There are an ever-increasing number of wireless mobile devices transmitting and receiving data, even though there's only a limited amount of bandwidth available to them. In order to keep their signals from jamming one another, scientists have replicated a system used by a cave fish.
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When we last heard about Chinese company Mobvoi, it was Kickstarting a budget smartwatch designed to take on the big boys. Now, Mobvoi is on Indiegogo with a pair of wireless earbuds that could give Apple's AirPods a run for their money.
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Ordinarily, if you want to see what's going on in a bat's brain, you have to hold the animal immobile and wire it up – not the best setup for studying how it reacts while moving in the real world. Now, however, scientists have devised a method of recording the brain activity of free-flying bats.
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With the proliferation of smart devices in our homes security researchers are constantly uncovering vulnerabilities in these off-the-shelf products. A new report has revealed that many of these devices are remarkably insecure and can be compromised easily in less than 30 minutes.
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Just a few short years ago, the first 4K home theater projector from Sony carried a retail price of US$26,000. Now, flash-forward to 2018 and we have the release of the N-Tech wireless, portable 4K projector that boasts built-in surround sound speakers and is going for a remarkable $475.
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HTC has made a few major Vive announcements at CES 2018. The upgraded Vive Pro headset significantly boosts the resolution and adds built-in headphones, while a new wireless adapter frees users from tripping hazards of room-scale VR. The Viveport digital store has also been reworked.
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Boss has announced what's billed as the world's first totally wireless guitar amplifier. As well as enabling cable-free connection between guitar and amp, the Katana-Air can run on batteries – giving musicians the ability to wander around while performing, with no risk of tripping over cables.
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Researchers from the University of Washington have 3D-printed objects and sensors that are able to communicate with Wi-Fi devices such as smartphones or computers without needing to be powered by batteries or a wall socket.
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The Phantom looks like no other wireless speaker. At launch it put out 750 W of precision sound, and has since been joined by a 3,000 W Silver and 4,500 W Gold version – making the original look like a poor relation. Now Devialet has given the "entry level" Phantom a 60 percent peak output increase.
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Software that can translate languages in real time would be huge news for travel, business and society as a whole. Now Google has arrived on the scene with its first set of wireless earbuds, which are claimed to translate 40 languages in real time.
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