Current Backyard made its CES debut last year with an electric smart grill and griddle, but for 2025, the company is going in a slightly different direction. Looking to cater to the pizza oven craze, the company revealed the Model P Smart Pizza Oven in Las Vegas. As you might expect, the unit is all-electric, but it's certified for use indoors and outside. The "smart" portion of the recipe here is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity that provides access to tools in the company's app. The company says the Model P can hit a maximum temperature of 850 degrees Fahrenheit, the level at which a Neapolitan-style pie can cook in two minutes. For comparison, that's the same max heat output as the pricier Ooni Volt 12. Current Backyard explains that the internal design of its electric oven uses an algorithm alongside top-mounted graphite and under-stone circular calrod elements to ensure uniform heating. The company says this construction also eliminates the need to rotate pizzas during cooking. A cordierite cooking stone assists with the even doneness, especially for crisping up the crust. What's more, Current Backyard says the Model P will recover quickly between pizzas to keep the cooking process moving along. In fact, the company explains that you can cook three Neapolitan-style pizzas in about 10 minutes. The Model P will alert you when it's okay to launch another pie after you retrieve one from the oven. The Model P has five cook modes for different styles of pizza and other uses: Neapolitan, New York, thin crust, frozen pizza and a broil function with high and low settings. Those presets can be chosen on the oven or with an app. Also inside the company's app, there's a Pizza Build Calculator that offers customized cook time and temperature based on a selected style and ingredients. This tool takes into account the amounts of sauce, cheese and toppings along with the thickness of the dough. You can also select well done if you're like me and prefer your pies extra crispy. Current Backyard didn't include an exact arrival date in the Model P announcement, but it did say that the pizza oven will cost $599 when it's available for purchase sometime in Q2. You'll be able to purchase accessory kits and an outdoor cart for the Model P as well, with that latter add-on priced at $399. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/kitchen-tech/current-backyard-debuts-the-model-p-smart-pizza-oven-at-ces-2025-010054271.html?src=rss

Concept devices are always tricky. For every one that gets turned into a real product a year later there are a thousand disappointments. Maybe the concept cant be mass-produced affordably enough to make it viable to the business. Maybe the technology isnt reliable enough to really make good on the promises its creators made during the glossy launch. And sometimes, it was never anything more than a bit of Kabuki to juice the stock price or lure in some new investors.With that wariness in one hand, we can now examine Withings new concept device, Omina, which it says is its vision for the future of health monitoring. Its a floor mat and smart mirror designed to usurp your bathroom scale and take up way more room in your home. The idea is itll offer a holistic view of your physical health, demystifying your biological markers as it goes.WithingsClimb aboard and youll be shown a 3D body model that will visualize the results of whatever metrics it can access. Omina will be able to check your weight, heart health and metabolic health, which will be integrated with any data from your other Withings devices. That includes stats on your activity, sleep health and blood pressure, depending on what you own.Omina comes with its own AI voice assistant, offering real-time feedback to help you hit your fitness goals. Itll also answer questions, offer motivational quotes and guide you through any roadblocks you may find. Plus, itll connect with any telemedicine provider that integrates with the system, letting you share your vitals with your physician.WithingsNaturally, as a concept device, you wont be able to buy one now, or potentially ever, but it is described as being in development. Withings has, however, pledged that the AI assistant and telemedicine features will arrive on its Health Mate app at some point this year. In the meantime you should probably think about buying a house with a bathroom big enough to accommodate one of these things.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/withings-omina-is-its-vision-for-the-future-of-bathroom-scales-010024945.html?src=rss

Circular's new Ring 2 is packed with clever health features, and can be sized up using your phone.

This tiny Mirumi robot straps to your bag and looks around.

