Technology
The Week in iPhone Cases: Out and about with wallets, cases, and sleeves
Out and about with wallets, cases, and sleeves This week’s roundup of new iPhone cases offers up a handsome collection of wallet cases for your phone, with a few fashionable options for the style-minded. Empire Tech The Locator (iPhone 5/5S … Continue reading
Samsung’s phablet-powered Gear VR launches in December for $200
Earlier this year, Samsung announced a brand new virtual reality headset by the name of Gear VR. Made in partnership with the team at Oculus VR, this clever headset uses a Galaxy Note 4 to power the virtual reality experience, … Continue reading
New metal lets today’s 3D printers make tomorrow’s electronics
A new Kickstarter project could let regular 3D printers start making fully functional electronics, right away.
Now Streaming: 10 movies full of violence and conflict
Great stories, and movies, too, are born out of conflict. These can be small ones, such as a father and son trying to communicate during a road trip, or big ones, like a band of downtrodden citizens storming through a … Continue reading
Online video moguls team up to set standards, meet growing demand
Some of the most powerful companies in video networks and delivery plan to define an open architecture for streaming video as part of a new alliance that includes Cisco Systems, Comcast, Ustream and Yahoo, but not Netflix or YouTube. The … Continue reading
ET deals: Dell 27-inch UltraHD monitor $504, Gaming desktop $650, Garming Action camera $100, more
Today we have a great collection of deals for you, including a brand new Ultra HD monitor that’s already discounted, gaming desktops, and a great savings on a 1TB Xbox One. There’s also new tablets, HDTVs and much more. Read … Continue reading
ET deals: Dell 27-inch UltraHD monitor $504, gaming desktop $650, more
Today we have a great collection of deals for you, including a brand new Ultra HD monitor that’s already discounted, gaming desktops, and a great savings on a 1TB Xbox One. There’s also new tablets, HDTVs and much more. Read … Continue reading
IBM and Nvidia will build two ultra-efficient 150-petaflop supercomputers for the DoE
IBM and Nvidia have been awarded $425 million by the US Department of Energy to build two brand-new supercomputers that leverage IBM’s Power8 CPUs and Nvidia’s upcoming Volta GPUs. The two computers — Summit, which will be built at Oak … Continue reading
US government uses fake cell towers, flown on airplanes, to harvest phone data and track down criminals
Proving yet again that the US government can show a surprising soupçon of tenacity when it comes to invading privacy and occasionally catching a terrorist, a new report claims that the US Marshals Service — since 2007 — has been … Continue reading
Sharp demos 4.1-inch 736 PPI display: But is it destined for a smartphone, or VR?
Sharp has announced a new Igzo display with a massive 736 PPI in a 4-inch screen. Can a phablet be far behind?