DT Daily: Earthquake alarm, 3D VR sculpture, Apple market cap
Today on DT Daily: crowdfunding an earthquake early warning system, sculpting in VR 3D, and some truly astounding numbers from Apple. For many people, the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami are horrifying memories. But, it could have been much worse. Japan’s earthquake early warning system activated as planned, giving people a few extra minutes to […]
DT Daily: FAA drone rules, Dragonfly 3-in-1 device, parallel parking record
Today on DT Daily: the FAA may clamp down on drones, the Dragonfly does it all and we trust Han Yue to park our car anytime. As drones get more sophisticated and continue to expand their capabilities, many are calling for the FAA to issue some sort of safety guidelines, and six years after an initial […]
DT Daily: Squirrels love GoPros, Siri vs. Cortana, smart watchband
Today on DT Daily: a squirrel steals a GoPro, Cortana calls Siri fat, and a company that wants to turn dumb watches into smart watches. GoPros often go where other video cameras fear to tread, and news of their famed toughness has finally reached a very important, and clearly untapped, market. We’re talking about squirrels […]
DT Daily: Parrot BeBop drone, belt battery, Mockingjay Part 1 opens
Today on DT Daily: Parrot’s Bebop continues the drone dance, a belt with special powers and it’s movie night, so we take a peek at Mockingjay, Part 1. The holidays are coming and something that’s on a lot of wish lists this year is a camera-equipped drone. So, just in time for the annual shopping […]
DT Daily: Samsung’s Milk Video, videogame politics, tech ‘fashionables’
Today on DT Daily: Samsung takes aim at YouTube, a politician calls out a video game, and is jewelry the key to taking wearables mainstream? Earlier this year, Samsung introduced Milk Music, a free streaming music service for folks with Galaxy smartphones. Now, Samsung has taken the next step with Milk Video. Milk Video only […]
DT Daily: Intel’s bracelet, bionic bird drone, computer ‘vision’
Today on DT Daily: Intel’s fashionable wearable, drones are for the birds, and computers are learning to see better than ever. So far, the most fashionable wearable we’ve seen come down the pipe has been the gold Apple Watch. But now it looks like chipmaker Intel is getting into the wearables game with a very […]
DT Daily: Tesla’s big sale, supercomputer competition, ultimate L.A. commute
Today on DT Daily: Get a Tesla on the cheap, the U.S. is building two monster supercomputers, and Ken Block commutes in L.A. the way only Ken Block can. What’s the hottest electric car out there? The Tesla Model S of course, and if you’ve been skipping lattes to save for one, well, this might […]
DT Daily: driverless car race, Lantern on Indiegogo, T-Mobile can’t let go
Today on DT Daily: A driverless car competition in China gets off to a slow start, the Lantern is a cool gadget that receives data from space and sadly, even being dead is apparently not a good enough reason for canceling a phone contract early. There’s nothing like the sound, speed, and excitement of motorsport. […]
DT Daily: Samsung’s rap report, The Who go VR, fitness tracking earrings
Today on DT Daily: Samsung’s raps an annual report, The Who embrace virtual reality, and at long last, fitness-tracking earrings. Companies love to talk about how progressive, worker friendly and green they are, but usually in the form of some boring report issued once a year that everyone pretty much ignores. But not Korean electronics […]
DT Daily: Rosetta mission success, Spotify hits back, track-only LaFerrari
Today on DT Daily: A space probe lands on a comet, Spotify hits back at Taylor Swift, and Ferrari gets ready to release a supercar you can’t legally drive on the street. So we’ll take two. It was smiles all around at the European Space Agency yesterday, after their small robotic spacecraft named Philea (“fee-lay”) touched […]
Another giant leap: Rosetta lander reaches surface of Comet 67P
It's a huge triumph for space exploration in general and the European Space Agency in particular, which designed and managed the 10-year Rosetta mission.
