Hardware

It's been a wild few weeks for some of the biggest names in 3D printing. Last week, Stratasys announced plans to merge with Desktop Metal, and now another industry bigwig is getting in on the action. 3D Systems marked the occasion by announcing its own unsolicited bid to purchase Stratasys. “

Telly, the new hardware startup that is providing U.S. consumers with free smart TVs that are completely supported by advertising, claimed that 250,000 people registered within the first two weeks of launch. In the first 36 hours of launching, Telly said that over 100,000 people registered. We sat

Say hello to the second worst kept secret in VR. Meta today gave the world the first (official) glimpse of its latest headset, the Quest 3. The mixed reality hardware was shown off this morning ahead of a showcase event featuring a slew of new gaming titles. Priced at $499, the Quest 3 is $100 pric

This year's Computex, the first since Taiwan eased pandemic-related travel restrictions, was a celebration of the world's computing and chip industries. But amid the exhibitions, speeches and product announcements, like Jensen Huang's packed Nvidia keynote (just a day before the compan

By the time Howard Rheingold's “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor's West Los Angeles home. Rheingold describes awe — even surprise — that the sys

After expanding its footprint in manufacturing smartphones and other tech devices, India is looking to become the electronics repair capital of the world, taking the crown from China and Malaysia, which currently dominate the industry. On Wednesday, the country’s Ministry of Information and T

During Computex today, Dutch semiconductor giant NXP announced its i.MX 91, the latest processor from its i.MX 9 series of applications processors for industrial, medical, consumer and IoT use cases. During his keynote, NXP Secure Connected Edge executive vice president and general manager Rafael S

Welcome to the $1 trillion club, Nvidia. Nvidia’s stock is up more than 6% today, pushing its shares past $413 in the wake of a widely praised earnings report. Given that the stock market has battered tech stocks in recent quarters, how is Nvidia breaking away from the pack? W

"attachment_2550007" aria-describedby="" style="width: 680px">Arm CEO Rene Haas. Image Credits: Getty Images Just ahead of CEO Rene Haas' keynote at Computex in Taipei today, Arm launched two new products designed to increase smartphone performance. The first is the Arm Cortex-X4, its fourth-gen

Jensen Huang wants to bring generative AI to every data center, the Nvidia co-founder and CEO said during Computex in Taipei today. During the speech, Huang's first public speech in almost four years he said, he made a slew of announcements, including chip release dates, its DGX GH200 super com

Global funding in February 2023 fell 63% from the previous year, with only $18 billion in investments. For robotics startups, it didn't get any better: 2022 was the second-worst year for funding in the past five years, and 2023 numbers are heading in the same direction. This behavior from inves

A number of native Detroiters have asked me what I think about their city so far. The simple answer is that I don't feel qualified to offer much insight yet. I've been here for roughly three days as I write this, and I haven't seen all that much of the city. Ask me what I think about th

Project Q is real, and it's coming soon, Sony confirmed during today's PlayStation Showcase event. Jim Ryan, the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, revealed the upcoming handheld's existence. “Later this year, we will launch a dedicated device that enables you to str

I spent a bit of time at Figure's Sunnyvale offices during a recent visit to the South Bay. The firm is currently in that semi-awkward phase where it's ready to talk about what it's working on — but only to a point. That means things like its process and plans are on the table, while