The battle between Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa is heating up as Google announces 3 new features for Google Home at I/O 2017.
| Digital Trends Live | May 18, 2017 |
Data used by Facebook used to determine when users are feeling either stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed among other things was included in a report delivered to a Facebook Advertiser.
| Digital Trends Live | May 1, 2017 |
Nintendo knocked it out of the park with the Switch and expects to sell 10 million consoles this year. But is the Switch the console for you?
| Podcasts | April 28, 2017 |
Nintendo continues to make console news, this time introducing the New 2DS XL. This move seems to signal that the 3DS line won't be replaced by the Nintendo Switch.
| Digital Trends Live | April 28, 2017 |
With billions of people on the planet, the advancement of food technology will be more important than ever. That means humans will need to adapt as well. Would you be willing to eat 3D printed meat?
| Podcasts | April 21, 2017 |
Why would Nintendo stop making the wildly popular NES Classic? That's question #1 for our roundtable of experts today. Question #2 will be, where can you find the remaining few still in stores.
| Podcasts | April 14, 2017 |
Microsoft's been secretive about Project Scorpio, if that's even its real name. But they've finally revealed some of the specs for the new system including 4K gaming. Our roundtable of experts weighs in.
| Podcasts | April 7, 2017 |
The rumor mill is over, as the Galaxy S8 is finally available. Is it the best smartphone on the planet right now? Also, should AI devices be implanted into brains? Our panel of experts weighs in on these topics and more.
| Podcasts | March 31, 2017 |
While all the news surrounding the breach of 500 million Yahoo accounts is about Russian hackers, we want to know if Yahoo Fantasy Sports is secure. Is your bracket safe? How about your Fantasy Football league?
| Podcasts | March 17, 2017 |
Just how credible are the latest round of CIA hacking allegations coming from Wikileaks? Should you change up how you use technology? Our roundtable of experts has answers.
| Podcasts | March 10, 2017 |
This week on Trends with Benefits our roundtable of tech experts dives into the new Nintendo Switch, Space X's Moon mission, and Pizza Hut's 'Pietop' shoes.
| Podcasts | March 2, 2017 |
The next evolution of wireless connectivity is starting to take shape. 4G LTE will be a thing of the past when 5G finally arrives, and wireless carriers are starting pre-commercial testing this year. So when will you get to use it?
| Podcasts | February 24, 2017 |
Why is Elon Musk digging a tunnel underneath LA? Is The Boring Company really legit? Will either tunneling or flying taxi's be a true solution to congested traffic? We have answers on this week's episode of Trends with Benefits.
| Emerging Tech | February 20, 2017 |
Last weekend Elon Musk hosted a Hyperloop Testing event at the Space X facility in Los Angeles, and Digital Trends got an inside look at how the next revolution in travel is unfolding.
| Podcasts | February 3, 2017 |
Even the most appealing gaming laptops aren't immune to challenges, and one slip-up could mean the difference between gaming heaven and hell.
| Computing | February 1, 2017 |
Facebook hired Hugo Barra away from Xiaomi to bolster its VR and AR efforts, so what will this mean for Facebook users? Also, why is Tostitos putting breathalyzers in bags of chips?
| Podcasts | January 27, 2017 |
What does 2017 have in store for the tech world? Our experts spent a week at CES 2017 to see that's coming, and now they're here to share that info with you and take your questions live.
| Podcasts | January 23, 2017 |
Digital Trends' experts share their thoughts about smart home devices, new display technologies, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound, self-driving cars, drones, VR, AR, Alexa, and the mad, mad, walkathon world of CES itself.
| Digital Trends Live | January 5, 2017 |
Homicide detectives in Arkansas think a homicide was overheard by Amazon's Alexa assistant. Obviously they want Amazon to release any recordings Alexa made, but should Amazon comply?
| Podcasts | December 29, 2016 |
Add this to the list of crazy patents awarded to tech companies: Amazon wants to suspend a warehouse and drone delivery center from a blimp. The idea is pretty far fetched, but it may just work.
| Digital Trends Live | December 29, 2016 |
Every week this year, news about driverless cars crossed Digital Trends. So will 2017 be the year you actually ride in one?
| Podcasts | December 27, 2016 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters the weekend, and you can look like a rebel fighter with Columbia Sportswear's line of Rogue One Rebel clothing. Also, if you're staying at the Wynn in Vegas, you might be rooming with Amazon's Alexa.
| Podcasts | December 16, 2016 |
Netflix will finally allow users to download shows to watch offline, but there's a catch. On this week's podcast, we'll be diving into that.
| Podcasts | December 2, 2016 |
In the aftermath of last week's election, Facebook is being skewered for allowing fake news to bubble up into user's feeds. In fact, over the last 3 months, more fake news was shared than real news.
| Podcasts | November 18, 2016 |
Black Friday deals kick off early this year. With special Alexa only deals, Amazon kicks off the first 'voice shopping weekend' exclusively for owners of Alexa enabled devices.
| Digital Trends Live | November 18, 2016 |
Faster is always better when it comes to smartphones. Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 835 processor is expected to deliver both quicker performance and faster charging to smartphones in 2017.
| Digital Trends Live | November 17, 2016 |
On this week's podcast we compare the top mobile VR headsets, Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR. Snapchat also wants a place on your face, they're hoping the convenience of Snapchat Sunglasses will get more users on Snapchat.
| Podcasts | November 11, 2016 |
This summer Pokemon Go brought augmented reality to the masses, at least for a couple of months. Now Google's Project Tango aims to take AR to the next level, but are we ready for that? Also, Uber wants you yo Snapchat about your ride.
| Podcasts | November 7, 2016 |
Huge announcements from both Apple and Microsoft steal the show this week. The Surface Studio PC is simply stunning and the new MacBook Pro with Touchbar shows Apple is totally practical. But how do they stack up against the competition?
| Computing | November 1, 2016 |
On this week's episode of DT's live podcast Trends with Benefits we look into the two recent crashes that are being blamed on Tesla's Autopilot. What does it mean to the future of self driving cars?
| Podcasts | August 11, 2016 |
On this week's episode of Trends with Benefits the Pokemon Go phenomenon takes center stage, from all the strange Pokemon related occurrences, to how this game will shape the future of augmented reality.
| Podcasts | August 11, 2016 |
Portland's Funniest Person for 2016, Nariko Ott, joins in our discussion of how Pokémon Go is augmenting our reality. We also have hands-on impressions of Sony's game-changing Z series TV, and chat about the world's most absurd suitcase.
| Podcasts | August 11, 2016 |
Pokemon go has Apple interested in AR, a military contractor just bought a hoverboard company, and a plane has successfully flown around the world on nothing but solar power.
| Podcasts | August 11, 2016 |
The 2016 Rio Olympics are going to fill your DVR to the brim, Facebook has an insane new lab, the next-gen console race is underway, everyone loves old games, and that straddling Chinese bus seems really problematic, but we all want to ride it.
| Podcasts | August 11, 2016 |