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A new year is an excellent time to tidy up your workspace and ensure your devices are charged, running at peak performance, and easily accessible with a laptop docking station.  Laptop docking stations, or Thunderbolt docks, consolidate all your connectivity needs by providing a single hub for all your accessories. They allow you to connect keyboards, external monitors, external drives, and more. This is great for people who work from home and want to upgrade…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Samsung’s Unpacked event just concluded, and while we didn’t see a new pair of smart glasses or ring at the end of the show this year, the company did tease a new product — one that’s arguably even more significant. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25 Ultra, Gemini AI, more The Galaxy S25 Edge is what the company is calling it, and from the teasers and seconds-long sizzle reel we got at…

Apple Watch, Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, and Samsung Galaxy Ring. Jason Hiner/ZDNET Samsung says it’s working with Google to enter the AR glasses race, confirming rumors and speculation circulating for months. Ahead of its Samsung Unpacked event today, Samsung confirmed to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that the two companies will be working as “one team” to develop a pair of augmented reality glasses, joining the likes of Apple and Meta. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Arguably Samsung’s biggest event of the year is here, with the company announcing new smartphones in the Galaxy S25 series: the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25+, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Most notably, these smartphones got a new Snapdragon Elite 8 chipset and better Galaxy AI integrated into the One UI 7 OS, with intuitive interactions and personalized experiences. Also: Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy S25, Gemini AI, more Preorders for the…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Samsung just unveiled its new lineup of flagship smartphones at its Unpacked event, and it’s safe to say the company designed the Galaxy S25 Ultra to be a dream device for the creative power user. Compared to the likes of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the S25 Ultra comes with a stunning 6.9-inch QHD+ AMOLED display, a built-in S Pen stylus, and 12GB of RAM for fast, responsive performance.  Also: Everything announced at Samsung…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Dongbei Freedo projector is available now on Amazon for $549 with a $110 off coupon. With outstanding picture clarity, this projector can elevate movie nights or presentations. The Eco Mode can be a bit dim, the initial setup can be time-consuming, and you’ll want an external Bluetooth speaker to improve the audio. A good projector with easy access to streaming services means movie nights don’t have to be limited to indoors…

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET There’s been plenty of chatter about Samsung debuting a second-generation Galaxy Ring at its Unpacked event today. At last year’s January Samsung Unpacked event, the tech giant gave a sneak peek at its first-ever smart ring that would roll out that summer. Naturally, people are wondering if Samsung will do the same with Galaxy Ring 2.  While a second-generation Galaxy Ring would be exciting, we aren’t convinced it will be coming any time…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET If you’re a subscriber to the Nextdoor app, you’ve seen ample footage of prowling ne’er-do-wells caught in the eye of a video doorbell or home security camera. Hopefully, you don’t have your own first-hand experience with suspicious characters milling around your front porch, or far worse. Also: This battery-powered floodlight camera is exactly what my dark yard needed For good reason, security cameras continue to grow in popularity, and we can expect them…