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Anki has a new robot going by the name of Vector. Pushing Cozmo to one side, this follow-up robot is smarter, more intelligent, and comes with a bigger personality. Vector might look like Cozmo, but there are some significant updates and changes. Vector... Read more
Amazon recently held a press event, where it seems to have accidentally shown off a Samsung device that hasn't been announced.Samsung is holding its own event next week to announce the Galaxy Note 9 and accessories that go with it. But, ahead of that... Read more
Technology has been changing at a break-neck speed and developments over the last few decades have really been incredible. But what was popular on your birthday?We've put together a list of the most interesting, popular and powerful pieces of technology... Read more
If you've ever dreamt of owning your own HAL-9000 command computer, then your dreams might finally have come true. Master Replicas Group has managed to smash its funding goals on Indiegogo and is offering fully working replicas for 2001: A Space Odyssey... Read more
While smartphones, smarthomes and even smart wearables are growing ever more advanced, they're still limited by power. The battery hasn't advanced in decades. But we're on the verge of a power revolution.Big technology and car companies are all too aware... Read more
An Iron Man-style jet suit made its debut in London yesterday as it went on sale at famous department store Selfridges.We first featured the suit, made by inventor Richard Browning, earlier this year. He built the Gravity flight suit in 2017, but this... Read more
Lego has launched its long-rumoured version of James Bond's iconic Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger. Styled to look like the definitive Bond car, it's more than just a build-your-own model car. We went to Lego's flagship store in Leicester Square, London... Read more
Amazon Prime Day starts today there's an attractive offer for Kindle owners.Amazon's Kindle Unlimited service - also lovingly known as "the Spotify of books" - is currently available with three months free.That means that if you own a Kindle you can... Read more
The Amazon Kindle was launched with one real aim: to bring people books. The Kindle was never designed to compete with tablets and sticking to this principle has allowed the Kindle to evolve through to the present day and excel at its task. The Kindle... Read more
Belkin claims to be the first company to offer an Apple-certified battery pack that can be charged using a Lightning cable.That means iPhone and iPad users do not need to carry a separate USB-C or Micro USB cable with them if they have little other use... Read more
A smart motorcycle helmet with Bluetooth, front and rear 360-degree cameras and Alexa voice control is coming to the UK later this year.Jarvish also has a heads-up display inside the visor, using augmented reality tech to guide riders to their destinations.... Read more
The Three Peaks Challenge is one of the most popular walking events in the UK. The aim is to cover the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales, and do so in under 24 hours.There are many forms of the Three Peaks Challenge, with people choosing... Read more
Amazon has just announced Prime Day in the UK, which will be bringing a range of discounts for Amazon Prime members on 16-17 July 2018.To help celebrate Prime Day, Amazon is hosting an event called Unbox Prime Day. Unbox Prime Day will be a day of entertainment... Read more
Some experiences leave a lasting imprint. Having fought through tumultuous conditions on the previous venture, Pocket-lint and Asus teamed up to tackle the Three Peaks Challenge a second time.The aim was climb the UK's highest peaks - Ben Nevis, Scafell... Read more
Lego has announced Voltron as the latest set from its Lego Ideas lab, which lets Lego fans submit ideas for sets they want to see. It's based on the lead character from the 1984 animated TV series and with 2,321 pieces, is the biggest Lego Ideas set ever.... Read more
Airbus and the German Aerospace Center have created a circular AI robot that will join the crew on the International Space Station (ISS) this month. CIMON (Crew Interactive MObile companioN) can speak, respond to spoken commands and has a smiley face... Read more
There's only so many times you can get excited about another new phone. You know what excites us now? Segway-branded rollerskates. Seriously. Who cares about the next Samsung Galaxy Note 9000 or whatever it's called. Check out the video above if you... Read more
SD cards with a whopping 128TB of storage could one day be a reality thanks to a new format just announced by the SD Association, the body responsible for setting SD card standards. Integral first to get 512GB microSD card to market, max up your Android... Read more
Even though Taiwan's Computex is best known for its laptops and computers, there are plenty of other devices, gadgets and gizmos lurking around its show floors each year. And each has its merit.Even the entrance itself was spectacular, as some of the... Read more
In an amazing partnership with GoPro, Mattel has released a Hot Wheels toy car that comes with a GoPro Hero Session mount so you can film stunts from the vehicle's point of view.The Hot Wheels Zoom In is essentially a car base in which a GoPro Hero camera... Read more
Owning a real Bugatti Chiron may be all well and good, but drive it out on the road and it will depreciate in value and be susceptible to stone chips and bird droppings. Why waste all that money when you can invest in your very own Lego Technic model... Read more
We round up the best deals every day in the UK from Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more. Grab a bargain hard drive, SD card, game or phone contract.Editors PickThe best deal currently right now for the Sony Xperia XZ2 on EE includes 30GB data, unlimited... Read more
If you're anything like us, you probably can't wait for the day you can go to the store and easily (and cheaply) buy a robot to clean your house, wait on you and do whatever you want.We know that day is a long way off, but technology is getting better... Read more
Nissan used the Champions League Final in Kyiv to unveil its latest product development, a self-driving football-pitch drawing robot called Pitch-R. Pocket-lint were told before the unveiling that the Japanese car manufacturer had been looking at ways... Read more
Disney doesn't only make movies, it also makes robots, apparently.The company has a Disney Research arm that tackles areas like visual computing, machine learning and data analytics, human computer interaction, and, of course, robots. It publishes its... Read more
