"Just by talking to AI, real-world objects move." I realized this sci-fi-like experience through a small experiment of making an LED light up. It sounds difficult, but the mechanism is very simple. In ...

The Camera Control packs in a lot of features, and they’re a little fiddly. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The Camera Control button on the iPhone opens the Camera app, takes pictures and can ...

I love the idea of a fully automated smart home setup where my lights turn on exactly when I need them, and the thermostat adjusts itself without me even thinking about it. In practice, however, there ...

Microsoft is gradually working to remove settings from the Control Panel and move them to the Windows Settings. Some of the key settings have already been migrated, including Programs and Features, ...

The iPhone's Settings app is usually the place to go when you need to make changes to how your phone behaves. Or maybe you need to access your iCloud settings, or tweak the Camera app, or the way the ...

Advanced LED lighting arrays can spectrally tune their output wavelength to highlight different features and defects in captured images. The capability enables a single light fixture to quickly adapt ...

There was a point in time, excruciatingly brief, in which desktop computers often had a large “TURBO” button on their front panel. Some even featured an LED display that would indicate the current CPU ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

The Flic Duo lets you close the blinds or pull up a playlist with just a swipe. The Flic Duo lets you close the blinds or pull up a playlist with just a swipe. writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...