I love Nanoleaf lights, the touch-sensitive color-changing wall-mounted smart light panels. But they’re pricey. A starter pack of the latest version, Nanoleaf Lines, is $200. I’ve got some Nanoleaf Canvas lights, the square ones, and I think they’re great — I use them for background in some of my product photos. But, I also thought …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Update: This sale ended on Sunday, Dec. 12, and was followed by a Dec. 13 Green Monday sale that has also ended. Best Buy has since moved on to a Dec. 14 flash sale. We’re in that nebulous period between Black Friday and Christmas where deals …
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When it comes to 3D printers, I value ease of use, simple setup and reliability above fancy features and even print quality. After all, if a 3D printer is hard to set up, hard to calibrate or requires constant tweaking and correcting, you’re much less likely to use it, especially if you’re just starting out. The new Anycubic Vyper attempts …
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When Google, Amazon, Cisco, Microsoft and Mozilla announced their AV1 video compression technology five years ago, the allies were aiming to develop a way to shrink online videos while removing patent licensing barriers, which increase streaming video costs. Now, just as AV1 is set to arrive on mobile phones, a patent licensing company has detailed a vision for the technology …
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Yes, we’ve collected our favorite Amazon Cyber Monday deals here, and we’ve listed every Cyber Monday Amazon device sale as well. But if you want the full list of everything Amazon cutting the price on for Cyber Monday, you’ve come to the right place. Yes, many of these are just Black Friday deals extended, but they’re still pretty great. Many of these …
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Carbon already sells 3D printers used to make unusual the materials inside Riddell’s custom-size professional-league football helmets and Adidas running shoes. Now, a new $260 million funding round should help the Silicon Valley startup create even more unusual materials. Among the new possibilities, according to Chief Executive Joseph DeSimone: Products made from multiple materials with different properties and colors directly injected …
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The question about the implications of artificial intelligence, not just for the future of technology but the future of jobs and our communities, is something Microsoft is investing new energy and resources to answer. On Friday, the company announced that it’ll open its “first regional hub for AI” in Louisville, Kentucky. The project will be an experiment to upskill people …
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To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Google’s annual fall hardware event proved to be not quite as jam-packed as Amazon’s recent surprise clown-car-full of announcements, but the company did announce the long-expected new phones, plus a tablet, laptop, smart home hub and AR partnerships with Marvel and Childish Gambino. Some might also say Google hopes the Pixel 3 and Home Hub dazzle you enough …
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Trains in the US lag behind their European and Asian counterparts, generally speaking. While Amtrak faces an uphill battle to improve or expand its service, one thing it can improve is the locomotive itself. It might surprise you to learn that the second busiest Amtrak region is the LOSSAN Corridor, aka the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor. On …
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Ready for the CES swag bag of 2018? This year we are going all out with incredible partnerships, including an exclusive prize from UBTECH and incredible goodies from Razer, OtterBox, Nite Ize and more. Let’s take a look at the loot for this swag bag. One grand prize winner will take home an UBTECH Star Wars Stormtrooper Robot, a Razer …
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