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He worked for a number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag, Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as the Managing Editor. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. 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id="latest"> <h2 class="section-title">Latest from Brian Heater</h2> <div class="tab-panel active" id="latest"> <ul class="river river-big"> <li class="river-block " id="1585734" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dell-is-making-jewelry-with-reclaimed-gold-from-recycled-computer-guts/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2AOP7Yh" data-sharetitle="Dell is making jewelry with reclaimed gold from recycled computer聽guts"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/wearables/" title="Wearables" class="tag"><span>Wearables</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,1"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dell-is-making-jewelry-with-reclaimed-gold-from-recycled-computer-guts/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Dell is making jewelry with reclaimed gold from recycled computer聽guts" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/dscf3789.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dell-is-making-jewelry-with-reclaimed-gold-from-recycled-computer-guts/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,1">Dell is making jewelry with reclaimed gold from recycled computer guts</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-10 05:12:31" class="timestamp"> 3 hours ago </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">A new jewelry line launched this week in literally the last place on Earth any reasonable human being would look for fashion advice — but the style gurus at Dell Computers are going for it anyway, announcing a limited-edition jewelry collection made from gold mined from recycled motherboards. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dell-is-making-jewelry-with-reclaimed-gold-from-recycled-computer-guts/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,1">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585695" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dells-new-app-brings-mobile-notifications-to-the-desktop/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2COEZ3n" data-sharetitle="Dell鈥檚 new app brings mobile notifications to the聽desktop"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/apps/" title="Apps" class="tag"><span>Apps</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,2"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dells-new-app-brings-mobile-notifications-to-the-desktop/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Dell鈥檚 new app brings mobile notifications to the聽desktop" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/dscf3763.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dells-new-app-brings-mobile-notifications-to-the-desktop/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,2">Dell鈥檚 new app brings mobile notifications to the desktop</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-10 03:56:43" class="timestamp"> 4 hours ago </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">I’ll be honest, Dell wasn’t at the top of our list of must-visit companies at this year’s CES, but the PC stalwart is actually showcasing a couple of interesting new products at the show. On the software front, mobile connect is a free offering that will be bundled with all new Dell computers. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dells-new-app-brings-mobile-notifications-to-the-desktop/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,2">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585545" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/the-day-the-lights-went-out-at-ces/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2DkB3J7" data-sharetitle="The day the lights went out at聽CES"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/events/" title="Events" class="tag"><span>Events</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,3"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/the-day-the-lights-went-out-at-ces/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="The day the lights went out at聽CES" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/black_720.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/the-day-the-lights-went-out-at-ces/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,3">The day the lights went out at CES</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-10 12:28:47" class="timestamp"> 8 hours ago </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">The big story of this year’s CES isn’t smart assistants or autonomous cars. Hell, it’s not even giant TVs. The one thing we’ll all remember when we’re all old and gray, telling our grandchildren the war stories from our years in the tech blogging trenches, are all of the non-tech news madness at the event. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/the-day-the-lights-went-out-at-ces/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,3">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585500" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dish-is-getting-google-assistant-voice-control-soon/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2mnQFUJ" data-sharetitle="Dish is getting Google Assistant voice control聽soon"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,4"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dish-is-getting-google-assistant-voice-control-soon/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Dish is getting Google Assistant voice control聽soon" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/hopper-3-690x516.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dish-is-getting-google-assistant-voice-control-soon/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,4">Dish is getting Google Assistant voice control soon</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-10 10:33:52" class="timestamp"> 10 hours ago </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Add this to the ever-growing list of stuff getting Google Assistant functionality at this year’s CES. After bringing Alexa voice control to its services back in May, Dish announced today聽that it will be doing the same with Google’s AI offering. The feature is arriving on the company’s Hopper, Joey and Wally devices at some unspecified time in the first half of this year. