Gadget News
Paris spooked by mystery drone flights
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 07:03
Paris has an unusual (and rather nerve-wracking) flying robot problem on its hands. Residents have spotted drones illegally flying over city landmarks over the past two evenings, including hotspots like the Eiffel Tower,...
Pebble Time - Awesome Smartwatch, No Compromises
The Gadget Flow - 26 Feb 2015 09:01
Color e-paper smartwatch with up to 7 days of battery and a new timeline interface that highlights what’s important in your day. We’re announcing a new watch called Pebble Time with a new timeline interface. Pebble T...
Google jabs TWC, tells cities to make Fiber rollout easier
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 23:49
Consumers are tired of shelling out relatively high figures for slow Internet speeds, and Google Fiber has long been the glimmer of light on the horizon promising better things for the digital generation. Still, its laun...
Oculus offers $1 million prize pool for Gear VR developers
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 00:35
Oculus VR has a challenge for aspiring game and app developers: Create something new and exciting for the Gear VR Innovator Edition, Samsung's Oculus-powered headset, and get a shot at a cash prize from a $1 million pool...
Supermassive black hole's quasar is fastest ever formed
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 23:45
Scientists lead by Xue-Bing Wu from Peking University have spotted a quasar that dates back nearly to the beginning of time. This beast goes by the name of SDSSJ010013.021280225.8 - or if you want to be short about it, j...
Pebble Time SDK (3.0) released today
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 23:11
The software development kit for Pebble Time has been released today - 64 colors and everything. This SDK is also known as Pebble OS SDK 3.0, and it contains a number of big jumps in functionality for the operating syste...
Hydrophobic T-Shirts Are Miraculous--Until You Wash Them
Gizmodo - 26 Feb 2015 17:10
A few weeks ago, an Australian startup offered to send me a T-shirt. I'm not normally on the T-shirt beat, but this one was special. The 100-percent cotton garment featured "patented hydrophobic nanotechnology" to make i...
Galaxy S6, S6 Edge show up side by side in leaked pics
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 16:41
Yesterday, the Galaxy S6 was leaked in all its prototype glory. Still cased in bubble wrap, we got our first look at what might be the next flagship from Samsung. Now, we're getting a better look at the device, and a com...
Smartphone chips are about to get better at gaming, Twitter and Netflix
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 13:00
There's been a lot of talk about how phones from certain manufacturers can sense when you're running benchmarking software and will artificially inflate their performance accordingly. It's been a problem for some time no...
Hot Air Roomy Aroma Feet Warmer
The Gadget Flow - 26 Feb 2015 09:00
Give your feet a warm massage during cold weathers with the help of this Hot Air Roomy Aroma Feet Warmer. It will not only heat up the lower half of your legs but also releases sweet fragrance in the air during the proce...
CMUK. Shoes
The Gadget Flow - 26 Feb 2015 08:59
CMUK. – The Ultimate City Going / Travel sneaker. For men and women in sizes 6 (women) to 13 (men). CMUKs (pronounced ‘smook’) are unique in that they are lightweight, barefoot ready, washable/dry-fast, fold nearly...
The Best Fitness Tracker for Every Need
Gizmodo - 26 Feb 2015 05:35
Like many of you, I work in front of a computer. They're powerful devices, but they also suck your will to live and trick you into never, ever getting up and going outside. Reasons like that are why fitness trackers were...
YouTube may have targeted ads later this year
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 02:30
You watch YouTube -- everyone does. Whether it be some new product or a funny montage, we all use YouTube on a fairly regular basis. It's the hosting site many turn to when they launch a product, find something cool, or ...
Watchdog says spyware violates human rights guidelines
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 23:41
If you think that commercial software designed to spy on computers is problematic, you're not alone. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's UK contact has determined that Gamma International's approa...
Privacy advocate tells FTC that Samsung smart TVs are "deceptive"
Ars Technica - 26 Feb 2015 23:30
In a complaint filed this week, nonprofit group challenges voice recognition and recording.
2016 Audi R8 revealed ahead of Geneva Motor Show debut
Slash Gear - 26 Feb 2015 23:24
Following a small leak earlier this week, Audi has officially introduced its new 2016 Audi R8 ahead of its planned debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The newest model takes Audi's already beastly R8 to the next lev...
Some Very Patient Genius Soldered a Digital Clock From 1,916 Components
Gizmodo - 26 Feb 2015 23:20
You would need a microscope to be able to see all of the miniature components etched onto the single tiny microchip powering the clock in a digital watch. But you can see them all with the naked eye on artist Gislain Ben...
Why Cotton Kills, A Technical Explanation
Gizmodo - 26 Feb 2015 23:20
"He was wearing all cotton, which is the worst fabric for cold, wet weather. The weather just got the best of him," reads an official statement by Alaska State Troopers about the death of a hiker there in 2005. This is h...
Whiplr is Tinder for the fetish-driven
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 23:14
Mainstream dating services like Tinder, Grindr or OK Cupid don't make it too easy to admit if your tastes are "very singular." That's why Whiplr has been created as a hookup app for people who prefer to get off with more...
The CleanPot Humidifier makes the cold, dry months more tolerable
Coolest Gadgets - 26 Feb 2015 23:10
When it's cold outside, your home starts being very dry. For the most part we don't notice this sort of thing throughout the day. However, when you wake up in the morning you feel as though your mouth is about as humid a...
10 Addictive Games For Killing Time on Your Phone
Gizmodo - 26 Feb 2015 23:00
Last week, we put out a call for the best games for killing time with your little pocket computer, and you, the time-wasters of Kinja, delivered. Here are some of your favorites--plenty of fodder for anyone who wants to ...
Pebble took just two days to beat its crowdfunding record
Engadget - 26 Feb 2015 22:47
Pebble Time isn't just one of the fastest-moving Kickstarter projects -- it's now one of the biggest, too. The color smartwatch took a mere two days to get more funding than its predecessor, hitting the $10.3 million mar...