Is it a fridge? Is it a tablet? No, it’s a fridge-tablet hybrid, coming straight from Samsung’s brainstorming sessions. Samsung’s new Family Hub fridge features a giant tablet on the front. The Internet made fun of the new fridge. But there are tangible reasons why this fridge innovation is a bad thing. Read More Here’s Why Samsung’s New Frankenstein Fridge Is Actually DumbThis entry was posted in Gadgets TC and tagged samsung on January 5, 2016 by Romain Dillet
CES is a time of bad photoshopping and the above image is a perfect example. That said, the product it hopes to sell is quite compelling. It’s basically a USB-C desktop hard drive that connects to and powers USB-C devices – primarily the new MacBook. Called the LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drive, the drive has a single USB-C port and a power port. The USB-C simultaneously powers… Read More Porsche Design Revs Up A Drive That Powers Your MacBookThis entry was posted in Gadgets macbook macintosh TC on January 5, 2016 by John Biggs
The black, rectangular box has 16 tuners, meaning you can record 16 shows at once. The post The Hopper 3 Is the Most Ludicrously Powerful Cable Box Ever appeared first on WIRED. The Hopper 3 Is the Most Ludicrously Powerful Cable Box ...This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear on January 5, 2016 by David Pierce
When Samsung unveiled the Gear S2, it looked lot like Samsung’s answer to the Apple Watch. And the company announced another move in this direction today by unveiling a new 18-karat rose gold and platinum Gear S2. Like the Apple Watch, it’s made of real gold and it’s not just gold-colored. Read More Samsung Gear S2 Follows In Apple’s Footsteps With iOS Support, ...This entry was posted in Gadgets TC and tagged samsung on January 5, 2016 by Romain Dillet
As you know, reports are surfacing about Twitter’s interest in potentially monkeying around with the number of characters you can tweet…or share along with a tweet. 5,000? 10,000? Well, certainly more than the current 140 characters. As the day went on, Twitter’s stock hit an all-time low ($21.89) on the news that this change might be coming along, and its CEO Jack Dorsey took… Read More Jack Dorsey Thinks Adding More Text To Tweets Is A ...This entry was posted in Apps jack dorsey Media Mobile Social tweet and tagged twitter on January 5, 2016 by Drew Olanoff
The curvy new KS9500 delivers a great picture thanks to quantum dots, a super-bright backlight system, and 4K resolution. And it's also an in-home IoT hub. The post Samsung’s New Flagship TV Is Like a Remote for Your Home appeared first on WIRED. Samsung’s New Flagship TV Is Like a Remote for Your ...This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear and tagged samsung on January 5, 2016 by Tim Moynihan
So much for the Christmas bump for Fitbit shares. After seeing a huge boost following Christmas — when the app topped the App Store, indicating that the device seemed to be a popular gift — Fitbit shares tumbled more than 18% in trading today. Previously, Fitbit had gained 38% on the year after going public in 2015, and bumped an extra 5% after topping the App Store. The likely… Read More Fitbit Takes 18% Stock Hit For Invading Apple’s Personal Smartwatch ...This entry was posted in Apple Watch Apps fitbit Gadgets Pebble smartwatches Social TC and tagged apple on January 5, 2016 by Matthew Lynley
So much for the Christmas bump for Fitbit shares. After seeing a huge boost following Christmas — when the app topped the App Store, indicating that the device seemed to be a popular gift — Fitbit shares tumbled more than 18% in trading today. Previously, Fitbit had gained 38% on the year after going public in 2015, and bumped an extra 5% after topping the App Store. The likely… Read More Fitbit Takes 18% Stock Hit For Invading Apple’s Personal Smartwatch ...This entry was posted in Apple Watch Apps fitbit Gadgets Pebble smartwatches Social TC and tagged apple on January 5, 2016 by Matthew Lynley
Hisense and Sharp will coexist in 2016, and both brands will offer a slew of 4K sets with HDR capabilities and quantum-dot color enhancement. The post Hisense Unveils Its First Sharp-Branded 4K TVs appeared first on WIRED. Hisense Unveils Its First Sharp-Branded 4K TVsThis entry was posted in 4k tv Gadget Lab Gear on January 5, 2016 by Tim Moynihan
We like to make it interesting for our CES crew, so every year we add a challenge. This year: Our reporters have to stay fit—and prove it. The post We’re Forcing Our CES 2016 Crew to Exercise While They Blog appeared first on WIRED. We’re Forcing Our CES 2016 Crew to Exercise While They ...This entry was posted in Gear on January 5, 2016 by Joe Brown