Riley Young/Digital Trends Acer’s Predator Triton 500 has a hot new display option, and it’s borderline ridiculous. Continuing the trend of high-speed gaming displays on high-end gaming laptops, Acer’s new Triton spec gives gamers the option of a 300Hz screen. That’s not only 25 percent faster than even the fastest gaming displays, it’s stretching the
Month: September 2019
While everyone has probably heard of the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy smartwatches, Garmin is no stranger to the bustling market of high-caliber smartwatches and it only seems to get better with new features available at almost every price point. The Vivoactive 3 Music is a dynamic fitness tracker on its own but with studies
Could Apple’s long-speculated AR glasses still be in development? Earlier this year, rumors generated by patents submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office suggested that a wearable augmented reality device could potentially be in development at Apple. Among the applications was a patent for a mixed reality experience that included eye, gesture, and
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty) Facebook says it’s giving the ax to one face-scanning tool and introducing a wider rollout for another—this time by giving users a heads up about it first. The tag suggestions setting—or the one that allows users to easily tag their friends in photos based on Facebook-generated name recommendations—will no longer be
Reach Robotics, the company behind the spider-like MekaMon robot you might’ve seen on the shelves at the Apple Store, is closing down. Billed as the “world’s first gaming robot,” MekaMon is part video game, part STEM tool. You could plop it down on the carpet and point your phone at it to battle virtual augmented
The company is scheduled to host a Microsoft pop-up later this month. There’s a new studio in town and it’s here to capture the world in 3D. Calling Brooklyn’s Industry City home, The Lightframe Co. is a digital production studio specializing in mixed reality production and holographic technology. Using a bleeding-edge 360-degree green screen set
tech2 News StaffSep 04, 2019 00:24:24 IST An app called as JioGate has been spotted on the Play Store which could mean that Reliance Jio is venturing into the gated community security management service. JioGate. As per the Play Store description of the app, Jio says it is “changing the way security management processes are handled
October is right around the corner, and if you want to get the lowest possible price on your passes to Disrupt San Francisco 2019 you have just four days left to make it so. Depending on which pass you buy, you can save up to $1,300, but only if you buy your Disrupt SF pass
If you’re looking for a smaller 4K TV with splendid picture quality, maybe as a personal TV for private gaming or an entertainment set that’ll fit perfectly in your room, then the Sony X800E is a solid option. Today is your chance to get one at a more affordable price as Walmart slashed 40% discount
If you miss flip phones, you will like Samsung’s latest foldable phone that will reportedly debut early next year. Bloomberg reports that Samsung is working on its second foldable phone, which will fold down just like a flip phone. The screen would be 6.7 inches and would fold into a compact square. Samsung is reportedly
Details have surfaced about one of the potentially key features of the next Apple Watch — sleep tracking. Bloomberg originally reported that Apple has been working on a sleep tracking feature, and 9to5mac now details how the implementation could work. The new feature would work on the next Apple Watch. The new device could be unveiled
Previous Next Porsche isn’t quite ready to unveil the finished version of the Taycan — its first production electric car — but the German automaker is finding interesting things to do with Taycan prototypes in the meantime. Porsche has already subjected a Taycan (pronounced “tie-con”) to 26 consecutive acceleration tests, and drove one around a
tech2 News StaffSep 03, 2019 13:34:40 IST The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) is in the middle of giving the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, a major upgrade. This is the second such long shutdown since the LHC opened in September 2008. Work on the reactor is scheduled to
Based in London, Tom Hulme is a general partner for GV, the VC firm formerly known as Google Ventures. And Hulme isn’t your average VC as he likes to focus on hard problems instead of quick wins. He has become an important figure of the European VC landscape, that’s why I’m excited to announce that
Facebook is considering removing “like” counts from News Feed posts in an effort to bring a bit of peace and tranquility to the minds of its users. Code uncovered this week by high-profile app researcher Jane Manchun Wong suggests Facebook is looking to test the system within its Android app. The social networking giant later
