CES 2021 is officially an online-only event

CES, the annual Vegas tech trade show, is now officially online-only. The CTA is abandoning a physical event in favor of an "all-digital experience."

Trash         January 5, 2021

CES 2021 and cars: What we expect in autonomous cars, EVs, and more

With some of the biggest tech companies dipping their toes into the automotive world, what will we see at CES 2021? Here are a few educated guesses at what to watch out for.

Car News         January 5, 2021

What happens when Detroit and Silicon Valley meet? Automotive-grade magic

On Tuesday at CES 2018, Hyundai and Cisco revealed a tech road map to reinvent in-vehicle networking with 1Gbps Ethernet, Automotive Linux, and the ability to roll out new features throughout the vehicle at the push of a button.

Car Features         December 14, 2020

Here’s every company developing self-driving car tech at CES 2018

From Waymo to Lyft, these are the companies building the technology that makes self-driving cars possible, and they’re all out in force at CES 2018.

Car Features         December 14, 2020

Siri, can you hear me? Not at CES

Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa dominated CES 2018, through compatibility with nearly every smarthome device we saw. But Apple HomeKit and Siri were barely seen. What gives?

Smart Home News         December 14, 2020

Is this why FCC chairman Ajit Pai canceled his CES appearance?

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has cancelled an appearance at CES 2018 one week before the show. CTA CEO Gary Shapiro suspects threats of violence.

News         December 14, 2020

CES 2018 is over, but these hot products and trends will shape the year ahead

From new TVs to audio gear to self-driving cars and more, CES 2018 revealed trends that will shape the year ahead in gadgets. Here’s what you need to know.

Features         December 9, 2020

Red Bull Racing has a secret weapon for Formula One drivers: Sleep

Red Bull Racing has named the Oura Ring -- a smart ring that gathers sleep data on the wearer -- as its first Official Health Technology.

News         December 8, 2020

Behind the scenes: How Apple designed its most exclusive product ever

Limited to a run of exactly 15, this is Apple’s most exclusive product of all time. It’s pretty amazing – but not as amazing as the people it honors. 

Features         December 3, 2020

Measuring microns: The quest to build a better GPS

Existing GPS systems simply aren't precise enough for certain applications, so companies like John Deere and Qualcomm are building something better

Features         November 20, 2020

There’s a $300 toaster called The Revolution, and I can’t even

If you thought the Juicero was insane, there's another outrageous appliance that's aiming to be a home staple -- a $300 toaster called The Revolution.

Smart Home News         November 19, 2020

Exclusive: From RAM to religion: How Acer is helping the world cope with COVID-19

By bridging faith and innovation, Acer wants to help relieve the anxiety and heartache caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Features         November 6, 2020

Digital Trends was nominated for a Webby Award – show us your support!

Digital Trends was nominated for a Webby Award for Best Website in the consumer electronics category -- pitting us up against stiff competition for the Internet's highest accolade. Here's how you can show us your support.

News         September 24, 2020

Intel’s True VR will bring the 2018 Olympic Games into your living room

Intel plans to broadcast 32 events from the 2018 Olympic games in South Korea using drones and its True VR technology.

News         September 24, 2020

Microsoft Surface Duo review: The future of smartphones is a work in progress

With the Surface Duo, Microsoft wants to rethink what you do with the 7 or 8 ounces of metal and glass you carry everywhere, just as the first iPhone did.

Android         September 10, 2020

MIT researchers and Puma cook up a new sneaker tech called Xetic

A new midsole sneaker techn from Puma called Xetic looks like a 3D printed model and promises extra support and cushioning for the wearer.

Trash         August 4, 2020

Following success of Collision From Home, Web Summit to go online(ish)

Web Summit, the annual European tech event described as "the Olympics of Tech,” has announced plans to proceed as both an online and offline event.

Trash         June 24, 2020

Collision From Home is the stunning future of tech conferences

Into the conference void created by the coronavirus stepped web summit event Collision From Home, which kicked off not with a whimper but with an explosion.

Opinion         June 24, 2020

Google skimps on details about how it’s cutting packaging waste

Google has pledged to make its packaging more sustainable. The key to that initiative will be follow-through and transparency. Here's where it stands.

Web         June 23, 2020

Joe Rogan is coming to Spotify — and so are the advertisments

Joe Rogan is moving his hit podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, exclusively to Spotify. But he won't be making the move alone: Here come the ads, too.

Entertainment         June 23, 2020

Microsoft Build: The all-digital dev conference is the future of tech events

This week, Microsoft moves ahead with its Build 2020 developer show, hosting not a physical event but a virtual one. Can Microsoft build a better Build?

News         May 21, 2020

Office 365 becomes Microsoft 365, adds features and the power of A.I.

Microsoft is unveiling big changes to Office 365, starting with a new name: Microsoft 365. The power of A.i, is at the heart of the changes being implemented.

