Does the bursting of the 3D TV hype bubble spell doom for a glasses-free version?
CES 2013
The Best Phones and Tablets at CES 2013
Thinner, lighter, faster and sometimes able to survive a drop in the toilet. We’ve rounded up the best phones and tablets we could find at the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show.
Christie Street: Like a Picky, Gadgets-Only Kickstarter with Refunds
Christie Street’s strategy of having fewer hand-picked, robustly audited products can work, but the site is going to need at least a few winners out of the gate in order to attract a large enough crowd to keep the crowdfunding flowing.
Your Smartphone Will Become the Hub of Your Digital Lifestyle
Over the next two to three years, I believe we will see thousands of sensor-based products tied to apps on our smartphones.
CES 2013: The View from Sony’s Phil Molyneux
Sony Electronics’ president on gadgets and 4K TV — and why the company isn’t talking so much about 3D these days.
Watch Me Levitate a Remote Control Helicopter with My Mind
Mind-controlled helicopters feed on relaxation or concentration. So when the Puzzlebox Orbit started lifting off the ground before I could even start to meditate, I have to assume it’s because CES had already reduced my brain to ooze.
Nvidia’s Project Shield Can Succeed Even If It Fails
Even if Project Shield is only a minor commercial success, it’ll kickstart Android gaming in ways that a flood of bargain basement tablets never could — and prevent the future of handheld gaming from becoming synonymous with Apple.
A Story About Steve Jobs, Steel Balls and Gorilla Glass (You, with the Cracked Phone: Read This)
Last year’s Gorilla Glass 2 was basically a reduction in thickness of a product developed in 2006. But with Gorilla Glass 3, Corning has whipped together a newer, stronger formula.
In Pictures: Gadgets Galore at the Consumer Electronics Show
Scenes from the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Next in Motion-Controlled Gaming: Crotch Harnesses and Bungee Cords
Picture yourself playing a first-person shooter while strapped in an adult-sized baby bouncer that controlled your onscreen movement. I know, right?!
Basis Health-Tracking Watch Sports Serious Sensors, New Android App
While there’s certainly no shortage of wearable health gadgets these days, the $200 Basis watch packs enough fancy sensors that you’d probably look like the hypochondriac version of Robocop if you wore them all separately.
Razer Edge Hands-On: A Modular Tablet for PC Gamers
The Razer Edge could be your next tablet, game console, laptop and desktop — and a way to play high-end PC games from pretty much anywhere.