GoPro’s move into the drone market is coming to an end.  In the company’s fourth quarter 2017 results announcement, GoPro said it will discontinue its Karma drone and exit the category. It cited “margin challenges in an extremely competitive aerial market” and “a hostile regulatory environment in Europe and the United States” as causes. GoPro …

DJI already owns the camera drone market by offering better tech than its competitors at aggressive prices. It’s now taking the same path with its camera stabilizers.  The Osmo Mobile 2 handheld stabilizer brings the same smooth and steady videos DJI’s drones are known for to your phone’s camera. You get autotracking capabilities, programmed shots, direct camera controls and more …

With the da Vinci Nano, XYZprinting says it lowered the two barriers that have slowed 3D printer adoption: price and ease of use.  At $229 (approximately AU$290 or £170) it’s certainly priced right for a portable single-color 3D printer. Features such as autocalibration and an autofeeding filament system make for simple setup. The Nano is fully enclosed, too, to protect …

With its newest ThinkPad X, T and L series business laptops and two-in-ones, Lenovo is doing a little extra to keep peepers and creepers from getting at you and your data.  Along with match-on-sensor touch fingerprint readers and IR cameras for facial recognition to make sign-ins easy while keeping your system secure, Lenovo has added physical webcam covers to the …

Many of us drool over powerful high-flying camera drones or superfast racing quads, but for adults or kids just starting out, a far cheaper toy drone is far more practical. Made to zip around your living room or backyard for a few minutes at a time, toy drones are a good way to practice your piloting skills without worrying about …

The US Supreme Court has rejected a request by Samsung to re-evaluate a $120 million award granted to Apple in a patent infringement dispute. On Monday, the justices issued a single-line denial, meaning they wouldn’t even consider the appeal, and they didn’t elaborate on their decision. The case in question involved several patents tied to quick-link, slide-to-unlock and autocorrect features. …

Apple’s iPhone X might not be able to survive a drop, but at least it takes the best photos of any phone out there.  According to DxOMark, which does in-depth testing and reviews of camera sensors, lenses and phone cameras, the 10th-anniversary iPhone hit a score of 101 for its photo quality. That score just barely bests the still image …

Rylo is a 360-degree camera for people who don’t care about 360-degree cameras.  Like much of its competition, the palm-size dual-lens camera developed by former Apple and Instagram engineers can capture 4K-resolution 360-degree video and photos. But where other spherical cameras fall apart is on the editing and sharing of what you shoot, and that’s where Rylo stands out.  Shoot …

With the Bolt Vox, TiVo finally adds voice controls to its entertainment experience, joining Roku, Apple, Amazon, Google and Comcast Xfinity.  The company’s latest series of 4K-resolution DVR and streaming media boxes combine all the features of the current Bolt models with a new voice remote control and next-gen user experience. In fact, TiVo says the Bolt Vox has the …

Livestream’s Mevo Plus is a 2.5-inch tall, palm-sized camera that can reproduce the look of a multicamera shoot and livestream from just about anywhere.  The company, which was recently purchased by video site Vimeo, released the original Mevo last year for $400, which uses a 4K-resolution image sensor, a 150-degree wide-angle lens and some very smart software to let you …