Gadget News
These awesome fighter jets are not images from Iron Man 4
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 08:54
Some jet fighter photos look so perfectly choreographed and sharp that I automatically think they must be computer generated frames from some movie or game. These ones are very real. When I see them, I hear someone in my...
Switched On: Taming Evernote's paper tiger
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 23:28
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. In April, Evernote CEO Phil Libin announced his company was getting into the hardware business -- gradually, at first, by partnering with ...
This awesome simulated snow is indistinguishable from real snow
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 00:08
You need to see how incredibly awesome Disney's new animated snow technology is. They created it for Frozen--their new (non-Pixar) 3D animation feature. This video presented at the latest Siggraph shows how it works:
Philadelphia says no to 3D printed guns
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 06:11
The Liberator made quite a name for itself a few months back when it became the first functioning all-3D printed gun, and while its maker designed it with mass distribution in mind, we now know one place where it's unwel...
This military infomercial will freak the Sarah Connor out of you
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 00:22
Northrop Grumman's newest infomercial about its unmanned autonomous air, land, and sea vehicles feels like one of those typical foretelling montages that you see in dystopian sci-fi movies.
Coolest Gifts for the Drink Connoisseur
Coolest Gadgets - 24 Nov 2013 23:52
Chin chin! 'Tis the season to be jolly and cocktail it up. For the drink lovers in your world the gadgets abound. But these particularly cool finds will help you make for a merry holiday season for the drinker in your wo...
Nokia Lumia 2020 8-inch tablet rumored for release by April 2014
Slash Gear - 24 Nov 2013 23:44
Hot on the heels of the release of Nokia’s 10.1-inch tablet the Lumia 2520, rumors of an 8-inch Lumia tablet are already astir. The mid-sized device would be the same one that is currently known by the code name “Ill...
Cuisipro Magnetic Spot Scrubber - $12
The Gadget Flow - 24 Nov 2013 08:00
The Cuisipro Magnetic Spot Scrubber is an ingenious invention that helps you clean dried spots on glass in hard to reach places. Have you ever tried cleaning every last spot inside a glass bottle with a narrow neck? You ...
Waze partners up with Universal Pictures to let celebrity voices give you driving directions
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 04:24
GPS turn-by-turn directions are staid and boring, whether they are relayed by a male or female voice. Waze wants to give us what we really want, which is, quite naturally, driving directions delivered with the gravitas o...
You Can Buy Bacon Deodorant
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 22:50
The bacon-everything craze has mostly passed, thankfully, and things seem to be getting back to normal. The constant barrage of bacon Band-Aids and bacon office supplies is over. Bacon personal care products are apparent...
Waze, Universal Pictures bring celebrity voices to navigation
Slash Gear - 24 Nov 2013 22:46
Your device will now give you driving directions in the voice of superstar comedian Kevin Hart. “Watch out!” snaps Hart in a promo video posted this week by Waze, “Animal on shoulder ahead!” The comedian’s voic...
Comets look like swimming sperms in time-lapse videos
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 22:02
The H-1 camera on board NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft has captured this sequence of the two comets now en route to the Sun: Encke and ISON. They look like sperms trying to fertilize an egg named Earth--which is quite approp...
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-reader to see 3rd generation by Q2 2014
Slash Gear - 24 Nov 2013 21:52
If you thought the second Paperwhite came out fast, don’t blink. The third generation of the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-reader is due for release sometime in the second quarter of next year, TechCrunch reported today. ...
What Do You Think of Black Friday At This Point?
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 21:04
Black Friday deal shopping, which is now more of a concept than a single day, has evolved from a brief free-for-all into a multi-day marathon.
PlayStation 3, Vita, Nintendo 3DS to get new "Persona" games
Slash Gear - 24 Nov 2013 20:51
Fans of the long-running Persona series of role-playing games and animes are in for a triple helping of new material. Atlus, the maker of the games, announced the upcoming titles one at a time over the course of this wee...
Here's Why It's so Hard to Find Good Movies
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 20:08
You know when you get in those funks where you feel like every movie is the same, or pointless, or badly written? You might just be watching a ton of junk on Netflix, but before you judge too harshly you should look at t...
Batmobile replica is street-legal with working flamethrower
Slash Gear - 24 Nov 2013 19:26
A fully functional replica of the Batmobile from the 1989 Michael Keaton Batman film will be going up for auction Nov. 30. Many replicas have been made of the various models of Batmobile, but none with quite this level o...
Today Only, Great Deals On Some Of Your And Our Favorite Logitech Peripherals
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 19:15
Amazon's Gold Box is overflowing with Logitech computing accessories today, ranging from keyboards and mice to entire surround sound systems. The entire list is full of great deals, especially for gamers, but we broke ou...
Guides to Help You Gift This Holiday Season
Coolest Gadgets - 24 Nov 2013 19:01
The holidays are here! How is your shopping going? That slow, eh? We here at Coolest Gadgets feel it our Gadget Duty to help you out. Keep an eye on the site this week as we launch our 2013 Gift Guides to help point you ...
Learn Real-Life Minecraft at London's First Academy for Tunnelers
Gizmodo - 24 Nov 2013 19:00
In today's Observer, architecture editor Rowan Moore explores Europe's largest infrastructure project: London's new Crossrail line. Moore explains that, in addition to such factors as cost, miles, tons of dirt moved, and...
IRL: the Samsung Galaxy Round is a curved Note 3 that costs way too much
Engadget - 24 Nov 2013 19:00
Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Flat smartphones are so early 20...
Mobile broadband, free Wi-Fi, tablets killing TV, statistics show
Slash Gear - 24 Nov 2013 18:35
A convincing report arguing that mobile broadband, free business-subsidized WiFi, and tablets are sucking the life out of American cable and broadcast TV networks has appeared on Business Insider. While this in itself ma...