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Withings has one more thing up its sleeve, a new activity tracker. This isn’t a new version of the Pulse or Activité. This is a brand new activity tracker. And the best part is that it only costs $69. Read More... →

Earlier today, Panasonic gave us the details on when the new Technics are coming and what to expect. Read More... →

Back in January 2014, the CBC aired “The Cleantech Crash,” which highlighted the difficulty of operating in cleantech in the past few years. The documentary revealed how much the mood had changed since John Doerr’s now-famous March 8, 2007, TED talk on climate change and renewable energy. Following the talk, and caught up in the hype, Washington and Silicon Valley poured… Read More... →

While most companies are focused on touting their latest internet-connected refrigerators or self-driving cars at CES, Sony is kicking it old-school and announced a turntable at its press conference. Read More... →

Thin is in. Sony has launched three new 4K TVs with HDR and ultra-thin bezels. In doing so, it is joining a chorus of other electronics companies that are focusing on the high end of the TV business, the 4K screens that have four times as many pixels as high-definition TVs. Kaz Hirai, chief executive […]... →

Verizon has started a process to sell its data center assets, hoping to fetch more than $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the U.S. telecommunications conglomerate focuses on its core business. A sale would represent the latest effort by Verizon, the No. 1 U.S. wireless carrier, to streamline its portfolio […]... →

We’re live at the Sony press conference at CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center starting in just a few minutes. We got a lot of… interesting devices all day long, such as Samsung’s frankenstein fridge. We have a team on the ground ready to cover the event and give you hands-on impressions if the company has new interesting devices. You can also check it out live via… Read More... →

For those of you who count your carbs and calories, DietSensor is looking to make your life easier. The French-based startup has created a tool that scans your food and determines its nutritional value. The idea is that you can go out to eat at a restaurant or at someone’s home and still keep tabs on your diet…if you don’t mind holding up this gadget. A CES Innovation… Read More... →

If you’ve always wanted to shoot video using the tools your parents probably used to film each other naked then Yves Behar and Kodak have a product for you. Super 8 was a cartridge-based film standard that became surprisingly popular after its release in 1965. It has remained popular with vintage film buffs and now Eastman Kodak is working on a $400 to $750 Super 8 camera for the… Read More... →

Posted by JoyHawkinsI work with a lot of insurance agents and they often tell me that their biggest competitors are the other insurance agents that work for the same company as them. As it is with most big brands, there are multiple offices in the same city and those individual locations all want to rank first on Google for the exact same thing. An accidental discoveryI stumbled across something a few months ago when troubleshooting ranking for one of our insurance clients, and everyone I've shared this wit... →

Is it a fridge? Is it a tablet? No, it’s a fridge-tablet hybrid, coming straight from Samsung’s brainstorming sessions. Samsung’s new Family Hub fridge features a giant tablet on the front. The Internet made fun of the new fridge. But there are tangible reasons why this fridge innovation is a bad thing. Read More... →

CES is a time of bad photoshopping and the above image is a perfect example. That said, the product it hopes to sell is quite compelling. It’s basically a USB-C desktop hard drive that connects to and powers USB-C devices – primarily the new MacBook. Called the LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drive, the drive has a single USB-C port and a power port. The USB-C simultaneously powers… Read More... →

Samsung unveiled a 12-inch, Windows 10-powered tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Unlike the similar Microsoft Surface Pro line of professional slates, Samsung’s entry into the category comes bundled with its keyboard cover, instead of requiring a separate purchase. The TabPro S, which is the second TabPro-branded device […]... →

Samsung shared today that its flagship smartwatch, the Gear S2, will support iOS devices by the end of 2016. Samsung announced the news today during its CES keynote in Las Vegas. The move lacks surprise — iOS support was already rumored to arrive by the end of 2015. Now it’s official, although we have no idea how long we’ll […]... →

When Samsung unveiled the Gear S2, it looked lot like Samsung’s answer to the Apple Watch. And the company announced another move in this direction today by unveiling a new 18-karat rose gold and platinum Gear S2. Like the Apple Watch, it’s made of real gold and it’s not just gold-colored. Read More... →

You might be hearing talk of depressed valuations, but that message certainly isn’t reaching commercial real estate owners in the Bay Area. The median price per square foot to rent office space in the city has shot up 33.7 percent in just the last three months alone, says Loopnet, an online real estate resource. Over the last 12 months, San Francisco rents have soared 106 percent.… Read More... →

Samsung announced a new feature for its washing machines that will address something that annoys all of us. You start the washer, but find a sock. If the drum is already filling up with water, it may be too late to add it. (At least for a front-loading washer). But never fear. Samsung has come […]... →

Magic Assistant, an SMS-based personal assistant service, is rolling out a new plan that provides a more premium service for $100 an hour. Magic’s new service, Magic+, is built around getting anything done rather than accomplishing simple tasks for free. Read More... →

President Obama recently made funding for smart gun research part of his end-of-term gun control push, and it’s easy to see the idea’s appeal. The smart gun promises a technological fix for gun violence by keeping firearms out of the hands of people who shouldn’t have them — thieves, children, and anyone else who isn’t the authorized user. Unfortunately for the… Read More... →

Sling TV, Dish Network’s streaming TV service aimed at cord cutters, has been helping to stem subscriber loss for the pay TV provider, but its user interface has needed some work. Today, the company attempted to address this problem with the unveiling of a new interface focused on a more personalized experience for its users and improved navigation. Core to this upgraded interface is… Read More... →