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If
you
thought
the
less-than-stellar
launch
of
the
highly
anticipated
Rabbit
R1
AI
device
was
all
that
happened
in
gadget
news
this
week,
we
understand.
Everyone
in
the
tech
industry
was
talking
about
this
thing
and
no
one
particularly
likes
it.
Our
full
review
is
still
forthcoming,
but
our
first
impressions
were
very
underwhelming.
Still,
there
were
some
good
gadgets
this
week
including
a
high-quality,
if
fiddly
new
controller
from
SCUF
and
a
beast
of
a
laptop
from
Alienware.
We
also
have
a
good
impression
of
what’s
coming
from
Samsung’s
wearables
later
in
the
year
and
we’re
all
getting
ready
for
Apple’s
big
iPad
event
next
week.
Click
through
the
slides
on
desktop
or
just
keep
scrolling
on
mobile
to
see
the
rest
of
the
week’s
product
news.
Apple
announced
two
new
offerings
to
its
Beats
line
of
headphones
and
earbuds.
The
Beats
Solo
Buds
are
a
pair
of
true
wireless
earphones
that
promise
up
to
18
hours
of
battery
life,
while
the
Beats
Solo
4
is
an
upgrade
for
those
looking
to
swap
their
current
over-the-ear
cans
for
something
new.
Both
devices
are
more
affordable
than
the
three
tiers
of
AirPods.
They’re
lighter
and
smaller,
as
well.
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Florence
Ion
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Rabbit
R1,
the
bright
orange
AI
gadget
that
became
the
talk
of
the
town
during
CES
2024,
was
launched
and
demoed
at
a
private
event
in
New
York
last
week.
The
“pick-up
party”
as
the
company
called
it
was
exclusively
for
the
first
few
hundred
buyers
and
now
we’re
seeing
some
early
hands-on
impressions.
Scouring
all
the
stories
on
the
device,
it
looks
like
everyone
had
more
or
less
similar
thoughts
on
it.
We’ve
rounded
up
some
of
the
most
common
praise
and
complaints
from
around
the
web
into
one
place
to
help
you
figure
out
if
the
R1
is
right
for
you.
-
Dua
Rashid
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We
hope
you
like
TVs
because
that’s
what
April
had
to
deliver
in
2024.
Samsung
showed
off
its
latest
Neo
QLED
4K
TV,
while
Sony
refreshed
its
entire
QLED-based
Bravia
lineup.
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Florence
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Rabbit
has
already
put
out
a
patch
that
should
fix
battery
issues,
though
the
bigger
question
with
the
Rabbit
R1
is
if
the
Rabbit
would
work
the
same
if
it
were
merely
an
app.
Photo:
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Rashid
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The
Rabbit
R1
doesn’t
have
a
lot
of
capabilities
that
your
phone
already
has.
It
doesn’t
send
emails
for
you.
It
can’t
set
calendar
reminders
or
alarms.
It
can’t
connect
to
any
apps
outside
a
select
four
that
includes
Spotify,
Uber,
DoorDash,
and
Midjourney.
All
those
features
may
be
coming
in
the
future,
if
you’re
wondering
why
it’s
not
simply
another
AI
app,
a
few
tech
bloggers
managed
to
turn
it
into
one
by
taking
a
leaked
version
of
the
Rabbit
APK
and
running
it
on
Android
with
relatively
little
effort.
Now
Rabbit’s
CEO
Jesse
Lyu
has
come
out
to
defend
his
$200
AI
doohickey’s
“bespoke”
code
that
requires
Rabbit’s
own
hardware.
-
Kyle
Barr
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The
rebooted
Nokia
3210
will
likely
have
a
far
bigger,
IPS
QVGA
screen
compared
to
the
old
monochrome
display.
It
will
also
sport
a
rear-facing
camera
and
a
USB-C
port.
Photo:
POM
POM
(Shutterstock)
If
you
were
born
early
enough
to
come
into
semi-adulthood
in
1999,
you
used
to
have
a
Nokia
3210.
OK,
maybe
you
didn’t,
but
your
friend
or
a
family
member
had
one,
or
they
had
a
slightly
later
model.
Maybe
you
forgot
about
it
completely
because,
for
hell’s
sake,
it’s
been
25
years.
But
you’d
recognize
the
silhouette,
the
thick
body,
the
thumbnail-sized
monochromatic
screen.
New
reports
show
that
the
HMD-owned
Nokia
is
working
to
worm
its
way
to
that
core
of
nostalgia
by
releasing
its
old
3210,
and
it
could
be
here
within
a
week’s
time.
-
Kyle
Barr
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The
Envision
Pro
certainly
won’t
improve
my
Rocket
League
career,
but
it
does
at
least
feel
nice
in
the
hand.
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Barr
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SCUF’s
Envision
Pro
controller
feels
so
good,
so
clicky,
so
responsive,
it
makes
me
hate
it.
I
know
it’s
not
the
controller,
it’s
my
dumb
thumbs,
and
yet
SCUF’s
$180
device
feels
like
a
memento
mori
for
all
the
years
I
spent
trying
and
failing
in
online
multiplayer.
The
Envision
Pro
is
packing
so
many
extra
paddles
and
bumpers
I
inevitably
squeeze
the
controller
too
hard
and
click
on
one
I
didn’t
intend.
I
die.
I
fail.
I
curse
my
screen,
my
game,
my
controller.
Inevitably,
I
realize
it’s
none
of
those
things.
It’s
me.
I
suck.
-
Kyle
Barr
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I’ve
spent
a
day
with
the
Rabbit
R1,
and
to
say
that
I
was
underwhelmed
would
be
an
understatement.
In
fact,
I
was
surprised
at
how
little
it
offers
at
the
moment,
and
even
from
what
it
offers,
what
a
poor
job
it
does
at
that.
According
to
the
CEO
Jesse
Lyu,
the
R1
is
“the
worst
this
technology
will
ever
be,”
which
is
kind
of
the
nature
of
technology
but
not
a
great
selling
point—especially
when
you’re
charging
200
bucks
for
it.
If
I
were
to
streamline
my
thoughts
on
this
device,
these
are
the
10
things
that
left
me
considerably
unimpressed.
-
Dua
Rashid
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Barr
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What’s
next
for
Samsung’s
Galaxy
Watch?
Photo:
Florence
Ion
/
Gizmodo
Samsung
teased
the
Galaxy
Ring
earlier
this
year
when
it
introduced
the
Galaxy
S24
series
of
smartphones.
Naturally,
this
sparked
a
flurry
of
rumors
about
what’s
to
come
and
what
the
wearable
could
be
like.
But
Samsung
is
still
making
smartwatches,
too.
Based
on
the
hearsay,
2024
may
be
the
year
the
company
pulls
out
all
the
stops
for
its
wearable
offerings.
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Florence
Ion
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