Video of the Day: Delivery Drones Work Independently or Together
Video of the Day: Mech Racing
Furrion makes RVs and appliances, among other things, but the company wants to branch out in a big way. Their giant, four-legged exoskeleton on display at CES was certainly one way to do it. The rig is the first of a proposed “mech racing league.”
Conductive Charging Brings Versatility to Wall Outlets, Power Tools
After meeting with the Wireless Power Consortium and identifying Qi wireless charging as one of the highlights of this year’s CES in terms of market adoption, it was particularly interesting to see what other companies are doing with Fli Charge’s wireless charging technology. Bretford makes the Juice Mobile Power strip, which is geared toward use […]
PowerMat Joins WPC, Boosting Qi Standard
Powermat has become one of many groups to join the Wireless Power Consortium under the flag of the Qi charging standard, a move some pundits are seeing as a sign that, at this year’s CES, Qi won the day as the wireless charging standard. The Wireless Power Consortium develops and improves the Qi standard. Membership […]
NAGRA Adds UX Options, Anti-Piracy Efforts to OTT Solutions
AR/VR Progress Report: Where Are We Now?
Virtual reality is in a precarious place as one of the hot topics of CES. While hardware like the Oculus headset is becoming a common marketing tool for companies that want to show their customers an immersive video, practical applications still remain mostly squirreled away. While the medical industry is using heads-up displays to assist […]
Which Countries Are Most Innovative — And Why?
CTA’s Tuesday, Jan. 9 keynote panel was a small taste of the most on-message parts of CES. As part of the company’s introduction to their long-running trade show, Consumer Technology Association’s Senior VP of CES Karen Chupka announced CTA’s first International Innovation Scorecard. Following on CTA’s similar work rating states according to how much each […]
Qualcomm Chipset Supports Next-Generation Wearables
Qualcomm’s new low-power Bluetooth-supporting SoCs mark just one of Qualcomm’s many ambitious projects on display at CES 2018. In particular, the QCC5100 series SoC looks forward to Qualcomm’s focus on wearables and the IoT, one of three key areas they’re aiming to market their chips in as of 2018. As Wired pointed out, Qualcomm […]
Nvidia, Baidu, and ZF Team Up for Mass Production of Autonomous Vehicle AI
One of the first big announcements of CES 2018 came from Nvidia, which, along with an impressive gaming- and display-focused booth at the trade show, has launched an autonomous vehicle AI project. Designed for use in China, the AI autonomous vehicle platform announced on Sunday, Jan. 7 includes the Nvidia Drive Xavier processor, the ProAI […]