The Verge - CES 2019: What we’ve seen, and are still seeing, at the biggest show in techhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52801/VER_Logomark_32x32..png2019-01-17T18:29:48-05:00http://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/179315452019-01-17T18:29:48-05:002019-01-17T18:29:48-05:00Wacom and Magic Leap are creating an optimistic vision of the future of productivity
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<p id="Ia8iir">You’ve most likely seen some iteration of the image above before, in overreaching tech concept videos preaching the possibilities of the collaborative workspace of the future. It’s easy to brush off these imaginings because they’re still just photoshopped images depicting what seemed like a distant reality. But after having tried Wacom and Magic Leap’s prototype collaborative design tools, I can say that these renderings are a pretty accurate representation of what I experienced. </p>
<p id="LJGnX4">The Wacom and Magic Leap partnership was first announced at the inaugural<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/16/17983692/magic-leap-conference-mixed-reality-augmented-reality-star-wars"> L.E.A.P. developers’ conference</a> held last October, at which the two companies showed a prototype workflow experience that had been in development for two years. Wearing a Magic Leap One...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/17/18186781/wacom-magic-leap-ar-augmented-reality-partnership-ces-2019Dami Lee2019-01-15T16:29:32-05:002019-01-15T16:29:32-05:00August CEO on the smart home of the future
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<p id="AXHx8O">Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel chats with August CEO Jason Johnson about smart locks and the challenges of integrating various technologies within a smart home. They discuss whether every company needs to be a data collection company, and why it’s so difficult to be a hardware company in tech.</p>
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<p id="KoFpho">1:00 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18171894/emtek-yales-smart-door-locks-august-software-price-ces-2019">August adds third-party door locks to its smart home platform</a></p>
<p id="w7XZes">2:00 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/11/18177734/ces-2019-apple-homekit-tv-sony-lg-vizio-lights-locks">The biggest Apple HomeKit products from CES 2019</a></p>
<p id="7YTnCG">3:00 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/1/2/18165251/augusts-view-smart-doorbell-leak">August’s leaked smart doorbell actually looks like a doorbell this time</a></p>
<p id="XPEoae">5:00 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/12/18169125/smart-home-fancy-doorbells-locks-ces-2019">Smart homes got fancier this year at CES</a></p>
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<p id="aBa9gZ">For more updates and interviews from 2019’s CES, check out <a href="https://art19.com/shows/vergecast"><em>The Vergecast</em> feed</a>.</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/15/18184220/smart-home-august-ceo-interview-future-jason-johnson-homekit-doorbell-ces-2019Zachary Mack2019-01-15T10:05:33-05:002019-01-15T10:05:33-05:00My best friend at CES was a Douchebag
<p>This backpack is good enough to make you forgive its name</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/15/18183426/douchebags-backpack-bag-review-priceVlad Savov2019-01-14T08:22:13-05:002019-01-14T08:22:13-05:00These $15 earphones from TCL have no right to sound as good as they do
<p>2019 is getting off to a melodic start</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/14/18181816/tcl-socl-earphones-cheap-amazing-ces-2019Vlad Savov2019-01-12T12:00:09-05:002019-01-12T12:00:09-05:00Smart homes got fancier this year at CES
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<p id="ZBhpV8">The smart home market is still up for grabs. Unlike PCs or phones, which, for the most part, are dominated by a few well-known names, smart home gadgets can come from wherever and whatever brand. As long as they perform functions you can’t get from the big names, people will continue to flock to them.</p>
<p id="6j0Srn">You can stick with mainstream options like Philips Hue lights or a Nest thermostat, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But the fun thing about building a smart home is that after choosing an ecosystem (like Alexa, Google, or Apple’s HomeKit), you can mix and match a ton of products. At CES 2019, the variety only expands. Let’s get into some of our favorites and why they stand out above the competition.</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/12/18169125/smart-home-fancy-doorbells-locks-ces-2019Shannon Liao2019-01-12T09:00:09-05:002019-01-12T09:00:09-05:00Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa fought for our attention at CES 2019
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<p id="Xyse66">Amazon’s Alexa has become the household name when it comes to smart assistants, but its ongoing fight with Google Assistant is getting more difficult than expected. Products can support both Alexa and the Google Assistant, and since smart home companies want to sell products to as many customers as possible, Alexa has been getting fewer and fewer exclusive victories.</p>
<p id="rlnZso">Google used its massive presence at CES this week to send a message that it has bigger plans for the Assistant, too. Even at other companies’ exhibits, Google deployed employees dressed in white clothes and Assistant-themed hats to talk visitors through the features it could provide on third-party devices. It also launched <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/8/18170806/google-assistant-translate-languages-real-time-interpreter-ces-2019">a new interpreter mode</a> on Google Assistant that’s...</p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/12/18168612/google-assistant-amazon-alexa-smart-home-companies-ces-2019Shannon Liao2019-01-11T18:06:15-05:002019-01-11T18:06:15-05:00The best creator tools from CES 2019
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<p id="vOJ9DU">This year at CES, I noticed more of two things: portable, on-the-go tech that makes vlogging easier, and vloggers. There were gimbals and selfie sticks aplenty as people filmed themselves walking around on the show floor, making content for their own personal audiences. </p>
<p id="JZBmtZ">Looking at the wealth of cameras, lighting rigs, and artist devices, they all seemed to be encouraging the notion that anyone can become a “creator” just by posting a video on YouTube, or creating art to be shared online. I know tools don’t make the artist, but coming across these new products, I felt a stir of excitement and aspiration. “Should I become a YouTuber?” I asked myself, before shaking away the impure thoughts. </p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/11/18179027/wacom-tablet-youtube-creator-ai-camera-ces-2019Dami Lee2019-01-11T14:07:17-05:002019-01-11T14:07:17-05:00Daimler is beating Tesla to making semi-autonomous big rigs
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<p>Riding in the new semi-autonomous Cascadia semi </p>
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/11/18174275/daimler-tesla-self-driving-trucks-tusimple-ces-2019Sean O'Kane