This little robot cat will blow on your coffee to cool it down
Yukai Engineering's strange animal robot parade at CES 2025 continues with Nékojita FuFu. A small cat is attached to the side of a cup or bowl, blowing air to help cool it. The Tokyo-based company says the robot combines a fan and a "special algorithm" - or "Fuing System - to blow with random force and intervals, just like...
Samsung is bringing live translation to TVs at CES 2025
At CES 2025, Samsung announced that it will bring popular features from the company's phones and tablets to TVs. Live Translate does exactly what it says in the box, offering users real-time translation for live broadcasts. The feature will work in seven different languages - although it's not clear when it's published. In its current form, the system works...
Samsung’s new TV can find cooking recipes in shows
Have you ever watched a food scene on TV and thought, wow, I want to cook at home? Maybe it's the il timpano in "Big Night," or the beef bourguignon in "Julie & Julia." Whatever your event-inspired desires are, you're in luck — if you buy a 2025 Samsung TV, that is. During the CES 2025 press conference in...
Kirin is offering a taste of its electric salt spoon at CES 2025
On the first night of CES 2025, Kirin Holdings, a Japanese company famous for beer and liquor, showed off a new electronic spoon that makes your food taste even saltier. The company says the spoon uses a weak electric current to concentrate sodium ion molecules in your food, adding stronger umami and salt flavors to low-sodium foods. A...
OpenAI is losing money on its expensive ChatGPT Pro plan, says CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is currently losing money for the $200 monthly ChatGPT Pro plan because people are using it more than expected. " OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro late last year. In addition to giving access to the updated version of OpenAI's "reasonable" AI model, o1 pro mode, ChatGPT Pro lifts the rate limit on some...
Withings’ Omnia is a full-size body-scanning health mirror
The Omnia is still very much in concept mode - a popular phenomenon in the automotive world that is starting to spread to consumer electronics. That means, Withings' splashiest product from CES 2025 might not even be a product. Among other things, body-scanning smart mirrors will be expensive for consumers. According to Withings, Omnia "is not just a product...
OpenAI is starting to turn its attention to ‘superintelligence’
In a post on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he believes OpenAI “knows development "as it has traditionally been known - and has since changed its purpose to "superintelligence." "We like the product now, but we are here for the glorious future," wrote Altman in the post, which was published Sunday evening. "Super tools intelligent can...
Birdfy sees smart bird feeders and makes you a smart bird bath
Very smart bird feeder 2020. Smart bird bath is clear where. This week at CES 2025, Birdify presented the Bath Pro, taking cues from products like the Bird Buddy and applying it to a large water saucer with a solar power source in the middle. Two versions of the product will be available during the sale in March: a...
Accel can raise billions for India, but keeps $650 million
Accel has kept its India funding size at $650 million for the eighth vehicle, even as other venture firms in the region race to raise a bigger pool of capital. The company has a lot of opportunity to raise "multi-billion dollars," said Shekhar Kirani, a partner at Accel, in an interview with TechCrunch. But unlike its peers who have...
Toyota’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch
Five years ago, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda went to CES to show the world his "personal dream field" - a plan to build a prototype city on a 175-hectare site at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan, where people will live. and work across all Toyota projects, including autonomous vehicle technology, robotics, smart home connected technology, and AI....
