CES
A big CES 2023 trend: All battery power, everywhere, all the time
As we were roaming the halls of CES in Las Vegas, one product category stood out across the board: There’s a lot of focus on portable (and less portable) power storage. These are more than your
Did you hear? AnkerWork is going after the wireless mic market
At CES in Las Vegas this week, AnkerWork announced its brand new AnkerWork M650 Wireless Microphone. It’s a two-microphone kit that can be clipped (or magnetically attached) to your clothing. Pe
Ex-Apple team creates BlenderCap, a delightfully over-engineered portable blender
Packing battery tech nobody uses in consumer devices and a half-horsepower motor, BlenderCap is one of the most ludicrously over-engineered products we’ve seen in a hot minute. At CES in Las Veg
Sony and Honda unveil Afeela, Bird Buddy launches a new smart feeder, and Amazon secures an $8B loan
Hey, folks, it’s Kyle, filling in for Greg, who’s out for the next few weeks on parental leave. While he enjoys time with his beautiful, healthy newborn (what better gift for the holidays,
After struggling with consumers, Magic Leap hang its hopes on enterprise
Something wasn’t working. In late 2020, Magic Leap announced a major change spearheaded by incoming CEO, Peggy Johnson. “[W]hat I found was nothing was really broken,” she told the press at the
Unistellar’s telescope turns your smartphone into a stargazer
Humans are eternally curious about the night sky but figuring out how to use a telescope is non-trivial. At CES in Las Vegas, Unistellar believes it has the perfect solution with its Equinox 2 Smart T
At CES, this VR headset wears you
Hot on the heels from its $15 million fundraise just a few months ago, Brelyon showed off its vision for what immersive visuals could look like. At CES in Las Vegas, we tried out the 8K fully immersiv
HTC’s global head of Product on VR’s ‘race to the bottom’
It was the year of XR. But then, they all seem to be, these days. Strong presences from Meta, Magic Leap, Sony and HTC led the way at this year’s CES, with hundreds of startups picking up the rear.
The Soul of Blackleaf brings analog visualization to your music experience
File this one under style over substance, but damn if these speakers don’t pack a whole lot of style into a small container. Under the amazing name Soul of Blackleaf, these stylish speakers use
When it’s time for a steamy nooner, Steambox has you covered
If you have a particular hatred for the microwave or prefer your food to be heated gently when you’re ready for lunch, Steambox is ready for your steamy lunch encounters. The company sold more t
The pen gets smarter as Nuwa shows off its smart ballpoint and app combo
We’ve seen a lot of companies trying to turn the humble pen into something a little more digital, but few have been as elegantly successful as Nuwa. The company showed off its smart pen at CES
Guide dogs will be giving the side-eye to self-driving car tech coming for their jobs
The visually impaired are getting a helping hand (or a helping belt, as it were) from Korean startup AI Guided. At CES in Las Vegas, the company was showing off some pretty neat tech that incorporates
Despite challenges, Netflix says its ad tier is doing well
In November, Netflix unveiled its long-anticipated ad-supported tier, which offers customers in select markets, including the U.S., the ability to offset the cost of a Netflix subscription by allowing
This pepper spray will phone your friends as you mace your assailants
From the desk of “I’m not sure this is a good idea” at CES in Las Vegas, comes 444. The early-stage startup is planning to combine pepper spray with some electronics so a potential a
Brane X portable speaker packs a hell of a punch in a small package
You probably haven’t heard of Brane Audio yet, but trust me on this one: You will. One of my highlights at CES in Las Vegas today was listening to the company’s debut speaker, the Brane X,
Mojo Vision puts contact lens production ‘on hold’ as it lays off 75% of staff
We’ve met with Mojo Vision for several CESes, watching the startup’s AR contact lenses develop, year by year. These sorts of things take a lot of time and money, of course — and these days it se
Verizon’s +Play subscription store to later open to non-Verizon customers
Verizon last month introduced a new subscription service aggregator, +Play, into open beta, allowing its customers to purchase and manage subscriptions to over 20 services, including Netflix, Disney+,
Finding Vegas VR nirvana in the backseat of a ’67 DeVille at CES 2023
Being driven around the gridlocked-streets of Las Vegas during CES can be nauseating — at the best of times. But doing so with a virtual reality headset blocking your view? Certainly, it’s a
Lumus shows off its tech in AR glasses that don’t look too dorky
AR tech sounds pretty cool, but nobody wants to be a glasshole. Today at CES, we checked out Lumus‘ bid to make AR glasses a little bit less cringe. The company creates technology that makes it
CES, NYE, SBF and FTX. Lol.
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. To start off the year, we are welcoming Rebecca Szkutak as a r