Reviews

Traveling and communicating in foreign lands isn't easy, but the Jarvisen Translator claims to be the best there is by translating up to 60 languages in real time.

At first blush, the CM Translator from Cheetah Mobile seems the answer to every traveler’s dream: Push the button and it speaks aloud in a foreign tongue. But does it work well enough to be worth your hard-earned dough?

Induction heating is the future of cannabis vaporizers. Loto Labs wowed us with what likely is the best concentrate vaporizer on the market today. With a $500 price tag, it's expensive, but it should definitely be your next dab rig.

At $400, the Switch might be out of the price range of many cannabis users. But no other device we’ve tested so far has even come close in terms of efficient use of product – either flower or concentrates – and overall performance.

We tried out a range of universal earplugs designed specifically for musicians and live music listeners. There are a few different approaches manufacturers take to attenuate dBs without distorting sounds. Here’s our non-exhaustive look at a few earplug options for live music.

Of all the electric longboards we’ve ridden over the years, the Halo Board Carbon Edition stole our heart with its smooth ride, sleek construction, solid brakes, and easy-to-transport design.

Have you ever wanted to miniaturize the spectacle of Battlebots, and bring it into your living room? Mekamon lets you do just that with its tiny-yet-intimidating, smartphone-controlled robots.

We reviewed the first generation OffGrid solar backpack with fairly lackluster first impressions. Fortunately, the second generation OffGrid is the beast we originally hoped for.

Online reviews are good when you need to evaluate a product and get honest feedback from buyers, but they can also be good for a laugh. Here are our picks for the funniest Amazon reviews.

The Voltaic OffGrid is one of the more attractive solar panel backpacks on the market. We gave it a proper run for its money to see if it lives up to the supercharged hype.

Aukey’s 20-watt Portable Foldable Solar Charger provides enough clean renewable to charge two mobile devices quickly and simultaneously.

Even those who prefer to run, walk, hike, and generally exist without traditional footwear still require protection from the elements. Skinners offers a radical new product as a solution.

We loved the Vasque Coldspark hiking boot for its stylish comfort combined with a reasonable level of warmth, but a narrow fit and reliability issues made the boot less attractive after a month.

The first outdoor gear product in the North Face Summit Series is the Summit Alpine 50L Pack. FuseForm technology makes for the lightest weight, most durable, and most comfortable hiking, climbing, alpine, and mountaineering backpack.

The FlashTorch Mini is a powerful flashlight that also has the ability to cook food and even start fires, but is it necessary and is it worth the price tag?

Wizards in the Harry Potter universe don't need to move their chess pieces with their hands, and we're edging closer to parity with the wizarding world thanks to Infivention's chess board, Square Off.

Not meant for serious homebrewers, the PicoBrew Pico simplifies the process of making beer but still requires patience and effort.

Found on a variety of shoes and boots, Vibram's new Arctic Grip sole promises to deliver a "whole new world of grip and performance on slippery, wet ice." We go "feet on" to find out if this Arctic Grip lives up to the hype.

A fitness band, a smart water bottle, connected scales, and health boosting vitamins all controlled through a single app? Styr Labs fitness eco-system sounds amazing, but the reality isn’t so encouraging.

Half-drone, half-paper airplane, the PowerUpFPV flies with a livestreaming camera onboard and an FPV cardboard headset in tow to keep it in the air.

Unphased by the rise of CO2 pens and fancy oil rigs, the Pax 3 improves on the previous generation’s excellent design changes with concentrate support and a connected app, but is that enough to win over a new generation of smokers?

DribbleUp is a startup with an affordable smart basketball that can help players of varying skill sets master dribbling and crossovers without having to use hardware inside the ball to track progress and prowess.

Razor, the same company that makes those aluminum push scooters, also happens to make one of the few hoverboards with high-quality batteries that won’t spontaneously combust. So we rode one.

With a built-in smartphone charger, digital scale, and location tracker, Bluesmart's Black Edition is the 21st Century makeover travel luggage so desperately needed — for a price.

The Hearshot Domio is a puck-shaped gizmo that sticks to any helmet and pumps music through the surface, while you climb mountains or flip 180-degrees on a BMX.