TalkTalk has announced a new Wi-Fi hub that will supposedly offer you twice the speed of its existing Super Router.Called TalkTalk Wi-Fi Hub, it is billed as using "next generation Wi-Fi technology", including the latest 4x4 Multi-User MIMO ac chipset,... Read more
If you haven't heard, there's this British prince named Harry who's marrying an American this weekend.People across the world absolutely can't wait to watch two rich individuals legally bind themselves to each other on television. And some are going all-out... Read more
Google is developing a standalone HoloLens-like headset.The company is reportedly making a new headset that will use Qualcomm chips, and it will be built by Taiwanese computer maker Quanta, according to WinFuture. The project, which is internally called... Read more
Broadband provider TalkTalk has announced a flash sale running from today, 18 May - 31 May, with discounts to be had on its Fast Broadband and Faster Fibre Broadband packages. Customers who sign up to either of the tariffs can save up to £383.25 compared... Read more
Boston Dynamics is reportedly planning to sell its SpotMini robot.Yes, that means you, and the rest of the public, will be able to purchase this nightmare-inducing bot starting next year, according to TechCrunch. The Massachusetts-based company said... Read more
Atlas and SpotMini are ridiculously cool-looking and fun to watch. Boston Dynamics loves to release new videos of its robots doing creepy things, but it also tries to give us a good look at how far it has come with making its mechanical beasts look and... Read more
Online grocery shopping is not new in the slightest, but we recently realised that we still know very little about it.We know how to place an order with the different supermarket chains that offer the service. And we know about the deliveries themselves,... Read more
littleBits, the company responsible for getting kids - and even adults - into technology, building and coding, has released four new starter kits that are based on inventions from its community members. LittleBits' new modular electronics kit lets kids... Read more
Queuing to get into a venue to see your favourite sports team or artist can be a right pain. Live Nation, the company behind Ticketmaster, wants to speed up that process by scanning your face instead of a ticket. The company has invested in Austin, Texas... Read more
Elon Musk and Trump have something in common: Twitter. The two men use the service to say just about whatever comes to mind. In Musk's case, the latest example is his announcement that he is starting a new company, and it's going to be amazing, he says.... Read more
Android Things is finally ready.Google makes a bunch of perating systems: Android powers smartphones and tablets; Wear OS powers wearables like smartwatches; Chrome OS powers laptops and other computers; Android TV powers set-top boxes and televisions... Read more
It's a Bank Holiday weekend in the UK and that means a last minute dash to the seaside, changeable weather and DIY.It also means you could get yourself a great deal on your next tech purchase, whether that's a new 4K TV or a top laptop. Here are all... Read more
A Sphero spinoff company has launched a new toy robot.Called Misty II, it comes from Misty Robotics. It's actually a second generation robot, as the first one debuted at CES 2018 in January. Misty I was in beta and limited to a few developers. Misty II... Read more
TomTom has announced two new sat navs for those without devices built into their cars already, or those who don't want to make do with their phones.The TomTom Go Basic is an entry-level sat nav in name and price but comes packed with features.It has built-in... Read more
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, has released its second generation Spectacles, as heavily rumoured over the last month or so.Available in the UK, US, Canada and France, priced £150, $150 and €180 respectively, the enhanced specs have a smaller profile... Read more
The world's fastest marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge, is hoping that a new running shoe designed and developed by Nike in just 4 months will propel him to victory at the 2018 London Marathon this week.The new shoe is actually a variant of the shoe he wore... Read more
Apple has a new recycling robot.Named Daisy, it can tear apart nine different versions of the iPhone in order to recover certain materials inside. This new robot is technically a successor to Liam, another recycling robot made by Apple. Liam was revealed... Read more
DNA-testing kits are so popular that even South Park's mocking them.Still, they're awfully fun and easy to use. Ancestry.com, for instance, has its own DNA kit, which we've tried and found to be an incredibly interesting experience. AncestryDNA is... Read more
The year might still seem fresh, but we're a third the way through 2018 already and the world of tech and gadgets moves quickly.Indeed, just as the winners of last year's Pocket-lint Gadget Awards have finally found a prime position to place their trophies... Read more
Spotify has recently confirmed it will holding an event in New York on 24 April for a "news announcement". The invite doesn't allude to what the announcement will focus on, so it's currently anyone's guess what will feature.However, some Spotify users... Read more
Following on from the biggest Lego set ever, the Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series has moved onto the £170 Y-Wing Starfighter which will hit Lego stores in a month’s time - yes it really will be a May the fourth (be with you) to remember if you get... Read more
That phone in your hand, the computer at your desk, the CDs and DVDs on your shelf. All of them use or are various data storage mediums to store documents, music, photos and more. They use formats that have proved capable enough to survive against several... Read more
The latest technology isn’t always easy to use for people of a certain age.If that line sounds familiar it's because it comes from a year-old Saturday Night Live sketch that imagined Amazon partnering with AARP to develop a silver Echo speaker specifically... Read more
After a couple of years of waiting, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ has finally be released, even more appropriately on Pi Day (14 March). The new model brings with several notable upgrades over its Model B predecessor, which are sure to get enthusiasts excited.... Read more
Scientists at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have made a huge breakthrough in battery technology by developing the world's first rechargeable proton battery. Future batteries, coming soon: Charge in seconds, last months and power over the air... Read more