New developments in spherical video shown at last week's CES may have given the format, which blurs the line between real and virtual worlds, the push it needed. Next generation 360-degree cameras will have higher resolutions and better audio quality, according to Jim Malcolm, president of Ricoh Imaging Americas, maker of the Theta S. The Theta S can shoot 360 video, but the
Intel has confirmed a bug in some Skylake CPUs could cause them to lock up under “complex workload conditions” but noted that a fix is on the way. The bug initially was reported only with the Core i7-6700K desktop CPU with Hyper-Threading enabled, but Intel’s confirmation seems to indicates it impacts more CPUs in the lineup.
Every January, appliance companies head to Las Vegas to show off their most audacious attempts to make your house smarter and more high-tech. Some of these crazy home innovations, like Samsung’s Family Hub refrigerator, are due out this year, while others, like Whirlpool’s interactive kitchen backsplash and in-sink dishwasher, are more concept than reality. While some of these products might seem a little ridiculous, just wait a few years. A fridge that orders groceries for you will seem completely normal. Samsung’s CES appliance announcements always get tons of buzz, because the company tends to go over-the-top with its features. This year was no different. The
Two weeks before CES began, the engineers at Carl Zeiss internal Smart Optics lab were putting the finishing touches on a prototype that will give Google Glass a run for its money. Despite tons of hype, Google’s first attempt at putting technology on your face
Windows 8 is about to get a lot less secure. After January 12, Microsoft will stop offering security patches for the three-year-old operating system. Users will have to upgrade to either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 to keep receiving updates. As
Last week, Pricing was not announced. Even though pre-orders begin in late February, actual
An upcoming device called Skreens is aiming to solve a classic living room dilemma: What do you do when people want to use the TV for different things? While some TVs offer picture-in-picture mode, Skreens goes a couple steps further. It supports either two or four HDMI sources on the screen at the same time (depending on model), and lets users move or resize each video window in any way they want. For instance, you can have two game consoles playing in split-screen mode, while keeping a smaller window open for live sports from cable box. Skreens also supports translucent windows, so one source can take up the whole screen while a smaller window is overlaid in one corner.
AT&T is bringing back an You can add a tablet as well for $40 per month, or you can opt for a $10 monthly charge and limit the tablet to just 1GB of data per month. Overages on the $10 option are a killer, however, as every gigabyte after that will set you back $15.
There’s no doubt that AMD priced its diminutive
The CES demo gods were not smiling on The Israeli firm claims to have the world’s first private speaker system, able to send audio to a single user while remaining silent for everyone else in the room. Essentially, Noveto is promising to eliminate the need for headphones in a lot of situations. In the living room, for instance, one person could enjoy a movie or TV show without disturbing anyone else. Noveto can also beam separate audio tracks to individual users—imagine a split-screen game where each player hears something different—or provide a little extra volume for someone who’s hearing-impaired. The technology could just as easily have applications in personal computing, automobiles, and smartphone speaker docks.
When it comes to Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, Ford's SYNC 3 infotainment system has kept it classy. Ford couldn't have enjoyed seeing these two upstart smartphone interfaces gain traction, especially after the years and money Ford spent developing SYNC. But instead of telling the kids to stay off the lawn, Ford's
Google’s dialer is a smart search companion, contact manager, and all-around phone toolkit.
Given all the attention paid to the big names at CES— And let’s face it: No matter the name on the outside of the box, most likely the product within it has been manufactured by an Asian manufacturing firm. What I find more interesting is when those firms actually participate in the design phase. Years before the iPhone and Android, remember, the coolest phones appeared on Asian store shelves.
