Consumer Tech

E Ink tablets are great for those who like to jot, scribble or doodle, and don't want to waste reams of paper. But even modern e-notes can be more sustainable. Supernote's 10-inch Manta model is modular, and can be upgraded or repaired as needed.

In order for a VR environment to seem real, it definitely helps if you can experience the sensation of touch within that virtual world. A special sleeve could soon allow people to better do so, using air instead of electric motors.

An interesting 4K smart projector has landed on Kickstarter that can throw to wall or ceiling, serve as a mini smart display for work or play, and even be a bedside clock. The A3 also puts out 3,000 lumens, and can tilt on its speaker-packing stand.

If you're looking to replace your living room TV with something that doesn't dominate your space until it's powered on, Formovie is hoping that its flagship Theater Premium ultra-short-throw projector will fit the bill. We've been sent one to try out.

After stealing the show at CES 2024 in January, LG's totally transparent TV is finally available to buy. The 77-inch Signature OLED T can be yours for an eye-watering $60,000. That's as much as you'd pay for a 2025 BMW 5-series car.

Computers generally go a bit wonky when you stick them in the oven for a bit, but engineers at the University of Michigan are looking to change that by developing a new computer memory that can run at the temperature of molten lead.

Epson has added a super-short-throw projector to its home cinema options. Like its ultra-short-throw cousins, the EH-QS100 model snuggles up close to the screen to throw huge visuals while its laser light source is reckoned good for lights-on viewing.

Combining style and functionality, the Looktech smart glasses – with ChatGPT-4o, Gemini and Claude built in – take the emerging tech to a new personalized (and very useful) level. You can even equip them with prescription lenses at no extra cost.

Hidden among Samsung's CES presskit last year was a very brief paragraph on the world's first 8K projector with wireless connectivity. The Premiere 8K is still yet to arrive, but it's already received the first certification from the 8K Association.

Imagine a next-gen VR experience that lets you speak realistic scenes, intelligent characters and complex situations into being, then interact with them in real time. It's coming, due to a convergence of tech like this advance in real-time 3D video.

This year, Japanese engineer Shigeichi Negishi passed away, aged 100, but his legacy lives on, thanks to his 1967 invention – the world's first karaoke machine. Now, the new SonicPlay box shows just how far both karaoke and technology have come.

Despite the ever-increasing video quality of smartphones, the devices still aren't optimized for video production. That's where the MagCool OmniGrip comes in, as it adds more power, lighting, cooling, connectivity and storage to your existing phone.

I can't help but think of the thrill these photographers must feel when they snap these once-in-a-lifetime moments that are good for a giggle or three. I'm talking, of course, about the winners of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards for 2024.

IBM has come up with a way to make training and running generative AI models five times faster and much more energy efficient by swapping out copper wires for beams of light to connect data center components.

FuninVR’s new US$7,000 single-seat VR DropTower and $9,000 twin-seat VR Skyship might be aimed at the Arcade marketplace, but they effectively mark the beginning of affordable consumer-level motion-simulated VR.