Kerry Wan/ZDNET2024 is over, with the holidays and New Year’s Eve now consigned to memory. It’s been quite a year for Apple, with the company releasing a whole slew of products, updating old favorites such as the iPhone More
Intel It’s a new year, which means one thing: CES 2025, or the Consumer Electronics Show, is here. It’s a big yearly event where tech companies show off what’s coming in 2025 and beyond. Intel is set to have a big year because it is set to launch the second generation of its Core Ultra processors. […] More
Ring/Kidde CES is one of the biggest stages in the smart home industry, and Ring is one of the big brands making announcements during the event. The Amazon-owned home security company has announced it is upgrading two of its popular cameras to 2K video resolution and forming a new partnership with Kidde to integrate Ring technology […] More
Home Depot/ZDNETThe Home Depot has become a reliable resource for smart home devices powered by its Hubspace integration platform. The retail giant announced three new products at CES 2025 that will come to its shelves this year. The new Hubspace smart devices include a Remote Switch and two Vissani AC units with smart integrations.The Hubspace Remote Switch delivers smart control for Hubspace devices in your home, with on/off functionality and brightness control for lights. It comes in a wall-mounted plate that looks like a light switch, but the remote is removable. You can toggle the switch on and off to control a designated Hubspace device or double-click on or off to control the brightness.Also: CES 2025: What to expect and how to watchHubspace devices More
Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETThose of you who activate and run Apple Intelligence on your devices will now need a bit more space to handle the latest AI skills. In December, Apple updated its Apple Intelligence requirements page to reveal that 7 GB of storage is now required, as spotted by 9to5Mac. That’s up from the initial demand of 4GB of free space.If you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac with hundreds of gigabytes of storage, that requirement shouldn’t be too onerous. But if your device came with a small amount of real estate, say 128GB, and you’re already running low, then the Apple Intelligence requirement could pose a problem. Plus, you can’t selectively turn specific AI features on or off; it’s all or nothing.Also: iOS 18.2 was killing my iPhone’s battery until I turned off this featureOn the initial version of its Apple Intelligence requirements page, Apple did include a footnote explaining that “storage requirements for on-device Apple Intelligence models will increase as more features roll out.” So even that 4GB requirement was just a starting point.Why the need for additional space at this point? Apple pretty much spelled it out.The 4GB demand was in place in September before the company had even officially rolled out iOS 18.1, the first version of iOS with Apple Intelligence. The same held true for iPadOS and MacOS Sequoia. Those versions offered only a few AI-powered tidbits, including Writing Tools, a new visual look for Siri, notification summaries, and the ability to record and view summaries of your phone calls. More
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETIf you need to be connected to the internet but there’s no Wi-Fi or cellular signal nearby, and not even an Ethernet port in sight, then you have to look up to the skies — to the satellites whooshing 340 miles above your head at dizzying speeds.I’ve tried a number of systems, from basic messenger units like the Garmin inReach Messenger Plus More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The power bank is very powerful It features three charging pads, along with USB-C, USB-A, and DC ports However, it is heavy and somewhat bulky. more buying choices Power banks have become much smarter over the years. While you can still pick up a plastic box with a few batteries inside […] More
JBL/ZDNETWhen I tried out the JBL Tour One M2 in 2023, I wrote that video gamers and desk job workers would reap the benefits of these headphones. Now, we can add frequent flyers to that list. The audio company just announced the newest generation, the Tour One M3, and, along with the regular upgrades, it’s also got a new travel-friendly feature. The JBL Tour One M3 headphones include the JBL Smart Tx, a touch screen, wireless audio transmitter that people can use to connect to inflight entertainment systems on airplanes – or any analog audio system that requires a cord connection. JBL says that the audio transmitter connection in the Smart Tx improves latency, stability, and call quality. Also: CES 2025: What to expect and how to watchThat means you don’t need to ask the flight attendant for those cheap earbuds that don’t stick in your ears to watch The Holdovers More
