Category: Gadgets
CES 2019: BlackBerry boss buoyant as firm now focused on cybersecurity
BlackBerry boss John Chen has hailed the company’s resurgence after moving away from smartphone manufacturing. The company endured a torrid time in the wake of the launch of touchscreen smartphones such as the iPhone and Android devices from firms such as Samsung – which took market share from the firm’s own predominately keyboard-based devices. Mr…
CES 2019: Female sex toy firm claims gender bias after it is stripped of award
A female sex toy company has accused technology show CES of gender bias after claiming it was awarded and then stripped of a prize at the convention. Lora DiCarlo’s Osé Massager was named as an honouree in the CES Innovation Awards’ robotics and drones category but then had its award revoked by organisers, the firm’s founder,…
CES 2019: This year’s highlights include a foldable smartphone and table tennis robot
The world’s first foldable-screen smartphone and a robot that teaches people to play table tennis are among some of the eye-catching attractions on display as this year's CES tech show. Martyn Landi reports from Las Vegas... More than 180,000 people are expected to visit during the four-day convention, which is hosting the latest gadgets from…
CES 2019: Autonomous cars among UK motor industry’s greatest strengths, Liam Fox says
Autonomous and low-emission vehicles are one of the UK motor industry’s “greatest strengths”, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said during his visit to technology show CES. Speaking at an event hosted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Dr Fox said the British automotive industry was at the forefront of “the biggest transformation…
CES 2019: Google Assistant gets smarter with new interpretation and navigation tools
Google Assistant will soon be able to automatically check users into flights and reply to text messages from user voice commands, the tech giant has announced. The technology giant’s artificial intelligence-based virtual assistant is also to get an interpreter mode to help conduct conversations in dozen of languages using both audio and visual cues, Google…
CES 2019: Whirlpool smart oven identifies food and cooks it automatically
At CES 2019, Whirlpool has revealed a smart oven that is able to identify the type of food placed inside and cook it at the best temperature and time. Food identification technology is used to automatically recognise the type of food and its starting temperature, whether it is fresh or frozen. The $799 appliance (around…
Norwegian becomes ‘first budget airline’ with free WiFi on long-haul flights
Norwegian claims to be the first low-cost airline to launch free WiFi for the full length of its long-haul flights. The service enables passengers to browse the web, check social media and send messages using their own smartphones, tablets and laptops at no cost. A premium option has an introductory price tag of 14.95 US…
Half of us now using smart speakers, Accenture study finds
Half of online consumers globally now use digital voice assistants, or smart speakers, with emerging markets leading the way in adoption. This comes after Amazon announced that it had been selling out of its popular digital voice assistant over the festive period and that 100m devices have now been sold around the world Standalone voice assistants – or…
Sony PlayStation 4 sales pass 90 million mark after successful Christmas
Sony has now sold more than 91.6 million PlayStation 4 consoles, helped by a sales boost in the run-up to Christmas. The Japanese firm managed to sell a total of 5.6 million units during the 2018 festive season, while more than 50.7 million PS4 games were sold over the same period, taking the total number…
CES 2019: Key gadget announcements, including LG rollable display and Samsung robots
The world’s largest technology trade show begins when the doors of CES in Las Vegas open today (January 8th, 2019). Thousands of new devices and technologies will be on display to the public for the first time. Artificial intelligence, ever larger and crisper display televisions, robots and the smart home are all expected to feature…
