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Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - OpenAI is betting on voice over screens, ramping up audio AI ahead of a new kind of personal device.The post Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #hardware #innovation #voice #openai #genai #chatgpt #technology #assistant #gadgets

OpenAI Accelerates Audio Roadmap for 2026

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

OpenAI's First Device Is a Pen!?

2 months / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

OpenAI Taps Foxconn to Build Jony Ive's AI Device, Drops Chinese Supplier [Report]

2 months / iclarified

OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products

2 months / reddit / /u/NISMO1968

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

who the fuck asked for this no really arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/o...

2 months / bsky / @chronosschiron.bsky.social / chronosschiron.bsky.social

OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products

2 months / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

Rumor: OpenAI’s New ‘Audio-Based’ Device Could Arrive Very Soon

2 months / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

OpenAI’s Future AI Device May Be About the Size of an iPod Shuffle

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

OpenAI Improving Audio AI Models Ahead of Introduction of Personal AI Devices

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 17433 / 10 stories in 2 months


Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, still works despite battle damage — screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional

tomshardware - An Apple M1 MacBook Air took a shell shrapnel hit and survived, with the laptop still working despite damage to the screen and the letter K on the keyboard missing.

#hardware #apple #defensetech #ukraine #macos #macbook #technology #gadgets #durability #arm

Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, saving his life — screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional

2 months / reddit / /u/Hob-999

Ukrainian soldier's M1 MacBook Air takes direct shrapnel hit, still works despite battle damage — screen cracked and letter 'K' missing but laptop remains functional

2 months / tomshardware

Battlefront MacBook Air takes a shelling in Ukraine and keeps on working

2 months / appleinsider

M1 MacBook Air’s Robust Build Stops An Artillery Shell Fragment, Saving A Ukrainian Soldier’s Life In The Process, With The Display Partially Working Too

2 months / wccftech / Omar Sohail

Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 17428 / 4 stories in 2 months


Pebble’s round smartwatch is getting a reboot

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - It's time to reboot another OG Pebble smartwatch - specifically, the round-faced Time Round, which is getting a follow-up more than a decade after its original launch. The new Pebble Round 2 improves upon its predecessor with longer battery life and a lar…

#hardware #mobiletech #innovation #wearables #business #technology #gadgets #watch

Pebble Round 2 revives the circular smartwatch after a ten-year gap, with a minimal bezel and a 1.3-inch color e-paper display.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Pebble Revives Circular Smartwatch With New Bezel-Free Pebble Round 2 [Video]

2 months / iclarified

Pebble Round 2 cuts the bezel from the decade-old round smartwatch revival

2 months / appleinsider

Pebble Round 2 Brings Back Classic Smartwatch, Pre-Orders Now Open

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Pebble Revives and Revamps Its Short-Lived Circular Smartwatch https://gizmodo.com/pebble-revives-and-revamps-its-short-lived-circular-smartwatch-2000704903

2 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Pebble revives its iconic round smartwatch for the modern era

2 months / techspot

Pebble launches a $199 smartwatch with rounded screen that can last up to 2 weeks on one charge.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Pebble reboots its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/pebble-reboots-its-thinnest-smartwatch-with-the-pebble-round-2/

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Pebble Revives and Revamps Its Short-Lived Circular Smartwatch

2 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Pebble Unveils Round 2 At CES 2026

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Pebble Round 2 is a gorgeous revival of a classic with smarter display tech

2 months / digitaltrends

Pebble's Bringing Its Round Watch Back, This Time With Revamps

2 months / cnet / Scott Stein

Pebble brings its round-faced smartwatch back from the dead

2 months / engadget / Daniel Cooper

Pebble’s round smartwatch is getting a reboot

2 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Pebble reboots its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 17425 / 15 stories in 2 months


'Clicks Communicator' Unveiled — Will You Carry This With Your iPhone?

