HDMI 2.1 spec adds 8K/10K video, dynamic HDR and variable refresh

The HDMI forum has announced the full HDMI 2.1 specification at this year's CES, revealing support for 4K, 8K and even 10K video up to 120Hz. These new higher resolution modes will require the use a new 48G cable, backwards compatible with current HDMI devices. There's also suppo … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Intel’s new Go brand covers car tech from self-driving to 5G wireless

Intel already has a dedicated functional group targeting the automotive industry, and now it also has sub-brand devoted to all things car tech. The Go brand covers products including in-vehicle automated driving development platforms, a 5G communication platform that’s intended t … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Finally, a gadget that uses collective intelligence to make more buzzwords

I don't know what this thing actually is. I mean, you plug it into your TV maybe and then... something happens. What I'd really like to do is share a few choice quotes from Klaxoon's bizarre press release for its new Loupe product, and you can draw your own conclusions.What is it … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Little Bug seeks funding on Fig to bring a cute platformer to life

This little bug has big dreams that you can help come true. The stylized 2D platformer Little Bug is the latest game to seek funding on Fig, a crowdfunding site that gives people the choice to invest in a project, giving them a chance to share in potential profits. Little Bug has … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

The UK's National Health Service is testing out a medical chatbot as a non-emergency helpline

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is trialling a medical chatbot as an alternative to its non-emergency helpline. The app, made by UK startup Babylon, asks people questions about their illnesses in a chat window before giving them advice — whether they should go to a doctor, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Watch Samsung’s CES press conference live right here

Samsung is always betting big on CES, and this year should be no exception. Today at 2 PM Pacific, 5 PM Eastern, 10 PM in London, the company will unveil its new lineup of consumer electronics devices. You should expect a wide range of new products from smart watches to washing m … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

CES' biggest event so far was everything people hate about tech

The electric car revolution is missing a barf bag. Too bad. You're about to need one.On Tuesday night, Faraday Future—an aspirant Tesla competitor very much on the rise—debuted their FF 91 electric car at CES in Vegas. The car looks pretty amazing. But the presentation overflowed … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love all questionable vs. Bulls

CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James stayed home from shootaround and is one of three Cleveland stars questionable for Wednesday night's game against Chicago. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 7 years ago

Asus unveils ZenFone AR with Google’s Daydream and Tango support, coming in Q2 2017

Probably the most-leaked device at CES 2017 so far has been the Asus ZenFone AR, through no fault of the Taiwanese company. Partner Qualcomm revealed much of the details in a blog post touting the use of its Snapdragon 821 chipset, and infamous leaker Evan Blass (evleaks) added f … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Asus’ ZenFone 3 Zoom cuts back on the camera and beefs up the battery

Asus has unveiled the ZenFone 3 Zoom — a successor to the ZenFone Zoom that retains the original’s stand-out feature (you guessed it: a camera with an optical zoom) while refining a few other specs. The most interesting of these is a new 5,000 mAh battery squeezed into a case tha … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Asus’ ZenFone AR has Google’s augmented and virtual reality baked in — but not combined

The Asus phone leaked earlier this week is now an official product: the ZenFone AR, which puts virtual and augmented reality center stage. The ZenFone AR is the first phone to support both Tango — Google’s mobile augmented reality platform — and Google’s Android-based Daydream VR … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Timehop users are pelting it with 1-star reviews after an ugly redesign

For most of its life, Timehop has been a slow-burning success story. The app, which shows you photos and social media posts from the current date in previous years, grew out of hackathon project in 2011 to an app with more than 6 million daily users and $14 million in venture cap … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Pokémon Snap is coming to the Wii U tomorrow

Don’t put away your Wii U just yet: Nintendo 64 cult classic Pokémon Snap is coming to the console. The game will be available to download through Nintendo’s virtual console classic games service starting tomorrow.First released on the N64 in 1999, Pokémon Snap differs from other … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

CoinPoint – leading marketing agency in the bitcoin space

CoinPoint is a digital marketing agency which was launched in 2013. It is incorporate in Australia and offers bitcoin-related products and services for businesses looking to utilize Bitcoin in their businesses. CoinPoint agency started with the sole focus of marketing and bitcoin … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

ZF debuts ProAI, a production self-driving system based on Nvidia’s Drive PX 2

Tier 1 auto supplier ZF just launched ProAI at CES, a production self-driving system that uses the Drive PX 2 AI computing platform created by Nvidia. The Drive PX 2 was announced last year at CES, with the company describing the in-car compute platform as a “supercomputer in a l … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Daydream View VR can now show live NBA games

