We’re in Berlin for Europe’s yearly electronics extravaganza – join us as we check out the latest smartphones, VR headsets, and more!
Bang & Olufsen is known for audio and high-minded design — LG is known for almost single-handedly carrying the torch for OLED TVs. Last year, the two companies figured they’d both do what they’re good at and create a really special TV. Their work so far has culminated in the BeoVision Eclipse TV, and it will certainly […]
Qualcomm just about dominates the world of Android smartphones — if you’ve got a premium Android device in your hand, it’s almost definitely got a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset inside. Lately, the most notable exception (besides Samsung Galaxy phones sold in other markets) has been Huawei. The Chinese company designs their own chipsets, which include just about […]
Want to know how to do damage to your wallet this holiday season? Look no further. The annual IFA electronics tradeshow in Berlin always gives us a look at where tech is headed in the fall and winter, and this year, we’ve been seeing a whole lot of VR, along with some pretty incredible new […]
For a while there, we thought the Moto X line was done. Once Motorola’s flagship phone known for its commitment to stock Android, the Moto X was seemingly replaced by the high-end, modular Moto Z last year. But, after a yearlong hiatus, the Moto X is indeed coming back — just without a lot of the features […]
Now that we’ve seen all those (very similar) mixed reality headsets announced at IFA this week, it’s time for the ringleader to have their say. HP, Dell, Asus, Acer, and Lenovo are all building the headsets around Microsoft’s Mixed Reality platform, which is effectively a VR platform with concepts from Microsoft’s enterprise HoloLens headset added […]
We have to give Sony credit — it’s hard to surprise us with a camera, but they managed it! They’ve expanded their RX line of cameras with the RX0, a very expensive fixed-lens camera in a tiny box. It’s got the usual Sony quality to it, but from what we can tell, it might be the […]
Is it too good to be true? We won’t know until Samsung’s washing machines start making it into homes, but for now, at least the claim is worth some attention — with their new QuickDrive technology, Samsung is saying their new washer can clean a load of laundry thoroughly in just 39 minutes. It’s like using […]
The Harman Allure connected speaker was announced today, and it can perhaps be best described as a Rorschach test. We’ve seen some liken it to a food processor; we’re seeing a police siren! At least we can probably all agree on the sound part — the Allure is a Harman Kardon 360-degree speaker that works […]
We’re almost a year on from Microsoft revealing their grand plans for changing reality as you know it. With their Mixed Reality initiative, Microsoft hoped to bring together VR and AR experiences, all while getting rid of the need for the kind of external tracking units that high-end first-gen VR rigs like the Oculus Rift […]
IFA is about to kick off in Berlin this week, and coupled with the introduction of Intel’s latest generation of processors, that means it’s time to gawk at a bunch of shiny new laptops and 2-in-1s! Lenovo is here with refreshes to their Yoga and Miix lines of 2-in-1s, and while all their new devices are […]
Usually, lost and found trackers are pretty straightforward — you put a tracker on your keychain, you lose your keys, and you use your phone to make the tracker ring out. Pixie likes to have a little more fun. Since the beginning of this year, they’ve been using augmented reality to help find lost items using […]
The race for holiday toy of the year is on. We’ve already seen at least one promising candidate, but at IFA this week, Lenovo has just shown off what is almost certainly the horse to beat in Star Wars: Jedi Challenges. After all, what other toy is going to give you a lightsaber and a […]
One of the low-key best parts of the IFA electronics tradeshow in Berlin every year? The robot vacuums! We always get some good robot vacuum news around this time of year, usually from Neato — and in 2017, they’re delivering once again. Neato has a new high-end robot vacuum called the Botvac D7 Connected, and it’s […]
Philips has brought a few bright ideas with them to IFA 2017. After pioneering smart lighting with their app-controlled Hue lights in 2012, Philips has slowly but surely made them cheaper while introducing some tasteful fixtures. Both trends are continuing at this year’s show. Going forward, Philips will include four of their A19 bulbs in […]
The LG V series of smartphones has become the brand’s answer to the Galaxy Note — a midseason upgrade to a flagship phone released earlier in the year. That’s never been more true than this year — while the the LG V30 has its unique features, it’s closer in physical design to the G6 than in years […]
We haven’t heard much about Acer’s upcoming 360-degree camera since they teased it in April. Back then, Acer talked up the Holo360 camera as featuring 4G LTE connectivity, making it in theory a standalone device that wouldn’t require a smartphone. Turns out, that’s exactly what it is — Acer is showcasing the Holo360 at the IFA […]
When Microsoft talked about their mixed reality platform last year, they mentioned that HP, Dell, Asus, Acer, and Lenovo would all be making lower-cost headsets that would make VR cheaper and more accessible, if at the cost of providing a high-end experience. HP and Acer have already launched their headsets, Dell introduced their Visor earlier this […]
If we can take one thing away from 2017, it’s that not enough people are buying a smartwatch to make a fashion statement. This year, we’ve seen smartwatch makers get out of the game altogether (Motorola) or turn from the runway to the track (Huawei). Even the new Apple Watch is rumored to be more […]
Earlier this year at Computex in Taipei, we saw a paradigm shift in gaming laptops. Long known for being thick, heavy, and only technically portable, the gaming laptop got a conceptual overhaul thanks to Nvidia’s Max-Q design, which allows hardware makers to stuff performance gaming components into much thinner and lighter shells. We saw Acer […]
Fossil has good news and bad news at IFA 2017 this year. First, the bad — the Misfit Vapor smartwatch has been delayed yet again, now to October. The good news? It’s going to be joined by a handful of other new smartwatches, followed by even more in 2018. It’s been a rough road for the […]
VR headsets still haven’t caught on as a mainstream thing, and there are a lot of reasons for that — price, the PC hardware needed to power really good games, and the fact that hopping in and out of VR isn’t exactly the most convenient thing to do. Microsoft has tried to address price by spearheading […]
