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Eufy Omni C28 Robot Vacuum‑Mop Packs Premium Features at $810
The Eufy Omni C28 robot vacuum‑mop retails for £649 (about $810) and delivers high‑end specs such as 15,000 Pa suction, a self‑cleaning mop and LiDAR navigation. Its automated dock handles dust emptying, mop washing and drying, offering a full‑service cleaning solution for busy homes.
NXP Semiconductors unveiled the i.MX 93W applications processor, the first SoC to fuse a dedicated AI neural processing unit with secure tri‑radio Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth LE, and Thread/Zigbee connectivity. The chip integrates a dual‑core Cortex‑A55, an Arm Ethos NPU capable of up to 1.8 eTOPs, and an EdgeLock Secure Enclave, allowing designers to replace up to 60 discrete components. Pre‑certified reference designs simplify RF approval and accelerate time‑to‑market, with sampling slated for the second half of 2026. The platform targets physical AI use cases such as smart buildings, healthcare wearables, and industrial gateways.
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max is rumored to pack a 5,200 mAh battery, a 2 nm A20 processor and a 6.86‑inch LTPO OLED display. The device may replace the Dynamic Island with a punch‑hole selfie camera, freeing up front‑screen real estate....
The article breaks down how to use both electronic and magnetic stud finders like a pro, detailing their operating principles, calibration steps, scanning techniques, and common pitfalls. It features expert input from building specialists Mark Irving and Paul Kerr, who...
Jonsbo has launched the TX‑360 Black, a 360 mm all‑in‑one CPU liquid cooler that integrates a 3.95‑inch IPS LCD panel into the water block. The unit combines an aluminum pump housing, a magnetic decorative top, and a single XA‑360 fan module...
Colorful has launched the iGame LAB Vulcan Armor, a premium Mini‑ITX chassis tailored for its RTX 50 White Vulcan graphics cards. The aluminum‑machined case adopts a horizontal layout, integrates a magnetic Smart Screen mount, and ships with a 240 mm all‑in‑one liquid cooler and...
ID‑COOLING unveiled the FROZN 510, a single‑tower air cooler featuring a 58 mm thick fin stack and five heat pipes, available in a standard version and an AMD‑only edition. The cooler’s fin density is claimed to be 30 % higher than conventional designs,...
EDIFIER has launched the R20BT, a compact desktop speaker set that offers USB‑C, AUX and Bluetooth 6.0 inputs along with Bluetooth multi‑point support. The speakers feature dual 70 mm drivers delivering 5 W total output, a 6‑band equalizer, and six ambient‑lighting modes controllable...
YMTC has launched the PC550, its first commercial PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD built on the Xtacking 4.0 NAND platform. The drive ships in 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB capacities and supports both M.2 2242 and M.2 2280 form factors. It uses a four‑channel architecture that...
Researchers at UNIST unveiled a 28 nm injection‑locked clock multiplier that delivers 2.1 GHz signals with a record‑low -81.36 dBc reference spur and 280.9 fs jitter while consuming just 12.28 mW. A multinational team demonstrated a 2D‑material thermal sensor that reads temperature in 100 ns, is...
The semiconductor sector is moving into a convergence era where silicon, software, physics, packaging, security, AI and power constraints intersect. While transistor scaling remains relevant, architecture, integration, verification and automation now drive growth. System‑level engineering, digital twins and software‑defined chips...
Karnataka is actively courting semiconductor fabrication and OSAT investors, with KDEM CEO Sanjeev Gupta saying the state is in talks with several international firms. Despite interest, some companies have chosen other Indian states for their plants, leaving Karnataka without a...
Listening to music with physical media, on my Panasonic SL-CT800 CD Player. Most of it still works, except that the internal battery doesn’t work anymore, hence the need for the external power brick. The no-skip part isn’t very robust too...
University of Notre Dame’s Teaching & Learning Technologies team is piloting Meta smart glasses to explore classroom, lab, and accessibility applications. The research highlights real‑world benefits for visually impaired students, such as ingredient identification and text translation, while also testing the...
MAXSUN unveiled the Arc Pro B60 Dual 48G Liquid, a single‑slot workstation GPU that pairs two Intel Battlemage BMG‑G21 dies for a total of 48 GB GDDR6 memory. The card employs an external water‑cooling loop that keeps GPU temperatures near 61 °C under load, and...
