HP Poly Voyager Free 60 Plus has a case with a display

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HP has "enterprise" earbuds in the new Poly Voyager Free 60 Plus. And its unique point is an OLED touchscreen on the charging case where you can control music playback, volume, and settings, see battery status, and accept or reject calls. The OLED screen will also make it easy to switch between two connected devices, as these buds support multipoint pairing. It can remember up to eight connections.

The Poly Voyager Free 60 Plus gets features like adaptive active noise cancellation with a transparency mode, "WindSmart technology" for clearer calls outside, AptX support, and earbud-based gesture controls. These earbuds are also IP54 rating for splash and dust resistance.

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ASUS ROG has a new Xbox controller with a customized OLED screen

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ASUS brings its love for adding small screens on its devices to a new Republic of Gamers controller. The ASUS ROG Raikiri Pro has a 1.3-inch customizable OLED screen that can show info like charging status, microphone mute, and active profile. Or you can go the cosmetic route and show animations, text, and images. This Xbox- and Windows-ready peripheral is the first-licensed Xbox controller to get "tri-mode" connections, meaning you can use Bluetooth, RF, or USB-C. If you want to use it wirelessly, that's only available through the PC. Xbox support is only through USB.

ASUS ROG even amps its audio with an ESS DAC for its 3.5mm headset jack. As for gamepad controls, there's the familiar Xbox layout, four programmable rear buttons, sensitivity toggles, and similar commands. Top buttons let you switch profiles mid-play and trigger locks can limit the amount of travel. The ASUS Armoury Crate PC app lets you remap the buttons, adjust joystick sensitivity, and enable dead zones, vibrations, and other finer points. ASUS hasn't revealed pricing yet, but it's coming in the first quarter of the year.

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Lenovo Yoga Book 9i debuts with a dual-display form factor

Lenovo Yoga Book 9i debuts with a dual-display form factor

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Lenovo brings several new laptops to CES 2023, but one of its more notable releases this year is the new Yoga Book 9i. It features two 13.3-inch OLED displays side-by-side with a 2.8K OLED PureSight display, 100% DCI-P3 colour accuracy, Dolby Vision HDR and a 16:10 aspect ratio. 

This form factor offers different ways you can use the Yoga Book 9i. You can have a super tall laptop with screens extending from the top to the bottom, a double-wide tablet, or a two-page e-reader. Lenovo includes a folio stand attachment and stylus that can turn this device into a monitor with its keyboard detached. While the bottom screen can display a digital keyboard and trackpad, you can place the physical keyboard on top of the bottom screen. You can tell the top screen from the bottom as there's a bit of a lip on one side housing the full HD webcam with a privacy shutter.

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