Gadgets
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Apple Denies Tax ‘Gimmicks’ Ahead of Hearing
Ahead of Tim Cook’s scheduled appearance before a Senate tax panel tomorrow, Apple today released its prepared testimony, which denies any wrongdoing and argues that Apple is, in fact, the U.S.’s...
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Reports: 3 More Foxconn Employees Commit Suicide
Suicide continues to plague Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant best known for making Apple products. At least two Foxconn workers, and one prospective employee, have fallen to their deaths in...
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Why Apple’s iWatch Might Work
Rumors that Apple will release an iWatch in 2013 are escalating. We’ve even heard Apple is buying small displays. There has been much discussion about the idea and a lot of...
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Kickstarter Tech Project of the Week: Melon
Project Name: Melon: A Headband and Mobile App to Measure Your Focus Category: Product Design Goal: $100,000 Currently Funded: $109,397 Deadline for pledging: June 13, 2013 Are you more productive at...
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Google IO: Google Glass Review
Only at Google IO in techy-savvy San Francisco could a Google Glass wearer walk the streets relatively unnoticed. A limited number of these new wearable computing devices have been among the...
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How to Hack Google Glass
Google Glass owners can hack their Glass to run Android apps or even Ubuntu, and two software engineers from Google were willing to show a roomful of developers how. That also...
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Congress Wants Answers on Google Glass Privacy
It was only a matter of time before Congress got wind of Google Glass, and that time is now. Members of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus this week penned a letter...
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Fitness Gadget Shipments Set to Explode
Good news for Fitbit, Jawbone, and the plethora of other companies specializing in fitness-based tech. Shipments of these gadgets are expected to top 250 million over the next five years, according...
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Google Offers Glass Details, Advice for Developers
SAN FRANCISCO–Google has some strong opinions about what Google Glass apps should and shouldn’t do—even though you can count the number of existing apps on two hands. Timothy Jordan, senior developer...
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Pebble Lands $15M in Funding, Updates SDK
Pebble just got a $15 million boost, which the company said will be used to help keep up with customer demand for its smartwatch. After raising $10 million through Kickstarter last...
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Google Glass Gets Facebook, Twitter, More
SAN FRANCISCO–At I/O today, Google unveiled new app partners for Glass, including Facebook, Twitter, and Evernote. The company also tipped the upcoming Glass Developer Kit (GDK), which will allow developers to more formally tackle...
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The Faces of Google Glass
SAN FRANCISCO—At last year’s Google I/O, Google Glass burst into the exhibition hall, ferried by skydivers, stunt bikers, and urban climbers to the main stage in easily the most exhilarating tech...
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Makers Prepare for Battle in Brooklyn
The top makers, hackers, and builders will converge on Brooklyn’s McCarren Park next month to compete in a 72-hour themed innovation battle, sponsored by energy drink maker Red Bull. In its...
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Square Stand Replaces Clunky Cash Registers
Square’s plastic dongle and accompanying iOS application have already reinvented how businesses complete customer transactions. But now the company wants to up the aesthetic ante with the new Square Stand. As...
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Runtastic Now Selling Fitness Gadgets Stateside
Austrian app developer Runtastic, known for its sports and fitness mobile apps (such as the Runtastic PRO iPhone app), will today begin selling its proprietary sports and fitness hardware in the...
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The Ultimate Star Trek Poll: The Captains, Cool Tech, and More
It’s been four long years since the last Star Trek film. The excitement is palpable now that we’re only one week away from re-entering the 23rd century in wunderkind JJ Abrams’...
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Trying Google Glass on for Size
Not long ago I called Google Glass a world-class hoax—though by hoax I never claimed they wouldn’t be manufactured. After trying them on for myself I can defend my initial theory...
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Nest Labs Buys MyEnergy for Better Energy Consumption Tracking
Nest Labs, maker of the Nest learning thermostat, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Boston-based MyEnergy, which will help customers better understand their energy usage. MyEnergy offers an online service that...
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Fitbit Flex Review
Among wrist-worn activity trackers, the Fitbit Flex is the best and most competitively priced one you’ll find. If you’re not stuck on wearing a bracelet, though, the Flex’s close cousin, the...
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Could Google Glass Be the Next Segway?
In 2001, the Segway hit the market. VCs like Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr fawned all over it pre- launch. Even Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos were enthralled when they saw it....