Technology

Elliptic Labs’ ultrasound tech lets you control your devices with a friendly wave

At Mobile World Congress, I experienced Elliptic Labs’ new way to control devices with just your gestures using ultrasound—which you may know better from medical devices, but here it’s obviously different. Elliptic’s technology uses a device’s speaker to create an … Continue reading

Yamaha YSP-1600 MusicCast sound bar review: Much better with soundtracks than music

Yamaha’s YSP-1600 is an entry-level sound bar, but MusicCast endows it with a feature the competition in the $500 price range can’t match: multi-room audio support (the Sonos Playbar costs $699. You can read our opinion of the MusicCast system … Continue reading

Intel’s Brian Krzanich says 5G networking will let millions of drones roam the earth

Millions of drones, roaming the earth. No, it’s not a scene from The Terminator—it’s an example of what fifth-generation, or 5G, networking will eventually enable. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich used a small drone as a prop during a Monday panel … Continue reading

Yamaha MusicCast review: This multi-room audio system is better than expected

This review covers Yamaha’s MusicCast multi-room audio ecosystem in three parts: the MusicCast ecosystem as a whole (the topic of this story), my hands-on review of Yamaha’s YSP-1600 sound bar, and my hands-on review of its WX-030 powered bookshelf speaker … Continue reading

Yamaha WX-030 MusicCast wireless speaker review: Sonos draws its strongest challenger

It’s impossible to discuss the merits of a multi-room audio system these days without answering this question: Is it better than Sonos? I answer with a highly qualified “no” in this broader discussion of Yamaha’s MusicCast system. In this review, … Continue reading

Rebranding : 7 exemples à suivre

Fusion d’entreprises, gestion d’un scandale ou ouverture à l’international, le changement de nom, ou rebranding, est une étape importante pour accompagner le nouveau cap d’une marque.

[MWC2016] 5 stands qui proposent une expérience ludique

Au Mobile World Congress de Barcelone, du 22 au 25 février, business rime avec divertissement. La preuve par 5, en images.