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We've already seen a wealth of gadgets and news coming out of CES 2025, but the pace isn't slowing down for the third day of the big tech expo – and we're still committed to bringing you the best and coolest picks from the show (and there are an awful lot of product launches to sift through).

You can look back on our CES 2025 day 1 and CES 2025 day 2 round-ups for all the major gadgets and gizmos unveiled so far, and on day 3 we're continuing the theme. Below you'll find crazy digital E ink posters, laptops with rolling screens, AI systems for your automobile, and much more besides.

The usual CES caveats apply: a lot of these products are still at the concept or early development stage, so you might not be able to get your hands on them straight away. However, they all point towards an exciting 2025 for anyone interested in technology. So sit back and let us guide you through the 11 finest things we've seen on this third day of CES 2025...

1. Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen 6 Rollable

• Best feature: The rollable display... of course

It's a display that extends... (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler)

Forget foldable phones – what about rollable laptop displays? That's the era we're officially in now, thanks to the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable from Lenovo. From a single button press, the screen can expand from the regular 14 inches up to an impressive 16.7 inches when you need some extra vertical space to work with.

This is a very decent laptop aside from the main party trick, too: you get an Intel Core Ultra 200V processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of SSD storage, so you're going to be able to get some serious computing done on it. The laptop will apparently be on sale this year, though we're still waiting on a price...

• Read the full story: Lenovo unveils world's first rollable display laptop, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, at CES 2025

2. PocketBook InkPoster

• Best feature: That glorious E Ink screen

(Image credit: PocketBook)

The PocketBook InkPoster is exactly the sort of gadget CES is about: a sleek, innovative, desirable bit of tech that's on the expensive side but is going to impress everyone who sees it. It's a premium digital art display, enabling you to continually change around the artwork being shown on your walls.

As the panel uses E Ink technology, the energy demands are far lower than they would be with a standard screen – and it makes the art look more traditional and authentic as well. Three different sizes will be available across the course of the year, though you may have to do some saving up to be able to afford one – prices start at an eye-watering $599 (around £485 / AU$970), going up into four figures.

• Read the full story: This awesome E Ink poster frame looks like the future of wall art, if you can stomach the price tag

3. Kanto UKI bookshelf speakers

• Best feature: It's a toss-up between the looks and the price tag

(Image credit: Kanto Audio)

If you’re looking for some impossibly cute bookshelf speakers that won’t break the bank, then the new Kanto UKIs could be for you.

We haven’t managed to listen to them yet at CES 2025, but if the UKI speakers sound half as good as the company’s excellent Ren powered speakers then we’ll be very big fans indeed.

While you can’t buy them just yet (the only ones at CES are prototypes), they’ll launch in the second half of 2025 for only $199 / £199 (around AU$319.99). On paper, that’s a serious bargain – and you get a choice from dashing black, white, cobalt and sage colors too.

• Read the full story: Take a look-y at the kooky Kanto UKI: Kanto's new small speaker brings distinctive looks to your desktop or bookshelf

4. KaraPod

• Best feature: No need to add water

Never be faced with an empty water tank again (Image credit: Karawater)

We've seen a lot of coffee machines at TechRadar, but the KaraPod has still managed to catch our eye: its unique selling point is the way it works as a dehumidifier as well as a coffee maker, using the condensed water it gathers for your beverages. A neat eco-friendly idea? Or just a little bit on the weird side?

According to the team behind the KaraPod, this is all perfectly safe – though your coffee might taste rather different. There's certainly some appeal in a coffee machine that never needs its water tank refilling, and the device won't cost you over the odds either – it's going to be available direct from Karawater soon.

• Read the full story: This coffee machine brews espresso using water condensed from the air in your home

5. Razer Blade 16

• Best feature: Top tier Nvidia graphics power

The Blade 16 is part of Razer's new 2025 range (Image credit: Razer)

The Nvidia RTX 5090 is now official (see yesterday's CES news), which means laptops with the GPU fitted inside can be unveiled – such as the Razer Blade 16, for example. This is an absolute beast of a gaming laptop, featuring the aforementioned graphics as well as the high-end AMD AI 9 HX 370 CPU.

This being a Razer laptop, we're expecting impeccable build quality, and the Blade 16 also comes with a high-resolution 240Hz OLED display as well as a new vapor chamber cooling system. We're still waiting to find out how much it costs, but it should be out and available to buy before the end of March.

• Read the full story: Razer Blade 16 announced at CES 2025 with an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU – but Intel has been dumped

6. Nanoleaf 4D V2

• Best feature: Easy to attach to any TV

A responsive, bendy light strip for your TV (Image credit: Nanoleaf)

Nanoleaf is again taking on the Philips Ambilight system with a smart light that changes color and flows with whatever's being displayed on your TV. Say hello to the Nanoleaf 4D V2, which combines a tiny camera (for looking at your TV screen) with a bendy light strip that fits around the back of your large display.

