By Hugh Langley Well, the impossible has happened: someone has made a solid state drive that’s actually quite exciting. Samsung’s SSD T1 is about the same size – albeit thicker – than a credit card, measuring 2.1 x 2.8 x 0.36 inches. Supporting 256-bit encryption, it’s nice and secure too, while Samsung says that input/output…

By Alex Wilhelm This afternoon in Las Vegas, Samsung announced a new storage product, the SSD T1, which can store up to a terabyte of content in a device the size of a business card and weighs about an ounce. The SSD T1 also comes in smaller, 256 gigabyte, and 500 gigabytes. The device will…

By Juan Martinez Overview Unlike the majority of consumer laptops on the market, mobile workstations are built to provide desktop performance on portable frames. This means organizations are likely to sacrifice thickness and heft in exchange for storage capacity, processing speeds and graphics power. Most workstations offer no-frills design and don’t break in more avant…

By Juan Martinez Overview Unlike the majority of consumer laptops on the market, mobile workstations are built to provide desktop performance on portable frames. This means organizations are likely to sacrifice thickness and heft in exchange for storage capacity, processing speeds and graphics power. Most workstations offer no-frills design and don’t break in more avant…

By Alex Wilhelm,Frederic Lardinois During its CES press conference today, Qualcomm, a semiconductor company, announced partnerships with Walgreens and Novartis to use its 2net wireless health platform. The San Diego-based company’s president, Derek Arberle, also spent a chunk of time discussing its previously announced Snapdragon 810 chip making its debut in the new LG G…

By John Biggs Ivan Owen is usually more of a pacifist. He’s well known for making prosthetics for kids but now he’s back with something slightly less cool but far more fun. He built his own 3D-printed cornstarch flamethrower using a battery-powered leaf blower, a hopper, and a propane torch. Called the The Conflagulator, it…

By Juan Martinez Overview and specs If you’re thinking of purchasing a desktop computer, you’ll probably want to start your search with the 27-inch iMac with Retina Display ($2,499, £1,999, AU$2,999) with a 5K (5120 x 2880) resolution screen. Lets say you want design innovation but you lack the bucks to go with the iMac.…

By Joe Osborne Since Intel’s Ultrabook initiative kicked off a few years back, manufacturers have made great gains in pushing for thinner and lighter laptops. But even so, every Ultrabook I’ve picked up since has felt light for sure … for a laptop. That was before today, when a Lenovo representative handed me the Lenovo…

By Juan Martinez Overview and specs If you’re thinking of purchasing a desktop computer, you’ll probably want to start your search with the 27-inch iMac with Retina Display ($2,499, £1,999, AU$2,999) with a 5K (5120 x 2880) resolution screen. Lets say you want design innovation but you lack the bucks to go with the iMac.…

By Joe Osborne Since Intel’s Ultrabook initiative kicked off a few years back, manufacturers have made great gains in pushing for thinner and lighter laptops. But even so, every Ultrabook I’ve picked up since has felt light for sure … for a laptop. That was before today, when a Lenovo representative handed me the Lenovo…

By John Biggs Don’t tell Taylor Swift! Philips has announced a set of speakers that connect directly to Spotify and allow you to move your queue to the speakers from your mobile device. The system also supports an adapter, pictured, that lets you use your own speakers to get some dulcet tones out of your…

By Natasha Lomas Surely hoping to encourage the perception that Internet-connected TVs are de facto ‘Netflix boxes’, the on-demand streaming service is setting up a recommendation program for consumers wishing to identify the Internet TVs that are most Netflix friendly. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Jordan Crook OhMiBod, the most forward-thinking sex toy company I’ve ever seen, has just introduced brand new functionality to its line of blueMotion Bluetooth-equipped vibrators. Tapping into the biofeedback received from a smart watch, blueMotion products can be powered by the beating of a heart, whether it’s your own or your partners’. “The idea…

By Romain Dillet,Kyle Russell Right after LG’s press conference at CES, we got our hands on the newly announced LG G Flex 2. LG’s new flagship smartphone’s killer feature is its curved form factor that is supposed to resist to bending. The phone falls into the phablet category with its gigantic 5.5-inch display. But it…

By John Biggs Garmin’s Fenix line is dark, brooding, and, in a way, beautiful. Their latest watch, the Fenix 3, joins that rebellious lineage with three new styles including a “Sapphire” model with real sapphire crystal face. The multi-sport device can record running and swimming as well as almost any outdoor activity including hiking and…