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LAS VEGAS — The concept of eye-tracking has been around for more than a century, but it’s only in recent years that we’ve seen it applied to computing. Early implementations let you control, say, your cursor with your eyes, but … Continue reading →

So far, “thin” has been the keyword for this year’s CES. We’ve seen the world’s thinnest tablet and ultrabook, and now Huawei has revealed an Android smarpthone that claims to be the world’s slimmest. Ascend P1 S, as the device … Continue reading →

In our recent Commerce With a Conscience Series, supported by FedEx, Mashable wrote about the intersection of tech, entrepreneurship, business and social good. This roundup showcases the innovations from the series and is a great resource for business owners, marketers, … Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS: Super thin, super light, rather sexy. It’s hard to believe that those are the words one would use to describe a new tablet from Toshiba, the company that brought us the hefty, too-thick Thrive, 10-inch Android Tablet. Yet, … Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS — Even the most conscientious person will occasionally forget something: keys, wallet, phone, gloves. They’re all sitting somewhere, left behind until you or someone else recovers them. Cobra Electronics, though, thinks it has a solution. The communication and … Continue reading →

Canon unveiled three new PowerShot cameras at CES today, led by the G1 X. Superior to most point-and-shoots but without the feature set of a full DSLR model, the G1 X costs a hefty $799 and has the largest image … Continue reading →

Not content with just being a PC and tablet maker, today at CES 2012 Acer announced a cloud service for its devices. Dubbed AcerCloud, it’ll enable easy sharing of documents and photos on Acer devices, but in a limited way. … Continue reading →

By the end of 2012 smartphones and tablet devices will sport a USB 3.0-based microUSB connector, which will allow speedier data transfer than the current USB 2.0 standard. USB 3.0 theoretically allows for data transfer rates of around 625 MB/s, … Continue reading →

Ultrabooks — compact and powerful Windows laptops — were promised to be big at CES 2012, and the show just saw Acer draw first blood in the category. Today the PC maker unveiled the Aspire A5, which Acer claims is … Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS — Ultrabooks, compact and powerful Windows laptops, were promised to be big at CES 2012, and the show just saw Acer draw first blood in the category. Today the PC maker unveiled the Aspire S5, which Acer claims … Continue reading →