Avram Piltch discusses an interesting device he recently encountered: a smart vending machine that can use facial recognition and NFC to customize the experience for the customer. You can also use the connected machine to send gifts to the machine; for ex

Avram Piltch talks us through some of the innovations he and his team discovered at this year's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. Drawing from the Best of Mobile World Congress lists from both LAPTOP Magazine and sister site Tom's Guide, he

Avram Piltch discusses the ethical dilemmas created by wearable technology, such as Google Glass. Having spoken with domain experts, such as human cyborg and University of Toronto Professor Steve Mann, Former New York Times Ethicist Randy Cohen and About.

Avram Piltch gives us a hands-on with Lenovo's new version of the X1 Carbon and gives his, as well as LAPTOP Magazine's impressions of the device. Included is a discussion about the laptop's keyboard, screen and trackpad, plus battery life and, of course,

Avram Piltch, inspired by a review of the capabilities of a modern smartphone compared to an entire RadioShack newspaper ad from the 80s, discusses how to duplicate some of our favorite 80s gadgets today. From the View-Master to the Atari 2600 - even a fu

Avram Piltch discusses some of the technological advances in the USB standard, including USB 3.1 set to debut this year. With the new technology comes new uses, such as 4K video delivered over USB, universal power delivery and USB C, a new tip to end the

Avram Piltch discusses LAPTOP Magazine's top picks for CES 2014. From phones to watches, we talk about everything. He then sticks around for the rest of F5 Live as we also discuss our picks for best of CES 2014.

Avram Piltch covers some of the top tech fails of 2013. From the overall disaster that is BlackBerry to the launch failure of Ouya, from Samsung's Galaxy Zoom to HP's super-hot Chromebook 11, there were plenty of mistakes this year.

Avram Piltch talks about 5 of the top 13 gadgets from 2013 that rocked battery life. From a 20+ hour laptop to a 12+ hour videogame system and a 13+ hour smartphone, some companies really raised the bar on battery performance, but not everyone keeps up.

Avram Piltch discusses 3 of the 5 items on his list of technology gifts no one should be surprised by. From Chromebooks to the Surface 2, these gifts should not be given without first discussing the intent with the recipient.