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Darth Vader Inspired Watch
The Gadget Flow - 22 Sep 2015 08:02
It’s your chance to explore a new force in the world of watches with this Darth Vader Inspired Watch. With 350 individual parts, 4 time belts, 4 microstep motors and 313 electrical contacts, this makes a power-packed t...
Samsung 950 PRO SSD: Performance Explosion
Ubergizmo - 22 Sep 2015 09:35
At the 2015 Samsung SSD Global Summit, Samsung has introduced its latest SSD product, the 950 PRO SSD. This new storage product will come only in the M2 form-factor which allows its use in select thin laptops in addition...
'Hoverboard' is a self-balancing one-wheel skateboard
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2015 23:15
A new skateboard-like vehicle has been introduced, this one simply called "Hoverboard". Before you get too excited, know this -- it, like other "hoverboards", doesn't levitate. It does, however, move a bit like we imagin...
Volkswagen readies $7.4bn fund to cover 11m car diesel cheat
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2015 16:43
Volkswagen's emission woes continue, with the company conceding that its diesel dodge impacts 11 million cars worldwide. In a statement today, the automaker revealed that cars - including those under its own badge, and s...
Andy Samberg Gives Out His Real HBO Now Password At Emmys
Tech Times - 22 Sep 2015 12:39
While hosting the '67th Annual Emmy Awards' Sunday night, Andy Samberg gave out his real working HBO Now password to viewers. The password initially worked, but as of now, too many devices are using it.
Radio telescopes could spot stars hidden in the galactic center
Phys.org - 22 Sep 2015 18:05
The center of our Milky Way galaxy is a mysterious place. Not only is it thousands of light-years away, it's also cloaked in so much dust that most stars within are rendered invisible. Harvard researchers are proposing a...
Fitbit Surge update delivers running alerts and improves battery life
Engadget - 22 Sep 2015 18:00
During his time with the Fitbit Surge, our own Terrence O'Brien was quite pleased with the wearable's tracking abilities. Thanks to a software update, the device aims to get even better. Fitbit is giving Surge users runn...
Welcome - Home Security Camera with Face Recognition by Netatmo
The Gadget Flow - 22 Sep 2015 08:01
Smart home gadgets are the new way of protecting your indoor life and Welcome by Netatmo is another example of excellence from that sector. It is a revolutionary smart home security camera that has been designed with fac...
India backtracks on making you store secure chats in plain text
Engadget - 22 Sep 2015 23:15
The Indian government has a history of freaking out over internet security only to tone things down later on, and it's not about to stop this pattern any time soon. Officials have withdrawn the draft of an encryption pol...
Wire Fruit Bowl by Block
The Gadget Flow - 22 Sep 2015 08:00
Single piece of steel wire goes behind the making of this outstanding Wire Fruit Bowl by Block. The design is undoubtedly innovative and perfect to showcase your collection of fruits on the tabletop. It's functional as w...
Scenelapse - 360° Time Lapse Camera Device For Your GoPro
The Gadget Flow - 22 Sep 2015 08:00
If you're into shooting panorama views and video shots pretty often with your GoPro, the Scenelapse can be a wonderful accessory for you. It is a rotating time-lapse device which can spin up to 360-degree in 60 minutes. ...
Breakthrough medical discovery: 3D printing might be used to regenerate nerves
BGR - 22 Sep 2015 04:45
Having significantly damaged nerve tissue is bad for a lot of reasons because it doesn’t regenerate easily and it can lead to various serious medical conditions including paralysis. But many scientists are already stu...
This portable wind turbine raised over $40k in just one day on Kickstarter
Digital Trends - 22 Sep 2015 23:52
Janulus' portable wind turbine, which lets people generate loads of wind energy no matter where they are, just raised an astounding $42k in funding in just its first day on Kickstarter. The post This portable wind turbin...
Stanford researchers 'cool' sunlight to improve solar cell efficiency
Engadget - 22 Sep 2015 07:00
A team of researchers from Stanford University have devised an ingenious means of boosting the efficiency of solar panels by exploiting a fundamental physics phenomenon. Solar panels lose efficiency as they heat up. Just...
VW woes worsen: EPA widens investigation, US starts criminal probe
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2015 04:23
They say when it rains, it pours and for Volkswagen, that might be a lot more than a downpour. It is hardly surprising to see how the German car maker's problems with its TDI turbodiesel engine aren't ending with just an...
Gawker Lawsuit: Scumbag Pill Price Gouger Stalked and Harassed Ex-Coworker's Entire Family | io9 A H
Gizmodo - 22 Sep 2015 23:56
Gawker Lawsuit: Scumbag Pill Price Gouger Stalked and Harassed Ex-Coworker's Entire Family | io9 A Hundred Years After This Man's Death Scientists Confirmed He Was Murdered | Jalopnik Your Guide To Dieselgate: Volkswagen...
Instagram monthly active users hits 400-million
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2015 23:50
The team at Instagram have announced that they're now working with more than 400-million monthly active users. Up from 300-million monthly active users nine months ago, Instagram appears to be growing at an increasingly ...
We Could Have Discovered Climate Change As Early As the 1940s if We Had Just Looked
Gizmodo - 22 Sep 2015 23:35
The signs of global warming are hitting us over the head today -- if you'll remember, the fire and drought -ridden summer of 2015 was the also hottest in recorded history -- but how long has our planet actually been feel...
Range Rover Sport SVR challenges Alfa Romeo 4C on track
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2015 23:31
I've seen more than a few cars at the track over the years that you would have never expected to see out there. I've seen several really fast racing trucks turn up at the road course. I've also seen people turn up in fou...
Star Wars Episode VII Tie Fighter BT Speaker looks menacing
Coolest Gadgets - 22 Sep 2015 23:00
We have seen our fair share of Bluetooth speakers with a Star Wars theme before, such as this Stormtrooper Bluetooth speaker, and all of them happen to be crafted from decent materials and offer performance that would ke...
Arctic Dinosaurs Discovered in Icy "Lost World"
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2015 22:53
While paleontology is done in warm climates today, some of the most interesting dinosaur bones reside northward, in the Arctic. In the Prince Creek Formation of Alaska, a team of researchers has discovered a sort of "los...
NASA co-developing astroid-shooting space shotgun
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2015 16:00
The idea of guns that can operate in space may sound like a ludicrous sci-fi fantasy, but once NASA gets involved, it all becomes legitimate experimental research. It has been revealed that the space agency is working wi...