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Razer Firefly, the light-up mousepad you never knew you needed
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 22:01
A light-up mousepad by the name of Firefly is coming from the folks at Razer, made to be a perfect match for the rest of your "Chroma" edition peripherals. This device is a "hard gaming mouse mat", if you want to be spec...
Sound Torch: a speaker that is literally on fire
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 01:45
There are speakers on the market that show light patterns adjusted to your music, but the Sound Torch is different -- it produces fire. Real fire. The Sound Torch is a small cube-shaped Bluetooth speaker with a grille on...
Sling TV hits Android TV, Google Nexus Player, NVIDIA SHIELD
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 18:14
Sling TV announces availability of its internet TV system on Android TV, bringing functionality to Google's Nexus Player first. The app for Sling TV will be made available for download from the Google Play app store as e...
The Apple Watch Death Counter is here
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 23:09
Apple Watch app Deadline tells its wearer when they'll die, suggests ways that they might extend their life. Like that episode of The IT Crowd, there are mathematically sound ways in which you can figure out how long you...
Need for Speed 2015 reboot (teaser) trailer revealed
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 19:30
The first teaser trailer for Need for Speed 2015 is released with a brief glimpse of some in-game engine visuals. While this isn't precisely representative of what you're going to be seeing in the game, so to speak, it i...
Olloclip debuts new ultra-wide/telephoto 'Active Lens' for iPhone 6
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 08:30
Olloclip is at it again, transforming ordinary smartphone cameras into professional-grade devices with its clip-on lenses. We went hands-on with the Olloclip 4-in-1 lens last fall, shooting photos and videos through the ...
Eco Stone - Portable Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker by ECOXGEAR
The Gadget Flow - 21 May 2015 15:00
If you're looking for an ideal portable Bluetooth speaker to take on your outdoor trips, you can't overlook the Eco Stone. It can connect to your smartphone, tablet or laptop wirelessly and flaunts a rugged appearance al...
SwiftKey Keyboard for iOS updated with theme store and improvements
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 03:31
SwiftKey's innovative keyboard app has expanded its selection of keyboard themes on iOS, with a small price tag. The free app just added a new selection of "freemium" themes to download. SwiftKey's Android app dropped it...
Aukey Portable External Battery Pack with AIPower
The Gadget Flow - 21 May 2015 23:00
Prepare yourself against red or dead battery. The Aukey 3600 mAh External Battery Pack holds around 1 charge for most smartphone. It adds 8 hours of talk time to keep your important phone conference going for extra hours...
Bloxels lets you build your own video games one block at a time
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 12:30
Video games on tablets are very popular with just about every age group from grandparents down to kids. One of the most popular games out there is Minecraft because it lets players build anything they want in the digital...
The US Navy wants to protect its drones against hacks
Engadget - 21 May 2015 04:03
Cyberwarfare is bad enough by itself, but it's especially dangerous when military drones are involved. The last thing you want is a hijacked UAV that can give away your position or, worse, fire on your own troops. To tha...
Court orders Popcorn Time websites be blocked by Israeli ISPs
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 12:48
With its nickname of "Netflix for pirates," the app/service Popcorn Time has quickly become popular the world over among, well, internet pirates, and with new features like the ability to watch content in a web browser, ...
77mph is the speed record for poo-powered buses, apparently
Engadget - 21 May 2015 13:08
Britain has several players in the fledgeling poop-bus industry, including one that literally shows people pooing, but a gauntlet has just been thrown by the town of Reading. Its very own cow manure-powered model, dubbed...
'Vidity' 4K movies you can download are coming later this year
Engadget - 21 May 2015 15:01
At CES the long-brewing alliance to push Hollywood movies you can legally download, store and play across different devices finally surfaced, and now its system has a brand name: Vidity. As we learned in January, this is...
Adobe says goodbye to its Photoshop Touch app, hello to Project Rigel
Engadget - 21 May 2015 23:26
Adobe's been keen on new mobile apps as of late, but today it announced the end of the road for one of its more popular pieces of software. As of next week, Photoshop Touch will no longer be available in iTunes, Google P...
Apple Watch and iPhone Night Stand
The Gadget Flow - 21 May 2015 15:00
We’re making the combination charger for Apple Watch and iPhone that we would want to buy. Night Stand is a combination charging stand for your Apple Watch and iPhone. When we started making a charging stand for Apple ...
We Talked to a Man Who Is Actually Excited About Microsoft Outlook
Gizmodo - 21 May 2015 22:30
Microsoft Outlook has the distinction of being one of the world's most widely-used email and calendaring systems -- and the one that arouses the most profound indifference in its users. So we found the only person in our...
Shazam brings lyrics to Android Wear
Slash Gear - 21 May 2015 18:40
The app known as Shazam receives an update which allows it to work with Android Wear devices, putting song lyrics on wrists. This update allows users to use some - not all, but some - of the functionality available with ...
Read Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Emails Right Here
Gizmodo - 21 May 2015 16:30
Since the State Department's taking its time making public information public, The New York Times just released about a third of Hillary Clinton's private, Benghazi-related emails. Read up because it's transparency Ameri...
Microsoft brings Clutter's inbox organization to Outlook.com
Engadget - 21 May 2015 20:51
The folks in Redmond are hard at work putting the finishing touches on Windows 10, and in the process Microsoft is retooling individual apps, too. Today, the company announced that key productivity features in the Office...
The terrifying moment an Orca nibbles at your paddle board
Mashable - 21 May 2015 05:12
Whale hello there. A man got the scare of his life when a curious killer whale swam up to his paddle board and had a nibble. The board fortunately didn't taste like food and the man did not have the appearance of a Sea W...
Why Chrome Uses So Much Freaking RAM
Gizmodo - 21 May 2015 20:30
Google Chrome is a fine browser, but that goodness comes with a number of foibles that make us want to tear down walls and run to Firefox . But as Lifehacker points out, there's a good reason that Chrome eats up so much ...