Category: hardware

TiVo wants to make a comeback with $50 Android TV dongle

Post author By Randall
Post date September 20, 2019
Categories In android tv, business, device, dongle, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, hardware, Tech, tivo, tivo plus

[ad_1] TiVo Plus will reportedly recommend shows across services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and YouTube — similar to Apple TV recommendations. It’s set to launch in October, and it will be free for US households that still own TiVo products. Then, early next year, TiVo will allegedly release a $50 dongle for Android TV. […]

Another AR headset startup closes its doors

Post author By Randall
Post date September 13, 2019
Categories In Apple, Ar, assets, Augmented Reality, business, closing, daqri, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, hardware, headset, Microsoft, selling, startup, Tech

[ad_1] At one point, the Wall Street Journal reported that Daqri had raised as much as $275 million in funding. But according to TechCrunch, investors have caught on to the technical difficulties of creating AR headsets and are less interested in funding AR startups. Earlier this year, the AR headset startup Meta, which had raised […]

Valve’s VR headphones started life as two speakers taped to a skate helmet

Post author By Randall
Post date August 9, 2019
Categories In ear speakers, gear, hardware, Headphones, Tech, valve, valve index, vr, vr headset, Wearables

[ad_1] The “Value Index Ear Speakers” aimed to achieve more immersive audio by creating player-relative stereo sound and focusing on the mid-high frequency range which is important for identifying the source of a noise. The Ear Speakers are different from headphones, Valve says, because headphones are optimized for low power usage and sound isolation. These […]

Google pledges to ‘maximize’ recycled material in own products

Post author By Randall
Post date August 5, 2019
Categories In business, carbon emissions, carbon neutral, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Google, Google Home, google home mini, green, hardware, made by google, Nest, pixel, plastic, plastic bottles, recycled, recycled materials, shipping, sustainability, sustainable, Tech

[ad_1] These add to Google’s existing sustainability efforts. From 2017 to 2018, it cut its product shipment carbon emissions by 40 percent. Its Power Project will provide one million energy-saving Nest thermostats to families in need by 2023, and many Nest products are already made with post-consumer recycled plastic. Switching to recycled content isn’t always […]

Atari shows off joystick and controller for its retro VCS console

Post author By Randall
Post date May 22, 2019
Categories In atari, atari vcs, classic joystick, console, controller, Design, device, ergonomic, fire button, gadgetry, Gadgets, Gaming, gear, hardware, joystick, modern controller, paddle controller, personal computing, personalcomputing, rumble, Tech, wireless

[ad_1] According to Atari, the Classic Joystick is “designed to capture the spirit and functionality” of the CX40, but it now has Bluetooth and USB connectivity. The center stick is fully digital, and its default settings map to the D-pad on contemporary gamepad controllers. It also rotates so you can play games like Pong, Breakout […]

Spotify’s first hardware is a voice-controlled device for your car

Post author By Randall
Post date May 17, 2019
Categories In av, business, car thing, connected, device, Entertainment, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, hardware, home thing, playlists, podcast, spotify, Tech, Transportation, voice assistant, voice control, voice thing

[ad_1] In a blog post, Spotify says it doesn’t have plans for a specific in-car device, but the company is hoping to learn more about how people listen to music and podcasts. It promises that creating hardware is not its focus, but that we shouldn’t be surprised to see similar “Voice Thing” and “Home Thing” […]