Meet Om One, the insanely spectacular levitating speaker
Om One is the name of a new speaker that offers an amazing and rather unexpected feature: Levitation. The Om One is an orb that …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming almost every new movie and TV show release as soon as it's available.
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Google’s mysterious new Nexus phone reportedly spotted in new benchmark
The Motorola Shamu, believed to be the Google Nexus 6 smartphone that may be launched later this fall, has been spotted in a benchmark test …
Facebook finally explains why Facebook Messenger asks for ridiculous app permissions
Facebook has recently decided to force all its mobile users to install its Facebook Messenger application for messaging purposes rather than letting them chat via the …
Here’s one killer next-gen iPad Air feature no one is talking about
Apple has started making its 2014 iPad models, Bloomberg has learned, and the company is expected to launch two new tablets in the coming months. While …
New leak may be our first up-close look at Samsung’s massive Galaxy Note 4 display
Following a series of image leaks that showed both the purported design of the Galaxy Note 4 and its retail box, new images have surfaced that …
Check out these high-resolution images of the iPhone 6’s metal backplate
Numerous images showing iPhone 6 components have been posted online in the past few weeks that have highlighted various parts of the upcoming Apple smartphones. Now insider …
The Nexus 9’s beastly 64-bit processor may have just been unveiled
NVIDIA on Monday unveiled its Tegra K1 “Denver” processor, which the company says it’ll be the “first 64-bit ARM processor for Android.” Interestingly, the HTC-made …
Apple is making huge moves to make sure HealthKit lands in your hospital
Apple is reportedly in talks with several potential health care partners for its HealthKit service, Reuters reports, including Mount Sinai, Cleveland Clinic, John Hopkins, but …
There’s a chance that the Retina MacBook Air might be ready for Christmas after all
Remember that rumored 12-inch Retina MacBook Air that’s reportedly in the making, and whose launch could be delayed because of Intel? Well, it appears that …
Motorola’s next-gen Moto G phablet looks like another killer bargain
It looks like the first big change that Lenovo will make to Motorola will be getting it to release much bigger phones. Both the rumored …
This probably isn’t the iPhone 6 retail box you were looking for
Following the many reports detailing those extremely accurate iPhone 6 clones from China that run a highly customized Android version that makes them look like genuine iOS …
U.K. carrier says Apple Maps is crushing Google Maps in 4G and 3G traffic
Despite the criticism and jokes it’s had to face, Apple Maps may be a hit product, U.K.’s main carrier Everything Everywhere (EE) has revealed in …
Fresh leak may give us a new look at the Galaxy Note 4
Samsung will unveil its next-gen flagship smartphone on September 3rd at IFA 2014, and start selling it in stores almost immediately thereafter to fight against …
Here’s one way the iPhone 6 will likely be less exciting than you hoped
Some iPhone 6 rumors claimed the handset will pack a slightly more interesting logo than its predecessors, saying that Apple’s iconic image would light up to signal …
Awesome smart motorcycle helmet raises more than $650K in a single day
The next gadget to take crowd-funding sites by storm is the Skully AR-1, a smart motorcycle helmet that needed to raise $250,000 by September 9th to …
The name of Samsung’s craziest smartphone ever may have just been revealed
In addition to the standard Galaxy Note 4 model that it’s expected to unveil next month, Samsung may also unveil a special version of the Note …
The one thing you absolutely need to do to get bogus Comcast charges refunded
Comcast’s PR issues are far from over following that customer care call from hell that went viral. A similar recording published online by a Comcast …
Microsoft realizes the Surface will never beat the iPad, goes after the MacBook Air instead
Apple may have dumped its Mac vs PC ads a long time ago, but that doesn’t mean such ad comparisons are over. It’s now Microsoft’s …
This may be our best look at the iPhone 6’s display yet
Apple’s incoming iPhone 6 smartphone has been featured so far in a variety of leaks that have revealed many details about the unreleased device – though …
Strange benchmark says Google is making a laptop that runs on… Android Wear?
Benchmark tests often reveal details about unreleased devices, but at the same time, they can be manipulated to show such “leaked” details about unreleased devices. …
Huge new leaks tell us everything we need to know about Samsung’s iPhone 6 ‘killer’
Samsung’s Galaxy Alpha, one of the phones the company hopes will counter the incoming iPhone 6, is unlikely to offer buyers any more secrets. New reports …
Travel in Westeros would be so much easier with this proposed Game of Thrones subway system
Complex transit maps are usual daily sightings, but few of them are actually artsy, as they have a more useful purpose in mind. However, graphic designer …
A comedian is writing a novel that’s comprised solely of Yelp reviews
A comedian is posting reviews on Yelp that are part of a bigger scheme, Grub Street has discovered. Instead of writing simple reviews for the places …
Motorola’s next Moto X phone already has a rumored launch date for Verizon
Motorola is not ready to say anything about the Moto X+1, its next-gen Moto X version that has only appeared in various leaks so far. …
Scoring a Moto 360 will be much easier in the U.S. than anywhere else
Motorola is going to launch the Moto 360 this summer, at least in the U.S., but the device may arrive a lot later in some …
Here’s a brand-new luxury smartwatch that you can preorder right away
There’s a brand new luxury smartwatch in town, and it’s not coming from any of the usual players you’d expect to release such a device …
Yahoo wants to encrypt all of your email, with Google’s help
Yahoo will offer its users full end-to-end email encryption and compatibility with Google’s own end-to-end email encryption at some point in 2015, CNET reports, as …
T-Mobile has a simple way to unlock a smartphone, but there’s a huge catch
Now that cell phone unlocking is again legal in the U.S., many smartphone users may be interested in unlocking their devices, either for carrier switching …
New benchmark suggests the Moto X+1 will have the killer specs you’ve been craving
After an unknown Moto XT1096 handset box was photographed recently, Smart Droid spotted a new version of the same handset in a Geekbench browser benchmark test. The …
New leak shows the iPhone 6 might be even more high-end than we thought
After releasing a high-quality video of the iPhone 6’s metallic rear shell in early July, Moscow-based luxury retailer Feld & Volk is back with more …
