Gadget News
Must See HDTV for the week of March 31st: HIMYM finale, Game of Thrones, Final Four
Engadget - 1 Apr 2014 01:49
March Madness comes to an end this weekend, but it's the perfect time for the return of one of our favorite series, HBO's Game of Thrones. It's joined Sunday night by the premiere of Mike Judge's new comedy Silicon Valle...
Playstation (PS4) DualShock Controller Light Bar Decal
The Gadget Flow - 1 Apr 2014 07:00
Price: $11 The Playstation (PS4) DualShock Controller Light Bar Decal from FlamingToast allows you to customize your controller without leaving any permanent markings. These decal stickers simply hide the rather odd ligh...
New York Public Library now lets you use 20,000 historical maps for free
Engadget - 1 Apr 2014 03:54
Ever wanted to see what New York City's maps looked like before skyscrapers took over... or before Americans took over, for that matter? It's now easy as pie. The New York Public Library has published more than 20,000 of...
How Baseball's First Major League Night Game Got Its Lights
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 01:34
As you settle down to watch the Opening Day night games tonight, you probably won't be thinking about the massive array of lights that illuminate the game. But that blinding artificial sunlight was once a technological p...
The Human Heart May Not Be Able to Handle the Trip to Mars
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 00:20
Anyone dreaming of casting off the shackles of Earth for the microgravity wasteland of Mars is in for some (more ) bad news. In addition to a host of other problems , the necessary 18-month spaceflight would, apparently,...
ThinkGeek's $1,000 PB&J Shopping Spree!
Think Geek - 1 Apr 2014 17:57
IT'S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME! April 2nd is Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Day and you know what this means. Time to celebrate! We're holding a $1,000 shopping spree in honor of these tasty concoctions.
The ATH-AX5iS SonicFuel Over-Ear Headphones can make big sounds from tiny devices
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Apr 2014 21:30
When you can hear every note and word of a song, it’s easy to be immersed in it. Hearing muffled versions of our tunes when our headphones or ear buds crap out only serves to make us a tad crazy. If you’re accustomed...
Engadget giveaway: win an iPad mini Retina courtesy of ClickMeeting!
Engadget - 1 Apr 2014 17:00
The modern workforce is a global one, but you still need to get in some face time with co-workers and associates far and wide. ClickMeeting want's to help one lucky Engadget reader keep that personal connection and sprea...
Hypnotizing joint animation requires another joint
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 23:55
What? Wait. What. Whaaaaaa... Magic! Wait, what? Wow!
The ChocaByte will let you create 3D printed masterpieces out of chocolate
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Apr 2014 20:30
What leisure activities fill up your spare time? Do you play sports, watch TV, or play games? Whatever your choice, it’s likely something you enjoy thinking about, as it’s a mental escape from work and the humdrum of...
HTC One M8 rolls out across Asia in May
Slash Gear - 1 Apr 2014 12:47
One of the big smartphone launches in the US so far this year has been the new HTC One M8. The device has also rolled out in Taiwan, home to …
Microbes blamed for Earth's biggest mass-extinction
Slash Gear - 1 Apr 2014 20:44
The biggest mass extinction known to affect Earth likely had the smallest of causes, scientists at MIT have concluded, blaming microbes for killing out around 90-percent of every species on …
Gmail turns ten: The April Fools' prank that was no joke
Slash Gear - 1 Apr 2014 19:39
Gmail has turned ten, with Google's email service launching on April 1st, 2004, and promptly being dismissed by many as an April Fools' prank - just as Sergey Brin and …
Is This What Will Become of Humanity's Enduring Monuments?
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 06:00
In case you hadn't heard, we're all pretty much doomed . It's just a matter of time before nature sets about wiping any remaining traces of our failed human civilization and reabsorbing even our most enduring monuments a...
Crazy camera trick takes the Hitchcock zoom to a whole new LSD level
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 20:30
You know the Hitchcock zoom effect: A camera on a dolly moves back or forward as the lenses zoom in or out, changing the field of view. French photographer Micaël Reynaud has created a new variation of the technique--wh...
Why One of World's Most Remote Places Has the Fastest Internet
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 20:20
Ever been to Bjørndalen? No, of course you haven't: This tiny town, located in a remote area of Svalbard, the Arctic archipelago controlled by Norway, has more polar bears than humans. Curiously, it's also home to some ...
9 People Who Thought Gmail Might Be an April Fools' Prank
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 19:40
Gmail's officially entering its tender tween years today , and after a decade with the internet's favorite email service, we can barely even remember our lives without it. But then, that's why we have the internet--to re...
A Compact Toolbox That Camouflages Itself As a Book On Your Shelf
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 16:20
Hunting down your toolbox and finding the right tool for a quick fix is never really 'quick' enough. And it usually leads to an ever-growing to-do list of things to fix around the house. Here's a better solution: Strelka...
Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0 flesh out midrange
Slash Gear - 1 Apr 2014 15:56
Samsung has revealed its new Galaxy Tab4 range of Android tablets, spanning three screen sizes and due to hit stores in Q2 2014. The Galaxy Tab4 10.1, 8.0, and 7.0 …
A week of calamity in landscapes reads!
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 15:40
A week of calamity in landscapes reads! Did microbes cause the largest mass extinction in earth's history? Why is California sinking? What did we learn from the biggest earthquake in America fifty years ago? And, closer ...
Void LCD Brushed Chrome Watch
The Gadget Flow - 1 Apr 2014 07:00Extraordinary picture: Three dragon storms sweeping the US
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2014 04:02
This is a really unusual weather situation, according to the National Weather Service: Three low pressure systems in line over the entirety of North America. NASA Goddard describes them as "three atmospheric dragons." Th...