Gadget News
Microsoft and Android
TechPinions - 11 Feb 2014 18:33
According to this report Microsoft is pulling in healthy revenue from Android. We knew that Microsoft was holding on to patents which many Android OEMs are using and now paying Microsoft a fee. Microsoft may very well be...
Rhino Shield - $24
The Gadget Flow - 11 Feb 2014 08:00
Rhino Shield is a new class of screen protector, that provide extraordinary impact protection and anti shock properties. Rhino Shield screen protector is available for iPhone, Google nexus, samsung, HTC, Sony and Blackbe...
The World's Tallest Building May Soon Be Without Elevators or A/C
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 23:20
Rent at the 163-story Burj Khalifa doesn't come cheap. While a one-bedroom "only" costs $55,000 a year (according to CNN), it's the $25,000 service fee that really gets you. Now, a fight over these fees may force tenants...
Aiden Duffel Bag - $890
The Gadget Flow - 11 Feb 2014 08:00
The Aiden Duffel Bag is a vegetable tanned leather overnight carry-on bag brought to you by Frank Clegg Leatherworks. The Swiss RiRi Zipper extends all the way across on either side like an extra-wide smile. It makes pac...
Fly6 | Cycling HD Camera & Tail-Light Combo - $99
The Gadget Flow - 11 Feb 2014 08:00
World first cycling camera & tail-light accessory to record what happens behind you in HD so you can enjoy the ride ahead. Fly6 is a unique invention that addresses a number of issues cyclists encounter when sharing the ...
Abandoning Olympus: Mega Man's creator on going indie
Engadget - 11 Feb 2014 23:42
Keiji Inafune's been making games for nearly 30 years. He's the man behind one of gaming's most iconic characters (Mega Man) and several huge franchises (Dead Rising, Onimusha). After 23 years working at Capcom, one of J...
Don't Buy Jewelry on Amazon
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 22:00
Because Valentine's Day is this weekend, Amazon is heavily promoting jewelry bargains. Makes sense! But are these discounts really a deal? Not exactly.
Flappy Bird creator: "It's gone forever" and so is the guilt
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2014 18:20
It was never meant to be so addictive. That's the only explanation for why Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen chose to pull the free game, claiming that while he'd intended …
The Multi OS Conundrum
TechPinions - 11 Feb 2014 11:00
The worldwide market for smart connected devices continues to be a battleground not only for device makers, but for the companies that create the operating systems and ecosystems that power those devices: most notably, G...
Path gets iOS 7 relaunch
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2014 01:57
Private photo sharing service Path has finally updated its app for iOS 7, with a redesigned interface, simplified controls, and broader sharing options to link to other services. Path 3.4 …
Scientists Put Tiny Sound-Powered Motors Inside Living Cells
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 00:20
Brain-bender alert! For the first time ever, scientists have managed to insert nanomotors into living cells. Once inside, the gold, rocket-shaped motors were propelled with ultrasonic waves and steered with magnets. Beca...
The Science of Kissing
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 14:57
Kissing is great! Everyone loves kissing. But when you stop and think about it, the idea of rubbing your face and tongue up against those of another human being is actually a little... weird. This video tries to get to t...
This real world Halo Energy Sword is pretty damn cool
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 00:09
Master swordsmith Tony Swatton--who has crafted swords for about 200 feature films--has made the Halo Energy Sword. The end result is pretty damn neat, but my favorite thing about Swatton's videos is the process.
Mini desktops are a rare bright spot in a shrinking PC industry, says Intel
Ars Technica - 11 Feb 2014 21:33
Businesses, gamers, and HTPC fans drive growth, though overall PC sales remain slow.
Watch Valve's vision of our virtual reality future (and other Steam Dev Days talks) right here
Engadget - 11 Feb 2014 21:37
We did our best to break down and explain talks given by Valve's virtual reality leaders at Steam Dev Days, but there's no replacing the real deal. As such, we'd be silly not to share news that Valve's published to YouTu...
The Day We Fight Back: Google, Reddit & more demand internet freedom
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2014 20:02
Today's the day: The Day We Fight Back against mass surveillance. That's the message from the EFF, Free Press, Demand Progress, and other organizations fighting against the NSA's data collection …
Hawken heads to Steam: PvP pimp-my-mech Titanfall pre-cursor
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2014 18:59
It's a big day for the folks that develop the mech-battle game Hawken as they leave their download-it-yourself space and enter Steam. From this point forward, this free-to-play machine vs …
The AP Deleted Fidel Castro Images Photoshopped to Remove a Hearing Aid
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 12:45
At 87, Fidel Castro is not as young as he used to be, so it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that he wears a hearing aid--but that didn't stop AP contributors photoshopping the device out of images of the ex-Cuban Presi...
Sochi's Giant Pinscreen Wall Is Hypnotic in Action
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 16:30
British architect Asif Khan's MegaFace art installation was teased well before the athletes had even arrived in Sochi. But now that the Winter Olympics are well under way, we've finally got footage of the giant automated...
This Man Built A Colorful Mountain In The Desert With His Bare Hands
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2014 20:40
The only color in the landscape for miles, Salvation Mountain looms like a mirage on the horizon. The three-story, three-decade work of artist Leonard Knight, who died yesterday at the age of 82, is a piece of brightly p...
SlashGear Morning Wrap-up 2/11/14: Fiat, BWM, Mercedes, Unpacked
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2014 17:33
There's no doubt now that the personal technology market is running head-first into the automotive universe, with several entries on today's SlashGear Morning Wrap-up coming up car-friendly. This includes a …
Flappy Bird's creator says he pulled the app for your own good
Engadget - 11 Feb 2014 11:54
If you were hoping Flappy Bird would find its wings and fly back onto the App Store or Google Play, its creator has some tough news for you. Less than 48 hours after he pulled the explosively popular game, developer Dong...