Hardware

Deep tech. Hard tech. Or, as The Engine dubs it, Tough Tech. Venture investing today is essentially identical to what happens on Wall Street, focused on data rooms, spreadsheets, SaaS churn models and cohort analysis. Yet, the history of venture capital firms is heavily interwoven with universities

As a hardware startup, Astrohaus stands apart because of its unique offerings focused specifically on writers and writing. Its debut product, the Freewrite, looked like an old-school travel typewriter with an e-ink screen. Now, it’s back with a new device it’s been working on for the pa

NeoLight, a startup company that’s working to bring hospital-grade neonatal care technologies to the home, has raised $7 million more in financing. Dignity Health and Honor Health Systems came in to support the company along with previous investors like the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben

OnePlus continues its twice-yearly smartphone cycle with today's arrival of the 8T. The latest device isn't a huge upgrade over April's OnePlus 8, but continues the company's longstanding tradition of offering some of the most solid Android handsets at a reasonable price point. The

It’s been a full century since Leon Theremin created the electronic instrument bearing his name, and to celebrate Moog is releasing what must surely be the best-looking (and may be the best-sounding) theremin of all time: the Claravox Centennial. With a walnut cabinet, brass antennas and a pl

Smart thermostats are fairly ubiquitous these days, but depending on which one you’re using, you could be getting a lot more from your home heating and cooling — with relatively simple DIY upgrades. The Flair Smart Vent system is one such upgrade, and though it costs a bit upfront to ge

Six years ago, Amazon essentially created a new consumer electronics category. Expectations weren't particularly high when the first Echo device debuted in November of 2014. Amazon, after all, has never shied away from throwing a new device against the wall to see what sticks — if anything, t

Smartphone shipments reached an all-time high in India in the quarter that ended in September this year, as the world's second largest handset market remained fully open during the period after initial lockdowns due to the coronavirus. According to a new report, about 50 million smartphones shi

The 2020 iPad Air comes at an interesting time in Apple's release cycle. The iPad Pro is still strong from a specs perspective, but is now technically a half generation or so behind in CPU. The new pro models won't arrive for (theoretical) months.  So what you end up with is a device that

2020 is June's time to shine. With an increasing number of people stuck and home, trying (and often failing) to fend for themselves in their kitchen, the smart oven startup has a solid opportunity to considerably expand its users base. “The rise in at-home cooking has caused us to reevaluate

Apple HomePod owners, starting today, will be able to use the newly announced “Intercom” feature to send messages between their HomePod smart speakers. The feature, which arrives via a software update, brings this and several other new features to Apple’s smart speakers, including

The Pocket 2 is the kind of device that makes me wish I got out a bit more. I've been testing it out for a few days, and, while it's done a reasonably good job making my life look a bit more interesting, there's only so much such a little device can do during this lockdown. That's n

There's an odd tension in only being able to review half of the new iPhone lineup. Though this review is focused on breaking down the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, we all know that the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max are sitting out there in the wings.  Fortunately, we can extrapolate

It's been nearly two years since DJI released the original Osmo Pocket. Honestly, the little gimbal is one of the most delightful products from a company that makes a lot of them. As — at best — an amateur smartphone photographer, I enjoyed my time with the product and am pretty psyched to