Technology News
Apple CEO Tim Cook & Siri support 'Just Say Hi' disabilities awareness
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 17:35
Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with iOS voice assistant Siri, have appeared in a new video for the Cerebral Palsy foundation's 'Just Say Hi' awareness campaign. The initiative has released a number of PSAs with celebrities pr...
8-player NES Super Mario Bros projects gameplay in 360 degrees
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 13:54
A group of researchers from Swiss university ETH Zurich teamed up with none other than Disney on a project that resulted in a 8-player version of Super Mario Bros. running on a Nintendo Entertainment System and played th...
Amazon lets you attach other video services to your Prime account
Engadget - 8 Dec 2015 17:47
Those rumors of Amazon letting you attach other video services to your Prime subscription? They're true. The internet giant just kicked off the Streaming Partners Program, an alliance that makes it easier for you to sign...
Pixel C released today: final details on the iPad Pro competitor
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 21:28This camera prototype can locate and track hidden objects around a corner
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 14:00
Researchers at MIT have created a camera that is capable of locating hidden objects, like pedestrians behind a wall, and tracking their movement. The tech needed to do this feat typically involves systems that are large,...
Google Authenticator updated with Android Wear smartwatch support
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 16:53
Two-factor authentication has long been argued to be one of the best security features to prevent hackings when it comes to web logins, and Google's Authenticator app is one of the easiest, most convenient tools when it ...
IRISPen Air 7 - Wireless Scanner Pen
The Gadget Flow - 8 Dec 2015 16:00
Scan efficiently and accurately anywhere you go with the IRISPen Air 7, the wireless scanner pen. Compatible with Mac, PC, as well as iOS and Android devices, the IRISPen Air 7 relies on Bluetooth connection and delivers...
Study finds that dinosaurs may have evolved much faster than previously thought
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 21:04
To understand our world and its future, we often must look to the past. Clues about the evolution of the planet and its inhabitants are scattered in the ground, which helps unlock the mysteries about the past. Unfortunat...
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is breaking UK pre-booking records
Engadget - 8 Dec 2015 16:51
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is still a little over a week away from premiering in cinemas, but already the movie has broken some UK ticket sales records. Theatre chain Vue announced today that the film has now sold 290,...
Official iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case
The Gadget Flow - 8 Dec 2015 16:02
Designed specifically for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6, the Smart Battery case comes with a longer battery life and protection. There is a soft microfiber lining on the inside which will not protect your iPhone but the sof...
Google Fiber adds Los Angeles, Chicago to potential cities list
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 19:26
Google has revealed that two of the largest cities so far have been added to the list of potential candidate location for its gigabit internet service, Google Fiber: Los Angeles and Chicago. Google says the two metropoli...
Siri teams with Cerebral Palsy Foundation to teach you to 'just say hi'
Cult of Mac - 8 Dec 2015 16:32
Siri is loaded with fun Easter eggs. However, its latest addition — created in collaboration with the Cerebral Palsy Foundation — isn’t flippant or sarcastic like some of the AI assistant’s other one-liners; it�...
What Apple's 3-D printer could look like: a Makerbot G4 Cube
Cult of Mac - 8 Dec 2015 15:20
Last week, a weird patent filing suggested Apple might be making a color 3-D printer. Now, the best Apple concept designer in the business, Martin Hajek, has come along and imagined it in a set of beautiful renderings. I...
Secret Service agent gets nearly six years in prison for stealing bitcoin
Digital Trends - 8 Dec 2015 06:15
Bringing an end to the trials of two disgraced government agents that stole Bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace, former Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges was sentenced to more than 70 months in prison. The post Secre...
Jeff Bezos offers to send Donald Trump into space - CNET
CNET - 8 Dec 2015 04:29Researchers make rechargeable energy-storing paper
Slash Gear - 8 Dec 2015 03:40
Researchers at Linkoping University have created a new type of paper they call "power paper" that is able to store energy. In addition to storing energy, this paper -- which is made from nano cellulose and a conductive p...
Vision researcher links environmental change to eye health hazards
Science Daily - 8 Dec 2015 23:52
Another reason to worry about climate change: Expanding areas of arid land, air pollution, and greater exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation all present potential health hazards to your eyes, according a researcher who ...
Apple's iPhone battery case isn't the first time it's 'bumped' a thin design
Cult of Mac - 8 Dec 2015 23:51
To the derision of the entire internet, Apple’s new Smart Battery Case for the iPhone has an inelegant hump on the back. Turns out, this isn’t the first time Apple design chief Jony Ive and his team have “humped”...
Hyperloop Technologies to test engine component in Nevada
L.A. Times - 8 Dec 2015 23:13When Is 'Gene Editing' Dangerous? (Video)
Live Science - 8 Dec 2015 20:00
People must not use CRISPR gene editing irresponsibly, lest it become a Pandora's box, says its co-inventor Jennifer Doudna.
F-35 Gatling Gun Aerial Test Video Released
Ubergizmo - 8 Dec 2015 17:47
The F-35A jet has proven to be a very costly endeavor for the United States military, it’s poised to become the primary weapon for the company when it’s ready and also for its allies, yet the work still continues and...
'On My Tombstone, It Should Say Connected the World, Not Created Orbital Debris'
Space News - 8 Dec 2015 16:43
Greg Wyler's audacious vision for connecting the world via a 720-satellite constellation has no successful precedent. But $500 million of initial investment capital and an impressive list of ground-floor partners go a lo...