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Amazon's Dash lets you refill your pantry using your voice and LEDs (updated)
Engadget - 4 Apr 2014 23:07
Let's be real: Amazon isn't going to stop until you can go your entire life without setting foot in an actual brick-and-mortar store. Now the company wants to make buying groceries and sundries from its AmazonFresh same-...
Tour the Fish Farm Hidden in a Hong Kong High-Rise
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 22:20
In cities as crowded as Hong Kong, there is nowhere to go but up up up--even for fish. So, on the fifteenth floor of a high-rise, is a mini ocean in the sky: 80,000 liters of salt water where young groupers swim under co...
An Ingenious Portable Sawmill Lets One Person Turn Trees Into Lumber
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 21:40
Not knowing how to turn a tree into shelter is one of those life skills that I'm ashamed not to have--despite the fact that I'll probably never need to know. To my delight, a Swedish company has invented a sawmill that m...
12 million people are already using Office for iPad
Engadget - 4 Apr 2014 02:11
Microsoft's version of Office for iPad has apparently been a rousing success. So much so, that the company's taken to Twitter to boast that the productivity suite has topped 12 million downloads. In a week. As the Seattl...
Here's another peek at Google's build-your-own-smartphone project
Engadget - 4 Apr 2014 01:25
Project Ara has only exploded in prominence since Google unloaded Motorola earlier this year, and now we're getting yet another peek at the work in progress. The Phonebloks team just released a video showing off the prog...
Google Play's 'People' section highlights apps your friends like
Engadget - 4 Apr 2014 23:43
You trust your friends for restaurant recommendations, so why not apps as well? That's the idea behind Google Play's new "People" section, which attempts to leverage Google+ as a way to show which apps your friends like ...
Quakes, Brands, 7-Story Buildings: What's Ruining Our Cities This Week
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 23:40
This week! Why a huge earthquake didn't actually cause all that much devastation in Chile. How a not-so-tall building could be the end of a New Orleans neighborhood. And where brands killed Manhattan. Let's take a look a...
Amazon Dash: scan or speak to order what you need
Slash Gear - 4 Apr 2014 23:34
There's a device appearing this week going by the name of Amazon Dash, one that'll enhance the way users will be able to work with Amazon Fresh. Amazon Fresh is …
This Rolling Bear Trap Makes Awkward Flat Materials Easy to Move
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 23:20
A large sheet of plywood isn't necessarily heavy, but its massive dimensions can certainly make it unwieldy to carry. And since there's nothing wrong with the whole 'work smarter not harder' mentality, this gravity-power...
Chromecast support hits Rhapsody and Napster
Slash Gear - 4 Apr 2014 23:07
Starting today, the Android versions of the apps Rhapsody and Napster will be available for Chromecasting. This means that the apps themselves are able to attach to the Google-made dongle …
A Weekend Of Dark Beer With The World's Greatest Stout Glass
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 23:00
It's just not fair: every single grape varietal and wine style, including some that no one has ever even heard of (Kalterer See Auslese, anyone?), has its own specially designed glass. Even Coca-Cola now has one . But, f...
Xbox Live is down: it's not just Titanfall
Slash Gear - 4 Apr 2014 22:40
This afternoon alerts have been sent out to users of the game Titanfall for Xbox One and PC. This alert shows that Xbox Live members and those playing Titanfall through …
Kid bypasses Xbox password security with one simple trick
Slash Gear - 4 Apr 2014 22:26
Five-year-old Kristoffer von Hassel did something no other adult or legion of Developers could. The boy cracked the Xbox One's "secure" log-in for is father's account, giving him access to …
This Sink-In-A-Box Tucks Away To Keep Your Bathroom Tidy
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 22:20
You know the old saying: the sink is the heart of the bathroom. But all too often that sink looks nasty, covered in toothpaste, and draped with a half-used container of floss. Here's a sink that can cleverly hide everyth...
When Watching Baseball on TV Was the Future
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 22:15
In 1939, the first Major League Baseball game was broadcast on TV--a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers--at a time when American TV was still very much an experiment. But this broadcast wa...
WSJ: Get ready for more ads in your Twitter feed
Engadget - 4 Apr 2014 21:59Google's Night Walk is an immersive evening tour of Marseille
Slash Gear - 4 Apr 2014 21:50
One of the best reasons to use Google Maps is to explore areas you may not otherwise visit regularly, if at all. A new project named "Night Walk" offers up …
This is how the moon would look in the sky if it were a disco ball
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 21:49
Vsauce's Michael Stevens answers a great question with the help of Yeti Dynamics: What if the moon was a disco ball? The answer is sad: The mirrors' specular surface would make the moon almost invisible. However, things ...
Let's Talk About Whatever You Want Right Now
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 21:36
You knew it the moment your eyes snapped open this morning. It's Friday. The weekend is tantalizingly close.
The AirBulb - "When there is light, there is music"
Coolest Gadgets - 4 Apr 2014 21:30
Music can change our mood in an instant. Listening to one song can make a bad day seem brighter, or put a busy mind at ease. There are a variety of methods to listen to music available. You could get a luxurious speaker ...
Document details Apple's concern over growing Android competition
Slash Gear - 4 Apr 2014 21:24
In the newest trial involving Apple and Samsung, documents have been introduced noting Apple's concern about dimming market share and sales with regard to the iPhone. The concern generated from …
How Will Search & Rescue Work If A Plane Goes Down in the Arctic?
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 21:20
It has been nearly a month since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from radar, and its ultimate whereabouts remain unclear. The complex international effort of searching for the plane in a remote stretch of the So...