With the speed of innovation in the tech industry, we can’t know every piece of technology that will fill our everyday lives in five years, but we can predict what won’t last.
Accessories & Peripherals
Imagine Streaming PC Games to Your Wii U GamePad — These Hackers Did
One step closer to a 6.2-inch streaming PC controller.
The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show: 8 Trends to Watch
Connected cars, high-resolution TVs, wearables and more.
4 Great Alternatives to 4 Overhyped Headphones
Enough is enough.
The 5 Worst Tech Purchases
Arm yourself with the knowledge to avoid tech duds the next time a salesperson pushes a receipt-padding purchase — you’ll know when to walk away.
The Pebble Smartwatch Will Have an App Store in 2014
The next wave of watch apps should be more useful and easier to find.
Chromecast Revisited
New apps make the $35 TV dongle even better, but not without a few headaches.
If Apple Made a Laptop Desk, It Would Probably Look Like This
Know how you can tell if someone has a good idea for a product? If that someone asks for $6,500 worth of funding on Kickstarter and raises well over $100,000 instead.
Google Chromecast Adds Support for 10 Streaming Services
GigaOM’s Janko Roettgers reports that Google’s $35 Chromecast TV stick has added support for 10 new streaming media services: Plex, aVia, RealPlayer, BeyondPod, PostTV, Songza, RedbullTV, Revision3, VEVO and Viki.
Chromecast gets Plex, Vevo, RealPlayer, Viki and more with massive app update [GigaOM]
This Dongle Adds the PlayStation 4’s Best Feature to the Xbox One
Device claims to let you use Sony’s DualShock 4 controller with Microsoft’s Xbox One.
Next USB Connector Will Take Cables Upside Down or Rightside Up
One of the biggest problems you’ve ever faced in your entire life is about to become a thing of the past.
Microsoft and the Rise of Hardware Walled Gardens
The recipe that won Microsoft its once-dominant stance in the market is not the recipe that will again make the company relevant.