Gadget News
Skull shows earliest Humans and Neanderthals cross-breed
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2015 00:35
A 55,000-year-old skull has been discovered in a cave in western Galilee, one that's going by the name "Manot." According to a study published this week in Nature, this is the oldest representation of human life in a pla...
Cat Clouds Cat Shelves from The Refined Feline
The Gadget Flow - 29 Jan 2015 09:00
Give your kitties a super strong metal platform to rest in air with the help of these Cat Clouds Cat Shelves from The Refined Feline. They are equipped with soft comfortable pads which are covered in faux sheepskin fabri...
Comcast Changed Customer's Name to "Asshole Brown" But Is Totally Sorry
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 01:17
When Ricardo Brown from Spokane, Washington got his most recent bill from Comcast, he had an extra special reason to be dismayed. It wasn't the pricey charges--we're all used to that by now. No, it was that on this parti...
MimoPowerTube delivers portable power, Star Wars style
Coolest Gadgets - 29 Jan 2015 16:00
Are you looking forward to the upcoming Star Wars film that is set to hit the silver screen in due time? Surely, the continuation of this space opera franchise, to continue from where Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi le...
Watch a Rotten Orange Full of Fireworks Explode at 62,000 FPS
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 23:30
Every wonder what it would look like if you exploded an orange and filmed the carnage at 62,000 frames per second? Turns out, it looks a lot like the end of a very small world.
Samsung looks for a boost as its smartphone sales keep slipping
Engadget - 29 Jan 2015 06:28
Samsung's profits have been on an upward swing driven by several popular versions of its Galaxy smartphones, but 2014 is going into the books as an off year. It still posted a $4.88 billion profit in Q4, but for the year...
Delaware wants to put your driver's license on your phone
Engadget - 29 Jan 2015 04:08
For all the recent talk of moving to digital wallets, you can't really ditch the old-school kind yet -- you still need to carry physical copies of your driver's license and other forms of ID. If you live in Delaware, tho...
Tumblr updates make it more of a blogging platform
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2015 01:20
After teasing an update to users last night, Tumblr has made changes that could make the service much more than GIFs and fun pictures of weird stuff. Editing features for text are finally being added, suggesting Yahoo is...
Eggs Shaped Like Golf Balls Mean It's Finally OK To Play With Your Food
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 00:00
Playing with your food is a real no-no when you're a kid. But once you're old enough to head off to college, it suddenly becomes OK--at least if Animal House taught us anything. And OK or not, it's all but impossible to ...
Microsoft is reportedly investing in Cyanogen's custom Android mod
Engadget - 29 Jan 2015 23:31
Now here's something we've never expected to write: Microsoft is investing in Android -- well, sort of. The software giant is reportedly planning to become a minority investor in Cyanogen, best known for its customized v...
Imgur just made GIF creation much easier with free online tool
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2015 23:15
Creating a GIF might seem like witchcraft to the uninitiated, but it's really not that difficult. Apps like GIFBrewery for OS X make quick work of taking your videos from full-length to looping clips in seconds. Thanks t...
Cecil B. DeMille Kept a Wolf and Guns To Defend Against Edison's Thugs
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 23:15
Why did Southern California become the epicenter of the American film industry? The nice weather certainly helped. But there's another element that modern Hollywood probably hopes you'd forget: Rampant piracy. Even thoug...
RunKeeper powers training sessions with Spotify playlists
Engadget - 29 Jan 2015 23:03
Most of us like to blast a collection of inspirational tunes during a workout, and with its latest iOS update, RunKeeper is making that a bit easier. Runners who also have a Spotify premium subscription can now access sa...
Dell Is Back
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 22:40
Dell is the company building the most interesting computers right now. Dell is making computers interesting again, period. Who would have thought?
Super Bowl Ads only: Dish Reverse AutoHop to the rescue
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2015 22:38
Oh thank goodness the Dish team have come to their senses, turning their advertising-skipping feature "AutoHop" on its head for the Super Bowl. Instead of skipping the advertisements, Dish suggests you may want to skip t...
Nickelodeon's standalone streaming service is coming in February
Engadget - 29 Jan 2015 22:34
With networks announcing new streaming options on the regular, Nickelodeon is set to reveal a standalone service of its own. During an investor call this morning, Viacom chief Philippe Dauman said the kid-friendly channe...
I Totally Want This Camera Bag That Looks Like a Normal Bag
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 22:32
Camera bags are not only almost always ugly, but they also shout to the world that you are carrying expensive objects around. The Brevit" is a backpack that looks gloriously normal yet has all the necessary compartments ...
The Insane Camera Rig Being Used to Shoot 360-Degree Oculus Porn
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 22:20
Producing quality 360-degree video for Oculus Rift-like headsets is still really difficult to do, which is why high-tech porn company Huccio had the $250,000, seven camera rig above custom-designed for its venture into t...
The Cops Don't Care About Violent Online Threats. What Do We Do Now?
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 22:10
I. "Hey Anna, do you like pizza?" I was just sitting down to dinner one evening this past November when I looked through some new Twitter notifications on my phone. My night, I realized regretfully, was about to get very...
Dish DVR Lets You Skip the Football And Watch Nothing But Super Bowl Ads
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2015 22:02
If you're one of the many Americans who couldn't care less which group of grown men is better at surprise bear hugs and rolling in the grass, Dish DVR is granting you a big Super Bowl surprise with Reverse AutoHop. Now, ...
B-OUYA! Guess who just got a $10 million investment from Alibaba?
Engadget - 29 Jan 2015 21:57
Are we tired of making puns based around the silly name for the Kickstarter-funded, Android-powered, miniature game console, OUYA? No, friends. No we are not. Clearly. That aside, there's a whole nation of people who are...
Jurrasic World for real: new "dragon" dinosaur turns up in China
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2015 21:56
At 15-meters long, Qijianglong (pronounced "CHI-jyang-lon") was not a small dinosaur. Half of its length was made up of neck, while a tiny head sat on one end and a four-legged hulk of a body sat at the other. The diggin...