From what we've seen of the product at CES 2025, it should be easier to fit than most other systems of its type, as there are no fiddly adhesive brackets to deal with – the strip simply attaches directly to the rear of your TV. It's coming later this year, and we're hoping it's a similar price to the original Nanoleaf 4D.

• Read the full story: Nanoleaf's Ambilight alternative is now even easier to install – no more corner brackets

7. Asus ROG Strix Scar

• Best feature: Tool-free upgrades for more storage

Asus has some impressive new laptops to show off (Image credit: Future)

Asus has treated us to a host of new laptops at CES 2025, and the ROG Strix Scar models are particular highlights: the 16-inch and 18-inch laptops bring with them next-gen Intel and Nvidia parts (up to an RTX 5090 for the graphics), while also boasting up to 64GB of RAM and up to 2TB of SSD storage space on board.

Add in 2.5K mini-LED screens (with 3ms response times and 240Hz refresh rates), plus tooless upgrades for the SSD if you ever need it, and it's a truly impressive package – and no doubt an expensive one, when the prices are made official. These laptops will cope with absolutely anything and then some.

• Read the full story: New Nvidia and AMD GPUs bring next-gen oomph to Asus' CES 2025 gaming laptop line-up

8. Swann Xtreem4K

• Best feature: AI defending your home

The Swann Xtreem4K comes with AI on board (Image credit: Swann)

We're all for AI when it adds features that are genuinely useful, and that's the case with the new Swann Xtreem4K, one of several new home security tech products introduced by Swann at CES 2025. The security camera has an AI assistant on board, that can ward off intruders or welcome guests on your behalf.

The idea is that the device is smart enough to recognize whether detected people are friends and foes, and respond accordingly, even if you're not around. The impressive-looking camera works wirelessly, offers three months between battery charges, and gives you a full color 4K video feed day and night.

• Read the full story: These new video doorbell and security camera use AI to welcome visitors and deter intruders

9. BMW Panoramic iDrive

• Best feature: A super-smart, full-screen aesthetic

Look at all that display... (Image credit: BMW)

BMW has used the opportunity of CES 2025 to introduce its next-gen iDrive system for 2025 – and there's a lot of screen here. The new full-width head-up display stretches from pillar to pillar in front of the driver, displaying just about every piece of information you could want to know while out on the road.

Its full title is the BMW Panoramic iDrive, and it's going to be appearing first in the Neue Klasse X electric SUV (and all BMW cars going forward). BMW has also upgraded the operating system underpinning its in-car offering, and there are going to be plenty of customization options to play around with when you get behind the wheel. On the downside, fans of physical buttons may be less impressed.

• Read the full story: Goodbye, buttons – BMW's new Panoramic iDrive system gives all of its cars a massive head-up display with AI assistant

10. Panasonic Z95B OLED TV

• Best feature: The brightest OLED TV yet

We've seen the future – the Panasonic Z95B OLED TV (Image credit: Future)

TVs are always a big part of the story at any CES, and this year's event is no different. One of this year's highlights is the new Z95B OLED from Panasonic, which features a next-gen display stack and cooling system to offer a noticeable improvement over the Panasonic Z95A OLED (which was already fantastic).

One of the benefits of having the TechRadar team on the show floor in Las Vegas is that we can get in-person previews of the hottest tech launching in 2025 – and based on our early experiences of the Z95B, this is going to set a new standard for OLED TV tech, whenever Panasonic decides to make it available for sale.

• Read the full story: I tried Panasonic’s new Z95B OLED TV, and it takes OLED picture quality to an even higher level

11. Honda Series 0 SUV and Saloon

• Best feature: Lighter, more elegant designs

Honda has more prototypes to show off (Image credit: Honda)

Honda is making itself known at CES 2025 too, showing off a bold line-up of new electric vehicles that include the Series 0 SUV and Saloon. These motors bring with them some dramatic curves, as well as tweaked designs for the headlights and new paint jobs compared with what we've seen from previous prototypes.

These cars are based around Honda's new "Thin, Light, and Wise" philosophy, which it promises will result in EVs that are lighter and more elegant than the ones we have now. Unfortunately, it'll be while before we can drive these automobiles for ourselves, because they're slated for a full launch in 2026.

• Read the full story: Honda's new Series 0 prototypes suggest it's back on exciting and pioneering EV form

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The ubiquity of artificial intelligence across the CES 2025 landscape is just as impressive and commanding as the already iconic Sphere. It's a clarion call of intention from innumerable tech companies all promising to make AI the center of your known digital universe.

Unlike other CES trends – think VR and 3D TV – that are more marketing than utility, there is some inescapable logic here. AI's inherent power, versatility, and unprecedented exponential growth make it almost unlike any technology we've encountered before.

Dell CEO Ed Bastian announces his airline's big Delta Concierge AI plans (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

What companies like Delta, BMW, LG, Hisense, Samsung, and others have recognized is that the data their systems have been collecting and moving among their once disparate digital systems can be pulled together by AI into an almost organic whole that proactively operates at your behest.