News         March 30, 2020

New York Auto Show postponed due to coronavirus concerns

The New York Auto Show (or NYIAS) is delayed until August 28 due to the threat of COVID-19, or the novel Coronavirus, show organizers said late Tuesday night.

Car News         March 11, 2020

Former Google, Uber self-driving car exec Anthony Levandowski fined $179 million

Anthony Levandowski, ex-head of Uber's self-driving car unit, was fined $179 million over theft of intellectual property -- and promptly declared bankruptcy. 

Car News         March 6, 2020

Flipboard TV launches on Galaxy S20, offers an ad-free video experience

Flipboard TV is a $3/month premium platform for video content from more than 100 publisher partners. It will launch exclusively on the new Galaxy S20 family.

Android         March 6, 2020

At Collision 2019, technology finds its purpose: Doing good

Collision is ostensibly a startup show, with nearly 1,100 startups, 26,000 attendees, and conference tracks for pitching venture capitalists called Growth Summit and MoneyConf. But in 2019, another theme was clear: Fixing the world. Here are our takeaways from the event.

Opinion         January 16, 2020

Ericsson is rolling out 5G right now, CEO Ekholm says at MWC

Wondering about the status of 5G? This is no pipe dream, Ericsson's CEO Börje Ekholm explained during a press event on Monday morning< february 25, at Mobile World Congress 2019. It's real. And it's happening now.

Mobile         January 16, 2020

Exclusive: Google reveals 2,000-person diversity and inclusion product team

Google has built a 2,000-person strong team of what it calls Inclusion Champions over the last three years to help test out prototypes of new devices and services to ensure that everything the company releases is built from the ground up to address people of all shapes, sizes, and colors.

Trash         January 9, 2020

High-tech toothbrushes and digital diapers: P&G brings innovation to CES 2020

P&G’s brands are household names like Oral-B, Pampers, Tide, and Gillette. And just as much research and passion go into those devices as into the latest flat panel. To underscore that point, P&G hit CES with its “LifeLab,” where consumers can see how everyday products are improved via tech.

Smart Home News         January 8, 2020

4 tech trends we’re going to see blow up at CES 2015

The 2015 CES, the biggest gadget show of the year, is mere weeks away. From wearables to the Internet of Things to smartphone cases galore, here's what we expect to see.

Car News         January 7, 2020

Change from within: How the CTA could bring diversity to the tech industry

With a sea of white, male faces as homogeneous as Wonder Bread, tech has an inclusivity problem -- and the trade group behind CES has answers. This week, it unveiled a variety of new initiatives and policies to foster diversity, including the first investments in a planned $10 million diversity fund.

Trash         January 7, 2020

Qualcomm Ride platform aims to make self-driving cars simpler

Snapdragon Ride is a platform for autonomous vehicles, a handful of chips and software that fits into a box no bigger than your backpack and can tie together radar of all ranges, LIDAR, CV2X communication systems, and front and rear cameras via software that knows where the car is and what’s coming up.

Car News         January 6, 2020

Samsung Unpacked — and the Galaxy S11? and a new Fold? — is coming Feb. 11

It's official: The next Samsung Unpacked event is scheduled for February 11 in San Francisco, where the company is expected to announce its latest consumer electronic devices -- notably the Galaxy S11 smartphone. Will there be a new foldable smartphone there?

Android         January 5, 2020

These 3 transformative technologies will have the biggest impact on 2020

Three fields hold the most promise for the tech world in 2020: The Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (especially the most visible face of A.I., voice assistants); and 5G connections and devices. Here’s what it all means.

Features         January 2, 2020

Web 4.0? With a new Edge beta, Microsoft is rethinking the browser

At Ignite, Microsoft unveiled a new version of the Edge browser and Bing search engine, a new green-and-blue swirl logo, a suite of new tools for site builders, and a new vision for the internet: An end to static sites, better access to information, and a way to integrate disparate office applications.

News         November 3, 2019

How much does it cost Apple to make an iPhone?

You’re about to plunk down $699 on that new iPhone 11 – or *gasp* $1,449 on the 512GB iPhone Pro Max without a trade-in. That’s quite a few nights out on the town, you think to yourself, or as much as a used car. How much does it cost Apple to make these darn things?

Apple         October 17, 2019

Digital Trends Hires Two New Editors to Expand Coverage of Smart Homes and Wearables

Digital Trends today announced the hiring of two new editors, John Velasco and Corey Gaskin, to handle the publication’s coverage of smart homes and wearables -- growing areas of how technology plays a role in every aspect of our lives.

Press Releases         October 15, 2019

Silicon Valley needs to grow a backbone and stand up to China

Tech titans like Apple, Google, and others like to position themselves as champions of human rights and supporters of democratic values -- but their responses to the ongoing Hong Kong protests show that they'll quickly abandon those ideals in order to keep China happy.

Web         October 12, 2019