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Could a ‘smart lighter’ help you quit smoking? That’s what Kickstarter project Quitbit aims to find out. Quitbit keeps track of how many cigarettes you smoke and how long it’s been since your last one, and displays all that info on a built-in display on the side of the lighter. The goal is to help Continue Reading →

The Xbox One has only been on store shelves for six months, but Microsoft is already taking action to try to close the sales gap held by Sony’s PlayStation 4. Microsoft recently announced that the Xbox One will soon be available without the Kinect camera for $399 – the same price as the PlayStation 4. Continue Reading →

Have you ever wished your technology could do more? Forget about multitasking – what if your computer could help the world? That’s the idea behind Volunteer Garage, which connects you to a volunteer computing grid so you can donate your computer’s processing time to a network of volunteer computers. That power is then used to Continue Reading →

Would you risk bodily harm to get your smartphone back? Mobile security firm Lookout recently polled more than 2,000 people who have had their phone stolen. You might think most theft occurs in the wee hours of the morning, but 40 percent of stolen phones are taken between noon and 5 p.m. More than a Continue Reading →

Netflix has officially raised the monthly price of membership for new members, who will now have to fork over $9 a month. That’s a dollar more than the $8 price point the company has charged for several years. If you’re an existing Netflix subscriber, you don’t have to worry; the company has promised your monthly Continue Reading →

Nike recently discontinued Nike Fuel bands and fired a bunch of related staff. However, President and CEO Mark Parker said the company still plans to be a part of wearables going forward through partnerships to create more reach for the existing Fuel system. Does this mean that Nike is out of the fitness tracking wristband Continue Reading →

Amazon and Twitter have teamed up to give you a new way to shop. If you’re scrolling through Twitter and see an Amazon product link to something you want to buy, you can now add it to your Amazon shopping cart by responding to the tweet with the hashtag #AmazonCart. To activate this feature, you’ll Continue Reading →

Search engines get better all the time, but rarely do they get more exciting. Vurb, which recently won startup showcase TechCrunch Disrupt, looks to reinvent the search engine. Vurb is a contextual search engine that collects all the relevant info you want and presents it in a saveable, shareable stream. Think of it like this. Continue Reading →

If you’ve ever tried to teach someone how to use their first smartphone, you know how frustrating it can be – it’s hard to resist the urge to rip the smartphone away and show them how it’s done. This may be a thing of the past, thanks to Sony’s Evolution UI. Evolution is an “intentionally Continue Reading →

Summer is almost here, which means summertime BBQs are almost here, too. If you’re planning to grill this summer, a new gadget called Peres will help make sure that any and all meat you’re about to throw on the grill is good to eat. Peres is an electronic nose that “smells” food to determine the Continue Reading →