Logitech Create: First third

In case you missed it, Apple’s new 12.9-inch iPad Pro has an iPad Pro Smart Connector that will support a new line of accessories from Apple and others. At Apple’s September 9 event it showed its own Smart Keyboard (see our video). As far as third-party accessories go, Logitech is first out of the gate, teasing its upcoming Create Keyboard …

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Apple eyes gaming as part of its next big TV push

Now playing: Watch this: New Apple TV starts at $149 1:20 The new Apple TV Apple’s message is clear: Game on. CEO Tim Cook Wednesday targeted rivals, such as Microsoft and Sony, with a revamped version of Apple TV that incorporates features designed to appeal to gamers. The new device includes a remote with a built-in glass touchpad that serves …

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New Apple TV supports third

If you were wondering whether you’ll be able to use a true game controller with the new Apple TV , the answer is yes, third-party game controllers are supported. The new Apple TV, which ships in October and costs $149 (32GB) or $199 (64GB), comes with a Siri Remote that doubles as a game controller, with the Touch surface acting …

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iPhone 6S, Apple TV 2015 and iPad Pro: All the cool stuff Apple just announced

Now playing: Watch this: The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have arrived 1:28 James Martin/CNET Welcome to the annual round of Apple’s fall announcements. The pre-event predictions were mixed: many expected a snoozefest on the iPhone front, expressed some yay-but-skeptical opinions on Apple TV, and saw possibilities for the new tech in the iPad . Much of what we …

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Apple iPhone 6S vs Samsung Galaxy S6, LG G4 and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

Enlarge ImageThe Apple iPhone 6S features 3D Touch and a 12-megapixel camera. James Martin/CNET At the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Apple unveiled the company’s latest pair of flagship handsets, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6S and the 5.5-inch 6S Plus . In addition to a new rose gold option, the devices feature 3D Touch, an A9 chip processor and …

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New Apple TV tries to snatch the control from Google, Roku, Amazon

Apple TV had fallen behind competitors’ streaming media boxes. James Martin/CNET Apple unveiled an updated connected TV box for the first time in three years Wednesday, turning Apple TV into a contender against its more modern rivals. The revamped Apple TV weaves in Apple’s voice-controlled digital assistant, allowing users to search through Netflix, Hulu and other services connected to the …

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GoPro is ready to take your order for its 3D 360

In May at Google’s developers conference, Google I/O, the search giant unveiled Jump, its three-piece platform to help filmmakers start creating 360-degree virtual-reality videos to be uploaded to YouTube and viewed on Google’s Cardboard VR headset. Capturing VR video requires cameras, of course, and Google teamed with GoPro to develop Odyssey, a camera rig for shooting immersive, 3D, 360-degree content. …

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3D

Enlarge ImageSorting Skittles the newfangled way. MrPrezident/Hackaday What sort of Skittles eater are you? Do you like to carefully select according to the colour of the moment? Do you like to eat all the Skittles of each colour, in order of enjoyment? Or do you only eat one flavour, and give the rest away? Whichever of these floats your boat, …

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Canon promises 120

Enlarge ImageCanon plans to release this SLR with a 120-megapixel sensor. Canon Canon wants a whole new level of detail for photos and videos. In a Tuesday announcement, the Japanese camera maker said it’s building an SLR camera that can capture 120-megapixel images — more than double what’s possible with its new 50-megapixel EOS 5DS . And for video fans, …

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Amazon’s speedy delivery service dishes up restaurant orders

Prime Now users in certain Seattle zip codes will now be able to see restaurant listings. Amazon And now apple butter pork chops, brought to you by Amazon. The Seattle online retailer is pushing deeper into restaurant deliveries, announcing Tuesday that it’s partnered with a handful of Seattle eateries to serve up orders in an hour or less under its …

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Cash to spare? Preorder your 24

Enlarge Image Legend Want a blinged-out iPhone 6S but can’t quite afford the $200,000 Luxe model that Brikk announced last month? Finnish company Legend wants to send you a gold, diamond-encrusted iPhone 6S or 6S Plus for as little as $3,300 (about £2,150, AU $4,700). The company has begun taking preorders for two iPhone 6S models — the Classique and …

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Raspberry Pi gets an official ​7

The new 7-inch touchscreen for the Raspberry Pi mini-computer. Raspberry Pi How touching: the cheap-as-chips Raspberry Pi mini-computer now has an official 7-inch touchscreen for building a basic tablet or control panel. The touchscreen comes from element14, the British company behind Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi micro-computer brain is designed to be plugged into other components to custom-build everything from …

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