For a week in early January, televisions run Vegas. Sure there’s other stuff announced at the massive Consumer Electronics Show there: audio/video gear, phones, tablets, computers, streaming media devices, car tech, drones, action cameras, wearables, appliances and a whole pavilion worth of accessories. But TVs always seem to draw a big chunk of the buzz, …
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At CES 2017 in Las Vegas, you’ll see two types of wearable technology, shown in two very distinct areas of the show floor. The first type is the fitness-tracking device, designed to measure your steps, your strides, your strokes and your stamina. These wearables boast the latest sensor technology to measure everything from the impact your feet make on the …
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When I look back to December 2015, VR was all about mysteries and promise. Oculus Rift ($290 at Amazon), HTC Vive ($479 at Amazon) and PlayStation VR ($127 at Amazon) were all unreleased, and still shrouded in some mystery. I’d tried them, but they weren’t yet available. Now, all the VR systems have arrived. So many, in fact, that it …
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Strange but true — when we went looking for a Windows alternative to the new 15-inch MacBook Pro, only one laptop stood out. Right now, the Dell XPS 15 is the only machine with portability and performance to match Apple’s largest laptop. Problem is, its CPU and graphics are about to be a year out of date. It looks like …
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HTC has something for you, or rather “U.” The Taiwanese electronics maker on Tuesday sent out press invites for its “next big announcement” on January 12, 2017. The date comes after CES 2017 and before Mobile World Congress, two trade shows that tech companies often use to show off new products. Maybe HTC doesn’t want to share the spotlight? The …
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The only consumer OLED TV by Sony came out in 2008, had an 11-inch screen and cost $2500. In 2017 the company will come out with a 55-inch version for $2,000, if a report by Forbes is accurate. It says Sony will ship OLED TVs in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes during the second half of 2017, with prices of $2,000 …
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Xiaomi‘s phones sales may have dropped some, but the Chinese device maker isn’t worried. “Basically we’re giving [handsets] to you without making any money,” said Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s global vice president, in an interview with Reuters. “We could sell 10 billion smartphones and we wouldn’t make a single dime in profits.” Xiaomi’s Mi Mix is one amazing almost bezel-less phone …
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Electronics manufacturer Xiaomi may be a relatively small Chinese company, but it’s setting its sights worldwide. Recently, Xiaomi announced that it’ll unveil an all-new product at CES 2017 on January 5. Based in Beijing, Xiaomi made its name selling electronics of all kinds — including phones, fitness bands, electric bikes, robot vacuums and even a rice cooker — at lower …
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Want a TV thin and light enough to stick to the wall like a poster? You might not have to wait long. A leak seems to indicate that LG could begin selling its futuristic “wallpaper” OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV next year. As reported by flatpanelshd, the website of the WiFi Alliance has revealed what appear be all of LG’s …
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YouTube is firing up support for videos shot in high-dynamic-range, a picture quality growing more popular among TV makers. High-dynamic range accentuates color and amps up the contrast between the brightest whites and darkest blacks, improving overall image quality. The announcement by Google’s YouTube coincides with the rollout this month of the Chromecast Ultra streaming device, also made by Google. …
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