May 3, 2016 Wearable tech helped Germany win the 2014 World Cup, and could help you A record 26.5 million people in the U.S. watched Germany's extra-time win against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final. But they probably didn’t know Germany’s secret weapon in the dramatic victory was Adidas.
May 3, 2016 50 Cent brings 'Star Wars' headphones to CES Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has made a name for himself in the music and movie industry—but these days he’s also busy selling his own line of successful SMS Audio headphones.
May 3, 2016 Dell puts Apple’s MacBook Air on notice at CES At the Consumer Electronics Show, Dell is putting the revered MacBook Air to shame. Dell rolled out its new XPS 13 laptop today, claiming it’s the most compact 13-inch laptop on the planet. True or not, it’s definitely a contender for that title.
May 3, 2016 Qualcomm makes mark with smartphones, cars...even light bulbs San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm unveiled a new Snapdragon 810 processor today that will power LG’s new curved Gflex 2 smartphone. The company announced that the new chip will be able to reproduce "console quality" gaming on mobile devices. It will also be able to support 4K video streaming and has a high-end Adreno 430 graphic component.
May 3, 2016 Samsung unveils its curved SUHD TV at CES HD Televisions are no longer the highest quality TVs available on the market. Samsung unveiled a new line of curved SUHD TVs at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
May 3, 2016 How drones and insects merged in ways that might surprise you Hornets, wasps and termites are pests to many households in America…but in 2014 they inspired robot technology in ways that could make them pests on an entirely different level to adversaries. Here are three interesting programs that are building tiny intelligent flying and crawling robots, all mimicking familiar creatures, that made news this year.
May 3, 2016 Most anticipated devices in 2015 This year promises more great technology. And nowhere does the phrase “out with the old and in with new” have more relevance than when it comes to technology.
May 3, 2016 Best gear of the year 2014 Innovation, I'm sorry to say, was not a hallmark of the technology world in 2014. There were plenty of updated gadgets and gimcracks — from thinner tablets to networked, singing light bulbs — but few standout products. Nevertheless, over the course of testing hundreds of high-tech items, from cars to TVs, I found a few devices with the kind of utility and ingenuity that make them worthy of a best of the year designation.
May 3, 2016 You can recharge your iPhone with fire Let's say you're stranded on a desert island or even just camping, and you want to charge up your phone.