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ChatGPT, the OpenAi-developed chatbot that has some folks in the education sector spooked is not going away anytime soon. Two of tech’s biggest companies, Google and Microsoft, are also jumping into the game.
Today in a huge surprise, Microsoft announced the arrival of its ChatGPT-powered version of its less-than-popular search engine Bing during a surprise event at the company’s Redmond headquarters, and it’s available as a limited preview on desktop.
Visiting Bing.com, you will be presented with some example searches that you can try out. The Bing search will show traditional results on the left and a chat window on the right with AI-generated answers.
Since it’s in preview mode, you will not be able to ask follow-up questions or get clarification of the results. If you’re interested, you can join a waitlist by going here.
If you sign in with your Microsoft account, download the Bing app, and set Microsoft to default on your PC, you will get priority, the tech giant announced. An email will be sent to you notifying you when you can access the new chat feature.
Microsoft also announced a new version of its web browser Edge that will feature OpenAI integration, allowing the browser to summarize PDFs, generate code, and compose posts on social media.
Google Is Coming With Bard
Microsoft’s announcement comes one day after Google revealed it is working on a ChatGPT rival called Bard. Unlike Microsoft’s, Google’s “experimental conversational AI service” will be only tested by a limited group, The Verge reports.
“Bard can be an outlet for creativity, and a launchpad for curiosity, helping you to explain new discoveries from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to a 9-year-old, or learn more about the best strikers in football right now, and then get drills to build your skills,” Google CEO, Sundar Pichai said in a blog post.
It’s quickly looking like ChatGPT and other OpenAI chatbots will soon become the norm.
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Apple on Thursday posted its first quarterly revenue drop in nearly four years after pandemic-driven restrictions on its China factories curtailed sales of the latest iPhone during the holiday season. The company’s sales of $117 billion for the October-December period represented a 5% decline from the same time in the previous year, a deeper downturn than analysts had projected.
Despite the downturn — which marks Apple’s first year-over-year decrease in quarterly revenue since the January-March period in 2019 when sales also slipped 5% — the company’s Apple Services division actually set a new revenue record. The company said that combined, Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade and others generated $20.8 billion for the three months ending Dec. 31, up from up from $19.5 billion a year earlier. Apple said that it now has more than 935 million paid subscriptions across its services, up from more than 900 million paid subscriptions reported in the previous quarter.
Apple’s profit also eroded during the past quarter, even though the Cupertino, California, company remained a pillar of prosperity. Earnings totaled $30 billion, or $1.88 per share, a 13 decrease from the same time in the previous year. Those results also missed a target of $1.94 per share set by analysts polled by FactSet Research.
Investors reacted to the letdown by initially driving down Apple’s stock by nearly 5% in Thursday’s extended trading. But management remarks made during a conference call with analysts raised hopes that Apple’s disappointing performance may have been a mere hiccup, paring the decrease in the company’s shares to less than 1%.
Apple’s rare stumble came against a backdrop of renewed investor optimism about tech’s outlook for this year, helping to spur a 17% increase in the sector’s bellwether Nasdaq composite index so far this year.
But now Wall Street seems likely to reassess things in light of Apple’s latest results and ongoing worries about a potential recession in the wake of rising interest rates aimed at tamping down inflation, said Investing.com analyst Jesse Cohen.
With Google also disclosing a year-over-year quarterly decline in its digital ad sales on Thursday alongside Apple’s disappointing performance, Cohen said it’s clear there are “several challenges the tech sector faces amid the current economic climate of slowing growth and elevated inflation.”
Despite the quarterly downturn in its fortunes. Apple hasn’t signaled any intention to resort to mass layoffs — a stark contrast to its peers in technology. Industry giants Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms have announced plans to jettison more than a combined 50,000 employees as they adjust to revenue slowdowns or downturns caused by people’s lessening dependence on the digital realm as the pandemic has eased.
“We manage for the long term,” Apple CEO Tim Cook told analysts during the conference call. “We invest in innovation and people.”
Cook had tried to brace investors for tougher sledding in late October when he warned of “increasingly difficult economic conditions” heading into the holiday season. Then, just a few days later, Apple cautioned that China’s attempts to clamp down on the spread of COVID was affecting its production lines and would prevent meeting all the demand for the premium iPhone 14 models during the holidays.
That contributed to an 8% decrease in iPhone sales from the previous year to $65.8 billion in the most recent quarter.
Cook indicated Apple’s supply headaches are now over, assuring analysts that “production is now back where we want it to be.”
In another positive sign, Apple also disclosed that it now has more than 2 billion iPhones, iPads, Macs and other devices in active use for the first time. That is likely to help Apple sell more digital subscriptions and ads, helping to fuel long-term revenue growth.