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/dish-is-getting-google-assistant-voice-control-soon/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,4">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585074" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/under-armour-launches-two-new-pairs-of-connect-running-shoes/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CTqTRV" data-sharetitle="Under Armour launches two new pairs of connected running聽shoes"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/wearables/" title="Wearables" class="tag"><span>Wearables</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,5"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/under-armour-launches-two-new-pairs-of-connect-running-shoes/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Under Armour launches two new pairs of connected running聽shoes" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/under-armour.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/under-armour-launches-two-new-pairs-of-connect-running-shoes/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,5">Under Armour launches two new pairs of connected running shoes</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 06:32:43" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">In a world overflowing with smart devices, connected running shoes aren’t the craziest idea. Hell, fitness tracking is the number one use for smartphones, so why just skip straight to the source and embed that technology right into a pair of sneakers? Under Armour really jumped at the idea this time last year, when it launched three new pairs at CES. The sportswear giant must have found… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/under-armour-launches-two-new-pairs-of-connect-running-shoes/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,5">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585201" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-richard-yu-is-really-pissed-at-us-carriers/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2mlSKR7" data-sharetitle="Huawei鈥檚 Richard Yu is really pissed at US聽carriers"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,6"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-richard-yu-is-really-pissed-at-us-carriers/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Huawei鈥檚 Richard Yu is really pissed at US聽carriers" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/dscf3735.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-richard-yu-is-really-pissed-at-us-carriers/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,6">Huawei鈥檚 Richard Yu is really pissed at US carriers</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 05:01:17" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">It was the 800-lb. gorilla for the duration of today’s Huawei CES keynote — will he, or won’t he? Richard Yu managed to keep his cool for the majority of the event. If I was a betting man, I’d have put money on the executive not pushing the matter — these things are seldom discussed in the context of an event like this. But as the keynote closed, things took a… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-richard-yu-is-really-pissed-at-us-carriers/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,6">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585150" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-also-selling-a-1225-porsche-branded-mate-10/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CLpERt" data-sharetitle="Huawei鈥檚 also selling a $1,225 Porsche-branded Mate聽10"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,7"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-also-selling-a-1225-porsche-branded-mate-10/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Huawei鈥檚 also selling a $1,225 Porsche-branded Mate聽10" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/pic_kv_phone.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-also-selling-a-1225-porsche-branded-mate-10/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,7">Huawei鈥檚 also selling a $1,225 Porsche-branded Mate 10</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 03:14:35" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Richard Yu really tried to stick it to Apple at today’s CES keynote. The Huawei Consumer CEO favorably compared the company’s new flagship Mate 10 Pro to the iPhone X, discussing all the ways in which their device surpasses Apple’s. Thanks to a partnership with Porsche Design, the company can now add extravagance to that list. According to the company, consumer demand… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-also-selling-a-1225-porsche-branded-mate-10/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,7">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585057" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-mate-10-pro-is-coming-to-the-us-but-only-unlocked/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CXvnqk" data-sharetitle="Huawei鈥檚 Mate 10 Pro is coming to the US unlocked next聽month"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,8"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-mate-10-pro-is-coming-to-the-us-but-only-unlocked/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Huawei鈥檚 Mate 10 Pro is coming to the US unlocked next聽month" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/mate-10-pro_picture.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-mate-10-pro-is-coming-to-the-us-but-only-unlocked/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,8">Huawei鈥檚 Mate 10 Pro is coming to the US unlocked next month</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 02:45:51" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">As expected, today’s Huawei CES press conference was a strange affair. The company’s U.S. plans were recently thwarted, as per a report in The Wall Street Journal, leaving the company in a bit of a lurch. Consumer CEO Richard Yu went ahead as planned, officially launching the company’s new flagship here in the States, but as an unlocked option, only. