Gadget News
Zoom announces Q4 Handy Video Recorder
Coolest Gadgets - 27 Jan 2014 15:00
Zoom has made another announcement recently which will target those who would want to create a more professional home video. In this sense, they have rolled out the ultra-compact Zoom Q4 which is touted to deliver the pe...
The Sad State of Consumer 3D Printing
TechPinions - 27 Jan 2014 16:54
CES this year had a huge area given over to 3D printing. Sadly, I found it about the most depressing area of the show. True, there were some interesting high-end machines and some very cool samples of work from commercia...
Diesel-powered BMW 740Ld xDrive heads to US
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2014 15:12
In Europe, cars that have diesel engines are very popular and are available to purchase in abundance. In the US with our cheaper gasoline, there are few cars that have …
Apple announces record revenue in Q1 2014
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2014 23:49
Apple has released its 2014 first-quarter earnings report, and in it the company boasts hitting record revenues over the same quarter last year at $57.6 billion, as well as some …
T-Mobile LG G Flex release hits alongside blue-keyed QWERTY
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2014 19:02
Two devices will be arriving at T-Mobile USA soon, so says the carrier, with the larger bringing up the curviest of market cut-outs with the LG G Flex. The LG …
Samsung acknowledges disabled Note 3 accessories, will issue OTA update
Ars Technica - 27 Jan 2014 18:29
Samsung's KitKat update for the Note 3 really did break some third-party cases.
Russia's second largest carrier resumes selling the iPhone after three-year split
Engadget - 27 Jan 2014 18:02
You could say Apple's had a pretty successful six months in Russia. After finally opening a localized version of its online store in June, it's also seen three of the country's biggest operators begin selling the iPhone ...
NYC's Charming Water Towers Are Actually Bacteria-Filled Horrorshows
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 17:00
Ah, New York--the sparkling skyline! The bustling streets! The... poop-filled water tanks? According to a new report from The New York Times, the city's roughly 17,000 water tanks are totally unsanitary and widely unregu...
Tech Companies Can Now Tell You More About What They Tell The Govt
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 23:42
The government has reached a deal with tech companies on how much they can tell you about the data they are collecting from you.
Ask The Guy Who Built a 207 MPG Car in His Barn Anything You Want
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 22:50
Last week, we showed you the Illuminati Motor Works Seven , a home-built electric car and Automotive X Prize competitor that gets an utterly astounding 207 MPGe. Today, we're hosting a live Q&A with Kevin Smith, who buil...
Mad people test a tank's brakes in the most dangerous way possible
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 22:38
Step 1: Line up 23 Dutch lunatics in the middle of a road. Step 2: Get someone to drive a 62.3-ton Leopard tank at full speed on that road only to activate the emergency brakes just a few meters from the 23 lunatics. The...
Chinese News Issues Bizarre Farewell From Sad, Dying Lunar Rover
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 22:20
Things aren't going so swell for China's lunar rover. About halfway into its three-month mission to study potential nuclear launch sites explore the moon for science, the Yutu rover is suffering from a possibly fatal bre...
An emerging maker culture building Cincinnati, a "Green Line" making Mexico City healthier, and a ca
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 22:40
An emerging maker culture building Cincinnati, a "Green Line" making Mexico City healthier, and a car-free festival changing L.A.--all that, plus preserving post offices in an age of email and three plans to save San Fra...
Apple sells record-breaking 51m iPhones and 26m iPads Q1 2014
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2014 23:42
Apple sold 51m iPhones in its fiscal first quarter of 2014, setting a record for its smartphone sales, while iPad sales reached 26m, another record for the firm. The Cupertino …
Welcome to the Age of the Bionic Superbug
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 23:40
Like a silent bionic army, the era of the cyborg has crept upon us. Or so a group of reviewers said recently when they evaluated where the science of cyborgs has led.
Apple Increased Mac Sales For the First Time Since 2012
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 23:37
For the first time in two years, Apple has seen an increase in sales of its Mac computers. Not just an increase; a nearly 20 percent jump over a year ago. That's... kind of nuts?
Apple reports record iPhone and iPad sales with fiscal Q1 2014 results
Engadget - 27 Jan 2014 23:34Nintendo Android and iOS games incoming: as demos
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2014 23:11
This week there's word of an incoming official announcement from Nintendo that'll include their first full push for the mobile device sector - Android and iOS included. But in place …
Russia's Hiring Shamans to Make Sure the Winter Olympics Has Snow
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 23:00
It might seem strange for Russia to be concerned about its snow stock considering the country's reputation as a frozen, subarctic tundra. But the country also just so happens to be hosting the upcoming Winter Olympics in...
"League of Legends" sees big jump in daily users
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2014 22:54
League of Legends, the popular fantasy game from Riot Games, has announced a large jump in daily players, exceeding 27 million gamers per day. This is more than a doubling …
Gears of War Microsoft buy gets original creator blessing
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2014 22:20
Today Microsoft announced that they'd be buying the Gears of War franchise, moving it to their own developer studios for further work on their own platforms from here on out. …
RumbleRail Boombox Plays Any Midi Tune on Old Disk Drives
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2014 22:20
YouTube is about to hit peak saturation on those 'old computer hardware plays random song ' videos thanks to Simon Schoar's RumbleRail. Instead of random components all hastily hacked together, it lets anyone build a rat...