Month: January 2015
CES 2015: Sensoria’s smart socks can track your run
Why have boring stupid socks that tell you nothing when you could have smart socks that let you know how well you’re running? That’s Sensoria’s ethos, anyway, and they’re now showing off their fitness tracking socks at CES in Las Vegas. Three pads on the soles monitor stride, cadence, and speed while you run, transmitting…
CES 2015: Misfit unveils Bolt, a colour-changing smart bulb
Misfit already WOW-ed wearable tech fans at CES 2015 with the news that it's teamed up with Swarovski to make its always-on gadgets more stylish than ever. But it seems the brand is widening the net a little, because its big product launch in Las Vegas this week has been all about a lightbulb rather…
You can play with an interactive Apple Watch demo right now
Right now the word is that we'll be able to get our hands on the Apple Watch sometime in March, but what if that's too long for you to wait? You're in luck, because there's actually a demo you can play with online. Made by the people behind the new iOS app Pipes, the demo…
CES 2015: Meridian Audio teams up with TIDAL music streaming
At CES this week, Cambridgeshire-based Meridian Audio announced its new audio music partnership with high-resolution streaming service TIDAL. The service is available from this month to both old and new owners of Meridian’s Sooloos digital media, giving them unlimited access to more than 25 million songs. All Meridian’s products use MQA (‘Master Quality Authenticated’), the…
CES 2015: This is our first look at Kodak’s Android smartphone
Last week Kodak revealed that it was lending it's name to a range of smartphones, and the first one would be officially revealed to the public at CES. As you may have noticed, CES is going on right now, and we've finally got our look at the Kodak smartphone. Called the IM5, the phone comes…
CES 2015: Fitbit explains why it isn’t making a smartwatch
There's a very fine line between smartwatches and fitness trackers these days, especially considering many of them do a lot of the same functions. But despite that, Fitbit has revealed that it will not be making the crossover into smartwatch territory. Speaking with Engadget at CES, Fitbit CEO James Park revealed that Fitbit will not…
CES 2015: Could Bang & Olufsen’s BeoSound Moment be the most intuitive wireless speaker yet?
Bang & Olufsen has unveiled the BeoSound Moment, a beautiful wireless music system that’s able to learn your music tastes over time, and has the world’s first touch-sensitive wood interface. Shown at CES 2015 this week, our favourite-sounding part of the BeoSound Moment is the fact that it learns your music tastes and will be…
CES 2015: Car makers, including Ford, Volvo, BMW unveil automated features for making driving easier and saving lives
Although most of the hype at this year’s CES in Las Vegas surrounds wearables, one area that is also attracting plenty of attention is anti-collision technology, or ‘smart mobility’ as Ford chooses to call it. The idea is that with more cyclists and drivers on the road than ever before, coupled with an ageing population,…
CES 2015: StoreDot’s new phone battery can be charged in two minutes or less
It sounds like something from science fiction, but having a smartphone that charges in less time than it takes to brush your teeth could be a reality in the next few years. While some companies are focusing on extending battery life, StoreDot is happy to make a battery that will only last about five hours…
CES 2015: A new chip could make gigabit internet a reality
Broadcom, maker of all things related to wireless and internet technology, has taken to CES to unveil the world's first SoC (system-on-chip), called the BCM3390. What's that you ask? It's a chip that could pave the way for broadband providers to start offering internet speeds faster than 1Gbps. That's pretty exciting news, and Liberty Global,…
