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Eyefi shoots for pros with new Wi

Joshua Goldman/CNET Eyefi’s Mobi Wi-Fi enabled SD cards wirelessly send photos and videos taken with just about any camera (as long as it uses SD cards for storage, of course) straight to a smartphone, tablet or computer. The Mobi card’s set up and use is nearly effortless too, something camera manufacturers have yet to master, …

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Three things you should know about USB Type

Now playing: Watch this: Key features of USB type-C you should know 1:10 Whether you’re excited about today’s news from the Apple event, or you are looking toward the future of USB technology, there’s a handful of exciting new features packed in this tiny cable. The MacBook is the first notebook to use the connection, but it’s likely we’ll see …

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Verizon refreshes Droid Turbo with Sapphire Blue version

The Motorola Droid Turbo gets a fresh coat of “Sapphire Blue Ballistic Nylon” paint. Verizon Verizon on Thursday announced the immediate availability of its latest smartphone, a refreshed take on the Motorola Droid Turbo. Related Links Motorola Droid Turbo review HD voice and video updates bring two more reasons to love the Motorola Droid Turbo Why the Verizon-exclusive Droid Turbo …

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Peeq lets you share 6

Peeq conversations screen. Jason Cipriani/CNET Each summer, I live on the back patio more than I do inside my home. Between grilling dinner (and sometimes lunch), working at a picnic table and playing with the kids — my time is well-spent outdoors. Sitting just above the doorway leading back into the house is one of those lights, meant to attract …

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Fund this: WonderCube packs 7 handy features into 1 cubic inch

WonderCube Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are awash in multipurpose mobile gizmos, most of them variations on the Swiss Army Knife theme, and most of them resembling an extra-thick credit card. The WonderCube embraces that same theme, but in cube form. It’s seven, seven, seven handy mobile accessories in one, and I mean that literally: one cubic inch. WonderCube …

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Peripheral devices you wish you could use with the new MacBook

Apple’s new MacBook comes with a single port — the small new USB Type-C connector — to handle charging, external video and data-transfer duties. James Martin/CNET At first, I was very excited about the new MacBook . Not because it’s super-thin, not even because of the way Jonathan Ive sounded when describing its all-new butterfly keyboard. It was because of …

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Chrome for Android adds pull

Matt Elliott/CNET I sometimes catch myself attempting to swipe or tap on the screen of my MacBook. When I’m driving, I’ve caught myself reaching for the radio to skip back 15 seconds as if I had somehow DVR’d NPR. With the abundance of technology in our lives, it can be difficult to keep track of what can do what. If …

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How the new Wi

Jason Cipriani/CNET Android 5.1 Lollipop is currently rolling out to Nexus devices with a few changes in tow. One of those changes alters the functionality of the quick toggles for both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the Quick Settings panel. Accessing the panel is still the same, requiring you to swipe down from the top of your screen with two fingers. …

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