Gadget News
Bennett Balance Bike - $250
The Gadget Flow - 22 Dec 2013 08:00
The Bennett Balance Bike from Heritage Bicycles is a wooden bicycle for children. It has no gears or chains or any of the fancy stuff that turns bicycles into high-maintenance metal monsters. The easy to reach handles an...
Spots Wall Stickers - $45
The Gadget Flow - 22 Dec 2013 08:00
The Spots Wall Stickers bring an artsy and vibrant look even to an ordinary room with drab old walls. It's a hip 60s look with a kaleidoscopic array of 25 multi-colored polka dots. Yes, it would be dorky if you...
Evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 7 is here, with caveats
Slash Gear - 22 Dec 2013 23:39
Evasi0n today has released an untethered jailbreak for iOS 7. But before you read any further, understand that jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad is legal, but it will void your …
iOS 7 gets its first complete jailbreak, with a big catch
Engadget - 22 Dec 2013 21:41
You've mostly been out of luck if you've wanted to jailbreak iOS 7 so far; what options have existed have been incomplete at best. Cracking the code just got a lot easier, though, as evasi0n 7 has just arrived. The untet...
Xbox One Review
Slash Gear - 22 Dec 2013 19:58
Microsoft is certain the Xbox One is their key to taking over living room entertainment in its entirety. Experiencing the Xbox One for the first time will almost certainly remind …
People Are More Scared of Hacking than Tracking
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 18:33
According to a November survey of 1,000 voters, people are more creeped out by the possibility of a person or group ascertaining their personal information, than the idea that someone might be following their online move...
Lexus LS 460 F SPORT Review
Slash Gear - 22 Dec 2013 17:40
You may not have heard of the Lexus F SPORT brand, but the Japanese luxury car company thinks models like the LS 460 F SPORT will change that. Taking every …
There's Finally an iOS 7 Jailbreak
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 15:51
If you asked Santa for the chance to get favorite jailbreak features back on your iDevice this year, your Christmas miracle has arrived. The Evasi0n team just posted an iOS 7 Jailbreak.
The Year in Amazing Photos from Reuters
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 23:46
Of course the year's best photos can't all come from the same place, but with photographers all over the world Reuters certainly gets some amazing stuff. And it's kind of cool to watch three minutes that visually sum up ...
This Is What Happens When You Drive Through Three Miles Of Mars
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 18:18
NASA's Curiosity rover has been on Mars for over a year now, and in the time has traversed nearly three miles. While its wheels are made of high-grade aluminum, they're not strong enough to last forever. NASA announced t...
Time Machines: Apple's attempt to sell the future at CES
Engadget - 22 Dec 2013 18:00
Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. In the week's leading up to the biggest gadget show on Earth, ...
Scientific Data Is Disappearing All the Time
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 22:36
When a study gets published and its results enter our collective body of scientific knowledge it feels like it's there to stay. But without the raw data behind the study, it's hard to revisit the research and use it to t...
Flowchart: How not to design a "woman's" tech product
Ars Technica - 22 Dec 2013 22:00
Three traps to avoid so you don't make a stereotypical, sexist product.
olloclip introduces iPhone 5c 3-in-1 clip-on photo lens
Coolest Gadgets - 22 Dec 2013 21:00
So far, the idea of a "budget" iPhone did not really take off in a big way, as the iPhone 5c from Apple has not managed to tear up the sales records at all, regardless of the number of countries that it has been released...
This Bewildering Samsung Ad Shows How Cool Galaxy Gear Isn't
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 21:00
Do not take dating advice from this 2.5-minute Samsung ad for Galaxy Gear. It's a hot mess of social interactions and it inadvertently proves the exact myth it's trying to dispel: smartwatches are still in their early, a...
Hulu Plus passes 5 million subscribers, plans to double its original content
Engadget - 22 Dec 2013 20:38
New Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins chimed in this week with the video streaming site's yearly recap, and pointed out a few big numbers as evidence it's headed in the right direction. In 2013 Hulu will top $1 billion in revenue an...
Strike Vector beta approaches: high-flying mega-structure indy battle action ahoy
Slash Gear - 22 Dec 2013 19:27
This week the folks behind the indy-produced aerial combat game Strike Vector have let it be known that an open beta is near ready for release for those that wish …
Google's Newly Acquired SCHAFT Robot Walks Away A Winner
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 19:20
The teams have broken down their robots and packed them up in crates and suitcases, loaded them into trucks and taken them on airplanes and gone home. Some will lick their wounds and rebuild to fight another day. The luc...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: doggie translator, full-size Lego hot rod and skyscraper cemeteries
Engadget - 22 Dec 2013 17:30
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Do you ever wish you knew exactly what your dog is thinking? A team of designe...
A Professional Short Shot on a Video Girl Barbie
Gizmodo - 22 Dec 2013 17:16
When Video Girl Barbie came out in 2010 it seemed like a pretty weird idea to jam a camera into a doll's décolletage. And at 1.2 MP and 240p, the specs didn't exactly make it worthwhile. But flash forward to 2013 . . . ...