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-mate-10-pro-is-coming-to-the-us-but-only-unlocked/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,8">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1585068" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/gal-gadot-is-huaweis-secret-weapon-as-us-distribution-plans-fall-through/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2FlrFFm" data-sharetitle="Gal Gadot is Huawei鈥檚 secret weapon, as US distribution plans fall聽through"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,9"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/gal-gadot-is-huaweis-secret-weapon-as-us-distribution-plans-fall-through/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Gal Gadot is Huawei鈥檚 secret weapon, as US distribution plans fall聽through" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/17justiceleague-web1-master768.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/gal-gadot-is-huaweis-secret-weapon-as-us-distribution-plans-fall-through/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,9">Gal Gadot is Huawei鈥檚 secret weapon, as US distribution plans fall through</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 02:45:17" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">What’s a poor smartphone maker to do when its latest grand plans for U.S. distribution fall through? Hire Wonder Woman, of course. With an AT&T deal reportedly falling through last minute, Huawei’s hanging a lot on its latest celebrity spokesperson, Gal Gadot, as it looks to spread brand recognition globally. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/gal-gadot-is-huaweis-secret-weapon-as-us-distribution-plans-fall-through/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,9">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1584986" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/the-root-robot-teaches-kids-to-code-through-spirograph-style-drawings/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CW8NOR" data-sharetitle="The Root robot teaches kids to code through Spirograph-style drawings"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/the-root-robot-teaches-kids-to-code-through-spirograph-style-drawings/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="The Root robot teaches kids to code through Spirograph-style drawings" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/dscf3700.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/the-root-robot-teaches-kids-to-code-through-spirograph-style-drawings/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,10">The Root robot teaches kids to code through Spirograph-style drawings</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 12:34:08" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Educational robotics have already emerged as one of the most prevalent trends at this year’s CES. I’ve seen pitches from dozens of them so far, and the show only officially opened two hours ago. The Root is definitely one of the most interesting of the bunch, a product spun out of Harvard’s Wyss Lab that’s been on our radar for a while now. The startup was on-hand at… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/the-root-robot-teaches-kids-to-code-through-spirograph-style-drawings/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,10">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1584908" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-u-s-distribution-plans-are-thwarted-again-as-att-reportedly-backs-out-of-a-deal/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2DcqBTL" data-sharetitle="Huawei鈥檚 US distribution plans are thwarted again as AT&T reportedly backs out of a聽deal"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,11"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-u-s-distribution-plans-are-thwarted-again-as-att-reportedly-backs-out-of-a-deal/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Huawei鈥檚 US distribution plans are thwarted again as AT&T reportedly backs out of a聽deal" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-06-at-4-38-43-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-u-s-distribution-plans-are-thwarted-again-as-att-reportedly-backs-out-of-a-deal/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,11">Huawei鈥檚 US distribution plans are thwarted again as AT&T reportedly backs out of a deal</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 10:36:30" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Huawei’s CES press conference isn’t until later today, but the company’s already having a rough time of it. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, AT&T has backed out of a deal with the Chinese smartphone maker — the latest in a series of setbacks as the company attempts to gain a foothold in the U.S. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/huaweis-u-s-distribution-plans-are-thwarted-again-as-att-reportedly-backs-out-of-a-deal/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,11">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1583537" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/will-i-ams-company-buys-bluetooth-earbud-maker-earin/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2EooGuH" data-sharetitle="Will.i.am鈥檚 company buys Bluetooth earbud maker聽Earin"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,12"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/will-i-ams-company-buys-bluetooth-earbud-maker-earin/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Will.i.am鈥檚 company buys Bluetooth earbud maker聽Earin" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/earin-1.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/will-i-ams-company-buys-bluetooth-earbud-maker-earin/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,12">Will.i.am鈥檚 company buys Bluetooth earbud maker Earin</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 09:00:48" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">i.am+ is a strange company — of course, we’d expect no less from a startup owned by Black Eyed Pea turned tech entrepreneur, Will.i.am. Probably best known for its gaudy Buttons headphones and the largely panned Puls smartwatch/wrist-band dealie, the company has been making some strange and seemingly disparate moves of late. At Dreamforce back in November, it announced that it… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/will-i-ams-company-buys-bluetooth-earbud-maker-earin/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,12">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1583514" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/blocks-the-modular-smartwatch-is-available-now-for-259/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CMwzda" data-sharetitle="Blocks, the modular smartwatch, is available now for聽$259"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,13"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/blocks-the-modular-smartwatch-is-available-now-for-259/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Blocks, the modular smartwatch, is available now for聽$259" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/copy-of-lifestyle_25.