Gadget News
A Pen That Just Might Be Mightier Than an Actual Sword
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 23:00
The rat race is a war fought on domestic soil, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. And those of you who bravely march into corporate America every morning need to ensure you're properly equipped for your nine-to-five ba...
Xi3's Piston will ship with Windows, sans controller (update)
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 19:54
When the Xi3 Piston modular PC / game console ships this November, it'll ship like most PCs do: without a gamepad. Sadly, the in-house controller from Piston will be sold separately for a separate, undisclosed price. "Th...
Google's Chromecast now supports Hulu Plus app streaming (video)
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 10:15
Launching in July with Netflix and YouTube mirroring, Google's $35 Chromecast streaming dongle now has another video streaming service adding supporting the platform to its apps: Hulu. From today, Hulu will provide Chrom...
Apple iPhone 5s and 5c now at Virgin Mobile for $100 below retail
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 03:19
You knew this day would come, Virgin Mobile fans, and now the highly sought after iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c are available for purchase at Virgin Mobile. Better yet, you're in for a rather nice discount, as Sprint's pre...
This Automated Drive-In Market Was Pretty Retro, Even For 1956
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 00:38
This fully automated drive-in food market held the promise of a leisurely, push-button future. But even people of the 1950s probably recognized it as a sleek re-imagining of a surprisingly retro idea.
Miners Want to Ignite an Inferno Deep Beneath Wyoming
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 23:40
Out in Wyoming, an energy company is getting creative about extracting coal from deep below the surface. Rather than blast a hole in the side of the Earth and go digging for it, Linc Energy just wants to set the stuff on...
Google Fiber sign-ups begin in Provo, but only for a lucky few
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 23:37
Provo citizens who've been craving Google Fiber can finally sign up for service -- some of them, anyway. Google is now accepting early registrations from Veracity Networks' residential customers, whose internet access is...
Step inside the Ender's Game Battle School with 360° set panoramas
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 23:30
Want to get a much closer look at the space station Battle School from Ender's Game? We're exclusively debuting a 360° tour of the barracks for the Dragon Army, plus Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford's) command center....
Facebook Is Building Its Own "Resort-Inspired" Factory Town
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 23:20
Facebook is dipping its big blue thumb into the real estate market, investing in a cushy 394-unit apartment complex that's a 45-minute walk to its new Frank Gehry-designed Menlo Park campus .
Facebook and Cisco to offer free WiFi for the price of a check-in
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 23:06
For all and intents and purposes, the holiday season is already here (we know, we know). And just in time to leverage the deluge of shoppers soon to hit the malls, Cisco has teamed up with Facebook to provide customers f...
You don't have to open Instapaper for the read-it-later app to update anymore--the iOS version of th
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 22:56
You don't have to open Instapaper for the read-it-later app to update anymore--the iOS version of the app now automatically adds your saved articles in the background.
Sprint's HTC One gets Android 4.3, other US carriers to follow this month
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 22:41
Owners of the unlocked HTC One have already received the update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, but now it's time for the smartphone's US carrier variants to get the goods. HTC USA took to Twitter today to announce that the 4...
Shooting Challenge: Blurred Backgrounds
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 22:40
Life moves fast. Sometimes it even feels like a blur. And for this week's Shooting Challenge, we're celebrating the speed of life.
This SD Card Is Hiding a Mifi Inside
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 22:20
The last thing you want to do after buying yourself a sleek, ultra-slim laptop is muck up its lovely form factor with an ungainly mobile WiFi hotspot hanging off a USB port. So taking inspiration from the Eye-Fi, Huawei ...
This Crazy Program Turns Wikipedia Into 3D Models of the Real World
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 22:00
Google puts a lot of work into creating a virtual map of the world with Street View, sending cars and backpackers everywhere with huge cameras. But what if a computer program could do all that automatically? Well, there'...
gdgt's best deals for October 2nd: Apple iPhone 5c, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 22:00
Ready to save some cash on your tech buys? Then you've come to the right place. Our friends at sister site gdgt track price drops on thousands of products every day, and twice a week they feature some of the best deals t...
There's Finally Going to Be a Lego Watch Collection For Adults
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 21:59
Lego has had a line of watches for a few years now, but the designs were decidedly targeted at kids. And since the building toy probably has as many adult fans as children who love it, Lego will be releasing a new line o...
HAPIfork will tell you when to chew for $99 starting October 18th
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 21:47
The bossy utensil that got the mainstream media all worked up at CES will be available for purchase for $99 starting October 18th at the premiere purveyor of all things you didn't know you needed: Brookstone. HAPIfork, a...
Playing video games on Xi3's Piston living room PC / game console
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 21:26
The long-running distinction between dedicated game consoles and gaming PCs is disappearing with Valve's announcement of its own operating system, SteamOS. The hardware is changing too, with next-gen consoles from Micros...
Embed Your Devices in This Lovely Dock Like the Sword in the Stone
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 21:20
Playing up the ultra-thin design of modern electronics, this beautiful cypress wood dock, known simply as the Kinodai, features four pre-cut slots, making it seem as though your devices are embedded in the wood like an a...
Samsung reportedly not alone in cheating Android benchmarks
Engadget - 2 Oct 2013 21:03
Samsung has come under fire this week for allegedly inflating the benchmark scores for the Galaxy Note 3 among other Android devices, but -- shocker -- the company is not alone in enhancing scores. AnandTech just publish...
How Human History Could Have Turned Out (And Probably Should Have)
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2013 21:00
In this infinite universe of ours, every event that occurs and every choice that we make continually split away into countless individual timelines--alternate realities, if you will. So who's to say that Bigfoot, Kraken,...