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Delta, for instance, turns 100 this year, which means it's had a century-long intimate relationship with our travel needs, which naturally tie to us as people. We travel for work, fun, family connection – the best and worst and most mundane moments of our lives – where we go and what we do doesn't just start and end on the flight. It begins the minute we start thinking about a trip, planning it, packing for it, getting there, arriving at a destination, and then turning around to come back home. Companies like Delta that provide services of connection also have a vast treasure trove of data about what we do and that's the life's blood of powerful AI.

And so, a Delta concierge that eventually ties that all together and proactively guides and assists you through the journey makes sense.

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Similarly, Samsung's been trying for years to interest consumers in its SmartThings smart home platform but this year the effort was transformed into Home AI and SmartThings everywhere. The backbone of connection is data, cross-product, and cross-category communication, and AI helps stitch it all together so that the results make sense for everyday consumers. Even Bixby, a somewhat forgotten digital assistant, appears to be getting an intelligence upgrade that finally makes it a useful part of the whole.

If there's one thing that's consistent across most of the AI-related announcements I've seen thus far it's their boldness. BMW isn't just polishing its existing iDrive system like an aging "Beamer", adding one new screen, or an app-based assistant. Instead, it's reimagining the interior of almost all its new cars. The dash is not just a bunch of disparate readouts, it's a system, a window into the heart of your driving experience and needs that extend far beyond the car interior.

Hisense wants to AI your life. (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

Again, AI is emboldening companies to try and connect more broadly to your life experience. Naturally, as one company tries to engage you in the home while another is marching to your doorstep, there may be odd collisions, and we may soon question just how much AI we need in our lives.

But the reality is if all this AI works, it'll be transparent. We'll notice that apps and screens are becoming hyper-customized, recalling our preferences, schedules, and connections in a way that seems useful, transformative, and not forced.

It's not inaccurate to say Nvidia (and CEO Jensen Huang) are behind all of this. (Image credit: Nvidia)

Certainly, CES keynoter Nvida believes this. The company is almost singlehandedly driving the backbone of the AI revolution with ever more powerful silicon that can run ever larger models. The energy costs are a big question, but I'm almost certain that will be solved in tandem with AI's growth, or perhaps it will be solved by Artificial General Intelligence which may be right around the corner.

There is, of course, an element of oversell with companies like Hisense promising to "AI your life." I mean, they're not necessarily wrong, but there might be a better way to phrase it. Samsung likes to say "AI for All," which is true but maybe too much like a rallying cry. LG offered "Affectionate Intelligence," which sounds nice but also creepy. AI has no real emotion – and I'd rather it didn't try to fake affection.

AI is many things, affectionate is not one of them. (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

I also saw some companies confusing proactivity with invasiveness. LG's in-car AI solution seemed to be watching everything you do and would then offer suggestions related to your most minute emotional or physical prompts. No one wants to feel like they're being watched. The good news is that customer distaste will quickly stamp out that kind of AI "innovation" and less weird and more helpful AI will take its place.

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Yes, CES is overstuffed with AI but I also think that even the smallest companies that are embracing it here are doing so for long-term gains and not short-term goals or notoriety. I saw one sexual health company that is encouraging customers to opt into a beta program where they can share intimate but anonymized data so the AI model can learn and ultimately improve the product for all users.

CES has always been about technology's potential to change our lives. AI ubiquity at the massive event doesn't change that, it just does it at scale.

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• New Narwal Flow vacuums forward, and then in reverse, for cleaner carpets
• A descending brushroll cover also improves pickup on deep carpet
• A roller mop promises cleaner hard floors with less smearing

Narwal has unleashed a whole fleet of new robot vacuums at CES 2025, but the one that has particularly caught my eye is the Narwal Flow, which has an innovative way of making sure it gets your carpets properly clean, as well as a rather clever mopping system designed to remove the dirt from your hard floors, rather than just smearing it about.

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We rate Narwal amongst the best robot vacuum makers around. While its innovations are slightly less flashy than what other brands are showing at CES (Dreame's new bot can climb stairs, Roborock's has a mechanical arm that'll pick up your socks, and SwitchBot's will deliver you your lunch) they might be more genuinely useful.

Let's start with the vacuuming. Typically, robot vacuums can struggle to pull dust from thicker carpets, but the Flow has a new different features to help ensure a deeper clean. First up, it'll do a kind of moonwalk on your floor: it first vacuums forward, and then reverses, tackling ingrained dirt and hair from both directions. The backwards motion also helps to lift the carpet fibers and release anything stuck deeper in there. Narwal says this approach results in double the dust pickup compared to regular forwards-only driving bots.

The brushroll also has a cover that descends close to the floor when the robovac detects it's on a carpeted area. This effectively creates a kind of vacuum – in the non-appliance sense – in the area, increasing pressure and improving pickup.

