Breakthrough bendable 32-bit microprocessor costs less than a buck to make
Barely any throughput loss, even when curved to the extreme
Electronics
The latest consumer electronics, from smart home devices to cool gadgets that are bound to be industry-changing.
Vintage Apple keyboard from 1986 receives modern OLED and wireless enhancements
The Apple Desktop Bus Keyboard for the IIGS is ready to take on 2024 models
Meet the robot with a detachable, self-crawling hand
A robotic hand that crawls around like Thing from The Addams Family
"This is a big deal": Jensen Huang tries out Meta's new Orion AR glasses
Tech-filled spectacles
LG TVs quietly turn on screensaver ads
Fortunately, the feature can be disabled -- at least, for now
Meta Quest 3S launches in October for $300, Quest 2 and Quest Pro discontinued
Meta's cheapest VR headset ever
New "AI" light gun brings Time Crisis to modern TVs
It comes with the classic arcade game pre-installed
HP's new AI chatbot tries to simplify printing - but is it really necessary?
Printing gets the AI treatment
Seasonic's latest power supply has enough juice and connectors to run four RTX 4090 GPUs
Too powerful for the US market
Panasonic's Silky Fine Mist creates walk-through holograms for real-world displays
Spraying ultra-fine water droplets to project images
In brief: Those Princess Leia holograms seen in Star Wars still require some ingenious scientific breakthrough we haven't quite cracked yet. But tech companies are becoming smarter, using existing technologies to create holographic effects. Panasonic is one of them, and has cleverly repurposed part of its outdoor cooling lineup to create a wild new visual display system that you can walk through.
New European Union charging standard threatens to kill the billion-dollar secondhand phone market
The directive could lead to an unintended surge of e-waste from old phones
iFixit demonstrates simplified iPhone 16 battery replacement process
Like dunking an Oreo in milk
Google TV Streamer receives praise from reviewers as a Chromecast replacement
The Google TV Streamer, with its new SoC, more RAM and Ethernet port, offers a significant hardware upgrade compared to the old Chromecast. Reviewers are calling it the best streamer on the market for most users.
Sky Glass customers fume as widespread outage leaves TVs non-functional for days
Hundreds have been staring at blank screens since Thursday
Autonomous robot replaces human fusion reactor inspectors in world-first trial
Removing humans from hazardous inspection work
All new cars should be required to have AM radio, says U.S. House
Auto manufacturers are pushing back for cost and technical reasons
Ricoh lays off 2,000 employees due to shrinking demand for office printers
Reforming the business to adapt to a digital only, paperless future
Neuralink secures FDA approval to test futuristic device that could enable vision in the blind
The evaluation process can now speed up and agency's review will be faster
TCL faces backlash as its QLED TVs may not have any quantum dots
The controversial models are not sold in the US
Transparent solar cell technology could allow smartphones and cars to self-charge
Breakthrough in solar cell modularization paves way for commercial applications
TI-84 Plus calculator mod adds internet, ChatGPT, and undetectable cheating potential
"Don't let any of your teachers see this"
Apple Watch Series 10 gets reviewed: Watch Ultra lite anyone?
The Apple Watch Series 10 features a larger, more readable OLED display, a new sleep apnea tracking function, and a depth gauge. Battery life remains unchanged though.
Lexar's new SD 8.0 card is fast, but no devices fully support it
A dead format? Some believe so
Intel and BOE reveal 1 Hz laptop display tech to slash power consumption by 65%
A better mouse trap? Aside from the processor, one of the biggest enemies of laptop battery life is the display – particularly if it exceeds 400 nits of brightness and has a refresh rate over 90 Hz. Now, Intel and BOE have collaborated on a laptop screen called the "Winning Display 1 Hz," which could dramatically cut power consumption.
World's smallest Apple IIe replica is 3D printed, uses $2 microcontroller
You can even connect a USB keyboard and mouse combo to this little thing