Showcasing weed tech
The challenge of showcasing weed tech at CES By Chris Ip From engadget Even though marijuana is now legal in Las Vegas. There was, as expected, a thin scent of weed in Roger Volodarsky’s 28th-floor Mirage hotel suite as the…
Robots and drones will work together to deliver all our goods
By Kerry Davis From engadget Delivery trucks with robots onboard might be only five to ten years away. The infrastructure to support traditional deliveries has been strained ever since the growth in online orders. What’s more, the projected growth will…
UVify’s plucky little Draco drone hits speeds up to 100 miles an hour
By Brian Heater From TechCrunch For all the grandiosity of its ancient Grecian name, the Draco is a fairly unassuming thing. It’s surprisingly small and unimposing in fact — and if it weren’t for those four rotors, it would fit…
The whole point of this wearable is to put you to sleep
By Mat Smith From engadget 2breathe’s sleep inducer combines a Bluetooth sensor, a smartphone app and soothing panpipe melodies. 2breathe’s sleep inducer is a companion app, wearable and lovely panpipe melody maker. While the company comes from a background in…
Xfaire’s plan for internet TV has almost everything
By Richard Lawler From engadget Even though Aereo didn’t make it, we’ve seen more movement towards internet TV that replaces traditional cable or antenna in the last year than ever before. This year at CES, I spoke to a startup that…
Gadget of the week
Intel-powered hard hat could help contractors of the future By Nicole Lee From engadget There’s even thermal vision to let you know when things are a little too hot. A few weeks ago, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich introduced DAQRI founder…
terrain-trampling hybrid
Volkswagen’s Tiguan GTE Active concept is a terrain-trampling hybrid By Nick Jaynes From Mashable DETROIT — With a one-two punch following its all-electric BUDD-e microbus debut at CES last week has followed up that friendly little concept with something decidedly…
The Internet of Things will be more of the same in 2016
By Andrew Tarantola From engadget Everything still needs an app. Despite analyst expectations that the so-called Internet of Things will generate as much as $1.2 billion in 2016, the Internet of Things appears to be continuing the same shark-jumping trajectory that…
The Internet of Things will be more of the same in 2016
By Andrew Tarantola Everything still needs an app. Despite analyst expectations that the so-called Internet of Things will generate as much as $1.2 billion in 2016, the Internet of Things appears to be continuing the same shark-jumping trajectory that we saw…
Energous has a solution for wirelessly charging wearables
By Aaron Souppouris From engadget Its chip will fit where an inductive coil will not. Energous’ wireless charging tech WattUp made a splash at CES 2015, promising to charge your devices from 15 feet away with an “energy router.” After winning…