By Duncan Geere Five years ago, Gyorgy Levay lost both of his hands to a meningitis infection. The avid gamer could no longer use a traditional videogame controller. But now Levay, and two of his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University, has developed an alternative controller that can be operated by a person’s feet. Each sandal-like…

By Joel Burgess There aren’t many devices capable of running and displaying the latest triple A games titles on your lap, but MSI’s lightweight GS series have always managed to straddle both an entry level price and slimline design to make genuinely portable gaming laptops. But MSI may have outdone itself with it’s latest GS…

While many believed Samsung would launch both a flat and curved display Galaxy Note 7, a new report claims the company is no longer considering a flat display variant of the device when it launches in August. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey We’re all a bit worried about the terrifying surveillance state that becomes possible when you cross omnipresent cameras with reliable facial recognition — but a new study suggests that some of the best algorithms are far from infallible when it comes to sorting through a million or more faces. The University of…

By Devin Coldewey It was on June 23, 1996 that the Nintendo 64 made its debut — in Japan, that is. We wouldn’t see it on this side of the Pacific for another three months. But today is its proper birthday, and 20 years is a significant enough anniversary that we should probably just take…

iOS 9 is the most battery-efficient iOS developed till date, says Apple. Here are some tips on how to save battery life of iDevices running on the company’s latest operating system. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs As we approach a new era in computing in which thinner, lighter, and presumably more hostile devices become the norm, let’s look back on some ports we have all known and loved and that are now gone to that great e-waste yard in the sky. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

Amazon has unveiled a new version of its entry-level Kindle that will cost as low as $80. The updated e-reader is thinner, lighter and brings back accessibility to blind readers through Bluetooth audio support. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Jon Russell Is there anything that China’s Xiaomi doesn’t sell? The company best-known for its affordable but high-quality smartphones recently announced its first drone, right after launching a smart rice cooker, and now it has unveiled an electric bicycle. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Natasha Lomas Apple has been looking at ways to extend the control power of stylus input methods, patenting a touch sensitive stylus which could allow for users to manipulate on screen objects depending on how and where they place their fingers on the stylus shaft itself. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

Microsoft kicked off a new BOGO deal on Tuesday, offering a free, unlocked Lumia 950 with the purchase of an unlocked Lumia 950 XL. The deal is valid in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, but it won’t last for too long. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Devin Coldewey To celebrate 2016’s Week of Making (don’t tell me you forgot!), the National Science Foundation has awarded a total of $1.5 million to five small projects looking to get kids involved with STEM topics, creative play, and generally making stuff. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By John Mannes French startup Sevenhugs closed a $14.6 million Series A today led by Xerys on a quest to better integrate smart home technology. Sevenhugs has already developed a sleep tracker and is nearing completion on development of a universal smart-remote. Sevenhugs joins Misfit, Hello, and others with its hugOne sleep-tracker. When it launches,…

By Nick Pino HTC Vive Interview What a week we had. E3 2016 brought us two new systems – the Xbox One S and until now only rumored Project Scorpio – along with a half-dozen new titles to look forward to on the PlayStation VR when it launches. But while Sony had an audacious presentation…

By Parker Wilhelm A six-year-old lawsuit between Sony and Linux users has finally come to a close, resulting in Sony agreeing to pay PlayStation 3 owners a sum for removing the open-source OS from its console. The hubbub started back in March of 2010, when Sony removed the ability to install outside operating systems on…