How-To Geek's Best of CES 2022 Awards: What We're Excited About

January 6, 2022

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Steven Spielberg’s film and television production company, Amblin Entertainment, is named after Spielberg’s first commercially released film, Amblin’ (1968)—a short indie film that opened the door to bigger directing roles for him.

CES is known for kicking off every year with new and innovative products. Unfortunately, due to current circumstances, many companies decided not to attend CES 2022 in person, but that didn’t stop them from unveiling some of the most exciting devices coming this year. Here are How-To Geek’s favorites. Read More »

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Spam phone calls are very annoying. Thankfully, a lot of these calls get automatically blocked. But what about those “Potential Spam” calls that show up? If you’re a Verizon customer, you may have noticed these. What’s the deal? Read More »

There’s a new study regarding what Generation Z is into, and it shows that 87% of teens in the US have an iPhone, which is an absolutely staggering percentage of young people. Read More »

While you can easily insert a table with any number of columns and rows into your document, you may need a table that’s unconventional in structure. Using the Draw Table feature in Microsoft Word, you can create a custom table. Read More »

Intel has announced a new desktop processor at CES 2022, and it’s an absolute monster. The chip, called the Core i9-12900KS, can hit up to 5.5Ghz on a single core, which is an impressive amount of power. Read More »

Are your headphones too quiet? Do you notice noise or crackling sounds when using headphones with certain devices? A headphone amplifier might be just what you need. Read More »

Learn everything you need to know about Excel VBA and start customizing office solutions. With over 100 pages of knowledge, this eBook is compiled from Stack Overflow Documentation. Take advantage of the examples, strategic advice, and bring your Excel skills to the next level. Free Download!

When shopping for Bluetooth speakers, soundbars, or home theater systems, we see numbered audio channels. What does 5.1 mean? Is 7.1 better? Let’s decode those numbers and figure out how many audio channels you need. Read More »

Thinking of buying an 8K TV? There’s very little native content available, so upscaling is likely to be your best friend for several years to come. Is upscaling good enough, or should you wait? Let’s take a look. Read More »

Hey, what’s that song? Your iPhone can listen to any song playing nearby and tell you. You don’t need any apps—multiple song identification tools are built right into your iPhone. Apple even purchased Shazam, a popular music recognition app. Read More »

It’s a new year, which means it’s time for a massive influx of ‘new year, new you’ advice. Setting goals and making plans is all well and good in theory, but in practice, it can quickly turn into a phenomenon known as “toxic productivity.” Read More »

For most folks, the highlight of the holiday season is Christmas where they can unpack new and exciting gifts. For folks like us, Christmas comes a bit later at CES where we get to preview new, exotic, and exciting products. Here are our favorites from CES 2022! Read More »

Google announced that it is bringing a feature that’s been available on Apple Watch and iPhone for some time. Now, Wear OS watches will be able to unlock your Android device and Chromebook when they’re nearby, saving you a little bit of time and effort. Read More »

Even though Google decided not to attend CES 2022 in person, the company still announced plenty of good stuff coming to Android. Perhaps most exciting is the announcement that Android and Windows will work better together. Read More »

YouTube Music keeps track of your listening habits and uses the information to make personalized recommendations and playlists. That’s cool, but you might not want everything to contribute to that. The good news is you can pause the history. Read More »

Your Oculus Quest 2 comes with the Oculus Browser, which will let you browse the web privately without keeping a record of your browsing history. Here’s how to quickly enable private browsing on both the Quest 1 and Quest 2 headsets. Read More »

At CES, there are plenty of excellent products shown off, but the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold OLED impressed us with its giant foldable screen that takes up the entire laptop. Of course, the company came up with a creative way to give the computer traditional input methods, making it even more extraordinary. Read More »

If you have a car with Android Auto and you’re sick of dealing with wires, the Motorola Android Auto MA1 is precisely what you need. It takes any car’s wired Android Auto system and makes it wireless. Read More »

I’ve always been a sucker for an excellent gaming chair. So when I saw the Razer Enki HyperSense Pro, I couldn’t help but be excited. This chair has every feature you could ever want, including haptic feedback that’ll immerse you in your games. Read More »

Are the preinstalled fonts on your Linux distribution missing that certain flair? You can easily customize your desktop’s typography by adding and configuring fonts, including those owned by Microsoft and Google. Read More »