Unfortunately, there are no images to illustrate the vacuuming features included in the press materials, so you're going to need to use your imagination here. When we tested Narwal's previous flagship, the Narwal Freo Z Ultra, we weren't blown away by the carpet cleaning powers, but the various fiber-agitating features, combined with an incredible max suction power of 20,000Pa sound very promising indeed.

Going with the flow

The Narwal Flow also boasts an innovative mopping system. Rather than your standard rotating mop pads or D-shaped mop, the Flow has a constantly rotating mop fabric-covered roller (like a tank track). This is fed with clean water from a small onboard clean water tank, but the remaining dirty water is also siphoned off into a dirty water tank, to keep the roller as fresh as possible.

Other premium hybrid robovacs might have a mop-cleaning function built into the dock unit, but this one is constantly cleaning its mop as it goes. The result should be cleaner hard floors, with less smearing of spillages.

(Image credit: Narwal)

The roller's profile is wide and relatively flat rather than being a perfect circle, to maximize contact with the ground. It also runs in the opposite direction to the robot's movement, to help agitate dried-on dirt, and it can even kick out to the side to get closer to the edges of rooms.

It's not a brand new idea – it has also appeared on the likes of the Eureka J20 robot vacuum, where it impressed our tester – but it's still very rare, and looks like a more effective mopping solution than existing alternatives.

Elsewhere, you're getting main and side brushes that are optimized to prevent hair tangle and a side brush that extends out when encountering a corner and can also reverse its direction (Narwal has learned a new trick, and it's applying it to everything). Navigation is powered by dual RGB cameras (here's more on how robot vacuums find their way around), and this bot is apparently able to identify over 200 common obstacles.

We don't have pricing details yet – although they are promised soon – and the Narwal Flow is due to launch sometime in mid-2025.

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• Aurzen reveals ZIP, a tri-folding, pocket-sized projector
• The ZIP projector has HD resolution with a tiny DLP microchip
• Up to 90 minutes of playtime off a single charge

Aurzen has announced the world's first tri-foldable, portable projector called the ZIP at CES 2025, where it also launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, as reported by PR Newswire.

At the time of writing, it has already exceeded its Kickstarter goal, with a suggested release date set for March 2025. The Aurzen ZIP has an MSRP of $399, but backers on Kickstarter can pledge $249 to receive it at this price. You can check out the Kickstarter campaign here.

While we don't usually cover products on Kickstarter here on TechRadar, the Aurzen ZIP is on display at CES, available for demonstration at booth 21411 at the Las Vegas Convention Center between January 7-10.

The ZIP’s tri-foldable design means when closed it measures 3.1 x 3.1 x 1-inch (84 x 78 x 26mm) and weighs 9.8oz (280g) for true portability. It can display landscape pictures as well as borderless, vertical mobile content from apps such as TikTok thanks to a built-in gyroscope.

The ZIP is a DLP projector with a native 720p resolution (with 4K supposedly supported) capable of 100 ANSI lumens of brightness and has dual, stereo 1W speakers for audio. Its 5000 mAh battery is USB-C rechargeable and Aurzen says it will deliver 90 minutes of playtime off a single charge.

It offers Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity and screen mirroring capabilities. There is an optional Wi-Fi dongle, called CastPlay, that can serve as a connection between the ZIP and compatible devices. It is also compatible with Android, Windows, iOS and macOS devices.

The perfect travel projector?

The ZIP won't beat the Samsung Freestyle, but it offers a better travel solution (Image credit: Samsung)

While the ZIP is unlikely to best other portable projectors like the Samsung Freestyle, our top pick for best portable model in our best projectors list, it does offer an extremely compact solution which will be ideal for travel.

As a writer at TechRadar, I’m often travelling to events to cover the latest tech and having the option to mirror my phone to this bite-sized projector rather than stare at my phone screen to wind down sounds like an exciting prospect.

While tri-folding may not be new to the world of phones, with the likes of the Huawei Mate XT and rumors of Samsung’s own tri-folding phone on the horizon, it’s an extremely novel concept in the world of projectors, which is still getting used to the idea of portable projectors in general.

Again, I know the ZIP isn’t going to have the most dazzling pictures, with a limited 100 lumens of brightness, but anytime I can give my eyes a break from my phone screen, I’m happy.

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This week’s Nvidia RTX 5000 reveal at CES 2025 in Las Vegas was a pretty mixed bag for me. On the one hand, the generational price drop on the new RTX 5070 was an extremely welcome sight, as was the backward compatibility for DLSS 4 across all RTX cards. On the other hand, the RTX 5090 costs 2,000 bucks, and Nvidia’s new Multi Frame Generation tech – while impressive – will be exclusive to next-gen GPUs.

