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STMicro Makes Its Tiny Gyroscopes Even Tinier

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 30, 2011 at 2:00 am PT

Remember how the addition of gyroscopes made the iPhone cooler? The company that makes them just introduced the smallest gyroscope yet.

Will Sales of the Nintendo 3DS Surprise?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 25, 2011 at 9:12 am PT

The Nintendo 3DS, which allows players to see 3-D images without special glasses, will go on sale in the U.S. on Sunday for $250. Early signs indicate that the game units will fly off the shelves.

WakeMate Finally Ships–Will You Sleep Better Now That It's Watching You?

Voices, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 22, 2010 at 1:58 pm PT

After a year of delays, promises and refunded deposits, the WakeMate sleep monitoring gadget is finally shipping. But do you want it watching you sleep?

New Dell Smartphones Surprisingly Slick

John Paczkowski in News on April 22, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

Dell’s new foray into the smartphone market looks to be a hell of a lot more impressive than you’d expect from a company with a historically lousy industrial design sensibility and lack of software development experience. Information leaked to Engadget reveals that Dell is working on a handful of impressive-looking handsets.

New Motion Control Patent Could Shake Up Smartphone Industry

John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 24, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Here’s a potentially noteworthy development in the patent litigation-riddled mobile device market. Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a very broad patent on motion-based smartphone control, one that could have significant implications for the industry.

Windows Phone 7 Series Even More Impressive Than Previously Thought

John Paczkowski in News on March 15, 2010 at 10:55 am PT

Microsoft added a bit more to its Windows Phone 7 Series story at its MIX10 event this morning, revealing some of the mobile operating system’s features and detailing how developers can write software for it. While it’s obviously far too early to make any big declarations about it, the OS certainly seems competitive–and compelling.

Apple iPad Event Liveblog

John Paczkowski in News on January 27, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

After months of feverish speculation and as many years of wishful thinking, Apple uncrated its tablet computer–the iPad–at an invitation-only event in San Francisco this morning. We’re covering it live with photos and text.

Sexually Frustrated? There’s an App for That [UPDATED]

John Paczkowski in News on June 25, 2009 at 8:04 am PT

The parental controls included in iPhone 3.0 have opened up a a rich and fertile frontier in Apple’s App Store: Porn. An app called “Hottest Girls,” which previously featured pictures of women in their skivvies, this week began featuring ones of ladies wearing quite a bit less.

Fullpower: The Full D7 Demo

Kara Swisher in D7 on June 11, 2009 at 11:15 am PT

Did we have demos of new products at the seventh D: All Things Digital conference? Oh, yes we did! First up, legendary entrepreneur Philippe Kahn’s new company, Fullpower, which has developed the MotionX Recognition Engine. The company is developing accelerometer-based hardware and software intended to do for motion and gesture what speech recognition did for speech.

D7 Video: Fullpower Demo

Beth Callaghan in D7 on May 27, 2009 at 9:22 am PT

Legendary entrepreneur Philippe Kahn’s new company Fullpower has developed the MotionX Recognition Engine, a technology that studies how the body moves as opposed to reacting to it. The company is developing accelerometer-based hardware and software intended to do for motion and gesture what speech recognition did for speech.