We’re almost ready for Apple’s September 10 event, which we can basically call “The iPhone Event.” But will it just be iPhones? And if it is, will these phones be able to do enough to excite would-be customers like last year’s iPhone 5? As I head out to Cupertino, Calif., this is what I’d like …

For almost as long as there’s been a rumor of a next-gen Apple TV, there’s been a rumor of an Apple game console. In a year where Apple’s product portfolio has been conservative — to be kind — it feels like new products, like the fabled iWatch, might be sliding off toward 2014. So what, if anything, could Apple surprise …

Sarah Tew/CNET We’re on a countdown until the inevitable Next iPhone, a moment that feels far less anticipated than last year. In 2012 we had the iPhone 5 casting a shadow of mystery: a rumored design revamp, the curiosity surrounding the first post-Steve Jobs iPhone, plus overdue features, namely, LTE and a larger screen. This year, we have rumors of …

Sarah Tew/CNET It’s August, and Apple hasn’t released a new iPad or iPhone in 2013. That should change soon, but to what degree? Yes, we’re expecting at least one new iPhone, and maybe a redesigned Retina iPad…but what about the iPad Mini? For the past week, I’ve been using a Google Nexus 7. Until that point, I’d largely been an …

Motorola’s long-anticipated Moto X phone was unveiled yesterday amid much anticipation: would Google’s ownership craft a new direction for Motorola? Would the phone be able to stand out from the crowd? And would it be sold with a Moto watch? The watch rumor, born out of Motorola’s previous history in smartwatches and, perhaps, the recent mania in watch tech, didn’t …

Deep in a dimly lit audience in New York City, I sat watching a presenter show a slide reading, “Challenges for High Performance Wearable Solutions.” Of all the challenges listed — battery life, processor power, connectivity, developing compelling applications — one was left out: who, exactly, wants to wear this wearable tech, and why? Sarah Tew/CNET “Wearable tech” is the …

Google Glass may be the only big wearable eyepiece in town, but most people can’t even get their hands on one. For the rest, maybe the Vuzix M100 can be an interesting alternative. Or, maybe, Vuzix can even offer aspects Glass doesn’t. I’ve seen the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses before, at CES 2013 in January. The headset made an appearance …

Now playing: Watch this: New Nexus 7 brings on HD 1:46 Last year’s Nexus 7 kicked off the small-tablet movement and predated the iPad Mini, with an aggressive price and comfortable design, but a set of features that were slightly bare-bones (no rear camera). The iPad Mini offered a deeper feature set, but the new Nexus 7 has taken the …

As you may remember, Hasbro’s Furby reboot of 2012 got all-new LED eyes, trippy personalities, and an iOS companion app that translated Furbish and played minigames. The 2013 version unveiled today and coming this fall adds some over-the-top new color patterns, but the biggest change is a big update to the free companion iOS app. Instead of Furby getting its …

Starting this Sunday, you can have any Pebble you want at Best Buy…as long as it’s black. True to rumors that leaked out yesterday, the Pebble-to-Best-Buy news is true. The Kickstarter-born Pebble Watch receives notifications from Android or iOS devices via Bluetooth and has a growing collection of watch faces and supported apps, including Runkeeper, but it hasn’t been easily …