Forget curved screens — I want a computer that rolls. I want a laptop-size screen that can wrap around my arm. And last week, I got to play with one of the key ingredients that could make those devices possible: glass that can bend like Beckham’s famous football. I don’t mean this glass bends a …

News is spreading like wildfire that Sony has lost the virtual reality race. I don’t know about that. Today, you can easily find a dozen stories about how the CEO of GameStop blabbed that Sony’s PlayStation VR headset won’t ship until fall — which would be a significant delay from its expected summer release. With the Oculus Rift slated to …

The phone you see in the picture below doesn’t actually exist. It probably never will. But it could. Here’s how BlackBerry and Verizon Wireless could team up to build the phone of my dreams — and bring BlackBerry’s brand back from the brink of irrelevance. Enlarge Image We asked concept artist Pierre Cerveau to bring the BlackBerry Droid to life. …

Every Pebble Time smartwatch has a hidden feature — you can get more functionality by connecting it to a “smart strap.” Just imagine extending the battery life of your Pebble with a battery-packed watch strap or using an NFC (near-field communication) chip to pay for groceries with a wave of your wrist. Enlarge Image Fit Pay If a company called …

No, that’s not a typo. Through President’s Day, the Microsoft Store is selling Vaio’s Z Canvas tablet for $1,200 off the regular price. If you’re the right kind of customer, this could be the computer deal of the year. Update, 9:33 a.m. PT: The Vaio Z Canvas appears to be out of stock at Microsoft’s online store. You could still …

If you want an action camera, you’ll probably buy a GoPro. An estimated 85 percent of buyers do. But what if nobody wants action cameras anymore? That’s what investors have begun to fear after GoPro revealed last month that its sales were tanking — down 31 percent compared to this time last year. Now, GoPro’s on the defensive — and …

Super Bowl 50 is right around the corner, and your gorgeous HDTV is ready and waiting (If not, check out our guide). But what if the big game could extend beyond your big screen? With a Microsoft HoloLens headset, which allows you to see computer-generated objects as if they appeared in the real world, you could theoretically watch every play …

Three months ago, I decided to try the BlackBerry Priv. And by “try,” I don’t mean I fiddled with the phone at my local cellular store. No, I did something a bit bolder. One November afternoon, with a mixed sense of joy and dread, I replaced my perfectly good Samsung Galaxy S6 with a BlackBerry Priv. It’s been my primary …

How do you sell something that people already own? You make it smarter. You make it prettier. You let people control it from their phone. That was the formula that made the $250 Nest thermostat so successful, and other companies have been aping it ever since. These days, you can even buy home security cameras and door locks that have …

At just $100, the Samsung Gear VR is almost a no-brainer for anyone who owns a Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+ or Note 5 smartphone and wants to experience the next big thing. But if you were planning to purchase one of those phones by Saturday evening, you can now get the virtual reality headset for free. Through …