Smart rowing machine maker Hydro recently announced the Core, a new model that doesn’t charge a monthly subscription fee. The Hydro Core rower features the same “award-winning design” as the original Pro rower, which we said was positioning itself to become “the Peloton of smart rowing machines.”
Obviously, the highlight here is that the Core is a one-time purchase with no recurring subscription costs. It still comes with an attached display that lets users “row through amazing destinations.” In total, this machine provides access to 30 self-paced rows through these fascinating locations.
The Core rower supports unlimited users, which is nice, but there’s a big caveat. There’s no subscription, so there’s no access to instructor-led workouts, badges, milestones, and other premium features.
However, customers can add a subscription for all of that stuff later. Hydro charges $44 per month for the subscription. It might be worth trying it out for a month to see if all these extra features are worth it.
The Hydro Core rower is available now and costs $1,995. That’s the same price as the flagship Pro rower. The company also recently released a smaller version called the Hydro Wave. It’s smaller and cheaper, costing around $1,700.
At CES 2025, Anker announced several new products, including a 3-in-1 robot vacuum that transforms into a stick vacuum. Although you can’t buy that device right now, the company’s latest chargers and power banks are available to buy now — and at a discount.
Anker’s 140W four-port wall charger is $10 off thanks to a coupon you can clip on both Amazon and Anker’s website. The charging brick has a built-in display that lets you keep an eye on various metrics, including an “odometer” to track its lifetime usage.
When not on sale, the Anker charger (140W, 4-port, PD 3.1) costs the same as Apple’s 140W wall charger for MacBooks, but has several additional features. One of them is its “high-definition” (though we don’t know the exact resolution) color display.
There, you can monitor its total output power, per-port wattage breakdown, temperature, and its total hours of operating time (the aforementioned “odometer”). The screen rotates 90 degrees with a long-press of its button to fit different outlet orientations.