Oculus VR’s trumpeting of the Oculus Rift’s upcoming pre-order date seems a little premature for excitement, but it could mean virtual reality fans have headsets in hand in less than a month. While this may seem speculative, it’s based on … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Here’s a scary thought: The air we breathe indoors can be five times as polluted as outside air, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Since most of us spend a considerable time indoors, we’re inhaling a lot … Read More
You can reserve your very own Oculus Rift headset starting on Jan. 6 when pre-orders go live. The pre-order process opens at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m ET, and Oculus VR promises to share “everything you need to know to order … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Best known for its wild powered roller skates, Acton is now entering the growing electric skateboard market and hoping to cruise to success on the strength of an iPhone-based remote control system. The company’s new Blink-Board, which … Read More
LAS VEGAS — You really can’t blame smartphone makers for not building Windows 10 Mobile phones, what with the platform’s puny 1.7% worldwide market share according to the most recent Gartner numbers. But on Monday at CES, Acer, one of … Read More
LAS VEGAS — It took a few years, but people are finally embracing lightweight Chrome OS-powered devices where the documents and files are mostly stored in the cloud as opposed to locally. Acer added two new Chrome OS-powered additions to … Read More
Alcatel Onetouch is showcasing a slate of new products at International CES this week. The company, which brought us the well-received Idol 3 and Idol 3 4.7 smartphones last year, is launching its first tablet powered by Windows 10 Mobile, … Read More
LAS VEGAS — Over the years, Lenovo’s transformed the ThinkPad series of laptops from bulky to svelte machines that you’d actually be proud of using in public At this year’s CES, the company unveiled the next generation of ThinkPad devices … Read More
California is imposing new safety restrictions on “hoverboards,” the (literally) hottest tech toy of the season. The new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, requires those riding one of the devices on public roadways to stick to roads with … Read More
Touch, the hand-held VR controller from Oculus VR, will not be shipping together with the first Oculus Rift units, which are expected to ship in the first quarter of 2016. Instead, Touch will become available in the second half of … Read More