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Earlier this week, it was announced Miami Marlins’ electric All-Star Jazz Chisholm is the new cover athlete for the 2023 edition of The Show. New York Yankees fans rejoice. Derek Jeter is gracing the cover of the MLB The Show 23: The Captain Edition.
The announcement of the Captain Edition of MLB The Show 23 came last night during the World Series-winning/ Hall-of-Fame shortstop’s visit to The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon Show.
The 14x All-Star, 5x World Series Champion, 5x Silver Slugger, 2000 World Series MVP, and former CEO of the Miami Marlins is the latest MLB pro to grab a collector’s edition cover of the game, and honestly is a fantastic choice.
It has to be epic when putting someone of Derek Jeter’s stature on the cover of a game. PlayStation Studios contracted visual artist Sanford Greene to envision the larger-than-life athlete on the cover to make that happen.
On the cover, Jeter is drawn jumping out of Yankee Stadium, aka The House That Jeter built, flanked by tons of easter eggs for New York Yankees and MLB fans to spot.
Along with The Captain’s Edition, a Digital Deluxe Edition was also announced. Anyone who purchases the Collector’s Editions, The Digital Deluxe Edition, or The Captain Edition of MLB The Show 23 will get early access to the game.
The Captain Edition of MLB, The Show 23 on PlayStation consoles, includes both a PS4 (disc) and a PS5 (voucher download code) entitlement.
If you purchase the digital version of The Standard Edition on PlayStation or Xbox, you can upgrade for $10. The option is not available for copies of the physical Standard Edition.
The Digital Deluxe Edition Includes:
Full Game for PS4 and PS5*
[4] Days Early Access
Double Daily Login Rewards (For the life cycle of MLB The Show 23)
Additional Digital Items
[1] Captain’s Choice Pack
[1] To Be Announced Choice Pack
[1] To Be Announced Uniform Choice Pack
[5] Gold Choice Packs
[20] Show Packs
[1] Ballplayer Pack
[1] Derek Jeter Cover art bat Skin
[30,000] Stubs™ for MLB The Show 23
MLB The Show 23 The Captain Edition is $99.99 & Includes:
Full Game for PS4 and PS5
New Era MLB The Show 9FIFTY Limited Edition Cap
Limited Edition Steel Book
[4] Days Early Access
Double Daily Login Rewards** (For the life cycle of MLB The Show 23)
Additional Digital Items
[1] Captain’s Choice Pack
[1] To be announced Choice Pack
[1] To be announced Uniform Choice Pack
[2] Gold Choice Packs
[5] Show Packs
[1] Ballplayer Pack
[1] Derek Jeter Cover art bat Skin
[10,000] Stubs™ for MLB The Show 23
Also announced was the MLB The Show 23 Technical Test, which will begin on February 15 around 10 am PST and ends at 10 am PST on February 21.
The game launches on March 28, 2023. The standard edition on PlayStation 4 is $59.99, and $69.99 on the PlayStation 5. The game will also launch on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
The game will also be on Xbox Game Pass.
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Saweetie has scored here very own touchdown, by fronting an NFL metaverse concert during Super Bowl week. The “Best Friend” rapper is the headline performer at the Saweetie Super Bowl Concert, a free virtual show presented by Intuit on Roblox and set to premiere Feb. 10.
The Warner Records artist will step into the metaverse on the heels of the launch of WMG’s Rhythm City, for what’s said to be a first-of-its-kind “music-themed social roleplay experience” on the Roblox gaming platform.
According to WMG, which partnered with NFL on the latest initiative, Saweetie will perform a “family-friendly, fully motion-captured” set featuring her hit singles and presented as official part of the Super Bowl LVII event lineup.
The virtual concert will drop next Friday at 7:00pm ET and will re-air every hour, on the hour, until Sunday, Feb. 12.
“As our ecosystem evolves,” comments Oana Ruxandra, chief digital officer & executive vp of business development at WMG, the music major “is focused on building open, interactive and dynamic virtual experiences that deeply connect artists with their fans. It doesn’t get more iconic than the Saweetie Super Bowl Concert Presented by Intuit on Roblox. We are so thrilled to be working in support of this event and incredibly excited to kick off our first concert in Rhythm City.”
Saweetie is the latest WMG artist to make the crossover into the Roblox world, namely Twenty One Pilots, Why Don’t We, Ava Max, David Guetta and Royal Blood.
