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Source: The Verge At CES this week, BMW announced a new iDrive operating system with an eye-catching centerpiece: a 3D heads-up display (HUD) that stretches from pillar to pillar along the windshield.  Included in this futuristic setup is a new steering wheel with haptic buttons and a new augmented reality system that layers navigation directions…

Source: The Verge E Ink has collaborated with PocketBook and Sharp to create a new low-power digital poster that displays images and artwork on a vivid color electronic paper screen. The InkPoster pairs E Ink’s Spectra 6 screen technology with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, allowing artwork to be regularly changed and uploaded. And thanks to a…

Source: The Verge At the end of the second full day of use on a single battery charge, I truly grasped it: the OnePlus 13 is a damn good phone. I liked it right off the bat. I’m a sucker for a soft-touch back panel, and the dark blue “vegan leather” had me from the…

Source: The Verge Lenovo has unveiled two new ThinkPads: the X9 14 and X9 15, both Aura Editions equipped with Intel Core Ultra processors and slim designs. But what they don’t offer might be the most interesting thing about them: namely, Lenovo’s signature red TrackPoint. Instead, they use a haptic trackpad without the ThinkPad’s usual…

Source: The Verge Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge I have to commend Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his new policy chief Joel Kaplan on their timing. It’s not hugely surprising that, as the pair announced yesterday, Meta is giving up on professional third-party fact-checking. The operator of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads has been backing…

Source: The Verge Mechanical keyboard specialist Keychron is adding fancy analog Hall effect switches to more of its lineup. Two of the models announced at CES today are launching immediately: the $169 Lemokey P1 HE QMK, and the $229 Keychron Q6 HE QMK, with three additional keyboards set to be released later this year. Hall…