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Flir Debuts Triple-Threat Video Cam

"There isn't much out there that tries to serve as many roles as this product," said Ross Rubin, the principal analyst at Reticle Research "Action cams aren't used much of the time, so this lets it serve a purpose when you're not out skateboarding or surfing or capturing the f...

Valve To Put Steam Behind VR Efforts With New Headset

More immediate competition to SteamVR may be posed by the Oculus headset, noted Ross Rubin, the principal analyst at Reticle Research. "We'll have to see how much overlap there is between Oculus and the SteamVR platforms," he told TechNewsWorld "Certainly Steam has the ability...

Apple Awarded Patent for Hybrid VR Headset

Ross Rubin, the principal analyst with Reticle Research added, "It lets you leverage a relatively powerful processor in the smartphone that's mobile so you can enjoy the VR environment anywhere." There are other advantages, too. "Because it's a connected device," Rubin told Te...

Amazon Adds Unlimited Photo Storage to Prime Goodie Bag

"This particular move doesn't cost Amazon very much because the cost of storage continues to drop dramatically, and it could be a very sticky benefit to convince consumers to keep Prime," Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research, told the E-Commerce Times Extending ...

Android Hoards 84 Percent Smartphone OS Market Share

Indeed, "we're seeing Google moving into new categories," Ross Rubin, principal analyst at Reticle Research, told LinuxInsider. "So even as smartphone penetration starts to saturate," he pointed out, "there's still many hardware devices that will be running Android in the fut...

HTC Breaks From Pack With Selfie Phone, Blind Cam

"It's HTC's move into the Internet of Things, moving beyond the smartphone," said Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research "It helps them build connectivity and intelligence into other products, as well as build an ecosystem not only for its smartphones but others, ...

Panasonic’s New Point-and-Shoot Snapper Supports 4K Video

"We've already started seeing smartphones with some 4K functionality, like the Lumia 830 and LG G3," Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld Pricey or Not?...

Instagram Hyperlapse Sparks Time-Lapse Video Craze

The Instagram app "is the most impressive effect to hit smartphone video in recent memory," Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld Time-lapse is a common video technique for showing the passage of time. For instance, the SciFi network's Face Of...

Microsoft Gets the Jitters Out of Time-Lapse Video

"Microsoft may commercialize the technology as a Windows app," said Ross Rubin, principal analyst at Reticle Research. "That would mean that people who want to take advantage of it would have to use a Windows PC," he told TechNewsWorld.

Siri Creators Have a Much Smarter Bun in the Oven

"It's really about more flexibility and greatly increasing the range of requests and kind of assistance that such an agent could provide to the user," Ross Rubin, a principal analyst at Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld Most of the advances taking place in this arena since...

Swell Deal Could Give Apple Something to Talk About

"Even if Apple isn't interested in the app or its functionality, they may want to bring the developers on board to help with some core products," Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research, told the E-Commerce Times Apple for years resisted providing streaming service...

Patent Tips Apple’s iWatch Hand

"It has to reestablish demand for watches, which has fallen off as a lot of consumers use their phones for traditional watch features," Ross Rubin, principal analyst at Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld. "Apple's smartwatch also has to be more compelling than what we've se...

Microwave Will Count the Calories in Food You Nuke

"Until now, we've seen many devices focused on caloric output but very few focused on caloric input, which is often the more important determinant of weight gain or loss," Ross Rubin, a principal analyst with Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld. "Adding this functionality to a microwave oven may be one way to differentiate a mature product."

Google Aims to Defrag Android Universe

The move toward greater control over Android in wearables, autos and TVs makes sense, said Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research With smartphones, people typically are wedded to one device, but a person may have multiple watches and TVs.

Facebook’s Slingshot Draws a Bead on Snapchat

"It's getting to be a pretty crowded and competitive field," Ross Rubin, principal analyst at Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld, "and that's just with Facebook's own products." ...

Spire Breath Tracker Helps Users Chillax

By basing its functionality on the user's breathing, Spire is "working off a principle of biofeedback that we've actually seen implemented in previous devices," Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld HeartMath, for instance, is one effort that...

Next iPad May Be Loaded With iPhone Hand-Me-Downs

"They've got a lot of competition in the smaller-size segment where there is a large price gap between the 7-inch Android devices and the mini," Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld OS-Driven Upgrades...

Microsoft Dis-Kinects Xbox One

"The move allows customers to enjoy more value out of the box," added Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research "It also closes a perceived need to double dip in order to enjoy streaming services on the Xbox," he told the E-Commerce Times. "That double dipping made t...

Nod’s Ring May Be Smart but Not Precious

Nod is not the only ring-based control device the market has seen so far, Ross Rubin, a principal analyst with Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld One of its biggest challenges, however, will be support, Rubin added....

Wearables Just Don’t Do It for Nike

"With Tim Cook as a member of Nike's board, it may have seen a reason to withdraw from the device space and build on others' products," Ross Rubin, principal analyst with Reticle Research, told TechNewsWorld. Growth to Continue...

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