This year, she’s on a mission to expand her creative horizons. Saweetie is reportedly stepping back onto the small screen with a guest starring role on Peacock’s Bel-Air, the streaming platform’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air spin-off. The 29-year-old previously appeared in several episodes of Freeform’s Black-ish spinoff show Grown-ish, as rapper Indigo.
As for music, Saweetie most recently released her six-track EP The Single Life in November 2022. And she has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. chart with three numbers: “Tap In” in mid-2020, followed by “Fast (Motion)” in mid-2021, and “Closer,” featuring H.E.R., in February 2022.
With the Rhythm City project, WMG is the latest music company to partner with Roblox, which boasts more than 61 million daily active users and exploded in popularity with young gamers during the pandemic.
Sony Music and BMG announced partnerships with Roblox in 2021. Spotify became “the first music-streaming brand to have a presence on Roblox” last year.
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PlayStation Plus emerged as a must-have monthly service back in 2010, becoming the chief way players can join multi-player games along with other incentives. The PlayStation Plus Collection, which emerged as a bonus for people who signed up for the service, will be going away later this year but there is still time to grab some of the heavy hitters before they’re gone.
Via the PlayStation Blog, the new monthly games for the PlayStation Plus Essential tier were announced Wednesday (Feb. 1). This month’s offerings are fan-favorite Destiny 2‘s Beyond Light expansion, survival horror title Evil Dead: The Game, skateboard adventure OlliOlliWorld, and organized crime saga Mafia: The Definitive Edition.
Of the three, the star might be Destiny 2′s Beyond Light and the expansion pack includes more looting, a new power in Stasis, and more unfolding on the massive planet of Europa. However, we’re hearing good things about OlliOlliWorld and Evil Dead: The Game enjoyed strong reviews during its initial release. Mafia: The Definitive Edition is a remake of the 2002 original title.
In that same blog post, the PS Plus Collection announcement was tacked on the bottom and we’ll feature the message below:
We also wanted to provide an update on the PlayStation Plus Collection that has been offered as a benefit to PlayStation Plus members on PS5 since 2020. On May 9 the PlayStation Plus Collection will no longer be offered. If you haven’t redeemed the titles in this collection yet, you can still do so until May 9, which will enable you to access those titles even after this date for as long as you remain a PlayStation Plus member.
As the message reads, the games aren’t exactly going away forever but the collection as we’ve come to know it will be gone. Standout titles in the collection include God Of War, Detroit: Become Human, The Last Of Us: Remastered, and Bloodborne among other stunning titles.
Learn more by checking out the PlayStation blog post by following this link.
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It’s time to unpack with Samsung and get our first official look at the company’s new lineup of Galaxy smartphones.
Like we always do around this time, Samsung is here to show off its new slate of phones that don’t fold. Wednesday, February 1, Samsung officially unveiled its new Galaxy S23, S23+, and S22 Ultra smartphones, confirming earlier leaks.
The Galaxy S22 Ultra effectively took the Galaxy Note’s place with its arrival last year, taking on the responsibility of housing the S-Pen and being the phone catered towered the person who needs a device that can transition between work and play.
With the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the design gets tweaks, but you’re getting much of the same with Samsung seemingly taking if ain’t broke, don’t fix it approach with its premium smartphone offering. Still, there are some improvements to marvel at when you use the device.
With the Galaxy S22 and S22+, you will notice some of the most changes in the phone’s design and other improvements in terms of software, performance, and improved camera system.
All three devices are models of sustainability and are made of more recycled materials than previous Galaxy smartphone models. The S23 line was made using aluminum, glass, and plastic from recycled fishing nets, water barrels, and plastic bottles.
So let’s get into the specs of each device below.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
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The Galaxy S23 Ultra keeps things pretty much the same but boasts some improvements to its already stellar design. The device comes in a matte finish in four attractive colors, Phantom Black, Cream, Green, and Lavender.
In keeping with the legacy of the Galaxy Ultra, the S23 Ultra features a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity-O QHD+ Edge Screen with a 19.3:9 aspect ratio plus 120Hz refresh rate capable of achieving 500ppi, 1,750nit to deliver that crisp, sharp, and beautiful display experience Samsung users come to expect from their Galaxy devices.
Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus 2 improves drop protection and scratch resistance on the S23 Ultra’s glass.
The Galaxy S23 Ultra also features a newly shaped curvature on the device’s edge, allowing for a larger surface area than its predecessor.
It also features what Samsung calls “Intelligent Display” that automatically adjusts the display’s color tone and contrasts at three different to ensure either your mobile gaming or streaming experience is never impacted.
Samsung has its eye on the ever-growing mobile gaming industry and is ensuring its S23 devices are up to the task of handling gamers’ needs. Gaming and overall performance on the S23 Ultra also improve thanks to the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy.
