Gadget News
HTC Desire EYE hands-on: The 13MP "Selfie phone"
Slash Gear - 8 Oct 2014 22:45
Blame Instagram, blame Facebook, blame Tinder: whatever the cause, the selfie is big business and HTC's latest smartphone, the HTC Desire EYE, is aiming to capitalize on that. Flagship of the Desire series - the mainstre...
Triatholight
The Gadget Flow - 8 Oct 2014 08:00
The longest lasting compact emergency flashlight. Runs for 300+ continuous hours on 1 D cell battery. Light is provided by 32 x 20,000mcd LED. I was messaged by a representative of a website that features lots of new, co...
Watch: VR drones race like Speeder Bikes in the French Alps
Slash Gear - 8 Oct 2014 18:51
Watch as the Airgonay drone club races their home-made drones fly through the French Alps like Imperial Troops on Endor. This isn't Return of the Jedi - it's real life. President of the Airgonay drone club Herve Pellarin...
Honest trailer for Transformers 4: Age of Extinction tears it to shreds
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 02:59
The biggest sign that humanity has no chance of survival? That we're all sheep with baa-d taste? That we should blast ourselves out of this planet and let dolphins take over as the dominant species? Transformers: Age of ...
Warner Bros is building a holographic Batcave for the Oculus Rift
Engadget - 8 Oct 2014 05:34
Like comic books? Then you're probably familiar with the style of Bruce Timm, the father of the DC animated universe -- a specific era (and style) of DC Comics animation projects that started with the 1992 Batman: The An...
DROID Turbo detailed in leaked user guide
Slash Gear - 8 Oct 2014 23:39
This afternoon a User Guide for the upcoming Verizon Motorola DROID Turbo has been leaked. If this guide is to be believed, the DROID Turbo is launching with a set of specifications that far exceeds the power and the abi...
How to Go About Burying 16,000-Ton Tunnel Segments Under a River
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 23:31
Throughout the summer, six large barge-like vessels floated out of Baltimore's harbor. These weren't boats, they were giant concrete tubes, destined for a tunnel in Southern Virginia that will expand a busy subterranean ...
Neuro:On - Technology You Won't Lose Sleep Over!
Coolest Gadgets - 8 Oct 2014 20:30
Technology was supposed to make things quicker and easier, but it seems that we’ve never been busier. We work long hours, take fewer vacations, and seem to have no time for anything anymore. When I find the need for...
25-Hour Bag Palissy
The Gadget Flow - 8 Oct 2014 08:00
The 25-hour bag Palissy is a day-to-day bag and more. It has the appearance of a briefcase, yet is spacious enough for overnight adventures. The interior of the bag features a large compartment to fit everything you'll n...
Poor privacy and data security policies are hurting innovation, says Intel
Engadget - 8 Oct 2014 23:44
Look at the technology space objectively, and you might realize it's kind of in a weird place: smartphones, fitness trackers and social networks have ushered us into an era of data -- the location of our friends and fami...
Smart move: HTC goes iOS
Slash Gear - 8 Oct 2014 23:30
Here's something that HTC doesn't need to say: they're in a bit of trouble. Though nothing about today's event came as a surprise, there was some good news for iOS users. HTC is now supporting Apple products, and they're...
Tour one of Earth's grandest deserts in Google Street View
Engadget - 8 Oct 2014 23:18
Visiting a large desert in person can be difficult. Roads will only take you so far, and you probably aren't used to navigating gigantic sand dunes. Thankfully, you no longer have to plan a whole adventure just to see th...
Logitech M320 piles on the comfort factor in mice
Coolest Gadgets - 8 Oct 2014 23:00
When it comes to the world of desktop and mobile computing, one particular "tool", so to speak, that we ought to pay more attention to in order to increase the level of comfort as well as efficiency in the long run would...
Norway's New Currency Design Is Perfectly Pixelated High-Concept Art
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 19:47
With last week's news that Oslo had pulled out of the 2022 Winter Olympics, I got really sad--mostly that we wouldn't see the beautiful identity from the architects at Snøhetta brought to life. But here's a consolation:...
Digital tattoo returns: "eSkin" for all NFC phones
Slash Gear - 8 Oct 2014 19:19
Remember when Motorola's Moto X had a digital tattoo you could apply that would unlock your phone? Turns out the company that made/makes said tattoo wasn't finished there. They've just done a sort of silent release of th...
Crooks Have Started Rooting ATMs to Steal Cash
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 09:45
As if we don't already have it bad with ATM skimmers , criminals have now started going a step further. New reports suggest that ATMs are increasingly being rooted so that crooks can take complete control of cash points ...
FBI director sees progress in the US' ability to fight cyberattacks
Engadget - 8 Oct 2014 02:39
FBI director James Comey has held office for more than a year, but he hasn't really had an opportunity to explain his views on camera. What does he think about the US' ability to cope with cyberattacks, for example? If y...
How Our Circadian Rhythms Have Learned to Ignore Time Zones
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 01:30
Right around this time every year, the world starts to make sense. It gets darker earlier and I get tired earlier, which means I get a better night of sleep. It turns out that I'm not just imagining things. When we go to...
Brilliant mashup covers 20 Queen songs in one minute
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 23:53
Being a Queen fan since I was little kid, I had my doubts about anyone covering 20 Queen songs in one single 60-second song and making any sense. I stand corrected: This medley is brilliant, smoothly morphing one song in...
Ebola Airport Screenings Won't Do a Damn Thing
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 23:46
Along with shoe X-rays and toiletries in ziploc bags, we can now welcome fever checks as the latest addition to airport security theater. Today, U.S. officials announced they will screen passengers coming to five major a...
DREDD mini-movies: EP Adi Shankar confirms pseudo-sequels
Slash Gear - 8 Oct 2014 23:20
Last year Adi Shankar first mentioned that he'd like to create at least one more DREDD movie, no matter how it'd have to be made. Here and now, Shankar confirms that his project is a go. Not an official feature-length DR...
Watching people play with magical Kinetic Sand is so freaking trippy
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2014 23:10
I didn't have a clue that Kinetic Sand existed. This Swedish invention is made of 98-percent sand and two-percent sorcery, so it sticks to itself and nothing else, allowing you to cut it clean. And then it feels like it ...