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It’s official: Las Vegas throws a better auto show than Detroit

The Detroit Auto Show has always held prestige, but this year, the tech world's biggest trade show may have displaced it. Major automakers debuted better cars and better car tech at CES in Las Vegas than they did a week later in Detroit.
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A VR look inside the home of the future at CES 2016

Inside the home of the future everything works seamlessly and smoothly. Your appliances talk each other, the fridge knows what it’s stocked with, and everything makes your life easier. Experience that vision, in VR at CES 2016.
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Watson at the Wheel: How IBM plans to power your drive

IBM unveiled its vision of the connected car at the 2016 NAIAS show Tuesday, through a video showing how Watson might be built into the dashboard.
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Here’s how you can try out Microsoft’s amazing HoloLens for yourself

Microsoft swung open the doors Thursday morning on the new HoloLens Experience Showcase for Developers at the company's flagship store in New York, finally letting ordinary people get a taste of the company's years-in-the-making augmented reality device.
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Joy Ride: 2015 Vespa Sprint 150

The 2015 Vespa Sprint aims to bring some retro fun. While the price tag is higher than it was in the 60s and 70s, the bike is sure to put a smile on your face.
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‘Siri, let’s chill’: New Hue 2.0 hub from Philips lets Siri dim the lights, set the mood

A reworked base station from the Philips Hue line aims to be the backbone of your connected home, adding HomeKit compatibility to the company’s long-running line of smart lighting products. The new Philips Hue Bridge 2.0, announced Monday morning, can control anything that works with Apple’s smarthome protocol, including door locks and openers, window shades, home […]
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This smart stethoscope and thermometer make your bedroom a doctor’s office

CliniCloud's smart stethoscope and thermometer allow you to take basic health readings at home and share them with a doctor via an app, getting you qualified, real-time medical advice without leaving your home.
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Software could take a big bite out of the car industry’s ass, GM says

Drivers want smart cars that are as easy to use as smartphones, but car companies like GM struggle to balance the desire for convenience with the overwhelming need for safety.
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Viper’s SmartStart gets your motor running with a simple touch

Car accessory and radar detector company Viper has revealed its app-based remote start system.
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Verizon’s Hum gives your old car a new brain

Hum, a little Verizon gizmo with a friendly name, brings the safety and diagnostic capabilities of a brand-new car to models that have already been on the road for nearly two decades.
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That Google Buy Button is real

Google has announced “Purchases on Google,” a way to host branded shopping pages for retailers that will let customers buy using shopping credentials stored on Google.
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Meet Pluto: NASA gives us our first up-close look at our most neglected ‘planet’

On July 14, NASA's New Horizons probe made its closest approach to Pluto after a nine-year, 3-billion-mile journey, sending back first-ever images.
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Hands on: Apple Music

Apple calls it revolutionary. I disagree. The concept of radio is as old as … well, as radio. But no one’s made a curated streaming online service quite like this. With the forthcoming Music service, Apple will turn the music world on its ear. Apple Music is an overhaul of the Music app, which already […]
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New GE light bulbs to warn of hurricanes, find you a parking spot, and more

GE is marrying the ordinary lightbulb with the Internet of Things, adding sensors to direct drivers to available spaces, give warnings in the event of a hurricane through a public-address speaker, direct first-responders, and more.
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Introducing Digital Trends Car of the Year awards

Six Digital Trends editors brought 12 cars to the 95-degree heat of the Southern California desert and thrashed them over thousands of miles to determine which deserved our prestigious Car of the Year award. These are the brave participants.
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Acer takes a big Leap into wearables and brings the Liquid X2 phone along

Acer introduced a trio of new wearable fitness trackers under the Liquid Leap brand and a new Liquid X2 smartphone with a huge battery at a NYC event.
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We’ll be the last PC company standing, Acer CEO boldly claims

Acer CEO Jason Chen was bold in his address in New York, unveiling a range of new mobile and PC products, along with a defiant message of survival.
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Windows 10’s Start Menu has the best icon ever

Microsoft has added many improvements to Windows 10, but one little icon in the new Start Menu stands above everything else.
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As the Apple Watch ticks closer, experts await a fatal flop

