Intel and 50 Cent Headphones That Measure Your Heart Rate
Intel is teaming up with 50 Cent's SMS Audio to develop headphones designed for fitness and athletes. Back at CES 2014, Intel showed off a prototype of earphones that can measure heart rate. Intel wasn't the only company with that idea; LG also showed off heartbeat monitoring earphones and actually…
LightFreq isn’t just an LED Bulb with a Speaker – You can Talk Back to It
Ever wish you could blast your favorite tunes from the lamp in your living room? Oh, what’s that? You’ve never had such a ridiculous desire before? Well add it to your list of dreams and then promptly cross it off, because lightbulbs with integrated speakers are apparently becoming a thing.…
New super-fast USB Cable is Here
The reversible USB Type-C standard has now been finalized, which should save the world untold man-hours in mis-plugging. Roughly the size of a current micro-USB Type-B connector, it uses matching rows of contacts on the top and bottom so that you can shove it in either way around. Type-C is a…
Here, Take My Business Card With Built-in USB Drive
Young professionals who are fed up with LinkedIn, and who dislike the limitations imposed by traditional paper business cards, may find the best of both worlds in Swivelcards. Although these smart business cards are partly paper, the bottom third folds into a USB stick, which can be used to store…
Top Phones for a New School Year
There's no such thing as one kind of phone, or one kind of student. Like everyone, you have a range of must-have features and budgets. That's why our top picks for back-to-school include phones that blast music, phones that make friends with your wallet, and even phones that help you take notes in…
Timex Ironman One GPS+ is a Smartwatch Without a Smartphone
Go for a run. Listen to music. Track your location. Get messages. Don't bring your phone. That's the elevator pitch for the Timex Ironman One GPS+, a stand-alone smartwatch that doesn't need any phone to connect to: it gets its own cellular signal, and connects with AT&T's wireless network to…
The New Foursquare Is Here
The check-in is dead. Foursquare, the service that popularized telling the world where you are, has fully removed the act of checking into venues from its app in Wednesday's major update toiOS and Android, version 8.0. Those who still want to announce their location can do so with Swarm, the…
With Newly Announced Expansions, Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery Service Now Outpaces Competitors
Amazon’s “Same-Day Delivery” service is expanding again, the company has announced, and will now be arriving a half-dozen more cities and metro areas, including Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, and the D.C. metro area. Amazon Prime customers in these markets, and others…
Pebble’s Smartwatch Now Comes in Pink, Blue and Neon Green
If you'd like a smartwatch that'll match the glow sticks at your next rave, then we've got good news for you. Pebble has just announced a Limited Edition run of its original smartwatch in three eye-popping colors: Fly Blue, Fresh Green and Hot Pink. They're decidedly more fun and hip than the…
What the Cellphone Unlocking Law Means for You
A bill that will make it legal to unlock your cellphone is headed for U.S. President Barack Obama's desk. This is great news, but what does it mean for you? Will it actually impact how you can use your devices? The ability to "unlock" your cellphone or tablet — that is, provision the phone to run…