Consumer Electronics

Humane’s Ai Pin will be ready to order this week: The generative AI-focused wearable is creating a buzz, but its value proposition for average consumers is uncertain.

Apple unveils groundbreaking M3 chips at ‘scary’ event: The 3-nanometer process chips are a testament to Apple’s innovation, but it may have to do more to keep loyalists happy.

Is Humane’s AI Pin priced right at $1,000? It’s part of a coming class of devices that could challenge the smartphone’s decades-long supremacy.

Apple spooks tech rivals with surprise launch event: A "scary" event promises new Mac laptop unveilings and potential chip developments, stirring excitement ahead of holiday shopping.

Nvidia wants to take its chip market dominance to the next level: It’s adding CPUs to its chip portfolio to rival Intel. It could shake up the PC landscape.

Samsung’s profits get hammered again: Smartphone and laptop sales aren’t picking up amid a memory chip glut. Samsung has the right foundation to invest in chips to rival Nvidia’s.

Supermodel shows off Humane’s AI techie broach: A wearable, screenless AI assistant could merge high tech with high fashion. But will average consumers go for it?

AI at the heart of Google’s Pixel 8 plan: Pixel 8 leaks show advanced camera and natural language features. Google balances device ambitions with Search.

OpenAI eyes developing an ‘iPhone of artificial intelligence’: After a fresh investment, it’s looking to partner with LoveFrom to develop an AI-driven consumer device.

Best Buy has a new plan to capture shoppers’ attention: The struggling consumer electronics retailer launched Best Buy Drops, an app-only feature that offers limited-time deals and product releases.

Agility beats Tesla at mass production of humanoid robots: Its RoboFab will churn out 10,000 Digit bots annually, beating Tesla’s Optimus to market. Price is the limiting factor.

The UAW strike affects 9% of its 150,000 members and stops production at Detroit’s Big Three, inviting delivery delays and competitive loss.

Big Tech’s shift to support products longer and enable right-to-repair is becoming more important than feature upgrades and innovation.

Apple’s iPhone 15 under fire despite upgrades: The smartphone slump means even Apple loyalists are picky. The tech giant will have to work hard to keep users.

Global smartphone shipments could hit a decade low of 1.15 billion units—a 4.7% YoY drop. Innovation stagnation is the key culprit, but iPhones are gaining ground.

Best Buy believes we’ve hit a low point in tech demand: The combination of inflation and shifting spending patterns has made for a tough environment for the consumer electronics retailer.

The battle between Epic Games and Valve takes its next step: In an attempt to become the dominant digital gaming storefront, Epic is letting developers keep a huge cut of revenues.

Lamborghini unveils its first EV powered by AI: It wants to redefine the future of supercars with cutting-edge technologies while responding to the push for luxury EVs.

New USB-C charging ports are the biggest change for upcoming iPhones. We could be facing an innovation slump for smartphones as manufacturers push to raise prices.

Betting big on premium foldables when smartphone shipments are plummeting is a luxury for the world’s leading smartphone maker, but it bodes well for future growth.