Articles by Brian Heater
Odyssey Toys’ Pocket Drone Collapses For Maximum Portability
Odyssey's new Pocket drone isn't just affordable, it's also designed for easy portability.
The Philips Izzy Is A Multiroom Wireless Speaker System That Requires Minimal Setup
Gibson has just unveiled the Izzy, a wireless speaker system that avoids a messy setup. Gibson’s got a whole slew of announcements under the literal and figurative tent it sets up each year in the Las Vegas Convention Center parking lot.
Fisher Price Made an Adorable Robotic Caterpillar Toy to Teach Kids Coding
The preschool toy designer introduces the world's cutest coding tool. And get this, it's called "Code-A-Pillar. " Pretty adorable, right? Targeted at "the future coders of 2035," the $50 Think & Learn 'bot features different modules (segments) that correspond to various action and directional commands like moving left and moving right.
Here Are Some Connected Running Shorts
We take a look at a pair of smart shorts designed with high intensity runners in mind. Why wear fitness tracking on a wrist when you can really get to the heart of the matter? Lumo Bodytech brings activity monitoring straight to the wearer's legs in the form of connected shorts.
Hands-On With the $69 Withings Fitness Tracker
We get up close with the new super cheap fitness tracker from Withings. We're still several hours out from CES's official kickoff, but Withings has already launched two of the more compelling products of the show - and they're get this, a thermometer and a fitness tracker.
Hands-On With ZTE’s $130 Smartphone
Of contract. That's crazy cheap. As the ZTE rep put it, a year or two ago, the Grand X 3 would have been a flagship smartphone. Spec-wise, that's probably true.
Levl Claims To Know How Much Fat You're Burning Based On Your Breath
Blow into a vial and it'll tell you if that workout is working out. OK, I'm not entirely sure this thing isn't some high-tech snake oil, but I'm intrigued.
Trying Out HTC's Vive Virtual Reality Headset With a Little Help From a Giant Whale
We take HTC's impressive new VR headset for a spin. Every time I put on a VR headset, I have the same thought - how are we ever going to leave the house again.
Withings Go Offers Activity And Sleep Tracking For $69
With the Go, Withings is making an activity and sleep-tracking monitor available at an affordable price.
Securifi Debuts The Almond 3 Touchscreen Router, Featuring Improved Speed And Home Security
Securifi's touch-screen router isn't just faster, it also features a built-in home security system.
Eyes-On With Sony’s New Vinyl to PC Turntable
Sony Drops a surprise turntable in amongst all of the HD TV and cameras at this year's pre-CES press conference.
Sony’s Ultra 4K Is A Netflix-Like Streaming Service For Ultra High Definition Content
Sony announces a new streaming service for 4K video. Sony's pre-CES event Tuesday night was a bit light on the actual hardware announcements, so far as these things go, but the company did let slip its plans to launch a new streaming service for Ultra High Definition video.
Sony Intros A 4K Camcorder For Under $1,000
Sony introduces a portable and affordable 4K camcorder. It wouldn't be a CES with a ton of Sony announcements. The first of the deluge of announcements is the new 4K Handycam.
Ultimaker Extends Its 3D Printer Line With Two Upgraded Models
Ultimaker’s line of 3D printers got some additions announced at CES 2016. Ultimaker’s line of desktop 3D printers gets a little bigger today with the addition of two machines to its 2 series.
SanDisk’s Rugged New Portable SSD Puts The Hard Back In Hard Drive
SanDisk's new Extreme 510 Portable SSD is a hard drive designed to take a beating. Chief among a slew of product unveils from SanDisk at CES this week is the Extreme 510 Portable SSD, a solid state drive designed to take some serious punishment.
Samsung Goes Pro With A 12-Inch Windows Tablet
The Galaxy TabPro S is a Windows slate with the iPad Pro firmly in its sights. Okay, one last thing from today's Samsung pre-CES press conference.
Samsung Shows off the Family Hub Refrigerator, A Connected Fridge With a Giant Touchscreen
Samsung's got a fancy new connected fridge for 2016. The problem: you want to stick all of those kid's drawings report cards, and grocery lists on the door of the refrigerator, but you had to go out and buy one of those fancy new stainless steel models.
Samsung Unveils a Whole Bunch of SUHD TVs That are Big on Color and Small on Bezel
Samsung's got some new big, beautiful, bezel-free TVs. Samsung kicked off today's big pre-CES press conference by announcing a whole bunch of new TVs.
Samsung’s Offering a Free USB Adapter to Connect the Company’s HDTVs to the Internet of Things
Samsung's offering SmartTV consumers a connected dongle. This time last year, Samsun promised a crowd at CES that it would be connecting all of its Smart TVs to internet of things devices by 2017.
Casio’s New Smartwatch Takes Android Wear Into the Rugged Outdoors
At CES 2016, Casio unveiled the Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10, which is designed to be durable enough for the outdoors type.
Huawei is Now Offering the Nexus 6P in Matte Gold
The Nexus 6P goes for the gold. It wasn't a new phone or watch or tablet, but Huawei seemed particularly excited to announce a bit of a change to its terrific Nexus 6P handset.
Up Close With Huawei’s Fancy New Smartwatches
We take a look at Huawei's new watch designs. Huawei's one of those rare companies that came seemingly out of nowhere (here in the States, at least) and seemed immediately offer up premium products capable of competing head-to-head with big name manufacturers like Samsung and Apple.
Hands-On With Huawei’s New Audio-Centric MediaPad M2 10 Tablet
We take a closer look (and listen) at Huawei's new 10-inch tablet. Huawei kind of zipped by this one in its rush to unveil products at today's CES press kickoff event.
Hands-On With Huawei’s Shiny New Mate 8 Handset
We take a closer look at Huawei's newly announced 6-inch smartphone. Here it is, in all of its shiny, rhyming glory. The Mate 8 is Huawei's biggest unveil of the show, kicking off today's pre-CES press conference with eight tenants of smartphone design.
Huawei Launches The MediaPad M2, An Audio Focused 10-Inch Tablet
Huawei partners with Harmon/Kardon for a new tablet. Along with the Mate 8 smartphone, Huawei also had a new tablet to unveil at CES today. The MediaPad M2 takes a bit of a different spin on the standard 10.
Huawei Launches The Mate 8, A New Six-Inch Premium Handset
Huawei offers up a new flagship smartphone for CES. Huawei's going all out at this year's CES with the launch of several new flagship products, starting with the Mate 8, a six-inch handset featuring some truly high-end specs.
Huawei Updates Its Watch Line With Two New Ornately Named Models
Huawei launches new premium watches at CES. Huawei opened today's CES news conference by noting the company's successes worldwide. Here in the U.
Feet-On With Polar’s Balance Smart Scale
With take a look at the fitness wearable maker's new connect scale. You’ll have to forgive the lead photo. The Balance is really tough to shoot in a convention center environment.
Hands-On With Lenovo’s Lovely New Yoga 900s Convertible Laptop
We take a look at Lenovo's new thin and light. CES 2016 is shaping up to be a strong show for team Lenovo, from the high-concept modular X1 Tablet, to a clever take on the lowly mouse.
We Try Out The D-Vine, Which Decants Wine In A Matter Of Seconds
We take a look at 10-Vin's wine-decanting machine. Sometimes this job is tough. And sometimes you get paid to drink wine. The kind folks at 10-Vins thankfully made the latter possible with the D-Vine, which was on display at tonight's CES kickoff event.
