News tagged with consumer gadgets
Pantech Vega LTE smartphone works by wave of the hand (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A smartphone that can be controlled touch-free with a wave of the hand in the air is due for the Korean market this month. South Korean mobile phone manufacturers Pantech yesterday announced ...
RCA's Airenergy charger converts WiFi energy to electricity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Airenergy is a gadget that can harvest free electricity from WiFi signals such as those from a wireless Internet connection, apparently with enough efficiency to make it practical for recharging ...
Weird gadgets at CES: Motorized unicycle, anyone?
A motorized, seat-less unicycle, a video game you control with your eyes, and a mind-reading headset that serves as a game controller were among the more bizarre gadgets being shown off at this year's International ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 16, 2012 |
2.4 / 5 (5) |
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USB key opens home files from anywhere
A USB-style key that splits in two lets people open their home or work computer files from any Internet-linked computer.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2012 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
'Smart TVs' offer new windows onto the Internet
Goodbye boob tube. Hello smart TV.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2012 |
2 / 5 (2) |
4
Gadgets: 2012 Consumer Electronics Show picks
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas can be considered a toy store for the electronics world, with mile after mile of showrooms of the latest and greatest.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 23, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Laser projector, set-top box win gadget awards
A pocket-size laser projector and a set-top box which delivers Web content to your television were named among the best products in an annual competition as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) prepared to ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (13) |
1
Coating lets smartphones survive under water
As sleek new smartphones prepared to make splashes at the Consumer Electronics Show here on Tuesday, a California firm was out to prevent water from being the death of them.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 09, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
3
Gadget charger harnesses walking power
A US company has come up with a baton-shaped device that charges gadgets using power generated by walking, hiking or running.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 05, 2011 |
4 / 5 (6) |
3
Zomm hopes wireless tether can prevent lost phones
(AP) -- Losing your cell phone can be exasperating and expensive. But what if your phone could call out to you, letting you know it was about to be left behind?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 06, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
1
New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly
(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first.
Oct 14, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
MagicJack's next act: disappearing cell phone fees
(AP) -- The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home.
Jan 08, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (8) |
5
Don't dump your new TV for 3-D television set just yet
With my ears still ringing from the roar of a thousand TVs on the floor of the International Consumer Electronics Show, I'm going to use this week's column to answer a few questions readers asked about new ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 15, 2010 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
Tablets, netbooks and smart phones to be CES stars
Sleeker, smarter mobile phones, tablets, and netbooks will be stars at next week's premier Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, as firms bring out their latest gadgets to court the Internet crowd.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 03, 2010 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
0
Wi-Drive gives Apple-Amazon gadgets more capacity
Kingston Technology Co. is helping pack more entertainment into Apple gadgets and Kindle Fire tablets.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2012 |
1 / 5 (1) |
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