🏅👋 HTG's Best of CES 2024 - 17 Features Leaving Google Assistant

                                                                                                                                              Also: Charging a Tesla for free, the differences between VR, AR, and MR, and more! [HowToGeek Logo](%2F%2Fwww.howtogeek.com%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=HTG-202401111711%26utm_source=HTG-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018cfadf207c-3b089625-9743-40a2-992e-6ad579be60fd-000000/o_iZ8h2_ZBs6egiaJ0uzymo6dWc=356) January 11, 2024 Did You Know On the U.S. tone and grade designation scale, the number assigned to pencils (No. 2, No. 3, etc.) refers to the hardness of the graphite "lead" in the pencil; the lower the number, the softer the lead. 📺 Stream Away Happy Thursday! 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