Gadget News
Garmin Fenix 2 GPS Sports Watch
The Gadget Flow - 3 Apr 2014 07:00
Price: $399 The Garmin Fenix 2 is a GPS Sports Watch designed for outdoor adventurers, athletes and sundry fitness freaks. It combines all the outdoorsy and navigational assistance features of the original Fenix and adds...
Me-Mover
The Gadget Flow - 3 Apr 2014 07:07
Price: $1200 Me-Mover, the next step in urban mobility. The Me-Mover is a hybrid between a Razor Scooter, a Segway, and a foldable bike , yet it sports a simple, sleek design and it provides the rider with a great and sa...
Windows Phone 8.1 Highlights: Hands-on
Slash Gear - 3 Apr 2014 22:56
Windows Phone 8.1's most memorable feature may be Cortana, its Halo-themed personal digital assistant, but the chatty Siri-rival isn't the only change Microsoft has brought with the new version. Greater …
Is An Airbag For Your Head Really Safer Than A Bike Helmet?
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 22:20
Remember Hövding, the Swedish bike helmet released a few years back that looks like a stylish, poofy collar and supposedly inflates like an airbag upon impact? In a new video, the company explains more about how it work...
Vine, now with messaging
Engadget - 3 Apr 2014 21:51
Vine isn't just about sharing six-second videos anymore. The Twitter-owned service has just launched a messaging feature that lets you reach out to friends through either videos or text messages. It's not very sophistica...
Nest stops selling Protect smoke alarms, says they can be accidentally silenced
Engadget - 3 Apr 2014 23:38
If you're one of the connected home buffs that owns a Nest Protect smoke detector, do yourself a favor and turn off its wave-to-dismiss feature just in case. According to an open letter from Nest CEO Tony Fadell, the com...
Amy Hennig joins EA Games to work on new Star Wars' title
Slash Gear - 3 Apr 2014 21:55
EA has announced that Amy Hennig, who worked on the Uncharted franchise, has joined Visceral Games. Hennig left Naughty Dog last month, and has apparently decided to come on-board with …
Twitter now shows emoji characters on the web
Engadget - 3 Apr 2014 03:29
There's a good chance that some of your smartphone-toting friends use emoji to express themselves on Twitter -- wouldn't it be nice to see those icons while you're surfing the web? As of today, you can. Twitter has updat...
Nest's smoke snafu only validates the Internet of Things
Slash Gear - 3 Apr 2014 23:57
"Why would I want to live in a smart home?" It's a common question, the cost of either building home automation tech into a new property, or retro-fitting an existing …
Surreal reversed footage of a man walking backwards in Tokyo
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 23:35
Enjoy this reversed footage of a man walking backwards across Tokyo, proof that a simple, seemingly silly idea can result in something strangely confusing and attractive.
Nest Protect sales halted over flawed wave-to-silence feature
Slash Gear - 3 Apr 2014 23:25
Nest has halted sales of the Nest Protect smoke detector and remotely deactivated the wave-to-silence feature, after discovering that it could inadvertently leave homes unprotected from fires. The problem, which …
Nest Halts Sale of Protect Over Safety Concerns
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 23:21
In a letter from Nest CEO Tony Fadell today, the company announced it would stop selling its Protect fire alarm while it reconsidered a key feature of the device: The ability to "wave to hush" a warning alarm.
Stylish Sunglasses Made From Salvaged Shattered Louisville Sluggers
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 23:20
Nothing makes a fashion accessory more interesting than a backstory, and Shwood's new limited edition line of sunglasses have a fascinating pedigree. They're all made from ash wood salvaged from actual Louisville Slugger...
Watch a Chunk of Lava Stone Get Grafted Onto a Carbon Fiber Bench
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 23:08
The making-of video for Peugeot Design Lab's latest project contains no words--it doesn't need any, since it shows every step of the process: From blasting a huge chunk of volcanic stone from its resting place to craftin...
A Delicious Yoga Bag That Inspires You To Make Room For More Calories
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 23:00
For some people, exercise and working out is a way to keep their bodies fit and trim. But for most of us, it's just a way to feel less guilty when we overindulge. So to stay inspired to make it all the way through your n...
STREAMZ is a pair of headphones with a built-in WiFi music player
Engadget - 3 Apr 2014 22:47
If you've ever wanted to listen to your favorite songs from Pandora and Spotify without having to lug around your smartphone, then this pair of headphones that has recently launched on Kickstarter could be for you. Simpl...
It's Okay To Torrent These Games. Really.
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 22:30
One hundred games, all in a bundle you can only get on the world's most infamous piracy website.
Google Wireless: Google Fiber cities could get mobile service, but to what end?
Ars Technica - 3 Apr 2014 22:07
Ars investigates what Google would hope to accomplish with an MVNO service.
Vine messages takes on Instagram Direct
Slash Gear - 3 Apr 2014 22:01
Vine has added Vine messages to its video sharing app, allowing users to send private video clips to their friends in a similar way to Instagram Direct. The new feature …
This Bike Ride Filmed As a 360º Panorama Is Amazing
Gizmodo - 3 Apr 2014 22:00
Do you feel like you're on top of the world when you're biking? Well, you're definitely on top of a mini-world at least, in this awesome video version of those familiar 360º panorama planets. Six GoPro cameras were used...
Mozilla CEO steps down after anti-gay marriage donation, subsequent outcry
Slash Gear - 3 Apr 2014 21:53
It seemed like only a matter of time. When you donate money to an anti-gay marriage proposition in California, your employees are almost certainly going to have something to say …
Apple and Microsoft help form lobby group opposing attempts to kill software patents (update: not lobbying)
Engadget - 3 Apr 2014 21:51
Few would object to legislative attempts to stop patent trolls in their tracks. However, a host of companies are worried these efforts might go too far -- enough so that they've formed their own US political lobby organi...