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By Devin Coldewey How do things work? To find out, we observe them and we take them apart. But not everything is easily observed, and until recently some things couldn’t be taken apart. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Brian Bennett This Whirlpool dryer looks nice, but it’s slow and expensive. …read more Source:: cnet Digital Cameras

By Devin Coldewey It’s been five years since physicists at CERN reported that they had observed a particle “consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson.” The discovery capped decades of theory and was an important triumph for the Large Hadron Collider, the means by which the elusive particle was found. But they didn’t close up shop…

By Mark Pickavance Those who have tracked Synology NAS hardware over the past 13 years since its first NAS box was released may have noticed a subtle evolution. Namely, a shift from single-core ARM-based hardware to progressively more powerful architectures, given the increasing demands that home and business users are making on their gear. At…

By Sarah Buhr Rokoko is a new startup helping indie film and game makers make high-quality content with a new type of lower-cost motion capture suit. You might be familiar with the industry-standard green man MoCap suit many Hollywood studios use to capture the movement of objects or people for movies and games. Rokoko’s new…

By Andrew Hoyle Even after a price drop and a software upgrade, this still isn’t the camera phone for most. …read more Source:: cnet Cell Phones

By Dan Grabham The 2-in-1 tablet hybrid is certainly no longer a novelty. The market is now flooded with devices with detachable keyboards that offer up Windows 10’s capabilities as a tablet and desktop OS. And, of course, there’s the small matter that Microsoft makes a couple itself. While the new Surface Pro is the…

By Darrell Etherington Baidu and Nvidia announced a far-reaching agreement to work together on artificial intelligence today, spanning applications in cloud computing, autonomous driving, education and research, and domestic uses via consumer devices. It may be the most comprehensive partnership yet for Nvidia in its bourgeoning artificial intelligence business, and it’s likely to provide a…

More Galaxy Note 8 cases have gone up for preorder, seemingly confirming the smartphone’s design. The cases are more expensive than those for the Note 7, indicating that the Galaxy Note 8 may indeed be Samsung’s most pricey flagship yet. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Darrell Etherington The Nest Cam IQ is the latest product from Alphabet-owned smart home company Nest, an HD security camera with a 4K sensor it uses to do things like intelligently track faces and people at higher resolution. I’ve been testing the $299 Nest Cam IQ for a while now, and it’s an improvement…

Someone has managed to create a decent Google Pixel XL 2 concept video, showing what the next Pixel handset could look like. Codenamed Taimen, the forthcoming flagship could be announced this year. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs With a name like GRAVITYMASTER the Casio GPW-2000-1A had better make you fly. Sadly, it doesn’t. However, it can help you while you jet from spot to spot. The $800 GPW-2000-1A is specifically designed for pilots and travelers. It connects to your phone or the local GPS positioning satellites to set the…

Apple is said to remove Touch ID from iPhones, starting with the iPhone 8. As a replacement, 3D facial recognition technology could be the new standard in iPhones, which could make them less secure. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Apple is said to remove Touch ID from iPhones, starting with the iPhone 8. As a replacement, 3D facial recognition technology could be the new standard in iPhones, which could make them less secure. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Matt Hanson The AOC PDS241 Porsche Design aims to challenge the notion that monitors need to be simple and boring-looking rectangles, and persuade us that they can in fact be beautiful accompaniments to our PCs that anyone would be happy to have displayed on their desk. As the name suggests, AOC has partnered up…