Fosi Audio’s MD3 mobile DAC, launched on Kickstarter, replaces the traditional dongle with a magnetic docking system that snaps onto a smartphone’s back. It houses an ESS ES9039Q2M DAC and four ES9603Q amp chips, supporting PCM up to 32‑bit/384 kHz and...
Camp Snap, a screen‑free digital camera launched in 2023, has sold over one million units and repeatedly sold out its flagship model, driven largely by word‑of‑mouth and influencer buzz. The brand’s growth mirrors a broader anti‑tech wave that includes Tin Can...
Indian startup GalaxEye Space Solutions is preparing to launch the world’s first privately built OptoSAR satellite, a 190 kg platform powered by electric propulsion, aboard a SpaceX Falcon rocket within the next two to two‑and‑a‑half months. The Gen‑1 satellite, part of...
Apple is poised to unveil a foldable iPhone later this year, and 9to5Mac reporter Sonny Dickson has posted what appear to be 3D CAD rendering files of the device. The files show a back panel with a dual‑camera plateau reminiscent...
Apple introduced the iPhone 17e, a budget‑friendly model priced at $599, featuring a base storage of 256 GB—double the previous generation. The device’s front cover glass is supplied exclusively by BIEL Crystal and uses the new Ceramic Shield 2, which boasts three‑times better scratch...
voice: .@HPE reports Q1 FY2026 after the bell tomorrow. The real story is not whether HPE hits the number. It is the mix shift inside the number. • AI systems revenue versus traditional compute: how fast is the portfolio rotating toward higher-density,...
Come for the Furby history, stay for the unhinged story of how my Furby Connect ended up getting skinned.
VPZ, the UK’s largest specialist vape retailer, has launched the AEQ 3.0, the newest addition to its AEQ pod family. The device combines a slim, pocket‑friendly shape with a dual‑battery system—400 mAh in the pod and a 2,000 mAh case—providing all‑day vaping without...
Some Pixel Watch users say March update broke SpO2 and skin temperature tracking ✅ Details - https://t.co/wLgmfRbjEm https://t.co/4fPwuattpW
I deployed a @Blender render farm to Google Cloud Run worker pools. Each worker renders a frame of the video scene. I can go from 0 to 100 and back to 0 workers (even with GPUs) in just a few seconds as...
Adtran is positioning itself in the emerging Managed Optical Fiber Network (MOFN) market as carriers seek secure, high‑capacity fiber services for enterprises and hyperscalers. The company reported a 33% year‑over‑year rise in optical networking revenue, propelled by cloud and enterprise...
Atek Midas has introduced the DSG‑22.6 GHz, an open‑source RF signal generator that spans 150 MHz to 22.6 GHz. Priced at $1,590, it offers professional‑grade performance—1 Hz tuning resolution, <100 µs tuning speed, and ≥40 dBc spurious suppression—at a fraction of traditional benchtop costs. The unit...
Researchers have created a fully integrated neuromorphic computing platform using hydrogen‑doped perovskite nickelate (NdNiO₃) devices on a single wafer. The system combines volatile, nanosecond‑scale protonic dynamics for spatiotemporal processing with non‑volatile programmable resistance states for output weighting, achieving energy consumption...
LightPath Technologies reported Q4 FY2025 revenue of $12.2 million, a 41 % year‑over‑year rise, while its backlog surged to $90 million—four times the level just months earlier. The company secured more than $40 million of infrared camera orders for 2026‑27, driven by a single...
The MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ convertible showcases an 81 Wh battery that delivers almost 20 hours of real‑world use, powered by Intel’s Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 CPU and an Arc B390 iGPU. While performance is strong and colour accuracy excellent, the device suffers from a noisy high‑frequency...
India’s Chips to Startups (C2S) initiative, part of the India Semiconductor Mission, has equipped 315 academic institutions with world‑class Electronic Design Automation tools, logging over 18.5 million hours of usage. The programme offers students end‑to‑end chip design experience, from concept to...
The Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) was unveiled at Chiplet Summit 2026 as an open standard that standardizes on‑package chiplet connections, positioning System‑in‑Package as the new SoC. Since its 2022 launch, the consortium has grown to over 140 members and...
Elektro Deniz introduced the EDEL‑EMES60, a combined echosounder and electromagnetic speed log that consolidates two traditional hull‑penetrating sensors into a single unit. The system is available as a fully integrated model or as standalone echo‑sounder and speed‑log variants, allowing shipyards to...
