GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Pi-Top Lets You Build Your Own Laptop at Home

As you probably already know, there are an endless number of cool creations made possible by the Raspberry Pi. However, most of the designs out there require some working knowledge of electronics and there is usually a bit of soldering … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Roku 2 and Roku 3 Get Some Sweet Upgrades This Week

There’s nothing new about Roku. You know, the set-top box for media streaming that has sold over 10 million units? We have all heard of it. There has been a couple upgrades since the original Roku, the flagships Roku 2 … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
LG Hints at an 8K Apple iMac Coming Later This Year

Uh oh… it looks like LG may have pre-emptively spilled the beans about Apple’s future plans for the iMac. Which is surprising, considering that Apple is notoriously hardcore when it comes to new model secrecy – if your company leaks … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Stanford Scientists Reveal Aluminum Bendable Battery

A team of scientists from Stanford University have been working on a bendable battery, stronger and far more efficient than both ion-lithium and alkaline, that can charge a smartphone in 60 seconds. Alternatives, such as alkaline batteries, are known to … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Wireless Charging from up to 30 Feet Could Be a Possibility with Cota

I’ve said this before and I will say it again, charging is one of the ongoing drawbacks of being so reliant on our smartphones and mobile devices. Most of us use our smartphones all dang day long, and although we … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Tiko3D Printer Sports a Unibody Design to Maintain Its Sub-$200 Pricetag

Ontario-based 3D printing company Tiko3D has launched its Kickstarter campaign just in time for many of us who have nearly lost hope that an affordable, well-working 3D printer could exist. The past couple of years has been flooded with $99 … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Google Announces Asus Chromebit & Slew of Affordable Chromebook Models to Come

Google just created something that’s going to remind you a heck of a lot of Intel’s Compute Stick. It’s a computer dongle that Google crammed all of its browser-based components into. Dubbed the Chromebit, this Asus-made stick looks a lot … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Leap Motion Technology Will Be Incorporated into Razer’s OSVR Kit

Virtual Reality isn’t just about putting a headset on. More and more companies are integrating hand-sensing technology into the whole experience. This makes the world truly immersive by being able to touch, and sometimes even feel, objects around you. OSVR, … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Nvidia’s Autonomous Vehicle Technology, Drive PX, Using Tegra X1

Nvidia, known for making semiconductors and video game components, has also been busy working with automakers for a decade now, powering digital dashboards and infotainment systems with its Tegra processors. Now, it has come up with its own autonomous car … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Google Has Devised an ‘Ebola-proof’ Tablet

If you watched television or used the internet at all last year, odds are you know at least a little about the West African Ebola epidemic. It was a ruthless outbreak that spread all the way to the United States … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Logitech’s MX Master, a Multi-Functional Mouse for Today’s Multi-Tasker

What’s in a mouse? It just so happens to be one of the most widely used input devices ever. It connects us to the digital world. It makes our hands and fingers a little more powerful. In all seriousness, however, … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Scientists Have Found a Way to Turn Those Pesky Packing Peanuts into Power

Planeteers, unite! If you’ve ever unpacked something fragile from a large box, odds are you’ve encountered packing peanuts. Those pesky little bits of foam that come flying from the box as soon as it’s opened, somehow seem end up everywhere … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
OCZ Debuts its Vector 180 Flagship SSD

A new solid-state drive (SSD) from OCZ is here, and although it was designed to compete with the likes of high-end SSD’s like the Samsung 850 Pro, it doesn’t quite meet benchmark performance expectations. That doesn’t mean it won’t be … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Elon Musk on Self-Driving Cars: “They’ll Be Here Sooner than you Think”

Your days of driving around in a two-ton deathwagon piloted by the error-prone human known as yourself may soon be coming to an end. According to Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk, the future of self-driving cars is a lot … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
A New 3-D Printer Makes Objects from Liquid Using Terminator-Style Technology

A company called Carbon3D launched a new type of technology at this week’s TED conference that may revolutionize the world of 3-D printing. Continuous Liquid Interface Production technology, or CLIP, works by actually “growing” objects out of a pool of … Continue reading →