Category: Tech

YouTube will premiere a Coachella documentary on March 31st

[ad_1] The doc includes some of the behind-the-scenes stories that formed the California festival’s foundations. It includes exclusive footage and interviews, along with performances from the likes of Billie Eilish, Kanye West, Daft Punk, Travis Scott, LCD Soundsystem, Rage Against The Machine, Pixies, Jane’s Addiction, Björk, The White Stripes, Moby, Beck and Radiohead. Meanwhile, YouTube […]

Mercedes unveils crazy Avatar-inspired concept car

[ad_1] The Mercedes-Benz AVTR (advance vision transportation) is inspired by Avatar. Even the name is a nod towards the movie. The show car is an EV and can drive forwards and sideways. The vehicles is a rolling light show with displays that spread out beyond the dash. the vehicle has no doors and is supposed […]

Korg’s Wavestate resurrects a classic ’90s synth for the modern age

[ad_1] Part of what made the Wavestation so unique was its wave sequencing, in which several samples could be crossfaded together to create evolving timbres. That allowed it to produce rich cinematic sounds (though with a distinct ’90s vibe) with just a single key press. The Wavestate picks up the same capability, including the ability […]

THX spatial audio is coming to smartphones

[ad_1] I got to try a quick demo spatial audio on the ZMBIZI smartphone using the just-announced Panda headphones from Drop and THX. Blasting Pink Floyd’s “Money” through the Pandas sounded great no matter what setting was activated, but it actually sounded best on the THX-enhanced stereo setting to me. Activating spatial audio removed a […]

Samsung made a rolling robot called Ballie that runs your smart home

[ad_1] The rolling robot is also designed to act as a fitness assistant and has a “mobile interface” that looks for ways to improve your life as your needs change using its built-in AI. Samsung also says Ballie’s held to “stringent data protection and privacy standards.” #Ballie is part of the next evolution of #IoT […]

Sony showed off an electric car to highlight its automotive technologies

[ad_1] Sony has unveiled an electric car — yes, an actual car — at CES today. It’s the first prototype vehicle under Sony’s mobility efforts called the Vision-S initiative, and based on what the tech giant said during its press event, it was built to showcase the automotive technologies it developed and can offer. Sony […]

Canon’s flagship 1DX Mark III is a supercharged sports and video camera

[ad_1] It all starts with Canon’s all-new 20.1-megapixel sensor that’s designed for speed and reduced noise, along with a highly boosted Digic X processor. The sensor has a new lowpass filter that not only reduces moire but gives an “improved sense of resolution,” according to Canon. It also has faster readout speeds to improve continuous […]

Watch Panasonic’s CES 2020 press conference in 7 minutes

[ad_1] Okay, but what about everyday gadgets? Well, the company carved out some time for a slew of wireless headphones including a Technics pair that uses “Dual Hybrid Noise Cancelling Technology,” as well as digital and analogue processing, for what it calls “true wireless” sound. It also hyped up a gaming speaker co-developed with Japanese […]

Sennheiser’s latest over-ear wireless headphones offer affordable ANC

[ad_1] The two can handle AAC and AptX (including its Low Latency variant), and a Smart Control app can tweak the sound to your liking for podcasts or other listening. Sennheiser ships the 350BT first, in mid-January, while the 450BT arrives in mid-February. We wouldn’t bet on either sounding as good as the Momentum, but […]