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Tango introduces Road Riot: its first original in-app game
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 11:55
Tango has added five titles to its gaming platform since it was launched in June, but this is the first time the company's introducing one created by its in-house team. The game, called Road Riot, pays homage to arcade c...
Hyperloop: Everything We Think We Know About the Future of Transit
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 17:00
On Monday, Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk will finally reveal his concept for a high-speed transit system called Hyperloop. The Hyperloop, according to Musk, will be able to whisk you from downtown Los Angeles to downtown ...
NASA Will Stream the Perseid Meteor Shower Live Until 3AM Tonight
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 00:00
Everyone's favorite meteor shower, the Perseids, are expected to hit their dazzling peak over North America within the next two or three days. And even if you're surrounded by city lights, you'll have a front row seat. T...
Use Loop To Animate The World
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 23:14
I'm really bad at drawing. Really really really bad. Like hand turkeys and stick figures level. But Loop might be a way to bring me up a little bit. It's an iPad app for making hand-drawn animations, but you can use it w...
Samsung's curved OLED TV drops price by a third, LG brings cheaper 4K TVs
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 23:13
Korean manufacturers Samsung and LG often match each other in product introductions, but today they were together in announcing cheaper options for some of their latest TV technology. Samsung is dropping the price on its...
50,000 Stills Of Times Square Are Almost As Chaotic As Real Life
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 21:37
If you live in New York you know how unbelievably frustrating it is to try to walk through Times Square when you have somewhere to be. Peeps be all up in your way. If you don't live in New York, you're either part of the...
Element14 unveils Raspberry Pi Projects hub and 8GB Model B bundle
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 20:23
While it's comparatively easy to get started with Raspberry Pi programming, it can be tough to find suitably challenging projects afterward -- what's good for rookies may bore seasoned pros. To solve this, Element14 has ...
Which Kitchen Appliances Should Wise Up?
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 20:23
If you think about it, meals are kind of absurd because they have to happen every day. I love eating and I really love cooking, but three or more times a day every day? That just seems like a lot. Yet somehow it happens,...
The Origin And Power Of Life Flows In This Ceiling
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 19:07
In ancient Greek lore, "arkhe" is the concept of origin and the forces underlying life. Standard philosophical themes to think about in a hair salon, right? Moriyuki Ochiai Architects designed this salon, ArKhe, in Chiba...
Reduce A Steel Box To A Pathetic Lump With Slingshot Bullets
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 18:03
Joerg puts his equipment through a lot of abuse to film videos for the slingshot channel. And the catchbox he shoots into has borne the brunt of all that mayhem for three years. But it's probably been so gradual that no ...
This Upside Down Camaro/Festiva Monster Is The Craziest Car At LeMons
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 17:00
The 24 Hours of LeMons is known for its crazy cars , but this one may take the cake. It's a Ford Festiva/Chevy Camaro monster mashup, and yes, it's upside down.
Does Seltzer Hydrate You Or Leave You High And Dry?
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 16:41
Sometimes people go on seltzer binges. It happens. Between cold cans, two liter bottles and SodaStreams it can be hard not to become totally captivated by the bubbly stuff. But sometimes it feels like all those bubbles a...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: lab-grown meat, eSpyder airplane and terabytes of RAM
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 16:00
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Summer is traditionally a time for firing up the grill and cooking up some bur...
Defense Mobile to offer Sprint-based cellular service to soldiers and veterans
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 14:02
While the US military can devote many resources to putting smartphones on the battlefield, it can't do the same for soldiers' private lives. A new carrier, Defense Mobile, wants to fill that void: it just announced a dea...
Twitch update for iOS more than triples live channels, revamps chat
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 09:44
Twitch streams a lot of events these days, and it's improving its iOS app to keep up with the flood of new content. The just-posted 2.3.5 update more than triples the number of accessible live channels from 200 to over 7...
TiVo Mini DVR extenders suddenly add Netflix streaming, Amazon coming soon?
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 06:05
While we enjoyed out time with the TiVo Mini multiroom DVR extender when we reviewed it, we noted several drawbacks including missing apps for Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (Hulu Plus has been present since launch). B...
Ask Engadget: what's the lightest laptop with discrete graphics?
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 04:51
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Steve, who wants to shed weight but retain power for his ne...
Can Apple tackle Google with new 2013 iPhone?
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 03:35
Apple fans are squeaking with unbridled emotion after learning about the next iPhone's announcement date: September 10--two days earlier than last year. Will Apple's new toys be enough to stop the company's steady declin...
Mobile Miscellany: week of August 5th, 2013
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 03:15
If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a smartphone inspired by TopGear's 2012 supercar of the year, leaks of a wat...
Report: Apple's Next iPhone(s?) Coming September 10th (Updating)
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 02:50
According to a report from AllThingsD, Apple will be taking the lid off of its new iPhone a month from today, on September 10th. Save the date.
AllThingsD: Apple's next iPhone event slated for September 10th
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 02:13
September 10th, folks -- that's when Apple will unveil its next iPhone according to AllThingsD. We've received no official word yet, but recent leaks (and past form) suggest a refreshed iPhone 5 (possibly with a larger s...
A trailer so beautiful that it will make you want to go on a road trip
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 01:20
Behold, the new Bowlus Road Chief--"the sexiest trailer I've ever seen", according to the Roadtrippers Kinja blog. It's really beautiful indeed, like a part of an old World War II bomber. And inside it's elegant and simp...