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Daily Tech News Roundup - 2026-01-06

1. AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/amd-unveils-new-ai-pc-processors-for-general-use-and-gaming-at-ces/
Summary: AMD announced the latest version of its AI-powered PC chips designed for a variety of tasks from gaming to content creation and multitasking.

2. Alienware is working on new slim and cheaper gaming laptops
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/851926/alienware-is-working-on-new-slim-and-cheaper-gaming-laptops
Summary: Dell-owned Alienware is looking to reach a wider swath of gamers, announcing at CES 2026 that it's working on two new laptops: one with a lower, entry-level price and one with an ultra-slim chassis. There aren't many details right now, as Alienware is only sharing some basic renders, and the behind-glass nonworking prototypes I saw […]

3. HP crammed an entire desktop computer into this keyboard
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/851965/hp-crammed-an-entire-desktop-computer-into-this-keyboard
Summary: HP is announcing a new mini desktop computer at CES 2026, and the whole thing is housed in a compact keyboard. The Eliteboard G1a looks like a normal office keyboard with either a captive or detachable USB-C cable, but inside it is an AMD Ryzen AI 300-series chip, stereo speakers, RAM, storage, a fan, and […]

4. AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9850X3D makes the best gaming CPU even faster
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/855188/amd-ryzen-7-9850x3d-processor-boost-clock-announcement
Summary: AMD is introducing an improved version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor today at CES. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D offers up the same 8-core / 16-thread CPU as the 9800X3D, running at even faster boost clocks. "We've fine-tuned our best gaming processor in the world and have increased the boost clocks to 5.6GHz," […]

5. AMD Ryzen AI 400 official: Will these laptop chips maintain AMD’s lead?
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/855343/amd-ryzen-ai-400-release-date
Summary: We were rightly skeptical of AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" laptop chips in 2024. Now they're in some of the very best laptops you can buy, arguably hitting the sweet spot of price, performance, and battery life. Today at CES, AMD is announcing its successor, the Ryzen AI 400 line - but there's nothing […]

6. AMD heard you like powerful gaming portables — so here are new Strix Halo chips
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/855463/amd-strix-halo-ai-max-plus-388-392-handheld-gaming
Summary: AMD's Strix Halo, aka "Ryzen AI Max," is a hugely expensive chip that includes some of the most powerful integrated graphics ever made. Though AMD initially marketed it more to AI workloads with its tremendous complement of up to 128GB of RAM, it's also inspired some unprecedented gaming designs - by far the most powerful […]

7. The Vivoo FlowPad turns menstrual pads into an at-home hormone test
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/849643/ces-2026-vivoo-flowpad-menstrual-pad-hormones-wearable-health
Summary: Wellness tech companies are increasingly interested in bodily fluids like blood, urine, sweat, and saliva. At CES 2026, it's time to add menstrual blood to that list, too. Health tech startup Vivoo just announced the FlowPad, a roughly $4 to $5 menstrual pad that doubles as an at-home hormone test for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Users […]

8. This $300 hybrid robovac comes with a self-empyting docking station
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850979/eureka-e10-evo-plus-docking-station-ces-2026
Summary: Eureka is adding an even cheaper dock-equipped robovac to its lineup. During CES 2026, Eureka showed off the new E10 Evo Plus, a robovac featuring a mop pad, 10,000Pa of suction, two anti-tangle brushes, and a self-emptying docking station for just $299. It's an even better deal than the Eureka E10s, a mopping pad-equipped robovac […]

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