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IFA 2024 kicks off September 6, 2024, in Berlin, Germany, with some exciting reveals and announcements expected from the prominent names in tech. The world's largest electronics show (a title CES also claims) promises to intrigue with hints of new folding technology and fun brand crossovers. It also promises to be a banner year for portable projectors, allowing you to stream your favorite Google TV while on the go. Here are the top five reveals we're looking forward to when the show begins.

5 gadgets we're most excited about from the world's largest tech show

Controlling your Jellyfin media for streaming onto various devices usually involves opening an app, choosing something to play, and enjoying. It's not a terrible setup, but what if you could do all of that and turn down your lighting at the same time? That's where Home Assistant comes into play. This powerful tool can hook into all your smart home equipment and display everything through a single interface. The best part? It's all self-hosted!

How to connect Jellyfin to Home Assistant and all your smart devices

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The "xMEMS XMC-2400 µCooling" chip aims to keep future smartphones from overheating as they become more powerful.

1st-of-its-kind 'cooling chip' could prevent AI smartphones from overheating — with 1st devices launching in 2026

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Klarna, a Swedish fintech company, plans to integrate AI into its workflow, allowing it to get things done faster and easier with fewer employees.

"Our chatbots perform the tasks of 700 people" with better customer ratings: AI takes center stage as a Swedish fintech shrinks its workforce by half

Huawei's new product launch event is around the corner, with reports suggesting that it is set for September 24. Ahead of the event, the company has announced the Huawei Sound Joy 2, a new wireless speaker with a large-sized battery. More specifically, it features an 8,800 mAh battery, which promises up to 26 hours of runtime.

Huawei Sound Joy 2 debuts as new waterproof wireless speaker with long battery life

If you’re the kind of pro or college football fan who wishes they could time travel so they can watch every game as they happen, Apple Sports may be able to help. The iPhone sports app can’t break the laws of quantum physics but it can help you keep track of all the games during football season.

Apple Sports is ready for some football with new game tracking updates

The highly illegal but very popular media streaming site Fmovies and an affiliated network of pirated movie and TV show websites have been shut down. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition of movie studios and entertainment companies including Disney, NBCUniversal and MGM, announced the dismantling of the illegal streaming site, several of its other websites including bflixz, flixtorz, movies7, myflixer and aniwave and its video hosting provider vidsrc.to, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The world’s largest TV and movie piracy streaming ring is dead

Artificial intelligence seems to be on everyone’s minds these days. Some people embrace AI, while others fear it. Many workers worry that AI will steal away their livelihoods. And while that might be true for some jobs, other professions will likely require the human touch for years to come.

10 Lucrative and Growing Jobs That AI Won’t Replace Anytime Soon

When I was a preteen, social media was just getting going, so there weren't many restrictions in place regarding access. Now, regulations — and the consequences of not having them — are everywhere, with the latest example coming courtesy of Meta (a case study for all the good and bad social media has to offer). Meta has announced it's opening up Horizon Worlds to preteens with parent-approved access to a Meta account.

Meta will open up Horizon Worlds access to preteens

When the presumed iPhone 16 lineup is officially announced at the Apple event in just over a week, it will include iOS 18, which Apple already detailed at its developer conference earlier this year. But if you're not planning to upgrade to a newer iPhone model this year, you could be left behind with an operating system that's no longer supported by Apple.

Your iPhone might not be compatible with iOS 18. Here are the eligible devices

Hurricanes, tropical storms and even severe thunderstorms can lead to power outages. You know the drill. (But if you don't, here's our guide to preparing for power outages.) Hopefully, you'll have planned ahead and made sure your electronics and portable chargers were charged. You'll then unplug any unnecessary appliances or...

How to get internet access even when a storm knocks out power (and Wi-Fi) at home

The Labor Day discounts are coming in hot. Here’s one for Apple’s fantastic MagSafe charging pad. It’s usually $39, but this Amazon sale brings it down to $29. That’s a savings of 26 percent and close to a record low price. If you haven’t tried a...

This Labor Day sale discounts Apple's MagSafe charging pad to just $29

The Oldest House could be coming to a big screen near you. TV and film adaptations of Control and Alan Wake may be on the way after Remedy Entertainment struck a deal with Annapurna Pictures. Annapurna is stumping up half of the development budget for Control 2 and in return it snapped up the rights to adapt the two franchises.

The Alan Wake and Control universe may expand to film and TV

Breakthrough research in the field of mobile communications could bring 6G mobile networks within the next decade, according to the scientist who leads the project. The current generation of mobile networking technology, 5G, was implemented in 2019. The next generation, 6G, could revolutionize communications across nearly every sector. According to...

Chip breakthrough could bring ultra-fast 6G network ‘within a decade’

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In context: The air around us is thick with radio frequency signals from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G networks. These standards are excellent for transmitting data but also represent an untapped energy source. Researchers have developed a new technology to harvest ambient or 'waste' RF signals and use them to power small electronic devices.

Researchers develop new battery-free technology that draws power out of thin air

If you have an account with Comcast Xfinity, then you also have a year-long subscription to the Perplexity Pro AI answer engine. Perplexity announced the special deal on Threads. Perplexity Pro differs from the company's free option by allowing unlimited quick answers from a choice of AI models, including GPT-4o, Claude-3 and Sonar Large. Engadget hasn’t reviewed the service, but if you’re already paying for Xfinity, free seems like a good price for you to make up your own mind on its value.

Comcast Xfinity customers can get a year of Perplexity Pro AI for free

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The top reason people put off decluttering their spaces is the same reason people put off other tasks they do not wish to do, in a word - Procrastination. Stop procrastinating! I know, easier said than done.

Decluttering | 13 Tips to Stop Procrastinating Today!

Owning a Playdate comes with the perk of already having access to 24 games at no additional cost from the bundled-in Season One — and some pretty good ones to boot. But there are a ton of great games outside the Season One offerings too, for when you’ve finished the whole batch or, for newer players, while you’re waiting for new games between the weekly drops. Here, I’ll highlight some of the best games I’ve played so far from the Playdate Catalog. It’ll mainly be split two ways: games that use the crank and games that don’t. There are also a couple of titles that aren’t quite games, but are worth checking out all the same.

The best Playdate games for 2024

Traveling today is a lot easier thanks to the tech tools in our pockets. Anyone can download a few smartphone apps (many of them free) to reserve hotel rooms, navigate cities, translate signs through the camera, and, with the latest AI-driven apps, even translate conversations in real time. But those...

Stop Piling Up Roaming Charges on Your Phone When You Travel. Here's How

Palantir just reported another stellar quarter of robust growth that validates its long-term opportunity. Microsoft is enjoying momentum as it rolls out Copilot and other AI services across its business. These stocks can help you cash in on this burgeoning new industry. The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) promises to...

2 Artificial Intelligence Stocks You Can Buy and Hold for the Next Decade

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LG debuts its ThinQ ON smart home hub that comes with an AI voice assistant

LG has introduced a smart home hub called ThinQ ON that has the technology to control not just LG-branded appliances but also other smart home devices....

LG debuts its ThinQ ON smart home hub that comes with an AI voice assistant

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