Exclusive: Microsoft devices guru Panos Panay on making devices that sing

Digital Trends sat down with the corporate VP of Devices at Microsoft to talk about the new products, how device meets design, and what the future holds for Surface.

Features         November 16, 2017

Flywheel wants you to sweat your ass off in the comfort of your own home

Flywheel is launching Fly Anywhere, an at-home version of its studio biking experience and a streaming content platform with live rides filmed in Lincoln Center. Tech makes the whole sweaty thing possible.

Features         November 16, 2017

The future feels pretty far away for electric car company Faraday Future

Electric car co. Faraday Future has lost several C-level execs, including CFO Stefan Krause and CTO Ulrich Kranz. Resignations or firings?

Car News         November 11, 2017

Diary from the future: Augmented Reality, circa 2027

If you don’t understand the appeal of augmented reality yet, just wait 10 years. Save yourself a decade and read this account.

Features         October 21, 2017

Lowe’s prints comic books imagining sci-fi futures — then makes them real

The Lowe's Innovation Lab is building our sci-fi future, merging 3D modeling, AR, VR, and even additive manufacturing with retail.

Features         September 19, 2017

Windows Mixed Reality hands-on preview

For our Windows Mixed Reality Hands-on Preview, we spent half an hour with Microsoft’s much anticipated VR/AR platform. Is this the next revolution in virtual reality?

Reviews         August 29, 2017

MonsterTalk is a voice-activated personal assistant built into your headphones

Monster's MonsterTalk family of voice-controlled headphones have the Melody app built right in, to let you request songs with your voice.

News         August 22, 2017

The reckoning is here! As wearables mature, only the strong will survive

Fitbit's dying, Jawbone's closing, Intel's ending its fitness-tracking group -- yet analysts predict the wearables market will double. How?

Mobile         July 26, 2017

Dear smartwatch makers, what the hell is wrong with you?

Smartwatch makers like Apple and Samsung need to start asking hard questions. Namely: Why would anyone want a smartwatch?

Features         June 15, 2017

Samsung punches back

Digital Trends flew to Seoul, South Korea, in early March to learn how Samsung designed the new Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones -- and how it ensured that nothing like the Note 7 fiasco would ever happened again.

Android         March 30, 2017

The safety dance: An inside look at how Samsung tests its batteries

The Galaxy S8 smartphone is Samsung’s flagship phone, and the company needs to ensure it’s a success. Digital Trends flew to South Korea to tour a manufacturing plant, talk to the company, and learn firsthand how it tests its batteries.

Android         March 29, 2017

LG’s Korean headquarters is a real-life Wonka factory, and we got the golden ticket

LG brought Digital Trends along on an exclusive tour of several of its labs and factories halfway around the globe -- and we’re bringing you inside with us.

Features         December 22, 2016

You have zero privacy thanks to tech, and these artists can prove it

A pop-up art exhibit in lower Manhattan aims to expose corporate monitoring and the reality of the modern Internet, with 54 exhibits and artwork that reveal a darker side to online life. Curated by Tactical Tech -- which helps activists, journalists, and NGOs use digital technologies in their artwork -- the exhibit is sponsored by the Mozilla Foundation.

Features         December 4, 2016

LG unveils an entirely new brand for ‘the best of the best’

Luxury appliance brand LG Signature debuted at a Rock Center event, with tap-dancer Savion Glover, chef Dominique Crenn, and designer Philip Lim.

Smart Home News         October 6, 2016

Exclusive: This company has the perfect cure for streaming video

Peer5 has struck a deal with DailyMotion to use peer-to-peer networking tech to deliver streaming video. The tech could help alleviate congestion that occurs when millions try to watch a stream at the same time.

News         September 21, 2016

Can you remaster a meme? LG tries with an R&B remake of ‘Damn Daniel’ shot on the V20

To celebrate the amazing camera in the new LG V20 smartphone, LG is refilming the most well-known viral videos of all time -- starting with Damn, Daniel.

News         September 20, 2016

Feet on: Razor Hovertrax 2.0

Razor, the same company that makes those aluminum push scooters, also happens to make one of the few hoverboards with high-quality batteries that won’t spontaneously combust. So we rode one.

