Rivet is a startup that streams 360-degree, VR-compatible gigs on YouTube. The company has now launched an impressive iOS app that lets iPhone and iPad users stream concerts live — and in VR. At the moment, Rivet only streams performances from New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club, which co-founded the service. The app allows users …

Like most tech shows, Computex in Taiwan isn’t just the big brands with big booths. There’s a lot of smaller companies showing off products that can veer into the world of slightly weird. This smart watch from Westin Technology (not to be confused with the Westin Hotel chain) was turning a few heads at one of the show halls with …

We’ve all experienced a situation where you’re typing a message or email on your phone, notice a typo and need to fix it. The process usually involves tapping on the screen in an attempt to place the cursor where you want it, but instead your phone puts the cursor a row too high or low. Then you tap again, and …

Now playing: Watch this: GoPro, Pixpro, or Ricoh? Finding the best 360 camera 4:03 Forget your standard video rules, when shooting in 360 degrees convenience may trump quality. 360 video — that VR-like format that lets you look up, down, left, right, and behind — is all the rage right now. But to get those wraparound views, you’ll need a …

Computex is often home to the weird and the wonderful when it comes to inventive and artistic case modifications for gaming PCs, but this one is a step above and beyond. Sitting on the Thermaltake stand, this one from case modder Jengki WMP, based in Thailand, looks more like a collectible statuette than a gaming PC. Now, not having actually …

Pet tech is one of the emerging trends in the gadget world. Plenty of those “security” cameras are used for checking in on cats and dogs, and newer models like Furbo even let you say hello and dispense treats. But while it’s good to know that your dog is safe and sound, there’s often a tinge of guilt: I’m sorry …

If you’re working with a bunch of files on a Mac and you find yourself needing to uniquely name each and every one of them, you don’t have to rename them one by one. You don’t need to buy or download an app to do it either. Every Mac comes preloaded with at least two options for batch renaming files. …

The USS Enterprise and its courageous crew are headed into another dangerous adventure in the upcoming film “Star Trek Beyond.” In the latest movie trailer, we learn that Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and his loyal crew will get stranded on a remote planet during the first leg of the USS Enterprise’s five-year mission. “Star Trek Beyond” is directed …

PayPal is closing up shop in Turkey. As of June 6, customers there will no longer be able to send and receive money via a PayPal account, the online payments service said on its Turkish website. PayPal users will be able to log into their accounts but only to transfer money to a Turkish bank. PayPal blamed the closure on …

Apple might prolong its big iPhone refreshes from every two years to every three years. The company currently issues a major iPhone upgrade every other year, with a less momentous model coming in the off year. For example, the iPhone 5 was followed by the more incremental iPhone 5S, and the iPhone 6 by the iPhone 6S. A shift from …

“Why aren’t you reading?” This is the first thing WernerBot — a whimsical Facebook message bot that claims to be the “best and only way to chat with Werner Herzog over the Internet” — will say to you when first engage it with a simple greeting, “Hello Werner.” WernerBot is not affiliated with the famed director, but it responds in …

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Meet TARAbrella, an upcoming lightweight smart umbrella that features an integrated advanced weather detection system, “anti-lost tracker,” glowing LED tip, and carbon-fiber material “five times stronger than steel.” TARA, the company behind the new umbrella, has launched an Indiegogo Campaign and claims the product will ship in October of this year to early-bird backers who pay $49 (about £33 or …

If you’re looking for a high-contrast theme, voice narration or closed captions, you’ll find them in the Ease of Access tab in the new Windows 10 Settings menu. But for those of you who are more comfortable with Microsoft’s Ease of Access Center, which offers up recommendations and optimization schemes for different issues, you can still find that in the …

Star Wars fans who love to cosplay know the best costume investment is Stormtrooper armor. If you’re really dedicated, you’ll even dance while dressed as a Stormtrooper, though to be fair, twerking while wearing Star Wars armor is no easy task. These new “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” costumes from Anovos mark the first time extremely detailed armor, helmets and …