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ASUS' Zenbo proves our robot butler dreams remain just that
Engadget - 3 Jun 2016 16:30
Another robot wants to join your family. Announced earlier this week, ASUS' Zenbo is aimed at providing "assistance, entertainment and companionship." Like numerous home robots that have (literally) rolled out before Zen...
Eye-Plug Lets Your Android Smartphone Capture 3D Videos
Tech Times - 3 Jun 2016 04:03
A new accessory called the Eye-Plug from China-based Weeview Inc. transforms your Android smartphone into a 3D video-capturing device. The Eye-Plug is expected to go on sale this year and will cost $35.
The Tuscan Wash Bag
The Gadget Flow - 3 Jun 2016 15:04
Clean-shaven or not, the Tuscan Wash Bag is worthy enough to be your everyday travel companion. This is a sophisticated wash bag design you can easily carry on your vacations. It has been handmade out of European, vegeta...
How to Make Charcoal with a Paint Can
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2016 00:55
There's no reason I need to make charcoal--I don't normally use it for anything, and if I did, bags of it are so easy to buy. But I find the whole process of exhausting wood sticks into little brittle black pieces so muc...
This is the new CEO who will try to save Nest
The Verge - 3 Jun 2016 22:55
In a surprise announcement earlier today, Nest cofounder Tony Fadell revealed that he is stepping down from the CEO role he's held since co-founding the company in 2011. Fadell guided Nest from its earliest days to its a...
This is how we'd change the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
Android Central - 3 Jun 2016 18:00
The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are great phones, but no phone is perfect -- here's what we'd change on these flagships. After spending a few months using the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge every single day, the Android Central editors...
How to Use Vinegar to Make Your Cocktails Taste Amazing
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2016 22:20
Vinegar is probably the last thing you'd think to reach for when you want to make a refreshing drink. But with a little sugar, a handful of past-its-prime fruit, and about a week in the fridge, vinegar can transform into...
How to Use Vinegar to Make Your Cocktails Taste Amazing
Life Hacker - 3 Jun 2016 22:20
Vinegar is probably the last thing you'd think to reach for when you want to make a refreshing drink. But with a little sugar, a handful of past-its-prime fruit, and about a week in the fridge, vinegar can transform into...
How to fix Galaxy S7 battery life problems
Android Central - 3 Jun 2016 20:00
The Galaxy S7's battery is bigger than before, but you still don't want to waste what you have. The eternal quest for longer battery life in smartphones continues on, as evermore efficient chips and bigger batteries are ...
How to add a Hibernate option to the Windows 10 Start menu
PC World - 3 Jun 2016 14:00
At the end of every day do you still dutifully close every file and program window before shutting down your PC? That's the standard way to handle things, but for quite a few versions of Windows, Microsoft has also offer...
This is How You Wrap Up a DSLR So It Can Survive a Spacewalk
PetaPixel - 3 Jun 2016 22:05Hackers Are Using Infected USB Drives to Attack Critical Infrastructure
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2016 15:28
Government-sponsored hackers are using a clever trick to attack critical infrastructure like nuclear power plants, dams, and oil refineries. According to Eric Knapp, chief cybersecurity engineer at Honeywell, one third o...
ISIS's Mobile App Developers Are in Crisis Mode
Motherboard - 3 Jun 2016 15:00
The terror group's forays in social tech may prove to be a high-risk, high-cost experiment.
Hacker Spies Hack Federal Reserve Computer System More Than 50 Times In The Past Four Years
Tech Times - 3 Jun 2016 03:45
The computer system of the U.S. Federal Reserve saw over 50 breaches between 2011 and 2015. Some of these cyberattacks were described as 'espionage.'
Explaining The 'Sam Hyde As Mass Shooter' Meme
Forbes - 3 Jun 2016 02:15
If Twitter is to be believed, second-rate Internet comedian Sam Hyde is behind every nationally publicized shooting of the past year -- that’s more than a dozen since last October. On Wednesday, he was named by online ...
The Snowden effect: Privacy is good for business - CNET
CNET - 3 Jun 2016 15:09Report: Twitter and Yahoo Met to Discuss Merger, Jack Dorsey Didn't Even Show Up
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2016 14:59
Twitter and Yahoo executives recently met to discuss a possible merger but, by all accounts, the meeting was pretty lopsided. Sources told the New York Post that Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer was there, but Twitter chief exe...
Daylight Arrival Affords Eye-popping view of Radiant SpaceX Recovered Booster Sailing Victoriously into Port Canaveral
Universe Today - 3 Jun 2016 07:15
Port Canaveral, FL- The first ever daylight arrival afforded endless eye-popping views of what can only be described as a truly radiant SpaceX Falcon 9 recovered first stage booster sailing victoriously into Port Canaver...
Facebook board seeks curb in Zuckerberg control in event of founder's departure
Reuters - 3 Jun 2016 04:53
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's board has proposed removing Mark Zuckerberg's majority voting control in the event of the social media giant's chief executive and founder deciding to exit management at some point in future.
Facebook kills its little-known Notify app
Engadget - 3 Jun 2016 04:26
Remember Facebook's Notify app? No? Well then, it has gone into the ether before you even knew it. The social network is shutting it down after launching it merely seven months ago. Notify was designed to send notificati...
Hubble shows the universe is expanding faster than we thought
Engadget - 3 Jun 2016 15:19
New measurements from the Hubble telescope suggest the universe is expanding between five and nine percent faster than scientists initially thought. NASA and the ESA measured the distance to stars in 19 galaxies outside ...
The US Navy just put a futuristic HUD in a diving helmet
Engadget - 3 Jun 2016 23:53
Augmented reality (technology that uses screen-embedded eyewear to overlay the real world with information, images and more) isn't quite ready for mainstream consumers -- but it's almost ready for the diving community. T...