Kara Tsuboi covers today's top tech stories: New wearables are vying for your wrists and fingers; Ikea's smart lamps and speakers launch at reasonable prices; and a humanoid robot is ready to work assembly lines. Photo By CNET
On Friday morning, the social media site X (formerly Twitter) owned by Elon Musk was offline as reports of an outage spiked. Within about 90 minutes, the issue seemed to have been resolved. The outage reporting site Downdetector showed reports shooting up starting just before 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET) to a peak of… Photo By CNET
Keeping your kitchen appliances clean is more important than you may think -- especially the microwave, which can get grimy from food splatters, which could affect both the hygiene and performance of the appliance if left unchecked. So, we set out to find the answers and spoke with experts to learn the best ways to… Photo By CNET
If you're in the market for a new robot vacuum, Amazon just knocked a massive chunk off one of its priciest models. Prime shoppers can grab the Dreame X50 Ultra robot vacuum and mop in black for just $1,000, thanks to a massive $600 discount. Non-Prime users will still see it listed at full price. Photo By CNET
I've always felt like my home is quite tidy. Everything is neat and organized and the only occasional eyesore is an overstuffed closet. But every time I move furniture or start inspecting the nooks and crannies in my home with a critical eye, I start to question that belief. Photo By CNET
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