Lets face the fact that you cant part from your phone unless you are a disciplined minimalist. While most phone users register around three to six hours of average screen time every day, avoiding mindless scrolling on your phone has become a rarity in modern times. While some employ the majority of this screen time for productive tasks, most of us out there are stuck in the vicious loop of going back and forth to social networking apps.Anyway, all that screen time sucks your battery, and that makes carrying a charging cable something of a ritual. At times you tend to forget to keep the charging cable handy in your backpack, only to be left high and dry after all that phone usage. Now that can be scary when the battery is running out and you are expecting an important call from your client.Designer: Jinkyo HanThis cool concept wants to eliminate every chance of you forgetting the essential charging cable because now you dont have to remember to carry one. Yes, the concept proposes a dual utility smartphone case with a lanyard that has a USB-C charging cable attached to it. The smart idea seems easy to implement for a phone accessory maker, and will surely have many takers. I know more than a couple of my colleagues who will fancy buying one as they are into the habit of forgetting their charging cables. Just that the cable doesnt fly around hanging from the case, there is a small enclosure to plug in both ends for aesthetics and functional easiness.The functionality extends beyond just protecting your device, or juicing up your smartphone though. It can be used as a secure accessory to hold your big smartphone while taking pictures, making videos, or even going to the extent of shooting action shots without the fear of your expensive phone falling off. If you frequently travel to places that are notorious for phone thefts, having this dual utility accessory makes complete sense. Jinkyo imagines the unisex smartphone case with a charging cable in cool color options like military green, baby pink, or papaya orange for every kind of user.The post This smartphone case with a lanyard charging cable will never let your device run out of juice first appeared on Yanko Design.

The Lymow One is a robot lawnmower with a high coverage area for larger lawns, one that also uses satellite navigation and onboard mapping systems to know where it is in your garden without a perimeter wire.Lymow One - Image Credit: LymowOriginally a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $3.5 million, Lymow has enhanced its offering to create the new Lymow One. An advanced robot lawnmower with quite a few smart features.Its Dual Blade Mowing Deck is designed to work with multiple types of grass, with the use of two high-speed spinning mulching blades and a centrifugal fan. The system cuts clippings while avoiding clumping to nourish the lawn, while also distributing the clippings evenly. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Circular's Ring 2 gains a new ECG capability this time around, with heart health a bigger focus for the smart ring in 2025.Circular Ring 2 - Image credit: CircularThe Circular Ring is a smart ring that offers fitness tracking capabilities in an extremely compact package. The second-generation model takes the concept further, with enhancement and more flexibility.The Ring 2, offered in gold, silver, black, and rose gold finishes, is made from titanium for ruggedness in everyday life, in a new more durable design. For 2025, Circular also makes it easier to get the right fit via Digital Ring Sizing, ensuring the user gets the correct size from the start. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Eli Health's Hormometer turns an iPhone into a real-time hormone analyzer, offering insights into your hormone levels using your saliva.Eli Health's Hormometer, next to an iPhone - Image credit: Eli HealthApple's ecosystem can do a lot of health tracking, but it doesn't have the ability to monitor hormones. Eli Health wants to change that with its Hormometer, introduced at CES.The Hormometer is a device that works with a smartphone, like an iPhone, to perform testing that is typically performed in a lab at home. By examining a person's saliva, it can pull out insights about the user's health. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The Cathedral of La Laguna is a Roman Catholic church in San Cristbal de La Laguna, on the Spanish island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The church was designated a cathedral in 1818 and is the seat of the Diocese of San Cristbal de La Laguna, which includes the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. The current building was constructed between 1904 and 1915 to replace an earlier building begun in 1515. The cathedral is located in the historic centre of La Laguna and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1999 by UNESCO. It contains elements of several architectural styles and is noted for its Neoclassical facade, inspired by Pamplona Cathedral, as well as its dome, which stands out prominently in the city landscape. In the cathedral lie the remains of Alonso Fernndez de Lugo, the conqueror of the island and founder of the La Laguna. This photograph shows one of the side chapels of the Cathedral of La Laguna, with a 6-metre-tall (20ft) gilded reredos behind the altar. Constructed in the Baroque style in the first half of the 18th century, the reredos is the largest in the Canary Islands. The chapel is dedicated to the Virgin of Los Remedios, whose statue is in the central niche behind the altar. The reredos features seven paintings, attributed to Hendrick van Balen, depicting scenes from the lives of Jesus and Mary.Photograph credit: Diego DelsoRecently featured: Holger DrachmannMediterranean morayKiMo TheaterArchiveMore featured pictures

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