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At CES in Las Vegas this week, AnkerWork announced its brand new AnkerWork M650 Wireless Microphone. It’s a two-microphone kit that can be clipped (or magnetically attached) to your clothing. Perfect for video interviews or improving the quality on zoom calls. The microphone includes high-quality audio and noise-cancellation technology wrapped up in a compact carry […]

Did you hear? AnkerWork is going after the wireless mic market by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]

This Week in Apps: 2022 in review by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Packing battery tech nobody uses in consumer devices and a half-horsepower motor, BlenderCap is one of the most ludicrously over-engineered products we’ve seen in a hot minute. At CES in Las Vegas, we took a closer look at talked with the team behind the product to find out more. Let’s start with, er, why do […]

Ex-Apple team creates BlenderCap, a delightfully over-engineered portable blender by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Hot on the heels from its $15 million fundraise just a few months ago, Brelyon showed off its vision for what immersive visuals could look like. At CES in Las Vegas, we tried out the 8K fully immersive OLED display, which gives a VR headset-like experience without having to strap anything to your face. “Brelyon […]

At CES, this VR headset wears you by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

It was the year of XR. But then, they all seem to be, these days. Strong presences from Meta, Magic Leap, Sony and HTC led the way at this year’s CES, with hundreds of startups picking up the rear. I was dazzled by a few demos, but ultimately left wondering what form a true mainstreaming […]

HTC’s Global Head of Product on VR’s ‘race to the bottom’ by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

File this one under style over substance, but damn if these speakers don’t pack a whole lot of style into a small container. Under the amazing name Soul of Blackleaf, these stylish speakers use a magnetic fluid to visualize your music as its plays. “This basically a Bluetooth speaker that we combined with the visual […]

The Soul of Blackleaf brings analog visualization to your music experience by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

The visually impaired are getting a helping hand (or a helping belt, as it were) from Korean startup AI Guided. At CES in Las Vegas, the company was showing off some pretty neat tech that incorporates optical and Lidar technology along with AI-powered on-device computing to identify obstacles and help with navigation. The company claims […]

Guide dogs will be giving the side-eye to self-driving car tech coming for their jobs by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

You probably haven’t heard of Brane Audio yet, but trust me on this one: You will. One of my highlights at CES in Las Vegas today was listening to the company’s debut speaker, the Brane X, side-by-side with some other well-known speaker brands. The company’s founder has a background from high-precision magnetics, and after exiting […]

Brane X portable speaker packs a hell of a punch in a small package by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch