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Mobile Gamepad app turns Android phones into Windows game controller
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2014 12:34
Depending on what sort of PC games you prefer, different controllers might be needed. When it comes to FPS titles, a mouse and keyboard are what many want. Other games …
Star Wars 7: Luke, Han, Leia spotted in London
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2014 22:33
The three actors most notorious for their roles of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo have been spotted in London in recent weeks. These actors do not live in …
B15 Swallow bike saddle by Brooks
The Gadget Flow - 28 Apr 2014 07:00
Price: $169 Bike rides can now shine with a class of comfortability with the new set of B15 Swallow bike saddle by Brooks. Having been structured with chromed steel and tubular steel rivets, this saddle can help you expe...
Bungie's Destiny gameplay shown off in new video
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2014 20:33
Bungie is showing off seven full minutes of gameplay from their upcoming Destiny title, an immersive first-person shooter set in a dystopian future. In the video, which you can see …
Skype group video calling charges axed - almost
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2014 17:13
There's been an update to the way Microsoft handles Skype in the field - specifically when it comes for Group Video Calling. While the Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone versions …
Galaxy S5 "Prime" spotted on Samsung website
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2014 19:39
As Samsung is wont to do, iterations of their newset Galaxy S5 handset can be expected. In the past, we've seen active and mini versions of their flagship devices, but …
Google's self-driving cars can now understand cyclists' gestures
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 14:43
Whenever we see a self-driving car, we're always nervous that it won't see us and steamroller us straight into the tarmac. It's a fear that Google is trying to quell with its latest video, revealing that the vehicles are...
Moog remakes the massive Emerson modular synthesizer 50 years later
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 02:25
How do you celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Moog's the first voltage controlled synthesizer? By completely recreating it five decades later, of course. The folks at Moog revealed the new Emerson Moog Modular System ...
Visualized: omg hi, Phil Parsons Racing's Dogecoin-sponsored entry is much amaze
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 22:21
John Wise's NASCAR entry in the Aaron's 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway is wrapped and ready to race after raising more than $55,000 in Dogecoin, a Doge meme-inspired virtual currency. The NASCAR Ford Fusion started t...
Microsoft's 12 New Original Shows For Xbox, Ranked
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2014 15:00
Microsoft is going to take its TV seriously. That's been clear ever since it established its own internal studio and dropped the bombshell that it was working on a live-action Halo series produced by none other than Stev...
The UK's maker movement has a new home by the Thames
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 17:32
Cromatica is a Bluetooth speaker and lamp combo. That's kinda cool. It's also based on arduino, so you can hack it to respond to your own wishes. Even better! It's also not bad to look at, thanks to its stylish, Italian ...
NVIDIA HP leak teases potential GameStream notebook
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2014 16:40
Think of this as a potential change-over from the ever-growing world of gaming notebooks. While this doesn't make a whole lot of sense given NVIDIA's recent big push for notebook-based …
Photoshop Contest: Robert Scoble's Google Glass Shower Photo Turns One
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2014 20:40
One year ago today, the gods smiled upon us and bestowed man with the greatest, most seductive gift since Prometheus first brought fire down from Mt. Olympus. And to celebrate a full year of having a wet, naked Robert Sc...
Facebook Messenger now lets you share videos and photos in an instant
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 23:03
Just weeks after notifying its users that Messenger will no longer be incorporated into its primary app, Facebook has updated the standalone messaging client with a slew of new options that makes it a whole lot faster to...
Gimble Book Holder
The Gadget Flow - 28 Apr 2014 07:00
Price: $16 Hands-free reading methodologies are what avid readers always lookout for but not anymore after the introduction of this magnificent Gimble Book Holder. Perfectly built to fit in size 'C' books, it's what Gimb...
Mosquitoes bred with suicide genes to combat disease
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 13:30
With the World Cup just six weeks away, Brazilian authorities have approved the widespread, commercial release of a strain of mosquito that has been genetically reprogrammed to wipe out its own species. These Aedes aegyp...
This 3D illusion animation of the old game Snake is pretty damn cool
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2014 20:23
Chris Carlson does great 3D illusion paintings. This stop motion, forced perspective, chalk painting version of the classic game Snake--present in every single dumbphone and available as a BASIC game for every computer o...
Disney experimenting with 3D printing teddy bears in felt
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 19:54
We're 3D printing pretty much everything these days, at least in laboratories. So why not venture out into cuddly materials? Disney Research is looking into leveraging the technique to create soft toys that children can ...
Hail HAL 9000: An orchestra of drones plays the 'Space Odyssey' theme
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 12:33
KMel's flying robots have pretty freaky abilities, but luckily they seem more interested in show-biz than terrorizing humanity. Though they've already done a crude James Bond number, this time they're rocking more instru...
What Google's Really Working On
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2014 13:04
Forget Gmail, Maps, Drive, Chrome, Android, Plus or any other Google product you use every day. Really, it's just working on taking total control of the way you use the internet. Sadly, that may or may not be a joke. [XK...
Where Do Insects Go in Winter?
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2014 11:28
As cold-blooded creatures, insects are particularly susceptible to winter's freezing temperatures. To survive, this class of animals has developed a wide variety of adaptations, including long migrations, creating their ...
This ad uses Oculus Rift to show how internet lag could ruin making brunch
Engadget - 28 Apr 2014 23:41
We've seen some pretty nutty uses (and a very sentimental one) for the Oculus Rift so far, but a Swedish ISP's might take the cake. For two days, Umea Energi had four people strap on one of the VR headsets rigged with a ...