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - The company behind the BlackBerry-like Clicks Keyboard accessory for the iPhone today unveiled a new Android 16 smartphone called the Clicks Communicator.The purpose-built device is designed to be used as a second phone alongside your iPhone, with the int…


Clicks Communicator: Reinventing vintage phone communication

Two Phones, Less Distraction? That's the Pitch for This BlackBerry Lookalike

2 months / cnet / Julian Dossett

Clicks releases a phone for your phone, giving users a taste of BlackBerry

2 months / betakit / Alex Riehl

Clicks Communicator

2 months / ycombinator

The Clicks BlackBerry-Like Phone Keyboard Finally Makes Sense

2 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

'Clicks Communicator' Unveiled — Will You Carry This With Your iPhone?

2 months / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

The Clicks Communicator is a Blackberry for your phone

2 months / theverge / Allison Johnson


Clicks Power Keyboard: Tactile accessory with backup battery

Clicks has swapped iPhone keyboard cases for a new MagSafe keyboard battery

2 months / appleinsider

The Clicks Power Keyboard is also a backup battery for your phone

2 months / theverge / Allison Johnson


Dual Announcements: Combined smartphone and keyboard innovations

Clicks Unveils Communicator Smartphone as an iPhone Companion, Plus New MagSafe Keyboard [Video]

2 months / iclarified

Clicks Takes Its iPhone Keyboard to the Next Level

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

★ Clicks Communicator and Clicks Power Keyboard

2 months / daringfireball / John Gruber

Clicks Goes All-In on Buttons With a New Keyboard and a Second Phone

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Clicks is bringing a BlackBerry-style phone and a pocket keyboard to CES 2026

2 months / digitaltrends

Turning your phone into a old school BlackBerry just got easier

2 months / pocket-lint / John Kanellakos

Clicks is bringing its first smartphone and a new keyboard to CES 2026

2 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Meet Clicks Communicator & Power Keyboard: Tools for Action

2 months / reddit / /u/MoonStache

Clicks debuts its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, plus a $79 snap-on mobile keyboard

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez


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Clicks is leaning harder into tactile nostalgia, unveiling a MagSafe-compatible keyboard with battery and its own Android phone.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

The Clicks BlackBerry-Like Phone Keyboard Finally Makes Sense https://gizmodo.com/the-clicks-blackberry-like-phone-keyboard-finally-makes-sense-2000704812

2 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

The company behind the add-on mobile keyboards with physical buttons is now doing its own phone.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 17423 / 20 stories in 2 months


LG says that it’s launching the world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop — also announces 16-inch ultra-portable laptop with 'dual-AI' functionality

tomshardware - LG announced a 17-inch laptop that fits in the form factor of a 16-inch model while still sporting an RTX 5050 discrete GPU.

#hardware #mobiletech #gaming #nvidia #gpu #performance #technology #gadgets

LG’s new Gram lineup brings the world’s lightest laptop with Nvidia RTX graphics

2 months / digitaltrends

LG made up a new word for its next ultralight Gram laptops: 'Aerominum'

2 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

LG says that it’s launching the world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop — also announces 16-inch ultra-portable laptop with 'dual-AI' functionality

2 months / tomshardware

LG announces the ‘world’s lightest 17-inch RTX laptop’

2 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

LG Introduces 2026 LG Gram Laptop Lineup, Featuring World’s Lightest 17-inch RTX Laptop

2 months / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 8:20 am / permalink 17419 / 5 stories in 2 months


Samsung unveils Freestyle+ projector ahead of CES 2026

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Samsung announced the Freestyle+ portable projector ahead of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, upgrading its predecessor with 430 ISO lumens brightness and AI OptiScreen screen optimization features. The Freestyle+ delivers twice the brightness of previous Freestyle…

#ai #mobiletech #innovation #samsung #genai #technology #gadgets #tv

Samsung's new Freestyle+ will be twice as bright, but one big question remains

2 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Samsung's New AI-Powered Portable Projector Comes For Your TV

2 months / bgr

Samsung’s Freestyle+ projector will bring a brighter picture to your movie nights

2 months / digitaltrends

Samsung unveils Freestyle+ projector ahead of CES 2026

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

(PR) Samsung Unveils the Freestyle+ Ahead of CES 2026, a Smart Portable Screen

2 months / techpowerup

Samsung adds much needed brightness to its Freestyle projector

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

Back to Top / Friday, January 2, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 17417 / 6 stories in 2 months


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