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The Adorable Mini-Sports Car Has Gotten a Remarkable Upgrade
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 23:56
As you may or may not remember, a few years ago we posted photos of these incredible, half-scale sports cars that--despite being called "children's cars"--are more badass than any car any adult could ever hope to own. An...
LeapFrog shows off $150 LeapPad Ultra tablet, arriving July 17th (hands-on)
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 23:55
LeapFrog's latest tablet just couldn't wait to show off for the camera, making its on-screen debut over at the FCC's site a few weeks back. The kid-friendly tech company was finally ready to show the thing off for real t...
Adidas Springblade: Shoes with Actual Springs Might Be a Good Idea?
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 23:43
Adidas has another new running shoe, this one even more divergent than its Boost shoe and its new foam . It's a bunch of springs, basically, strapped to your foot. And it sort of makes a lot of sense.
Ziphius aquatic drone hits Kickstarter, we go hands-on with an updated prototype
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 23:18
If you followed our Insert Coin: New Challengers contest at our first-ever Expand event, you may recognize this guy. The Ziphius, an WiFi-enabled aquatic drone powered by a Raspberry Pi, won $25,000 in prize money back i...
You Can Finally Buy This Unreal iPhone Waterproofing Spray
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 23:15
We first heard about Rust-Oleum's liquid-repelling product, NeverWet almost two years ago . It looked absolutely magical, and now you can finally buy it.
You Can Finally Buy the Magical Spray That Waterproofs Everything
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 23:15
We first heard about Rust-Oleum's liquid-repelling product, NeverWet almost two years ago . It looked absolutely magical, and now you can finally buy it.
Google Cloud Playground lets you dip your toes in the Cloud Platform waters
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 23:07
Google's Cloud Platform holds a certain amount of appeal for developers looking to quickly build robust web apps. Of course, getting started is a bit involved. You'll first need to download and install several tools and ...
We're Hiring a Deal Master
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 23:01
Gawker Media is hiring a tech writer to be Gizmodo's new Dealzmaster (or commerce specialist). That means we're looking for someone to write and curate Dealzmodo.
Rebuild Lost Empires From Sand--At Least Temporarily
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 23:00
Forget bulging muscles or a toned set of abs. If you really want to impress everyone on the beach this summer, a stunning sand castle is the way to go. And if your sculpting skills max out at Play-Doh snakes, these archi...
Author Barbara Ehrenreich Revisits Her 1987 Look at the Future of Sex
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 22:45
The January 1987 issue of the legendary (and sadly, now defunct) Omni magazine included predictions from 14 "great minds" about what the world might look like in twenty years. By the year 2007, musician David Byrne belie...
The World's Flight Patterns Beautifully Visualized
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 22:43
According to the Airports Council International, the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a whopping 95,462,867 passengers passing through in 2012. Which m...
Acer's 8.1-inch Iconia W3 tablet now on sale in the US
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 22:43NetNewsWire 4 enters open beta, gives Mac owners a new, local RSS reader option
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 22:20
As Google Reader's closing in on the end of its days, a spate of new RSS aggregators have popped up to replace it. Sure, web-based readers from AOL, Digg or Feedly could do the trick, but what if you want your RSS stored...
Nikkei: Microsoft porting first-party game franchises to Android and iOS
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 22:02
Microsoft is selective about where its first-party game franchises appear -- outside of lightweight releases like Kinectimals and Wordament, it prefers to use games as technology showcases and system sellers. It may not ...
EMW kick-starts JuiceBox, a $99 Level 2 DIY charging station
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 22:00
Electric vehicle charging stations aren't cheap: one of the most affordable Level 2 (240V) units sells for $450 and only supplies 16A. Electric Motor Works (EMW) -- which is best known for its electric conversion kits --...
Amazon optimizes MP3 store for iOS devices in the UK, makes it easier to access tunes
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 21:41
Just as it did earlier this year here in the States, Amazon has now quietly announced that it's brought some HTML5 tweaks to its UK-based MP3 store in order to make it more friendly with iDevices. Thanks to these under-t...
This Brilliant Subway Hack Guarantees You'll Never Fall
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 21:40
The only thing worse than getting on a full subway car where there's no place to sit, is getting on an even fuller subway car where there's no place to brace yourself. But here's a brilliant hack that not only guarantees...
A New Echolocation Algorithm Can Map Spaces Based on Sound Alone
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 21:19
There's plenty of precedent for echolocation in the natural world: bats can navigate based on the echo of their chirrups; and blind humans, at least anecdotally, sometimes develop remarkable sound-based spatial skills. B...
New York City's New Subway Tunnel Looks Like a Level from Half-Life
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 21:01
New York City's Metro Transit Authority is still plugging away on its giant project to bring the the 7 train into far west Manhattan, and the scope of the construction is just as awe-inspiring as ever. The MTA just put o...
This So-Nerdy-It's-Cool Calculator Watch Is Your Deal of the Day
Gizmodo - 24 Jun 2013 21:00
You don't need a timepiece because your phone has a clock, but if you're going to wear one anyway, you should have it make a statement. Here's what this Casio Databank calculator watch says: I'm retro, I'm nerdy, and I t...
Apple OS X Mavericks 10.9 preview
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 21:00
There was no OS XI at WWDC. There was no plan to reinvent the wheel. The takeaway message at the launch event was simple: Apple is committed to OS X. What that means, in the long run (naming scheme aside) is that changes...
Western Digital boosts SSD cred with $340 million sTec acquisition
Engadget - 24 Jun 2013 20:49
Western Digital has clearly made a name for itself in the magnetic drive space, but it's hardly the go-to brand when it comes to SSDs. WD's betting that'll soon change, though, thanks to a $340 million investment. That s...