DT Daily: Very smart LED bulb, ‘affordable’ Vertu phone, rescue balloon
Today on DT Daily: The light bulb of the future? Plus, we look at the “affordable” Vertu phone, and hey, you can start leaving your flare gun at home now. Until very recently, one of the most basic tech items in our lives, the light bulb, hasn’t changed in well over a century. But LEDs […]
DT Daily: Off-road wheelchair, the last Pink Floyd album, Iron Sky sequel
Today on DT Daily: Heading offroad – in a wheelchair, Pink Floyd heads down an endless river and you can help fund the crazy-ass sequel to the cult movie Iron Sky. Here in the U.S., getting around in a regular wheelchair is tough, but smooth sidewalks and access ramps at least make it manageable. But […]
DT Daily: iMessage cure, rocket powered bicycle, steerable cockroaches
Today on DT Daily: Apple takes pity on ex-iPhone users who were missing test messages, a crazy speed freak rides a rocket-powered bicycle to over 200mph, and sound-controlled cockroaches could help rescue teams find disaster survivors in the future. If you’ve made the switch from Apple’s iPhone to another smartphone recently, you may have found […]
DT Daily: Onyx communicator system, NASA’s watery spaceballs, Star Wars VII gets named
Today on DT Daily: a communicator Captain Kirk would be proud of, fun and GoPro games in space, and Star Wars Episode 7 gets an official title. Smartphones, Bluetooth devices and even those corded things stuck to the wall are all pretty good for communicating with others, but what if you could just push one […]
DT Daily: Blomkamp’s new sci-fi movie, mix drinks like a pro, Bluetooth sunglasses
Today on DT Daily: The director of sci-fi gem District 9 preps the new movie Chappie, make the perfect cocktail every time, and a Bluetooth headset you’ll actually be happy to wear – because they’re sunglasses. Ask any movie fan about the 2009 documentary-style movie District 9, and many will tell you it was one […]
DT Daily: Interstellar’s black hole science, getting a feel for VR, first Apple computer sold goes to auction
Today on DT Daily: How a movie might change the science of black holes, getting the feel for virtual reality and the first Apple 1 computer ever sold goes to auction – can it fetch a million dollars? Batman director Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited Sci-Fi epic ‘Interstellar’ opens this weekend, and work on the special effects for […]
DT Daily: Spaceship 2 crash, microwave MAID, Beats on a plane
Today on DT Daily: A bad week for private spaceflight, the techiest microwave you’ve ever seen, and Beats Music takes to the air. An investigation is still underway as to what happened to SpaceShip 2, the experimental Virgin Galactic sub-orbital space plane . The crash comes No one was hurt in that incident. Here’s how SpaceShip […]
DT Daily: HP’s innovative PC, Google’s cancer pill, Ferrari’s Sergio supercar
Today on DT Daily: HP sprouts a compelling new kind of computer, Google’s cancer-sniffing pill and, nope, we didn’t get invited to buy the Ferrari Sergio, either. The way we interface with our computers hasn’t changed much since Mac came out in 1984: you use a screen, keyboard and a mouse. But a new machine […]
DT Daily: Holographic non-touchscreen, bright bike lights, retro Star Wars gaming
Today on DT Daily: A touch screen that that you don’t touch, light up the night with these amazing bike lights, and get ready for some retro Star Wars gaming on the cheap. We live in a world run by touch screens, from our phones to ATMs to computers. But the problem with touch screens […]
DT Daily: Amazon Fire Stick, Elon Musk on A.I., laser bullets
Today on DT Daily: Amazon goes to war with a little stick, Elon Musk’s A.I. tech fear, and some scientists build a Death Star. Well, maybe just a little one. Amazon is the latest company to get into the battle for TV eyeballs with their introduction of the Fire TV Stick, the newest dongle set to […]
DT Daily: Apple 1 auction, epic Hobbit/LOTR air safety video, Age of Ultron leak
Today on DT Daily: An auction for an early Apple computer rings up a gigantic final bid, New Zealand Airline’s epic safety video, and we get an unexpected peek at Avengers: Age of Ultron. Got a million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Just think, you could’ve bought a whole computer that doesn’t connect […]
DT Daily: Smart iWallet, app solves math problems, real hoverboard