Reviews         August 28, 2016

HP just built 3M’s privacy screens directly into its new laptops

3M’s privacy screens have been a go-to for laptop users for years. Now HP is revealing the EliteBook 1040, the first laptop with a built-in privacy screen.

News         August 25, 2016

Hands on: Dlodlo V1 VR headset

Beyond just looking good, the Dlodlo V1 has specs that compete with headsets from Samsung, Google, and others. Digital Trends had a chance to test out the new glasses, and spoke with the company CTO through an interpreter. We remain … skeptical.

Computing         August 8, 2016

Sony Square NYC is a gadget playpen, and a peek into the future

Sony wants you to come out and play with its latest gadgets – including a few you can’t even buy yet – at its swanky new New York City ‘Sony Square.’

Features         August 4, 2016

DarbeeVision’s $200 gizmo can improve any video

Want better video quality? Plug the DarbeeVision DVP-5000S between any video source and any display and you get a great pop and a wonderful sense of depth, clarity, and realism from your picture, the company claims.

Videos         July 18, 2016

Does Tesla have blood on its hands? The complex morality of autonomy

NHTSA announced an investigation into the death of a man killed behind the wheel of a self-driving car. But is Tesla at fault? The answer is far from clear.

Cars         July 1, 2016

Drone cages, smart cars, and unrelenting hordes in our CES Asia VR tour

CES Asia 2016 brought out all the latest technologies and toys, from smart cars that connect to your home, to drones that can see obstacles and avoid them as they follow you.

Computing         May 13, 2016

6 jaw-dropping gadgets we loved at CES Asia (and your chances of buying them)

With hundreds of companies exhibiting thousands of products to hundreds of thousands of attendees, there’s a lot to see at Shanghai’s CES Asia. Here's the real gems of the show -- technology we’re dying to get our hands on, or in some cases, praying it makes it into a purchasable form.

Products         May 13, 2016

Take a VR step onto Shanghai’s shores with us for CES Asia

Digital Trends is live in Shanghai for the newest offshoot of CES, and we’re bringing you along with us in the first installment of our VR videos from the show, this one along the Huangpu River.

Videos         May 11, 2016

Robopups, robopals and robolackeys hit the Robot Runway at CES Asia

The Robotics Runway at CES Asia 2016 brought out a parade of cute bots, from children’s learning robots to roaming TV bots, and dog-like luggage bots that follow you around.

News         May 11, 2016

From phones to drones, here’s what we’re expecting from CES Asia 2016

Digital Trends touches down in Shanghai this week for CES Asia 2016, an upcoming technology show that highlights the best and brightest from China’s booming electronics industry.

News         May 11, 2016

As Netflix says ‘no’ to streaming abroad, viewers skirt the rules … or leave

Netflix users are skirting its ban on international streaming with VPNs, but Netflix is stamping them out as soon as they pop up. Where does this end?

News         April 13, 2016

Another day, another ho-hum announcement from Apple

The experts have weighed in on the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro and iPhone SE, and the leading technology pundits offer decidedly “meh” opinions.

Mobile         March 23, 2016

Why the hell wouldn’t you upgrade to Windows 10?

Everyone is mad at Microsoft for pushing Windows 10 updates, but why the hell wouldn’t you update to it? Here’s why you should.

News         March 16, 2016

How to win friends and influence people (on Twitter)

Finding followers and people on Twitter is a horribly difficult process -- and a few companies are trying to change that.

Business         February 29, 2016

Verizon Hum knows where you are — and where your kids are

An update rolling out to Verizon Hum owners this week brings much-requested improvements to the GPS functionality to the connected car gadget.

Car News         February 17, 2016

From bioluminescent dresses to emoji pins, Intel struts its stuff at Fashion Week

At an event at New York Fashion week, Intel VP Sandra Lopez and her new devices team set out to showcase what’s possible when fashion and tech collide.

News         February 12, 2016

There are 2,000 years worth of football videos on YouTube

With Super Bowl 50 only 18 days away, YouTube has rolled out a few new tools to help advertisers take advantage of Americans' passion for football.

News         January 20, 2016