Gadget News
Inside NYC's New Mirrored Infinity Rooms
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 21:40
In what's being called the next Rain Room for New York, eccentric Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is showing off her newest installations at David Zwirner gallery. Called Infinity Mirrored Room - The Souls of Millions of Li...
Lexus LF-NX Turbo luxury crossover rolls out with sharp, bold design
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2013 04:09
We’ve got a look at more than a few cars today at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, among them being another Lexus offering, the RC coupe. Also introduced by the luxury auto maker was the Lexus LF-NX Turbo, a new version of t...
Google's New Wallet Card Brings It One Step Closer to Being a Bank
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 21:45
Over a year after rumors first surfaced, Google has finally unveiled the Google Wallet Card, a physical debit card that you can use to spend money from your Wallet account. The Mastercard-powered piece of plastic works j...
Nike FuelBand SE Review: More Style Than Smarts
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 23:44
The FuelBand was Nike's first foray in fitness trackers, a sleek, stylish piece of wristwear that served as a constant reminder to be less lazy. The FuelBand SE is its wearable tech successor. But aside from a new splash...
Physical Google Wallet Card launches; drain your balance without NFC
Ars Technica - 20 Nov 2013 23:39
Google revives the Wallet Card, but as a much more limited product.
Amazon Appstore for Android joins the modern era with a slicker interface
Engadget - 20 Nov 2013 23:39
The Amazon Appstore has long been clunky and slow for anyone who doesn't own a Kindle Fire tablet -- even for basics like app updates. All that pain is now a distant memory, however, as Amazon has just overhauled the sta...
Google's Project Link connects Kampala, Uganda at modern Internet speeds
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2013 23:34
Google has built a fiber-optic network in Kampala, Uganda, the company announced today, and it is a huge step forward for the city’s Internet infrastructure. Until recently, Kampala was mostly on pre-broadband speeds. ...
Swappable Heads Make This Torch Six Flashlights-In-One
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 23:20
With the right app, our phones can become almost any device we need, and Light & Motion is taking a similar approach with its new GoBe flashlight. Except that instead of software, it uses a set of six swappable heads tha...
Need money for a new Moto X? Motorola's got a financing fix for that
Engadget - 20 Nov 2013 23:15
Google's all about getting you to spend, spend, spend money these days. While the search giant just announced a very plastic means of dipping into your Wallet, its Motorola arm's taking the financing route. Backed by Com...
ORIGIN PC releases custom gaming keyboard, mouse, mouse mat
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2013 22:53
The custom PC gaming company ORIGIN PC has released three new PC gaming peripherals designed to look as sleek as they perform. The BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard ($140) and Taipan mouse ($80) are solid pieces of gaming har...
Porsche Macan compact SUV revealed
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2013 22:51
Porsche has revealed its new 2015 Macan, taking on premium compact SUVs like Range Rover’s Evoque and hoping to continue the success of its larger Cayenne sibling. Shown off at the LA Auto Show today, the new Macan wil...
Tumblr gets refreshed for iOS 7, lets you reblog that cat GIF that much faster
Engadget - 20 Nov 2013 22:51
Tumblr has just updated its iOS app with a completely redesigned interface that more closely matches the aesthetic of Apple's latest mobile operating system. The most significant change is that the activity view is now i...
How to Build Los Angeles in 2094 A.D.
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 22:40
One can never have too many post-apocalyptic visions of Los Angeles, right? This future L.A. is better known as Mega-City Two, a late 21st-century megalopolis that comes to us thanks to a new Judge Dredd comic, Mega-City...
What Happens When F1 Car Designers Build Architectural Models
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 22:30
Gizmodo EIC Geoff Manaugh and U.K. architects Smout Allen tapped an unlikely source to help create their new exhibition in London: Williams F1. But, in this case, the engineers at Williams weren't building the advanced r...
Waze brings social GPS app to Windows Phone today
Engadget - 20 Nov 2013 22:23
It may not have received the same amount of buzz as Instagram this morning, but social GPS app Waze is another hugely popular service that's finally reaching the Windows Phone masses today. The free app brings over sever...
Nokia MixRadio Is the Easiest Streaming Music Service Yet
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 22:20
Sometimes all you want to do is press play on a magical big red button and hear the music you like. That one-touch startup has never been done as simply as has been in Nokia Music's overhauled Windows Phone app, MixRadio...
In the Future, Malls Will Be Halls Full of Screens
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 22:20
Westfield Labs is partnering with eBay this holiday season to offer the world a sneak peek at the mall of the future. And it's just a bunch of touchscreens.
Coin features expand as funding goal met in 40 minutes
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2013 22:01
There’s a few more pointed features appearing in the digital credit card known as Coin this week, these being shown in conjunction with a note that their initial crowd-funding goal had been met in just 40 minutes, righ...
This Stilted Shanghai Office Building is a Bridge Amongst The Trees
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 22:00
China's grim (and growing) air pollution problems cast some pretty dark shadows on the country's urban hubs, which often look like they've been photographed using a "muddy water" filter. That makes these crisp and sunny ...
Coin eight-in-one Bluetooth credit card adds security features, boosted pre-order availability
Engadget - 20 Nov 2013 22:00
Judging by the millions of YouTube views since it launched just last week, there's quite a bit of interest in Coin. The Bluetooth-enabled swipeable lets you add in identifying info from up to eight individual credit, deb...
Winamp killed after 15 years of media playing
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2013 21:53
Much-loved media player Winamp will shutter on December 20, 2013, the company has announced, with the AOL-owned software planning to cease all of the related web services and yank the official download. The news, quietly...
New Gravity short shows the other end of Sandra Bullock's radio call
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2013 21:48
Created by Jonas Cuarón, Gravity's co-writer, this short film titled Aningaaq reveals who was on the other end of Sandra Bullock's desperate call down to Earth. It's pretty amazing.