Gadget News
No Home Is an Island (But Here's a South African Home That Looks Like One)
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 23:40
Is it an Island oasis? Floating sky mansion? It could b both because this SAOTA-designed South African home looks like some combination thereof. More
Fox, Aereo, and the End of TV
TechPinions - 8 Apr 2013 23:38
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey's threat to pull the Fox network from the airwaves if Aereo wins its legal battle to retransmit over-the-air TV signals without paying for them is probably nothing more than...
LSI and Intel put 1TB worth of SSD cache on a Nytro MegaRAID board
Engadget - 8 Apr 2013 23:31
RAID cards are one of the more difficult things in the technology world to get excited about. Especially since most of these discrete add-on boards are really aimed at enterprise users, not media centers or gaming rigs. ...
Intel's Thunderbolt Is About To Get Twice As Fast
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 23:20
Thunderbolt's makin' like greased lighting. Intel has just introduced the newest revision of the interface and it will be capable of 20Gbps in both directions (as opposed to the previous 10). In other words, fast enough ...
Breville's All-In-One Is a Space Saving Multi-Tasking Mixer
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 23:00
You're a multitasker, so why not have a kitchen gadget that can juggle a plethora of delicious projects? Breville's All-In-One is up to the task--it's an immersion blender and a food processor. But it's a whole lot more....
Nord Lead 4: Infinite Gnarly Sounds from a Single Synthesizer
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 22:40
The new Nord Lead 4 is the latest monster synth from the legendary Swedish instrument makers Clavia. And now my ears are melting. More
How Many Strips of Packing Tape Do You Need To Lift a Car?
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 22:20
So you've got yourself a car that needs lifting, and have secured an industrial crane for the job, but did you also remember to get a giant harness for the lift? Probably not. Don't worry, though, as long as you can scro...
US Navy to deploy ship-mounted laser in 2014, blasts drones in the meantime (video)
Engadget - 8 Apr 2013 22:19
Lasers have been flaunted by the US Navy before, but now it's announced that 2014 will see the very first solid-state laser deployed aboard a ship, two years ahead of schedule. The USS Ponce, a vessel used as an amphibio...
Watch a Navy Laser Gun Blast a Drone Right Out of the Sky
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 22:02
It may sound like sci-fi, but lasers are definitely the future of war. As are drones. So what could be better than to see them go up against each other in a blaze of explosive glory? Looks like in the rock-paper-scissors...
The Perfect Sofa For When You Don't Want To Snuggle
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 21:20
A big comfy couch is fine when you know who you're cozying up to. But when it's all strangers squeezed together on a sofa, you're probably more inclined to just stand. Unless it's Matali Crasset's Concentré De Vie which...
The Tiniest iPod Is Your Deal of the Day
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 21:00
The iPod Shuffle isn't like other iPods that Apple sells. It has no screen, it has no Lightning connector, and it's tiny. It finds its raison d'ĂȘtre through subtraction, not addition. That's good design. Because there's...
Antitrust complaint levied against Google in EU, this time it's all about Android
Engadget - 8 Apr 2013 20:49
Google has spent the past couple years facing down antitrust accusations in Europe for pushing its web services over those of competitors. But, just as that case is coming to a close, the New York Times now reports that ...
Guy Tries to Buy Toy Poodles, Gets Fluffy, Steroid-Pumped Giant Ferrets Instead
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 20:40
Man's best friend doesn't come cheap these days, so you can imagine how excited a retired Argentinian man was to find double the companionship at a fraction of the cost: two adorable toy poodles--just itching to snuggle,...
Not Safe For YouTube: How Google Draws the Line Between Porn and Art (NSFW)
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 20:19
Last weekend, YouTube yanked a popular music video from Robin Thicke, which featured a number of topless models prancing to the rather upbeat track. The video for "Blurred Lines" had garnered more than one million views ...
Lens-Friendly Novo Action Cam Turns Your Extreme Stunts Into Cinematic Masterpieces
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 20:00
The action cam field is pretty crowded at this point, so how do you make consumers choose your offering over a GoPro? The easiest way is to just repackage the GoPro in a sturdier housing that makes it compatible with C-m...
Sony Xperia ZL gets its first US carrier, arrives at Cincinnati Bell on May 1st
Engadget - 8 Apr 2013 19:58
In the battle of 5-inch, 1080p smartphones, it seems that the Sony Xperia ZL might've gotten lost in the shuffle amongst US carriers. Despite its availability as an unlocked device (and through Canadian carriers), any po...
Early 1900s Cure-All Medicines Would Actually Kill You Dead
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 19:20
There are plenty of reasons to be thankful that you don't live in the early 1900s (child labor laws, air conditioning, what have you), but just in case you've been feeling nostalgic for simpler times, new research from t...
HBO Go for iOS version 2.1 adds AirPlay multitasking
Engadget - 8 Apr 2013 19:19
Now that you can finally watch HBO Go on your Apple TV via AirPlay, the premium cable network has decided to sweeten its iOS app with AirPlay multitasking in a 2.1 update. The new version of the app also offers enhanceme...
What Do Earth's Mountains and Valleys Really Sound Like?
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 19:05
If you zoom in on the surface of a vinyl record using a microscope, to the untrained eye it kind of looks like a series of mountains and valleys. It's actually the waveform representation of a song or other sounds, but w...
Red details Scarlet upgrades and trade-ins: $9,500 for Full Epic-X or Scarlet Dragon
Engadget - 8 Apr 2013 19:04
If you're pining for a Dragon Sensor but don't have an Epic-M or Epic-X in your collection, you might be in luck: Red just detailed an upgrade and trade-in path for owners of its entry-level Scarlet camera. By plunking d...
Eyes-on with Sony's brilliant 4K OLED monitor prototypes (video)
Engadget - 8 Apr 2013 18:51
The 30- and 56-inch 4K OLED monitor prototypes that Sony introduced yesterday are sitting prominently in the company's booth here at NAB, and they're really quite something. These sets offer wider viewing angles and redu...
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera: RAW Video In the Palm of Your Hand for $1000
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2013 18:46
The film/videomaking world was set aflame last year when Blackmagic Design announced its Cinema Camera. It looks like the rogues are back for more with a RAW-shooting, $1000 video camera that fits in your pocket. More