The new chip provides 40% faster graphics and 40% better AI performance with a BIG 5,000 mAh battery that will keep you away from a wall socket, promising all-day battery life. It also features 8 or 12GB of RAM paired with 256 GB and 1 TB of storage space.
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5G service is the standard, and support for WiFi6 will have you connected to the web, streaming, and gaming at the highest speeds.
The S23’s Updated Camera System
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The S23 Ultra separates itself from the S23 and S23+ by featuring a “200MP Adaptive Pixel sensor” that will allow users to do much more with their photos without losing image quality.
It also has a 12-megapixel ultrawide, two 10-megapixel telephoto lenses with 3x and 10x optical zoom, and 8K video capture at 30 FPS with wider-angle shots.
New object-based AI will carefully focus on human characteristics like eyes and hair in individual frames that Samsung claims will “carefully reflect a person’s dynamic characteristics.”
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Nightography is better than ever, thanks to the S23 Ultra’s massive pixel sensor.
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The selfie camera gets a big bump to 12 megapixels and now has a faster autofocus, 60FPS video recording, and is what Samsung says is its “first Super HDR selfie camera.”
The S Pen Returns
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The addition of the S Pen to the phone made the S23 Ultra a smooth transition for Note users to the device. A partnership with Google brings live Samsung Notes to Google Meet.
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The Galaxy S23 & S23+
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The baseline S23 and midrange S23+ are not the powerhouse the S23 Ultra is but still boast significant improvements. Both models feature the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, like the Ultra making them well-equipped to handle mobile gaming and other functions.
The Galaxy S23+ and S23 have a 50-megapixel main sensor and 3x zoom and ultrawide lenses. The S23+ has a 6.6-inch display, while the S23 has a 6.1-inch display.
Like the Ultra, both models feature a 12-megapixel selfie camera allowing for fantastic selfies day or night.
Gone is the bump on the back, and now the S23 and S23+ both have the same camera system design as the S23 Ultra for a more streamlined design across the devices.
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Both displays use Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and can handle 120Hz Adaptive Refresh Rates like the Ultra model. The devices come in four color options, Phantom Black, Cream, Green, and Lavender.
What’s The Price?
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The baseline Galaxy Ultra S23 Ultra with 256GB of storage begins at $1,199.99. The S23+ starts at $999.99, and the S23 costs $799.99 and will be available beginning February 17.
Head to Samsung’s website for more information.
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TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will testify in front of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in late March in his first appearance before Congress, according to a statement from the committee’s chair, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
The Republican representative from Washington said Chew is expected to comment on TikTok’s data security and user privacy policies, its impact on children and the company’s ties with China’s Communist Party.
The popular short-form video app and influential music discovery tool has become a lightning rod for political controversies as lawmakers on both sides have questioned the company’s handling of U.S. users’ data and whether it’s obligated to share user data with China’s ruling Communist Party. The app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance.
In an emailed statement, a TikTok spokesperson confirmed the hearing was to take place on March 23 and said they welcome the opportunity to “set the record straight about TikTok, ByteDance, and the commitments we are making to address concerns about U.S. national security.”
“We hope that by sharing details of our comprehensive plans with the full committee, Congress can take a more deliberative approach to the issues at hand,” the spokesperson said.
Congress is currently considering a bill introduced in December by Senator Marco Rubio (R-Flor.), Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) that would effectively ban TikTok and any other social media company headquartered in China, Russia or a handful of other countries from operating in the United States.
In addition, a number of U.S. states and large state universities have issued orders restricting access to TikTok on state-issued mobile devices and over campus internet.
In her own statement, Rodgers said that Bytedance has “knowingly allowed” the Chinese Communist Party to access U.S. users’ data, and her committee aims to ask TikTok for “complete and honest answers for people.”
“Americans deserve to know how these actions impact their privacy and data security, as well as what actions TikTok is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms,” Rodgers said.
A TikTok spokesperson refuted Rodgers’ statement.
“There is no truth to Rep. McMorris Rodgers’ claim that TikTok has made U.S. user data available to the Chinese Communist Party. The Chinese Communist Party has neither direct nor indirect control of ByteDance or TikTok,” the spokesperson said. “Moreover, under the proposal we have devised with our country’s top national security agencies through CFIUS, that kind of data sharing—or any other form of foreign influence over the TikTok platform in the United States—would not be possible.”
Warner Music Group will launch Rhythm City — a “music-themed social roleplay experience” — on the gaming platform Roblox on February 4th.
