Leslie Horn, Author at Gizmodo

CES Day Three In One GIF

It’s our last day in Las Vegas, and we have devolved to the lowest level of human function. For example, Sam forgot to brush his teeth. Luckily the press room trashcans double as sinks. CES is a picture of hygiene.

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 10 '13

It’s Okay To Lust After Hex’s Snakeskin Headphones

The invitation to CES could say “please join us to look at infinite stupid iPad cases and ugly headphones,” and it wouldn’t be misleading. But amidst all the crap are some beautiful things like Hex’s newest line of headphones. These snake skin cans have 40mm drivers, 20Hz – 20,000Hz frequency response, and all around they’re…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 9 '13

Big Bird Will Teach Your Kid To Read Using Qualcomm’s Augmented Reality Tech

Were American children just totally illiterate before Sesame Street? Because the creators of the children’s show have great tools for teaching kids how to read—like an upcoming augmented reality app called Big Bird’s Words. Our yellow feathered friend’s app is powered by a Qualcomm text recognition technology called Vuforia. It works like a game, challenges…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 9 '13

Steve Ballmer’s Buying the Sacramento Kings and Bringing Basketball Back to Seattle

Steve Ballmer rules and now he rules even more because he’s supposedly about to buy the Sacramento Kings and move them back to Seattle. We’ll now open the floor to team name ideas. The deal isn’t finalized yet, but apparently a group led by ol’ Steve and hedge fund manager Chris Hansen are about to…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 9 '13

iBattz Mojo iPhone Case Charger Hands On: Two Batteries For Double Endurance

Most of the time I carry a lightning cord in my bag because I just plow through my iPhone’s battery. What a pain, right? But iBattz’s new Mojo Refuel charging case will let me leave the cable at home where it belongs, because it comes with two extra 2500 mAh batteries. https://gizmodo.com/heres-your-iphone-5-battery-case-5974306 The batteries fit…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 9 '13

What the Hell Is Facecake? (It’s an Awesome Augmented Reality Shopping App)

I really love to shop, but I always feel bad about pestering the salesperson for different sizes or colors of a pair of pants or something. But Facecake eliminates that issue—and makes it so you never have to ask another human being if a pair of jeans make you look fat. Using Kinect, you can…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 8 '13

Hyper’s Pico Battery Pack Is a Phone Charging Threesome

Always be charging. That’s what we do at CES. But there isn’t always an outlet around, which is why Hyper’s Pico charger is so awesome—it juices up three smartphones at the same time. The 3000 mAh pack goes on sale in March through HyperShop.com for $70. It comes with retractable lightning and microUSB cables, along…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 8 '13

Panasonic Has a Comically Large 4K Tablet

We’ve seen like a hundred (not really but it seems like it) 4K TVs at CES so far, but there are ultra high-def tablets, too. Panasonic just whipped one of these pixel-packed device at its keynote. And it’s enormous. The screen looks beautiful because, duh, double pixels. It looks super thin, runs Windows 8, and…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 8 '13

Who Needs Hands When Can Wear Your iPad Around Your Neck?

Prepare for your heart to drop out of your butt because this is quite literally the best thing I’ve seen at CES so far—it’s called the Steady Snake. And it’s an iPad tripod with a prehensile tail that you wear around your neck for hands-free TV watching, photo-taking, and all around iPad using. I’m going…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

You Haven’t Heard of Hisense But They Have UHD TVs Now Too

Hisense is a Chinese company you may or may not have heard of. But they’ve jumped in on what seems to be the prevailing trend of CES with six UHD 3D TVs. There are two series. The XT880 3D and Wi-Fi-enabled models come in 50-, 58- and 65-inch versions. Then there are the higher-end, bigger…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

There Are New Hisense Google TVs Coming Your Way

We knew it was coming, but today Hisense made the news official by showing off two new Google TVs. https://gizmodo.com/new-google-tv-devices-are-on-the-way-from-asus-hisense-5973170 The XT780 line comes in 55-inch and 65-inch models. With these two TVs you get access to an array of Google products like Chrome, search, YouTube, Google Play, etc., as well as other services you’d…

Television Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

Netgear’s New NeoTV Enlists in the Growing Google TV Army

Add Netgear to the long list of tech companies joining up with Google TV—it just jumped onboard the train with its NeoTV PRIME streaming box. It’s pretty much what we’ve come to expect from set-top boxes—shortcuts for Netflix, Pandora, HBO GO, access to Google Play, and a search feature for live TV. But you won’t…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

Netgear’s New Wireless Range Extender Works With Airplay

Netgear has been boosting wireless signals for a while, but its newest range extender works with AirPlay speakers for the first time. The Wall-plug Edition (WN3500RP) will amplify your Wi-Fi signal and frequency and it’ll work with your speakers from your iPhone, iPod, or through DLNA.

