Gadget News
Nokia BH-121 Bluetooth stereo headset debuts
Slash Gear - 9 Dec 2013 15:31
Nokia is mostly known for making tablets and smartphones. The company does have a line of accessories for its smartphones including headsets and other devices. The Nokia BH-121 Bluetooth headset provides Stereo sound and...
The Dark Knight Rises Prepasted Batman Mural - $154
The Gadget Flow - 9 Dec 2013 08:00
The Dark Knight Rises Prepasted Batman Mural is a massive wallpaper mural that will transform your den and transport you into the fantasy world of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego's quest to keep Gotham safe. The XL mural c...
A Comprehensive Review of What Went Down with HealthCare.gov
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 01:40
There's been a ton of news about HealthCare.gov from the dark days of the rollout in October, to the slightly better days of now when the online healthcare exchange seems to be at a point of minimum reliability. If you f...
Pet Remote - $27
The Gadget Flow - 9 Dec 2013 08:00
Pet-Remote works in combination with a free iPhone App and communicates with Bluetooth Smart. Pet-Remote is no shock-collar – it definitely won’t hurt your beloved dog! We simply use vibration which your dog can feel...
Five of the Coolest Pieces From the Biggest Week in the US Art World
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 23:46
For those of us stuck in the slushy northern reaches of the country, the first weeks of December are always painful--for the internet (and Instagram, and Twitter) is full of interesting art on view at Design Miami/ and A...
Glass camera app adds much-requested preview framing
Slash Gear - 9 Dec 2013 22:09
A new app for Google Glass addresses one of the most common complaints for Explorers using it as a wearable camera: the fact that you don’t see what you’ve photographed until after its happened. Glass, in its standar...
iPhone 5s and 5c come to Straight Talk and Net10 on December 13th
Engadget - 9 Dec 2013 23:16Deutsche Post shows off its Paketkopter drone delivery service in Germany
Engadget - 9 Dec 2013 22:46
Well, it looks as if Amazon really started a trend since taking the wraps off of its Prime Air service. Not long after UPS said it, too, was experimenting with a delivery method lead by drones, Deutsche Post DHL, which i...
Miners Spill a Million Liters of Radioactive Acid in a National Park
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 21:40
Oopsie. About a million liters of radioactive acid sludge accidentally poured out of a tank at the Ranger uranium mine in northern Australia. As if the spill itself weren't bad enough, the mine is also located in the Kak...
The First 64-Bit Snapdragon Processor Won't Be in a Phone You'll Want
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 23:47
Apple started a wave when it announced its new A7 processor- -the brain of all its flagship products--would be 64-bit . Competitors have been keen to catch up , and now Qualcomm's making its move with the new Snapdragon ...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 to bring LTE and 64-bit support to emerging markets
Engadget - 9 Dec 2013 23:43
We knew it was only a matter of time before Qualcomm came out with its own chipset capable of supporting 64-bit, but we figured it'd be in something a little more... high-end. The Snapdragon 410, however, is a 28nm SoC t...
A mysterious law that predicts the size of the world's biggest cities
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 23:40
For the past century, an obscure mathematical principle called Zipf's law has predicted the size of mega-cities all over the world. And nobody knows why.
Google, Microsoft, Apple & more demand government surveillance reform
Slash Gear - 9 Dec 2013 23:23
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and other big names in tech have joined forces to protest government surveillance worldwide, calling for “Global Government Surveillance Reform” to better balance keeping citizens ...
Show Old Man Winter Who's Boss With a Winter Emergency Kit
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 22:40
With the East Coast inundated with rain, sleet, and snow--and the West Coast not faring much better--now would be a good time to make sure your cold weather emergency kit is topped off with fresh supplies. Wait--you don'...
Insane Seattle Bus Crash Captured On Google Street View
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 22:40
Google Street View: Is there anything it can't do? If it's not taking us inside Doctor Who's TARDIS or various automotive museums , it's catching the immediate aftermath of breathtaking charter bus accidents in Seattle.
No Man's Sky trailer's gaming universe is totally uniquely generated
Slash Gear - 9 Dec 2013 22:35
In the trailer for No Man’s Sky, the developers at Hello Games have shown a game that’s about exploration of a fully procedurally generated set of environments. What this means is that the computer decided what to pu...
Miami's starchitect magnet, "Super Zips" for the rich, the real story behind our city-dwelling squir
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 22:34
Miami's starchitect magnet, "Super Zips" for the rich, the real story behind our city-dwelling squirrels, and why Americans are driving less. Plus, a chilling portrait of homelessness in gentrified New York City--all in ...
Curiosity Discovers a Giant Lake Once Suitable for Life on Mars
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 22:22
The possibility that Mars was once home to all kinds of life is looking better and better with each new Curiosity discovery. According to newly published research, the rover has stumbled across a site in the Gale Crater ...
Facebook hires NYU professor to lead its artificial intelligence efforts
Engadget - 9 Dec 2013 22:16
Facebook's fledgling artificial intelligence group now has a leader -- the social network has hired New York University professor Yann LeCun to run the research division from New York City. He'll remain at the university...
TSA Seizes Tiny Toy Gun From Stuffed Monkey, Threatens to Call Cops
Gizmodo - 9 Dec 2013 22:00
Thanks to the ever-diligent men and women of the United States Transportation Security Administration, we can all rest a little bit easier tonight. Yesterday at approximately 17:00 hours, a one Mr. Rooster Monkburn was s...
Hour of Code campaign teaches programming in 30,000 US schools (video)
Engadget - 9 Dec 2013 21:59
Code.org wants to make computer science a staple of the classroom, and it's taking a big step toward that goal today with the launch of its Hour of Code campaign. More than 30,000 US schools (35,000 worldwide) will devot...
Windows Start Menu returns attached to button in 2015
Slash Gear - 9 Dec 2013 21:58
For those of you waiting for Microsoft to bring Windows back to Windows 8 with a real-deal return to traditional elements, you may want to grab a drink. It would appear that two rather well-placed sources have agreed on ...