers, but AMD isn’t detailing specifications,… Read more

Acer’s latest all-in-one and mini PCs are getting Copilot Plus AI features

Acer is revealing new all-in-one and mini PCs at CES 2025, and they’re among the first non-laptop computers to get Copilot Plus AI features. The new Acer Aspire S AI all-in-ones, offered in a “minimalist white profile,” come in two sizes, according to a press release. The Aspire S24 AI has a 23.8-inch 1080p screen,… Read more

Everyone’s favorite office monitor is getting even better

Dell has made its latest UltraSharp 4K monitors more attractive to PC gamers by doubling the previous generation’s 60Hz refresh rate. The 27-inch and 32-inch 4K UltraSharp Thunderbolt displays announced at CES have been updated with new IPS panels that provide 120Hz refresh rates alongside features designed to enhance visual comfort. The UltraSharp line is… Read more

AMD announces ‘Fire Range’ and Ryzen AI Max, its most potent laptop chips yet

AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer every day. Today, the company is announcing not one, not two, but three different families of chips designed to take it there, including final confirmation of the long-rumored “Strix Halo” and “Fire Range” laptop chips. The former is now… Read more

AMD’s Z2 handheld gaming chips are official — and not coming to a Steam Deck near you

AMD has just officially announced its full lineup of Ryzen Z2 chips for handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck, after a brief tease this fall — but as of today, it’s pretty muddy who they’re for or what they’re going to do for handheld PC gaming. First off, although AMD told journalists in a… Read more

‘Max Ink Mode’ makes TCL’s screens even inkier

Look, I haven’t picked up the TCL 60 XE, but I can already tell you the name of its best feature: Max Ink Mode. The 60 XE is the latest of TCL’s phones to use its Nxtpaper display technology, aimed to go easy on the eyes with reduced glare and an E Ink-like monochrome mode…. Read more

TCL’s first Mini LED TV of 2025 offers impressive specs at a tempting price

Skip to main content TCL’s first Mini LED TV of 2025 offers impressive specs at a tempting price TCL’s first Mini LED TV of 2025 offers impressive specs at a tempting price / The company claims it has made Mini LED improvements that greatly reduce blooming. By Chris Welch, a reviewer specializing in personal audio… Read more