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New kinetic cooler is a heatsink that’s also a CPU fan
Heatsinks and CPU fans can be very large, limiting the hardware configurations in any computer, but what if you could condense and combine them into one component? At CES 2015, startup CoolChip Technologies has done just that, making the physical … Continue reading
First Alert delivers a connected-home portfolio with a personal twist: A smartwatch
By its name alone, you might think First Alert’s new Onelink series of home-safety products at least shared a common app, even if they weren’t integrated into a single system. You’d be mistaken. There’s nothing inherently flawed about the thermostat, … Continue reading
Next-gen Linux-powered rifle is accurate up to a mile
TrackingPoint is back with an updated, more advanced version of its “Linux” rifle. The new Mile Maker can file slightly farther than a mile, and land a shot against a target moving 30 miles an hour.
With Curie, Intel hopes to break new ground in wearables, sensors, and the Internet of Things
At CES this week, Intel demoed its new Curie SoC — the company hopes that the tiny processor will drive a new wave of innovation and push Intel products into markets as-yet uninvented.
New Apple malware is undetectable, unstoppable, and can infect any Thunderbolt-equipped device
A new flaw in Apple’s EFI firmware allows attackers to load a bootkit malware that can’t be removed, bypassed, or blocked, save by physically swapping components in the system — and it takes minutes and minimal intervention to run.
Ingenious molecular mechanisms in the age of transformable DNA
Among the pioneers of this relatively new field of structural DNA nanotechnology is a group of researchers from Ohio State who have managed to engineer some pretty fancy DNA actuators. One of their devices uses a so-called Bennett linkage — … Continue reading
The Internet of Things comes to home beer brewing
The Internet is adding a bit of hop to the art of beer crafting with a new appliance that can not only brew the alcoholic beverage, but also tap online resources and services, and be controlled via a web browser. … Continue reading
Pella (yep, the window company) enters the connected-home market
LAS VEGAS—You know the connected-home market is going mainstream when a company like Pella jumps in with both feet. The noted window- and door-manufacturer announced a whole lineup of wireless products at CES including doors, windows, garage doors, and motorized … Continue reading
Meridian Audio’s MQA technology is the best product at CES so far
LAS VEGAS—Allow me to preface this by saying this is my opinion and not that of TechHive or PCWorld as whole, since I was the only editor there and Tuesday was the first day of the show. With that out … Continue reading
HEXO+ goes Hollywood with prototype follow-me drones
Now that everyone has realized that combining action cameras and drones is a natural, HEXO+ has pushed it to the next level with a system that allows full cinematic control of a follow-me autonomous drone.
