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Is CES Dead?

Lower attendance numbers may look like harbringers of doom for the electric light show we know and love, but the experience remains CES.
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Packing 1,024 LEDs into one headlight is smart, but not legal (yet)

Each Osram Eviyos headlight is really 1,024 LEDs that can be individually turned on and off to prevent oncoming drivers from being blinded.
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Vuzix built the smartglasses Google wishes it did

Google Glass died an untimely death, but the smartglasses concept lives on in the Vuzix Blade.
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We’re all going to die eventually, and so will all our cloud-based gadgets

As more and more devices rely on the cloud, consumers need to realize that they could stop working at any moment. Is it worth it?
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Windows Mixed Reality hands-on review

In our Windows Mixed Reality review, we dive into the first version of Windows to transcend the limits of two dimensions for a full stereoscopic 3D experience.
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Here are 6 old technologies Apple wants you to think are revolutionary

Apple’s iPhone X, Apple TV, and Apple Watch may have looked hot at their September 12 announcement, but the technologies inside are already old.

Honda UX-3 Personal Mobility Device

Honda's new UX-3 acts like a one-wheeled, omnidirectional Segway. No coordination required.
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Wii Outsells PlayStation 3 Six to One

Sony's June sales of Playstation 3 systems in Japan reflect a losing battle against the Nintendo Wii.
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Internet Radio May Survive, For Now

A proposed cap on royalty fees may keep broadcaster alive past July 15, but the offer stands only for the short term.
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Dell Intros First Tablet PC

The Latitude XT uses the same capacitive touch screen technology used in the iPhone, making multi-touch a possibility.
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Logitech Unveils Two New Cams, Partnership

The QuickCam Pro 9000 and QuickCam Pro for Notebooks will benefit from lenses made by Carl Zeiss.
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iPhone Line-Waiting Madness Commences

Like all highly anticipated releases, the iPhone's impending sale on June 29 is pushing fans to line up outside stores to ensure they get one.
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Cosmos 4RWF V8 Muscle Bike Roars To Life For 2010

Cosmos' astounding four-wheeled, V8-powered motorcycle brings you as close as you can get to becoming Bruce Wayne.
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Gadgets for cyclists

Gadgets for cyclists can make the sport safer, easier, or just more fun. Here are our favorite techie gifts for the biker in your life.
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Can an eReader Replace College Textbooks?

Find out whether an e-reader like the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook or even the iPad can fill in for a pile of books for you this school year.
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GM’s EN-V pod car up close: A reimagined car for reimagined cities

GM imagined a future where tiny two-wheeled pods whisk you from place-to-place autonomously on electricity, and built the fully functional EN-V concept vehicle to prove it works. Now what?
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Power to the pocket: The next generation of superphones

These up-and-comers from the smartphone world will redefine the boundaries of mobile computing with full HD video playback, dual-core processors, and more.
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Which New Tech Trends Will Take Off In 2010?

Will 2010’s hottest tech trends like 3DTV, eReaders and tablet PCs really take off in 2010? We cut through the hype.
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MyFord Touch First Impressions

MyFord Touch, the next-generation of Ford’s in-car computer technology takes us one step closer to KITT with more intuitive voice commands, video playback, and even mobile hotspot capability.
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10 Plug-In Electric Vehicles You Can Buy Today

Why wait for the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf? From cars to motorcycles and even trikes, here are 10 plug-in electric vehicles you can buy today.
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Consumers are flocking to 4K faster than they did to HD, says CTA

You may still hear skeptics, but consumers are adopting 4K faster than they adopted HD when it arrived, says the Consumer Technology Association.
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Google just reinvented motion control and the fabric in our clothes

Google Project Jacquard and Project Soli will bring user interfaces to your clothes and to your fingertips, with the introduction of tiny motion-sensing radar sensors and touch-sensitive fabrics.
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What’s VR useful for? More than you can possibly imagine

VR skeptics can’t see past the current paucity of useful applications, but like any new medium, the best is yet to come.
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Trends with Benefits: Talking robochefs, VR with the man behind The Manual

Six percent of Americans want Apple Watches, Dan wants bio implants, Greg wants VR, Nick wants a robot chef, and Cator wants a glass of Scotch. No one gets what they want, this week on Trends with Benefits.
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No room for a home Holodeck? That’s why VR will bring arcades back

Home video-game systems may have killed arcades, but virtual reality may bring them back. Here’s why VR is uniquely suited for outside the home.
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Review: Columbia Mobex backpack, Ravenous trail runners and Hot Shot II shell

We review Columbia's Mobex backpack, Ravenous trail runners, Hot Shot II shell and more by putting them to the test in woods, mountains and mud outside Portland, Oregon.
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GE’s new oven made me a pizza in 2 minutes, and it was delicious

Crispy on the outside, still chewy inside, with just a hint of crumbly black char around the edges, slices from GE's Monogram Pizza Oven are the real deal. I ate a lot of them.
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Smart appliances need to solve problems, not create them

The latest crop of “smart home” devices may look sleek, but the real inconveniences most of us wrestle with every day still aren’t being solved by an industry that likes to ask what’s possible instead of what’s useful.
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Remodeling barely scratches the drywall of what VR can do for your home

At the 2016 International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas, builders are embracing virtual reality as a way to get customers hooked on structures that don’t even exist yet, and perfect them before the first brick is laid.
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Bear-proof glass, glow-in-the-dark toilet seats, and more weird stuff at IBS 2016

From wood-fired hot tubs to glow-in-the-dark toilet seats, the 2016 International Builder's Show in Las Vegas brought its share of goofy, odd and downright bizarre surprises.
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GE’s blistering home pizza oven makes your normal oven look like a toaster

It's not delivery, or DiGiorno. GE's Monogram Pizza Oven lets you craft pizzeria-quality pies at home by baking them at insanely hot temperatures as high as 1,200 degrees.
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Yale’s latest smart locks and doorbells let you watch and unlock from afar

Yale's Look doorbell lets you chat up guests from afar, while its Linus and Assure smart locks can unlock the door via Nest and Bluetooth, respectively.
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Missed CES? Here are 3 of the best cars at the show in glorious VR

CES is the largest tech show of the year, but few of us ever get the chance to experience the innovations on the show floor. With the help of Vuse, Digital Trends is proud to present a full VR look at a few of our favorite items on the show floor.
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Best product of 2015

Samsung Gear’s VR is the Model T of virtual reality, pushing mainstream what used to be a complicated and expensive product accessible only to a small niche.
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Binge watch all you want: T-Mobile won’t charge you a dime to stream Hulu or Netflix

T-Mobile will host Un-carrier X on November 10 in Los Angeles.
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Vote for your favorite wearable tech concept and help it become real

We’ve teamed up with the FashioNXT Runway Show, along brilliant minds from Google, Nike, Intel and more, to help shape the future of wearable tech. And you can help!
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Grove’s decked-out SkateCases are more art than accessory

Constructed of “upcycled” maple from a skateboard factory and carefully handcrafted in the US, Grove’s SkateCases push the limits of manufacturing and quite possibly, the limits of your wallet.
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Don’t be so smug, cheater haters. You’re next

The names of 37 million users of Ashley Madison, a dating site for cheaters, were made public. But don't thank the hackers; these folks are victims, too.