CES 2018
This AR headset won’t win any style points, but it fills the world with fish
Hong Kong-based RealMax came to CES with an augmented reality headset they want to get on to everyone's faces. The prototype is a little rough around the edges, but it fills more of the world with dig
Lishtot’s TestDrop tells you whether water is safe to drink without even touching it
Consistent access to clean water is something billions lack, and part of that is the inability to check whether one's water is clean or not. Lishtot could help change this with a tiny device that inst
This $1,600 fighting robot toy kicks serious butt
All right, I’m impressed. I’m not sure I’m $1,600 impressed, but I definitely want one of these Zeus battling robots. We probably should have booked the Shenzhen-based startup a bit earlier, bec
Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics launches a robot for programmers
Recent Sphero spinoff Misty Robotics brought a decidedly non-consumer-focused device to the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this week. The Misty I Developer Edition is the first baby step for a sta
Automotive Grade Linux gets support from Toyota and Amazon as it eyes autonomous driving
Open-source software was once something that large businesses shied away from, but over the course of the last few years, it's made inroads into virtually every enterprise company. With Automotive Gra
Dell is making jewelry with reclaimed gold from recycled computer guts
A new jewelry line launched this week in literally the last place on Earth any reasonable human being would look for fashion advice -- but the style gurus at Dell Computers are going for it anyway, an
Dell’s new app brings mobile notifications to the desktop
I’ll be honest, Dell wasn’t at the top of our list of must-visit companies at this year’s CES, but the PC stalwart is actually showcasing a couple of interesting new products at the show. On the
YouTube’s in-app messaging and Community tab may make their way to YouTube TV, YouTube Music
YouTube is aiming to bring its set of social features, including the in-app messaging system and "Community" tab for creators, to its wider suite of apps. Specifically, the company is interested in p
We go lips on with the PicoStill’s ‘delightful’ gin
When PicoBrew announced its PicoStill, a $249 distilling add-on to its Pico C brewing system, I was nonplussed. How could you produce good whiskey or gin in a compact system? Well you can. Since then
Nvidia’s AutoSIM is the ‘Inception’ of self-driving car simulators
Nvidia is unveiling plenty of new stuff at CES, and most of it centers around cars. One of its most interesting announcements is AutoSIM, the virtualized testing environment it uses to drive more hour
A tour of Google’s reopened CES booth
For the first time ever, Google has a big presence at CES. You can’t look out of a window and not see a Google logo somewhere. But the one thing that didn’t work out so well for the compan
Inspired by insect ears, Soundskrit wants to make microphones magically directional
Voice control is everywhere these days, but to hear people effectively from every direction, devices like the Echo must have a whole collection of microphones in them — but they take up space, requi
The day the lights went out at CES
The big story of this year’s CES isn’t smart assistants or autonomous cars. Hell, it’s not even giant TVs. The one thing we’ll all remember when we’re all old and gray, telling our grandchil
URB-E’s launching a scooter sharing network at college campuses and hotels
URB-E, the startup that creates foldable electric scooters, is launching a transportation system designed to promote scooter sharing on colleges campuses and other large residential developments. One
Dish is getting Google Assistant voice control soon
Add this to the ever-growing list of stuff getting Google Assistant functionality at this year’s CES. After bringing Alexa voice control to its services back in May, Dish announced today that it wi
SimpliSafe redesigns its home security system, announces video doorbell, smart lock and camera
SimpliSafe was one of the first modern startups in the home security space. Over the course of the last few years, though, as others entered the market, too, SimpliSafe’s rather pedestrian desig
Under Armour launches two new pairs of connected running shoes
In a world overflowing with smart devices, connected running shoes aren’t the craziest idea. Hell, fitness tracking is the number one use for smartphones, so why just skip straight to the source and
WayRay’s AR in-car HUD convinced me HUDs can be better
WayRay, a Swiss augmented reality technology provider, brought its in-car heads-up display solutions to CES 2018 to show what its unique approach can do. The company was showing off its NAVION afterma
Huawei’s Richard Yu is really pissed at US carriers
It was the 800-lb. gorilla for the duration of today’s Huawei CES keynote — will he, or won’t he? Richard Yu managed to keep his cool for the majority of the event. If I was a betting man, I’d
GoPro CEO explains shutdown of company’s Karma drone unit
Yesterday, GoPro confirmed TechCrunch's reporting that the company was shuttering its Karma drone division and laying off hundreds of employees. Today, CEO Nick Woodman is at CES on damage control. In