When we think of hybrid vehicles, what comes to mind is a car that uses both gas and electricity. Ford has come up with something new. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept is the first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle. It is a hybrid vehicle that does not depend on a connection to the electric grid for fuel. The Ford C-Max Solar Energi
WakaWaka, which means shine bright in Swahili is a company that is built around providing power and light in areas and situations where electricity is not readily available. Their products including the WakaWaka Light and the WakaWaka Power have been used around the world in both natural and man-made disasters in places as diverse as the Philippines and Syria. In
Hardware outfit Roccat Studios are dropping a whole bunch of new toys at CES for the hardcore gamer, including headphones, mice and keyboards. Known for their signature Kone gaming mouse, the new products look the business. First up are two additions to the Roccat range of mice. On the left, there's the new Kone XTD Optical which has a 6,400
We've grown accustomed to exercising with music -- dating way back to a walkman, and continuing though the era of the MP3 player and now the smartphone. But strapping the increasingly large screens to our side or arm is becoming more difficult. Today's five inch screens simply aren't conducive to this. This year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las
iDevices is releasing two new devices in time for CES 2014, the iGrill2 Bluetooth® Smart Meat Thermometer and the iLP® BluetoothSmart Liquid Propane Monitor. These are app connected products and if you grill often they will make your job easier and more enjoyable. Right now they work with iOs only, but an Android version is in the works. The iGrill2 allows
Archos today entered the 4G and LTE smartphone market with the announcement of its new Helium range of sub-$250 smartphones. French company Archos has a long history with Android tablets and smartphones and the Helium 45 and 50 join the Platinum, Titanium and Oxygen lines. The new phones will run Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out the box with an expected upgrade
Last month, news broke of Winamp getting shut down by AOL. Many have spoke up, which led to rumors abound and AOL didn't take down the service when they said. Now, word is Radionomy has picked up the ball and will be running Winamp at this point. Radionomy is a free platform that hosts thousands of stations created by pros
In my first post on Philips Hue, I referred to "The Internet of things" where normally dumb devices such as fridges and washing machines are connected to the network. Having a washing machine with an IP address may mean that I can check whether the spin cycle has finished without getting out of my chair, but the real value of
The team at New Media Expo have been gracious to host the Podcast Awards Ceremony over the past couple of years. Last year they were able to get Leo Laporte, to emcee the event and this morning we are able to announce that Dr. Drew will be the emcee of the 9th Annual People's Choice Podcast Awards. The NMX team
Before going any further, I want to wish all of the GNC readers a happy New Year! To celebrate, many services are holding sales and even offering free options on this first day of 2014. If you are an Android user, or simply a customer of Google Music, then you'll want to head into the Play store today. The search