Still, there was one footnote to Nvidia’s slate of CES reveals that really piqued my interest: a renewed commitment to its SFF-Ready scheme. This program has actually been floating around for a while - it was a small part of the Nvidia press presentation I attended at Computex last year - but I hadn’t really paid it much heed up till this point.

Why? Well, as much as I love compact PCs, Nvidia’s SFF (Small Form Factor) program felt a bit half-assed at the time. The scheme determined key specifications for other industry bodies – primarily third-party GPU makers and case manufacturers – to follow, creating a sort of certification that assures users that their chosen graphics card will fit inside whatever compact case they buy.

Not all RTX GPUs are created equal – sometimes, smaller is better. (Image credit: Nvidia)

It was a good idea in theory, but there wasn’t much an experienced PC-builder couldn’t reasonably extrapolate – most of the current-gen cards supported were twin-fan RTX 4070 and 4070 Ti models, with a small handful of third-party 4080 cards. The only supported first-party FE (Founders Edition) cards from Nvidia were the 4070 and 4070 Super – if you ever saw an RTX 4090 FE in person, you’d understand perfectly that there was zero chance that ultra-chunky GPU would fit inside an SFF case.

But with the RTX 5000 series, that’s all about to change.

Small is the new big

Yes, the RTX 5090 FE is much smaller than its predecessor – despite being an absolute monster of a GPU in performance (and price) terms, the Founders Edition of Team Green’s new flagship graphics card returns to a two-slot configuration and measures 137 x 304 x 40mm - just about small enough to fit within Nvidia’s SFF-Ready size limits.

The list of viable third-party cards is also longer and more inclusive than it was for the RTX 4000 generation (you can view the list on Nvidia’s website), with almost every third-party manufacturer offering at least one RTX 5080 variant that can fit inside a compact PC case. It appears that the only 5090 that qualifies is the FE version, but that’s still a significant improvement considering that even the RTX 4080 FE was too large.

Seriously, this thing is flippin' gigantic. (Image credit: Future)

As console performance improves with the likes of the PS5 Pro and the inexorable march of PC gaming handhelds continues, there’s a rising demand for ‘living room PCs’ – the sort of compact system that can fit comfortably in your TV stand and be used for gaming with a traditional gamepad. The renewed inclusivity of the SFF-Ready scheme is a step in the right direction here.

While I might still balk a little at the price tag (sorry Nvidia, $2,000 is practically into professional-grade hardware territory), there’s no denying that the RTX 5090 would make for an absolute beast of a living room gaming machine. Hell, even the RTX 5070 should outperform any currently available console with the help of DLSS 4. OK, article over, I need to get on the phone with Nvidia right now.

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• The HDMI 2.2 specification has been announced at CES 2025
• HDMI 2.2 can support up to 96Gbps bandwidth and 16K resolution
• It follows on from HDMI 2.1, which was first announced in 2017

The HDMI 2.2 specification has been officially announced at CES 2025 by HDMI Forum Inc, and it's said to deliver up to 96Gbps bandwidth and 16K resolution, as reported by FlatpanelsHD.

After initial reports in December suggesting HDMI 2.2's reveal at CES 2025, HDMI Forum Inc officially announced the new HDMI specification at the tech event. It's the successor to HDMI 2.1, which was first announced in January 2017 but first came to prominence in 2020 and 2021, when it began to appear more commonly on gaming consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and on TVs such as the LG OLED CX.

HDMI – which stands for High Definition Media Interface – is a commonly used connection port that you'll find on displays such as the best TVs and the best monitors. It enables connection between said displays and other audio-visual devices, such as the best 4K Blu-ray players and best soundbars, and gaming consoles.

HDMI 2.2 is said to support a multitude of resolutions including 4K, 8K, 10K, 12K and even 16K, the latter two of which are new for HDMI 2.2. It will also have improved bandwidth, reaching 96gbps compared with HDMI 2.1's 48gbps and DisplayPort's 80gbps. HDMI 2.2 will also support 4K at 480Hz.

Alongside the HDMI 2.2 specification reveal, HDMI also confirmed that the Ultra96 HDMI cable, which supports 96gbps and HDMI 2.2 features, will be available later in 2025.

Also introduced is HDMI Latency Indication Protocol (LIP), which is said to improve synchronization between audio and video devices such as AV receivers or soundbars and TVs.

HDMI 2.2 is set to be available to supporting manufacturers, such as TV and display brands, in the first half of 2025.

What does HDMI 2.2 mean for TVs and gaming devices?

TVs such as the LG C4 have four HDMI 2.1 ports, but it'll be a while before devices implement HDMI 2.2 (Image credit: Future)

So what does HDMI 2.2 mean for TVs and gaming devices, and when are we likely to see it? The answers: currently, not much; and not very soon. Although HDMI 2.2 will be available in 2025, it'll take manufacturers some time to actually implement the tech into their devices.

It took HDMI 2.1 between three and five years to go from announcement to implementation, and it's only now commonly found in more budget displays after initially appearing in more premium devices such as the best OLED TVs. It wouldn't be surprising if HDMI 2.2 runs to a similar timeframe.

