The iPhone 6s is arguably the best smartphone available at the moment, and a large part of that success is Apple's "in-house" mentality where it makes and designs its hardware and software to work with each other.[click to enlarge]But Apple doesn't do it on its own.It relies heavily on a bunch of different tech companies to make the parts for the iPhone, and some of them even come from competin...

Fluent surveyed 2,500 American adults, 8% of whom actually own an Apple Watch. 47% of those surveyed believe that the Apple Watch is a successful product for Apple.Time flies by when you're having fun! And it's incredible to think that a year has already gone by since we published the results of Fluent's Apple Watch study here and I ended up being interviewed live, on CNBC's "Closing Bell" abou...

Reading glasses that go with you, tucked safely in your smartphone case.Cleverly named, ThinOptics are stem-less reading glasses that weigh less than a nickel, but the coolness factor is upped through the roof as they come in a thin and sleek case that can be attached to any smartphone, tablet or hard surface with the included sticky tape. Having a spare pair of glasses with you at all times is...

Capsule hotels are one of the most iconic things about Japan but are an increasingly rare breed now since their old business model started to be undercut by all-night internet cafes.They are also largely a male affair, since they were originally designed for traveling businessmen. Some capsule hotels have women-only floors, but still often remain in rather seedier areas of town and are not alwa...

Gaming’s seen quite a marvelous evolutionary journey from then to now. The next step’s obviously VR. Oculus redefined immersive gaming, and HTC Vive took it a step forward. Shadow VR shows that the future is still incomplete. VR is nothing without reality, and Shadow VR brings that into play.Designed to provide an experience that is so state of the art, it seems unbelievably natural, the Shad...

Digi-Capital’s latest quarterly Augmented/Virtual Reality Report and Deals Database analyzed $1.7 billion of AR/VR VC investments in the 12 months to Q1 2016.[click to enlarge]Almost $1.2 billion was invested in the first quarter of this year alone, with around $800 million going into Magic Leap. To put this in perspective, $1.2 billion dollars is 25x the level of AR/VR investment 2 years ago...

Clearista skin resurfacing products gain the interest from the CIA's venture capital arm In-Q-Tel. Is the CIA funding your skincare regimen? That is a question I have honestly never asked myself, but The Intercept has obtained documents that show the intelligence agency is diversifying. In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the CIA, has funded a company called Skincential Sciences. The company p...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people living with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980, growing to more than 400 million. And with this rise in disease, sales of diabetes-related products have also climbed. In fact, in 2015, American consumers spent $592 million on such products. Managing diabetes requires a proper balance of professional medical management, blood...

Festo says its FreeMotionHandling concept can stay in the air longer than traditional drones and can recognize objects by itself. Ahead of this month's Hannover Messe trade show in Germany, Festo's Bionic Learning Network has today previewed a new helium-filled flyer that merges two previous projects into a single future concept. The FreeMotionHandling project combines the eMotionSphere from 2...