Gadgets

By Jon Russell LG is developing its own software for smartwatches after the company announced that one version of its upcoming LG Watch Urbane will run on its own “proprietary” platform. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Kyle Russell Earlier this month, Razer launched the second generation of its ultra-high resolution gaming laptop, the Blade. I’ve since gotten a few weeks to play with the laptop, and can confirm that its hardware lives up to the crazy QHD+ screen. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Darrell Etherington Google has built an artificial intelligence system that can learn – and become amazing at – video games all on its own, given just a simple instruction to play titles without any additional commands. The project, detailed by Bloomberg, is the result of research from the London-based DeepMind AI startup Google acquired…

By Sarah Perez Kickstarter says that the roughly two-hour-long outage that took place today was unrelated to the massive traffic sent to its service by those backing the Pebble smartwatch’s latest, and now record-breaking, campaign. According to a company spokesperson, it was only a coincidence that the Kickstarter website went down today, even though yesterday…

By Darrell Etherington Just this morning, Motorola sent over its brand new Moto E, a $149 (off-contract) Android smartphone that wants to give budget-conscious shoppers a device choice with fewer compromises. We’ve spent the AM putting the Moto E to the test, and based on initial impressions, it’s a pretty capable device, with a nice…

By James Peckham Motorola just sent us through a box of goodies the company has been teasing for a while now. We predicted it may come with the long rumoured launch of the Moto E (2015) and low and behold we were correct. The new Moto E arrived in a little presentation box with a…

By James Peckham Motorola just sent us through a box of goodies the company has been teasing for a while now. We predicted it may come with the long rumoured launch of the Moto E (2015) and low and behold we were correct. The new Moto E arrived in a little presentation box with a…

By Darrell Etherington Motorola has a brand new Moto E, which packs a quad-core processor and LTE into a low-cost package that’s available to everyone. The Moto E starts at just $149, and goes on sale today in 40 markets around the world. It’s a good deal, especially now that Motorola has brought a number…

By Jon Russell Iotera, a U.S.-company that produces GPS devices with months of battery life, has closed a $1 million seed funding round led by ZenShin Capital Partners. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Greg Kumparak Early this morning, we noted that the Pebble Time — Pebble’s new color e-ink smartwatch — had smashed through its $500,000 goal in an absolutely preposterous seventeen minutes. We don’t generally do play-by-play updates on Kickstarter campaigns, but this one is a bit too crazy not to note. The Pebble train just…

By Darrell Etherington,Greg Kumparak,Kyle Russell This week on the Droidcast, it’s basically the eve of the reveal of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the HTC One M9, so we get into those, including the most recent leaks, like carrier Subscribe on iTunes and check out past episodes right here on TechCrunch. Download it directly here:…

By Darrell Etherington HTC is just a few days away from revealing its new HTC One M9, but the surprise has been spoiled by a trio of leaked videos. Originally shown off by frequent Android leaker account @Upleaks, the videos below show the M9 in detail, including its design, as well as software features contained…

By Greg Kumparak I’m really digging Scout’s install-it-yourself home alarm. It has its quirks, but it’s a massive step toward everything I want in a security system. Today, Scout gets even better — and so, so much smarter. Thanks to a brand new IFTTT channel, it can now interact with everything from your phone to…

By Darrell Etherington Drone tech is exciting and full of potential, but few companies are focusing on tech that provides benefits drone users can enjoy now, without spending a fortune or managing an architectural firm or large-scale agricultural concern. Perceptiv Labs, a YC Winter 2015 cohort startup with a founding team out of Waterloo’s top-flight…

By John Biggs More juggling at MakerBot as current CEO Jenny Lawton moves to Stratasys to become executive vice president Special Projects, a leadership role inside the 3D printer company’s parent. Lawton, who took over from founding CEO Bre Pettis last August, sees the move as an opportunity to take a “strategic global position” in…