Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Pixar's ...

Control the lamp naturally, using gestures in the air. Apple plans an ambitious return to artificial intelligence hardware with a slate of new devices, headlined by a tabletop robot designed to serve ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Apple is rumored to be working on an AI tabletop robot for a 2027 release, which would revolutionize personal interactions with AI. The device sports a ...

The controversial world of robotics and Apple's limited presence in it are about to change as new research was discovered by a renowned analyst that the Cupertino-based tech giant is exploring this ...

Luxo Jr. has been brightening up every Pixar film since 1995, when the anthropomorphic desk lamp first appeared on screen and stomped on the animation studio's logo in its opening credits. This ...

Apple has shown us a peek into the long term future with its Pixar-like robot, a peek into the very near future with the iPhone SE 4, and just maybe an alternative future where it makes all its apps ...

Steve Jobs and Apple are inseparable in most people's minds. Even the fact that his name is being linked to Pixar may come as a surprise to people, not to mention that it played a bigger role in his ...