Dan Moren
at 07:18 AM Mar 10 2015
Gadgets // 

What makes a gadget worth wearing? Apple is betting it knows better than anyone, and today it revealled the final details of the Apple Watch--the most anticipated piece of technology since, well, the last Apple device to hit the streets.

Michael Nuñez
at 09:39 AM Mar 4 2015
Mobile // 

Before this week's Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC) in Barcelona, Samsung had its back against the wall. The company reported slumping sales of its flagship smartphone , and many believed its dominance in the smartphone world was coming to an end. But after Samsung's latest smartphone release it's clear that there are plenty of innovative ideas coming from the company.

Michael Nuñez
at 09:39 AM Mar 4 2015
Gadgets // 

There's nothing worse than getting hacked. Ask anyone at Sony, which lost an estimated $100 million in the malicious hacks committed against the company last year. Silent Circle, a company founded by Internet security legend Phil Zimmerman, wants to bring those type of hacks to a halt. The company's solution: An end-to-end service that starts with an ultra secure smartphone called the Blackphone 2.

Michael Nuñez
at 09:30 AM Mar 3 2015
Mobile // 

If you're always on Instagram, Snapchat, VSCO Cam, or pretty much any other photography app, HTC wants you to put its brand-new smartphone in your pocket.

dmoren
at 08:13 AM Feb 4 2015
Hacks // 

Ripping movies from DVDs may be of questionable legality, but it's not hard to do. Ripping music from CDs is even easier, and less legally gray. So why can't you rip your books into ebooks? Well, Amazon's now got a way for you to do just that—presuming you have a scanner, a wallet, and plenty of time on your hands.

dmoren
at 08:06 AM Feb 3 2015
Gadgets // 

What if you could replenish your phone's battery while you were nowhere near the electrical grid? Sure, there are plenty of external power packs that will do this kind of thing, but what if you also didn't need to recharge those from the grid? Then you'd have the crowdfunded Kraftwerk, a clever charging device that draws its power from gas instead.

dmoren
at 09:58 AM Jan 22 2015
Energy // 

In the mobile age, we're largely unfettered by wires, thanks in no small part to Wi-Fi, cellular networking, and the rise of laptops, smartphones, and tablets. But one thin tether keeps us perennially bound: power. Though battery technologies have improved, we still need to charge our devices regularly. So-called "wireless power"—charging or power transmitted to a device without the need to plug that device in—has long been (supposedly) just shy of mainstream adoption.

 
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