Fleetzero has an ambitious goal: to compete with global shipping companies with its own boats, powered entirely by electricity. The company just secured $15.5 million
Category: Gadgets
Europe proposes ban on flavored vapes
European Union lawmakers are proposing to ban flavored heated tobacco products — a category that covers vaping — in a move they say is intended
Nura brings its killer audio tech to a pair of pro earbuds
Few consumer electronics categories matured as quickly as wireless earbuds. We went from the first good implementation of the technology to near ubiquity, seemingly overnight.
FDA orders Juul to stop selling its vaping products in the US
The axe has fallen for e-cigarette maker Juul. The FDA ordered the company to stop selling and distributing its ubiquitous vaping devices in the U.S.
Smartphone re-commerce platform Cashify bags $90 million in new funding
Cashify, a marketplace for gadgets trade-ins and buybacks in India, has raised $90 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its
Airspace Link’s drone tracking platform gathers government customers before going global
Detroit-based Airspace Link has positioned itself as a provider of increasingly important infrastructure in the burgeoning drone services space, letting operators get local and federal
Brain data startup Rune Labs gets FDA clearance for Apple Watch-based Parkinson’s tracker
Rune Labs, a precision neurology company in San Francisco, announced that its StrivePD software ecosystem for Parkinson’s disease has been granted 510(k) clearance by the
Puffco unveils the $299 Proxy, an innovative, modular cannabis vaporizer
Puffco has long led the market with innovative cannabis vaporizers. The Puffco Peak Pro is easily one of the best e-rigs available, and the company
Nothing teases phone (1) design ahead of next month’s launch
It’s hard to get a thrill from glimpses of unreleased smartphone hardware these days, given the baked-in maturity of the mobile market and the general
Keychron’s Q3 gives mechanical keyboard fans everything but the numpad
In its early pre-pandemic days, Keychron made a name for itself with its series of affordable mechanical keyboards — including a few low-profile ones that
Meta rolls out new parental controls for Instagram and Quest VR headsets
Meta announced today that it’s rolling out new tools on Instagram and Quest VR headsets that are designed to give parents additional supervision controls. On
How Apple’s thoughtful, measured approach is building a revolution in health
Apple’s health business could now stand alone as one of the largest in the sector in terms of sheer reach — if it could ever
NexStride gadget that helps people with Parkinsons fight ‘freezing’ attracts $2.8M
One of the challenges faced by people with Parkinson’s disease is the possibility of “freezing” during normal movement, causing falls and lack of mobility. Surprisingly,
Review: Sonos Ray soundbar is an easy upgrade that will leave you wanting more
Sonos went a bit further downmarket recently with the Ray, a smaller and cheaper soundbar than the Beam, itself a smaller, cheaper soundbar than the
Europe seals deal on USB Type-C common charger rules
European Union co-legislators have reached provisional agreement on a common charging solutions for smartphones, laptops, tablets and other small and medium sized electronics — some
Apple’s Continuity Camera lets you use your iPhone as a webcam
Apple is improving its webcam on the shiny new M2 MacBooks, but for those of us still chugging along on our existing MacBooks, we’ll be
Apple unveils iPadOS 16 with beefed up multitasking features
Today at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a slew of upgrades headed to iPad devices in iPadOS 16, the latest version of the
Apple unveils new redesigned MacBook Air
Apple surprised WWDC keynote watchers with the release of a new, fully redesigned MacBook Air. The MacBook Air, Apple’s most popular notebook computer, last got
WatchOS 9 adds new modes and watch faces
During a keynote at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company debuted the latest version of WatchOS, the operating system that runs on the Apple Watch.
Ring announces new features, raises its basic subscription price for the first time since 2015
Ring announced new features for its Ring Protect Basic plan, such as more alert options, exclusive discounts (10%), up to 50 video downloads (up from
How femtech startup Inne rebooted its hardware launch after COVID-19 chaos
It’s been a tough few years for Berlin-based femtech hardware startup Inne which came out of stealth R&D in the fall of 2019, shortly before
Robotic rehabilitation glove wins Microsoft’s 20th Imagine Cup for student inventors
Microsoft’s Imagine Cup is something I look forward to every year. The students and young entrepreneurs who submit their extremely early-stage projects to this global
Arclight deserves a medal for how it meddles with the bike pedal
If I were to make a list of things that I didn’t think needed to get smarter, bike pedals would be somewhere near the top
Withings doubles down on the classy with ScanWatch Horizon
I tried out the brand new Withings ScanWatch about six months ago, and concluded that it was a great smartwatch for people who prioritize their
Apple adds live captions to iPhone and Mac, plus more accessibility upgrades to come
Apple has released a bevy of new accessibility features for iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac, including a universal live captioning tool, improved visual and auditory
Eridan reinvents a piece of mobile infrastructure and calls up $46M in funding
Most of the time no one has to think about how the mobile networks we all rely on work. But it won’t surprise many to
Voice control at last: Hey Sonos, play the ‘Breaking Bad’ theme song
If you’ve always wanted Giancarlo Esposito — the actor playing the meth-slinging Los Pollos Hermanos boss Gustavo Fring from “Breaking Bad” — to guide you
DJI’s new Mini 3 Pro drone hits the aerial photography sweet spot
DJI has just introduced a new drone — its most capable ever to squeak under the 250 gram limit that keeps operators free from a
Back Market reaches $5.7B valuation for its refurbished device marketplace
French startup Back Market has raised another mega round of funding. In May, the company raised a $335 million Series D round. Today, the company
3 views on CES 2022
For fifty-four years, big and small hardware manufacturers that hoped to reach their target audiences rolled out new products at the Consumer Electronics Show. The