Gadget News
Virtual pop star Hatsune Miku performs on Letterman
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2014 11:30
Hatsune Miku is a virtual pop singer that gets her voice courtesy of Crypton Future Media, which is based out of Japan. Using various Vocaloid synthesizers, she belts out songs and, despite her lack of flesh and blood, e...
Apple Watch will feature on the cover of Vogue China
Engadget - 10 Oct 2014 06:46
Would you buy an Apple Watch if the fashion industry named it the "it gadget" of 2015, even if you couldn't care less about what it can do? What about if it became a cover model? That's exactly what is happening, as it's...
Snapchat leaks confirmed: celebrities joined by citizens
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2014 17:43
This morning it's been made clear that Snapchat has had a bit of a breach. Not through Snapchat itself, but through 3rd-party servers of Snapchat images. Snapchat does not explicitly allow the use of their servers or the...
Google+ Polls might really be for "their" stream
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2014 00:48
In spite of chatter that Google+ is dead and/or dying, Google hasn't given up hope on it just yet. The social layer to Google services has a brand new feature today, and one that is clearly meant to entice interaction. A...
DROID Turbo to have bigger than expected 3900mAh battery
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2014 11:50
Here is yet another unofficial detail that paints an even more mouth-watering picture of the now highly-anticipated Verizon DROID Turbo. Since it is touted as a successor to the DROID MAXX, it is already somewhat expecte...
Ateleia Brass Pen And Leather Journal
The Gadget Flow - 10 Oct 2014 08:00
The ATELEIA brass pen and leather journal set was designed to be a functional head-turner. The pen features a minimalist design, that is both slim and weighty in the hand. Although originally designed to house the Pilot ...
Google details how Europeans are wielding their 'right to be forgotten'
Engadget - 10 Oct 2014 22:39
It's no secret that plenty of people are using (and abusing) the European Union's "right to be forgotten" online, but have you wondered just how these requests tend to break down? You won't have to wonder for much longer...
Gawker Sarah Palin Waited in the Limo While Her Family Got in a Drunken Brawl | io9 Societies Where
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2014 15:31
Gawker Sarah Palin Waited in the Limo While Her Family Got in a Drunken Brawl | io9 Societies Where Women Outnumber Men Are Just As Violent | Kotaku Ubisoft's Game Developer 'Limbo' | Lifehacker Three Rules to Follow Whe...
Sony's PlayStation Experience is a two-day public gaming show in Vegas
Engadget - 10 Oct 2014 19:01
Sony's holding a two-day PlayStation event in the middle of the desert, and it wants you to attend. Okay, technically Las Vegas isn't the middle of the desert, but it's certainly out there. What will said event entail? P...
The Great Geeky Pumpkin Template Contest of 2014!
Think Geek - 10 Oct 2014 23:26
The Great Geeky Pumpkin Template Contest is here! Enter your pumpkin template between now and Sunday, 10/26/2014; we'll print our favorites for our own pumpkin carving party on Friday, 10/31. Later, we'll announce our $1...
Nymi
The Gadget Flow - 10 Oct 2014 08:00
Make use of the efficiency in wearable authentication technology with a unique wristband called Nymi that unleashes a new world of adventure. By using a 3-factor security system, the Nymi wristband identifies you with a ...
Fly On Board With These Quadrotors Racing Through a Forest
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2014 09:00
The Phantom Menace has approximately one good scene: the bit where people race through canyons at high speed while people shoot at them. Although reality might not quite be up to jet engines and high-powered rifles quite...
What Do You Do on Your Phone When You're in the Bathroom?
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2014 20:37
Look, we all do it. Ever since smartphones made the rack of toilet water-sprayed magazines obsolete, our alone time in the bathroom has gotten a lot more interesting. How do you fill the one-to-three minute void when you...
Researchers manipulate electrical signals to give prosthetic limbs a sense of touch
Engadget - 10 Oct 2014 15:43
Adding the sense of touch to prosthetic limbs could significantly improve an amputee's quality of life, so there's a long list of researchers trying to make it happen. Some of those scientists make up one team out of Cle...
A Worrisome Tech Trend
TechPinions - 10 Oct 2014 10:18
I had the chance to use Uber for the first time when I was in Seattle recently. Unfortunately, my first experience with this service was not great. The driver had trouble finding me at the hotel I was at and, even ...
Panda Sandwich Cutter
The Gadget Flow - 10 Oct 2014 08:00
Let your kids enjoy their lunch in a happy mood by molding their sandwiches with these Panda Sandwich Cutters. Each set comes with 1 bread cutter and 3 stamps, each of which can turn those boring sandwiches into visually...
Uber gets a failing grade from Better Business Bureau, but taxis do too
Engadget - 10 Oct 2014 05:27
The latest scuffle between Uber and the taxi industry is, as you might expect, a bit one-sided. The Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association (TLPA) trade group recently issued a press release stating that the Bette...
Dear US Navy: The Futuristic X3K Is What Littoral Combat Ships Should Be
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2014 21:30
The last decade has seen some pretty awesome looking warships hit waters around the globe. On the "blue water" side of things the Star Wars looking Zumwalt Class and the minimalist art-like Lafayette Class were clearly d...
Lumia 1020 provides the eyes for 3D-printed observatory
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2014 12:30
If you've grown tired of the things you can do with your smartphone's camera, on land or even underwater (depending on your device), perhaps it's time to look to the stars, quite literally. Especially if you have a Lumia...
The Southwest Has a Methane Hotspot as Big as Delaware
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2014 12:00
NASA and the University of Michigan have discovered a hotspot which contributes the largest concentration of the greenhouse gas methane in the entire country. And it's 2,500 square miles in size.
Imgur Just Invented a New GIF Format--Here's Why It Matters
Gizmodo - 10 Oct 2014 00:30
GIFs are the lifeblood of the internet, the reason most of us get up in the morning. But they haven't really gotten better in the past 25 years--until now. Imgur claims to have created a brand-new GIF which recreates the...
Lindsay Lohan suit over GTA V beefed up by legal team
Slash Gear - 10 Oct 2014 13:10
Lindsay Lohan is one of those celebrities that are better known for self-imploding than for her acting these days. One of the things that gamers might know her for is her legal campaign against Take-Two Interactive over ...