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There's no doubt about it — CES 2013 marked the point where fitness- and health-tracking devices became a legitimate affair. The category until now has been dominated by a few success stories — Fitbit, FuelBand, and so on — and true to CES form Continue reading…
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Trent Wolbe will be publishing daily photo essays from CES. This is the latest in the series. It was 2:57PM which meant Danny DeVito was 27 minutes Continue reading…
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CES is winding down, and while we're furiously applying ChapStick and eyedrops to keep ourselves from drying up and disintegrating, we've taken some time to pick the best of the best from this year's show for the inaugural Verge Awards. From the O Continue reading…
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At CES this year, a horde of companies brought devices that track every metric of fitness: steps, runs, weight, heartbeats, skin temperature, air Continue reading…
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We came, we saw, we got lost in a virtual world. And now we’re back. The show that was supposed to be the last of the biggest — the end of the best — actually turned out a little differently than the critics predicted. A show that could have Continue reading…
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The controversial digital currency Bitcoin has a display at CES. It's a good-sized booth, featuring a giant picture of a smiling woman holding an Continue reading…
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QNX may be best known for providing the underpinning for RIM's BlackBerry 10 and PlayBook operating systems, but it also has been building embedded systems for years, including those that run many car manufacturers' navigation systems. At CES 2013, Continue reading…
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There were plenty of trends here at CES 2013, and we'd be remiss to overlook all of the activity trackers and other health-related tech devices that Continue reading…
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Samsung's line of Windows Ativ tablets was announced just this past fall, but it doesn't look like the company will be bringing the RT version to the US any time soon. Speaking to CNET, Samsung executive Mike Abary said that the Qualcomm-powered RT Continue reading…
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There are plenty of Android gaming controllers here at this year's CES, but one of the better options we've seen comes from PowerA. To lend an even Continue reading…
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It's hard to believe all this is about to come to a close. Really feels like CES has only been going on for just a day — one very long day, in fact, if passage of time is measured in moments of actually falling asleep. This weekend will be restful, Continue reading…
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It's not hard to find fitness trackers here at CES (just take a look around the South Hall), but one that has caught our eye outside of the usual Continue reading…
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Oppo is one of a few companies with a 5-inch 1080p Android smartphone at CES this year. Announced back in December, the Find 5 is the Chinese manufacturer's shot at competing with the just-announced Sony Xperia Z, Huawei's Ascend D2, and ZTE's Grand Continue reading…
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At CES, Broadcom announced its new ARM-based Ultra HD video decoder, which will be able to handle 4K content using the High Efficiency Video Coding Continue reading…
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Westinghouse showed up at CES this year with a bit of a surprise: a 110-inch Ultra High-Definition television. We met up with the company here at the Las Vegas Hotel (don't ask us how they managed to roll the set into a suite) to get a look at this Continue reading…
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Two pair. Three of a kind. Straight. Flush. Full house. Four of a kind. Straight flush. Royal flush. This is 90 Seconds on The Verge. Continue reading…
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Chalk it up to the conflicts of being a giant media company. CNET made Dish Network's acclaimed but controversial Hopper with Sling DVR a finalist in its "Best of CES" awards. But CNET's parent company CBS objected, because it's suing Dish over the Continue reading…
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Trent Wolbe will be publishing daily photo essays from CES. This is the latest in the series. For two years in high school I was a cashier at Whole Continue reading…
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Greetings Professor Falken. You are a hard man to reach. Could not find you in Seattle and no terminal is in operation at your classified address. This is 90 on 90. Continue reading…
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"Sensing what's around you versus understanding it [are] vastly different," said Lexus VP Mark Templin, waxing philosophical about the company's Continue reading…
"We are not getting into competition with the robot industry." Wolfgang Dürheimer, Audi