NextVR has added support for watching live NBA pro basketball games with Google's recently launched Daydream View VR headset. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Your iPhone could soon make it easier for you to text during mvoies

According to Tweets posted by Australian leaker Sonny Dickson, Apple's Jan. 10 iOS 10.3 beta release might include a "Theater mode" for texting during movies.SEE ALSO: Apple might depend on a rival for the next iPhone's displayThe feature reportedly dims the display and mutes aud … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The world's largest flash drive holds 2 terabytes of data

Have a ton of digital data you need stow away in your pocket? You're in luck — about two full terabytes worth of it, in fact. Fresh off the CES news line comes word of Kingston Digital's latest offering, a massive (at least storage-wise) USB flash drive, the DataTraveler Ultimate … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Die neuen Fernseher von LG sind nur 2,6 Millimeter dick

Mit den Fernsehern der neuen W-Serie geht LG einen neuen Weg. Bei 4K-Auflösung, OLED-Panel und Größen von 65" bzw. 77" sind die TVs dennoch nur 2,6 Millimeter dick, bzw. dünn. Wie das geht? Mit einer kleinen Trickerei, die der Sache... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Dwane Casey, Mike D'Antoni named NBA Coaches of the Month

NEW YORK -- The Toronto Raptors' Dwane Casey and the Houston Rockets' Mike D'Antoni today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in December. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 7 years ago

2016’s most talked-about research papers

From Robin Williams' legacy to reproducibility in science, from tardigrades to the Tully monster, this is where the buzz was in 2016.The post 2016’s most talked-about research papers appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 7 years ago

The PC is interesting again

It’s a fascinating time to purchase a PC. While Apple has managed to incite a firestorm around the MacBook by toning down performance and stripping out ports, the Windows hardware ecosystem has marched forward in recent years relatively unabated. We now have Windows 10, Microsoft … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Oceans are warming up, and there should be no controversy about it

New research confirms that there wasn't a pause on global warming in the oceans — only a change in measurements. This confirms findings from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and may finally put to rest the controversy about an apparent slowdown in ri … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

We finally know exactly how skin substitutes treat chronic wounds

Patients with painful open sores on their legs have long used a skin substitute as treatment — but we’ve only now figured out how it works. The skin substitute actually encourages the skin to learn to heal again, researchers say, and understanding this process can help us develop … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

New York Train Derails, Over 100 Injured

More than 100 commuters were injured Wednesday when a Long Island Rail Road train derailed at one of New York City’s most highly-trafficked stations during morning rush hour. Photo: Peter Grant/The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

This digestive tracker can help you control your farts

LAS VEGAS — Nothing can stop you in your tracks faster than a bad case of the tummy rumbles. We've all had an unfortunate bout of indigestion but this new digestive tracker may be able to help find out what foods are more compatible with your body. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that w … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This $30 fitness tracker measures your eyesight, not your steps

Everyone knows about fitness trackers that measures your steps and heart rate at some point, but what about your eyesight? That’s what EyeQue’s Personal Vision Tracker sets out to do with its $30 gadget. What is it? No, it’s not a gadget you strap around your eyeball. Instead the … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

The Panasonic GH5 is a big, bad mirrorless camera that's all about video

Panasonic unveiled the long-awaited Lumix GH5 at Photokina 2016, but the company’s announcement was surprisingly light on specs. Now the company has filled in the blanks at CES, and the final picture looks like this: it’s a beefed-up GH4 — both in specs and in size — that fixes a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Panasonic's GF9 is the perfect mirrorless camera for selfie lovers

The quest for the perfect selfie continues. We can all use our smartphones to take a good selfie, but taking a great selfie requires a little more work after the fact. You need to find the right app and then make the right tweaks before it's post-worthy.There are plenty of camera … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Samsung reportedly rolling out Android Nougat soak test to some Galaxy S7 owners

Some unconfirmed reports claim that Samsung is rolling out a soak test for its upcoming Android Nougat update to some Galaxy S7 owners. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Apple reportedly confirms $1 billion investment in SoftBank fund

(Reuters) – Apple confirmed its plans to invest $1 billion a tech fund being set up by Japan’s SoftBank Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. “We believe their new fund will speed the development of technologies which may be strategically important to Apple,” the … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Faraday fumbles toward the future: It’s The Daily Crunch

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday our daily guided tour of the biggest tech stories from the past 24 hours will appear here on TechCrunch.com. To get The Daily Crunch in your inbox every day of the week, sign up here. Faraday flubs the finale of the future, Zuck strives to meet … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

