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Archives for January 2024

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
How to watch Nvidia’s Super CES keynote.

We’re expecting to see some new RTX 40-series Super cards today, if leaks and Nvidia’s own teasers are anything to go by. Nvidia is holding a “special address” keynote at CES 2024, starting at 8AM PT / 11AM ET / 4PM GMT today. You can watch the whole show below, and stayed tuned to The Verge for all the latest Nvidia news.

Dan Seifert
Dan Seifert
Deal Alert: free polishing cloth with Vision Pro purchase.

Apple’s new Vision Pro headset may be expensive, but if you act quick and place a preorder for the $3,500 device on Friday, January 19th, the company will throw in an Apple Polishing Cloth, a $19 value, for free.

Tom Warren
Tom Warren
How to watch AMD’s ‘Advancing AI PCs’ keynote.

AMD is returning to CES 2024 this year to talk about AI PCs. Rumors suggest there could be some new Ryzen mobile chips, potentially a new AM4 processor, and even a new Radeon RX 7600 XT GPU. AMD’s event kicks off at 8AM PT / 10AM ET / 3PM GMT today, and you can watch the whole thing below. Stay tuned to The Verge for all the latest news from AMD.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Chipolo is selling 10,000 item trackers that have slight imperfections.

The company’s “Perfectly Imperfect” series of Card Spot trackers have small cosmetic flaws but otherwise work “seamlessly,” according to a press release. I’m guessing that the trackers should indeed work just fine; I don’t see why minor external scuffs would make a difference.

They’ll be available to buy starting January 9th for $35, and Chipolo will donate a dollar to one of three nonprofits for every “Perfectly Imperfect” tracker sold.

A photo of two of Chipolo’s “Perfectly Imperfect” item trackers leaning against a concrete structure.
A photo of two of Chipolo’s “Perfectly Imperfect” item trackers.
A photo of a person holding a Chipolo “Perfectly Imperfect” item tracker in one hand and an iPhone in another.
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Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Garmin Connect finally gets a “simplified design.”

The company’s fitness watches are unmatched in longevity, value over time, and their ability to track all the performance minutia athletes want to track. But Garmin Connect — which ties everything together — well... sucks, which was made all the more obvious after Apple started playing on Garmin’s turf. The new Connect app and website is currently beta-only for select customers, but is coming to everyone “later this year.”

Can. Not. Wait.

Mockups of Garmin Connect app redesign
ZOMG!
Image: Garmin
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Remains of Star Trek legends voyage towards their final frontier.

Icons from the original series are “boldly going” into deep space for a permanent space burial — including show creator Gene Roddenberry, his wife Majel (Christine Chapel), Nichelle Nichols (Nyota Uhura), DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy), and James Doohan (Montgomery “Scotty” Scot).

Their remains are aboard the ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket that successfully launched at 2:18AM ET last night.

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Mia Sato