Gadget News
Linksys unveils networked storage and its fastest WiFi router yet
Engadget - 5 Jan 2015 02:00
You knew that Linksys wouldn't sit idly by while competitors like ASUS and Netgear rolled out extra-fast WiFi routers -- sure enough, the Belkin-owned networking giant is coming to CES 2015 with some speedy wireless of i...
Ring wearable gesture device hands-on
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2015 02:40
Ring is a wearable smart device that connects to your smartphone with Bluetooth. It wirelessly allows you to make gestures in the face of your phone to launch apps and perform certain functions. At CES 2015, we've seen t...
Up Close with Ring: Maybe Smart, Definitely Gigantic
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2015 03:20
In the wide world of crowd-funding unicorns, smart rings have been hustling for the top of the heap. Among them is Ring, a gesture device that promised to let you someday control your own home with a series of arcane fin...
CES 2015 brings new Garmin Vivofit, stylish bands
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2015 16:48
CES always delights if you're looking for new products, and Garmin never disappoints. Lately, the leader in GPS technology has been focussing on wearables, and this year is no different. At CES 2015, the company is annou...
The Mint Breathalyzer Can Detect Both Dehydration and Bad Breath
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2015 15:03
The term breathalyzer is most commonly associated with a device used by law enforcement to measure someone's blood alcohol content after they've been pulled over. But with a few tweaks made to the chemicals used in a bre...
FlipBelt Running & Workout Belt features a quartet of pockets
Coolest Gadgets - 5 Jan 2015 17:00
While the FlipBelt Running & Workout Belt does not quite come to be on par with Batman's very own utility belt since this particular belt has just four pockets as opposed to the Caped Crusader's unique utility belt that ...
These Headphones Do For Your Ears What Oculus Rift Does For Your Eyes
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2015 03:25
French company 3D Sound Labs is showing off a new set of headphones called Neoh. They're a personal 3D sound system capable of reproducing surround sound from any movie. But more than just a 3D virtualization of the kind...
Lenovo LaVie Z Convertible HZ750 hands-on
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2015 22:01
This week we're taking a look at the new Lenovo LaVie Z set of notebooks - we had a peek at the HZ550, now we're checking out the Convertible HZ750, the Ultrabook of the two. These two devices are VERY similar to one ano...
Audi Prologue bringing NVIDIA DRIVE CX to the streets
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2015 07:32
At NVIDIA 2015, Audi's VP of electronics development Ricky Hudy joined Jen-Hsun Huang onstage. There he spoke on how Audi was at the forefront of in-car computing 10 years ago, aligning themselves with the future by real...
Lenovo ThinkPad L450, E550, E450: performance at value price
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2015 05:00
Lenovo has a ton of laptops here at CES 2015 and a good number of them are geared towards more seasoned, and likely more well-funded, professionals. However, the PC maker definitely hasn't forgotten that class of profess...
These Crazy Powered Skates Accelerate Your Steps As You Walk
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2015 02:40
Ever since the Segway made its grand debut, mankind has been looking for crazy ways to take the work out of walking. And the Rollkers, a pair of powered skates, promise to make it much easier to get from point A to point...
Lenovo VIBE Xtension Selfie Flash brightens up your smile
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2015 22:00
Even with the ever increasing megapixel counts of front-facing cameras, selfies are still hard to perfect, especially when lighting is concerned. To that end, Lenovo's latest accessory here at CES 2015 has you covered. T...
ASUS ZenFone Zoom packs 3x optical zoom into Android
Slash Gear - 5 Jan 2015 21:49
ASUS was gleefully teasing something special for its flagship CES 2015 smartphone, and sure enough it is, with the ASUS ZenFone Zoom squeezing in a 3x optical zoom. The new Android handset has a 5.5-inch Full HD display ...
This Bluetooth thermometer patch could bring an end to infant ear violations
Engadget - 5 Jan 2015 04:04
Since they don't yet have the power of speech, babies often have difficulty telling you when they're getting ill. For instance, if your munchkin starts running a fever in the night, you won't know about it until they sta...
3DRudder Controls Games With Feet, If Hands Aren't Your Thing?
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2015 03:56
The growing popularity around virtual reality created a hardware boom for gaming. Now that our eyes are being plugged into these virtual experiences, how can we bring the rest of us--our hands, our bodies, and our feet? ...
The modern tape measure has instant metric conversions and a Bluetooth option
Engadget - 5 Jan 2015 02:59
After an apparent seven-year hiatus, the electronic tape measure has returned... with a smartphone-era upgrade. If you don't see the screen, the E-Tape looks like any typical tape measure you'd find at Home Depot: rubber...
InBody's new health band is all about measuring your body composition
Engadget - 5 Jan 2015 02:57
Forget tracking your steps and sleep -- the next generation of wearables will have to do a lot more to get your attention. And that's a lesson InBody, a company that's been in the professional health-tracking market for ...
The World's First 720-Degree Camera Is A Little Underwhelming
Gizmodo - 5 Jan 2015 02:54
If you haven't heard, 360-degree cameras are a thing. They're going to be a big thing when virtual reality takes off. Imagine being able to relive any moment in your life, revisit any place you plopped down a camera. But...
Samsung's CES 2015 event liveblog
Engadget - 5 Jan 2015 23:30
CES. It's a massive playground full of electronics, and no one has a presence larger than Samsung. The manufacturer makes gadgets from appliances to cellphones to speakers, and of course increasingly massive HDTVs. It al...
An exclusive look at Bragi's ambitious headphones, the Pebble of personal audio
Engadget - 5 Jan 2015 23:10
Eleven months ago an audacious Kickstarter campaign promised a sports headphone like nothing we'd ever seen before. Bragi's spec-sheet for "The Dash" read like a ridiculous wish list. There was touch control, two separat...
The Dual Power Bank will never leave a smartphone hungry for more power
Coolest Gadgets - 5 Jan 2015 23:00
Our phones are amazing. Through one little (or sometimes insanely large) device, we can look up the answers to all of life’s questions, text our friends, answer emails, watch cat videos, and take pictures of our day as...
Qualcomm's universal media streaming comes to SoundCloud
Engadget - 5 Jan 2015 23:00
Qualcomm's AllPlay universal media streaming hasn't had quite as much traction as technologies like DLNA or Apple's AirPlay, but it's definitely gaining some momentum in the new year. The mobile chip maker has unveiled a...