Category: Tech

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha hands-on: Cheaper, with few sacrifices

[ad_1] I was concerned that to drop the few hundred dollars, Samsung would have had to sacrifice build quality and deliver a machine that felt cheaper. But once I picked up the Flex Alpha here at CES 2020, I was relieved. The laptop is just as premium to the touch as its costlier siblings, with […]

Olive Union Smart Ear hands-on: A stylish hearing device with tradeoffs

[ad_1] The Smart Ear ($249) is sold as a single unit, and appears to be aimed at those who struggle in noisy situations or just want an occasional assist with their hearing. Which is to say, it’s an “amplifier” rather than a hearing aid. It comes in either black or white, pairs with your phone […]

Fisker’s Ocean electric SUV will start at $29,999 after tax credit

[ad_1] Those payment options aren’t new, but still stand out. If you’d prefer to lease the Ocean, you can pay $379 per month (plus $2,999 down before delivery) with maintenance and service included. There’s also a “$0 drive off” option if you’re qualified and make a $2,999 down payment. Fisker is promising to make much […]

GoPro Karma drones are unable to fly due to a possible GPS flaw

[ad_1] The company told Engadget that “engineering is actively troubleshooting” the problem, but didn’t have more to share. This might be a product of the GPS rollover flaw that has affected numerous devices. Some hardware will reset its GPS date when the associated clock hits 1,024 weeks, throwing off timing and thus location-finding abilities. GoPro […]

Charmin thinks your bathroom needs robots and VR

[ad_1] There’s a rolling robot, the RollBot, that will deliver you a fresh roll of toilet paper and can be controlled with your phone via Bluetooth. SmellSense will check how a bathroom smells before you enter by scanning for carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, two smelly compounds. SmellSense will provide real-time bathroom stench updates with […]

Greetings from CES 2020! | Engadget

[ad_1] For Engadget editors, life is just a series of moments while you wait for CES to come back around again. Sometimes it almost feels like we never left. But we did. And now we’re back. CES 2020 is about to get started in sunny (and slightly smelly) Las Vegas. As always there will be […]

UK investigates if cyberattack led to stock exchange outage

[ad_1] The exchange contracts development out to third-party teams, and a WSJ contact said it’s concerned about the security of that software chain. There’s a risk that the inadvertent spread of malware or rogue contractors could pose problems. An exchange spokesperson maintained that the outage was due to a “technical software configuration issue” after an […]

Audi EVs will get high-performance RS models in 2021

[ad_1] While there’s nothing definite, Autocar also said it was “understood” Audi would resurrect the R8 E-Tron as a limited production supercar that would arrive in late 2021. It’s believed to be an “upgraded” EV that would largely resemble the 2015 car on the surface. The RS strategy wouldn’t be surprising. Audi sometimes has three […]

SmartTools’ updated weight lifting cuffs are cheaper and more durable

[ad_1] For years, physical rehabilitation centers have used BFR to help people build muscle or reduce muscle loss after things like surgery and accidents. The idea is that by restricting blood as it’s leaving a muscle (while allowing oxygenated blood to flow to the muscle unimpeded), you can increase metabolic stress and cellular swelling, leading […]

Samsung sheds light on its ‘artificial human’ project

[ad_1] A series of videos unearthed by Reddit users and compiled by Good Content (below) appears to offer more detail. In at least one case, Samsung appears to have captured an actor’s likeness and voice to use those as the starting point for a Neon avatar — the appearances and expressions are realistic because they’re […]