Gadget News
Tesla could return to New Jersey following bill approval
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2014 23:23
Following Tesla Motors' banishment in New Jersey, the state has recently put into play a bill that would change state law in the automaker's favor. According to NJ.com, the state's …
Does my LG G3 camera app affect photo quality?
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2014 22:44
This week we're having a peek at the LG G3, using it as an example for several Android questions we've seen asked for all sorts of devices over the past …
OS X Yosemite, iOS 8, Woz the Tetris Whiz, and More
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 22:00
It started with WWDC, Apple's annual conference where it announces all the year's new software stuff. It ended with Detroit decay and Steve Wozniak telling us about his tenure as the World's #1 Tetris Player. What a week...
How to Outfit Your Entire Home With LED Light
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 19:00
Now that incandescents have gone the way of the dinosaur and everybody's generally agreed that CFLs are terrible, it's finally the dawning of the age of LED. And there has been no shortage of bulb makers stepping up with...
Weekends with Engadget: Apple's developer conference, LG G3 review and more!
Engadget - 7 Jun 2014 22:59
This week, we watched Apple announce iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, reviewed the LG G3, gave Cortana a psych eval and investigated the reality of life with autonomous cars.
Format Wars: Blu-ray vs. HD DVD
Engadget - 7 Jun 2014 19:00
The format war. Over the last few decades it has played out across various forms of tech -- AC vs DC, VHS vs. Beta -- usually with fierce battle lines drawn and millions or even billions of dollars at stake. Recently, no...
IBM's Watt-sun: great at solar forecasts, useless at Jeopardy
Engadget - 7 Jun 2014 02:18
Pop quiz: if you worked on a research project at IBM that dealt with chewing on large amounts of data to predict how efficient solar power arrays could be, what would you call it? If you said "Watt-sun," you'd be on a ro...
Watch a lightning bolt hit a car while it's driving
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 01:32
Boom. A couple was driving their pickup truck on a fairly empty highway when the weather gods decided that their car would be a great target for a direct lightning bolt strike. According to the couple, after getting hit ...
New Android Feature Wakes You Up For Your Bus or Subway Stop
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 23:30
Android Police just discovered a cool new Google Now feature: when you're taking public transportation, you can set an alarm to make sure you don't sleep through your stop. No more waking up stranded at the end of the li...
LEGO Lunchboxes carries the building blocks of your food
Coolest Gadgets - 7 Jun 2014 22:00
I know that times are hard, and even in Japan, salarymen who used to carry quite a fair amount of money to spend during lunch have now receive a whole lot less because their wives are doing a good job in managing the hou...
2015 BMW X6 official: Tech turned up
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2014 22:00
BMW has taken the wraps off the 2015 X6, its second-generation "sports activity coupe", boosting power, improving efficiency, and making the design a little meatier than the outgoing car. Offering …
E3 2014: Five games we're anticipating most
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2014 21:35
There will be ups and there will be downs to this year's E3, with games that look fantastic and release dates that will make you cry. Most of the AAA …
Tell us what you're working on for Google, win a code to buy I/O tickets
Ars Technica - 7 Jun 2014 21:30
We've got 15 extra codes that provide an opportunity to purchase tickets to I/O 2014.
Looking Glass: The apps for must-wear wearables
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2014 21:21
Has Glass gone off the boil? Google's wearable launched in Explorer beta form to great fanfare, but privacy concerns, criticisms of "Glasshole" arrogance, and legitimate doubts about the value of …
Flameless Grill Smoker makes your 4th of July cleaner
Coolest Gadgets - 7 Jun 2014 21:00
The 4th of July is about to happen – don't think that being close to a month away equals plenty of preparation time! Life does not work that way, and before you know it, that day has arrived, and you might not just hav...
Stadium-Sized "Beast" Asteroid Will Nearly* Smash Into Earth Tomorrow
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 21:00
Asteroid 2014 HQ 124, a.k.a. The Beast, is a football stadium-sized behemoth, estimated at nearly a quarter of a mile wide. And on Sunday, it's gonna come perilously close to our beloved home planet. How close? Just a me...
Soviet Doctors Cured Infections With Viruses, and Soon Yours Might Too
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 20:00
In the Soviet Union, western antibiotics couldn't make it past the Iron Curtain. So Eastern Bloc doctors figured out how to use viruses to kill infectious bacteria. Now, with antibiotic-resistant bugs vexing doctors, tha...
Piano mysteriously washes ashore under New York's Brooklyn Bridge
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 19:41
A baby grand piano has mysteriously appeared under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, right on the Manhattan side of the East River. Everyone in the city is speculating about its origin: Some people think it may be a viral...
2015 Corvette Z06 hits 650HP: Sets GM record
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2014 19:30
Chevrolet's 2015 Corvette Z06 was always going to be powerful, but the upcoming supercar has had its 6.2L V8 supercharged LT4 engine officially rated, and it's mustering a massive 650 …
Report: Google Nearby to Bring Android Next-Level Contextual Awareness
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 18:00
AndroidPolice got an exclusive look at an alleged new feature that's said be coming soon to Android devices: Google Nearby, a next-level contextual awareness suite that would give Google-powered devices an even deeper un...
Galaxy K Zoom review: Samsung's best cameraphone yet
Engadget - 7 Jun 2014 17:00
Samsung is on a mission to build the perfect cameraphone. Low-quality fixed lenses and tiny smartphone sensors are clearly insufficient for photography enthusiasts, but while you always bring your phone to parties, sport...
NASA's Using Space Laser to Download Video From Orbit at Gigabit Speeds
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2014 16:00
NASA's latest data download just covered way more distance, and contained way more awesome, than any earthbound file transfer: the agency beamed a high-def video down from the International Space Station this week using ...