Budding engineers and inventors will find inspiration in the LittleBits Gizmos and Gadgets kit, as it offers a box of electronic components with easy-to-follow guides for projects.

t is a surprisingly simple design that allows those people that are interested in a standing solution to take it along with them easily. It will also benefit those seeking a more expensive, permanent solution and want to give a raised work platform a try.

Amazon is making a play to change grocery shopping with the inexpensive Dash Button, but does it really make sense to have branded, web-connected devices throughout your house?

The Karma Go is a 4G LTE hotspot with a twist: You don’t pay for data you don’t use, and sharing gets you rewards instead of burning up your data.

We took Bosch’s high-end ebike system for a ride last week, and after whipping it around downtown Portland for a couple hours, we’re not sure we can go back to regular bikes again.

Gameband + Minecraft is Mojang’s first wearable, a USB bracelet that lets you take your creations anywhere and a high-quality, programmable LED watch.

After being under development for well over two years, Thalmic's gesture sensing Myo armband is finally out on the market -- so we got our hands on one and took it for a whirl.

Starbucks stepped into the future with its wireless charging trial at select coffee shops. It gives us a tantalizing glimpse at how convenient widespread public wireless charging will be, once everyone gets onboard.

Narbis is a wearable that can train your brain to focus more quickly and learn on demand. We tried out the prototype to see what it's like to train your brain with a wearable.

The Sulon Cortex is a VR headset that uses the physical dimensions of one’s surroundings and tailors content to it in an immersive and interactive way.

Forget alarm clocks, the Neuro:on smart sleep mask will wake you up with an artificial dawn. The prototype still needs work, but it has the potential to change the way we sleep for the better.

Finding Nemo has never been drawn at this scale before — the Disney Research Hub and ETH Zürich have worked together on a BeachBot robot that can magically create works of art on the beach.

A new tablet-style menu being developed by Tobii Technology and Pizza Hut uses state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to work out your favorite toppings from nearly five thousand combinations.

Perhaps attempting to create a live action version of Nintendo's Duck Hunt, a New Jersey man thought it would be an absolutely brilliant idea to blast away at a flying drone with his shotgun.

Google could be about sign a deal to take over a massive aircraft hangar in LA where Howard Hughes' famous 'Spruce Goose' plane was built. A report Tuesday described the space as "atypical," suggesting it would be perfect for the Web giant.

Can a standing desk really boost your metabolism, strengthen your back, and add years to your life? We’re not sure about that last one, but we’re definitely feeling better after a few weeks with UpWrite’s Midnight standing desk.

Instead of tracking the number of steps you take each day, SunSprite clips onto your clothes and tracks the amount of sunlight you soak up throughout the day. Learn more here.

This was supposed to be a review of the fantastic Blade 350 QX quadcopter drone from Hobby Horizon. Instead, it's a cautionary tale of loss, regret, and what not to do when you have nearly $1,000 worth of equipment to test out.

Westone has debuted a bevy of new premium in-ears for CES 2014, including its W60, which pack an incredible six drivers into a tiny in-ear for one of the most brilliant experiences we've had with a headphone of their size in recent memory.

New at CES 2014 is Vuse, an e-cigarettes are the first to pack a microprocessor that adjusts battery output 2,000 times per second to deliver a consistent vape no matter what. Click on to get our hands-on first reactions

Losing weight is a common New Year's resolution, and now you can accomplish it with the help of the Libra Scale from Runtastic, a smart scale with iOS connectivity. It's a little over ambitious but still a solid addition to any health-conscious person's routine.

Some say drones are scary. But after going hands on with the AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition from Parrot, we can say with full confidence that they actually offer the most fun of any high-tech toy on the market. Click the jump to see our full review.

The days of not knowing whether your dog is getting enough exercise are over. Whistle, an activity tracker for dogs, lets you keep track of how much exercise Fido is getting and, eventually, a whole lot more.

The Remee sleep mask promises induce lucid dreams - giving you total control over them - using simple LEDs as a trigger. We gave it a shot to see if entering the world of 'Inception' could be that simple ... and it worked.

MakerBot Industries continues to grow its 3D printing empire with today's grand opening of a production factory in Brooklyn, New York. Here's a look inside the 50,000 square foot warehouse.