What are the best-looking video game consoles of all time? GamesBeat Decides

It’s 2017, and — as we all know — this means that presidential politics no longer affect us and all celebrities from the 1970s and 1980s are now immortal. But the GamesBeat Decides podcast? Well that never changes. Except for when one of us has a kid! Your host, Jeffrey Grubb, is … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Trump’s Options to Halt North Korean Nukes

One of Donald Trump’s biggest challenges as president: a nuclear North Korea. What could he do to prevent Pyongyang from getting a weapon capable of reaching the U.S.? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer Photo: Getty/ KRT TV | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

Donald Trump asked Rupert Murdoch to name picks for FCC chair

Newscorp CEO Rupert Murdoch may have a significant influence in the next four years of American telecom policy. According to a new report from New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman, President-elect Trump has asked the conservative Australian broadcast titan to submit names of his p … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Blitzes Beyond $1100, Closes in on All-Time High

[…]The post Bitcoin Price Blitzes Beyond $1100, Closes in on All-Time High appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

HTC is launching the 5.5-inch One X10 phablet in Q1

EXCLUSIVE: HTC is poised to release a sequel to last year’s 5.5-inch One X9 phablet, later this month, in the form of the HTC One X10 — a handset only slightly different from its predecessor, according to a person who has used one. In fact, while most key specs remain the same (s … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Moves Within $25 of New All-Time High

Bitcoin prices have shot past the $1,100 mark having already risen more than $100 over the course of the day's trading.Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 7 years ago

Süß und furchteinflößend: LGs neue Roboter

Dass LG auf der CES neue Roboter zeigen wolle, hatte das Unternehmen schon im Vorfeld der Messe angekündigt, nur wie der "Hub Robot" aussieht und was er wirklich kann, das hatte man noch nicht verraten. Auf der Pressekonferenz in Las Vegas sind... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Mass Effect Andromeda release date finally confirmed for March

After years of waiting, Mass Effect Andromeda finally has a release date: 23rd March in Europe and 21st March in North America.Andromeda is the fourth main game in BioWare's sci-fi series and has been in development for nearly five years. We've been seeing bits and pieces of it f … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

LG's new robot helpers are cute and friendly AF

LAS VEGAS — LG just announced a new line of robot helpers that are pretty damn cute.The Korean company showcased two Hub Robots, an Airport Guide Robot and an airport cleaning robot at CES Wednesday.Sort of like a robot butler, the Hub Robot can control your Wi-Fi connected appli … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

LG K8 and LG K10 hands on: mid-range moneymakers

LG has previewed its 2017 K series line-up at CES 2017: the K10, K8, K4 and K3. We go hands on with the K10 and K8. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Samsung says its new QLED TVs are better than OLED TVs

Samsung is challenging the notion that OLED TVs represent the pinnacle of picture quality in the living room. Tonight at CES 2017, the company unveiled its latest flagship televisions, the QLED series. It’ll be available in three models: the Q9, Q8, and Q7. Samsung says that QLED … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

This levitating speaker will take your music to new heights

The 'Mars' sound system features a UFO-like speaker that floats three inches above its subwoofer based using magnets. The speaker can also be operated while detached and is water resistant for up to 30 minutes. Read more...More about Music, Real Time, Real Time Video, Speakers, a … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Mercury: BlackBerrys Zukunft hat wieder eine QWERTZ-Tastatur

BlackBerry hat sich von der Herstellung eigener Hardware verabschiedet, die Markenrechte liegen bei TCL, chinesischer Hersteller, der sich den Markennamen für Smartphones gesichert hat und bereits die beiden letzten BB-Telefone, das DTEK50 und... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer meets with Paul Millsap over recent trade rumors

There may still be no substance to the Paul Millsap trade rumors, but the talk has heated up to the point where Mike Budenholzer felt the need to have a conversation with his power forward. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 7 years ago

Ring debuts a connected floodlight camera with a 100 decibel siren

Connected doorbell maker Ring is adding another product to its lineup, the Ring Floodlight Cam, a replacement for your standard outdoor wired floodlight that includes HD 1080p video recording and streaming capabilities, cloud video storage, 270-degree motion detection, a micropho … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Mass Effect: Andromeda gets March 21 launch date for PS4, Xbox One, and PC

You won’t have to wait much longer to leave this galaxy. BioWare has announced that its sci-fi role-playing game Mass Effect: Andromeda will come out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 21 in the U.S. and on March 23 in Europe. The Mass Effect series has sold over 14 mil … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago