Electronic-device-maker Ion Audio claims that it has the easiest way to turn your old slides into digital photos.

The concept of the smart home is closer to reality: Consumers can turn appliances and heating and cooling systems on or off in their homes via their smartphone.

Plenty of armband and wristband devices exist for people who want to measure their performance while they bike, jog, run or swim. But BodyMedia’s new product takes those measurements to a new level.

Wireless Internet connections in a spacious area still can present connectivity or speed hiccups if the signal must travel through floors or walls to reach your computer or wireless device.

Both automakers and audio-system manufacturers are producing vehicle sound systems that are operated by mobile applications or that easily connect to your personal media player or smartphone.

Electric charging stations aren’t as ubiquitous as gas stations are, of course, so consumers who drive electric vehicles have to keep close tabs on where they can find a charge when they’re on the road.

Taking a 360-degree picture typically means stitching photos together or buying special lenses to attach to a camera.

As tablet computers take on a bigger share of the electronics marketplace, manufacturers are looking at ways to keep the devices protected.

Polaroid is known for making boxy cameras and instant, white-border prints.

In concept, iTwin’s new device, the Multi, is like one of those “best friends” necklaces that you might have had when you were a kid and kept one half.

Consumers soon might pay for the 3-D glasses that they use at a movie theater in addition to the ticket itself.