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January 13, 2017
Hey – hey. It’s me. I know you might be wrestling with the decision of whether you’re going to pre-order a Nintendo Switch when they open for pre-sales,…
Read articleJanuary 12, 2017
It’s hard to build a drone that’s high performance and affordable enough to compete with DJI’s popular and pervasive models. That’s something drone companies who built their own…
Read articleJanuary 10, 2017
An accelerator for hardware and robotics startups called HAX is holding its 9th Demo Day in San Francisco today. Startups pitching investors there span industries from education to agriculture and medicine.…
Read articleJanuary 10, 2017
Apple has confirmed it applied for a renewal of the FTZ status, but says it does not intend to manufacture products at the site — rather it will…
Read articleJanuary 7, 2017
These companies had a very special CES experience as they all pitched in front of multiple groups of judges on stage at the Sands Expo. The startups were…
Read articleJanuary 7, 2017
Smartphones are able to shoot astonishingly high quality video these days, but ultimately, the lenses and sensors built into your phone are too small to get a decent…
Read articleJanuary 6, 2017
Meet Blitab, an Android tablet combined with a smart Braille surface. It’s one of the most affordable Braille devices out there and could change the way visually impaired…
Read articleJanuary 6, 2017
Construction sites can be dangerous places. And while recent advancements in safety technology have done a lot to help protect workers, there hasn’t been as much focus on protecting…
Read articleJanuary 5, 2017
The forthcoming 10th Annual Crunchies Awards are exactly one month away. Coincidentally, the gadgets here at CES are a fond reminder of our incredible finalists for the Hardware…
Read articleJanuary 5, 2017
As you can probably guess from the company’s name, SmartyPans is building a smart frying pan — which it just demonstrated onstage at TechCrunch’s Hardware Battlefield at CES.…
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