Japanese telecom DoCoMo proves H.265 is the future of vide

NTT Domoco, a Japanese telecom, recently released a video demonstrating HVEC — High Efficiency Video Encoding Standard — also known as H.265. DoCoMo says that they have been a big proponent of the H.265 standard since it was first proposed.... 

Samsung rolls out curved and flexible displays at CES

Typically you get to see a few ground-breaking products appear every year at CES, and this year Samsung has rolled one out in the form of flexible OLED screens. We’ve seen flexible, roll-up displays before, but they’ve usually been a product... 

Hands on: Netgear Push2TV for Miracast and WiDi

If you don’t live in the all Apple world, the chances are high that in order to replicate the functionality of AirPlay you need to use more than one technology. Netgear picked up on this and has announced an inexpensive HDMI dongle that supports... 

Screen-printed, flexible zinc battery could pave way for w

Though batteries are evolving with and adapting to new, thin technology (phones, tablets, etc.), the design of current batteries is very much getting in the way of progress. Batteries are hard and inflexible, so any device that uses them must take that... 

Screen-printed, flexible zinc battery could pave way for w

Though batteries are evolving with and adapting to new, thin technology (phones, tablets, etc.), the design of current batteries is very much getting in the way of progress. Batteries are hard and inflexible, so any device that uses them must take that... 

How sound works on Google’s Project Glass

In case you didn’t know it, the only port on Google’s Project Glass headset is the microUSB port, and it is only used for charging. In other words, Google’s eyeglasses-like head-up display doesn’t work with headphones. Geek.com... 

PhoneJoy Play expandable controller could be the future of

The bane of mobile gaming isn’t its casual approach or the lack of blockbuster graphics, but rather the constraints that touchscreen controls put on the actual gameplay. When games work well on a touchscreen, it’s generally because the design... 

Japan Display demos WhiteMagic and Pixel Eyes display tech

Ever since Apple introduced the new iPad with a very high resolution display everyone has been waiting for the competition to catch up. Apple then leaped further ahead by adding similar high resolution panels to its MacBook Pro line of laptops. More... 

Review: Philips Hue is where gadgets, apps, and lighting m

One of the major advantages that will come along with the move to LED lighting will be the integration of technology into our bulbs and fixtures. The light will be a technology platform, just like our microwaves, refrigerators, and door locks. We’ve... 

Nexus 10 photos and details surface

Google’s announcements this coming Monday seem to be running a little low on surprises. The Mountain View company is expected to announce the Nexus 4 as the next Google Experience phone running the latest version of the Android OS. Version 4.2... 

Samsung terminates LCD contract with Apple

Samsung has decided to terminate an ongoing contract with Apple to supply LCD panels for use in its growing range of devices. That means, come next year, there will be no Samsung panels used across the iPad, iPod, iPhone, and Mac range of devices. The... 

Review: Subjekt Pulse BT headphones

Bluetooth headphones fall into a strange place in the world of listening to music. In most cases, Bluetooth headsets are geared towards communication instead of music. The design is focused on catering to those users who are highly mobile, and there’s... 

txtr Beagle $13 e-reader is too good to be true

Amazon will now sell you a Kindle e-reader for $69.99, which to most people is cheap, especially when you consider the three-digit price we used to pay for earlier generations of the device. However, that $70 price point is set to look expensive again... 

Microsoft Research develops Digits wrist-mounted motion se

Tracking body movement, and in particular our hands, seems to be a growing trend in research circles. Recently we’ve seen two Kinect motion sensors put to good use tracking hand movements very accurately. We’ve also seen the other end of... 

Monster iMotion 3000 gives you in-car gesture controls

Whether it’s stored on my phone or streaming through whatever service I am using this week, just about all of the music I listen to comes from my phone. When I am in the car, this usually means connecting the phone to my stereo through the input...