I find giant phones hard to carry and use, but I'm well aware that many people like the bigger images and text they offer. These so-called phablets, with screens measuring about 6 inches (15.24 centimeters) diagonally, are nearly as big ...
Tags: HTC, Nokia, Consumer Electronics, Smartphone
People are taking more photographs than ever before, nearly 400 billion this year, yet sales of cameras are shrinking. Overall, global shipments of digital cameras have fallen 30 percent this year, according to Christopher Chute, research ...
Tags: Smartphones, Camera
New research by two John Hopkins University students showed older Apple Mac's cameras, iSight, can be hacked to covertly monitor users. John Hopkins University students turn Apple MacBook webcam iSight into covert surveillance camera ...
Tags: LED indicator, Lights, Lighting
Zetes has developed a packaging execution software (PES), 'ZetesAtlas' that can be used to identify products in the supply chain process. According to the Belgium-based firm, the software is helpful for packaging firms in managing, ...
It's tough to shop for techies. They already own everything with a plug or rechargeable battery. But fear not, a slew of unique technology gifts have hit the market just in time for Christmas. Here's a roundup of some of the season's most ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Tech Gifts
The iPad Mini is a device I'd like to love. At first glance, the gadget would appear to be everything I'd want in a tablet. It comes with Apple Inc.'s iOS software and can run the hundreds of thousands of iPad apps. But it's more portable ...
Throughout 2013, we've enjoyed the incredible support of our loyal readers from the retail consumer electronic industry and the team here at Appliance and Digital Retailer thank you, one and all, for your readership. On our final day of ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, TV
The last rover to be operational on the Moon was the Soviet Union's Lunokhod 2, in January of 1973. Since then, we humans have focused most of our robotic exploration efforts on more, well, exotic locations, like Venus and Mars. This should ...
Last we heard from Anybots was back in February of last year, when they were offering a robotic receptionist service called AnyLobby. Since then, it's been fairly quiet over there, but apparently, this is why: they've been working on a new ...
Tags: robot, Anybots, consumer electronics
While digital x-ray imaging technologies are commonly used in many Western nations, analog x-ray machines still have a home in some parts of the world. During the first 300 days of this year, more than a quarter-billion dollars of bulk ...
Tags: X-Ray Market, X-Ray Film
\ Samsung has announced plans to merge its smartphone and camera divisions, according to Korean news station ETNews. It has reorganised the divisions so that the two are essentially one and the same. Samsung Electronics said, ”We ...
Tags: Samsung, Smartphone, Camera
Market rumors surrounding Apple’s interest in OLED technology have resurfaced this week. The company has applied for an OLED patent with integrated thermal sensors, according to an article by Patently Apple. Although, Apple CEO Tim ...
Tags: OLED Display, Apple
German automaker Audi has won the Innovation in Automotive Technology award from Automotive Business Review for its piloted parking technology. Five players including Honda Motors, Ford, Nissan, Acura, and Audi were shortlisted for the ...
Tags: Audi, Automotive Technology award, piloted parking, award
This highly-adaptable modular camera is being deployed in hundreds of machine vision applications, ranging from quality control of semiconductors, flat screen televisions, and natural or artificial materials... to highly complex color ...
Tags: modular camera, Scan Camera
Luxury car brands including BMW, Benz and Audi are using more advanced lighting technologies in their cars, such as LED headlights, smart high beams, and infrared-assisted lights to give them a better technological edge and justify their ...
Tags: LED, Automotive lighting, Lights, Lighting