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Gigabyte PC revamps include game-ready Ultrabooks, AMD A4-based tablet (hands-on)
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 06:37
Gigabyte loves to pull out all the stops at Computex, and this year is no exception: the company just unveiled 11 (mostly) new laptops and tablets. According to a brochure on hand at the computer maker's demo table, the ...
Zynga to shutter New York and LA studios, cut 18% of workforce
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 21:18
Social game monolith Zynga plans to shutter its New York City, Dalles and Los Angeles game development studios. Sources at Zynga confirmed the closures to Engadget, and also confirmed reports of layoffs affecting 520 emp...
Could Pop-Up Hotels Be the Answer to Manhattan's Office Vacancies?
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 19:45
The problem? Vacant office space in Manhattan has spiked over the past few years. One possible solution? Replicable pop-up hotel rooms designed by Danish firm Pink Cloud.
Must See HDTV (June 3rd - 9th)
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 23:53
The summer programming schedule has officially arrived, and this week familiar warm weather favorites return including Continuum, Falling Skies and Burn Notice. There are also a few new entire including TNT's The Hero re...
NASA's Magic Thermal Tiles: Hold 2,200 Degree Heat in Your Bare Hands
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 23:46
There's science, and there's magic. And incredibly, this is the the first one. Behold the thermal tiles NASA used to protect shuttles from totally disintegrating on their way back to Earth. Awesome.
Hulu Plus update for Android adds higher quality playback for select devices
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 23:31
Want to "feel like you have bionic retina implants minus the deductible and waiting for its invention" while watching Hulu Plus on Android? Or whatever that means? (Seriously, that bizarro PR speak's in the official Hulu...
Let's Hope Apple's iOS 7 Music App Is Half as Clever as This Concept
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 23:13
If there's anything the internet has waxed poetic about wanting--nay--needing to see on the upcoming iOS 7 release, it's a general flat design overhaul. But while that's a completely valid demand, we've yet to hear too m...
Sony's Laser Light Source Projector with 3LCD to be available in August
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 23:10
It wasn't too long ago that Sony kind of introduced us to its inaugural Laser Light Source Projector with 3LCD technology, but now it's time for the company to let us know a little more about the device. For starters, So...
These Simple Japanese Terrariums Are Your Desk's New Best Friends
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 23:00
Oh hello little friends. These delicate handmade terrariums from the Japanese company Terra 1012 are simple and beautiful. If you find yourself wanting the crap out of them, I assure you, you're not alone.
Get your hands and eyes to LA and put them on Microsoft's Xbox One next week
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 22:49
Microsoft's Xbox spokesman Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb is giving fans a chance to take a very early hands-on look at the Xbox One's new gamepad next week. On Monday June 10th, just a day before the official kickoff of E3, ...
One Day You'll Be Able To Touch Everything On TV (Yes, Everything)
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 22:40
Designed to allow persons with visual impairments to touch and feel objects being referenced on TV, this haptic feedback system will no doubt get co-opted for less benevolent uses like advertising, and of course, adult e...
Twitter acknowledges site issues, has engineers on the job
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 22:31
Yes, we know. We're seeing the robot with the broken hand, too. Just think of this as a little extra time to craft that perfect @ reply. Twitter acknowledged that some users are having issues with the site at the moment,...
Gorgeous Windswept Photos of Dubai's Booming, Bloated Metropolis
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 22:22
Ten years ago, there were more than 800 individual buildings under construction in Dubai at any given time. Today, Dubai and Abu Dhabi suffer from a vast oversupply of real estate: some claim that as much at 40 percent o...
Fat-Shaming Eugenicist Will Get His Own Statue in Silicon Valley
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 22:08
Good job internet! Nikola Tesla--a noted promoter of eugenics who hated fat people and once fired one of his secretaries for being overweight--will soon have his very own statue in Silicon Valley!
The First Thing iOS 7 Needs to Steal from Android
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 21:55
iOS 7 has a lot of catching up to do. In a relatively short time, Apple's once unimpeachable mobile platform has fallen behind Android and even Windows Phone in some key areas. iOS is still rock solid, for the most part,...
Bell Labs' lensless camera takes photos with a tiny amount of data
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 21:50
Although there have been attempts at lensless cameras before, few of them would replace our point-and-shoots when they're frequently expensive, or capture photos outside of the visible light spectrum. We shouldn't have e...
Cameras in the Future Might Not Need Lenses
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 21:40
Every camera you've ever used in your life has a lens that focuses incoming photons on to a light-sensitive surface. But in the future, cameras might not need lenses at all, and this Bell Labs prototype illustrates how t...
ARAIG gaming feeback suit hits Kickstarter in search of good funding vibrations
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 21:34
In spite of the company's claims that feedback has always been localized on gaming controllers, this certainly isn't the first time we've seen the phenomenon incorporated into a wearable. That said, the ARAIG (that's As ...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review: Better, But Not Best (Update: LTE Version)
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 21:32
Since it arrived last year, the Galaxy S III has been the world's best-selling smartphone that wasn't born in Cupertino. An impressive feat, but one that--along with Samsung's Megatron-sized hype-machine--has made for sk...
PSA: Don't Let Your Friends Sign Into Google On Your Computer
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 21:20
In the summer of 2010 Google rolled out multiple log-ins. It was a fabulous thing for those who didn't want to run multiple browsers in order to have simultaneous access to Google-powered personal and work accounts. Merg...
Fancy new Gmail has started rolling out to Android users.
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2013 21:18
Fancy new Gmail has started rolling out to Android users. And if you just can't wait, Android Police has some juicy APKs for the impatient.
Engadget Expand is coming to New York City in November, and you're all invited
Engadget - 3 Jun 2013 21:15
Earlier this year, about 2,000 of our closest friends in the San Francisco Bay Area came by and, together, we had ourselves a heck of a time. The first ever Expand was filled with electric cars, UAVs, great speakers and,...