Turn your smartphone into a VR headset for only $10

Turn your smartphone into a VR headset for only $10

Knox Labs Many are claiming that Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are going to be the next big thing. Here’s how to get a taste of that technology for only $10. And the great thing is that this will work with pretty much any smartphone, Android or iPhone! All you need is a Google Cardboard Viewer […]

June Oven cooks up $22.5 million in Series A, delays shipping until the holidays

June Oven cooks up $22.5 million in Series A, delays shipping until the holidays

June, a countertop “smart” oven designed by former Google, Apple and GoPro employees has closed a Series A round of financing for $22.5 million today, led by early stage combination hardware and software investor Eclipse. Previous investors also participated in this round, including Foundry Group, First Round Capital, and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. June is sort of like an […]

Razer unleashes Blade Stealth Ultrabook laptop with Core external graphics solution

Razer unleashes Blade Stealth Ultrabook laptop with Core external graphics solution

Desktop-level graphics performance has been something of a Holy Grail for laptop buyers and makers alike, with many, many solutions cluttering the dustbin of notebook history. Trendsetter Razer believes it’s finally found the right combination that can alternatively offer maximum portability or beefy graphics. At the recently completed CES, the gaming device company showed off […]

Amazon adds the $130 Tap and the $90 Dot to the Echo family

Amazon adds the $130 Tap and the $90 Dot to the Echo family

Amazon’s voice-operated command center Echo produces something close to modern-day magic within our homes: Get the latest news, order a pizza, turn off the lights or find out who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents in fewer than 1,200 milliseconds. The Echo has received more than 33,000 Amazon reviews at a nearly five-star rating since launching in late 2014 and […]

Facebook’s Timehop clone On This Day gets 60 million daily visitors

Facebook’s Timehop clone On This Day gets 60 million daily visitors

A year after blatantly copying Timehop, Facebook’s nostalgia feature is proving how successful big platforms can be when they rip off smaller products. Each day 60 million people visit On This Day, and 155 million have subscribed to its notifications that show your photos, status, updates, and wall posts from this date in years past. […]

After numerous delays, Microsoft finally starts shipping its $22K Surface Hub

After numerous delays, Microsoft finally starts shipping its $22K Surface Hub

If you’re in the market for a giant 84-inch 4K touchscreen computer (and have about $22,000 set aside for that), today is a good day. After numerous delays, Microsoft today started shipping its Surface Hub to business customers. Surface Hub comes in both the giant 84-inch version and a smaller 55-inch HD edition for a relatively affordable […]