The Internet of Things now has a gun
We’ve talked plenty about how the Internet of Things has become the biggest categories at CES — a broad descriptor that basically means “everything is connected.” Sometimes that’s a flowerpot. One day it might be chairs. The Internet of Things’s logical conclusion is The Internet of Everything. And that includes guns.
January 7, 2015 at 06:22AM
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This Is the Year Wearables Will Stop Being So Ugly
They’re ditching neutral monochrome and sporty, almost utilitarian, styling for a rainbow of colors, faux gems, and other flair that make them suitable for any time of day, and any occasion.
January 7, 2015 at 03:51AM
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Setting The Record Straight For Alan Turing
The world lost a young genius because people were uncomfortable with who he was inclined to love, says commentator Adam Frank. The future of computing could have been very different had he been alive.
January 7, 2015 at 01:48AM
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Why Apple Could Leave Ports Behind
While rumors of a 12-inch MacBook Air have been merrily percolating these last few months, the most interesting aspect of Apple’s upcoming redesign turns out not to be the size after all. It’s the apparent abandonment of ports.
January 6, 2015 at 10:41PM
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The Cost of Getting My Stolen Computer Back
“In order to get my computer back, I would have to purchase it from the pawn shop for the same amount of money that they paid for it: $225.”
January 6, 2015 at 10:01PM
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Intel Budgets $300 Million for Diversity
Over the last year, Apple, Google and other big technology companies have faced mounting criticism by civil rights leaders about the lack of diversity in their work forces, which are populated mostly by white and Asian men. Now Intel, the giant chip maker, is taking more concrete steps to do something about it.
January 6, 2015 at 09:06PM
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Tech firm Monster sues Beats and founders Dre and Iovine
The audio tech company and its CEO, Noel Lee, say in the suit that he and Monster invented the technology behind the Beats By Dr. Dre headphones. The suit claims that Iovine and Dre (Andre Young) committed fraud in pirating the headphones away from Lee and Monster.
January 6, 2015 at 08:00PM
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ButtCo’s Paper Boy 5000 Is Your Dad’s Favorite Bathroom Android
If you can’t handle the technical jargon like “voice activated” or “four squares per second” maybe your bathroom isn’t ready for this level of innovation.
January 6, 2015 at 02:54PM
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‘Don’t Fear The Reaper’ Played Entirely On iPad Apps
Blue Oyster Cult must be rolling in their graves. What’s that? Almost all of them are still alive? Ok, it’s probably fine then.
January 6, 2015 at 02:54PM
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Apple’s next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air
Apple is preparing an all-new MacBook Air for 2015 with a radically new design that jettisons standards such as full-sized USB ports, MagSafe connectors, and SD card slots in favor of a markedly thinner and lighter body with a higher-resolution display.
January 6, 2015 at 02:38PM
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