The Engadget team is on the ground in Las Vegas covering CES 2024, ready to catch all your print tech news. Despite 40 articles on our site suggesting otherwise, CES 2024 hasn't even started yet. With the exhibition hall opening tomorrow, January 8 will be all about press conferences – lots of them.
Things kick off with AMD at 10 a.m. ET, followed by NVIDIA and LG at 11 a.m., Hisense at 12 p.m., Panasonic at 1 p.m., TCL at 2 p.m., Sennheiser at 3:30 p.m., and Hyundai at 4 p.m. , Samsung at 5pm and Kia at 6pm, followed by the final big show of the day, Sony at 8pm. After all that, we're still not done with that – there's a behind-closed-doors press event this evening where we'll hopefully be testing out some new technology from lesser-known brands and telling you what's good and what's not.
That's it a lot News for a day, and if you're not willing to commit to reading the dozens of stories we'll be publishing over the course of the 12 hours or so today, we'll run our daily live blog. Expect to see the day's top stories, with some colorful commentary and plenty of photos, videos and links to our more in-depth coverage. Enjoy!
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ChatGPT on wheels
Volkswagen ID.7 (Volkswagen) NVIDIA and LG are currently holding conferences — streams are embedded below — but Volkswagen doesn't need a press conference to announce… ChatGPT is coming to its cars. As part of its CES 2024 announcements, the automaker says its existing IDA voice assistant will work with ChatGPT across a range of its newer models. VW isn't the first to try this, Mercedes-Benz announced ChatGPT integration in June last year, so this definitely seems like something we'll all have to get used to.
Specifically, VW says that ChatGPT will be enabled on these specific models with the company's latest generation of infotainment systems: ID.7 (pictured above), ID.4, ID.5, ID.3, Volkswagen Tiguan New, new Passat and new Golf. ChatGPT will be rolled out as a “standard feature” on “several” production vehicles in Q2 2024; The company did not mention any regions, but indicated that the feature is currently “under consideration” only in the US market.
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LG S95TR and SG10TY First Look: Two Using Dolby Atmos Wireless for Home Theater
LG SG10TY sound bar (Photo by Billy Steele/Engadget) While we wait for the LG press conference to start… here's something new from LG. Billy Steele was checking out the company's new home theater technology for 2024, which includes a cool (but sadly non-working) projector at CES and a pair of Dolby Atmos speakers. You can read the full story on the speakers here, or watch this video for some exciting tunes:
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AMD offers powerful integrated GPUs for its Ryzen 8000G desktop chips
AMD Ryzen 8000 GB (AMD) It's been a while since we've gotten new “G” CPUs from AMD. These are the company's pluggable desktop chipsets that have integrated graphics. The fastest model in the new series, the $329 8700G Ryzen 7, is an octa-core chip that runs between 4.2GHz and 5.1GHz, and sports Radeon 780M graphics.
By the company's benchmarks, the 8700G is four times faster Assassin 3 At 1080p compared to the Intel i7-17400K's UHD 770 graphics. The 8700G seems to average 90fps Baldur's Gate 3 At 1080p with low detail settings and the company's Hyper-RX and Fluid Motion Frames features turned on. (The latter is a bit controversial, because it can make gameplay appear smoother and deliver higher frames per second, but it's also an early technology and interpolates more frames than AMD's FidelityFX Supersolution 3.0.) Without any of these extra features, the 8700G is still It reaches a respectable 58 fps Baldur's Gate 3.
It certainly won't come close to using a standalone GPU, but it's a great way to get a gaming PC on a budget.
Even if you're not interested in the graphics capabilities of the Ryzen 8000G series, senior correspondent Devindra Hardawar explains that the built-in AI still makes it a unique desktop chipset:
“Just like the NPUs we've seen in recent mobile chips from AMD, as well as Intel's new Core Ultra hardware, they will allow you to accelerate AI tasks without impacting the CPU or GPU. Currently, NPUs enable features like Windows Studio effects, which can blur the background during video chats, as well as media editing in Adobe and DaVinci programs. NPUs are becoming more of a trend on laptops now, because they can help systems be more efficient and potentially save battery life “But having an NPU on your desktop chip today can be a smart way to future-proof your design.”
Read the full story here.
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AMD's 7600 XT is an entry-level 1440p GPU
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 XT (ASROK) AMD just dropped the Radeon RX 7600 XT in Las Vegas. It's a slightly improved version of last year's entry-level RX 7600 with higher clock speeds and 16GB of VRAM. While that previous card was focused on 1080p gaming, Devindra Hardawar, Engadget's resident GPU expert, explained that AMD is positioning the RX 7600 XT as a potential upgrade for entry-level 1440p gaming, as well as a better card for running AI tasks. The 7600 XT will be available on January 24 from third-party GPU manufacturers, but no pricing information is available yet. Devindra thinks it will be at least $329.
Read the full story here.
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JBL is covering its headphone range with six new models at CES 2024
JBL Live 770NC (JBL) While we wait for AMD to stop talking about the future of AI and announce some products, here is some headphone news from JBL. The company has six new sets of headphones in Las Vegas, including the more premium JBL Live collection with on-ear and on-ear options, and four more affordable options in the Tune lineup starting at $49.95. All new models will be available in March.
Read the full story here.
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HP has unveiled the world's lightest 14-inch gaming laptop at CES 2024
Weighing just 3.5 pounds, the Omen Transcend 14 is the world's lightest 14-inch gaming laptop. (Photo by Sam Rutherford/Engadget) The first bit of early CES news today comes from HP. Senior Reviews Writer Sam Rutherford explains:
“Sometimes, the never-ending quest to shave an extra gram or millimeter out of a new laptop can get boring. However, when a company can do that without cutting too much ground, it deserves some attention. And that's what HP did.” “With the new Omen Transcend 14, which will debut at CES 2024 as the world’s lightest 14-inch gaming laptop.”
Read the full story here.
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The Apple Vision Pro will go on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499
A person smiling while wearing Apple Vision Pro headphones. apple Even though Apple isn't attending CES, it sometimes enjoys shouting it out loud from 500 miles away. It announced this morning that its first new platform in years — the Vision Pro headset — will debut in the US on February 2. Pre-orders for the $3,499 headset will open on January 19. The device will be available at all Apple Store locations in the United States. As well as through the company's online store.
Those who need vision correction will be able to snap optical inserts from Zeiss and attach them to the headset magnetically. Readers will cost $99, while prescription lenses will set you back $149.
Read the full story here.
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We're reporting live from CES 2024 in Las Vegas from January 6-12. Keep up with all the latest news from the show here.
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