Hacker News with Generative AI: Consumer Electronics

Laptop (mijndertstuij.nl)
A laptop for just €950 is bound to be crappy, have some issues, and not last very long. Or so you’d think.

Technology, Reviews, Consumer Electronics

16 points by jandeboevrie 2 days ago | 11 comments

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence steps down after disastrous app launch (theverge.com)
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is resigning from the company today, effective immediately, with board member Tom Conrad filling the role of interim CEO.

Business, Technology, Leadership, Consumer Electronics

86 points by mkmk 5 days ago | 146 comments

The most interesting PC monitors from CES 2025 (arstechnica.com)
Plenty of computer monitors made debuts at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, but many of the updates at this year's event were pretty minor. Many could have easily been a part of 2024's show.

Consumer Electronics, Monitors, Hardware, Technology, CES

5 points by CharlesW 6 days ago | 1 comments

Wi-Fi Router at CES 2025 Has a Connectivity Radius of 9.9 Miles (yankodesign.com)
With the Wi-Fi HaLow’s 9.9 mile range, you could connect to your home Wi-Fi at work, at the grocery store, and even inside your car throughout your ride.

Consumer Electronics, Wi-Fi, Technology, CES

31 points by danboarder 8 days ago | 29 comments

Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025 (arstechnica.com)
The TV industry is hitting users over the head with AI and other questionable gimmicks

Consumer Electronics, CES, Televisions

198 points by stalfosknight 8 days ago | 272 comments

5 Years of Framework (frame.work)
Framework turned five years old this week! It feels both like an eternity ago and no time at all since we kicked off our mission to remake Consumer Electronics. In that period of time, we’ve:

Anniversaries, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Startups

11 points by lawgimenez 8 days ago | 0 comments

CES Proves It's Still Deeply Weird with These Bonkers Gadgets (cnet.com)
A look at the strangest gadgets from CES 2025, featuring robots and plants and things that go in your mouth.

Consumer Electronics, Gadgets, Technology, Weird, CES

9 points by Sharon_Q 9 days ago | 1 comments

Now Trump's import tariffs could raise the cost of a laptop for Americans by 68% (theregister.com)
The Consumer Technology Association has issued some fresh predictions of how much more Americans may have to pay for their hardware if Donald Trump's hard-line import tariffs are enacted.

Economics, Politics, Technology, Consumer Electronics

17 points by jjgreen 10 days ago | 18 comments

Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES (techcrunch.com)
On the first night of CES 2025, Kirin Holdings, a Japanese company known for its beer and beverages, showed off its new electronic spoon that makes your food taste saltier.

Consumer Electronics, Technology, Japan, Food Technology

53 points by interestica 10 days ago | 81 comments

Lenovo's Latest Laptop Has a Rollable OLED Screen (wired.com)
With a notebook PC with a screen that rolls, a monitor with directional audio, and the first third-party SteamOS gaming handheld, Lenovo is hitting CES 2025 hard.

Consumer Electronics, Laptops, OLED Displays, CES

17 points by CharlesW 10 days ago | 5 comments

Dell Kills the XPS Brand (theverge.com)
The tech industry’s relentless march toward labeling everything “plus,” “pro,” and “max” soldiers on, with Dell now taking the naming scheme to baffling new levels of confusion.

Technology, Branding, Dell, Consumer Electronics

26 points by gpi 11 days ago | 7 comments

Consumer-grade routers on puny power supplies (2024) (apnic.net)
Around a decade ago, I proudly joined the — then still small — ranks of people in New Zealand with a solar photovoltaics system on their roof.

Consumer Electronics, Networking, Power, Sustainability

84 points by fanf2 11 days ago | 55 comments

LG's new projector looks like a stand fan (engadget.com)
LG has announced two new projectors for CES 2025, which it calls successors to last year's CineBeam Q.

Consumer Electronics, LG, Projectors

3 points by ivewonyoung 12 days ago | 0 comments

USB-C gets a bit more universal as the EU's mandate goes into effect (arstechnica.com)
"It's time for THE charger," the European Commission posted to X on December 28, 2024. While the sentiment only applies to one continent (and not all of it) and only certain devices, the Common Charger Directive now in effect in the European Union suggests that far fewer gadgets will foist barrels, USB-micro, or proprietary plugs onto their owners.