Although HDMI 2.2 will support higher resolutions, such as 8K (at 240Hz compared with HDMI 2.1's 8K, 60Hz) and apparently even 16K, the problem is the lack of devices available that will support it. 8K TVs are seeing their popularity wane, with many manufacturers abandoning the premium display tech. Only Samsung really flies the 8K flag each year. This is due to premium price tags, and the fact that there are very few 8K movies or TV shows to take advantage of the 8K display.

8K gaming is more readily available than movies or TV shows, with the PS5 Pro and some of the best graphics cards, such as the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, and even the newly announced Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, supporting 8K resolution, but the number of 8K games (especially at higher frame rates) is scare. Plus, you'd need some powerful and pricey gear to run them.

But do expect to see HDMI 2.2 in future spec lists. While manufacturers won't get the full potential out of HDMI 2.2 for a while, it serves as an excellent marketing tool. HDMI 2.1 is common on the best gaming TVs now, both premium and budget – so listing HDMI 2.2 as a new feature sounds more enticing.

HDMI 2.2 will be the future of TVs and gaming, even if is still likely a few years away, especially before the full benefits can be widely enjoyed. It's not looking like we're getting 10K out of HDMI 2.1 any time soon, so expect 12K and 16K from HDMI 2.2 to be a ways off.

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• DAMAC founder Hussain Sajwani to invest $20 billion in US data center infrastructure
• Trump and Sajwani have indicated this sum could more than double
• Investment will “keep America on the cutting edge of technology and artificial intelligence"

US president-elect Donald Trump has confirmed plans to invest $20 billion into US data center infrastructure.

Rather than coming from the government, the cash will be provided by Emirati billionaire and founder of property development company DAMAC Hussain Sajwani, Trump revealed in a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.

The first phase of the investment is set to target Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas, however Trump and Sajwani didn’t rule out future investments.

US data center funding

Addressing the press on stage, Trump said the $20 billion investment would become available “over a very short period of time.” He also said DAMAC has indicated a willingness to “double or even somewhat more than double the amount of money” as a mark of the company’s confidence in the US.

No detailed timeline or further specifics have been shared yet, but we know that the data centers will primarily be designed to support AI and cloud technologies.

Trump added the investment would “keep America on the cutting edge of technology and artificial intelligence,” a notable statement given the country’s ongoing battle with China when it comes to artificial intelligence and the powerful chips that the technology requires.

Speaking on stage, Sajwani confirmed Trump’s comments that DAMAC would be prepared to invest more than $20 billion if market opportunities are satisfactory.

However, the news doesn’t come without its downsides – data centers are widely criticized for their high energy consumption and usage of other natural resources like water for cooling. In its last environmental report, Google noted a 48% rise in data center emissions, blaming the rapid expansion of AI for the negative impacts.

In his speech, Trump declared companies investing over $1 billion into the US would benefit from expedited environmental reviews, helping them to establish more quickly.

More broadly, hyperscalers have also committed to spending big in the industry. In the past month, AWS has committed to spending $21 billion to support its infrastructure in two US states, with the promise of generating more jobs.

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• Riot Games has released a new in-game cinematic for its next League of Legends season
• The five-minute video also appears to act as a prologue to Arcane's Noxus-set sequel show
• Mel Medarda is seen alongside other iconic Noxus characters, including Darius and LeBlanc

A new in-game League of Legends (LoL) cinematic appears to have teased our first look at one of Arcane's sequel projects.

The five-minute-long video, titled 'Welcome to Noxus', which was released yesterday (January 7) is, first and foremost, a fully CGI flick that markets the impending arrival of LoL's first season of the year. However, while the promo video has been created to increase the hype ahead of season 1's debut on January 9, it simultaneously acts as an epilogue to Arcane season 2 and/or a prelude to the highly-rated Netflix show's first follow-up.

Set to Teya's 'Bite Marks' track, the cinematic, which was developed in partnership with Fortiche – the French animation studio that made Arcane alongside Netflix and Riot – is filled with references to the trio's first animated LoL adaptation. The most obvious of those call-backs is Mel Medarda, the daughter of Noxian warlord Ambessa. As I mentioned in my Arcane season 2 act 3 ending explained piece, the series' final episode revealed Mel was traveling back to her homeland of Noxus to seek answers to, well, everything that happened to her in season 2. That includes how she acquired mage powers, why her now-deceased mother left Noxus with the aim of returning to conquer it with Piltover's Hextech, and what role The Black Rose has in the Medarda family's past, present and future.

Speaking of The Black Rose, there are numerous references to the clandestine organization throughout LoL's latest trailer. We get glimpses of LeBlanc, Vladimir, and Elise – three of The Black Rose's four most infamous members – and shots of Mel fighting off some of the cabal's dark magic-wielding magicians. Oh, and don't overlook LeBlanc's comment about "Piltover being a lesson" for The Black Rose to learn from. Clearly, this is a nod to events that transpired in Arcane seasons 1 and 2, so there's no denying that the Netflix series' storyline is reshaping, and maybe even retconning aspects of, the wider LoL universe.