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/blocks-the-modular-smartwatch-is-available-now-for-259/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,13">Blocks, the modular smartwatch, is available now for $259</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-09 09:00:25" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Kickstarter projects are always a crapshoot. Blocks’ modular smartwatch had a been of a leg up, in that the company had an actual working product to show to people — but even so, the device always felt like a bit of a longshot. Ever since raising $1.6 million on Kickstarter, the company’s made a point of demonstrating its device for anyone who would listen that the product was… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/blocks-the-modular-smartwatch-is-available-now-for-259/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,13">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1584667" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/elliq-has-raised-22-million-for-its-social-robot-aimed-at-older-adults/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2CHin4N" data-sharetitle="ElliQ has raised $22 million for its social robot aimed at older聽adults"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,14"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/elliq-has-raised-22-million-for-its-social-robot-aimed-at-older-adults/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="ElliQ has raised $22 million for its social robot aimed at older聽adults" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/dscf3681.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/elliq-has-raised-22-million-for-its-social-robot-aimed-at-older-adults/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,14">ElliQ has raised $22 million for its social robot aimed at older adults</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-08 09:24:11" class="timestamp"> yesterday </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">It’s hard to know what to make of ElliQ at first glance. Maybe it’s the face that I just spent a chunk of the night staring into the longing puppy dog eyes of Sony’s new Aibo robot dog. Whatever the case, it’s a strange looking thing — a social robot that mimics human movements, but looks more like a desk lamp than your run-of-the-mill humanoid robot. The… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/elliq-has-raised-22-million-for-its-social-robot-aimed-at-older-adults/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,14">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1584654" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sonys-new-aibo-robot-just-melted-the-hearts-of-a-room-full-of-jaded-tech-bloggers/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2m9GqT9" data-sharetitle="Sony鈥檚 new Aibo robot just melted the hearts of a room full of jaded tech聽bloggers"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,15"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sonys-new-aibo-robot-just-melted-the-hearts-of-a-room-full-of-jaded-tech-bloggers/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Sony鈥檚 new Aibo robot just melted the hearts of a room full of jaded tech聽bloggers" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/tc_ces2018_aibo-9470.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sonys-new-aibo-robot-just-melted-the-hearts-of-a-room-full-of-jaded-tech-bloggers/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,15">Sony鈥檚 new Aibo robot just melted the hearts of a room full of jaded tech bloggers</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-08 07:55:14" class="timestamp"> Jan 8, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Sony’s CES press conference was a big ole bag of nothing, even by Sony CES press conference standards. But one little bit toward the end did manage to impress — even managing to elicit an audible “awww” from a room full of jaded tech bloggers eagerly waiting behind a thin rope line. All it took was a pair of adorable, fresh faced robotic dogs —the long awaited… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sonys-new-aibo-robot-just-melted-the-hearts-of-a-room-full-of-jaded-tech-bloggers/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,15">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1583999" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-launches-a-bunch-of-new-headphones-and-adds-google-assistant-functionality-to-the-line/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2mbKPVN" data-sharetitle="Sony launches a bunch of new headphones and adds Google Assistant functionality to the聽line"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,16"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-launches-a-bunch-of-new-headphones-and-adds-google-assistant-functionality-to-the-line/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Sony launches a bunch of new headphones and adds Google Assistant functionality to the聽line" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/wf-sp700n_groupcolorcut-large.