Technology News
Zuckerberg's goal for '16: Build an AI assistant
USA Today - 4 Jan 2016 04:34
Facebook CEO describes project as 'kind of like Jarvis in Iron Man.'
Griffin's Travel Power Bank keeps your Apple Watch charged for days
Cult of Mac - 4 Jan 2016 23:01
Griffin Technology introduced several new products ahead of CES 2016 that aim to improve the way you charge your Apple devices. A prominent pick is a tiny portable battery called the Travel Power Bank that delivers much ...
AMD throws down the GPU gauntlet with new 4th-gen "Polaris"
PC World - 4 Jan 2016 16:00
AMD's new Polaris graphics architecture ushers in a fourth-generation graphics core, unheard of power efficiency, and perhaps more importantly for the company, hope. The company said Monday that Polaris will pack a mostl...
'Baywatch' movie lands its C.J., a.k.a. the Pamela Anderson role
Mashable - 4 Jan 2016 23:58
LOS ANGELES — She's athletic, she can swim and now we know that she looks great in a red one-piece: Kelly Rohrbach, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model-turned-actress, just landed her first big film role, opposite Dw...
$100 gets you a sound bar that packs deep bass without a separate subwoofer
BGR - 4 Jan 2016 22:51
The whole reason sound bars are so popular is because they provide solid sound without having to wire a full surround sound system. But if that's the case, why should you have to buy a set with a separate subwoofer just...
Top Tech Predictions for 2016 (Part Two)
Re/code - 4 Jan 2016 20:00
Augmented-reality devices offer the most compelling vision of our computing and device future.
Griffen's new range of USB-C accessories shines at CES
Digital Trends - 4 Jan 2016 23:15
Mobile accessory maker, Griffin has unveiled a long list of new accessories at CES 2016. There's a full range of USB-C cables, a couple of unusual accessories, and more rugged, Survivor-branded bags and cases. The post G...
LG Display brings rollable OLED newspaper to CES 2016
Slash Gear - 4 Jan 2016 03:32
LG Display said it was pumping $8.7bn into OLED development, and some of the early fruits of that investment at showing up at CES this week. The company might not have a wide range of products commercially available with...
Some Pizza Hut staffers rang in 2016 with — what else — bong hits at Pizza Hut
Mashable - 4 Jan 2016 23:13
Everyone celebrates the New Year differently. Some people go out for drinks while others spend a quiet evening home with board games. Still others ring it in by smoking it out. A group of Pizza Hut employees in Cypress, ...
GM helps Lyft raise $1 billion, and they plan a network of self-driving cars
L.A. Times - 4 Jan 2016 17:06Windows 10 now on more than 200 million devices, and people are using the Store
Ars Technica - 4 Jan 2016 17:00
Xbox Live had its biggest day ever on December 28th.
Cold fermions keep distance from each other
Phys.org - 4 Jan 2016 16:37
Today, quantum optical experiments provide methods to prove the rules that have been thought of and pressed into elegant mathematical equations in those days. In this regard, scientists in the Quantum Many-Body Division ...
This LG display can roll up like a newspaper
USA Today - 4 Jan 2016 16:19
The 18-inch display being shown at Consumer Electronics Show.
Apple Patent Lets You Send Money Through iMessage
Ubergizmo - 4 Jan 2016 16:04
Right now Apple has Apple Pay. Through Apple Pay, users are able to pay for purchases made in real-life, as well as make purchases online. However if there is one feature that Apple Pay does not have is that it can't sen...
Computer model matches humans at predicting how objects move
MIT - 4 Jan 2016 16:00
"3-D physics engine" from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory simulates the human brain to infer physical properties.
How 'Do Not Track' Ended Up Going Nowhere
Re/code - 4 Jan 2016 15:00
Senators revive the Do Not Track initiative. Is it too late?
Netflix Will Feel the Squeeze from Hollywood in 2016
Wired - 4 Jan 2016 14:00
Hollywood is onto Netflix's strategy. If Netflix can make its own movies and shows, entertainment companies can build their own platforms. The post Netflix Will Feel the Squeeze from Hollywood in 2016 appeared first on W...
Bladeless wind turbine that's quiet and efficient
Springwise - 4 Jan 2016 13:33
The Saphonian bladeless wind turbine generates double the energy output of conventional turbines, and does so silently. The post Bladeless wind turbine that's quiet and efficient appeared first on Springwise.
Rotational clock for stars needs recalibration
EurekAlert! - 4 Jan 2016 07:00
(Carnegie Institution) New work from a team of astronomers indicates that one recently developed method for determining a star's age needs to be recalibrated for stars older than our sun. This is due to new information a...
Lenovo Launches World's First Monitor With Integrated 3D Camera
Ubergizmo - 4 Jan 2016 05:30
At the International Consumer Electronics Show 2016 Lenovo has announced a plethora of new products one of which is the ThinkVision X24 Pro monitor, the company says that this is the world’s first monitor that features...
Chart Attack! Periodic Table Gains 4 Elements
NBC News - 4 Jan 2016 23:39
It's time to replace your periodic table again: four new elements have been added to the tail end of the familiar chart.
Makerbot just made a more reliable 3D printer head
Engadget - 4 Jan 2016 16:00
Makerbot unveiled a new extruder for its 5th generation 3D printers today. The component, dubbed the Smart Extruder+, reportedly offers superior performance, longevity, and reliability than the current iteration. The com...