Nostalgic Reflections and CES 2024 Highlights

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz follow up on all the rest of the gadgets and tech seen at CES 2024.

Further reading:

• CES 2024: all the TVs, laptops, smart home gear, and more from the show floor
• The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you
• Rabbit sells out 10,000 units of its R1 pocket AI companion in one day
• Samsung’s Ballie robot is now a projector that follows you around  
• Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI
• Wi-Fi 7 certification is now underway for new routers and devices  
•  Belkin made an iPhone dock that can track you around the room 
•  Satechi’s new Qi2 charging stands are stylish and storable
• Have yourself some more Thunderbolt 5.
• Behold: the first Thunderbolt 5 port we’ve seen on an actual PC.
• I just watched the first interactive broadcast TV channel in the US
• Thread Group is finally fixing Thread border routers  
• The Aqara Hub M3 launches at CES 2024 
• Google and Samsung team up to simplify Android sharing
• Intel: ‘We are bringing the AI PC to the car’
• Hyundai says hydrogen will play a ‘prominent role’ in going carbon neutral  
• BMW turns inward for CES, announcing new gaming, streaming, AR, and AI features  
• VW’s software division and Bosch are testing robot parking and EV charging  
• Volkswagen says it’s putting ChatGPT in its cars for ‘enriching conversations’  
• Kia’s ‘Platform Beyond Vehicles’ is a family of modular electric minivans for businesses  
• Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars
• Mercedes-Benz’s best-in-class voice assistant is getting an AI boost
• Honda debuts new global EV series, Honda Zero, coming in 2026
• Google Chrome is coming to your car
• Sony’s Afeela needs to be more than a feeling

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