Gadget News
Ploom modelTwo E-Cig Review: Welcome to Flavor Country
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 22:56
No one's going to argue that e-cigarettes aren't a marked improvement over their analog predecessors, but there's got to be a better way to get your fix than by inhaling aerosolized, nicotine-infused polypropylene glycol...
Apple has filed an application for an 'iWatch' trademark in Japan--which adds a little more weight to
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 09:36
Apple has filed an application for an 'iWatch' trademark in Japan--which adds a little more weight to the rumors of Cupertino's forthcoming wrist wear .
Video Games as Modern Art: MoMA Acquires Pong, Minecraft & First Console
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 23:16
Do video games like Pong and Space Invaders belong in Museum of Modern Art? Or does putting a game console from 1972 on a pedestal constitute an Emperor's New Video Game-style overreach? A debate is raging, and MoMA is a...
Download Mozilla's Open Source Furniture to Kit Out Your Home
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 11:36
If you're struggling to find the right furniture for your place, consider making your own--from Mozilla's very own pool of open source designs.
You Can Finally Browse the Web From Google Glass
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 22:15
For as crazily sci-fi as Google Glass is, it's been missing a big feature until just now: a web browser. Thanks to this month's big update to the specs, you can finally dispense with one-use apps and surf the whole web l...
Ex-Xbox chief Don Mattrick lands at Zynga, officially (update: Ballmer memo)
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 22:10
We just got the news that ex-head of Xbox, Don Mattrick, was out at Microsoft, and now we know where he's going: Zynga. AllThingsD reports that Mattrick is officially the new CEO of the casual social gaming firm, and Mar...
How a Lone Coder Cloned Google Reader
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 19:35
When Google Reader announced it was shutting down a few months ago, most of us stamped our feet, panicked, and went running into the arms of another RSS reader. But Matt Jibson is different. Unlike most of us, he can cru...
Smart TV manufacturers subjected to 'coercive sales tactics' by Google, says ETNews
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 16:32
Smart TV providers who wish to use HTML5 for their streaming ecosystems have been running into a wall with YouTube, according to Korea's ETNews. It said Google has insisted TV makers place the app on their systems' main ...
Groupon takes on OpenTable with 'Groupon Reserve,' bundles reservations with coupons
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 16:02
Not satisfied with simply locking down your discount mountain-climbing lessons and hot stone massages, Groupon announced Groupon Reserve this morning, which aims to bundle time-based discounts with restaurant reservation...
The Cabin In The Woods Cabin Is Gonna Exist And It Sounds Terrifying
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 02:00
If you didn't see Cabin In The Woods that was stupid of you. It's really great . Scary, meta and pretty gutsy. And like all good things, well okay like all things, its brilliance is being exploited for a theme park attra...
The Liberating MacBook Air 2013
TechPinions - 1 Jul 2013 00:46
A few years back I declared the 13″ MacBook Air the perfect notebook. With the recently released 2013 refresh, Apple just made the perfect notebook even better. They did it with one feature that has taken notebook comp...
Sony's 4K player launches by July 15th, Video Unlimited 4K service coming this fall
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 23:46
Sony announced its FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player a few months ago, and today confirmed it's arriving in homes and on store shelves by July 15th. The $699 box only works with Sony's own 4K TVs, and early adopting owners...
Our Favorite HD TVs, Bikes, Cameras, and More
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 23:40
Summer's in full swing, and, if we're being really honest with ourselves, everyone's probably praying to the air conditioning gods more than any other tech deity at this point. But man cannot live on air conditioning alo...
Despite Design Focus, Apple iOS 7 Doesn't Fix Its Ugly Off-Center 1
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 23:38
I had high hopes for iOS 7. It's designed by Jony Ive, the God of Minimalism, Attention to Detail and Tight T-Shirts. I love his work almost as much as I love Phil Schiller (so huggable!) But Jony... you broke my heart, ...
LAX's New Terminal is the Biggest Public Works Project in City History
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 23:30
For the first time in a quarter century, Los Angeles International Airport is getting a facelift. Crews have just completed the first phase of renovations to The Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX and it looks sim...
German retailer puts Samsung ATIV Q up for pre-order, suggests it'll cost €1,599
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 23:21
Samsung released a plethora of shiny new products at its Premiere 2013 event last month, but the company didn't exactly dive into too many pricing and availability specifics. One of these novel devices was the ATIV Q, a ...
This All-In-One Kit Lets You Grow Flowers You Can Eat
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 23:00
Obviously there are flowers you can eat. But be careful about digging around your garden to find some yourself. You could chomp on something poisonous and then--oops! You're dead! But if you've ever wanted to deck a cake...
Make beautiful, fiery music with Adafruit's DIY MIDI-controlled flame organ (video)
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 22:59
Eyebrows in the way? Singe them off with Adafruit's DIY flame organ, debuting just in time for the holiday weekend. If fireworks aren't enough to put the sizzle in your Independence Day party, all you need to light up yo...
Firefox OS hands-on: Alcatel OneTouch Fire and ZTE Open (video)
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 22:40
We've crossed paths with Firefox OS before, but today marks the first time we've used handsets running the final build of Mozilla's mobile OS. The Alcatel OneTouch Fire and ZTE Open you see above are the same phones we p...
Museum Helps Preserve Iconic Tortoise Lonesome George
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2013 22:15
Lonesome George, the world-famous Pinta Island tortoise who was the last of his kind when he died in June 2012, will be preserved in consultation with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and by the sam...
Three UK now selling Samsung Galaxy Mega on its site, retail stores to offer it July 2nd
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 21:58
Call the United Kingdom home? Have a thing for overly large, unorthodox smartphones? Well then, today's a good day to be a Three customer -- or plan on being one soon. The carrier has announced that the Samsung Galaxy Me...
Google Glass update adds web browsing, widens voice commands (update: images)
Engadget - 1 Jul 2013 21:36
Google has delivered a steady stream of Glass updates since the Explorer Edition launched, but its new July upgrade may be the biggest yet -- it addresses several of our earliest gripes. Wearers can now answer phone call...