Gadget News
Behold the Glowing Glory of a Sunspot In Unprecedented Detail
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 22:40
When you stare at the sun it just looks like pain. But when the New Solar Telescope (NST) does, it can catch glimpses of truly mesmerizing solar activity, and all without going blind. Here, for example, is the most preci...
What Happens When China's Copycat Masters Are Hired to Paint Themselves
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 21:20
We've heard a lot about the evils of China's booming art copying industry, which hocks inexpensive replicas of everything from Expressionist paintings to priceless Chinese porcelain. But the people who make these perfect...
An Inflatable Table That Lets You Work on a Cushion of Air
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 20:00
Amsterdam-based Blofield is known for its collection of premium inflatable furniture that looks like it could actually pass for real couches and chairs. But the company has gone a different direction with its newest line...
3D Systems buys collaborative software maker TeamPlatform
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 12:22
You might say that, aside from the whole 3D printing thing, 3D Systems is in the acquisition game. The company's spent much of the past few years snapping up smaller brands like there's no tomorrow. And while a number of...
Yahoo hires Google's Zagat chief to lead Flickr
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 02:44
Marissa Mayer may have left Google behind over a year ago, but the Mountain View influence is still trickling into Yahoo. Bernardo Hernandez, Google's Managing Director of Product Management for Zagat, will be joining th...
Samurai Kitchen Knives Let You Prepare a Feast For a Feudal Warlord
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 23:40
The one tool you don't want to skimp on when equipping a kitchen is a knife. A high-quality sharp blade can make cooking and food prep considerably more enjoyable, but so can a set of novelty kitchen knives that look lik...
Volkswagen and Google launch SmileDrive Android app: it makes insufferable commutes sufferable (video)
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 23:27
It surely isn't the first time we've seen a quirky automaker look to the smartphone in order to add a bit of pizazz to the morning drive -- Mini owners far and wide have plenty of inside jokes when it comes to the Mini C...
Scientists Ditch Guns For Lasers To Insert DNA Into Cells
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 23:20
Step one in any project involving genetic modification is to get the genes you want into the cells you want changed. Traditionally, this meant shooting microscopic DNA-coated bullets at the cells and hoping the DNA got i...
The smallest and best new Android phones you can buy aren't small at all
Ars Technica - 7 Aug 2013 23:00
Where are the new phones that aren't the size of a compact car?
Vizio unveils trio of soundbars tailored for smaller TVs, starting at $80
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 22:54
Vizio's 42-inch soundbar is all fine and dandy, but not everyone has the TV or budget to justify that kind of audio -- college students, anyone? The company is clearly aware of this problem, as it just announced three so...
OpenPower Consortium: A Trip Down Memory Lane
TechPinions - 7 Aug 2013 22:47
IBM announced today that it was working with Google and Nvidia in an alliance called the OpenPower Consortium to promote the use of IBM's Power processor as an alternative to x86 CPU's from Intel and AMD. Power, a descen...
iOS 7 Tracks Your Every Move and Displays Your Favorite Places
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 22:32
Creepy new feature alert! Creepy new feature alert! Buried in the Settings menu of the latest beta version of iOS 7 is the somewhat unsettling ability to see everywhere you've been since upgrading the operating system. I...
Xbox One's Game DVR, TV guide and NFL streaming inoperable without Xbox Live Gold
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 22:29
Microsoft's Xbox One won't allow users without Xbox Live Gold subscriptions to access its Game DVR, touted as one of the game console's most important features. The console also won't allow access to services like Skype,...
Shooting Challenge: Lens Reflections
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 22:20
Your city has a beautiful skyline, and with a couple of cameras you can capture a truly unique perspective of the office towers and skyscrapers that give it its distinctive silhouette. But why stop there? For this week's...
A Speeding Ticket Camera Company Is Doctoring Evidence Photos
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 22:00
Nothing feels worse than getting a speeding ticket in the mail. What. The. Truck. As if they weren't bad enough as-is, a report from the Washington DC metropolitan area suggest that the cameras used to catch you might no...
Cox Cable launches personalized Contour experience with iPad app, 2TB 6 tuner DVR
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 21:49
Cox Cable is the latest pay-TV company to relaunch its viewing experience, putting features formerly branded as Trio and Cox TV Connect under the new Contour umbrella. Contour is the new name of its guide for TV and acco...
Increase Your Knowledge of Noodles with this Encyclopedic Pasta Poster
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 21:40
When it comes to pasta, you better know your rotini from your rotelle, cuz if you just go around calling everything "spaghetti" until you're like 21, people are going to make fun of you. Believe me; I know. Fortunately t...
Hands-on with LG's G2 smartphone (and the buttons on the back)
Ars Technica - 7 Aug 2013 21:35
LG's new Android flagship is bigger, faster, and a few other things.
Holy *** I Just Spent $236 on Candy Crush, Help
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 21:30
I don't understand. It's just Bejeweled. With candy. What's the big deal? Innocent words from a better time. A better place. Before I'd ever made that deplorable journey to the App Store and downloaded... it. Candy Crush...
NVIDIA Shield now has open source software support
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 21:25
We loved NVIDIA Shield's bone stock Jelly Bean OS in our review, but if you're not a huge fan, NVIDIA's now offering a way to dig in and customize your Shield's OS even more. NVIDIA's made the Shield's software open sour...
The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 4PM ET!
Engadget - 7 Aug 2013 21:20
We're back this week, and again there's no shortage of mobile news to keep our mouths talking -- not that this has ever been a problem for us in the past, right? This time our thoughts are primarily focused on the LG G2 ...
How Flickr's New Head Plans to Rebuild a Photo Brand Fallen From Grace
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2013 21:17
In its quest to rebuild Flickr into the premier photo service it once was , Yahoo has swiped Google's ex-global director of product marketing, Bernardo Hernandez, and given him the ultimate task--taking down Instagram, F...