[ad_1] If you’re looking for the best deals for a new Sony Xperia X, then you’ve come to the right place, and with the January sales now in full swing, 2017 is the perfect year to get a new smartphone. With the Xperia X, Sony has once again produced a phone with one of theRead more about The best Sony Xperia X deals in the January sales 2017[…]

[ad_1] 2016 worldwide server shipments are expected to come in at 11.86 million units in 2016, growing 8% from 2015, reports Digitimes Research. Data centre server shipments grew 15-20%, higher than traditional branded server shipments which grew 3-5%. In 2017, worldwide server shipments are expected to grow another 6% to reach 12.58 million units. ServersRead more about Server shipments to grow 6%[…]

[ad_1] At CES, if your product doesn’t have a touchscreen it’s really not fulfilling its potential. At least that must be what Vinci thought when it designed its headphones.  With their touchscreen earpads that show details about the song you’re listening to, Vinci’s headphones mean you’ll never have to be interrupted by someone asking whatRead more about 10 weird and wonderful gadgets from CES 2017[…]

[ad_1] Called BMP380, it is 2 x 2 x 0.75mm and “tests in real-life environments have verified a relative accuracy of +/-0.06hPa over a temperature range from 25°C to 40°C”, said the firm, equating this to +/-0.5m. “The sensor is more accurate than its predecessors.” Measurement range is 300 to 1,250hPA, and absolute accuracy between 300Read more about CES: Bosch aims at drones with tiny pressure sensor[…]

[ad_1] For the last couple of years, resolution has been the key battleground in television specs. Now one Dolby executive has indicated that the next battleground might be over brightness rather than pixels.  Speaking at CES 2017, Dolby’s Vice President of Technology, Patrick Giffis, said that he expects television manufacturers to now start competing withRead more about Beyond 4K: Dolby executive indicates brightness is next TV tech battleground[…]

[ad_1] The restricted maker version, Eagle Express, is available free for non-commercial use and, having used it for the odd bicycle project, I can say the layer count (two) and size (80x100mm) restrictions are hardly onerous. One thing I could never get the hang of was creating my own component data for devices not includedRead more about Catching up: Eagle PCB now runs on Linux[…]

[ad_1] Sounds like there’s a load more functionality coming to the fitness tracker on your wrist, as Fitbit’s CEO James Park has said he’s hoping to bring an app store to his company’s line of wearables “as soon as possible”. Park made the announcement during an interview at CES, reports The Verge, and it’s possibleRead more about Fitbit is planning an app store for its wearables[…]

[ad_1] It has adopted Android 7.0 for the user interface of an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system it is developing with Qualcomm – a co-operation that was announced at CES in Las Vegas. “State-of-the art Android 7.0 features give drivers a unified experience across an automaker’s entire vehicle line-up, adjusting for different applications, screen sizes, andRead more about Panasonic adopts Android 7.0 for in-vehicle infotainment system[…]

[ad_1] Smartwatches are cool (if rather geeky) gadgets, and they’ve yet to really capture the hearts of the general public. But perhaps that’s about to change, as Huawei reckons it knows how to make the public full in love with the wrist-worn wearable.  TechRadar sat down with Huawei’s President of Consumer Strategy, Shao Yang atRead more about Huawei: smartwatches need more features to be popular[…]

[ad_1] The company says it wants to find out how the world of electronics can have a positive impact on the world – it is challenging designers to come up with creative ideas on how they could use $1,000 of products from element14. The initial stage (to 27 January) is to submit ideas, rather thanRead more about A competition for electronics to Change the World[…]