Gadget News
Martian Notifier watch uses custom vibration patterns to signal what app's bugging you
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 06:02
Martian Watches is back at CES this year, bringing with it a new semi-smartwatch in the company's traditional timepiece style. The Martian Notifier, as it's known, is a slight departure from previous efforts given it dro...
Yahoo's News Digest Offers Bite-Sized News for Short Attention Spans
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2014 23:50
Yahoo has finally revealed what a certain newly purchased, industrious young entrepreneur has been working. Say hello to News Digest, a Summly-inspired app that offers bite-sized bits of news stories "blended" from a var...
I Wore the New Oculus Rift and I Never Want to Look at Real Life Again
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2014 23:52
So the Oculus Rift is fantastic. If you've used it in its original incarnation, you know that it's incredible. It's virtual reality done better than you've ever seen it before. It's revolutionary. And it's nothing compar...
Yahoo News Digest to offer bite-sized news for busy people
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:31
Yahoo has just announced Yahoo News Digest, an app that summarizes all the biggest news of the day into short easily consumable chunks. Summly's Nick D'Aloisio is heading up the venture, and he came on stage to describe ...
Live from the Engadget CES Stage: ARM CTO Mike Muller
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:30
Mike Muller isn't just the CTO of ARM -- he's also a founder. Suffice it to say, the executive knows a thing or two about the mobile industry. We'll be picking his brain tonight at 5PM ET. January 7, 2014 5:00:00 PM EST ...
FLIR Just Turned Your iPhone 5 Into a Predator-Like Thermal Camera
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2014 23:01
When you're digging for CES gold, you can usually ignore about 99.99 percent of the iPhone accessories announced at the show. But in that last 0.01 percent is where you can find some real treasures. This year FLIR has ma...
Razer Project Christine eyes-on: up close with gaming's modular future
Slash Gear - 7 Jan 2014 22:54
This week we're being given the opportunity at CES 2014 to see Razer's newest product - Project Christine - up close, well before it hits the market in all its …
21 Pictures of Chicago's Modern-Day Ice Age
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2014 22:40
This week, temperatures in Chicago dipped to -16 degree Fahrenheit (-26.7 degree Celsius) on the heals of the frigid, dense air known as a polar vortex , which has swept across the Midwest and through huge portion of the...
These Colorful Computer Glasses Are Fun! But, Uh, Computer Glasses
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2014 05:43
That screen you're staring at all day is screwing up your eyes, but you don't do anything about it. For years, Gunnar Optiks has sold glasses that help take the strain off, but let's face it, they make you look like an a...
Mad Catz' Tournament Edition Rat is lighter, faster and brighter
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:45
If you didn't have enough transforming mice in your cursor collection, Mad Catz has one more for you: the Rat TE (Tournament Edition). It's the latest in the company's line of formerly Cyborg-branded mousing products and...
Hands-on with Garmin's windshield HUD prototype
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:45
We've tracked Garmin's K2 since last year at CES and this year sees a HUD concept introduced into its navigation mix. In our conversation with Garmin, it seem this in large part this system's focus is on following NHTSA ...
David Pogue Won't Stop Yelling at This Yahoo Keynote
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2014 23:41
Here we are at the Yahoo CES keynote--hosted by Marissa Mayer--and David Pogue has taken the stage to show off Yahoo's new tech vertical. Mostly he is VERY ENTHUSIASTIC and YELLING a WHOLE LOT.
Sprint announces Virgin Mobile hotspot with Spark LTE support, adds six new markets
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:41
Most carriers shy away from offering LTE on its prepaid plans, but Sprint is diving right in by making it available on its first Virgin Mobile device. The network will take advantage of Sprint's Spark service, which will...
Sprint's new "Framily" plan lets you share your account with 10 friends, but still bills you separately
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:35China Finally Suspends Its Ban on Foreign Game Consoles
Gizmodo - 7 Jan 2014 23:20
After 14 years of prohibition, the Chinese government has lifted a ban on the sale of foreign consoles inside the country's border. This opens the door for Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony to tap in the multi-billion market...
Sennheiser MM 30G in-ear headset offers in-line control for Samsung devices
Slash Gear - 7 Jan 2014 23:18
In addition to the new MOMENTUM Ivory model, Sennheiser has introduced the MM 30G in-ear headset at CES today. The headset is aimed at Samsung's GALAXY owners, with support for …
B&O's Essence allows wall-mounted music control of your wireless streaming habits (hands-on)
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:15
Here at CES 2014, Bang & Olufsen is looking to make access to tunes as soon as you get out of bed "as easy as turning on the lights." To do so, the high-end audio company has announced Essence: a circular music control d...
Live from the Engadget CES Stage: Sony President Mike Fasulo
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 23:00
Mike Fasulo hasn't been in his position for long, but Sony's new president/COO knows a thing or two about consumer electronics, having previously served as the company's CMO/VP. We'll grill him on what the company is off...
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's CES 2014 keynote liveblog
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 22:45
No-one was sure what to expect when Google's Marissa Mayer took over at Yahoo, but it's clear that she wasn't there for an easy ride. In less than two years, the company has bought a clutch of other outfits, including Tu...
Oculus Rift's latest prototype features positional tracking, an OLED screen, and kills motion blur (hands-on)
Engadget - 7 Jan 2014 22:40
The newest version of the Oculus Rift headset is another major step toward the retail version promised for some point in 2014. It takes the existing HD headset we saw at E3 2013 and swaps an LED screen for OLED. It adds ...
Toshiba Shape-Shifting Concept PC eyes-on
Slash Gear - 7 Jan 2014 22:30
Some of the products you see at CES are coming out soon, and many will be coming out sometime later in the year. But along with those two, there is …