Why commercials in Android Auto could turn your dashboard into a dumpster fire
Google just announced a few tweaks to the Android Auto experience, focused on making messaging and media easier, but I worry about the future of platforms like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. For better or worse, there’s a real chance our dashboards could turn into dumpster fires.
Microsoft has #*!@ed up to-do lists on an epic scale
Microsoft bought the popular to-do app Wunderlist in 2015, and rolled out an app called Microsoft To-Do as a replacement a year and a half ago. So, why is Wunderlist still so much better?
How to photograph ghosts — get an iPhone (Samsung cameras won’t work)
Julie Rieger is president, chief data strategist, and head of media at 20th Century Fox, where she’s worked on films like Avatar, Deadpool, and the Fault in Our Stars. She’s also an avid ghost photographer – in fact, she wrote the book on it.
Do we even need 5G at all?
Faster phones, easier access to on-demand video, simpler networking -- on the surface, 5G sounds like a dream. So why is it more of a nightmare?
Monster fires ‘toxic’ COO, alleges threats of mutilation, death
Monster, which turned the headphone industry upside down with Dr. Dre, is upending its own exec board, announcing in a press release that it had fired “toxic” COO Fereidoun “Fred” Khalilian on July 27 – alleging a failed hostile takeover, death and dismemberment threats, and downright corruption.
Mirror unveils a gym-in-a-mirror, so you can watch yourself sweat
Mirror is an on-demand, interactive home gym built into an ordinary full-length mirror. The device is essentially a giant LCD screen: Behind your reflection is a personal trainer who guides you through a variety of workouts. Hang it on a wall, clear a space on the floor, and your den becomes a gym.
Sony’s new Aibo robot dog is absolutely adorable — and crazy expensive
Sony has unveiled the limited First Litter Edition Aibo, which goes on sale in time for the holidays for a mere $2,899. The pup is a tech tour de force, with 22 axes of movement, bright OLED screens for eyes, And a cloud-connected A.I. system to help it learn who you are and grow and adapt.
No, blue light from your cell phone won’t make you blind
A new study from the University of Toledo reveals the process by which blue light impacts the photoreceptors in our eyes and leads to macular degeneration, an incurable eye disease that causes blindness later in life. Cell phones emit blue light ... so should we be worried? Hardly. And here's why.
The Galaxy Watch will make you a better person
The new Samsung Galaxy Watch pushes the edge of the wearable envelope: This smartwatch aims to improve not just your fitness but your overall wellness. But how? In an exclusive interview, Alanna Cotton, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Samsung reveals just what that means.
Why learn to use gadgets when they can just learn to help us? Exactly, says LG
The problem with so-called smart products is that they really aren’t. But LG believes AI is the key, and is investing in new research labs. Digital Trends sat down with LG Electronics’ president and CTO, I.P. Park, to discuss the company’s plans.
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS satellite: What you need to know
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) embarked in April 2018 on a two-year mission to seek out new planets — and possibly extraterrestrial life -- and it began science operations on July 25. Here’s everything you need to know about the satellite and its mission.
The Brava Oven uses light – and seemingly magic – to cook. It changes everything.
Have you ever been knee-deep in holiday cooking and thought to yourself, ‘there’s got to be a better way?’ So did the creators of the Brava Oven, who wanted to find a better, more efficient tool for baking. Their invention, which cooks with light, will change everything we do in the kitchen from this point forward.
Deadly Uber crash was ‘entirely avoidable’ had the driver not been watching Hulu
Uber has put the brakes on its experimental autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto following a deadly crash in Tempe, Arizona. We've recently learned that the crash was "entirely avoidable" as the safety driver was watching Hulu up until about 0.5 seconds prior to the crash.
5 obviously stupid iPhone problems that iOS 12 doesn’t even try to fix
At WWDC 2018, Apple took the wraps off the latest version of the iOS operating system. iOS 12 introduces changes both visual and under the hood, but still fails to address some of the basics. Here are 5 obvious issues Apple should address in iOS 12 before it’s officially released (or maybe in iOS 13?).
HP Envy x360 15 hands-on review
Stylish, powerful, and refined, the Envy x360 15 could be a dream. It’s convertible 2-in-1 design that supports inking and and has powerful internal components including support for either standard Intel CPUs or an AMD solution with Radeon graphics. But a quirk or two have us worried it’s a nightmare instead.
HP just unveiled your next laptop – all 11 of them to be exact
Premium laptops have traditionally abandoned discrete graphics to keep battery life long and weight low, but HP’s newest systems take a different approach. Most include either AMD or Nvidia graphics. The new Envy x360 13-inch tries to outrun the competition with AMD’s Ryzen and Radeon Vega.
Facing Facebook: Congress should take action to protect our privacy
Ahead of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress on Tuesday, Charter CEO Tom Rutledge penned a policy piece arguing that Congress should create privacy laws to regulate how companies like Facebook care for our personal information. And you know what? He's completely right.
Dyson’s V10 reinvents vacuums with carbon-fiber bristles, crazy-light motors
Innovation powerhouse Dyson unveiled its latest cordless vacuum cleaner, the Cyclone V10, which is powered by a next-generation motor.
LG begins construction of U.S. home appliance manufacturing plant
LG Electronics broke ground in 2017 on a $250 million washing machine manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee, an hour north of Nashville. But will the business climate soil the deal?
CES 2018 is over, but these hot products and trends will shape the year ahead
From new TVs to audio gear to self-driving cars and more, CES 2018 revealed trends that will shape the year ahead in gadgets. Here’s what you need to know.
Samsung begins appliance manufacturing in the U.S.
Samsung announced the opening of a manufacturing facility for home appliances in Newberry, South Carolina -- the company's first plant on U.S. soil.
Siri, can you hear me? Not at CES
Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa dominated CES 2018, through compatibility with nearly every smarthome device we saw. But Apple HomeKit and Siri were barely seen. What gives?
