New smart appliances can think, plan and talk

A refrigerator that reads your text messages, a WiFi-enabled slow cooker and a barbecue grill that hears your instructions. They were all...

Intel's magic bowl

You can't buy one, at least not yet. But I bet you'll want one when -- and if -- it reaches the market. Intel's idea for a charg...

Capti app turns text into a podcast

My iPhone is stocked with my favorite podcasts for my daily dog walks: Freakonomics, RadioLab, Fresh Air, and Things You Missed In Histor...

This Mother keeps an eye on everything

If I told my mother I had trouble sleeping, she would probably ask if I was drinking coffee late at night. Now there's a digital Moth...

Mio Link puts your heart into your workouts

As the two-lane road in the French countryside headed uphill, Corey Posgay started pedaling as if he were wearing the yellow jersey in th...

Whirlpool's smart home has an interactive kitchen

Where's the best spot in you home where you can look up recipes, check the weather and keep up with Facebook friends? You might guess th...

Dish plans new line of Joey receivers

Wireless Joey Dish Network's brood of kangaroos just keep growing. The satellite service's home setup uses the Hopper as the base st...

CES was a spa for my iPhone

Rambling around International CES was hard on my feet but it was a visit to the spa for my iPhone. It got an bacteria-killing light bath cou...

Where to get 5,000 free TV channels

You might have seen Rabbit TV for sale at Walgreens or Walmart stores. It's a little USB device that for $10 a year promises to deliver ...

CES 2014: Mopping up at CES

Moneual brought it's new robots to clean up at CES. One is the H68 Pro, which combines a vacuum with a floor scrubber. It's an upgr...

CES 2014: Enhancing the selfie

Hisy is a remote shutter release for Apple iPhone cameras. Now you can shoot selfies or group shots from 40 feet away. They're taking pr...

CES 2014: Just keep moving

FitBit says CES is good for me: Monday 9,755 steps (most in airports) Tuesday 21,403 Wednesday 26,264

CES 2014: Watchapalooza

There are lots of smart watches at CES and this Toq from Qualcomm is getting more attention than many. It may be useful but I wouldn't c...

CES 2014: Digital practice swings

In a technology demo in the Sony booth, a plastic tennis racquet with sensors that measure swing speed, impact position, ball speed and spin...

CES 2014: Olloclip broadens the iPhone's view

The  Ollocip  is a snap-on lens kit that broadens the photography options for the iPhone. The latest version that was announced this week is...

CES 2014: Chillin at the gadget show

What's Sealy doing at an electronics show? These mattresses have a feature called Opticool that let's sleepers on each side lower th...

CES 2014: A Segway alternative

This  Inmotion two-wheel balance vehicle runs like the Segway. But at $2,500, it will cost much less than the Segway when it hits the US ma...

CES 2014: Vizio announces a pair of portable streamers

Best known for its TVs, Vizio today announced two new devices designed for portable audio streaming. The Portable Smart Audio devices featur...

CES 2014: Hot trends for the new year

The first Consumer Electronics Show in New York in 1967 featured hi-fi stereos, color TVs and a the latest technology for portable entertain...

CES 2014: Watch for more smart watches

Archos smartwatch Got an itch for a smartwatch that communicates with your mobile phone? You can buy Pebble's watch for about $150 and t...