Swarovski crystals make this Misfit fitness tracker sparkle
Most fitness trackers are meant to blend in, but if you'd like your wearable to stand out, Misfit has covered its flagship Shine tracker with a giant Swarovski crystal. There's one…
View ArticleThese headphones are packing a hidden pair of VR goggles
At first glance, the Glyph headphones from Redwood City-based startup Avegant look chunky, but there's a good reason: there is a pair of screens inside the headband. When you slide the band over…
View ArticleAny pen or pencil is a stylus to this Lenovo tablet
Lenovo's Yoga 2 tablet may have been announced back in October, but the kickstand-equipped tablet is showing off a new trick this week at CES in Las Vegas: It doesn't need…
View ArticleFitbit’s heart rate–monitoring smartwatch goes on sale for $250
Two new Fitbit fitness trackers went on sale in the United States and Canada on Tuesday. Fitbit will start shipping its first smartwatch, Surge, which costs $249.95, and has built-in GPS for…
View ArticleHTC revenue grows for the first time in three years
It's been a tough few years for HTC, the Taiwanese hardware maker that made many of the great early Android phones. But there's light at the end of the tunnel: In the…
View ArticleMisfit breaks into the smart home with a color-changing lightbulb
Misfit, a startup best known for making fitness trackers, announced its newest product on Tuesday, and you don't wear this one: Instead, the Bolt is a connected lightbulb that changes colors…
View ArticleJeff Bezos was the driving force behind Amazon’s Fire Phone flop
It's no secret that Amazon's first smartphone has been a commercial and critical flop. But a new article in Fast Company details just how involved CEO Jeff Bezos was in the planning and…
View ArticleReport: Apple’s new MacBook Air will have a single next-gen USB port
The Apple Watch isn't the only new product expected out of Cupertino in 2015. Apple's also been preparing a new 12-inch MacBook Air, and according to information obtained by 9to5Mac, the company…
View ArticleThis $179 Android handset runs for four days on a single charge
Though smartphones are getting slimmer by the year, there are still plenty of people who would compromise on a thin-and-light device for better battery life -- which explains the success of chunky...
View ArticleFive questions about HTC’s role in the Beats lawsuit
On Tuesday, Monster, the first manufacturer of Beats headphones, filed a civil complaint in California court alleging that Beats essentially swindled Monster when the two companies split in 2011. It's...
View ArticleNew Android Wear smartwatches may use MediaTek chips
Most Android Wear smartwatches currently on the market are based around Qualcomm chips, but that could change soon if MediaTek has its way: The Taiwainese semiconductor company announced a new chip…
View ArticleThe LG WebOS smartwatch is real, and reportedly launching in 2016
Thanks to a connected car demo from Audi at CES in Las Vegas on Wednesday, you can take a look at LG's newest smartwatch, which is running WebOS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EGRJPNZvX4 Android...
View ArticleLanguage-learning app Duolingo introduces program for classrooms
Duolingo, an app that turns the language-learning experience into a game and uses the data generated to improve itself, is headed to the classroom. If you think about it, the startup always belonged...
View ArticleApple: App Store developers in 2014 earned $10B, up 50% from last year
After what appears to have been a very successful fourth quarter driven by the iPhone 6, Apple's taking a moment to brag. On Thursday, the company announced that, to date, the iOS…
View ArticleApple raises minimum app prices in Europe, UK, and Canada
As Apple promised earlier this week, minimum prices in the iOS app store have increased in Canada, the U.K. and European countries that use the euro. The minimum app price is…
View ArticleSamsung-made Nook tablets are a holiday flop
It appears that there were not many Nooks under Christmas trees this year. Barnes & Noble's beleaguered line of Nook tablets and e-readers had a terrible fourth quarter. On Thursday, the company…
View ArticleA Bluetooth beacon in your fridge could help you eat less
Most applications for beacon technology so far have been targeted towards retailers and marketers -- for instance, beacons have been used to push coupons for McNuggets when you walk by a McDonalds....
View ArticleLumoid will rent you five pieces of wearable tech for a week
Even if you do your research online, it can be hard to figure out which fitness tracker is right for your needs. Information like whether a Fitbit can track sleep is…
View ArticleGoogle stopped patching old Android exploits, but don’t panic
Security researchers are up in arms this morning over Google's decision to stop patching a core Android component on older devices. According to Tod Beardlsey, an engineer at security firm Rapid7,…
View ArticleProject Ara phones will have a dedicated app for managing modules
Google's ambitious modular phone is inching closer to a public "market pilot" scheduled for later this year, and ahead of the second Ara developer's conference in February, Google has released the…
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