Gadget News
A Guy Hacked Zuck's Wall After Facebook Ignored His Bug Report
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 23:42
Khalil, a Palestinian white hat hacker, submitted bug reports to Facebook about a vulnerability that allowed him to post on anyone's wall. But Facebook's security team didn't do anything. So Khalil wrote on Mark Zuckerbe...
How Underwater Drones Are Searching For the Lost Pilots of WWII
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 02:07
Deep below the Pacific Ocean, dozens of WWII pilots are lying in watery graves, still inside the aircraft took them across the sky decades ago. It's far to late for a rescue, but as Popular Science explains, the people b...
AirCast for Android sends local or cloud videos to Chromecast, test it out now
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 23:47
ClockworkMod dev Koushik Dutta has teased us with a few interesting ways to get our own media streaming on Chromecast, but now he's actually releasing one to the public. AirCast runs on your Android device and streams vi...
Here's What Everything Ever Is Made Of
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 21:09
We've all heard that we're made of the same stuff as stars so it probably doesn't seem as mind blowing as it used to. But it really is amazing. Science! This infographic from Visually shades the periodic table to show wh...
Ceton ships InfiniTV 6 PCIe tuner, crams six HD channels into a home theater PC
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 20:53
Ceton vowed that it would release a PCI Express equivalent of its InfiniTV 6 ETH box, and it's delivering on that promise (if belatedly) by shipping the InfiniTV 6 PCIe. The adapter still lets Windows Media Center users ...
How Do You Back Up Your Data These Days?
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 20:00
When I joined Gmail in 2007 the concept of eliminating deleter's regret changed how I managed all of my data. I went from keeping important things and purging everything else to implementing archive mentality in my whole...
Blimey! An Epic History of Britain As Shown Through Lego
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 19:13
Master Lego builder James Pegrum chronicled over 4,000 years of British history, beginning with the building of Stonehenge to Maggie Thatcher's first day at 10 Downing Street, all with Lego. From Boudicca to Guy Fawkes, ...
BLU Life View hands-on
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 19:00
Looking for a smartphone with a large display, decent specs and a price tag just shy of $300 unlocked and contract-free? It's not an easy thing to find here in the US of A, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. In fact,...
Taio Cruz Builds Social Network, Reminds Us Of His Existence
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 18:48
It already feels like time for I Love The 10s. There's plenty of throwback material. Example: Inception. Alternate example: Gangnam Style. And Taio Cruz would definitely make the cut for Break Your Heart and Dynamite. Bu...
Multitaskers Beware: This Service Makes You Focus On One Thing
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 17:28
Online instructional courses or web training can be boring. So that's where any distraction ever comes in. Learning! But the online training company Mindflash is offering a new feature for their iPad services that ensure...
Watercolor Paintings Can Be Made With Code
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 16:37
Watercolors are a compelling medium because their aesthetic is the product of multiple variables. The pigment, the surface and, of course, water play into every unique stroke. But design engineer Kenichi Yoneda is using ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: 'practical' jetpack, self-healing solar cell and lab-grown heart tissue
Engadget - 18 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. Tesla CEO Elon Musk wowed the tech and business worlds this week when he unvei...
It's Easy To Seem Popular When A Virus Gives You Instagram Followers
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 15:27
There are always those greedy people who would wish for more wishes from a genie. They're what's wrong with this whole internet fairy tale. And now they're using malware developed for pilfering credit card numbers to giv...
Homebrew Kinect app steers Chromecast streams through gestures (update: source code)
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 12:28
Chromecast may deliver on promises of sending wire-free video to TVs, but it's not hands-free -- or at least, it wasn't. Leon Nicholls has unveiled a homemade Kinect app for the desktop that gives him gesture-based contr...
Microsoft axing Zune Marketplace rentals and sales, recommends Xbox Video and Music
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 10:37
Coinciding with the impending abandonment of Microsoft Points, the ability to rent and purchase media from Zune Marketplace will also be hitting retirement come August 22nd. A recently-posted FAQ on the Xbox website deta...
Microsoft explains Outlook.com outage, provides long-term fixes
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 08:17
It may have taken three days, but Microsoft has officially resolved its Outlook.com outage -- and it has both explanations and long-term solutions for affected email users. Trouble began with the failure of a caching ser...
Honda teases upcoming NSX with Concept-GT hybrid race car
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 06:23
Honda's got a lot of riding on the upcoming 2015 NSX hybrid (which will be sold in the US as an Acura). When it launched in 1990, the iconic first generation NSX took the sports car market by storm with an impressive (an...
Ask Engadget: best fitness accessory?
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 04:03
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 Michelle, who's worried about the lumber she's carrying and...
Mobile Miscellany: week of August 12th, 2013
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 03:35
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 leaks of a smartphone that tips the scales with a 6-inch screen, an alternat...
All the Best Music to Type To
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 03:00
A few weeks ago, I asked you all what the best song to type to was . And you, dear Gizmodo readers, churned out an awesome list. Between the folks who jumped in on Spotify and the ones who jumped in the discussion , we g...
Galaxy Mega 6.3 press render surfaces with navy blue body, AT&T branding
Engadget - 18 Aug 2013 01:33
Courtesy of the ever-reliable @evleaks, it appears the Galaxy Mega 6.3 is indeed coming to AT&T. A purported press render shows the device colored in a navy blue plaid with the carrier's globe logo below the rear-facing ...
The Terminator 3 Effects Team Basically Built Real Robot Assassins
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2013 01:00
Sometimes when you need a Terminator, a crazy puppet backpack will do . Sometimes, you've just gotta go a little further. And when it came to Terminator 3, the effects team took the second option and basically built actu...