Not motivated to jog? A drone can help
If you find it tough to get off the sofa and get out for a jog, get a drone.
Stories by Tim Hornyak
To control your phone, just keep tapping it
If you're tired of touching that touchscreen, try hitting your phone and making some noise.
Vtouch pushes gestural control for the smart home
TVs with gestural control are nothing new, but a South Korean startup is using set-top 3D motion sensors to control not only on-screen content but connected appliances in the smart home.
Disney, CMU add ultrasonic knobs to smartphones
If you miss the buttons on your old-school flip phone, researchers have developed a tactile sheath for smartphones that can open up the ways they are controlled.
Researchers hack Sony headset to simulate autism
Japanese researchers want to show people what it's like to have autism by using a headset that distorts imagery of people nearby.
Oki sound-isolation tech could be used in smartphones
Telecommunications equipment maker Oki Electric Industry has developed sound technology that can zero in on a speaker while disregarding ambient noise.
Deterrence will keep a lid on cyberwar, former spy chief says
Major sponsors of cyberwarfare forces are reaching a state of deterrence resembling the mutually assured destruction in nuclear weapons standoffs, former U.S. national intelligence director Dennis Blair said Tuesday.
Sharp develops 4K smartphone display, undecided on manufacturing plan
Sharp has developed a 5.5-inch display with 3860 x 2160 pixel resolution, which is equivalent to "ultra high definition," also known as 4K.
New Bitcoin Foundation chief eyes crowdfunding
The newly appointed head of the Bitcoin Foundation, a group that promotes development of the digital currency, believes crowdfunding is one part of the solution for its troubled finances.
Transforming robot gets stuck in Fukushima nuclear reactor
The ability to change shape hasn't saved a robot probe from getting stuck inside a crippled Japanese nuclear reactor.
Microsoft demos industrial robot linked to cloud, mobile devices
Microsoft is presenting a vision of how industrial robots could work more closely with people by harnessing IoT (Internet of Things), cloud networking and 3D sensing technologies, linked through Windows platforms.
Transforming robot probes Fukushima reactor vessel
Tokyo Electric Power on Friday sent a robot where no machine has gone before -- inside the highly radioactive heart of a reactor at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant.
Apple Watch hits Tokyo but fails to draw crowds (+10 photos)
The Apple Watch made a small splash in Tokyo with its launch, drawing Apple fans but not the crowds that gather for each iPhone release.
Canon XC10 4K camcorder has rotating grip
Canon thinks a rotating grip will help entice amateur video buffs to spend around US$2,000 on its latest camcorder offering "ultra high definition" resolution of 3,840 by 2,160 pixels, also known as 4K.
Vietnam tries robots to help people cross busy streets
In Vietnam, crossing the road can feel like a life or death experience.