Are LoL's revamped takes on Vladimir and LeBlanc going to be the ones we see in Arcane's follow-up project? (Image credit: Riot Games/Fortiche)

There are plenty of other Noxian characters shown throughout the teaser, too. The assassin known as Katarina is the individual who spars with the arachnid-like Elis, while the hulking Freljord troll called Trundle is seen squaring off with, and then being defeated by Darius, who's one of the most iconic Noxian champions in LoL. The latter duel certainly suggests that Noxus is continuing its global expansion by trying to conquer the Freljord, which could be a secondary location that's explored in future spin-offs of Arcane, aka one of the best Netflix shows ever made.

Curiously, there's no mention or look at Noxus' Grand General Swain, who was teased in Arcane's last-ever episode by way of the six-eyed raven. Over on LoL's official Reddit page, some fans have been left baffled by his absence from the teaser, especially with how integral he is to this Runeterran region. Nevertheless, you can be sure that he'll be part of season 1 of LoL's 2025 calendar.

Darius could have an important role to play in any Arcane sequel show (Image credit: Riot Games/Fortiche)

Ever since Arcane season 2 ended last November, fans have been clamoring for more information on the projects that Riot, Netflix, and Fortiche are cooking up. Right now, there's very little we know about these productions, which are still in the early stages of development, but some details have been revealed by Arcane's co-creator Christian Linke since the show's run on the world's best streaming service came to an end.

Speaking exclusively to TechRadar before season 2's debut on November 9, 2024, Linke and fellow co-creator Alex Yee claimed it'll be a long time before the next League of Legends adaptation lands on Netflix. In a separate interview with TechRadar that took place after its final chapter, Linke also denied that three Arcane spin-offs were in the works, before adding that he couldn't say when they'd be released or which LoL champions would appear in future projects. Thanks to this new LoL cinematic, it seems we may have some answers concerning the latter.

I covered Arcane season 2 extensively before, during, and post-release, so be sure to read more exclusives from yours truly about the series and its sequels in the section below.

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About 12 out of 15 of the best fitness apps actively share your personal data with third parties, de-facto selling out your privacy. Among these, Strava and Fitbit are the most data-hungry, collecting 84% of all potential data points.

These are some of the worrying findings from new research released by Surfshark, one of the best VPN services on the market, after looking at data collection and sharing practices of the most popular fitness mobile applications.

"Our research shows that free apps share significantly more data with third parties compared to paid apps, highlighting the importance of evaluating privacy implications," said Tomas Stamulis, Chief Security Officer at Surfshark.

The hidden price of at-home training

To determine the real price of (often free) at-home training, the Surfshark team analyzed the 15 top fitness mobile applications around. These include exercise trackers, workout apps, and personal training platforms.

Experts sourced the data collection information for each app from its Apple App Store page on December 30, 2024. The App Store provides a list of 35 unique data points categorized into 16 unique data point categories. The team looked at the data set according to the number, type, and handling of the data points collected by each app.

Surfshark unveiled a pretty worrying scenario for mobile fitness fanatics. As mentioned earlier, 80% of the analyzed apps share users' tracked data with third parties. These details include device locations, emails, user IDs, device IDs, or profiles. Nike Training Club leads the category, with four types of tracking data shared with third parties. These are coarse location (approximate, generally within a city block), some sensitive info, device ID, and product interaction.

In Apple's own words, "Tracking refers to the act of linking user or device data collected from your app with user or device data collected from other companies’ apps, websites, or offline properties for targeted advertising or advertising measurement purposes. Tracking also refers to sharing user or device data with data brokers."

Most apps (13 out of 15) also collect health and fitness information directly linked to users – Centr and Peloton are the only two applications that don't.

Overall, as the graph above shows, the analyzed apps collect an average of 12 different types of information out of the 35 potential data points available – with the least privacy-friendly storing nearly twice as much.

Let's look at the data. Strava and Fitbit came out as the most data-hungry apps, for example, both gathering 21 unique types of data. In comparison, the most private workout application, Centr, collects just three types of data (User ID, Product Interaction, and Crash Data) with only one of these contributing to user tracking.

Worse still, three apps collect some very sensitive information such as racial or ethnic background, sexual orientation, pregnancy or childbirth details, disability status, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, political opinions, genetic information, or biometric data. These include the Nike Training Club app.

Location data is another piece of information many fitness apps collect. Four apps, including popular running applications like Runna and Strava, collect precise location data linked to the user. Five apps collect only coarse location data, with two of these (Nike Training Club and Peloton) sharing this information with third parties.

