It took two years, but Sensel finally managed to start shipping the Morph to backers. The company apparently ran into every potential pitfall for a brand new hardware manufacture, include a microscopic design flaw that forced it to scrap an entire run, resulting in around $60,000 in costs. That’s not an insignificant number for a startup — even one that’s managed to raise… Read More
Category: CES 2018
Here’s what it’s like to ride in Byton’s new Concept SUV
Byton’s electric concept car wowed at CES, and for good reason. The SUV has a lot of strong features, including a max range of 323 miles for the upgraded version, and a starting price of just $45,000. But the real jaw-dropping feature is a 49-inch display that covers the entire dash, providing a multifunctional information and entertainment interface unlike anything else in the… Read More
Xprize finalist Cloud DX’s Vitaliti is a serious health wearable
Plenty of wearables companies make health claims that are dubious at best. It’s true that companies like Fitbit and Apple are getting a bit more serious about the whole thing, participating in university studies and working with insurance companies, but on a whole, I certainly wouldn’t trust my own wellbeing to any of them. An outgrowth of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPrize, Vitaliti… Read More
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 digital images than any AR device I’ve ever seen. Read More
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 from Pilot Labs now. The robot is about 14-inches tall, with a design that was clearly influenced by the lovable lead in The Iron Giant.
Pilot was on-hand at the show this week, showing the ‘bot to handful of folks. We probably should have booked the… Read More
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 startup with even grander ambitions than the one …
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Adding Alexa to your car has never been so cheap.
The Muse looks like any number of car gadgets — it’s a disc about the size of an Oreo cookie that sticks to your dashboard and connects to a USB port or lighter socket. It contains a microphone and it connects to your phone via Bluetooth.
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So far, so typical. But Speak Music isn’t your ordinary car accessory maker. In fact, it’s not a car accessory maker at all — at least not until now. The company makes voice-recognition tech tailored for music accessories, enabling devices like headphones to better recognize very specific commands. Think: not just “play,” “pause,” or “skip,” but “play my death metal playlist on Spotify and crank it.” Read more…
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View More This gadget makes it cheap and easy to add Alexa to your carAutomotive 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 Grade Linux (AGL), the Linux Foundation hosts a project that aims to bring open source to the car industry. Read More
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, announcing a limited-edition jewelry collection made from gold mined from recycled motherboards. Read More
I played ping pong with a robot and lost
If you’re still unsure if robots really are taking over, CES 2018 serves as a good reminder that our future is both robot-flled and mildly terrifying.
But if our future really is a robot dystopia, at least there will be ping pong. Industrial robot ma…
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 software front, mobile connect is a free offering that will be bundled with all new Dell computers. The application delivers mobile notifications to the desktop via Bluetooth.… Read More
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 I’ve tried PicoBrew’s beer system and was very impressed — and now, after a solid taste of the PicoStill’s gin, I’m a convert. Read More