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

Netgear’s Tiny VueZone Security Camera Can Work the Night Shift Now

Worried about midnight intruders? Netgear’s VueZone camera—already a popular security solution—just got night vision powers. The camera looks nearly identical to its predecessors; it’s so small it fits in the palm of your hand, so you can move it pretty simply to any place in your house. But it’s been imbued with an AC-powered infrared…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

Sharp Has a 4K TV Ready for This Summer

Not to be left out of the spec party, Sharp just announced that it’s joining the 4K pleasure cruise this summer, with a 60-inch set. It has a 240Hz panel, active 3D, and built-in Wi-Fi. 4K packs four time the pixels of a standard 1080p TV into the same amount of space for a picture…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

Sharp Would Like to Interest You in a Giant LED TV

Look at the big TVs. They’re thin! They’re bright! They’re “smart.” They’re Sharp’s LED TVs, and they’re coming your way this year. You can get them in 60-, 70-, 80-, and 90-inch flavors. There are a lot of somewhat meaningless marketing terms bandied about here, but the bottom line is this: The 6-Series is the…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

Sherpa Mates With Magellan, Births Garmin’s Oregon Personal Navigator

Don’t take your phone hiking—you’re probably not going to get service and bears might eat it. Instead, find your way through the woods with Garmin’s Oregon personal navigator. The 7-ounce multi-touch module uses data from GLONASS satellites and comes loaded with more than 100,000 topographical maps. Just zoom in to see more information about the…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

Garmin’s 2013 Navigation Systems Give Directions Based on Landmarks

If you could get lost anywhere, even with a sherpa and very detailed map, Garmin is listening. Its new line of Nüvi personal navigation systems use landmarks rather than traditional street names. So rather than saying turn left at Jones street, the system tells you to turn left at the Starbucks, or another easily recognizable…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 7 '13

USB 3.0 Is Going To Double Speeds

USB data transfer is about to get a hell of a lot faster. The USB Promoter Group is rolling out SuperSpeed USB, a supplement to USB 3.0 due out later this year that should surge your speeds two-fold. SuperSpeed USB is supposed to give you 10 Gbps USB data rate, which is the same as…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 6 '13

Seagate Wireless Plus Hands On: A Tiny Giant of a Mobile Storage System

You don’t want to agonize over which movies you load on your tablet every time you fly—it’s kind of like picking a favorite child. Seagate’s new Wireless Plus mobile storage system will let you take all your stuff with you. https://gizmodo.com/you-dont-need-wi-fi-to-get-your-stuff-from-seagates-new-5973456 We spent some time playing with the system and it’s a super convenient tool…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jan 6 '13

Leslie Horn

CES Day Three In One GIF

It’s Okay To Lust After Hex’s Snakeskin Headphones

Big Bird Will Teach Your Kid To Read Using Qualcomm’s Augmented Reality Tech

Steve Ballmer’s Buying the Sacramento Kings and Bringing Basketball Back to Seattle

iBattz Mojo iPhone Case Charger Hands On: Two Batteries For Double Endurance

What the Hell Is Facecake? (It’s an Awesome Augmented Reality Shopping App)

Hyper’s Pico Battery Pack Is a Phone Charging Threesome

Panasonic Has a Comically Large 4K Tablet

Who Needs Hands When Can Wear Your iPad Around Your Neck?

You Haven’t Heard of Hisense But They Have UHD TVs Now Too

There Are New Hisense Google TVs Coming Your Way

Netgear’s New NeoTV Enlists in the Growing Google TV Army

Netgear’s New Wireless Range Extender Works With Airplay

Netgear’s Tiny VueZone Security Camera Can Work the Night Shift Now

Sharp Has a 4K TV Ready for This Summer

Sharp Would Like to Interest You in a Giant LED TV

Sherpa Mates With Magellan, Births Garmin’s Oregon Personal Navigator

Garmin’s 2013 Navigation Systems Give Directions Based on Landmarks

USB 3.0 Is Going To Double Speeds

Seagate Wireless Plus Hands On: A Tiny Giant of a Mobile Storage System

What Footage Could Possibly Be Added to ‘Endgame’ to Make it ‘Critical’ for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?

Spirit Airlines Wants a Trump Bailout as Jet Fuel Prices Skyrocket

California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing

Even Team Avatar Wants ‘Legend of Aang’ Back in Theaters, Leaks Be Damned

Egyptian Archaeologists Find Perfectly Circular Temple Tied to Ancient Water Cult

House Candidate Unveils Plan to Pay Americans Who Face AI Job Displacement

NASA Shut Down Voyager 1 Science Instrument After Unexpected Power Drop

Tim Cook Is Done as CEO of Apple

You Have to Watch This Trailer for What Is Basically ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos’ Made Horror

On ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’, the Old Ways Aren’t as Over as They Seem

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go