As mentioned earlier, free applications collect and share the most data. After all, the only way they can make a profit is to sell your data to data brokers or run invasive ads on the app. This is why Stamulis from Surfshark suggests upgrading to a paid subscription whenever possible.

He also recommends considering whether the app can function without granting permissions that may not be truly necessary. "If such options aren’t provided, it raises important questions about the intent behind the data collection," he added.

• Honda reconfirms its commitment to line-up of bold new EVs
• The Honda 0 SUV will launch in North America in early 2026
• Asimo operating system will bring advanced levels of automated driving

Fear not faithful reader, you are not suffering from chronic CES déjà vu. Because, yes, Honda has already revealed its plans for the upcoming 0 Series electric vehicle range, showcasing what it called the Saloon and the Space-Hub at last year’s show... complete with eerily similar concept cars.

But the Japanese marque says that things are moving on at pace and it has reaffirmed its commitment to the futuristic and gloriously wedge-like shapes with the unveiling of its 0 SUV and 0 Saloon prototype models at this years Las Vegas-based tech-fest.

While the Saloon looks a lot like last year’s concept, albeit with a flashy new paint job and tweaked headlight design, the 0 SUV arguably gives us our best look at what this upcoming line of forward-thinking EVs will look like.

Gone is the boxy, almost MPV body shape of last year’s concept, as we are introduced to a more traditional-looking SUV front end, complete with a sweeping, almost estate or shooting brake-esque rear.

The Japanese marque claims the 0 SUV will arrive in North American markets in early 2026, with the low and long Saloon model following shortly after. Global markets, including Japan and Europe, are also touted to receive both vehicles.

(Image credit: Honda)

Honda previously hinted at its “Thin, Light and Wise” philosophy, which it hopes will reduce the size and weight of battery packs to ensure a line-up of lighter, more elegant and more efficient electric vehicles.

Although it didn't go so far as to reveal battery specs, Honda instead honed in on the ‘Wise’ element of the aforementioned mantra at this year’s show, revealing that it has developed an in-house operating system (Asimo OS) that it says will allow for Level 3 ‘eyes-off’ automated driving.

Those with long enough memories will recall Asimo, the cute little robot that was often found kicking a ball or falling down stairs. Well, Honda says it has borrowed bits of Asimo’s brain in order to develop the latest OS.

The company claims that advances in its robotics technology, including developments in systems that recognize external environments and human behavior, will equip its future vehicles with genuinely useful AI technology that can predict what a driver wants and create more reliable driver assistance systems.

Analysis: Honda goes back to being bold

(Image credit: Honda)

Although Honda has yet to confirm any technical detail of its upcoming 0 Series, which will encompass seven individual models by 2030, its commitment to the latest tech and bold styling is proof that the marque is serious about EVs this time.

Its Honda e was arguably ahead of its time, but the brand has stagnated in recent years, churning out reliable but relatively vanilla SUVs and small city cars with combustion engines or basic hybrid systems.

Only the Civic Type-R has remained as a shining example of what the renowned engineering firm is capable of when it comes to pure driving thrills, but even that faces an uncertain future.

It feels like the time is right for Honda to return to offering reliable but exciting vehicles that stand out from the crowd. We can't be the only ones thinking that an all-electric Series 0 Saloon Type-R would be a serious statement of intent from the brand.

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• CISA addS three new bugs to KEV - two in Mitel’s MiCollab, and one in Oracle WebLogic Server
• The bugs allowed crooks to read sensitive files and take over vulnerable endpoints
• Federal agencies have until late January 2025 to deploy the patch

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) HAS added three new flaws to its Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (KEV), signalling in-the-wild abuse, and giving federal agencies a deadline to patch things up.

Two of the three flaws are found in Mitel’s MiCollab unified communications platform. One is a critical path traversal vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-41713.

By abusing this bug, threat actors can run admin actions and access user and network information.

A deadline to patch

"A successful exploit of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access, with potential impacts to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This vulnerability is exploitable without authentication," MiCollab said.

"If the vulnerability is successfully exploited, an attacker could gain unauthenticated access to provisioning information including non-sensitive user and network information and perform unauthorized administrative actions on the MiCollab Server."

The second bug is tracked as CVE-2024-55550, another path traversal vulnerability granting admin privileges. The impact of this bug is limited, however, since it doesn’t allow threat actors to escalate privileges, or access files with sensitive information. Therefore, the severity of this bug was assigned to “medium” - 4.4/10.

The third bug is found in Oracle WebLogic Server, and is tracked as CVE-2020-2883. It was patched in April 2020, and grants threat actors the ability to remotely access vulnerable endpoints.

Now, with all three vulnerabilities being added to KEV, federal agencies have until January 28 to apply the fixes, or stop using the products altogether. 8. "These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise," CISA said.

Mitel’s MiCollab is a popular unified communications platform, and as such - a major target for cybercriminals. In early December this year, the company patched a three-month-old zero-day vulnerability that allowed crooks to read sensitive files.

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