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Samsung Gear 2 Smartwatch
The Gadget Flow - 6 Jul 2014 07:00
Get yourself into that ideal mode of communication with the brand new Samsung Gear 2 Smartwatch excellently stuffed with a lot of seamless features. The large sAMOLED display comes as the special attraction which has bee...
Scientists Have Located the Brain's On/Off Switch for Consciousness
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 15:00
Every one of us loses consciousness on a daily basis: it's called sleep. But scientists have never understood which part of the brain controls when you're conscious and when you're not. Now, researchers seem to have foun...
The TSA Is On the Lookout For Electronics That Won't Turn On
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 23:00
The Transportation Security Administration, our wand-waving friends on the other side of the airport security line, have a new target: cellphones and other electronics that won't power up. At certain airports, if your de...
Smartwatches, Secret Pools, a Month With a 10-Year-Old Phone, and More
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 20:00
Happy Sixth of July! The fireworks have all blown up, the beers have all been consumed, and the hot dogs have all been eaten. And you're probably still suffering from it. Look, just kick back and relax, and check out the...
Gadget Rewind 2005: Nabaztag
Engadget - 6 Jul 2014 17:00
If robotic rabbits could multiply, we'd be overrun by "kawaii" (the Japanese word for "cute") by now. Thankfully, Violet's 2005 Nabaztag robo-bunny has kept its socializing strictly to the digital realm. This adorably de...
Report: NSA Is Storing Tons of Data From U.S Citizens and Non-Targets
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 16:48
The Washington Post just published a huge NSA investigation. The findings, sadly, are unsurprising, but the scope is massive: nine out of 10 messages intercepted by the NSA come from regular folks, not targets, and those...
Paris MacBook Skin
The Gadget Flow - 6 Jul 2014 07:00
The Apple logo now seems to be an evident object visible from the Paris skyline as you cover your Macbook with this Paris MacBook Skin. It depicts the entire Paris skyline along with the Eiffel Tower directly from your M...
The Books Everyone Starts and No One Finishes, According to Amazon
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 22:00
Picking up a book is gratifying: look at me, not reading dumb listicles on the internet! Finishing a book, however, is a challenge. Which of this summer's top-selling books have the highest reader attrition? Dr. Jordan E...
Pyle Aqua SunBlast Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker gets the job done even when wet
Coolest Gadgets - 6 Jul 2014 19:45
Pyle Audio, the company behind their latest speaker release which is known as the Aqua SunBlast Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker, intends to make this summer a whole lot more fun. After all, the summer is all about soaking u...
Watch The World's Tallest Water Slide Test Its First Human Riders
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 18:00
The Verrückt, the world's tallest water slide, has finally started testing with real, live humans. And the first drop in this POV footage is absolutely terrifying.
The TSA won't let you board some flights unless your devices turn on
Engadget - 6 Jul 2014 23:12
You know how airport security will occasionally ask you to turn on a phone or laptop to prove that it isn't hiding explosives? Well, that's no longer just a rare inconvenience -- if you take certain flights, it's mandato...
The Deliciously Complex Science That Makes Barbecue So Tasty
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 21:00
Here in the U.S., it's the last day of a three-day weekend that's synonymous with barbecue. Anyone can try his or her hand at barbecuing; hell, all you need is meat, a grill, and some open sky to sully with fragrant food...
Brand Strength: can you name these 10 smartphones?
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2014 19:10
When you've got an iPhone, your friends know it. Those around you know you're holding an iPhone with just a glance. Over the past few years, several brands have also begun settling their brand well enough that you're abl...
Most of the NSA's intercepted messages involve ordinary people
Engadget - 6 Jul 2014 18:57
It's no secret that the NSA's surveillance efforts reach far and wide. However, we now know which sort of people get caught in that dragnet -- and most of them, it turns out, are very ordinary. About 90 percent of users ...
A Tantalizingly Brief Glimpse Inside Fabien Cousteau's Underwater Lab
Gizmodo - 6 Jul 2014 16:00
Fabien Cousteau just concluded his 31-day underwater research mission , where six scientists studied coral reefs in a small chamber 63 feet underwater off the coast of Key Largo. The long-term underwater residence gave t...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: solar homes, 'Soofa' benches and a levitating transportation system
Engadget - 6 Jul 2014 16:00
Solar Decathlon Europe is officially underway in Versailles, where 20 teams of students from 17 different countries are competing to build the world's most efficient solar-powered homes. Like the American version, the Eu...
U.S. Military's TALOS Project tapped Hollywood designer
Slash Gear - 6 Jul 2014 15:19
It is not unusual for Hollywood to refer to the US Military personnel for realistic movie plot, but this time it is the other way around. Legacy Effects, the company known for designing props for movies such as Iron Man ...
Qualcomm briefly takes down Android code for CyanogenMod, Sony and itself
Engadget - 6 Jul 2014 12:53
The Android community just got a big (if brief) scare. In the space of a few days, Qualcomm has both made and retracted a Digital Millennium Copyright Act request that took down 116 code repositories (many of them Androi...
NASA gives the go-ahead to a rocket designed for deep space exploration
Engadget - 6 Jul 2014 08:02
For the past few years, NASA's been working on a powerful rocket called the Space Launch System meant for missions to the moon, Mars and other places far from our planet. While the rocket's not quite ready to take Bruce ...
1st Edition Travel Bag by Hardgraft
The Gadget Flow - 6 Jul 2014 07:00
This 1st Edition Travel Bag by Hardgraft is a classic holdall which has been beautifully made out of vegetable tanned leather and rugged yet fine wool. Symbolizing traditional Italian craftsmanship, the bag showcases lea...
Camvertible Video Stabilizer
The Gadget Flow - 6 Jul 2014 07:00
The Camvertible is a professional quality video camera stabilizer that not only provides silky smooth walking, running, and sweeping shots, but cleverly combines with existing equipment such as monopods to give you the f...
Cassiopea Faceted Glassware by Bormioli Rocco
The Gadget Flow - 6 Jul 2014 07:00
Drink your favorite cocktail from these geometrically elegant Cassiopea Faceted Glassware by Bormioli Rocco. Every set has 4 rock glasses each of which has been brilliantly shaped with quirky designs and layouts. They ca...