Gadget News
New Instant-Fix Fabric Is 100x Stronger Than Duct Tape
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 17:00
It's joked that duct tape can be used to fix almost anything. But a new product called FiberFix might very well be the only tool you'll ever need for emergency repairs. And the secret is its special resin adhesive that h...
NASA says Orion test flight is on track for 2014
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2013 14:41
NASA has been targeting the first test flight for the Orion space capsule to happen in 2014 since July of 2012. Orion is a multipurpose crew vehicle that is designed to take astronauts to the ISS and possibly beyond. NAS...
Origin PC EON17-SLX laptop rocks two Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M graphics cards
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2013 12:21
Boutique computer maker Origin PC has announced a new laptop aimed at gamers, computer enthusiasts, professional users, and artists that packs a lot of GPU power into a portable chassis. The notebook computer is called t...
Lock8 thwarts every kind of bike thief through GPS and smart alarms (video)
Engadget - 29 Oct 2013 23:50Man Forgets About Buying $27 of Bitcoin, Is Now Worth About $1 Million
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 20:20
Four years ago, Oslo-man Christopher Koch's girlfriend scoffed at his purchase of $27-worth of Bitcoin. Chances are she was singing a decidedly different tune last April, when Koch checked back in on his investment and f...
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of an Awake Brain Tumor Removal Surgery
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 19:00
We the Kings bassist and YouTube celebrity Charles Trippy recently uploaded to YouTube a video of his brain surgery. This is an amazingly powerful thing to watch and I recommend taking the time to do so if you have any i...
New Yorkers Experience Junk Mail From The Future
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 23:40
Nowadays, junk mail is pretty run-of-the-mill. You get a credit card application here, a request for a donation there--pretty mundane stuff, really. But what happens in a few years when the world's a little bit different...
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 launch lineups bolstered by Angry Birds Star Wars
Engadget - 29 Oct 2013 23:38GarageBand 10 Review for OS X Mavericks
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2013 23:33
If you've used a previous iteration of GarageBand for OS X, the update to version 10 of the software for OS X Mavericks shouldn't require too much convincing. It's essentially a new iteration of the same high-powered set...
Halo series spinoff Spartan Assault to end Windows exclusivity for Xbox One and Xbox 360
Engadget - 29 Oct 2013 23:16Kevo unlocks your front door with a touch and an app
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2013 23:07
Kwikset, the hardware company specializing in door locks, has started shipping Kevo, a deadbolt-and-app product that lets you open your front door with a touch. Once the deadbolt is installed on your door and the app is ...
A Single Cup To Handle All Your Kitchen Measurements
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 23:00
You can finally replace that stack of incremental measuring spoons that never actually seem to to stay stacked with Joseph Joseph's new 2-in-1 measuring cup, which handles both large and small measurements--even at the s...
Virgin Media's SmartCall app lets you make WiFi calls with landline minutes
Engadget - 29 Oct 2013 22:59America's Newest and Deadliest Destroyer Has Finally Set Sail
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 22:40
Reports of the USS Zumwalt's christening being delayed until next spring have been greatly exaggerated. In a surprise move, the US Navy instead launched the next-generation destroyer from its berth in Bath, Maine early t...
Peripheral Vision 009: Jesse Thorn on using the internet to create something meaningful
Engadget - 29 Oct 2013 22:30Back to the Future street improv will cheer up your future you
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 22:27
Here's a message to your future you living two minutes from now: You will be smiling after your past you clicks to play this Back to the Future street improv. Now take yourself to have a beer. [Thanks Charlie!]
Amazon Kindle MatchBook launches today: digitizing your paper library
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2013 22:26
This morning the service known as Amazon Kindle MatchBook launched with a whopping 70,000 books in its employ. This service takes a listing of books you’ve purchased (through Amazon) in physical form and offers them up...
170 Years of Music Player History in One Glorious Chart
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 22:20
The beautifully obsessive folks at Pop Chart Lab have a knack for making gorgeous visual histories of things we love, like bicycles, cameras and beer. The lab's latest is just as lovely: a hand-illustrated view of how we...
Adobe breach affected 150 million accounts
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2013 22:19
AnonNews.org this weekend posted a 3.8 GB file listing over 150 million Adobe account usernames and hashed passwords stolen in the late September breach that came to light Oct. 3, reports Krebs Online Security. 38 millio...
Moto G drops by the Motorola website unannounced, doesn't stay long
Engadget - 29 Oct 2013 22:10An Ultra-Modern Airport In Shenzhen Makes Flying Feel Futuristic
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2013 22:00
All airports are absolutely, positively not created equal. Case in point: the brand new Terminal 3 at Shenzhen's Bao'an International hub, which will be inaugurated next month after five years in the making. This place i...