Daily Archives: January 6, 2016


sphero “We’re giving every Star Wars fan the power of the Force,” said Sphero CEO Paul Berberian. He stopped by the TechCrunch stage at the Consumer Electronics Show today to show off the company’s Force Band, which will allow people to control the company’s BB-8 robotic toy with gestures. When pressed on how it worked, Berberian first said that “the Force works… Read More

Sphero’s New Wristband Will Let You Control BB-8 With Gestures ...


This week, we’re bringing you not one, not two but three episodes of the TechCrunch Gadgets podcast, live from CES. Every morning, we look back at the news coming out of the show. In case you missed it this morning, have a look at this morning’s show to get our take on the Oculus Rift pre-orders, the new Fitbit Blaze and other wearables, and a preview at the interviews we’ll… Read More

Today On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Oculus Rift, Wearables And ...



IMG_2112 The Oculus Rift will be sold with a $599 retail price. And Oculus is taking a wash on the hardware. Oculus Co-Founder and VP of Product, Nate Mitchell, revealed to TechCrunch’s Jordan Crook earlier today that the company is selling the hardware at cost in an effort to kickstart the VR ecosystem. This is on top giving away 7,000 Oculus Rift units to early Kickstarter backers. At $600,… Read More

Oculus Co-Founder Confirms The Rift Will Be Sold At Cost


restaurant menu I’m in Las Vegas for this whole week, which means two things. One, I hate myself. Two, I’m constantly out at restaurants, which makes it even harder than usual to eat healthily. MyFitnessPal, the popular nutrition and fitness app that was acquired by Under Armour last year, is unveiling a new feature today that should help. The app already allows you to log your meals at… Read More

MyFitnessPal Makes It Easier To Order Healthily At Restaurants




Instagram Spotlight Compilations Instagram’s answer to Snapchat’s Live Stories isn’t just for holidays and big events any more. Internally, they’re known as Spotlight Compilations — vertical slideshows of the best videos related to a theme, like “Dynamic Duos – Odd Couple Animal Videos” or “Ramped Up – Rad Skateboarding Videos”. They appear in the Spotlight… Read More

Instagram Goes Beyond The Feed With Everyday Spotlight Compilations






static1.squarespace It’s estimated that nearly 18 percent of the water used in a person’s home is lost to leaks. Annually that can amount to a staggering 13,000 gallons of water. Whether all of that is coming from the toilet that won’t stop running or a catastrophic burst pipe, oftentimes you find out far too late that there’s a problem or an accident has occurred. Calliope Waterworks… Read More

Effectively Monitor Water Use In Your Home With Calliope


Screen Shot 2016-01-06 at 1.12.54 PM The location aware app Foursquare, and its check-in sidekick Swarm, seemingly kills my phone’s battery. I mean, whenever I get within a block of the TechCrunch office, it lets me know all of the wonderful places around me that I can grab a coffee or whatnot. I even tweeted about how annoying the drain is: Foursquare should pay for my iPhone battery pack. — drew olanoff (@drew)… Read More

Foursquare Promises, Via A Poem, That It Does NOT Drain ...