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Philips launches HTL9100 Fidelio soundbar with detachable speakers
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 10:00
Philips announced the HTL9100 soundbar as part of its Fidelio lineup at this year's CES, and now it's available for $1,077 (£699) at retail. Like Voltron, the soundbar comes with detachable parts, particularly two wirel...
Pioneer's New Soundbar Is Beautifully Simple and Wonderfully Cheap
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 17:12
Pioneer's new SB-PS23W is a soundbar the way most people want it: A simple, relatively inexpensive way to make a television sound louder. In that way, it's cut from the same cloth as the fantastic AirPlay speakers the co...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini gets July 1st release date at Phones 4U, costs more than a GS3
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 14:44
Samsung's dinkier S4 variant will be available to buy in the UK, starting next week. Phones 4U promises that it'll be posting its Galaxy S4 Mini preorders on Monday July 1st, while smaller phone sellers like Unlocked Mob...
Bike Doctor: Repair Your Bike As Well As the Pros Without the Price
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 00:00
For the beginning (or even experienced) cyclist, making your own bike repairs can seem like a daunting task. Most bike repair guides you'll find around the ol' internet can be complicated labyrinths of instruction that e...
Amazing Lego SR-71 Blackbird Is Motorized, Controlled by Joystick
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 23:51
The Blackbird SR-71 is a legendary Cold War spy plane, faithfully recreated here with Lego. Built by Lego Technic expert Paweł "Sariel" Kmiec , it features "motorized elevons, rotating and illuminated engines, motorized...
Japanese robots Kirobo and Mirata set for launch, literally
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 23:42
Don't get excited about buying the new robots created by Japanese company Dentsu in conjunction with Toyota and the University of Tokyo -- they won't be hitting stores anytime soon. However, do get excited that one of th...
Ambulances Highjack Car Radios To Let Drivers Know They're Coming
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 23:40
Everyone knows they should pull to the side of the road when an ambulance with its blaring siren approaches. But what if you've got the windows rolled up, the radio blaring, and can't hear it coming? That's not a problem...
Microsoft confirms Internet Explorer 11 is coming to Windows 7
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 23:18
With Windows 8.1, Microsoft is planning on pushing out a revamped version of Internet Explorer that is supposed to be significantly faster than its predecessor, not to mention the fact that it's supposed to be easier on ...
A Pint-Sized Dialysis Machine Gets Its First Taste of Human Blood
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 23:11
Who needs gigantic dialysis machines? The first portable blood filter has just been approved for testing on humans, and it's practically pocket-sized.
Sony adds Indie Games category to PSN, brings Hotline Miami to the Vita (video)
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 23:01
As much as we'd like to talk about Sony's increasing hospitality toward independent developers, we're a little too anxious. You see, the company has just added an indie games channel to its handheld console, with Hotline...
A Structural Dish Rack Makes You Forget You're Doing Dishes
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 23:00
Your drying dishes look like crap sitting there on the counter waiting to be put away. Why don't you do something about that? Too lazy? At least now you can dress them up, with Black+Blum's lime green High & Dry dish rac...
Google Earth update brings Street View and streamlined interface to iOS
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 22:39
Google's taking the iOS version of its Earth mapping app up to 7.1. The update brings a few new features, including, most notably, the addition of its Street View imagery -- following a similar update to the Android vers...
With Facebook Ready to Go, Windows 8 Finally Gets Some App Respect
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 22:34
Today, Microsoft announced that Facebook, Flipboard, and NFL Fantasy Football would all soon have official apps. That may not be an earth-shaking revelation, but it's a sign that some big names are ready to step up and g...
Huff Your Medicine With the Inhaler-Shaped PuFFiT Vaporizer
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 22:20
Yeah, no, fumbling with a small wooden box and exposed electrical connections is real subtle. If you really want want to get high on the down low, you need to conceal your vaporizer as something that doesn't look like a ...
Dish withdraws its offer to buy Clearwire
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 22:13
And with that, Dish is (seemingly) out of the running: following a decision to back away from buying Sprint, the satellite TV giant has also withdrawn its bid for Clearwire. The company is bowing out due to a "change in ...
gdgt's best deals for June 26th: Panasonic 42-inch LED HDTV, Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 22:02
Ready to save some cash on your tech buys? Then you've come to the right place. Our sister site gdgt track price drops on thousands of products every day, and twice a week they feature some of the best deals they've foun...
Boston Fans Buried Their Stanley Cup Sorrows in a Porn Avalanche
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 22:00
After the Boston Bruins lost the NHL championship to the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night, fans consoled themselves with porn, according to stats from PornHub. You might not have a Stanley Cup win, but you always have ama...
Starting today, you can pre-order Recon Instrument's Jet for only $499.
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 21:49
Starting today, you can pre-order Recon Instrument's Jet for only $499. That's a lot cheaper than Glass! [Recon]
Google refreshes Maps and Earth with 800,000 megapixels of new satellite imagery
Engadget - 26 Jun 2013 21:37
It's not easy being a satellite; permanent imaging gear becomes outdated mere months after launch, and Mother Nature is constantly caught photobombing close-ups, throwing naughty clouds between a lens and the shot. All t...
Why the Microsoft/Best Buy Relationship is a Big Deal
TechPinions - 26 Jun 2013 21:17
Since Apple introduced their retail stores, Microsoft has been amazed at the success of the Apple's stores and watched somewhat in horror as people flooded Apple's retail establishments while stores like Best Buy and oth...
Twitter DVR Sounds Like an Awesome Idea
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 21:14
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was hanging out at a panel this morning at the Center for Technology Information, and while he was there he let an interesting little tidbit drop: Twitter is toying with a rewindable, DVR-type fe...
Wear This LED Tetris Tie To Any Job Interview and You're Hired
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2013 21:01
Navy robotics engineer Bill Porter designed and built this fantastic Tetris-playing LED tie in a mere four hours to impress a roomful of eighth graders. But the wonderful LED light show that automatically plays Tetris on...