Fitness trackers are like wearable doctors. They can measure your vitals, sleep quality, step count, calories burned, and more, providing you with a clearer understanding of your physical well-being without having to see an actual physician. Over the years, they’ve been developed to be so accurate in their readings that they have become essential health
Bose is one of the industry’s best in manufacturing genuinely great noise-canceling headphones. Not only do Bose’s devices effectively shut out unwanted noise, but they’re also guaranteed to please the ears of any discerning audiophile. One such pair is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. They have a lot going on for them, from a lightweight
A good but cheap 4K TV is hard to come by. To find that elusive combination, people often gravitate towards Vizio or TCL. Fortunately, Insignia has also stepped up its game, coming up with a line of decent budget-friendly smart TVs that won’t break the bank. An example is the 43-inch Insignia NS-43DF710NA19 Fire Edition
The industry legend gives his thoughts on VR, AR, location-based entertainment, and more. Last week industry legend and current Oculus VR CTO John Carmack sat down with stand-up comedian and podcast icon Joe Rogan for Episode #1342 of the immensely popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. For over 2 ½ hours the celebrated programmer/developer/engineer weighed in
Image: Mary Altaffer (AP) Soon it may get harder to size yourself up while scrolling through your feed. At least, on Facebook that is. There are still plenty of other social media platforms out there to make you feel inadequate. Facebook may soon drop the Like counter off News Feed posts, Techcrunch reported Monday, a
Internet providers are real bastards: they have captive audiences whom they squeeze for every last penny while they fight against regulation like net neutrality and donate immense amounts of money to keep on lawmakers’ good sides. So why not turn the tables? Here are 13 ways to make sure your ISP has a hard time
Fintech startup Revolut has been growing like crazy and now has 6 million customers. The company has to scale its support team accordingly. That’s why Revolut just announced plans to open a customer operations centre in Porto, Portugal. There are already 70 people working for Revolut in Porto. Eventually, Revolut plans to hire 400 people
[embedded content] What’s creepier than a snake robot? Answer: A snake robot that’s designed to crawl through the blood vessels in your brain. That’s exactly what researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed. But, don’t worry, it’s here to help. The steerable, magnetically controlled threadlike robot is intended to glide through the complex
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tech2 News StaffSep 02, 2019 19:31:46 IST Launched as a part of the Chang’e 4 mission, China’s lunar rover Yutu has recently discovered a “gel-like” substance on the surface of the moon. As per a report by People’s Daily, this substance is described as “unusually coloured”. This discovery was made during lunar day 8 which
India’s Oyo said on Monday it has acquired Copenhagen-based data science firm Danamica as the giant lodging startup works to expand its business in Europe. Neither of the parties disclosed financial terms of the deal, but a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch that Oyo paid about $10 million to acquire the Danish firm.
There are cities around the world where a minority of motorcycle riders believe it’s a good idea to rev their engines repeatedly as they ride up and down the street, happily attracting attention with the ensuing racket. But residents of a suburb of Paris, France have clearly had enough of the annoying practice and are
Blizzard Entertainment filed a lawsuit against Sina Games over free-to-play Glorious Saga, which is a blatant rip-off of the long-running Warcraft franchise. In the lawsuit, filed August 16 in a California court, Blizzard alleges that Glorious Saga is “almost entirely copied from the Warcraft games and related products,” according to Polygon. The developer was seeking a
A reliable Apex Legends dataminer discovered that the battle royale shooter will soon welcome a familiar face to King’s Canyon, for players who also piloted mechs in the Titanfall games. In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, That1MiningGuy said that he found code for a new character who is said to be coming to
Tagged items would appear as AR balloons floating throughout the real world. According to reports by MacRumors, Apple is currently in development of a Bluetooth beacon device that allows iOS and watchOS users to track their personal belongings using AR navigation. Similar to the Tile accessory trackers, Apple’s Bluetooth tags can supposedly be secured to