Today on DT Daily: a biometric smart wallet, get easy As in math with your smartphone, and will a real hoverboard be ready for Back to the Future’s most famous date? Apple’s Apple Pay system is big news these days, but if you’re not quite ready to join the touch-to-pay future, well, we’ve got a […]
DT Daily: Dodge Charger Hellcat, zombie-proof home, cassette tape returns
Today on DT Daily: The 204 mph family car, build yourself a zombie-proof log cabin and find your Walkman, Awesome Mix Volume 1 is coming out on cassette. So, is your old Volvo 240 on it’s last legs – and barely able to get up to freeway speed? Well, clearly, you need something with a bit […]
DT Daily: Getting paid to drive an EV, smart luggage, Apple Pay debuts
Today on DT Daily: Get paid to drive electric, luggage goes high tech and Apple Pay goes live for iPhone 6 users. Using electric cars to reverse-power cities is not a new idea – but getting paid for it is. And now, the Wall Street Journal says a University of Delaware professor has designed a […]
DT Daily: Sting sings ringtones, Microsoft smartwatch, kid’s $50 prosthetic
Today on DT Daily: There’s news about a Microsoft smartwatch, a prosthetic hand which has changed a young boy’s life, and we listen to Stingtones, which prove Sting is still very cool all these years later. If the latest rumors are on the money, Microsoft could be ready to launch its own smartwatch in the […]
DT Daily: FBI fears ‘dark devices’, iPad update, Facebook’s disaster app
Today on DT Daily: The FBI is not happy about “dark devices,” Apple updates their iPad line and Facebook’s new disaster app. Tech firms stung by recent revelations of tracking and spying technology used against their customers are beginning to fight for privacy, and that’s not sitting well with the FBI. FBI Director James Comey […]
DT Daily: Apple iPad leak, smart door lock, Darth Vader runs for office
Today on DT Daily: Apple lets their iPads slip, maybe, a door lock for the 21st century and Darth Vader is running for office. Apple is revealing some new hardware today – at least officially – but unofficially, it looks like they accidentally revealed some of their new tech toys a day early. The eagle-eyed […]
DT Daily: Google looks to ‘Magic’ VR, automatic Tor router, Dropbox password hack
Today on DT Daily: Google gets into magic, a router that protects your privacy and Dropbox says their service is secure after a password leak is reported. The battle over virtual reality supremacy is heating up, as news comes that Google may be in on a big funding round for Magic Leap, a VR content […]
DT Daily: Mars’ close comet call, stylish hearing aid, cat-ear headphones
Today on DT Daily: NASA gets ready for a close encounter on Mars, ReSound brings hearing aids up to date, and these cat-ear headphones are ready to make the world meow. All eyes are on Comet Siding Spring, a mile-wide ice cube making it’s first loop around the sun, and NASA is gearing up a […]
DT Daily: Will.I.Am’s smartwatch, London’s new tube trains, airport helper bot
Today on DT Daily: Will.i.am could be about to launch a smart watch- and a new online streaming music service, futuristic driverless trains have been revealed in London, and a new robot is on the job helping out confused passengers at the Indianapolis airport. Well.i.never thought… that Will.i.am’s smart watch could be coming our way […]
DT Daily: Fast-charging phone charger, iPhone speaker case, tech leaders on tech spying
Today on DT Daily: A portable phone recharger pushes charging speed limits, upgrading the sound of your iPhone, and Google’s chairman says the U.S. government is going break the Internet. High rates of battery drain with modern cell phones are nothing now, that’s why there’s a whole industry around portable charging solutions. But the Pronto […]
DT Daily: Minority Report-ish display, TV station in a box, wearable tech voting
Today on DT Daily: Another step closer to that Minority Report display tech, own your own TV station on the cheap and we want you to vote on some pretty trick wearable tech. Ever since the movie Minority Report teased us with a swank holographic computer display system in 2002, geeks have been jonesing for […]
DT Daily: NASA’s sleep study, tough iPhone cases, Lamborghini hybrid
Today on DT Daily: NASA wants to put astronauts to sleep, we know you want to get that new iPhone dirty and wet, and the Lamborghini that will never be. Traveling to distant planets and stars takes a long, LONG, time, so long ago, science fiction writers dreamed up the concept of putting astronauts into […]