“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 entry was posted in Disney Gadgets Sphero Startups TC on January 6, 2016 by Anthony Ha
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 ...This entry was posted in Gadgets gadgets podcast TC on January 6, 2016 by Romain Dillet
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 CostThis entry was posted in Gadgets head-mounted displays Oculus Oculus Rift TC Virtual reality on January 6, 2016 by Matt Burns
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 RestaurantsThis entry was posted in Mobile Startups TC on January 6, 2016 by Anthony Ha
From its debut to the world as a Jeopardy champion in 2011, IBM’s Watson has made a name for itself as a powerful artificial intelligence platform for large enterprise applications, from medical research through to finance. Now IBM is aiming to take Watson to the consumer. Read More IBM’s Watson Now Powers AI For Under Armour, Softbank’s Pepper ...This entry was posted in Gadgets IBM robots TC on January 6, 2016 by Ingrid Lunden
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 CompilationsThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social Video and tagged instagram snapchat on January 6, 2016 by Legit Coder
There are 3.8 million sports-related head injuries each year, and 47 percent of athletes do not report symptoms of their head injuries, whether out of lack of understanding or a need to feel tough. Read More FITGuard Is A Mouthguard That Detects The Severity Of A ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Startups TC on January 6, 2016 by Jordan Crook
More people than ever are realizing that bread isn’t supposed to make a person bloated and sick and perhaps they have a sensitivity to gluten. Or worse, they’re allergic. The Nima from 6SensorLabs could change the lives of these people and not just those with a gluten allergy. Read More This Gadget Tests Food For Gluten In Under 2 MinutesThis entry was posted in Battlefield Gadgets TC on January 6, 2016 by Matt Burns
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 CalliopeThis entry was posted in Gadgets TC on January 6, 2016 by Lucas Matney
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 ...This entry was posted in Apps battery Foursquare Humor iOS Media Mobile Startups Swarm TC Transportation and tagged iphone on January 6, 2016 by Drew Olanoff