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Lenovo Skylight Laptop Is a Phone At Heart
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Gadgets Timeline: Mobile Augmented-Reality Systems
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New Breed of Motion Controllers Aims for Precision and Fun
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Affordable 3-D Cameras For Amateur Photographers
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Do All Blu-ray Players Produce the Same Picture Quality?
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Behind the Scenes of Bose's TV With Built-In Surround Sound
Bose VideoWave The Bose VideoWave costs around $5,350. Courtesy Bose Cramming surround sound into an LCD TV is tricky. TV makers have tried but, to protect the screen, have ended up with bulky,...
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How It Works: A Tabletop That Sees and Responds to What's Put On It
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Stop Rummaging for Your Phone and Check Texts, Emails on Cell-Connected Watches
Allerta inPulse Paul Wootton The days of rummaging for your cellphone may be over. Bluetooth-enabled timepieces now pull all your phone alerts right to your wrist. Eventually, these watches will...
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Computers With Google's OS Do All You Need With Little More Than The Web
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Home 3-D Viewing Equipment Is Getting Smaller and Smaller and Smaller
LG LW9800 Nano Full LED Cinema 3D HDTV LG 3-D TV is still experiencing some growing pains, in large part because of its reliance on bulky, uncomfortable and expensive active-shutter glasses. That's...
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Why You Might Want a Multi-Core Tablet
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Mobile augmented-reality (AR) apps already enhance live video images on your phone to show you real-time info about what’s around you. Upcoming systems take it a step further…
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With only a handful of 3-D channels and titles available, the task of filling the growing number of 3-D TV screens falls to snap-happy vacationers and amateur auteurs. They…
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Like all A/V gear, dirt-cheap Blu-ray players can suffer from flaws caused by poor construction and cheap components. Once you’ve moved up from sub-$100 models to name-brand…
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Cramming surround sound into an LCD TV is tricky. TV makers have tried but, to protect the screen, have ended up with bulky, subwoofer-less sets. Bass causes shaking that can…
View ArticleHow It Works: A Tabletop That Sees and Responds to What's Put On It
Soon, putting a beer on the bar could launch a readout of the brewery’s history, assorted tasting notes, and suggestions for the best barbecue to accompany your pint. In the…
View ArticleStop Rummaging for Your Phone and Check Texts, Emails on Cell-Connected Watches
The days of rummaging for your cellphone may be over. Bluetooth-enabled timepieces now pull all your phone alerts right to your wrist. Eventually, these watches will…
View ArticleComputers With Google's OS Do All You Need With Little More Than The Web
You might have heard of Google's Chrome OS, and how it's essentially a computer with a web browser...and nothing else. How can a web browser replace all the other elements of…
View ArticleHome 3-D Viewing Equipment Is Getting Smaller and Smaller and Smaller
3-D TV is still experiencing some growing pains, in large part because of its reliance on bulky, uncomfortable and expensive active-shutter glasses. That's now changing. A…
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