Gadgets

[ad_1] The screwdriver-happy dismantlers at iFixit have torn the Magic Leap One augmented reality headset all to pieces, and the takeaway seems to be that the device is very much a work in progress — but a highly advanced one. Its interesting optical assembly, described as “surprisingly ugly,” is laid ...

[ad_1] Unlike the original car, Zero comes with touchscreen navigation, LED headlights and other high-tech parts found in a modern car. People can choose to get one with the original instruments, though: in short, Jaguar can customize each car to meet a buyer’s specifications. Those who don’t have an E-type ...

[ad_1] The first-generation Honda Insight was a wacky three-door contraption with wheel spats. The second-generation Honda Insight was a five-door hatchback that, despite being the least expensive hybrid on the market when it launched, never caught up to Toyota’s stalwart Prius. Third time’s a charm, right? Now a spiritual successor ...

[ad_1] Latch announced this morning that it has raised $70 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Brookfield Ventures, the investment arm of Brookfield Asset Management. As part of the deal, Brookfield Properties will also be installing Latch systems in its multi-family properties that are currently under ...

[ad_1] It’s up to developers to implement DLSS, but so far major titles like Final Fantasy XV, PUBG and the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider can take advantage of the feature. Without DLSS turned on, those same games are around 1.5 times faster on the RTX 2080 than the ...

[ad_1] Audi’s new RS5 Coupe is a wonderful grand tourer. Fast, pretty, luxurious and techy, it’s the sort of car I could easily and happily live with every single day. But while the RS5 may earn straight-As in its core subjects, it won’t be turning in any extra driving-enthusiast credit. ...

[ad_1] Creators of the 1Sheeld, a tool designed to connect smartphones to Arduino boards, have created something even more interesting. Their latest product, the Elkrem, is a smart kit for creating blockchain IoT devices and they have raised $250,000 from Endure Capital and Consensys to build the project. The founders ...

[ad_1] By creating fake websites and sending spear phishing messages to their targets, the attackers could gain credentials used to access data in the same way that they exploited the account of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. Tech giants have warned the US government about their concerns over security leading ...

[ad_1] Lori Grunin/CNET Nothing about Fitbit’s newest fitness tracker, the Fitbit Charge 3, is particularly revolutionary. But — on paper, at least — it seems like the best overall fitness tracker value that the company has produced. It replaces the Charge 2 ($120 at Amazon.com), which has been Fitbit’s most ...

[ad_1] Most mornings, after sifting through the night’s mail haul and skimming the headlines, I make myself a cup of coffee. I use a simple pour-over cone and paper filters, and (in what is perhaps my most tedious Seattleite affectation), I grind the beans by hand. I like the manual ...