Gadget News
Kia channels its inner mutant with X-Men-themed Sorento
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 15:30
Kia has introduced its new mutant variety 2015 Sorento, a special model made in partnership with Fox that the auto maker plans to debut a week before the Australian Open 2015 tennis championship. With it comes an X-Men t...
Mercedes-AMG has its wicked way with CLA Shooting Brake
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 23:15
Mercedes-Benz has outed a freshly-fettled car from its AMG tuning division, the CLA 45 AMG Shooting Brake, following up the LA Auto Show last week with its striking Mercedes-AMG GT S. Putting power and a trunk together, ...
Redbox to raise movie and game rental rates
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 14:30
Just in time for the holiday season, Redbox will be raising the daily rates of its DVD rentals, and following this will be a somewhat substantial price increase for video game rentals in early January. Redbox promises th...
South Park streaming with Chromecast soon
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 19:10
The first thing you should be saying when you hear that Key and Peel are coming to Chromecast is NOOICE. Viacom has announced that the Comedy Central app will be bringing their most highly-rated comedy series to the Chro...
HTC One for Windows nabs an Xbox Dot View cover
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 22:18
Today we're having a quick peek at the Xbox Dot View cover - a sort of limited-engagement release made specifically for the Windows Phone version of the HTC One (M8). This case works exactly the same as the standard HTC ...
Samsung NX1 4K recording camera hits the US
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 14:50
Not long ago Samsung rolled out its first camera capable of recording 4K resolution video. That camera is called the Samsung NX1 and it was originally supposed to land here in the States last month. Despite not launching...
How Much Food Can You Actually Eat This Thanksgiving?
Gizmodo - 25 Nov 2014 23:05
Let's talk total Thanksgiving tonnage here. How much Butterball-plus-fixins can you reasonably jam down your yaw this Thursday? Basically: You could eat a lot more if it wasn't for all the saliva you have to make to brea...
Privacy puzzles and iPhone origin obscure finds Web IQ survey
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 21:11
Does a privacy policy really promise privacy, and is that Bill Gates or Steve Jobs? Turns out, not everyone is entirely up to speed on how the internet operates or where it came from, with new research from Pew Internet ...
Amazon will now deliver to your local Post Office
Engadget - 25 Nov 2014 10:59
As Amazon prepares for another bumper Christmas, the internet giant has been doing all it can to ensure its logistics are in order. Just over a week ago, it debuted free same-day delivery for Prime members, striking a bl...
Comcast wants customers to track and rate its technicians
Engadget - 25 Nov 2014 21:27
When it comes to offering great customer service, Comcast's reputation on the matter is far from being healthy. Every now and then, the company gets put on the map for making its subscribers go through rather tedious exp...
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sets Nintendo a US record
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 16:59
Turns out, all Nintendo needed to help lift the Wii U was a really, really popular game. The Japanese firm may have found it, too, in the shape of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, which has become the fastest-selling Wii U t...
Plug-in turns your browsing history into a searchable database
Engadget - 25 Nov 2014 09:17
Some apps make it easy to delete your browsing history for the sake of privacy and security. This one called Fetching, however, does the opposite: it saves a comprehensive copy of your history for years to come. What for...
Sound off: Show us your used and abused phones!
Engadget - 25 Nov 2014 23:00
That sad, broken handset is what one friend had to use while waiting for his new one to arrive. We know that you too, have felt his pain and are bound to have some similar photos floating around. Whether your phone was d...
1 Out of Every 9 Bridges in the US Is Structurally Deficient
Gizmodo - 25 Nov 2014 21:32
There are about 630,000 bridges in the United States, ranging from impressive new structural creations like Margaret Hunt Hill bridge in Dallas to deteriorating slabs of concrete in desperate need repair. It's that last ...
FCC to T-Mobile: Stop Lying About Throttled Speeds
Gizmodo - 25 Nov 2014 12:45
The FCC has told T-Mobile that it has to start being more upfront about the data speeds its customers are receiving. From now on, the carrier will have to send texts explaining the speeds that users will actually have to...
Police Body Cameras Are a Good Start, But Not a Cure-All
Gizmodo - 25 Nov 2014 21:20
Last night, Michael Brown's family renewed the call for all police officers to wear body cameras that record their interactions with people. This is smart, but like every other tool we give the police, cameras will only ...
Adjustable Desk Lamp
The Gadget Flow - 25 Nov 2014 09:00
Dimensions – h70cm x w46cm x d18cm approx. Material – Wood and brushed metal. Adjustable desk lamp. Bulb – E27. Adjustable industrial style wood and brushed steel lamp from House Doctor. Perfect as a work lamp for ...
The Government Wants to Delete Years of CIA and DHS Emails
Gizmodo - 25 Nov 2014 21:41
On September 17, the National Archives published a seemingly routine announcement in the Federal Registrar. Couched in language about preserving records of value is a line about the destruction of records and a list of f...
Apple job listing suggests VR platform on the horizon
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 00:22
Virtual Reality is a big deal, at least for early adopters willing to strap a piece of cardboard or plastic to their face and split the screen on a smartphone or tablet. That's not for everyone, but Apple might make it a...
Cradle Rocking Chair by Richard Clarkson
The Gadget Flow - 25 Nov 2014 09:00
Though the design was essentially targeted for those suffering with Rhythmic Movement Disorder (RMD), the Cradle Rocking Chair by Richard Clarkson is a chair that can pretty much fit in everyone's hectic lifestyle. The c...
What It Feels Like to Fly in NASA's Crazy Zero-Gravity Plane
Gizmodo - 25 Nov 2014 18:00
Last week we showed you how NASA simulates space here on Earth, with everything from advanced virtual reality to monstrous thermal vacuum chambers. But all of that still can't prepare you for how an object, or an experim...
Flic wireless buttons control smartphone functions at a click
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2014 14:10
Controlling all the features of a smartphone can be difficult for someone new to smartphones. People who have had a smartphone for a long time sometimes wish for shortcuts that can perform a specific action with a single...