News tagged with smart gadgets

Samsung says to sell 25 mln 'smart TVs' this year

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it plans to sell more than 25 million "smart TVs" this year as it tries to capture the emerging Internet TV market eyed by competitors including Apple.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Smart TVs' offer new windows onto the Internet

Goodbye boob tube. Hello smart TV.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 4

NPD: US holiday electronics sales drop 5.9 percent

(AP) -- U.S. sales of consumer electronics fell 5.9 percent this past holiday season, as smartphones cannibalize sales of standalone gadgets like cameras, camcorders and GPS navigation devices.

Technology / Business

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Roku expands beyond Internet video-streaming boxes

Roku is thinking outside its set-top box in an attempt to bring more Internet video to flat-panel televisions.

Technology / Business

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Electronic Arts merging big games, gadgets

US videogame publishing titan Electronic Arts is merging blockbuster titles with social play, popular new gadgets and downloadable content in a changing world of interactive entertainment.

Technology / Software

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broadening uses put MEMS technology on the map(s)

Behind the smart phone's continuing transformation into the quintessential multipurpose tool is the rise and diversification of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tiny machines that work the speakers, projectors, gyroscopes ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An app for learning to learn

Students who take ECE 473/573 learn about emerging social technology and how to design applications for smart phones that might be marketable.

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taiwan scientists claim microchip 'breakthrough'

Taiwanese scientists on Tuesday unveiled an advanced microchip technology which they claimed marks a breakthrough in piling ever more memory into ever smaller spaces.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Analysts say Apple's iPhone 4 parts cost $187.51

(AP) -- Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 4 costs almost $20 more to make than its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS, but the device will still help the company continue to rack up high profits, the research group iSuppli ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gadgets: Tech gift ideas for dads and grads

Father's Day and graduations aren't as big a gift season as the December holidays, but they're still on a shopping list for many.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tech leaders optimistic for industry turnaround

Many technology companies made it through the recent recession by cutting costs as sales declined to keep their profits up. But a wave of upbeat earnings reports in recent weeks has made it clear that Big Tech is seeing a ...

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gadgets: Energizer battery charger is 'smart'

In the 1960's family television series "The Addams Family," Uncle Fester used to put a light bulb in his mouth and it illuminated, demonstrating ability to generate power. These days this would come in very ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Me and my files

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you are fed up with juggling too many incompatible devices, European researchers may have the answer. In their 'me-centric' world, you literally wear all your data and transfer what you ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

(AP) -- Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Verizon says Droid smart phone goes on sale Nov. 6

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone - the Droid - will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0