Gadget News
Xiaomi unveils low-priced Yi action camera at MWC 2015
Slash Gear - 4 Mar 2015 15:30
If you've ever wanted a GoPro but couldn't part with the cash, then this may be your chance. Chinese company Xiaomi just unveiled their newest action-ready camera at MWC2015. Xiaomi's Yi camera will retail for only $64 U...
The Grifta Gamepad - divide and conquer
Coolest Gadgets - 4 Mar 2015 22:48
Our daily lives are a bit repetitive, but we can't honestly say we know what's going to happen when we wake up tomorrow. Things always pop up spontaneously, and change what we're doing. For those that love to game at ...
Stratos Card
The Gadget Flow - 4 Mar 2015 09:01
The Dual Stripe technology in your Stratos Card works everywhere your cards do. Stratos is accepted in stores, coffee shops, ATMs, gas pumps, parking meters, airport kiosks and more. Stratos uses bank-level encryption an...
uberFAMILY rides to include nabi 2 educational tablet for kids
Slash Gear - 4 Mar 2015 01:33
Uber has announced a new partnership with Fuhu that will bring the maker's nabi 2 educational tablet to its uberFAMILY rides. This gives kids something to do during a ride that doesn't involve playing with the power wind...
Selfie Remote kisses goodbye to the selfie stick
Coolest Gadgets - 4 Mar 2015 17:00
I am quite sure that many of us are familiar with the selfie stick these days, especially when we go to crowded tourist spots, and everyone would want to have their face in the picture with the object of their focus behi...
Kinkoo® 40W 6-Port Family-Sized Desktop USB Charger
The Gadget Flow - 4 Mar 2015 08:59
Provide fast charging to all your USB gadgets at once using this 6-Port Family-Sized High Speed Desktop USB Charger. The inbuilt control chip ensures fastest charging capacity with the 6 ports being of 40 watts/8 amps po...
I Climbed The Windiest Mountain In The World, In Winter
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2015 20:15
The windiest mountain in the world isn't in some far flung place, it's in New Hampshire. Mt Washington's winds can top 200mph and its temperatures fall as low as -47F. During one of the coldest Februarys on record, we de...
Tesla warns Model S hacks could injure drivers and its brand
Engadget - 4 Mar 2015 14:09
Every year, all publicly traded US companies are required to notify investors of the unique risks to their business. Elon Musk's Tesla abides by the same rules, and so yesterday laid out an extensive list of factors that...
Targeted nano-particles can now prevent heart attacks
Slash Gear - 4 Mar 2015 13:30
Soon it may be possible to prevent heart attacks by an injection of nano-particles into the bloodstream, according to the newest research paper from the scientists at Columbia University Medical Hospital and Brigham and ...
FREAK Attack: A Dangerous Security Flaw Caused by US Government Policy
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2015 07:06
A group of computer scientists have revealed a dangerous security flaw that could open up many phones and other machines to attack. The worst part is that the problem has its roots in a misguided U.S. government effort t...
2016 Audi cars to have AT&T 4G LTE
Slash Gear - 4 Mar 2015 04:01
Audi's 2016 cars will have mobile broadband, and it'll be delivered via AT&T. The announcement was made today at Mobile World Congress 2015, with the auto maker saying 4G LTE will be available in areas where it is offere...
A Massive Lake Beneath Greenland's Glaciers Has Collapsed
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2015 00:45
Under Greenland's frozen surface is a vast network of channels, crevasses, and basins--its "glacial plumbing system." A few years ago, the water suddenly disappeared from a subglacial lake, which then collapsed into a fu...
EA shuts down the studio behind 'SimCity'
Engadget - 4 Mar 2015 23:58Lockheed Martin's laser can stop a truck from over a mile away
Engadget - 4 Mar 2015 23:51
Lasers have staggering range, can attack land or air-based targets and are dirt-cheap to fire, making them ideal for a military with one eye on the budget. Now, Lockheed Martin has worked out that the technology could al...
The Rise and Fall of the World's Nuclear Arsenal Over 70 Years
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2015 23:50
Since 1987, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been counting up each country's nuclear arsenal in its Nuclear Notebook, peeling back the veil of secrecy that often surrounds these numbers. The Bulletin has now gon...
The Heated Fleece Travel Blanket makes long trips pass like a dream
Coolest Gadgets - 4 Mar 2015 23:45
Having to drive a long distance for a trip in the winter is painful. This statement holds true for the driver and passengers alike. While the driver at least has the road to keep them busy, those just sitting around in t...
Probable Broadwell MacBook Air shows up in screenshots
Ars Technica - 4 Mar 2015 23:40
It looks like a straightforward refresh of the current design.
NVIDIA's got a new GPU monster, and it's called Titan X
Engadget - 4 Mar 2015 23:31
NVIDIA just announced the Titan X, its latest powerhouse graphics card, at Epic Game's GDC session this morning. And boy, it sounds like a monster: According to NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, it's now the world's most powerf...
Valve's final Steam Controller is still missing something
Engadget - 4 Mar 2015 23:20
I spent roughly 10 minutes with the final Steam Controller at GDC 2015, playing snippets of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, The Talos Principle and Unreal Tournament on various Steam Machines. The body of the controller ...
The High Tech Hotel of 1921 Had an Alarm Clock In Every Room
Gizmodo - 4 Mar 2015 23:20
Today, hotels offer high-tech amenities that just a generation ago would be astounding -- RFID key cards, customizable ambiance at the push of a button, and coming soon, humanoid robot concierges. So what started the hig...
Steam Machines are coming this fall and this is what they look like
Engadget - 4 Mar 2015 23:15
Steam Machines. Maybe you've heard of them. They're Valve's oft-talked about, rarely seen in the wild solution for streaming PC games to the fancy HDTV in your living room. And at GDC this week, the company brought us cl...
World of Warcraft tokens bring 30 days of gameplay
Slash Gear - 4 Mar 2015 23:12
World of Warcraft's creator has announced a new in-game item that'll give gamers 30 days of gameplay for redeeming it (or gold, depending on circumstance). They're called Tokens, and they can be bought with real-life mon...