CES 2020: PopSockets introduces a wireless charger that works with PopGrips

One of the downsides of having a PopSockets PopGrip attached to your phone is that you won't be able to charge your device wirelessly unless you take it out. But the company remedies that with its new PopPower Home wireless charger. The US$60 charger debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It sports a hole in the middle of the charging pad so you can place your supported Apple or Android smartphone on it while it charges.

The PopPower Home charger works with phone cases that are up to 5mm thick. And it can even charge devices and accessories that don't have a PopGrip attached to it. So, it can also charge your AirPods with its wireless charging case—even if it has one of those case covers from PopSockets. There is an LED indicator on the side that will let you know if the case is charging.

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CES 2020: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold gets price, release date revealed

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold originally made its debut in May 2019. But now, the company is ready to give more details about the foldable Windows machine at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We now know that the ThinkPad X1 Fold has a targeted release period of mid-2020, and it will go for US$2,499 (around CA$3,256). Unfortunately, we can't pin them down for an exact date yet.

What will that premium price get you? With the announcement of Microsoft Windows 10X, it was assumed that this operating system will be powering this machine. But since Windows 10X isn't available yet, Lenovo is hedging its bets and will be shipping with Windows 10 Pro for now. 

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CES 2020: Alienware debuts Nintendo Switch-like Concept UFO gaming device

Alienware's newest concept will look familiar to mobile gamers. The Concept UFO looks similar to the Nintendo Switch in several ways, but it hopes to be more powerful than that. The Concept UFO hopes to bring PC gaming into a more compact form factor. The handheld gaming device weighs around two pounds and has an 8-inch display with detachable controllers similar to the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers. The vital differentiator is that it runs on Windows 10. This could mean the console can play different PC titles from platforms and services like Steam, the Epic Games Store, Xbox Game Pass PC, and Origin.

But Alienware isn't divulging much else about the gaming device. Its current form could still change. The company isn't saying when the device might be available (or if it will be available at all). For now, some of the things Alienware has to work on would be battery life and even price. Their gaming products tend to be more expensive, and that would be a significant hindrance to some gamers who might consider buying the Concept UFO.

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CES 2020: Samsung Family Hub smart ref tips you off when you're running out of ingredients

Samsung first introduced the Family Hub smart fridge at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2016. Since then, the company has been releasing iterations that improve its capabilities. The latest update introduces some software enhancements to improve the artificial intelligence capabilities of the cameras inside the refrigerator.

The cameras inside the Family Hub smart fridge can already show you what's inside. With the AI update, the Family Hub can supposedly offer recommendations as well as help you identify what ingredients you're low on. We aren't sure though how it'll do that with ingredients kept in Tupperware.

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