Category: CES 2015
The Digest: Why Netflix won’t block VPN users… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Why Netflix won't block VPN users – it has too many of them | The Guardian "More than 30 million Netflix users live in countries where the service is unavailable without the use of location-masking software, giving the company a hefty financial incentive not to crack down on members who use the technological…
Ford, Hyundai show off in-car technology at CES 2015
Cars are big at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, and it's not just the self-driving cars that are being touted. Both Ford and Hyundai have shown off a range of new in-car and semi-autonomous technology at the show - with Ford showcasing its Smart Mobility plan, which it says will take…
Mercedes and Audi unveil self-driving cars at CES 2015
If Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson was dead, he would be spinning in his grave right now - because it seems like the future of motoring is driverless. We know that Google will be road-testing its driverless cars here in the UK this year, and now we see some of the motoring industry bigshots also…
WATCH: Hands on with the Huawei Ascend Mate 7
Holly from Shiny Shiny has been checking out Huawei's latest phablet. Whilst not brand new, it is still worth a look. The 6" full HD screen is powered by a Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 processor, and it comes with a 13MP rear camera, and 5MP secondary camera. As Holly points…
WATCH: Polaroid’s new Selfie phone with twisty camera
Polaroid is now making phones - with a particular focus on photography. The Selfie, Flip and Snap are all coming soon - and Holly from Shiny Shiny has been taking a look. The phone in the video - and the most interesting - is the Polaroid Selfie, which rather than bother with front and rear…
WATCH: Hands on with Samsung’s tiny 1TB SSD
Our colleague Holly over at Shiny Shiny has been taking a look at Samsung's impressive new storage - which manages to be both tiny, store a terabyte of data, and be solid state, meaning you can wave it around without risking damaging your data. The T1, as it will be officially known will come in…
Could CES2015 be when Smart TVs FINALLY got their act together?
This year's CES show, currently underway in Las Vegas, has an abundance of TVs. All of the major manufacturers are there, promising the brightest, widest and curviest displays in history. We'll hear plenty of talk of OLEDs, Quantum Dots and contrast ratios - but something more important has happened on the inside of the sets.…
The CES Digest: Wearables aren’t ready for the big time… and 7 other bits of news coming out of the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show today
Wearables aren’t ready for the big time, apparently | Shiny Shiny "The geek with a Google Glass in your office might disagree (and yes, some of the Shiny Shiny team too), but according to one company boss at CES 2015 wearable tech still isn’t quite ready for the mass market yet. At Qualcomm‘s press…
Razer launches ‘open source’ virtual reality headset
Gaming PC and peripheral maker Razer has announced a move into virtual reality with the launch of its OSVR - which stands for Open-Source Virtual Reality - developer kit at CES 2015. Razer says that it plans to start selling the kits, priced around $200 (£132), from June. It says that OSVR "is an ecosystem…
Have glitzy tech launches gone too far?
Last night at the Consumer Entertainment Show in Las Vegas, it was time for Samsung to take centre stage, and reveal to the world what it has been working on for the last year. The audience sat in awed silence as they waited to hear what the executives had to say. When suddenly -WHOOSH! The…
