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ZDNET’s key takeaways TCL’s 98-inch Class S5 Series TV is one of the most accessibly-priced TVs of its size, and it’s currently on sale for $1,500 off. Watching movies and TV shows on such a big display is as close to a theatre-like experience as one can get at home. With such a large TV, setting it up can be a struggle, especially if you don’t have a big enough console or wall space more…

Cesar Cadenas/ZDNET What’s the deal? Entering into the New Year, Dell has reduced the price for one of its Inspiron 14 Plus models by $100, making it $850. This particular version comes with the Snapdragon X Plus chipset and a 256GB SSD. ZDNET’s key takeaways Dell’s Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 normally retails for $950. The laptop offers an absurdly long-lasting battery and solid performance in a lightweight form factor.  Some users might not be impressed with…

TCL’s 2024 QM8 photographed in the ZDNET testing lab. Adam Breeden/ZDNET What’s the deal? Best Buy is offering new deals for the TCL QM85 (2024) across various screen sizes. The 65-inch, 75-inch, and 85-inch models are all $500 off their original price. The biggest drop has been given to the 98-inch version, which has gone from $6,000 down to $4,000. What makes this deal ZDNET recommended: The TCL QM8 (2024) features a vibrant and bright QLED…

Give Nvidia credit, it’s not just talking up big ideas, it’s helping its customers achieve them. The vendor recently issued designs for AI factories after hyping up the idea for several months. Now it has come out with AI blueprints, essentially pre-built templates that give developers a jump start on creating AI systems. The blueprints were announced at both Consumer Electronics Show, where CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote and discussed blueprints among many other…

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Dell announced a handful of new laptops at CES 2025, and if you’re a little confused looking at their names, you’re not alone. The company rebranded its entire portfolio, consolidating the names of the models we’re familiar with into the Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max.  The new naming convention might look strangely familiar (Mac or iPhone, anyone?), but Dell insists the original products themselves aren’t going anywhere — they’re just organized…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The biggest week in tech is here: the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). ZDNET is on the ground in Las Vegas and also keeping a virtual eye on the products and concepts that debuted on the show’s first day. Also: The best CES 2025 products you can buy right now So far, we’ve seen announcements from big names like Samsung, Abbott, and Dell, as well as new and innovative brands with cool concepts….

Jada Jones/ZDNET At CES this year, several trends dominate the showcased products, including AI and smart glasses. Despite the fierce competition, Halliday’s smart glasses stood out because of their impressive design and performance, which emphasize comfort.    The Halliday smart glasses unveiled at CES have an invisible display; that is, the display is not built into the lens, but rather integrated into the frame. This is made possible by using what the company calls the…

It is difficult to find an implementation of AI in a wearable that is truly unique, but I have never heard of anything like the Bee AI-wearable. The wristband listens to your conversations all day, unless manually paused with the button on it, and uses that information to get to know you, provide AI summaries of your conversations, transcripts, and actionable insights.  Of course, it wouldn’t be an AI product if it didn’t feature a…

$ alias bysize=”ls -lhS” Using the fdisk command The fdisk command can provide useful stats on your disk partitions. Here’s an example: $ sudo fdiskfdisk: bad usageTry ‘fdisk –help’ for more information.$ sudo fdisk -lDisk /dev/sda: 14.91 GiB, 16013942784 bytes, 31277232 sectorsDisk model: KINGSTON SNS4151Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytesSector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytesI/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytesDisklabel type: gptDisk identifier: 818C0FC9-CBBA-49E5-953B-A511A4E40A3DDevice Start End Sectors Size…

Netgear If you have a large home or office space and want to blanket it with fast Wi-Fi, a mesh system is the way to go! This system consists of a series of satellites that create a single Wi-Fi network throughout the entire area. As people move from room to room, their devices automatically connect to the strongest satellite, ensuring seamless connectivity. Also: CES 2025: The 13 most impressive products so far One of the…