Google reveals secret drone delivery tests

Amazon is trying it. UPS has considered it. Ice fishermen in Minnesota used it to get beer. Yelp created one just for burritos. Google is the latest company to branch out into delivery by drone, it revealed Thursday. The technology giant started running its first test flights earlier this month as…


Using waterproof gadgets while traveling

Here are some tips to keep in mind when choosing gadgets to withstand the elements. Having the right gadgets suited to holiday fun is important if you want them to last the distance. From waterproof cameras to solar charging stations designed to soak up the sun, there are plenty of ways you can…


Metal-framed Galaxy Alpha is toughest Galaxy yet, says Samsung

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is the toughest Galaxy yet. Drop tests of the new metal-framed phone -- Samsung's first ferrous foray for the popular line of smartphones -- reveal the curved corners mean it can take a licking and keep on ticking. Revealed last week, the 4.7-inch Galaxy Alpha is a…


Wearable Device Bracelet Charger

Wearable devices are increasingly seen as tools primarily designed to track your life, but a new entrant into the category has a far more practical mission: charging your devices. The QBracelet looks like a stylish piece of wrist candy, but is in fact a portable charger capable of delivering juice…


Barnes & Noble launches the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook

Back in June Barnes & Noble announced that it would launch a co-branded Samsung tablet that would marry Samsung's hardware with its Nook software. Well, that tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, is now shipping, and it's exactly what what we imagined it would be. Indeed, the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook…


HTC One M8 for Windows

The HTC One (M8), one of the best-looking flagship Android smartphones that launched earlier this year, just landed on Windows Phone 8.1.1 Packed with front-facing speakers, dual UltraPixel cameras on the back, a 5MP front camera and BoomSound internal speakers, the One (M8) is exactly the same as…


Sony Xperia M2 Aqua Waterproof Smartphone

Sony has announced the Xperia M2 Aqua, a revised version of the original Xperia M2, which was launched at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The phone shares many of the same features, but adds what Sony says is “the highest level of waterproofing available in any smartphone.” It demonstrates…


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…