Magic Leap buys Belgian startup building hologram teleconferencing software
By Luca Matrey From TechCrunch Princess Leia’s hologram message to Obi-Wan is getting closer to reality, at least augmented reality. Magic Leap announced yesterday that they’ve agreed to acquire Belgian startup Mimesys. The team has been working on bringing Star Wars-esque…
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Nreal’s mixed reality glasses can be powered by a 5G phone
By Nick Summers From engadget The handset replaces a dedicated computing unit called Toast. Can ‘mixed reality’ glasses ever go mainstream? Nreal certainly thinks so. The company is pushing ahead with Light, a pair of “ready-to-wear” spectacles that project immersive videos,…
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Wider still and wider – our love of the giant TV screen
By Jamie Robertson From BBC In a year of High Street gloom one item beamed bright from the sales figures – the giant TV screen. It may still be a tiny segment of the market but sales are rocketing. Dixons…
My robot butler dreams are getting closer to reality
By Richard Lai From engadget Ubtech’s Walker humanoid robot took good care of me at CES The last time I fully interacted with a robot was when ASUS launched the Zenbo back in 2016. As cute as it was, the fact…
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CES 2019: In pictures By Mat Smith From engadget Between the TVs and the self-driving cars. As we wrap up our reportage from this weeks Vegas showcase. According to CES, roughly 180,000 attendees hit the halls. In the thick of…
Sex toy debacle reveals shameful double standard at CES
By Jess Joho From Mashable In a year many deemed lackluster, the most interesting new tech of CES 2019 could not be found in a single one of the more than 4,000 exhibitor booths that populate the convention’s 2.7 million square…
An infrared hairdryer
An infrared hairdryer could make hairdrying less hot By Cherlynn Low From engadget This might shock many of you, but it takes me about 30 minutes to dry my hair every night. I have long, coarse hair, a lot of…
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Petcube cameras add Alexa voice controls for the laziest pet owners By Nicole Lee From engadget Alexa, throw kitty a treat. Petcube is known for making high-tech gadgets for pets, be it a box that automatically dispenses treats or a laser cam to entertainment…
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Audi and Disney are creating media for self-driving cars
By Jon Fingas From engadget They’re taking advantage of the time you’d otherwise spend driving. If and when fully autonomous cars hit the road in earnest, you’re going to have a lot of free time on your hands. Audi and Disney think…
The stuff that launched at CES 2017 but never came out
By Kris Naudus, from engadget Not everything we saw at the show made it to your local Best Buy. CES is the busiest time of year for Engadget, with our team spending a week on the ground in Las Vegas…
