• ELECTRONICS
    CES 2014: Intel pins hopes on wearables after missing out on smartphones

    Intel CEO Brian Krzanich showed off wearable computing devices on Monday including earbuds that monitor your heart rate and a smart headset as the world’s largest chipmaker tries to get back on track after missing out on smartphones.With PC sales falling and smartphone growth tapering off, Intel and other technology companies are betting that movement-sensing […]

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    Razer unveils ‘Nabu’ smart wristband with gesture controls at CES 2014

    Razer Inc., whose gaming tablet won last year’s “Best of Show” award at the International CES gadget show, has unveiled a wristband that combines the functionality of a fitness tracker and a smartwatch.As a fitness tracker, the Nabu wristband tells you about your sleep patterns and the number of steps taken and the stairs climbed. […]

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    Wearable devices need to balance fashion and function

    Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages.Some brave souls are even donning Google’s geeky-looking Glass eyewear. For the technology industry, this is exciting time, but also a risky one. No one really knows whether the average consumer can be enticed to make […]

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    Wearable devices not yet ready for consumer adoption

    Despite the hoopla, wearable gadgets like wristwatches for checking your text messages or eyeglasses that capture video are unlikely to make a splash with consumers anytime soon, given the clumsy designs, high prices and technological constraints of many of the current offerings.That is the conclusion drawn by many industry executives and analysts who trolled the […]

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    Sensors in your bra, on your wrist, attached to your chest, in the ears

    There’s a sensor in a bra, in your socks, on your wrist, attached to your chest, in the ears: wearable tech is spreading all over the body.The growing use of embedded wearable devices connected to a smartphone is spawning a massive industry geared to fitness, health and other goals, offering potential benefits to everyone from […]

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    New gadgets hope to help hush Mumbai’s incessant honking

    A handful of fed-up residents in one of the world’s noisiest cities have taken on a daunting challenge: persuading Indian drivers to stop honking their car horns.Non-stop beeping has become the dominant soundtrack to Mumbai as clattering rickshaws, public buses, clapped-out taxis, weaving motorbikes and private cars fight for space on the traffic-clogged roads. Now […]

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    Steam to Get Native PS4 Controller Support Soon

    HIGHLIGHTS The DualShock 4 will work in Steam natively Support for other controllers will be added too The DualShock 4 gets it first as it is similar to the Steam Controller Soon you’ll be able to use your PS4 controller natively in Steam. Valve will release an update to allow full configuration of the DualShock […]

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    Sony Launches Premium KD-65Z9D 4K HDR TV at Rs. 5,04,900

    HIGHLIGHTS The Sony KD-65Z9D TV features 4K and HDR capability The TV is priced at Rs. 5,04,900 The TV features improved processing technology Sony has launched the new KD-65Z9D 4K HDR TV in India, with a price tag of Rs. 5,04,900. The high-end LED television set features a 4K screen and high dynamic range compatibility, […]

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    Sony to Reportedly Launch PlayStation-Inspired Mobile Games in 2018

    Sony plans to release five or more smartphone games around late March 2018, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony’s video game development arm, is looking to develop smartphone games based on popular PlayStation titles, which will target Japan and other parts of Asia, the Nikkei added. The game titles are […]

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    For Honor to Be Playable in India for the First Time at IGX 2016

    HIGHLIGHTS Hack and slash game For Honor will have its public debut at IGX 2016 The last publicly playable unreleased game in India was Killzone 2 IGX 2016 takes place from October 15 to October 16 in Mumbai PlayStation VR isn’t the only gaming-related first for India at IGX 2016 or the Indian Games Expo as […]