Technology

The connected kitchen already boasts smart cooktops, intelligent ovens, and a couple of baking scales (one we liked, one we didn’t). By the end of the year, you’ll be able to add Bluetooth-enabled canisters to your high-tech pantry. SKE Labs … Continue reading →

So-called organs-on-a-chip have become an important way to test the effects of chemicals or radiation on different kinds of cells. Now researchers are scrambling to build whole body-on-a-chip devices to quickly diagnose the metabolic signature of infection or poison.

Qualcomm is announcing and launching multiple new chips and modems today — and opening a full-scale attack on the other mobile vendors trying to muscle into its turf.

Beset by competitors offering low-cost phones and TVs, Sony’s management indicated that it may ditch those products and concentrate instead on what’s making it money: the PlayStation game console. Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai told investors Wednesday of a reorganization plan that … Continue reading →

At first glance, you might mistake the Ray “Super Remote” for an average smartphone, but it’s actually a universal remote for your living room. The aluminum-encased slab has only a few physical buttons on its side, for power, mute, and … Continue reading →

A new vanadium flow battery from Imergy Power Systems is designed to augment industrial scale power networks and possibly pair with renewable energy solutions. Haven’t heard of a flow battery? We’ve got you covered.

Hulu is getting its content bookmarking act together by replacing its Queue, Favorites, and Shows You Watch features with Watchlist, a new tool that lists all of your favorite TV shows and movies in one place, in the order they … Continue reading →

Like ABC and CBS before it, NBC is now offering a live stream of its channel for phones and tablets. The live stream is part of NBC’s updated app for iOS and Android, which also includes a new library of … Continue reading →

Samsung does not encrypt voice recordings that are collected and transmitted by its smart TVs to a third party service, even though the company has claimed that it uses encryption to secure consumers’ personal information. A week ago, the revelation … Continue reading →

A new form of nano-engineered coating can dramatically improve the physical properties of metals by creating millions of layers of protection.