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Indie Sofa Bed by Karup
The Gadget Flow - 2 Jan 2015 09:00
Reimagine the living room decor of your home with a vintage spark by installing this Indie Sofa Bed from Karup. The design is extensively ultra-modern which has been topped with the special legs adding an iconic touch to...
It Took 2.1 Years For Fukushima's Radioactive Plume to Reach Us
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 00:00
Cesium 134 and cesium 137: The two isotopes that were released into the Pacific Ocean when an earthquake ruined the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the eastern coast of Japan in 2011. The panic over the leakage ...
ODG Smart Glasses squeeze AR into pseudo-Wayfarers
Slash Gear - 2 Jan 2015 19:08
The tech world won't be content until we're wearing our computers and phones on our face, and Osterhout Design Group thinks it has the answer with its vaguely-Wayfarer-styled Smart Glasses headset. The consumer version o...
Secret Nazi weapons facility discovered near concentration camp
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 14:27
Austrian filmmaker Andreas Sulzer claims to have found Hitler's 'largest secret weapons research facility' following information contained in US intelligence reports describing a massive underground tunnel system excavat...
Report: Mt. Gox Bitcoin Loss Was an Inside Job
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 12:15
It's almost a year since the Bitcoin locker Mt. Gox went offline and took its digital currency with it. Now, a report in Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper claims that 99 percent of the bitcoins that went missing from Mt....
Chick-Fil-A admits possible credit card breach
Engadget - 2 Jan 2015 04:58
Chick-Fil-A is spending the beginning of 2015 not just serving chicken to hungry partygoers on their way home, but also dealing with a possible credit/debit card breach. The fast food chain has just issued an official st...
Balance Ball Chairs for the New Year, Discounted Slingbox, More Deals
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 20:15
If you've resolved to get in better shape or improve your posture in 2015 , these discounted balance ball chairs can help you get it done without any real time commitment.
Montblanc has an 'e-Strap' to make its luxury watches smarter
Engadget - 2 Jan 2015 02:27
Smartwatches continue to grow in popularity, but if you prefer a high-end mechanical timepiece instead, Montblanc has a way to still get the tech, too. A Blog to Watch reports the luxury watchmaker announced an optional ...
Nikon looking into odd flare issue plaguing D750 owners
Slash Gear - 2 Jan 2015 02:10
We do not often see any large issues with cameras that prompt statements from their makers, but every so often one will crop up, such as the skin irritation issues Canon addressed about a year ago. Fast forward, and now ...
IRL: Alpine puts its car audio chops to good use... in headphones?
Engadget - 2 Jan 2015 00:00
Some of the best headphones I listened to this year came from a car audio company. It's true. When I hear the name Alpine, I think of two things: the car stereos and the brewery in southern California. Back in October, t...
Three ways to learn Android programming in 2015
Slash Gear - 2 Jan 2015 23:58
Now that the new year is firmly off and running, what about you? Are you just plodding along, or did you come up with a resolution for the new year? Some want to lose weight or quit a nasty habit, but we'd like to sugges...
Deadspin The Weirdness Of The NHL's First Modern Outdoor Game | io9 Neill Blomkamp's Secret Alien Mo
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 23:38
Deadspin The Weirdness Of The NHL's First Modern Outdoor Game | io9 Neill Blomkamp's Secret Alien Movie Looks So Good We're Furious | Jalopnik Ten Things You Want To See In The Car World In 2015 | Lifehacker The Premium ...
The Polyes Q1 is a 3D printing pen that uses real ink instead of plastic
Coolest Gadgets - 2 Jan 2015 23:37
Being able to think up an idea and draw it into a 3D form seemed crazy years ago. Pens like the 3Doodler coming onto the market changed all that, and plenty of different versions have popped up since then. As always, som...
Back to the Future delivers in 2015 with Nike, VR, Tony Hawk, and Pepsi
Slash Gear - 2 Jan 2015 23:07
Easily one of the most iconic sets of scenes in a film about the future appears in the epic comedy Back to the Future II. In this film we travel forward to the year 2015 to the day November 5th. In the year 2011, Nike bl...
Smart coffee maker brews your next cup right when you get home
Engadget - 2 Jan 2015 23:03
Sure, you can get connected coffee makers, but they tend to brew whole pots (or multiple cups). What if you just want a hot cup o' joe when you get home? That's where Smarter's new WiFi Coffee Machine comes into play. Th...
Why the Flu Vaccine Doesn't Always Work
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 23:00
The flu is going to be brutal this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is already seeing more cases than usual, and we've yet to hit peak flu season. To make matters worse, this year's flu vaccine is les...
Strings messaging service lets you take back what you sent
Slash Gear - 2 Jan 2015 22:56
Now that you've done your partying and charged your phone up, check out your messages. did you send anything you maybe shouldn't have? Do you regret any of those "Happy New Year!" messages? Well, they're all out there no...
Pondering the Perfect Pie for the Perfect Pi Day
Think Geek - 2 Jan 2015 22:54
3/14/15 is getting closer, and we're making plans to celebrate. Of course we'll be having pie, but we can't agree on what the best choices are to honor this perfect day. Our question to you is: What kind of...
The FCC Will Finally Decide on Net Neutrality in February
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 22:39
After countless months of hemming and hawing, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will reportedly vote on new net neutrality rules in February. Unnamed sources at the FCC told The Washington Post as much today. S...
Sony SmartWatch 3 review: dull design, but great for runners
Engadget - 2 Jan 2015 22:00
This here is the Sony SmartWatch 3. That might make it sound like it's the third iteration in a line of gadgets, but really, it's the first. That's because even though this is Sony's third smartwatch (fourth if you count...
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2014
Gizmodo - 2 Jan 2015 22:00
We came, we saw, we played. We nominated, we debated, we decided. Here, in alphabetical order, are Kotaku's top 12 games of 2014.
White House sanctions North Korea in response to Sony hack
Slash Gear - 2 Jan 2015 21:59
In an apparent attempt to thwart future cyber attacks, the United states has issued sanctions against North Korea. The sanctions are a response to "ongoing provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies,...