It’s rare that the attendees of a live event miss out on something everyone watching on TV gets to see, but that’s what just happened last night. If you watched NBC’s coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies, you caught a pretty awesome sight — over 1,000 lighted drones choreographed to take different shapes, like […]
For a long time, retail was all about stocking a ton of stuff at as low of prices as possible — awesome until Amazon came along and did that better than any physical retail store could ever hope to do. But, for all of Amazon’s dominance, there is no retail apocalypse — sales at physical stores in […]
Today’s the day Intel is officially rolling out their latest generation of Core i processors, and as usual, they won’t be releasing everything all at once. While the 8th generation will eventually cover CPUs for everything from tablets to 2-in-1s to laptops to desktops, today’s announcement is just focused on light laptops and 2-in-1s — and […]
Intel just hit the gas pedal on their autonomous driving efforts. After partnering with BMW, Audi, Delphi, and Mobileye (which they later acquired), Intel has now established a partnership with Fiat Chrysler for the purpose of further testing their autonomous drive systems and hardware. Coupled with the opening of a new autonomous driving lab earlier […]
Get ready to see a lot of Intel during the Olympics. The tech company has finished up a far-reaching agreement with the International Olympic Committee to infuse the games with tech that will change how the public watches the Olympics at home. Per the agreement, Intel will lend their tech to the 2018, 2020, 2022, […]
Running virtual reality requires transferring a huge amount of data from a PC to a headset at breakneck speeds. Whole 360-degree worlds — and all the action within them — need to be put in front of your eyes almost immediately, or even the most steely stomached among us are going to feel a little queasy. So, […]
At Computex 2017 earlier this month, we heard a lot about the AMD Ryzen Threadripper and the Intel Core X i9, two superpowered processors built for gamers and streamers. This week at E3 in Los Angeles, those monsters are being put to good use. Dell is refreshing their triangular tower PC, the Alienware Area-51, and they’re […]
With Moore’s Law changing and Intel taking longer to shrink their transistors, there’s been talk of silicon becoming a thing of the past in the semiconductor industry. If silicon’s days are indeed numbered, it looks like it’s going to go out with a bang — thanks to a couple brand new, lucrative, and very power hungry […]
The big news from Intel’s Computex 2017 keynote yesterday was the new performance line of Core X processors, but they did manage to slip in a little info about the upcoming refresh of their good old Core processors. The 8th generation Coffee Lake CPUs are in development now, and during the press conference, Intel VP […]
At their Computex 2017 keynote, Intel officially launched the latest attempt to make modular computing work. The Compute Card, first announced earlier this year at CES, is shaped like a credit card (but thicker) and can turn something like a monitor into a PC in seconds. It’s awesome in theory, but history tells us Intel’s […]
After years of just the Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7, Intel decided they need to make a statement at Computex 2017 — especially with AMD making a lot of waves with their Ryzen processors. At the Intel keynote in Taipei, Vice President Gregory Bryant confirmed the rumors and unveiled the company’s new enthusiast Core […]
In the past few years, almost every major tech company has become, at least in part, an automotive company. We’re not talking about manufacturing, of course — don’t expect to be seeing any Apple or Google cars roaming the roads, even though Tesla managed to pull that trick off from scratch. Instead, tech companies are working […]
Big news in the autonomous car world last week, as Intel acquired Mobileye, a company known for its autonomous car sensors, for $15.3 billion. The agreement allows Intel to move closer toward a comprehensive autonomous car platform, something we first started hearing about at CES. In hindsight, the acquisition shouldn’t have come as a surprise. […]
Android Wear 2.0 has finally arrived, and with it, we’re starting to see a slow trickle of updated smartwatches. With smartwatches maybe not doing so hot, the lack of enthusiasm might not be too surprising. But, Intel’s enthusiasm hasn’t waned, and neither has Tag Heuer’s — the latter is updating their Tag Heuer Connected watch with […]
We’ve been talking a bit about 5G networks lately, especially about how 5G isn’t just about increased network speeds. The new bands being put in use will support the billions of new devices that need to be connected to data networks, particularly cars, drones, and smart home devices. But, to get things like self-driving cars […]
Samsung has never gone too hard into laptops, and while that’s not necessarily changing at Mobile World Congress this weekend, they do have a pretty cool 2-in-1 for artists to consider. While the Galaxy Book can’t compete with the Surface Pro on specs alone, some cool S Pen tricks make the latest tablet-style 2-in-1 device […]
Yesterday was the Super Bowl, and Lady Gaga gave an incredible halftime performance because she’s a consummate professional and that’s what she does. Her coming down from the roof, giving shouts out to her mom and dad mid-song, rocking the classics, and ending everything with a mic spike probably would have been enough, but she […]
With the help of Intel, New Balance is the latest company to get into wearables. The shoe brand is expanding into smartwatches with the RunIQ, but they’re doing it with Android Wear, a break from the custom UI approach that other companies like Garmin, Fitbit, and Huawei (with the Huawei Fit) have taken. It’s also […]
Contrary to popular belief, retail stores aren’t dead. While online shopping has cut into stores’ bottom lines over the decades, there’s still value in making the trip — whether you want to try clothes on for fit or learn more about an item before purchasing it, there are still some things that can’t be done as […]
If you want a vision of the future of light shows, you might want to take a trip to Disney World during the holidays. With the help of Intel, Disney will put on evening shows featuring 300 drones flying around the night sky, treating spectators to streaks of light — call it a quieter, gentler celebration […]
Paris Fashion Week is underway, and as usual, we wish we were there. But, we can admire Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel from afar, and why wouldn’t we? Chanel embraced tech at their runway show at the Grand Palais yesterday, turning the runway into a row of wired up servers. That’s our kind of runway, but […]
