By Stephen Lambrechts It’s hard to truly understand how enveloping one of the new breed of ultrawide 21:9 curved monitors can be until you’ve actually plonked yourself down in front of one. Productivity immediately increases – you find yourself zeroed in on a given task, with everything else on screen still there, but fading off…

By Devin Coldewey LCDs are old hat, my friend. What you need is dozens of tiny spheres levitated and spun using ultrasonics. That’s what researchers at the Universities of Sussex and Bristol have cooked up, and it’s exactly as weird as you think. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Darrell Etherington Consumer virtual reality has a clear new leader today, and it’s the just-launched PlayStation VR. Unequivocally, this is the best VR experience currently available outside of the kinds of high-flying, super secret test rigs that exist out there for army training or whatever that cost millions of dollars. That includes top-of-line hardware…

Samsung customers who exchange their Galaxy Note 7 and stick to the Samsung brand will get four times more credits than those who switch to the competition. The move is Samsung’s latest attempt to ensure customer loyalty despite the second Galaxy Note 7 recall. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey “Index… ring… pinky… index… middle…” Nathan Copeland is telling a researcher which of his fingers he feels a touch on. But the researcher is touching a robotic hand, not Copeland’s, whose hand hasn’t felt a thing in over a decade. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Parker Wilhelm As Sony gears up for PlayStation VR and its incoming 4K-capable PS4 Pro, it looks like the olden plug-and-play days of consoles are on the way out, with devoted game machines feeling more and more like lesser PCs with each passing iteration. Solidifying that point, you can now preorder a gaming keyboard…

By Parker Wilhelm As Sony gears up for PlayStation VR and its incoming 4K-capable PS4 Pro, it looks like the olden plug-and-play days of consoles are on the way out, with devoted game machines feeling more and more like lesser PCs with each passing iteration. Solidifying that point, you can now preorder a gaming keyboard…

By John Biggs Samsung is on the ropes. It pains me to say it but the Note 7 fiasco is probably going to hurt them more deeply than they’ll admit and I suspect we’ll see two or three quarters of slow growth thanks to Explode-gate. It’s bad. Consider the damage done to the brand. Pilots…

Google Pixel purchased from the Google Store will support Verizon’s HD Voice and Wi-Fi Calling. Currently, only 14 mobile phones support Wi-Fi Calling on Verizon Wireless. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Jon Porter There’s one really tried and true piece of buying advice when it comes to picking out the best VR headset: You get what you pay for. While there are certainly some great low-end options out there if you’re not looking to drop your next paycheck or two on a virtual reality headset,…

By Jon Porter There’s one really tried and true piece of buying advice when it comes to picking out the best VR headset: You get what you pay for. While there are certainly some great low-end options out there if you’re not looking to drop your next paycheck or two on a virtual reality headset,…

The Lenovo Yoga 910 is now available for purchase in the United States. The Windows 10-powered convertible laptop is now available from both Best Buy and Lenovo’s online store starting at $1,200. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Brendan Griffiths PlayStation VR is out now and we can’t wait to stick our faces in it. Sony’s PS4 virtual reality headset is coming in way cheaper than the likes of Oculus Rift or HTC’s Vive, with a RRP of just £350/$399. Below you’ll find our guide to the best PlayStation VR prices out…

By Brendan Griffiths PlayStation VR is out now and we can’t wait to stick our faces in it. Sony’s PS4 virtual reality headset is coming in way cheaper than the likes of Oculus Rift or HTC’s Vive, with a RRP of just £350/$399. Below you’ll find our guide to the best PlayStation VR prices out…

By Darrell Etherington Samsung is hoping to keep its customers with incentives, including a $100 credit for Note 7 owners who stick with a Samsung device as their replacement hardware. But carriers are leaving the door open for buyers to pick whatever kind of smartphone they want instead. A new survey conducted by e-commerce agency…