This data center bottlenecks map is a crucial framework to understand future winners in the AI value chain. I’ve covered it extensively in this research article: https://www.investingvisuals.io/ai-data-center-bottlenecks-map/
The AI data center bottlenecks map & key players: Demand: MSFT, GOOGL, META, AMZN, and foundational AI models. Layer 1 - Systems & colocation: DELL, HPQ, SMCI, EQIX, DLR Layer 2A - Memory: MU, HYNSE, SMSD Layer 2B - Networking & optics: AVGO, AOI,...
TAU Systems, led by CEO Jerome Paye, is developing compact laser‑driven particle accelerators that generate X‑ray free‑electron lasers for semiconductor lithography. The technology promises shorter wavelengths, higher power and dramatically lower cost than today’s $400 million EUV machines. In the short...
A builder reported that an Intel Core i9‑10900K paired with a Corsair H150 RGB 360 mm AIO consistently hit 95‑100 °C under load, triggering thermal throttling despite full‑speed radiator fans. Initial diagnostics revealed the pump was wired to a DC‑mode header; switching...
The modern smartphone remains the universal computing device, merging camera, media, health, gaming, and web capabilities into a pocket‑sized rectangle. Since the iPhone’s debut in 2007, the core form factor—large touchscreen, portrait‑landscape orientation, and rear cameras—has stayed largely unchanged, with...
The article advises turning off Samsung’s RAM Plus and Motorola’s RAM Boost because virtual memory relies on slower storage and can degrade performance. It explains that while flagship phones have ample high‑speed RAM and storage, budget devices use slower UFS or eMMC,...
In this episode recorded at MWC 2026, host Mariam Joir interviews Raj Talluri, CEO of Enovix, about the company's breakthrough 100% active silicon lithium‑ion battery that eliminates graphite and limits swelling to under 2% through a novel thin‑strip, steel‑cage construction....
Tech writer Dave Meikleham recounts how switching to a 49‑inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 32:9 ultrawide monitor transformed his home‑office workflow. The super‑stretched screen consolidates three 16:9 displays into a single panel, boosting multitasking and eliminating clutter. He highlights productivity...
Happy Hacking Keyboard’s flagship HHKB Professional Hybrid Type‑S is on sale for $219, a 25 percent discount from its usual $300 price. The model combines silent Topre electro‑capacitive switches with Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and a 60‑percent layout tailored for Unix‑style programmers....
New Hiro Report drops tonight ⚡ Wrote this one from the couch nursing a rib injury, but I still found: • a $499 Mac that could finally dethrone Chromebooks in schools • a tool that turns your actual handwriting into a usable...
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 may feature a dual‑display design, as revealed by a recent patent that shows a wrap‑around screen with a circular cut‑out. The device is also expected to run on the new Exynos 2600 chipset, promising higher performance and better...
The AI sector is entering a trillion‑dollar investment cycle as companies pour billions into chips, data centers, and power infrastructure. NVIDIA’s GPUs have become the de‑facto hardware for training large language models, propelling its market cap past $1 trillion. Tech giants...
Intel’s 2025 Form 10‑K reveals manufacturing constraints centered on its Intel 7 process rather than external partners like TSMC. Gross margins sit near 35 percent, yet GAAP operating margins turned negative after a large legacy asset write‑down and depreciation changes. The Foundry division...
ETA Prime demonstrates that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset can emulate the PC title *Resident Evil Requiem* on Android via the GameHub emulator. By configuring 720p resolution and enabling FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.1 in Performance mode, indoor scenes reach up to 100 FPS while outdoor...
Power On: Apple just announced the $599 MacBook Neo. Now it turns its attention to the ‘Ultra’ line with upcoming foldable iPhone, touch-screen MacBook, AI AirPods and more. Details here - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-08/apple-to-expand-ultra-lines-after-599-macbook-neo-3d-printed-aluminum-imacs-mmhpa12d?srnd=undefined
My oldest and rarest Apple related artifact, a “blue box” - authenticated by @stevewoz - from the early 1970s when he and Steve Jobs made and sold these devices to allow free long distance phone calls. The chips and board...
The Kingston Dual USB-A/USB-C Portable 1TB SSD is one of the most fascinating demos I've recorded: A capacious storage device, it's super fast, but you can also see it negotiate optimal transfer speed with MacOS. Check it out: https://t.co/EUsSw8E8tF #ssd...
Vape battery-powered car boasts 18-mile range, 35mph top speed, USB-C charging port — 500 vape batteries power early 2000s Reva G.Wiz https://t.co/HqicDsclOM