Not only will Rhythm City host events and shows from Warner’s artists, it will allow users to take on roles like DJ, producer, or dancer as they explore the virtual world and purchase digital items only available on Roblox. Rhythm City was developed in partnership with Gamefam, a metaverse-focused gaming and content company.
Warner is the latest music company to partner with Roblox, which has been around for more than 15 years but exploded in popularity with young users during the pandemic. Sony Music and BMG announced partnerships with Roblox in 2021. Spotify became “the first music-streaming brand to have a presence on Roblox” last year.
Earlier this month, Roblox announced that it had more than 61 million daily active users in December who spent close to 5 billion hours on the platform. It’s no surprise, then, that record companies are eager to find new ways to seed their music to Roblox users.
“Immersive online environments represent a meaningful opportunity for reaching a growing number of fans who want to use virtual communities to enjoy shared music experiences,” Dennis Kooker, Sony Music’s president of global digital business and U.S. sales, said in 2021. When BMG announced its Roblox partnership, Christopher Ludwig, BMG’s vp of global digital partnerships and strategy, noted that the platform “has transformed the gaming experience for millions and is proving a powerful way to introduce new generations to music they love.”
In a statement announcing Rhythm City, Oana Ruxandra, chief digital officer and evp, business development at Warner Music Group, struck a similar tone. “As our lives become increasingly digital, exciting opportunities are opening up for artists and fans to engage and interact,” she said. “WMG is focused on facilitating the foundations of these new experiences by building and experimenting across evolving ecosystems. This partnership with Gamefam sees WMG creating a place for artists and audiences to come together to define and contextualize their communities within living spaces.”
Joe Ferencz, founder and CEO at Gamefam, added that “we are thrilled to have a chance to combine our passion for developing authentic, highly-engaging metaverse content with our love of music.” “WMG has been a brilliant partner in pushing innovative strategies, and together with our expertise, we’ve channeled that into production excellence creating a new community for music lovers in the metaverse,” he continued.
Warner acts, including Twenty One Pilots and David Guetta, have previously hosted virtual concerts on Roblox.
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It’s a new year, and Sony is declaring if you want a PS5, you should now be able to get one.
Sunday clips of a new PlayStation television ad shown on Australian television hit folk’s Twitter timelines showing Spider-Man giving gamers hope some information about Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was coming.
It turns out that clip is a part of Sony’s new “Live From PS5” ad campaign celebrating community and welcoming more players to get in on the PlayStation 5 action.
Monday, PlayStation dropped the ad in North America while also sharing the news it would be increasing its PS5 supply.
Per The PlayStation Blog:
To all our fans: thank you for your patience as we navigated unprecedented demand for the PS5 console amid global challenges. If you’re looking to purchase a PS5 console, you should now have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally.
For players in the U.S., U.K, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, be sure to check direct.playstation.com to purchase a PS5 console, games, and accessories directly from PlayStation. PS5 products are also available at participating retailers globally.
This news comes after Sony boss Jim Ryan happily announced the PS5 jig is up during the company’s CES presentation.
“Everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally, starting from this point forward,” Ryan told CES attendees.
2023 Looks Like It Will Be Another Good Year For The PS5
As for the ad, it’s an excellent one-minute spot showcasing upcoming PS5 titles like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Final Fantasy XVI, plus already released exclusive hits Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Gran Turismo 7, God of War Ragnarok, Destiny 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Returnal, Ghosts of Tsushima, possibly Uncharted and more.
It sounds like PlayStation is gearing up for another stellar year. Xbox already gave its gaming base a taste of what’s to come with its recent Developer Direct presentation, where we got a shock drop with Hi-Fi Rush, which is already getting game of the year nods from players.
In a recent interview, Xbox boss Phil Spencer did not acknowledge the company did not do right by gamers and was “too light on games,” but it looks like Xbox could also have a stellar 2023 to make up for its shortcomings in 2022.
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Scouring the annual Consumer Electronics Show for the best in gear is a painstaking pursuit that takes place over four days in Las Vegas. This year marked the gathering’s first full return since 2020, and 115,000 attendees converged from all over the world at the Los Vegas Convention Center and beyond.
Top trends Billboard spotted include major advancements in wireless electronics, including televisions, useful and lightweight VR and AR applications and devices; major digital advancements from automotive manufacturers; and a whole slew of gadgets aimed at tracking, monitoring and improving health and well-being.
While it’s impossible to see it all — and even more difficult to figure out what will actually make it into consumers’ hands — this comprehensive list represents the innovations Billboard loved best, that we think, in the short term or long term, will make our work better and our lives more enjoyable.
Below, find Billboard‘s best products from CES 2023, in alphabetical order by award name.
—Additional reporting by Melissa Gill and Jen Smith