Gadget News
Turntable.fm to shut down its social DJ service in favor of live concert efforts
Engadget - 23 Nov 2013 01:17
There was a moment when Turntable.fm was seemingly ready to usher in an era of social music, with virtual DJs leading the way. Unfortunately, that moment has passed; in light of a shrinking audience and high operating co...
SeaOrbiter unveiled, will be the ISS of the ocean
Slash Gear - 23 Nov 2013 01:52
The ocean is a vastly unexplored world that is all around us, and as technology continues to be refined, we frequently discover more oddities and fascinating creatures from its depths. Such research attempts are soon goi...
Apple iPhone 5s Touch ID sensor technology revealed in patent documents
Slash Gear - 23 Nov 2013 17:41
The magic behind Apple’s Touch ID technology has received an unveiling in the form of the company’s latest pair of patent applications. One of the patents describes the various parts of the button itself and how it s...
Raspberry Pi hack creates a smart TV from a not-so-bright set
Engadget - 23 Nov 2013 10:12
Many of us only wish we could upgrade our less-than-smart TVs. Carnivore at DroidBuild, however, has taken matters into his own hands -- he recently finished installing a Raspberry Pi-based media center into his own 40-i...
Thinksound On1 Monitor Series Headphones Review
Slash Gear - 23 Nov 2013 23:44
Thinksound has launched its first pair of “big” headphones, the wood-centric On1 supra-aural monitors with 40mm drivers and detachable audio cables. The company has enjoyed widespread success with its various earbuds...
Yes, this is a fresh tomato orbiting in space at 4.8 miles per second
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 23:19
No, this is not a photoshop. You are looking at a fresh tomato--a cosmomato? A tomatonaut?--floating in space, orbiting at 4.791 miles per second, 230 miles above your heads. Why the hell is there a tomato in space?
Gawker 15 Women JFK Fucked | Jalopnik This Man Is Selling One Of His Nuts To Buy A Nissan 370Z | Jez
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 00:33
Gawker 15 Women JFK Fucked | Jalopnik This Man Is Selling One Of His Nuts To Buy A Nissan 370Z | Jezebel New York Now Has a Sex Shop That's Also a Bistro | io9 Archaeologists Find Sunken Nazi Sub in Indonesia with 17 Ske...
Every Public Place In the World Named in Memory of JFK
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 23:00
In time for the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination , Slate investigated just how many streets, schools, parks and other public places are named in honor of our 35th president. The tributes go far beyond our own bord...
Start A Free Trial Of Amazon Prime Today, Have It For Holiday Shopping
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 22:45
The Commerce Team recommends Amazon Prime to both readers and friends more than any other subscription service, and if you start a free trial today, you'll have it through Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all your holiday...
Ever Forced Yourself to Quit Checking a Certain Website?
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 22:00
Some websites just become a part of your routine, a habit. You check for updates five, 20, 60 times a day. You hit refresh more times than you can keep track of. It seems a lot like an addiction. And sometimes you need t...
Qualcomm, Cisco execs cite spy suspicion for shaken China tech trade
Slash Gear - 23 Nov 2013 21:26
We’ve been covering the NSA and other spy agencies pretty faithfully here at SlashGear, and while all that cloak-and-dagger, hack-and-spy, Big-Brother-Is-Watching-You drama can be provocative, that’s not why we cover...
A better, yet more cumbersome iOS 7 gamepad: hands-on with the MOGA Ace Power
Engadget - 23 Nov 2013 21:26
Two sticks, four face buttons, a pair of shoulder paddles and a d-pad: the formula for a modern gamepad and the layout of MOGA's Ace Power controller. It's a pretty standard assortment of inputs, but this controller happ...
World's Tallest Waterslide, Xbox One, Blockbuster's Demise, and More
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 21:00
What a week! We learned how to open a can with our bare hands, figured out the one weird eye trick to look good in any photo, and got our hands on the Xbox One. Hopefully after washing the canned tuna juice off of them.
"Fiberhoods", RFIs cities' latest gambit for gigabit Internet
Slash Gear - 23 Nov 2013 19:43
Most of the world is still without gigabit Internet, and ISPs aren’t exactly flocking to bring that super-high-speed connectivity to cities. Start-up costs are just too unwieldy to attract ISPs to lay the fiber-optic n...
Singapore 21: a farewell trip on the world's longest flight
Engadget - 23 Nov 2013 19:00
As of tomorrow, the longest flight in the world will shuttle passengers on a 747-400 from Dallas, Texas to Sydney, Australia. That 15-hour, 25-minute hop on board Qantas 7 may not be the lengthiest in duration, but at 8,...
"Doctor Who" Worldwide 50th Anniversary Special Is Today at 2:50PM ET
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 19:00
Fifty years ago today, Doctor Who began his time-traveling adventures. Today, no matter where you are, the BBC turns your TV into a TARDIS, showing Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor simultaneously around the world.
The Lumia 1520: enormous hardware, troublesome software
Ars Technica - 23 Nov 2013 18:50
We review Nokia's latest phone, and find the experience isn't quite right.
Google Plus iOS app updates design, adds hi-res media backups and mapping
Slash Gear - 23 Nov 2013 18:20
Google has issued three key updates to its Google+ app for iOS. Two of the updates apply to all iOS versions for which the app is supported (6.0 and later.) The third update applies only to iOS 7. All of the updates went...
How To Fix Your PC, The Right Way
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 18:00
It's happened to us all. You get home from a long day at work and you want to blow off some steam with an hour of gaming or maybe browsing the web, but when you tap your mouse button or punch the power switch, the unthin...
Ars readers react to our reviews editor pulling major Gs
Ars Technica - 23 Nov 2013 17:26
Ars also talked about the Xbox One and a Newegg lawsuit this week.
Philly, First US City to Ban 3D Printed Guns "Based On Internet Stuff"
Gizmodo - 23 Nov 2013 17:04
On Thursday, Philadelphia became the first U.S. city to enact a ban on 3D printed guns. It's a pre-emptive move, because so far there hasn't been a single report of 3D printed firearms showing up in Philly. As an assista...
NSA "SIGINT Strategy" paper targeted "anyone, anytime, anywhere"
Slash Gear - 23 Nov 2013 16:52
The NSA just can’t get a break these days. The latest Snowden paper revelation shows the spy agency speaking plainly last year about pursuing unlimited vision of the digital world. The top secret paper, entitled “SIG...