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Hands-on review: CES 2016: Ford Alexa voice control
If I were to lie on the sofa at home right now and shout at someone to start my car, I’d (at best) be greeted with an icy, deathly stare. But later this year things are going to change, as Ford’s teamed up with Amazon to bring the latter brand’s Echo device into the car…
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The Last Surveyor Launches
January 7, 1968 Surveyor 7 lifts off from launch complex 36A, Cape Canaveral. Surveyor 7 was the seventh and last lunar lander of the American unmanned Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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UBTech Alpha 2 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET
You know you want one. Josh Miller/CNET Everyone loves robots, right? I know I do. But UBTech’s Alpha 2 promises to be an especially fun toy for grownups or really lucky kids. Selling for $ 1,300 around March (it launched as an Indiegogo campaign in November), the voice-controlled Alpha 2 has a whole bag of…
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UBTech Alpha 2 Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET
You know you want one. Josh Miller/CNET Everyone loves robots, right? I know I do. But UBTech’s Alpha 2 promises to be an especially fun toy for grownups or really lucky kids. Selling for $ 1,300 around March (it launched as an Indiegogo campaign in November), the voice-controlled Alpha 2 has a whole bag of…
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iPod Mini Introduced
January 6, 2004 Apple Computer introduces the first variation of the iPod line, the iPod Mini. The iPod Mini began the trend for Apple to introduce smaller iPods that were (often) cheaper but could hold just as many (or more) songs than the previous generation larger iPods. As the underlying technology improved, such as the…
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Hands-on review: CES 2016: Razer Blade Stealth
Razer has been chasing the dream of a thin but capable gaming laptop for a few years now, but I think it has finally pulled it off with the Razer Blade Stealth. Self-categorized as a gaming Ultrabook, the 12.5-inch machine is amazingly thin, with a beautiful screen and packing a fast processor. But when you’re…
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Nexus is the One
January 5, 2010 The Nexus One phone goes on sale. While not the first Android phone, it was the first phone to be branded and marketed directly by Google. In fact, it was available for purchase directly from Google’s web store for about 7 months after launch. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided…
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Hands-on review: CES 2016: UA Band
In the past few years, just about every major tech company has entered the wearables sector in some form. Except for HTC, that is. When we finally got a peek of the HTC Grip at last year’s Mobile World Congress, we liked what we saw, but it quickly disappeared. Now, it’s back, though not without…
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First Handheld Scientific Calculator
January 4, 1972 Hewlett-Packard introduces the first handheld scientific calculator, the HP-35. The precision of the calculator was greater than most mainframe computers of its time. For such a technological achievement, the name of the calculator is simply derived from the fact that it has 35 buttons. I wonder if they had to use the…
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DJI Phantom 3 4K Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET
DJI DJI had a pretty big 2015, releasing some of the best camera drones available with its Phantom 3 line as well as new cameras for its ready-to-fly professional model, the Inspire 1. It’s kicking off 2016 by tweaking those models a bit with the Phantom 3 4K and DJI Inspire 1 Pro Black Edition.…