Deadly Uber crash was ‘entirely avoidable’ had the driver not been watching Hulu
Uber has put the brakes on its experimental autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto following a deadly crash in Tempe, Arizona. We've recently learned that the crash was "entirely avoidable" as the safety driver was watching Hulu up until about 0.5 seconds prior to the crash.
Before China becomes a tech superpower, it needs to face its copying conundrum
China wants to be a tech superpower, but a well-known reputation for shamelessly copying innovators is giving the country’s manufacturers a bad name, and obscuring their own innovations.
Amazon’s Fire TV Cube gives your entire home theater the power of Alexa
Looking to add some savvy to that aging cable box? Amazon's new Fire TV Cube may be the answer. Offering Alexa voice control and integration across all your major home theater pieces -- including the cable box -- the Cube is not your average streaming device.
5 obviously stupid iPhone problems that iOS 12 doesn’t even try to fix
At WWDC 2018, Apple took the wraps off the latest version of the iOS operating system. iOS 12 introduces changes both visual and under the hood, but still fails to address some of the basics. Here are 5 obvious issues Apple should address in iOS 12 before it’s officially released (or maybe in iOS 13?).
HP just unveiled your next laptop – all 11 of them to be exact
Premium laptops have traditionally abandoned discrete graphics to keep battery life long and weight low, but HP’s newest systems take a different approach. Most include either AMD or Nvidia graphics. The new Envy x360 13-inch tries to outrun the competition with AMD’s Ryzen and Radeon Vega.
Facing Facebook: Congress should take action to protect our privacy
Ahead of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress on Tuesday, Charter CEO Tom Rutledge penned a policy piece arguing that Congress should create privacy laws to regulate how companies like Facebook care for our personal information. And you know what? He's completely right.
LG begins construction of U.S. home appliance manufacturing plant
LG Electronics broke ground in 2017 on a $250 million washing machine manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee, an hour north of Nashville. But will the business climate soil the deal?
Dyson’s V10 reinvents vacuums with carbon-fiber bristles, crazy-light motors
Innovation powerhouse Dyson unveiled its latest cordless vacuum cleaner, the Cyclone V10, which is powered by a next-generation motor.
Samsung begins appliance manufacturing in the U.S.
Samsung announced the opening of a manufacturing facility for home appliances in Newberry, South Carolina -- the company's first plant on U.S. soil.
It’s almost here! Here’s the best of what’s coming at CES 2018
From wireless power to electric cars and the rise of China, these are the trends you’ll see dominate CES 2018, and the tech world in the year to come.
Huawei presents ‘the scary index’: how smartphones may lead to life after death
Huawei President Kevin Ho used the opening keynote to the Consumer Technology Association's CES Asia 2016 event to discuss the smartphone of the future.
Flywheel wants you to sweat your ass off in the comfort of your own home
Flywheel is launching Fly Anywhere, an at-home version of its studio biking experience and a streaming content platform with live rides filmed in Lincoln Center. Tech makes the whole sweaty thing possible.
Diary from the future: Augmented Reality, circa 2027
If you don’t understand the appeal of augmented reality yet, just wait 10 years. Save yourself a decade and read this account.
MonsterTalk is a voice-activated personal assistant built into your headphones
Monster's MonsterTalk family of voice-controlled headphones have the Melody app built right in, to let you request songs with your voice.
LG’s Korean headquarters is a real-life Wonka factory, and we got the golden ticket
LG brought Digital Trends along on an exclusive tour of several of its labs and factories halfway around the globe -- and we’re bringing you inside with us.
You have zero privacy thanks to tech, and these artists can prove it
A pop-up art exhibit in lower Manhattan aims to expose corporate monitoring and the reality of the modern Internet, with 54 exhibits and artwork that reveal a darker side to online life. Curated by Tactical Tech -- which helps activists, journalists, and NGOs use digital technologies in their artwork -- the exhibit is sponsored by the Mozilla Foundation.
LG unveils an entirely new brand for ‘the best of the best’
Luxury appliance brand LG Signature debuted at a Rock Center event, with tap-dancer Savion Glover, chef Dominique Crenn, and designer Philip Lim.
Can you remaster a meme? LG tries with an R&B remake of ‘Damn Daniel’ shot on the V20
To celebrate the amazing camera in the new LG V20 smartphone, LG is refilming the most well-known viral videos of all time -- starting with Damn, Daniel.
Feet on: Razor Hovertrax 2.0
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.
Hands on: Dlodlo V1 VR headset
Beyond just looking good, the Dlodlo V1 has specs that compete with headsets from Samsung, Google, and others. Digital Trends had a chance to test out the new glasses, and spoke with the company CTO through an interpreter. We remain … skeptical.
Sony Square NYC is a gadget playpen, and a peek into the future
Sony wants you to come out and play with its latest gadgets – including a few you can’t even buy yet – at its swanky new New York City ‘Sony Square.’