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Cardboard Smartphone Projector
The Gadget Flow - 2 Aug 2014 07:00
No more crowding over one phone to check the latest YouTube blockbuster with the Cardboard Smartphone Projector there. Having upto 8x magnification, this projector can stream your favorite videos with better acoustics fo...
Star Wars In Your Pocket lets you realize those voices in your head
Coolest Gadgets - 2 Aug 2014 20:00
Do you sometimes hear voices in your head? If you do, then you might actually attribute it to the Force – where good advice comes from the Light Side, while advice that leads you down a shady path would be from the Dar...
LG G Watch software fix will solve residue buildup
Slash Gear - 2 Aug 2014 23:42
LG is pushing out a software patch for their LG G Watch, and the reason is a bit stranger than usual. It seems some users are reporting a buildup of residue on the charging pins -- something that has no effect on the dev...
Rolto iPhone Screen Printer lets you take the old school route
Coolest Gadgets - 2 Aug 2014 19:00
As much as we would like to end up as a wireless and paperless society, it seems that the former is a whole lot easier to achieve compared to the latter. I would like to think that it is nigh impossible to become totally...
Internet-Connected Appliances Are a Hacker's Dream Come True
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 17:00
The web-connected appliances on the "internet of things" promise to make life way more convenient for you and me. But according to a security study by Hewlett-Packard, the most popular smart devices are about as secure a...
I run a multiplex theater.
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 16:27
I run a multiplex theater. I saw this coming when "mapping" this title (the process of telling the computer that plays the movies which file to play when it is told by the ticketing computer to play "Guardians of the Gal...
C-SPAN Finally Put Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth on the Air
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 15:08
The callers to C-SPAN's long-running morning show Washington Journal are as beautiful, and diverse, and perfect as America itself. In a long overdue bit of fan service, the Journal put on Richard Gage the leader of Archi...
What's the Most Embarrassing Tech Mistake You Ever Made?
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 23:00
Technology is great. The devices we use give us near-infinite powers to create, learn, and communicate worldwide. But sometimes, we have misfires. Operator errors. Lapses of judgment that zip instantly to all corners of ...
Philips Hue Tap Review: Smart bulbs go old-school
Slash Gear - 2 Aug 2014 22:53
Philips' hue smart lightbulbs have always been at the mercy of a dumb switch. The range of color-changing LED bulbs have won over many smart home enthusiasts with their flexible effects and easy installation, but while c...
Google explains how it handles Europeans' requests to be forgotten online
Engadget - 2 Aug 2014 21:55
Google has previously offered a little bit of insight into how it handles (and occasionally mishandles) the EU's "right to be forgotten" (RTBF) requests, but it has largely been a nebulous process. How do you know whethe...
Galaxy phone blocks bullet after man brings knife to gun fight
Slash Gear - 2 Aug 2014 21:38
A Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 stopped a bullet this week as a man had a friendly disagreement with another citizen in the streets of Xinjiang. The altercation involved a wallet being dropped by the first man, the second man ...
Idiocracy, 10 Percent Brain Myth, How Times Square Works, and More
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 21:00
It's been a wild one here at Gizmodo. We reviewed a whole bunch of gadgets, looked at the redesign of the United States Postal Service, and got a behind-the-scenes look at how the signs that light up Times Square work. L...
Terrifying Footage Of Deadly Taiwan Explosion Captured On Dash Cam
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 19:46
A deadly gas explosion in Kaohsiung, Taiwan killed at least 28 people yesterday morning, combusting with enough power to destroy whole city blocks and lift cars onto the roofs of buildings. And now footage has emerged fr...
Catching waves with Rip Curl's SearchGPS surf watch
Engadget - 2 Aug 2014 19:00
"Track every wave and know every tide." That's the concept behind Rip Curl's SearchGPS, a location-tracking wristwear that combines your typical fitness-tracking features with a waterproof, wave-counting watch for surfer...
The Enormous Mission to Rescue the World's Largest Tunneling Machine
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 19:00
Big Bertha was all set to dig a nearly two-mile tunnel in Seattle, but just 1,000 feet into her journey she hit a mysterious object that halted her progress. Now, crews are beginning the process of rescuing her, in what ...
LAPD tries to ban use of drones over its stations
Slash Gear - 2 Aug 2014 17:54
The latest squabble over the use of drones is coming from the Los Angeles Police Department, which has said that hobbyists should avoid flying camera-equipped drones over its various stations. This comes after one man wa...
Potato Salad Kickstarter Beats Funding Goal by Over 500,000 Percent
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 17:50
Remember Zack Danger Brown's hilarious potato salad Kickstarter ? It just ended with more than $55,000 in funding on a $10 goal. Now Danger (as we call him ) says he'll actually do something productive with all that mone...
With Mobile Safari as the new IE6, Microsoft modifies Windows Phone
Ars Technica - 2 Aug 2014 17:31
Windows Phone 8.1 Update will be more compatible with the mobile Web.
Feedback Loop: Camera advice, smartphone battery life and more!
Engadget - 2 Aug 2014 16:30
Happy Saturday! Here's a fresh edition of Feedback Loop for your reading pleasure. This week we talk about suggestions for the best point-and-shoot cameras, battery life in the Nexus 5 and Moto X, streaming shows through...
Video of All 135 Space Shuttle Launches Is a Rocket Tribute to Space
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 16:00
YouTuber lunarmodule 5 is back with another NASA compilation video. This time, it's a four-screen tribute to the Space Shuttle, showing every launch of the Shuttle's 135 missions. It'll make your spine tingle.
Recommended Reading: Snapchat celebs and the birth of Auto-Tune
Engadget - 2 Aug 2014 15:30
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read....
Rare view of the ocean glowing blue against the Milky Way
Gizmodo - 2 Aug 2014 15:00
Today's Earth Picture of the Day is extraordinarily beautiful and rare: Fine art and landscape photographer Fefo Boouvier captured a large population of bioluminescent noctiluca glowing against the Milky Way in the Atlan...