Gadgets
Think you're ready for electric kickflips? Not so fast
An electric skateboard sounds like an awesome idea, but if you don't already know how to ride you're going to need to start off very slow.
- by Cynthia Karena
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Are you comfortable with Amazon controlling your smart home?
Amazon wants to go further than just making our homes 'smart'. It wants to turn our dwellings into the 'Amazon Home'.
The weird gadgets companies think are suitable for Valentine's Day
You can always tell how bad a retail downturn is based on how expensive the gift guides for a non-gift-giving event are.
- by Alice Clarke
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GoSlow: how to take the perfect time lapse video with an action cam
Your GoPro might be designed for fast-paced, high-impact videos, but it's also perfect for taking long exposures and time lapses.
- by Alice Clarke
How to protect your ears and avoid noise-induced hearing loss
Cheap headphones are one of the worst culprits, an expert says, but dangerously loud noises are all around us.
- by Alice Clarke
A brain-sensing Bluetooth headband to help you meditate
A sensor-covered headband that talks to your phone seems like it would be a distraction, and it can be, but it's also a useful tool.
- by Cynthia Karena
The coolest music-meets-tech gadgets from NAMM 2019
The annual musical instrument meets technology show was filled with innovations. Here are some of our favourites.
- by Jefferson Graham
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Razer's Raiju Ultimate is a better PS4 controller
Sony's default controller is great, but it could always be better. Enter Razer's high-end replacement, the Raiju.
- by Peter Wells
The five biggest takeaways from CES 2019
From the future of smartphone design to flying taxis, here are the technological advancements that caught our eye at the Consumer Electronics Show this year.
- by Krishan Sharma
Smart assistants talking their way into every gadget in our homes
More and more tech in your home will support Google Assistant, Amazon's Alexa and even Apple's Siri in the near future.
- by Adam Turner
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Robots appear in US grocery chain
McKinsey Global Institute report estimates that as many as 800 million people may lose their jobs to robots by 2030.
- by Peter Holley