Apple doesn’t really ‘do’ Black Friday, at least not the way other stores do. There’s no weeks-ahead leaked ad, and historically not much in the way of Black Friday discounts. In 2016 and 2017, in fact, Apple offered only gift…
Last week, I befriended a fuzzy pink alien that my robot sidekick and I nicknamed Pork Bun. We played fetch around a bonfire and munched on virtual marshmallows. Pork Bun was so charming that, when I had to choose between…
Alaska Airlines is taking in-flight movies to the next level. On Monday, Alaska Airlines announced that it will start carrying the Allosky VR headset as a form of in-flight entertainment for first class flyers. Alaska will begin piloting the program…
There are tons of products and companys vying for our attention during the chaos and bustle of the CES, the annual consumer electronics trade show held every January in Las Vegas. But whether or not those products actually hit store…
I knew the Vive headset I was wearing was too tight. This was the HTC Vive Pro Eye, a new model introduced at CES this month in Las Vegas, that adds full-on eye-tracking. It’s otherwise very similar to the existing high-end…
The great smartwatch showdown is underway, and one of the most stylish Google WearOS smartwatches is getting a big set of fitness updates. The Skagen Falster 2, arriving Sept. 12 — possibly the same day as Apple’s next Watch unveiling…
The Apple Watch debuted back in 2015, and in the three years since, it’s become the top watch on the market. But it’s also kept a pretty similar-looking design. Updates have included GPS and full swim-ready water resistance in the…
The fifth Oculus Connect developer conference is underway in San Jose, California this week. Besides being a place for VR developers to meet up and discuss the future of immersive technologies, Facebook — the owner of Oculus — laid out…
It was about a year ago that I first encountered the Amazfit Bip, which at $80 (down from $100) seemed way too good to be true. An always-on screen, a heart-rate monitor, built-in GPS and a battery good for weeks,…
Not everyone is happy about Apple’s new watch. Investors sent shares of Fitbit, which makes competing health trackers, almost 7 percent lower after the consumer electronics giant unveiled its latest Apple Watches on Wednesday. The stock drop suggests investors are concerned the features…
