INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
The Internet from Space Race Heats up with Samsung’s Latest Earth-Wide Satellite-Provided Proposal

Google has already begun testing with balloons (see Project Loon). Facebook is currently working with solar-powered Internet drones, OneWeb is garnering funding for satellite clusters, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX program has already filed for permission to begin testing their satellites … Continue reading →

 

SMARTPHONES & MOBILE DEVICES
Samsung’s 16TB SSD Might Pave the Way for Future Storage Solutions

Samsung’s new hard drive is being touted as the world’s largest, cramming nearly 16 terabytes (TB) into a 2.5-inch solid state drive, or SSD. Shown off at the Flash Memory Summit in California last week, the secret is said to … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Solar Panel Charger Makes over a Million in Kickstarter Funding

The developers over at Chicago and Seoul-based startup Yolk, are no strangers to environmentally friendly versions of problem solving. Just last year, the company started a Kickstarter campaign for its Solarade charger, a device hoped to become the world’s smallest … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Google’s OnHub Router Elegantly Simplifies Your Home Wi-Fi

If you currently have a WiFi router in your home, odds are it’s tucked under a desk or table or hidden away in a closet somewhere where its unsightly, chaotic mess of wires and antennas can be out of sight … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Polyera’s Digital Fabric Technology Used in New Flexible Smart Bracelet

Polyera Vision has upgraded, or recreated rather, the slap bracelets from our childhood (if you’re an 80’s or 90’s kid) into some seriously hip flexible displays. Called the Wove Band, the “rollable wearable” device has been in the making for … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Xiaomi’s New Redmi Note 2 Phablet Is a Whole Lotta Hardware for $125

We hear more and more about Xiaomi lately, probably because many of the Chinese company’s cheap products are now turning into flagships, yet Xiaomi devices have still not become available in America. If we could see the type of numbers … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 820 with Upgraded GPU and ISP

San Diego based Qualcomm needs a lift, something extra to offer, and hopefully after announcing its very new smartphone processor at the 2015 SIGGRAPH Conference, we can keep our fingers crossed that this could be it. The flagship mobile chip, … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Gnarbox Puts Mobile Photo and Video Editing Capabilities Right in the Palm of Your Hand – No Laptop Required!

The Gnarbox is one of those gadgets that you didn’t even know you needed until you were made aware of its existence. In the age of GoPro, it has become increasingly convenient to document the goings-on of your daily life … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
The Simplistically Elegant Pebble Time Steel

As the dust begins to settle from this summer’s Apple Watch frenzy, many smartwatch enthusiasts seem to be left wanting after experimenting with what was probably the most hyped smartwatches of all time. While the ad campaigns were fantastic (as … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Google’s Project Loon to Provide High-Flying, High-Speed Internet to Sri Lanka

Back in March I covered some of the most exciting trends the world of technology had to offer at Austin’s SXSW Interactive Festival. My favorite by leaps and bounds was a panel given by Google’s own Astro Teller, who has … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Samsung’s New Line of Monitors Will Wirelessly Charge Your Phone

Wireless charging is the wave of the future, but we seem to be quite a ways off from standardizing the technology in our daily lives. In order to become a successful technological norm, wireless charging needs to choose and adhere … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
LG is Investing Nearly $1 Billion in the Future of Flexible Display Panels

In the constantly evolving world of technology, investing in the future can be a terrifying prospect. For consumers and giant companies alike, betting the farm on “the next big thing” is a lot like playing the lotto; you believe in … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Introducing the Un-Hackable, Unbreakable Turing Smartphone

Your first glimpse of the upcoming Turing smartphone makes one thing undeniably clear – this is not your average smartphone. And according to creators at the San Francisco-based Turing Robotic Industries, that’s exactly the point. CEO Syl Chao and his … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Marshall’s London Smartphone Is a Music Lover’s Dream

“The time has come to witness the next chapter in this storied tale of Rock ‘n’ Roll. It’s time to change the way you use music.” OK Marshall, you’ve got my attention… For as long as I can remember, music … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Leaked Details Emerge for Google Glass 2: the Enterprise Edition

It’s no secret that Google Glass did not exactly become the worldwide phenomenon that we all thought it would. Aside from their most obvious downside, which was that they immediately made their wearer look absolutely ridiculous, they tended to cause … Continue reading →