Gadget News
Google's 3D-Scanning Project Tango Just Got a Little More Real
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 17:00
Google ATAP (that's Advanced Technology and Projects) is where wonderful things are born. Things like the animated magic of Glen Keane's Duet or the modular Project Ara smartphone. It's all great stuff, but it's also all...
Secret message found inside WW2 bullet is the end to a very funny story
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 03:37
August, 13, 1944. The British 8th Army occupies Florence. The Allies finally break out of Normandy. Meanwhile, somewhere in the south of Tuscany, a soldier writes this encrypted message and hides it inside a bullet. In 2...
Watch a super hydrophobic knife cut through a water droplet
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 02:26
Black magic and sorcery and deals with the devil and breaks in The Matrix and possibly other dimensions. That's what super hydrophobic material is made out of. Like this super hydrophobic knife that just slices through a...
Happy Hour Watches - With a Bottle Opener
The Gadget Flow - 31 Jan 2015 09:00
What makes the Happy Hour Watches more than a timepiece is the bottle opener in disguise. The case has been made of brushed or black IP stainless steel which is 100M water resistant. The dial, on the other hand, has a ma...
Planet Earth In Infrared, At 4k Resolution
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 19:19
Here's something you don't see every day: An ultra-HD time-lapse of Earth, as seen in infrared.
What Piece of Technology Has Literally Saved Your Life?
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 00:45
Me, I rely on my glasses every waking moment of the day. I can barely read a book six inches from my face. Without two simple circles of glass set in plastic on my head, I almost certainly would have stumbled blindly in ...
Timex's Popular "Weekender" Watches Are In Impulse Buy Range Today
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 23:30
Timex's Weekender Watches are the most popular we've ever listed in our Commerce segments. They're extremely versatile and come in a variety of colors, and today they're marked down to the $30 range, plus an additional 3...
Google Earth Pro Is Now Available for Free
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 23:00
Google Earth Pro, the premium version of Google's popular Google Earth service, is now free. Google sliced the price from $400 a year, so this is a pretty solid deal. If you like to make 3D measurements or create HD vide...
The Pirate Bay comes back weeks after a police raid
Engadget - 31 Jan 2015 22:27
We're starting to wonder if it's nigh-on impossible to keep The Pirate Bay down. Just weeks after Swedish police raided the bootleg file site and knocked it offline, it's back -- TorrentFreak reports that almost everythi...
$19.5M in counterfeit NFL merch seized by Homeland Security
Slash Gear - 31 Jan 2015 22:00
As you sit down to watch the Super Bowl tomorrow, rest easy knowing that your favorite NFL jersey and other sportswear is authentic, legitimate, and safe, thanks to officials at Homeland Security. Much like they do every...
A Friendly Reminder: Bitcoin Is Not Anonymous
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 22:00
Hello my cryptocurrency-lovin' friends. I just want to have a casual chat, but not that casual, because I'm worried about some of you. Some of you who may be operating under the assumption that Bitcoin is anonymous. It i...
USB Heated Air Hug Pillow keeps you warm and comfortable
Coolest Gadgets - 31 Jan 2015 21:00
When winter hits, it can get bitterly cold for sure in selected areas of the world. However, this does not mean that you need to skimp on your comfort – and keeping warm should be right at the top of your agenda, too. ...
The Pirate Bay back online after police take-down
Slash Gear - 31 Jan 2015 21:00
The Pirate Bay, the internet's favorite torrent search engine, is back online right now, roughly seven weeks after being raided by law enforcement in home country Sweden. While the website and its founders have long been...
The poetry of my tweets
Engadget - 31 Jan 2015 20:31
I'd like to think my tweets offer some cultural value and promote a better world. I consume plenty of brilliant films and scholarly articles, then reflect my learnings on Twitter multiple times a day. So when I heard the...
Super Bowl weekend gets 'beaconized' courtesy of Gimbal
Slash Gear - 31 Jan 2015 20:00
As the sporting world steadies its gaze on Phoenix this weekend, there's more than just a Super Bowl going on. The event, once just a game to decide the champions of the NFL, has morphed into a festival. Much like the NF...
Amazon Prime to drop Doctor Who, other BBC shows on Feb 15
Slash Gear - 31 Jan 2015 19:00
If you're a subscriber to Amazon Prime's Instant Video service and a big Doctor Who fan, we've got some bad news for you. With an announcement to customers expected sometime this weekend, Amazon Prime will no longer have...
HTC's Lollipop update won't reach every One phone on time
Engadget - 31 Jan 2015 18:58
HTC hasn't always had success upgrading One users to the latest version of Android within its promised 90-day window, and history is unfortunately repeating itself with Android 5.0 Lollipop on the way. The phone maker is...
The Pirate Bay Is Back (Update...And It's Down)
Gizmodo - 31 Jan 2015 18:28
Update, 2:57 pm: Looks like it's down again. Will report back when I hear more about the outage.
Home Improvisation: the game that has you build IKEA-style furniture
Slash Gear - 31 Jan 2015 18:00
Everyone loves putting together IKEA furniture, right? You just grab your toolbox and follow the steps in those cute, cartoonish instructions, and eventually you end up with something that at least resembles what you saw...
Welcome to my sit-stand desk nightmare
Ars Technica - 31 Jan 2015 18:00
Cracking sounds as left side rises higher than the right side.
Casio's new iOS app turns your whistling into full-length tunes
Engadget - 31 Jan 2015 17:33
Apps have done wonders for music creation, and now there's mobile software from Casio that aims to make it even easier. The Chordana Composer app for iPhone creates a track basked on a melody that you create by singing o...
Pay for McDonald's with hugs and dance, says Super Bowl ad
Slash Gear - 31 Jan 2015 17:00
As the Super Bowl advertising blitz is about to descend upon us this Sunday, companies are eager to get as much value as possible from their 30 to 60-second ads, such as posting them early online for audiences to see bef...