Bernooli promises its technology can make anyone feel like an experienced mixologist.
These days, it seems everything is connected, from our thermostats to our locks to our cars. So why not our cocktails?
For First Time, Cyber Attack Causes Widespread Electricity Blackout
Hackers leave hundreds of thousands without power in Ukraine.
The first known cyber attack to cause widespread public blackouts has occurred in Ukraine, it is believed. On December 23, an electricity blackout left about half the homes in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine without power, according to local reports at the time. It is now believed by security researchers that the blackout was achieved by hackers using malicious code known as the BlackEnergy Trojan.
Under Armour Gets Serious About Fitness Tech With HealthBox, A Big Box O’ Gadgets
A huge name in athletic wear introduces a system with its own fitness band. And scale. And heart-rate monitor. And shoes. And more.
It isn’t tough to come up with arguments against entering the fitness wearable market in 2016. After all, any company that does so is a decided latecomer to a crowded market. The first Fitbit debuted more than seven years ago; Nike, which helped ramp up the category in 2012 with its FuelBand, has already backed out of it in favor of partnering with tech-savvy companies such as Apple.
Samsung’s New Refrigerator Wants To Do Away With Your Trips To The Grocery Store
Samsung’s Family Hub Refrigerator has a 21.5-inch touch screen and reminds its owners to order groceries.
At the consumer tech industry’s yearly shindig in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung rolled out a bunch of new gear, but the most interesting new device announced was a smart refrigerator that lets users shop for groceries from the kitchen.
President Obama Wants To Create A “Find My iPhone” For Stolen Guns
A great idea in theory, but challenging in practice.
We routinely use apps to retrieve a lost iPad. Why not apply that same technology to help law enforcement locate stolen guns?
Sling TV’s Update Aims To Make It Easier To Stream TV You’ll Actually Want To Watch
The new look is less about channels—and more about sports, movies, and shows.
CES may stand for “Consumer Electronics Show,” but the most intriguing launch at last year’s event wasn’t a piece of consumer electronics. Instead, it was Sling TV—a streaming service from Dish that looks a lot like cable TV, except that it starts at $20 a month, lets you add bundles of additional channels in $5 increments, and is available on smartphones, tablets, Roku, Xbox, and other devices rather than wedded to a particular TV.
Some Health Providers Can Now Report People “Mentally Unfit” To Buy A Gun
Previously, there was some confusion on the issue.
The Obama administration made it abundantly clear on Tuesday that those with serious mental illness should be reported to the FBI’s database for background checks and prohibited from buying a gun.
10,000 Characters?!? How Twitter Users Reacted To The Latest Rumor
Twitter is reportedly considering an enormous expansion of its character limit. Users expressed their dismay, 140 characters at a time.
Twitter is tinkering with its most iconic feature. The 140-character limit that’s practically synonymous with the service is getting retooled, according to a report in Re/Code. But rather than boosting the per-tweet limit to 200 or even 500 characters, Twitter is reportedly going all out and extending the limit to 10,000.
Comcast Xfinity’s Home Security System Is Easy To Disable, Claim Researchers
The cable giant says it is looking into claims that the jamming system’s wireless signals disconnect intrusion sensors from hub.
Cable providers want to do more than just service the dumb pipe that shuttles information and content to and from your home. One way of expanding their reach is to provide online home automation and home security systems, as cable giant Comcast does with its wireless Xfinity Home offering. But that system is apparently easy to undermine, reports cybersecurity firm Rapid7, which claims that it had difficulty reaching Comcast to alert it to the vulnerability. Comcast says it is looking into the claims, adding that Rapid7 didn’t make much of an effort to alert it to the purported vulnerability.
Energous’s WattUp Is Wireless Charging That Fits In Your Pocket
A new variant of the startup’s technology could help speed truly cable-free gadgets to market.
We’re getting closer to a future without wires. During the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, wireless charging company Energous unveiled a new version of its WattUp wire-free charging technology, with a miniature transmitter that can be used to charge everything from your mobile phone to your fitness tracker wirelessly from wherever you are.
