

Nick Barber
Director, Online Video
I'm the director of online video for IDG News Service. I cover general and breaking technology stories in text and video.

Audi's electric, self-driving car is still just a concept
Audi's E-Tron Quattro is a fully electric sport utility vehicle that can drive itself through traffic jams and find parking spots, but it's far from a reality. The concept car is what the German automaker sees as the future of...

3D printing in cookie dough tastes better than plastic
The Food Printer from XYZ Printing will cost $1,800.

Boeing's laser hunts for drones
Earlier this month, Boeing's portable drone-destroying laser system disabled a moving, untethered drone during a test in California.

Tech trains more powerful athletes
Helped by laser arrays, breathing systems and other high tech tools, Northeastern University athletes are improving their game and their fitness
Windows 10 launch draws small group of Microsoft diehards in Boston and San Francisco
In Boston, most people were there to meet an NHL hockey player
Ford's new SYNC will be more like your smartphone
SYNC 3 will begin rolling out to new vehicles in 2015, but the existing 10 million SYNC customers won't get it

New cruise ship a floating heaven for tech geeks
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas has satellite WiFi with speeds that rival land-based counterparts
Screen size matters to Apple fans in line for the iPhone 6
Apple fans expressed a preference for the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus over the 4.7-inch iPhone 6
Boston's Bolt launches hardware companies
With more than a million dollars in prototyping equipment and a wide range of expertise, Bolt helps launch hardware startups

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Week in Tech: New phones, high-tech helmets and wet CEOs
This week in technology news, presented by Nick Barber from the IDG News Service