With webOS and wearables, LG's moving beyond just displays at CES
Samsung
and Sony may grab a larger share of the CES fanfare, but don't count LG
out. It has quite the annual presence in Las Vegas, too. The Korean
company uses the tech industry's January soiree as the backdrop for a
wide selection of product reveal... Read More ...
LED mask concept lets you smile through the pollution
There
are myriad reasons for wearing a face mask. In China and parts of South
East Asia, they're commonly used as protection against alarmingly poor
air quality, while in Japan and elsewhere they help reduce the chance of
catching airborne diseases s... Read More ...
Mercedes teams with LG to keep drivers awake, brake cars automatically
CES
2015 is shaping up to be a big event for Mercedes-Benz, which will
discuss its plans for self-driving cars in a keynote speech and show off
a crazy prototype. LG has now revealed that it will supply the mono and
stereo camera systems that will ke... Read More ...
Sound Off! What are some games and gadgets that are fun for the whole family?
The
holidays are here and many of us are traveling to visit families
located far and wide. While it's always good to see our relatives, it's
not as enjoyable to talk politics with Grandpa all day. We really need
some entertaining ways to keep everyon... Read More ...
Fly across the Earth on board the ISS with this timelapse video
Photos
of the Earth from up high make for some very stunning imagery, so
astronauts aboard the ISS make it a point to capture tons of photos for
our sake. Take for example, the 12,500 images astronaut Alexander Gerst
took during his six-month stint o... Read More ...
D-Link's latest smart home hub lets you add devices with a scan
How
cheap is too cheap? D-Link has found the sweet spot between low-priced,
but low-quality smart home systems (from the likes of Archos) and
pricey security systems. It's now planning on opening up its system to
many more accessories, judging by the... Read More ...
Toyota reportedly working on a flagship, hydrogen-fueled Lexus limousine
Toyota's
first hydrogen car hasn't even gone on sale yet here in the US, and
already we're hearing rumors about a follow-up vehicle. According to the
Australian website Motoring, the Japanese auto giant is planning on
taking the same fuel cell system... Read More ...
Kodak's finally making smartphones (sort of)
For
a while there it looked like Kodak's moment had come and gone, but the
past few months have seen the imaging icon fight back from the brink of
irrelevance. Now the company's planning to push a Kodak-branded
smartphone, and thankfully it's not goi... Read More ...
Tesla's Roadster update will allow it to travel 400 miles on a charge
And
here you thought only bad things happen on Christmas. Whereas most
companies would avoid announcing good news on a day when no one is
paying attention, Tesla CEO Elon Musk does things a bit differently.
Musk just teased some news on Twitter about... Read More ...
Christmas brings 'Madden 15' demo to Xbox One and snow to 'GTA Online'
You
know what goes really well together? Christmas and video games. This
year we've noticed a bit of a trend: games giving away free stuff in
light of the holiday. Weather, err, whether it's snow covering Los
Santos in GTA Online, a six-hour trial of... Read More ...
The year in reviews: a look back at the worst gadgets of 2014
We've
reviewed a lot of great products this year, and we can only hope that
our observations helped you pick the device that best suits your needs.
However, not every gadget we look at is going to be a winner. We've seen
our fair share of disappointm... Read More ...
The Interview: 2014's most infamous film isn't great, but it's important
Let's
face it, The Interview would have had to be nothing short of a
masterpiece to justify all of the drama around its release. Well, it's
not -- but it's not a terrible movie either. The comedy about the
assassination of Kim Jong-un prompted terror... Read More ...
Xbox Live and PlayStation Network both down due to an apparent attack
Merry
Christmas, game fans: Both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network are down
this morning, apparently due to a denial-of-service attack. The
notorious hacking group Lizard Squad -- which already carried out
earlier attacks on Microsoft and Sony -- has... Read More ...
How a company plans to make it snow in Dubai
Snow
isn't something you'd usually associate with Dubai, not when summers
have an average temperature of 104 degrees F and the coldest of winters
is only around 57 degrees. But the Kleindienst Group of real estate
developers are positive they can sim... Read More ...
10 things you have to watch over the holidays
So
you've got a few days off, and you're probably trapped with family to
boot -- this calls for some serious binge-watching. Now is the perfect
time to catch up on all of those movies and shows you couldn't make time
for during the year. To help guid... Read More ...
Facebook facing class-action lawsuit over unauthorized message scanning
We
know: Despite its best attempts at proving otherwise, Facebook and
privacy have an oil/water reputation -- the latest legal news regarding
the company won't help that any, either. A California judge recently
ruled that The Social Network will face... Read More ...
High speed internet access in the US reaches farther, goes faster
Thought
Google Fiber's gigabit connections sounded fast? Forget about that --
it's going to be like dialing-in to 56k for folks in Minneapolis. US
Internet has just announced that it's bring 10 gigabit-per-second
connections to the city next summer. ... Read More ...
Vudu's digital movie library is rebuilt and easier to use on iOS
If
you're unwrapping the inevitable flood of Blu-ray gifts (hopefully no
DVDs), it may be worth giving that digital copy code a second look. The
movie studios' Ultraviolet scheme has been unwieldy (at best) since
launch, but several upgrades have mad... Read More ...
Scientists take a step towards curing infertility with stem cells
Stem
cells are basically like biological alchemy. You can turn them in to
almost anything, including it seems sperm or eggs. Researchers working
jointly in the UK and Israel have figured out how to create precursor
cells for gametes, you know the bit... Read More ...
OnePlus gets the all-clear to sell phones in India, for now
OnePlus'
plans for world conquest hit a roadblock when Micromax had the
company's smartphones banned in India. It's reasoning was that they
allegedly infringed on its exclusive right to use Cyanogen's custom
Android software. However, it looks like t... Read More ...
FBI warned of a Sony-style hack in a report last year
The
Sony Pictures hack and its resulting fallout may have caught many
people by surprise, but not the FBI -- it apparently suspected for
months that something like this might happen. The Intercept has obtained
a December 2013 agency report warning th... Read More ...
Vinyl demand is so high, a record label opened its own factory to keep up
Jack
White and his Third Man Records imprint aren't the only ones benefiting
from the vinyl boom. Oxford, Mississippi-based Fat Possum Records took
matters into its own hands, building a pressing plant to meet the
demands of its avid collectors. Afte... Read More ...
Vizio brings Amazon's 4K video to its TVs and fixes an annoying bug
Vizio
may not be jumping on the curved TV bandwagon anytime soon, but it does
have several TVs on the shelf chasing the Ultra HD/4K trend. Those
P-Series displays will get some new tweaks soon, including an Amazon app
with support for 4K video from i... Read More ...
DirecTV's new deal lets you watch ABC, Disney and ESPN online
If
you subscribe to DirecTV, you're about to get a few more ways to tune
in online. As part of a renewed deal with Disney, the satellite TV
provider will get Watch ABC, Watch Disney and WatchESPN streaming
services in early 2015. You'll also see more... Read More ...
Your smartphone is changing the way your fingers work
Your
smartphone is changing more than just your habits -- it's changing the
way your hands work, too. Swiss researchers have discovered that
activity in the brain's cortex associated with index fingers and thumbs
is enhanced directly in proportion to... Read More ...
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