Gadget News
Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 lands in the US
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2015 16:10
A new Asus notebook computer has landed for purchase in the US this week. The new machine is called the Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 and one glance at the svelte profile and shiny metal chassis of the machine and its clear Asu...
LG's posh Watch Urbane arrives at Google's store for $349
Engadget - 28 Apr 2015 03:32
You no longer have to wait for AT&T (or go through an importer) to buy LG's ritzy-looking Watch Urbane in the US -- it's available to order today. Google is now carrying the upscale Android Wear timepiece in its store wi...
Yet another Chinese firm launches an Android rival
Engadget - 28 Apr 2015 17:54
If Frank Herbert was around today, the tagline of Dune would probably be "those that control their own operating system, controls the universe." It's an idea that China's tech firms have taken to heart, crafting their ow...
Swedish armored vehicles get F1-inspired active suspension
Engadget - 28 Apr 2015 09:10
BAE Systems recently announced that it has adapted the active damping suspension originally made for F1 cars to a Swedish Combat Vehicle, the CV90. This is reportedly the first system of its kind for a tracked vehicle, a...
SwiftKey's prototype "Clarity" keyboard autocorrects multi-word phrases
Slash Gear - 28 Apr 2015 07:40
SwiftKey makes third-party keyboard apps for Android and iOS. The company is best known for its main predictive keyboard which suggests words that you can select with a quick tap. SwiftKey's latest release is an experime...
Audi makes eco-friendly diesel from carbon dioxide and water
Engadget - 28 Apr 2015 07:34
In an ideal, pollution-free world, everyone would be driving electric and hydrogen fuel cell cars. Audi knows society isn't quite there yet, however, so it has a stopgap if you still get around using conventional vehicle...
The Internet Just Killed An App Store For Video Game Worlds
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2015 06:00
Perhaps you've heard a thing or two about "Valve" and "Skyrim" and "mods" recently. What does it all mean? The company that built the world's most successful video game marketplace started an app store that pays people t...
Spotify Data Proves You're Not As Cool As You Used To Be
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2015 05:03
If you're over the age of thirty, you're a musical dinosaur. You probably don't understand the garbage those "damn kids" are listening to and you don't want to. You're not cool. When did this happen? Spotify may have jus...
DARPA's steerable bullet proves it can hit moving targets
Engadget - 28 Apr 2015 04:59
DARPA announced that its self-steering bullet program, dubbed the Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO), passed another developmental milestone in late February. Per an administration release, and the video below, ex...
People Used To Work Inside Hamster Wheels
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2015 03:20
Perhaps the better way to phrase this is, "Hamsters now work inside person wheels," because the person wheel definitely came first. These comic-looking but useful devices helped build many of the landmarks we now cherish...
Uber Could Soon Be Replaced by Fleets of Self-Driving TaxiBots
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2015 03:00
Just as Uber emerged as an alternative to public taxis, automated vehicles might represent the next wave of urban transportation. A new study shows how shared self-driving cars could not only improve city streets but als...
California Farmers Without Water Are Installing Solar Panels Instead
Gizmodo - 28 Apr 2015 02:49
Due to the unprecedented drought, many of California's farmers won't be allocated any water this year, thanks to the way that the state's water rights work. But what actually happens to the farms that don't get water? So...
GoPro acquired a virtual reality company
Engadget - 29 Apr 2015 01:54
GoPro is expanding its horizons... in a very literal sense. The action camera maker has just acquired Kolor, a French outfit that specializes in videos for virtual reality and 360-degree viewers. It doesn't take much div...
What's the Worst "Bill Shock" You've Ever Experienced From a Telecom?
Gizmodo - 29 Apr 2015 01:45
Ron Dorff, 83, uses dial-up to connect to the Internet as one of AOL's 2.2 million remaining customers. In the space of two months, he racked up $24,000 in AT&T charges when his modem erroneously dialed an international ...
Milk Video Review - Samsung's YouTube
Slash Gear - 29 Apr 2015 01:39
While it might seem strange to call Milk Video "Samsung's YouTube" since it contains actual YouTube content, know this: it's what this software feels like that counts. Over the past few weeks I've been using Samsung's Mi...
SoundCloud takes podcasting features out of beta
Slash Gear - 29 Apr 2015 01:34
SoundCloud is treading more heavily into the domain of podcasts, announcing that it is taking its podcasting features out of beta and allowing its users to enjoy those features with their own podcasting efforts. The podc...
Livescribe 3 smartpen now sends your notes to Android devices
Engadget - 29 Apr 2015 01:30
Making good on its promise back in January, the Livescribe 3 smartpen now works with Android devices. A preview version of the requisite app is now available for download, ready to equip devices running KitKat and newer ...
The F-22 Raptor looks absolutely killer in these stunning photos
Gizmodo - 29 Apr 2015 01:27
Amazing. Blair Bunting recently photographed the F-22 Raptor and created the coolest pictures of the fighter jet yet. The head on view of the plane looks absolutely killer and the side view is stunning, like from a movie...
I Think GoPro Is Building a Virtual Reality Camera
Gizmodo - 29 Apr 2015 01:20
This is a "what if" scenario. I have no proof. But I think it's pretty damn likely that GoPro is building a virtual reality camera. A GoPro that captures your adventures in 360 degrees--and lets people experience them as...
May Your May be Eventful
Think Geek - 29 Apr 2015 01:19
Oh, May, you're such a crazy month. According to Lerner & Loewe's Guinevere, May is "lusty" (and we hear she would know these things). Also according to JoCo. The pools open. The schools let out. There's a lot of...
Kodak PIXPRO SP360 Dome Action Camera Review
Slash Gear - 29 Apr 2015 01:03
The Kodak Pixpro SP360 Action Camera works with the ability to capture photos and video with a spherical lens. The data you capture with this lens can be viewed in a number of ways, the most interesting of these being an...
The Sand Funnel - because you can't play in sand without the proper water-to-sand ratio
Coolest Gadgets - 29 Apr 2015 01:00
If you ever went to the beach when you were a little kid, you know how amazing sand seemed. It could be dry and take on no shape, slightly wet and malleable, or sludgy and awesome. Regardless of how you played with sand,...