Technology, Standardization, Europe, Consumer Electronics, Legislation

13 points by ashitlerferad 12 days ago | 12 comments

Christmas 1984: The last hurrah for 8-bit home computers (theregister.com)
Christmas 1984 marked the last hurrah for the home computer market as it once was.

History, Technology, Retro Computing, Christmas, Consumer Electronics

5 points by timthorn 21 days ago | 0 comments

Apple's AirPods made more money than Nintendo last year (pcmag.com)
AirPods may be small in size, but in terms of revenue, they're huge. Last year, AirPods made Apple over $18 billion in revenue, according to Bloomberg.

Apple, Revenue, Consumer Electronics, Headphones

3 points by baal80spam 27 days ago | 0 comments

LG has just released a 77" $60k transparent TV (engadget.com)
LG’s transparent wireless OLED TV is now available.

Consumer Electronics, LG, Televisions

5 points by bookofjoe 28 days ago | 0 comments

PSA: AirPods Max are missing a key feature on the new USB-C model (9to5mac.com)
Apple’s AirPods Max update this year wasn’t a full-blown AirPods Max 2, but rather a switch to USB-C and color swap. Unfortunately, the new USB-C model also lost a key feature that was supported by the original.

Apple, AirPods, USB-C, Technology, Consumer Electronics

11 points by miles 30 days ago | 6 comments

Buying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war (arstechnica.com)
If you're looking to buy a TV in 2025, you may be disappointed by the types of advancements TV brands will be prioritizing in the new year.

Consumer Electronics, Television, Technology, Advertising

54 points by rbanffy 33 days ago | 81 comments

Dumb TVs deserve a comeback (makeuseof.com)

Consumer Electronics, Television, Technology, Opinion

382 points by znpy 33 days ago | 439 comments

HDMI 2.2 is set to debut at CES 2025 (tomshardware.com)

Consumer Electronics, Technology, HDMI, CES

58 points by thunderbong 34 days ago | 128 comments

The optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players (arstechnica.com)
Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the latest hit against physical media fans, LG has discontinued its remaining Blu-ray players. However, this doesn't spell the end for Blu-rays, which, in at least some categories, are seeing growing interest.

Consumer Electronics, Optical Media, Blu-ray, Trends

5 points by rbanffy 35 days ago | 1 comments

LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era (tomshardware.com)

Consumer Electronics, Blu-ray, Technology

17 points by throw0101d 37 days ago | 2 comments

Humane wants to put the AI Pin's software inside your phone, car, and speaker (theverge.com)
Humane, which makes the not-great AI Pin, wants other companies to build AI devices and gadgets that use its CosmOS operating system, and it has released a video that appears to show that the company already has it working in a car, TV, smart speaker, and phone.

Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Mobile Devices

6 points by ajuhasz 44 days ago | 2 comments

Walmart buys vizio to use its TVs as a new way to blast you with ads (gizmodo.com)
All those Vizio TVs swarming the aisles inside of Walmarts across the globe will now be owned by Walmart itself. Walmart bought the TV maker Tuesday wholesale for a whopping $2.3 billion.

Advertising, Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics

35 points by rntn 45 days ago | 32 comments

Open-source OpenWrt One router released at $89 – 'hacker-friendly device' (tomshardware.com)

Open-source, Networking, Hardware, Security, Consumer Electronics

26 points by bhouston 47 days ago | 5 comments

M4 MacBook Pro shows Apple is still glued to the idea of unfixable laptops (theregister.com)
Despite improved repairability scores for Apple's latest iPhone and Mac Mini, the iFixit team says it was left underwhelmed after tearing into the new M4 MacBook Pro.

Apple, Laptops, Repair, Technology, Consumer Electronics

6 points by rntn 53 days ago | 3 comments

Amazon introduces Echo Show 21, its largest smart display ever (aboutamazon.com)
Amazon introduces Echo Show 21, its largest smart display ever—and all-new Echo Show 15

Amazon, Consumer Electronics, Hardware

14 points by marban 59 days ago | 17 comments

Bose buys McIntosh, storied maker of high-end luxury audio equipment (cnbc.com)

Audio Equipment, Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Business

37 points by avonmach 60 days ago | 63 comments

Casio has released a ring in the form of its iconic watch (theverge.com)
Not to be outdone by its longtime rival, Casio has announced its own digital ring watch that brings more functionality than Timex’s wearable that debuted last month.

Wearable Technology, Gadgets, Watches, Consumer Electronics, Technology

190 points by prvt 63 days ago | 83 comments