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VLC player demos real-time AI subtitling for videos https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/24339817/vlc-player-automatic-ai-subtitling-translation The popular open-source VLC video player was demonstrated on the floor of CES 2025 with automatic AI subtitling and translation, generated locally and offline in real time. Parent organization VideoLAN shared a video on Tuesday in which president Jean-Baptiste Kempf shows off the new feature, which uses open-source AI models to generate subtitles for videos in several languages.
“At the same time we have automatic translation working to translate the subtitles to your own language,” Kempf says, with more than 100 languages planned for support. “What’s important is that this is running on your machine locally, offline, without any cloud services. It runs directly inside the executable.”

VLC automatic subtitles generation and translation based on local and open source AI models running on your machine working offline, and supporting numerous languages!
Demo can be found on our booth in Eureka Park. pic.twitter.com/UVmgT6K4ds— VideoLAN () January 8, 2025

AI-powered subtitling has been under development for some time in the form of a plug-in using OpenAI’s speech recognition system Whisper, but this new demo appears to be built directly into the VLC app and generates translated subtitles in real time. There’s no word on when the feature will roll out.
This week, VideoLAN also celebrated hitting 6 billion downloads, with Kempf boasting, “The number of active users of VLC is actually growing, even in this age of streaming services.”
With CES 2025 still in full swing, we’ll track VideoLAN down on the show floor to see the AI subtitling in action for ourselves.

Perplexity partners with Tripadvisor to source hotel info from real people https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/24339020/perplexity-tripadvisor-integration-hotels The AI search engine Perplexity is launching an integration with Tripadvisor that will add more information about hotels. Now, when you search for places to stay, Perplexity will present you with a neatly organized list of hotels, alongside summaries of why it chose them using information sourced from Tripadvisor.
In an example shared by Perplexity, a search for “hotels in Madrid for a business trip” yields a result for Hotel Regina, which the search engine says you should choose “if you want a centrally located hotel in Madrid with exceptional service and a rich breakfast offering.” It also displays its ratings and images from Tripadvisor as well as a list of perks, like “location,” “service,” and “cleanliness.”
Previously, Perplexity only displayed a numbered list of hotels with their address, user rating, and features, while showing images gathered from each hotel’s website in its sidebar.

“From the Tripadvisor side, they provide an up-to-date trustworthy source of information that we sync regularly,” Perplexity cofounder Johnny Ho said during an interview with The Verge. “On the fly, we’ll index and retrieve the right results depending on the user intent of the query.”
Perplexity, which bills itself as an “answer engine” rather than a search engine, plans to expand the Tripadvisor integration to include information about restaurants and experiences in the future. The AI search engine also added data from Yelp last year as part of its goal to include accurate information you can use.
The change comes just weeks after ChatGPT widely rolled out its AI search engine, which now displays results from the web for certain queries. Perplexity’s Tripadvisor integration is rolling out now to Perplexity on the web, but it will be available on its mobile app “soon.”

Perplexity partners with Tripadvisor to source hotel info from real people Perplexity gets more like a traditional search engine.

The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337606/ces-2025-smart-home-tv-cameras-power-bank-robot-smart-glasses Day two of the biggest tech event of the year is well underway and CES 2025 continues to deliver a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade.
It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so far. Of course, there’s still a lot more out there and a lot more to go. You can catch up on all of The Verge’s coverage of the show here.
Nvidia Project Digits personal AI supercomputer


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Powered by Nvidia’s new GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip paired with 128GB of memory and up to 4TB of storage, Project Digits looks as small as desktop computers like Apple’s Mac Mini. But it has enough processing power to run complex AI models with up to 200 billion parameters and perform 1 quadrillion AI calculations per second while drawing all the power it needs from a standard household outlet. It’s expected to start at $3,000 when it launches in May 2025.
LG StanbyME 2


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The sequel to LG’s original StanbyME portable TV that was designed to be easily moved around a home is no longer permanently attached to a rolling stand. LG hasn’t announced when the LG StanbyME 2 will be available or how much it will cost, but in addition to a better 27-inch 1440p touchscreen and an improved four-hour battery, it’s now compatible with a shoulder strap that can be used to hang it from a wall hook and a folio cover that doubles as a tabletop stand.
Audio-Technica ATH-CKS50TW2 wireless earbuds


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There are two features that make Audio-Technica’s new ATH-CKS50TW2 wireless earbuds stand out. When paired with their charging case, the company says the earbuds can deliver up to 65 hours of playback. That’s over 2.5 days between charges. Battery life drops to about 40 hours with ANC enabled, which is still impressive and a welcome feature for travelers unsure of when they’ll next find a power outlet. The earbuds also magnetically attach to each other, reducing the risk of one of them going missing if slipped into a pocket, and automatically power off when joined.
Honda 0 SUV and Honda 0 Saloon EVs


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The Afeela wasn’t the only EV Honda debuted at CES 2025. The automaker also showed off two new battery-electric prototypes. The Honda 0 SUV is based on the Space-Hub concept it revealed last year, while the Honda 0 Saloon is based on its sedan concept. Honda says both EVs will go into production sometime in 2026, with the SUV being built at its factory in Ohio. Both vehicles will feature Honda’s in-house-developed Asimo operating system — named after the humanoid robot it retired in 2018 — and will include features like Level 3 automated driving.
LG AeroCatTower


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CES is often the most entertaining when it’s being weird. There were lots of questionable devices announced this year (do you really need a tiny drink-cooling robot?) but LG’s AeroCatTower could appeal to cat parents. It’s first and foremost an air purifier that will automatically reduce its airflow to avoid disturbing a cat that’s sitting on it and then increase it when the cat departs to clear the air. It also doubles as a scale, weighing and tracking your cat through the LG ThinQ mobile app so you can keep tabs on its health.
PocketBook InkPoster


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Instead of turning the living room TV into a digital art frame when not in use, PocketBook’s InkPoster is a separate display — dedicated to art and photography — that uses a more advanced version of E Ink’s color e-paper technology than what’s found in devices like the Kindle Colorsoft. Instead of a limited palette of 4,096 colors, the InkPoster’s Spectra 6 E Ink panel can display around 60,000 shades, and even with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, its rechargeable battery only needs to be topped off about once a year.
LG UltraFine 6K monitor


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Important details like pricing, availability, and even its refresh rate are still elusive, but LG’s new UltraFine display will be the first 6K monitor to support Thunderbolt 5. Featuring a slim stand with a small footprint, the UltraFine 6K monitor will support transfer speeds up to 80Gbps (and potentially even faster) and uses a “Nano IPS Black” panel covering 99.5 percent of the Adobe RGB and 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamuts.
Baseus PrimeTrip VR2 Max car charger


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Assuming the built-in charging cables don’t break after a week’s use, Baseus’ new PrimeTrip VR2 Max car charger could be the ideal accessory for a future road trip. It plugs into a vehicle’s auxiliary power outlet and delivers up to 240W of total power to a pair of retractable 31-inch-long USB-C...

The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far Some of it we want, some of it we definitely don’t need.