Gadget News
Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter
The Gadget Flow - 29 Jun 2014 07:00
Precision enabled pizza slicing is now a Star Trek venture with this officially licensed Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter. It's got everything you expect a sci-fi inspirational accessory to have. The laser-etched stainl...
Microsoft smartwatch tipped for October with 11 sensors in tow
Slash Gear - 29 Jun 2014 03:32
Microsoft's rumored smartwatch is the topic of choice this weekend, with unnamed sources cropping up to state that the wearable will arrive this October. The same sources corroborated some past rumors we've heard regardi...
These wireless bone-conducting headphones let you listen while you listen
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 00:54
Kickstarter, it's a funny old place. A weird soup of real ingenuity and beermat ideas. Headbones might initially sound like it'll fall in the latter camp, but you'd be wrong. Once you know they're bone conducting headpho...
Five Best Budget Computer Mice
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2014 17:00
A good computer mouse doesn't have to cost a ton of money, especially if you need it to travel, or you're on a budget. This week we're looking at five of the best mice on the market for around $20, based on your nominati...
We're Not Dead Yet, Says BlackBerry, And Launches a "Fact Check" Portal
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2014 23:19
BlackBerry's U.S. market share is now 0 percent. But the company doesn't want you to think that it has given up yet. Instead, it has launched a new portal called the "BlackBerry Fact Check" to counter the "smoke and mirr...
Steam Sale Finale, GOG Finale, and The Best Deals for June 29, 2014
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2014 17:00
Steam and GOG are wrapping up their respective Summer Sales with pages full of returning deals. Whatever you've missed, now's the time. Let us know what you've bought or will be buying today in the comments.
DXG Seeing Cam Wi-Fi Video Monitoring Camera lets you feel like Sauron
Coolest Gadgets - 29 Jun 2014 22:40
Planning for your summer vacation might include a whole lot of preparation when it comes to the places to stay, modes of transport, not to mention the kind of home security measures to take. Do you ask your neighbor to c...
Weekends with Engadget: Google I/O 2014, Aereo loses and more!
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 22:00
This week, we went hands-on with Google's Android L developer preview and Android wear, watched the US Supreme Court rule against Aereo, learned how to escape the clutches of the internet and more!
Microsoft's Cross-Platform Smartwatch Might Be Here In October
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2014 22:00
We hope you didn't blow all your cash on that Surface Pro 3 . Tom's Hardware says that a "trusted source with knowledge of the development" has verified that a Microsoft smartwatch will be released in October.
California makes it legal to pay with Bitcoin and other virtual currencies
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 21:01
If you've previously paid for goods with Bitcoin or other digital currency in California, you're technically a criminal -- the state has long had a law requiring US dollars, even if it hasn't been enforced. As of this we...
Custom Retractable Windshield Shades helps your ride remain cool
Coolest Gadgets - 29 Jun 2014 20:40
Having a ride on four wheels is one thing, but keeping it in pristine condition, not to mention fine working order, is another. I am quite sure that many of us would love to ensure that our vehicle is in tip top conditio...
This Is The Most Earth-Like Planet Discovered Yet
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2014 20:21
The nearest Earth-like planet is only 16 light-years away from us. It has a mass that is more than five times the mass of the Earth and it orbits a red dwarf star that has half the mass and radius of our sun.
The ACLU and the NSA's ex-director will debate spying on June 30th
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 19:59
If you've wanted the NSA and anti-spying campaigners to sit down and hash things out, you're about to get your wish... well, sort of. MSNBC is holding a surveillance-themed debate between former NSA head Gen. Keith Alexa...
Facebook Doesn't Think Manipulating Users' Emotions Is A Big Deal
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2014 19:23
If you missed this outrageous study published earlier this month in an academic journal, here's the nutshell version: In January 2012, a Facebook data scientist, along with two university researchers, tweaked the News Fe...
Google, Not Device Makers, Will Control Android Wear, Auto and TV UI
Gizmodo - 29 Jun 2014 18:17
When Android Wear, Android Auto and Android TV launch this fall, they'll solve a problem that has plagued Android since day one: an inconsistent user experience across devices. Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham points out...
Google will have sole control over the interfaces of Android Auto, Wear and TV
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 17:58
You'd better get used to the interfaces you saw for Android Auto, Wear and TV at the Google I/O conference this past week -- you're going to be seeing them a lot. Google tells Ars Technica that it will maintain sole (off...
Gadget Rewind 2007: Flip Video Ultra
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 17:00
It was the mid-aughts and user-generated video was on the rise: Google had just purchased YouTube and consumers were starting to get their first camera-equipped cellphones. Despite all that, the quality of video captured...
BlackBerry: we "continue to be a leader in mobile"
Slash Gear - 29 Jun 2014 16:00
This week BlackBerry is suggesting that they "must fight back" against their competitors using an offense constructed entirely of facts. No, they're not attempting to recreate the "Bears, Beats, Battlestar Galactica" bat...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: Terrapin Camper, glow-in-the-dark roads and the world's fastest bike
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 16:00
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. The world's first glow-in-the-dark roads were recently installed in the Nether...
Our Wearable Future: Lessons Unlearned
TechPinions - 29 Jun 2014 14:56
On June 27th, Tim Bajarin wrote an excellent article on wearables entitled: Understanding Apple's Wearable Strategy. If you haven’t read it, I highly encourage you to take the time to read it, or re-read it, now. Tim�...
Watch this Space Hulk: Deathwing UE4 trailer crush puny graphics
Slash Gear - 29 Jun 2014 14:30
The surprisingly little-known series known as Space Hulk is back with a vengeance, this time taking on the world with Unreal Engine 4. Everything we've seen with the UE4 stamp of approval on its back thus far has looked ...
Future cars may give themselves dimples to reduce drag
Engadget - 29 Jun 2014 11:04
Golf balls are dimpled for a reason -- they sail through the air just slowly enough that the uneven surface reduces drag, helping them fly further than they might otherwise. Wouldn't it be nice if your car could get that...