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-launches-a-bunch-of-new-headphones-and-adds-google-assistant-functionality-to-the-line/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,16">Sony launches a bunch of new headphones and adds Google Assistant functionality to the line</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-08 05:00:56" class="timestamp"> Jan 8, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Sony is really Sonying it up at CES this year, announcing a deluge of devices at the show this week. CES has always been a big show for the company’s TV and audio lines, and this year’s no different. The company’s got a bunch of announcements on the headphone front, including, most notably, the addition of Google Assistant functionality to a bunch of different models. The… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-launches-a-bunch-of-new-headphones-and-adds-google-assistant-functionality-to-the-line/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,16">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1582474" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/lenovo-launches-a-google-assistant-powered-echo-show-competitor/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2qHcof7" data-sharetitle="Lenovo launches a Google Assistant-powered Echo Show聽competitor"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,17"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/lenovo-launches-a-google-assistant-powered-echo-show-competitor/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Lenovo launches a Google Assistant-powered Echo Show聽competitor" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/10-inch-lenovo-smart-display-showing-the-weather.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/lenovo-launches-a-google-assistant-powered-echo-show-competitor/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,17">Lenovo launches a Google Assistant-powered Echo Show competitor</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-08 05:00:28" class="timestamp"> Jan 8, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">We knew Google had an Echo Show competitor or three up its sleeve, but the company still managed to surprise us. Instead of just launching its own version of Amazon’s touchscreen assistant, the company has employed the help of some third-parties who know a thing or two about making hardware. Maybe Google got cold feet after a recent string of hardware bumbles — or perhaps the… <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/lenovo-launches-a-google-assistant-powered-echo-show-competitor/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,17">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1584186" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-ces-2018-liveblog/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2AHXy7w" data-sharetitle="Sony CES 2018 live聽blog"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/gadgets/" title="Gadgets" class="tag"><span>Gadgets</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,18"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-ces-2018-liveblog/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Sony CES 2018 live聽blog" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/tc_ces2018-9408.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-ces-2018-liveblog/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,18">Sony CES 2018 live blog</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-08 04:56:58" class="timestamp"> Jan 8, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a>, <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/devin-coldewey/" title="Posts by Devin Coldewey" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Devin Coldewey</a>, <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/lucas-matney/" title="Posts by Lucas Matney" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Lucas Matney</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">For Sony, CES is a show of sheer, brute force. It’s all about a big, flashy showing from a consumer electronics giant. And unlike big competitors like Samsung and LG, Sony hasn’t spent much of the past few weeks showing its hand, so there’s going to be plenty of unknown here. That said, if past years are any indication, this is going to be a big show for TV and audio offerings. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/sony-ces-2018-liveblog/" class="read-more" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_readmore,18">Read More</a></p> <div class="social-cluster"> <ul class="social-share social-cluster-list"> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="facebook icon-facebook"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="twitter icon-twitter"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="linkedin icon-linkedin"></a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="external" class="reddit icon-reddit"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="clear" style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="river-block " id="1583545" data-permalink="https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/qualcomm-shows-off-a-chip-for-the-next-generation-of-bluetooth-earbuds/" data-shortlink="http://tcrn.ch/2m7IcUT" data-sharetitle="Qualcomm shows off a chip for the next generation of Bluetooth聽earbuds"> <div class="block block-thumb "> <div class="tags" data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_category"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/hardware/" title="Hardware" class="tag"><span>Hardware</span></a> </div> <div class="block-content"> <span data-omni-sm-delegate="gbl_river_image,19"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/qualcomm-shows-off-a-chip-for-the-next-generation-of-bluetooth-earbuds/" class="thumb"><img data-omni-sm="gbl_river_image" alt="Qualcomm shows off a chip for the next generation of Bluetooth聽earbuds" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/gettyimages-460993663.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1&quality=85&strip=all" data-tc-lazyload="deferred" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149im_/https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/210x210.png" width="210" height="210"/></a> </span> <h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/08/qualcomm-shows-off-a-chip-for-the-next-generation-of-bluetooth-earbuds/" data-omni-sm="gbl_river_headline,19">Qualcomm shows off a chip for the next generation of Bluetooth earbuds</a></h2> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2018-01-08 03:00:24" class="timestamp"> Jan 8, 2018 </time> by <a href="/web/20180111044149/https://techcrunch.com/author/brian-heater/" title="Posts by Brian Heater" onclick="s_objectID='river_author';" rel="author">Brian Heater</a> </div> <p class="excerpt">Between ARM-powered PCs, standalone VR headsets and the abundance of smart assistants, Qualcomm’s got its fingerprints everywhere at this CES. At a press conference today, the company debuted a number of new chips. One of the more interesting of the bunch is the Low Power Bluetooth SoC QCC5100 — a chip designed specifically for wireless earbuds. 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