Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

The new version adds support for Matter and can control your smart lights, locks, thermostats, and music as well as monitor your home’s energy use. You can write messages on it, and there’s a speaker and microphone for voice control.

The Mui Board has been about to launch since 2019, but the company says it’s coming for real this time. You can preorder it on Kickstarter for $499, with delivery in December 2024.

It ably sucked up milk off the hard floor and cereal from the carpet, but its most surprising feature in our demo was how quiet it was... just 55db.

The $1,800 robovac’s speed and maneuverability were also impressive, responding on the fly to obstacles and moving almost... gracefully?!

There are still some kinks to work out, but it’s a promising evolution of the run-of-the-mill robovac.

They did it with sufficient flair, and even from the fifth row it was impressive, the galaxy of shooting stars and rising moons making for an awesome display.

Still, a walking, talking robot demo would have been more impressive ...

This means that LG TVs will act as Matter controllers for Google Home, giving you another option beyond a Google Nest Hub, Nest Mini, or Nest Wifi to use Matter devices with Google Home.

Cho touted its 7 billion devices in people’s homes as its leg up in the AI race, saying LG can leverage “real life data” from your fridge, TV, and all the other LG products out there — with your permission.

LG has already made a slew of announcements, including the reveal of its transparent TV.

But here’s hoping they have some surprises in store this morning. Because it’s way too early to be subjected to this much bass.