January 9, 2014 A Chunky, Cheerful Tracking Device to Keep Tabs on Your Child by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT The Filip phone, worn like a bracelet, keeps track of a child when paired with an app downloaded to a parent’s…
January 9, 2014 A Bracelet to Measure Sun Exposure by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT The June from Netatmo will let users enter information like skin type, and it observes your habits and measures sun exposure….
January 9, 2014 China Cracks Open the Door for Video Game Consoles, but Doubts Abound by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER While console systems remain popular in Western markets, the vast majority of Chinese players use computers and mobile phones or other…
January 9, 2014 More Security, Fewer Passwords by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT The International CES in Las Vegas is not only filled with shiny gadgets. There are also some products displaying software with…
January 9, 2014 IBM Is Betting That Watson Can Earn Its Keep by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY IBM says a new division, with 2,500 employees, will be devoted to the supercomputer’s so-called data analysis and recommendation technology. Published:…
January 9, 2014 Video Game Nostalgic, and Gloriously Lost in Space by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Space games hark back to the origins of video gaming and show off the amazing graphics of a modern smartphone and…
January 9, 2014 Tech Attire, More Beta Than Chic by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Consumers may not find wearable personal tech devices like glasses or watches very appealing, with their short battery life and…
January 9, 2014 A Rugged Camera, Despite Design Flaws by KIT EATON By KIT EATON The Nikon AW1 is sturdy enough to take under water and carry on the ski slopes. But first you have to…
January 9, 2014 At CES, Waiting for a Wrist Revolution by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON The Wrist Revolution section of the International CES in Las Vegas is supposed to be at the forefront of smartwatches and…
January 9, 2014 Tech Titans Form Biotechnology Company by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and ANDREW POLLACK By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and ANDREW POLLACK Calico, a new start-up focusing on aging and illness, is run by Arthur D. Levinson, the former…