The PWR27 Powerstation is the kind of backup power supply that leaves nothing to chance. With 27,000 mAh, it gives you 7 days of power, A/C, USB-C & A outlets. It can charge up to 5 devices at once & it’s also the first A/C powerbank to feature integrated solar battery life extension & emergency trickle recharge. It is IP67 waterproof, crushproof to 2 tons & is drop-proof from 1000+ft. A funded Kickstarter.
With sound settings that automatically adjust to the noise around you, Jabra’s Elite 85h over-ear headphones deliver top-tier noise cancelling as well as supporting 3 voice assistants: Alexa, Siri & Google Assistant. They also offer an impressive 32-hour battery life and customizable audio profiles plus preset ones like: ‘Commute,’ ‘In Public’ or ‘In Private’ modes.
Like a Microsoft Surface designed just for gaming, the Asus ROG Mothership is a 17.3-inch laptop with a 1080p vertical display, an auto-deploying kickstand, and a detachable folding keyboard. It is powered by Nvidia’s RTX 2080 GPU and Intel’s flagship Core i9-8950HK processor. It’s got an USB-C Thunderbolt 3 port, a standard USB-C port, four USB Type-A ports, HDMI, an SD card slot, and an Ethernet port. Available sometime in Q1 2019.
You knew it was coming, you just didn’t know when. 8K TV is here. Released this week at CES in Vegas, Sony’s Master Series Z9G 8K LCD TVs might just steal the show. They’re available in 85-inch, and 98-inch sizes and optimized for 8K content, and both feature the brand’s proprietary Picture Processor X1 Ultimate image processor, and X-Reality PRO technology; which makes content of all kinds look sharper and more realistic than you ever imagined. Available soon.
With a 1TB SD card, the days of swapping out cards mid-shoot are basically over. Lexar’s latest high-capacity offering is the Professional 633x SDXC UHS-I, a memory card with enough capacity to store 1 whole terabyte of photo and video content. Boasting transfer speeds up to 95MB per second these cards are not just super capacious, they’re fast, too.
Offering an immersive 5.1.4 3D audio experience, Sennheiser’s AMBEO Soundbar houses 13 drivers inside a brushed aluminum frame and is compatible with Dolby Atmos, MPEG-H and DTS:X. It is equipped with HDMI inputs, an optical audio port and an AUX input plus Bluetooth & built-in Chromecast and Sennheiser’s own Smart Control app for iOS and Android.
Merging the power and customizability of a desktop PC with the portability of a laptop, Alienware’s new Area 51-M gaming laptop is a powerful beast designed for hardcore gamers. It is powered by Intel’s 9th Gen i7-8700, i7-9700K, or i9-9900K CPUs, which are the fastest gaming CPUs you can buy as well a GeForce RTX 2080, the most powerful GPU for laptops yet. It is also designed to let users update & upgrade it as needed: you can swap out not only the hard drive, RAM and battery, but also the CPU and GPU.
The Vuze XR is the world’s first 5.7K VR camera, a handheld system that uses two lenses to capture VR content and shoot ridiculously sick 2D 180-degree footage or stabilized 3D 360-degree footage at 5.7K resolution at 30fps and 4K at 60fps. With a cross-platform editing app, you can dial in footage either in-camera or on your desktop.
For USB-C power you can take on your travels, there’s nothing out there as small & light as the new PowerPort Atom PD 1 wall charger from Anker. It’s the world’s smallest. It has a 30W output which is enough juice to charge your smartphones, tablets, 12-inch MacBook, Chromebook, or a Nintendo Switch. The brand also has an even more powerful 100-watt dual USB-C, dual USB-A port Atom PD 4 charger in the works.
This week at CES, heath technology brand Withings unveiled what they claim to be “the world’s most advanced in-home cardiovascular monitor.” With the looks of a blood pressure cuff, the The BPM Core pairs with the brand’s Health Mate app to track heart health data with three different measurements, which it takes in about 90 seconds: blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and valvular health. Results from these tests sync with the app to be viewable instantly and offer tracking over time. Available sometime in Q2 2019.
The 6W SolarCru charger is the smallest and lightest foldable solar panel charger on the market. It’ll fit in your pocket or mount to your pack & charge your phone in 3.75 hours, or your tablet in 7.5 but you can also link up to 3 panels together, tripling the wattage to 16W which will charge your phone in just 1 hour. Its super-sensitive solar cells continue charging even in the shade. It comes with a battery bank to also give you backup power to use after the sun sets. The SolarCru weighs just over a 1/2 pound and is also water, heat, & scratch resistant. A funded Kickstarter.
LG is dropping lots of fresh tech this week at CES in Las Vegas. The LG Signature OLED TV R is the world’s first rollable OLED TV. Utilizing LG’s second generation Alpha 9 intelligent processor, it delivers industry-leading color, contrast, depth and realism, as well as support for Amazon Alexa and Apple’s AirPlay2. It offers 3 viewing modes & when not in use, the 65-inch screen rolls down & hides away, eliminating the big black rectangle taking up space in your living room.
Mophie solved a problem that Apple created for itself when the headphone jack was eliminated & squeezed over into the Lightning port. With their new battery cases for iPhone X, Xs Max, Xs/X and XR, you can charge the phone & listen to music with wired headphones at the same time. These new juice packs provide Qi wireless charging and to charge the case itself, you can either plug it in with a USB-C input or place it on a Qi-based wireless pad.
Unlike smart home tech designed to blend into the background, the creators of the Deep Sentinel smart home security camera say this thing was designed to look intimidating. From its shelled logo to the glowing red LED ring that surrounds the speaker, this thing is supposed look mean, not nice. It’s got motion detection, night vision, AI learning technology & all the other features you’d expect. A cloud-based surveillance service is available by subscription.
Mophie just dropped a pair of portable, USB-C PD fast-charge battery bricks, the Powerstation PD delivers 6,700mAh of power and the larger Powerstation PD XL offers 10,050 mAh of battery capacity. They each feature a USB-C & USB-A port & LEDs that display remaining power & they’ll charge your phone 2.5 faster than a standard backup power supply.
