The DeskMate doesn’t have its own display, it just uses your iPhone’s. CES is packed with AI companions and assistant robots this year, but the DeskMate from Yoona is a clever take on the idea: it's a desktop charging hub, with three USB-C ports, one USB-A, and a MagSafe pad, that automa tically activates an AI companion app when you attach your iPhone to the wireless charger. What's unique about the DeskMate is that by using your phone, it takes advantage of tech you already have. It doesn't need its own display, camera, or microphone, because the iPhone provides them (and it is, for now, iPhone-only). By providing charging too, it might replace a charger that's already on your desk, rather than adding to the … Read the full story at The Verge. ...read more read less