First look: Dyson’s Spot+Scrub Ai robot seeks out stains

The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai Robot is the company’s first combination robot vacuum and mop. It debuted at Dyson’s Berlin store during the IFA tech show this week and is a follow-up to the company’s 360 VisNav robot vacuum, which launched in 2023. Featuring a new round design, a self-cleaning roller mop, lidar navigation, and Dyson’s

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The all-new Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2 abandons Z-Wave

Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with lots of Z-Wave devices. The Smart Home Hub 2 supports Matter and has a Zigbee 3.0 radio onboard, but the Z-Wave standard—which predates Zigbee—is no longer supported. The new hub can also perform as a

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Microsoft’s new Windows 11 preview infuses external webcams with AI

One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new Windows features Microsoft is testing take advantage of that. One of them will be rolled out to Copilot+ PCs that use Intel processors first, breaking Microsoft’s streak of tying new features to Windows on Qualcomm

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I called the MSI Claw an embarrassment, so imagine my surprise: its successor is the best Windows handheld yet

I wrote that no one should buy MSI and Intel’s original handheld gaming PC. I literally called it an embarrassment, and the company blacklisted me after that. MSI stopped pitching me news, and stopped answering my emails, even after the company began to write off its dud of a handheld. So you can imagine my

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Use this kit if you’re planning on getting a new computer

TL;DR: The PC Transfer Kit gives you three apps to migrate software, preserve your PC, and fully delete files, and it’s only $35. Upgrading or replacing your PC can be a major hassle if it means reinstalling software, recovering files, and manually setting everything up again. This PC Transfer Kit Bundle helps simplify that process by giving you three essential

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Wide handheld PC is wide

Ultrawide monitors are my jam, and I’ve been resisting the siren song of handheld gaming PCs ever since the Steam Deck came out. This custom project from a modder might just be my personal silver bullet, the thing that finally gets me into the form factor. This is my hole, it was made for me.

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Mammotion says it has achieved a major leap in robot navigation

Mammotion announced a new robot mower navigation platform ahead of the IFA trade show in Berlin on Thursday: Its Tri-Fusion Positioning System combines LiDAR, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK), and vision capabilities into a single system. Combining two of these technologies is not uncommon. Older mowers have used a combination of LiDAR and RTK for much of

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