Gadgets

By Romain Dillet The competition was very fierce for the second edition of our Hardware Battlefield. 15 shockingly good hardware startups competed to win the coveted Metal Man trophy. These companies had a very special CES experience as they all pitched in front of multiple groups of judges in our tent right in front of…

By Melissa Perenson Storage comes in all shapes and sizes. But even knowing this, the Samsung Portable SSD T1 impresses. Sure, we have USB key-sized flash drives, and we have flash cards. But often these devices lack the complex algorithms for optimal flash management; for that matter, often these drives use lesser grade flash. And…

By Melissa Perenson Storage comes in all shapes and sizes. But even knowing this, the Samsung Portable SSD T1 impresses. Sure, we have USB key-sized flash drives, and we have flash cards. But often these devices lack the complex algorithms for optimal flash management; for that matter, often these drives use lesser grade flash. And…

By Josh Constine If you’re sick of lugging around that bulky white cable and charger for your MacBook, Zolt could lighten your load. The $99 miniature 3 inch x 1.3 inch x 1.3 inch brick has three USB slots, and with a super thin $30 MagSafe cable, it can charge MacBooks that require chargers up…

By Darrell Etherington tc_5min code=”518589982″] The typewriter is basically relegated to septuagenarians and hipsters at this point, but the Hemingwrite aims to make it a little more broadly appealing with cloud-based document storage and syncing, as well as digital e-ink display that means you won’t have to mess around with corrective tape or go through…

By Jordan Crook We’ve got gadgets and gizmos a plenty. We’ve got Whosits and Whatsits, galore! You want thingamabops? I’ve got twenty! You guys, I’m just going to be perfectly honest. I went hard last night in Vegas and my head is pounding far too much to be uniquely clever in this post. We’re at…

By Natasha Lomas The FTC has raised concerns about the complexity and privacy risks posed by the rise of an Internet of Things, with some 25 billion connected objects predicted to be online in 2015, and so-called smart home devices predicted to number around 25 million this year. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Duncan Bell How about this for a plethora of innovative features? The Parrot Zik Sport, designed by Philippe Starck has an unusual, slightly alien shape that gives great grip, noise cancelling, but with a “Street Mode” option that allows ambient sound through (thereby reducing your chance of being run over by a bus while…

By Duncan Bell How about this for a plethora of innovative features? The Parrot Zik Sport, designed by Philippe Starck, has an unusual, slightly alien shape that gives great grip and noise cancelling, but with a “Street Mode” option that allows ambient sound through (thereby reducing your chance of being run over by an unheard…

By Gareth Beavis The main thing to note about the Samsung Galaxy A3 is that it’s one of the first widespread phones from the South Korean firm that brings an all metal unibody. That fact alone should be enough to make a few of you take a look at this hands on review, given this…

By Gareth Beavis The main thing to note about the Samsung Galaxy A3 is that it’s one of the first widespread phones from the South Korean firm that brings an all metal unibody. That fact alone should be enough to make a few of you take a look at this hands on review, given this…

By John Biggs It’s been a long, hard battle here deep in the deserts of Las Vegas but the judges have chosen and we are ready to rock and roll. We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2015 Hardware Battlefield in Las Vegas where 15 amazing companies vied for $50,000 and the coveted…

By Darrell Etherington Nvidia’s focus this year on CES is on the Tegra X1 mobile chipset, a brand new SoC that offers desktop-like computing performance for a range of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, but extending also to automobiles. Already, Nvidia has a strong presence in the car, powering many of the in-car infotainment…

By Frederic Lardinois If it’s up to Robotbase, you’ll soon be coming home and a robot will greet you at the door. While you were away, the Robotbase Personal Robot patrolled your home, made sure the temperature was lowered when you left, maybe locked the door after you were gone and, through its built-in camera,…

By Jordan Crook One board. One wheel. Zero falls. If you’re wondering about my favorite thing at CES, look no further. The OneWheel is a self-balancing skateboard that uses one, big wheel to deal with obstacles, bumps, etc. with no problem at all. Oh, and if it wasn’t clear already, this thing is electric and…