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Zeiss Milvus 21mm F/2.8 Sample Images
Photography Blog - 12 Sep 2015 14:55
We've just tested the brand new Zeiss Milvus 21mm F/2.8 lens mounted on the Canon EOS 5DS R camera. Here are 97 JPEG images taken with a final production version of the Zeiss Milvus 21mm F/2.8 lens. Read the preview »
Former Mt. Gox CEO officially charged with embezzlement
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 07:13
Mt. Gox is a sordid story seemingly refuses to die. Last we heard, the bitcoin exchange's CEO Mark Karpeles had been arrested by Tokyo police, and some six weeks later he's been charged with pilfering 321 million yen (ar...
New military radio uses soldiers' bones to send messages
BGR - 12 Sep 2015 03:00
A new radio technology lets warfighters talk to each other by harnessing their bones to transmit and listen to messages. The technology leverages the human body’s natural ability to transmit sound through bone. It take...
Ashley Madison users made terrible password choices
Slash Gear - 12 Sep 2015 03:20
It's no secret that many (most?) people choose their passwords without much thought -- things like kids or pets names, their birthday, even the word "password". All are commonly seen and used as examples of what not to m...
3 Space Station Astronauts Safely Return to Earth
SPACE.com - 12 Sep 2015 02:58
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Kazakhstan's Aidyn Aimbetov touched down safely on the Kazakh steppes Friday evening, about 3.5 hours af...
Tumblr Just Launched a Fashion Line
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 19:00
So this is a thing that actually happened. Yesterday at New York Fashion Week, Tumblr debuted its very own line of dresses, shirts, sweaters and accessories -- inspired by ten of the social network's artists.
BATBAND
The Gadget Flow - 12 Sep 2015 08:00
BATBAND™ is an elegant piece of sound technology allowing you to listen to your private soundscape as well as the world that surrounds you. Human-centered design meets technology delivering a high fidelity acoustic exp...
Xbox One's upcoming overhaul has an opt-in beta
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 05:34
That new Windows 10 Xbox One update sounds pretty great, right? Well, how it works is a little different than folks in the console's Dashboard Preview Program are used to. Previous updates were pushed out automatically a...
Now You Can Help Scientists Track Animals in Mozambique From Your Sofa
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 23:00
Everyone wants to help the environment, but all of that actually doing stuff takes a lot of effort, right? Then good news as a new project has launched which will let ordinary people, with no scientific background, contr...
Listen To The Solar System Sing With This Fantastic Simulation
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 22:00
This is a seriously cool visualization of the solar system. What if you turned the planets into a sort of music box? That's the point of Solarbeat, which turns the movement of the planets into music.
Message to Aliens Needs to Reflect Gender Equality and Diversity, Experts Say
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 22:00
If intelligent aliens are out there, we don't want them to think we're a bunch of backward fleshy bigots. A competition organized by the Breakthrough Initiative is offering a million dollar prize to whoever can come up w...
Etsy to Pilot Same-Day Delivery Service in New York
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 21:00
Need some hand-knitted gloves in a jiffy? If you're a New Yorker, you might be in luck. This fall, Etsy is going to be pilot testing same-day and next-day delivery services in certain parts of New York City.
The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet Is This Year's Most Delightful Space Opera
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 21:00
There's no two ways around it: Becky Chamber's debut novel, The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet is probably the most fun that you'll have with a space opera novel this year. It's exciting, adventerous, and the cozy sort...
Canon gets into the consumer VR game
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 20:00
Canon might not be a contender in the field of consumer VR right now, but a prototype seen on the show floor at this week's Canon Expo definitely promises good things in that arena. The development unit sports two 5.5-in...
Over 200 New "Moonquakes" Discovered in Apollo 16 Data
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 20:00
The Apollo moon missions ended over 40 years ago, but incredibly, scientists are still learning from them. Case in point: A team of researchers has unearthed 210 previously unknown "moonquakes" in a slew of seismic data ...
Dell's next XPS 12 looks like a Microsoft Surface rival
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 18:30
Wondering why Dell is cool with selling Microsoft's Surface Pro when it doesn't have a direct equivalent right now? This might be why. Giga claims to have leaked details of a reborn XPS 12 that would ditch the convertibl...
Watch ANA Airlines Rollout Of The R2D2 Star Wars Themed 787 Now!
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 18:23
ANA has been pumping Star Wars fans up for three airliners in Star Wars-themed liveries for months now, and the moment has finally come to see the first!
Qualcomm Unveils its First Computer Board for Drones
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 18:00
Qualcomm, one of the world's leading developers for smartphone chips, marched into the consumer drone market this week with a platform that could soon be steering a new generation of UAVs with bigger brains and smaller p...
Radeon R9 Nano Review: Mini 4K Gaming
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 18:00
Over the past few months AMD has been focusing its efforts on the high-end GPU fight with its 'Fiji' line up. The Radeon R9 Fury X lead the charge armed with 4096 stream processors and AMD's cutting-edge high-bandwidth m...
Astronaut Scott Kelly is answering questions about life in space today!
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 17:36
Astronaut Scott Kelly is answering questions about life in space today! Head on over to People Magazine's Facebook page, drop a question in the comments, and if you're lucky, you might just get an answer from 249 miles o...
Saturday's Best Deals: Buy Your Own Modem, $19 Bluetooth Speakers, and More
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 17:16
Here are the best of today's deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on Kinja Co-Op to help us...
Taking gaming into the real world
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 17:00
Playing video games and enjoying the outdoors don't have to be mutually exclusive. Various creative minds have come up with ways to take gaming into real-world environments. Why chill at the crib when you could be out dr...