Technology News
i-Style Selfie Camera
The Gadget Flow - 6 May 2015 23:00
Taking your selfies becomes even more crystal clear. All you need to do is equip your phone with the i-Style Selfie Camera. This clip-on camera lens is here to make your selfies look far better than you expect them to be...
LendingClub Draws Competitors in Spades
Wall Street Journal - 6 May 2015 01:21
LendingClub posted earnings above expectations, reporting a surge in new loans, even as it cited growing congestion in the industry.
Robotic Solar Pool Skimmer
The Gadget Flow - 6 May 2015 07:59
Use the energy from the sun to clean your pool. With the Robotic Solar Pool Skimmer, you'll be able to remove leaves, dust, organic material and debris from your pool while the sun shines bright in the sky. Since it work...
These Artificial Muscles Are Made of Gold-Plated Onion Skin
Gizmodo - 6 May 2015 22:45
While scientists have made extraordinarily strong artificial muscles, they hadn't been to pull a subtler challenge: muscles that can contract and expand while also bending, just like human muscles. That's until onion ski...
Jawbone UP3 Review - Flawed Ambition
Slash Gear - 6 May 2015 21:58
There's a war on, and it's for space on your wrist. For years it's been fitness trackers like Jawbone's new UP3 that have been sneering at traditional watches, but as smartwatches like Apple Watch mature, now it's the he...
Swatch is working on a smartwatch battery that lasts six months
Engadget - 6 May 2015 22:56
Smartwatches have yet to solve the riddle of battery life, but Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek says his company is hard at work on a solution. Speaking with the Swiss newspaper Handelszeitung, the chief executive revealed th...
NuDock: Apple Watch & iPhone Docking Station
The Gadget Flow - 6 May 2015 08:00
Beautifully designed power docking station provides a solid foundation for your iPhone and Apple Watch with an elegant minimalist design featuring a multifunctional Smart LED Lamp. Made from the highest quality materials...
Vaccines: 1, Rubella: 0
Bad Astronomy - 6 May 2015 13:00
Oh, I do so love good medical science news: Rubella has been eliminated in the Americas (North, Central, and South). Oh, yeah. Rubella is also called German measles but is caused by an entirely different virus. In childr...
Winter Trees Wall Stickers
The Gadget Flow - 6 May 2015 15:00
The elegant vinyl finish is what makes these Winter Trees Wall Stickers an artistic addition to your indoor wall. It's the painted appearance which makes this set of wall stickers look adorable. They are self adhesive so...
Star Wars Geek Trivia Night: This will be a day long remembered.
Think Geek - 6 May 2015 21:42
The Force was strong with all of you that night. Are you ready for Star Wars references? Because this post has more Star Wars references than Slave Leia fanfics on the Internet (just kidding, that would be impossible). W...
This Is the New Farthest Galaxy in the Universe
Gizmodo - 6 May 2015 11:45
A team of researchers has identified the most distant galaxy currently measured in the night sky. Galaxy EGS-zs8-1 is so far from our planet that we're only now seeing light it emitted a staggering 13 billion years ago.
Welcome to the New Age of Counterinsurgency Policing
Gizmodo - 6 May 2015 21:40
Last week, as Baltimore braced for renewed protests over the death of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) prepared for battle. With state-of-the-art surveillance of local teenagers' Twitter feeds, law enf...
The Space Artist Who Perfectly Painted All Our Cosmic Dreams
Gizmodo - 6 May 2015 23:00
John Conrad Berkey (August 13, 1932 - April 29, 2008) was probably the best known and loved space artist who ever lived on this planet. You may have seen the world-famous American illustrator's work on dozens of book cov...
Google threat may drive Mercedes, BMW and Audi to buy HERE
Slash Gear - 6 May 2015 22:31
Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi have forged a rare partnership and are joining forces to acquire Nokia's HERE mapping business, insiders suggest, hoping to cut reliance on Google. Rumors that HERE - which includes 3D mappin...
Google I/O schedule, sessions now live
Slash Gear - 6 May 2015 18:41
With Google I/O just around the corner, Developers around the globe are anxiously anticipating what Google has in store for us all. The Google I/O website was just updated, so we're now getting a chance to see what Googl...
Digging into the Google I/O 2015 schedule: Android M, voice access, and more
Ars Technica - 6 May 2015 20:28
Google just released the I/O 2015 schedule, and there is a lot of info inside.
With Reddit Original Video, you are the product
Slash Gear - 6 May 2015 22:18
You may have heard of the new service Reddit Original Video announced just this afternoon. If you're like any one of the millions of content creators on the web today, you might be wondering how you're going to get in on...
This is why I won't own a Samsung product
The Loop - 6 May 2015 20:02
Besides the fact they are malicious, copying, stinking bastards, their customer service sucks balls.∞ Read this on The Loop
The recPOP Wi-Fi head-up display turns your smartphone into an infotainment center
Digital Trends - 6 May 2015 13:15
A French company called RoadEyesCams has released the recPOP, a new type of head-up display for your car. Acting more like an aftermarket screen than a traditional HUD, the recPOP projects information from your smartphon...
Woman uses Pizza Hut's mobile app to escape a hostage crisis
Engadget - 6 May 2015 23:44
It's sometimes too dangerous to call 911, but one Florida woman just found a potentially life-saving alternative: a food delivery app. When Cheryl Treadway's boyfriend threatened to hurt her and her family if they left h...
We're Closer to an Encrypted Internet than You Think
Gizmodo - 6 May 2015 23:20
Two thirds of all North American Internet traffic could be encrypted by 2016. No, it's not because of privacy activists. It's actually because of Netflix.
Incredible: Hostage uses Pizza Hut app to silently ask for help
BGR - 6 May 2015 23:25
In an incredible story of MacGyver-esque ingenuity, a Tampa Bay woman named Cheryl Treadway used Pizza Hut’s mobile app to discreetly ask for help after her and her children were taken hostage by her husband, one Ethan...