We keep hearing that voice is the next interface, but the tech world is still pretty darn obsessed with screens. At Computex in Taipei this week, the world’s biggest PC and gaming manufacturers have been showing off their latest kit, and there’s one overwhelming trend: Why have one screen when you can have two? Since …
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Now playing: Watch this: Intel’s Tiger Rapids is the 2-screen notebook I’ve always… 1:15 Razer’s three-screen Project Valerie was a pipe dream; Intel’s two-screen notebook prototypes may never sit on your lap, but will likely be the basis for real products you can buy in the not-so-distant future. Intel’s “Tiger Rapids” prototype and other working models provide hints of what …
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With Apple’s AirPower still very much missing in action, those looking to wirelessly charge their AirPods can look to Ortek’s aptly named Wireless Charging Receiver for AirPods APR-100. Resembling the old iPhone docks, the APR-100 plugs into the AirPods case’s Lightning port and acts as a receiver for Qi charging. It does increase the size of the AirPod case by a …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Asus revealing the new no-keyboard, double-screen Project Precog prototype laptop. Apple’s Safari getting more privacy features to block online trackers and cookies. ZTE reportedly getting a lifeline to bring back its business. Now playing: Watch this: Asus Project Precog could be the future of laptops (The… 4:38 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and …
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Pets bring us such joy, but getting on your hands and knees to clean up your cat’s poop is not exactly the highlight of pet ownership. Can’t someone make it easier? Someone did. More specifically, someone built a rotating cat toilet/washing machine/kitty litter tray to deal with your animal’s mess. It’s the ideal solution for pet owners who want to …
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It’s a big year for Intel. The company turns 50 this year (that’s a helluva lot in silicon years) and its original 8086 processor, the same one used in IBM’s original PC design, is turning 40. So to celebrate, Intel is turning positively Wonka-esque and giving away 8,086 brand new eighth-gen Intel Core i7 chips. As well as celebrating the …
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The biggest problem with jewellery is it looks pretty, but doesn’t do anything. Diamonds might take literally 1 billion years to form, but what have they unlocked for me lately? That’s why we invented smart jewellery. But the biggest problem with smart jewellery is it’s designed to be functional and understated — there’s nothing out there for the person who …
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Intel has finally crossed the last threshold of artificial intelligence — re-creating the adorably grungy and slightly out-of-sync sounds of your high school rock band. The chipmaker pulled out all the stops at its Computex keynote in Taipei on Tuesday, with its senior vice president and GM of client computing, Gregory Bryant, unveiling brand-new eighth-gen Intel Core chips, showing off …
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Apple may be the world’s biggest tech company, but it had only the second most exciting tech event on Monday. While the iPhone maker focused on sensible-but-not-sexy updates to its iOS software, Asus played its wildest cards. Chalk the excitement up to three new announcements: the VivoWatch BP, the ZenBook Pro and — oh, that’s right — a freaking two-screen …
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Intel kicked off the annual Computex tech trade show in Taiwan with a wide-ranging keynote from Gregory Bryant, senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group, covering everything from faster processors to prototype PCs to a new design for low-power laptop displays that promises to extend battery life. One important theme of Intel’s announcements is that PCs, …
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