As the Apple Watch ticks closer to arrival, experts are expressing doubt about its ability to rise above competitors, and Apple’s ability to innovate under Tim Cook.
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MWC day three roundup: HTC Vive, Nokia N1, and more

We singled out the best gear, gadgets, apps, and accessories at MWC 2015 and handed out awards for the Top Tech of the show yesterday. But without a fat lady to sing us out, the show goes on and the news keeps on coming. Here are the highlights from day 3 of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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MWC day two roundup: Samsung, Pebble, Windows Phone and more

Day two has come and gone in Barcelona, where 2015’s Mobile World Congres (MWC) show is in full swing. And amid the tapas plates and tangos, we’ve seen a helluva lot of amazing technology. Here are some of the highlights from the biggest mobile tech showcase in the world.
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MWC day one roundup: All the news from the biggest mobile tech show in the world

If you haven't been glued to your computer for the last two days, we've got a good recap of some of the hottest new tech and mobile devices out of the world's largest mobile trade show, MWC 2015.
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The Digital Trends iPhone App just got a heckuva lot better

I'm pleased as punch to introduce a massive update to the Digital Trends iPhone App. The new version brings our app into the 21st century, with updated sections, new graphics and logos, dramatically speedier response times, and an end to all the crashes.
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Is net neutrality government meddling or freedom? I’m with the porn stars.

The FCC is reclassifying the Internet as a telecommunication service. This is a massive change, but you may not understand it at all so we're going back to basics to explain what this is all about.
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I just traveled to Mars with Microsoft’s HoloLens, and it was mind bending

Our own Jeremy Kaplan tries Microsoft’s HoloLens Dev kit for the first time, and is blown away when an office transforms into Mars.
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How superstar designer Yves Behar shapes the style of Samsung TVs

Yves Behar has designed everything from laptops to headsets, and most recently, Samsung’s finest televisions. Here’s how the superstar designer collaborates with Samsung to turn a slab of glass into a work of art.
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With the next-gen Apex suit, running into a fire has never been smarter

Today’s first responders rely more on grit and experience than tech, but a new type of suit, codenamed Apex, could help deliver life-saving intel to these these brave men and women through wearable technology.
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Magic slippers, a watch that recognizes exercises, and more from Wearables + Things

From smartbands to smart shirts, smart clothes, and even smart shoes, the future of wearable tech is on display at the Wearables + Things show in Washington, D.C.
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This is the future of wearable technology

The first annual FashioNXT Wearable Tech contest, presented by Digital Trends in partnership with Nike, Intel, and Project Runway, sought to push the wearable boundaries, merging fashion with features to avoid the chunky, sometimes preposterous designs that characterize nearly all contemporary wearable tech.
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Help us pick the best new wearable tech concept

Here’s wearable tech you’d actually wear. In partnership with Nike, Intel, and Project Runway, Digital Trends presents FashioNXT’s first annual Wearable Technology Fashion Competition. The design that wins this competition — and ultimately breaks through in this space — will at last bring fashion, style and elegance together in a complete package, making a must-have […]

Intel Inside … everything? Here’s the glue that holds the Internet of Things together

Oren Michels isn't a preschool teacher, but his job is to make things play nice together. Specifically, your connected devices. And with Mashery, the company he co-founded, now owned by Intel, the era of the smart doorbell is right around the corner.
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How Sony is helping West Africa with renewable energy

Sony Computer Science Laboratories is a much smaller operation than Microsoft Research or Google X. It likewise has a much narrower goal: saving the world through research.
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Phablet reviews before and after iPhone 6 Plus (Everyone got it wrong)

Does the Apple iPhone 6 have something special? Can it succeed where others have …. well, already succeeded? And more importantly, are tech reviewers being fair when they review the iPhone 6 Plus? Here’s what they said today, and how they reviewed earlier phablets from the competition.
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A smartass to match your smartphone and smartwatch

Don’t even try fooling this “personal trainer in your pants.” New smart fitness clothes, like Athos’ smart compression sports, can look at which muscles you engage during a workout and even how much you stress them.