Gadget News
This Tiny Chip Could Give Doctors a 3D View From Inside The Heart
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 01:40
Remember that great episode of The Magic Schoolbus, where the class took a field trip through the human body? This little chip could be as close as we ever need to get to that dream, by providing a real-time 3D view from...
An LED Clothespin Makes For a Brilliant Book Light
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 00:00
Despite the advent of machines designed specifically for drying clothes, the lowly clothespin has still found a way to stay relevant and useful to us after all these years. And with the addition of a simple LED bulb, it ...
Farmer Turns an Old Star Wars Billboard Into Greatest Chicken Coop Ever
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 23:40
This may just be the epitome of baby chick luxury: A coop made out of vinyl repurposed from old movie billboards. The Oregon poultry farmer responsible for this spectacular feat of ingenuity, Mark Anderson, uses the colo...
Home theater deals of the week: 2.19.14
Engadget - 19 Feb 2014 23:00
So you've splurged for that HDTV, and now it's time to outfit the rest of that home theater. You're in luck. Today's roundup of discounted tech offers both a pair of soundbar/subwoofer combos and two set-top boxes. Head ...
An Alien Cocoon? No, It's an Alpine Shelter For Mountain Bikers
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 22:30
For a mountain biker, the place where you start your run shouldn't really matter. But this transparent, fabric-enmeshed cycling pavilion is the kind of place you might find yourself wanting to hang around in.
Titanfall release date on Xbox 360 explained: "a better game a few weeks later"
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2014 22:29
This week as the Titanfall Beta gameplay comes to a close, the one group of users not able to play the game thus far comes to the forefront: Xbox 360 …
Belkin WeMo hack hole already patched smart home firm says
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2014 21:40
Belkin had already patched the security loophole which could allow hackers to remotely take control of users' WeMo plugs and whatever was plugged into them, the company says, as long …
The Best of Toy Fair 2014
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 21:40
Imagine walking into the world's biggest toy store except that everything you see is completely brand new--and you can't buy any of it just yet. That's exactly what covering Toy Fair--the toy industry's annual tradeshow-...
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes console versions compared on video
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2014 12:36
Earlier this week we mentioned that the new Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes game would have a higher native resolution on the PS4 than the Xbox One. While the Xbox …
iOS 7 game emulator brings Game Boy to iPhone without Jailbreak
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2014 23:28
Not to be out-done by the Jailbreak-only emulators of gaming consoles of the past, the developer behind GBA4iOS has created a release of his Game Boy Advance that works with …
A Brilliant In-Car Touchscreen Interface You Never Need To Look At
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 23:28
Touchscreen displays in our cars aren't going away anytime soon. So designer Matthaeus Krenn figured that now was as good a time as any to radically improve their interfaces, replacing grids of ugly buttons and options w...
Get ready for input and then also some output; Google I/O is officially scheduled for June 25-26th.
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 23:24
Get ready for input and then also some output; Google I/O is officially scheduled for June 25-26th.
MasterCard and Visa users may soon flip the switch on KitKat NFC payments
Engadget - 19 Feb 2014 23:21
With a consumer reception that could be described as lukewarm at best, mobile payments haven't exactly been a raging success. Despite Google's efforts, Wallet failed to take off, while Isis also continues to struggle, de...
Oskar Schindler's Factory Is Up For Sale
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 23:00
It won't be cheap, but you could soon be the owner of a piece of World War II history in the Czech Republic. Oskar Schindler's factory in the tiny village of Brnenec is going on the market. Yes, Oskar Schindler is the sa...
Garmin Forerunner 220 Review: Solid Running Watch With a Pretty Face
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 22:40
Garmin has been at this running-watch thing for a while. Most recently, the Forerunner 10 was the company's best attempt at a simple, easy-to-read watch, but, for all that, it still wasn't as simple to use as it ought to...
Google Fiber explores bringing gigabit internet to 34 new cities
Engadget - 19 Feb 2014 22:37
Google has only made plans to roll out gigabit internet access in three US cities so far, but it's not content with stopping there. The company is now exploring the feasibility of deploying Google Fiber in 34 cities loca...
A Bluetooth E-Cigarette That Doubles As a Speakerphone. Wait, What?
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 22:20
Electronic cigarettes have exploded in popularity over the past few years, probably because they let you smoke indoors again. And now there's even more reason to keep an e-cig in hand all day long because Supersmoker has...
Here's Windows Phone 8.1's notification center in action (video)
Engadget - 19 Feb 2014 22:11
Windows Phone users have been waiting years to have all their notifications in one convenient place, and over the past few months, there have been multiple reports that a notification center will come with WP 8.1. Today,...
NASA captures Supernova star secrets on camera
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2014 22:08
NASA has captured the first images of a star's supernova remains, having snapped the burst of radioactive material from the death hundreds of years ago of a star at least …
What Are GMO Foods, And Are They Okay To Eat?
Gizmodo - 19 Feb 2014 22:00
The advent of genetically modified crops has promised heartier food and higher yields that could potentially reduce poverty and malnutrition rates the world over. Two decades later, they're also broadly maligned and mist...
New Google Maps is now rolling out to everyone's desktops
Engadget - 19 Feb 2014 21:53
Google has been testing its major redesign of Google Maps' web interface for the better part of a year, and it's at last ready to bring the new look to everyone. The search giant has started rolling out the updated layou...
Samsung slams iPhone size with Galaxy Note 3 side-by-side
Slash Gear - 19 Feb 2014 21:38
It should come as no surprise at this point that Samsung's television video spots regarding the smartphone and tablet world are - at least in a large way - aimed …