Gadget News

Twitch loves Android. Following its persistent player that debuted on Google's mobile OS this past April, the game-broadcasting outfit's premiering a pop-out player window on the platform. Once popped, you can adjust the...

Scientists have been experimenting with brain-to-brain interfaces for years. Miguel Nicolelis, a neurobiologist at Duke University Medical Center, in particular, has been making strides with his research on the subject. ...

Disney World broke ground in virtual reality when it launched its DisneyQuest "interactive theme park" back in 1998. To say that times have changed would be an understatement, though -- DQ is using primitive VR technolog...

It's no longer safe to say that the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft will make it around the world before 2015 draws to a close. The crew is now warning that its sun-powered machine won't fly the next leg of its journey (from Ha...

At this point, it's safe to say that we're going to be receiving a new 'highest resolution image ever' of Pluto on a close to 24 hour basis. Yesterday, we got our first peek at geologic features on the dwarf planet's sur...

When investigators discovered that the US Office of Personnel Management had suffered a massive data breach, the White House kicked off a 30-day cybersecurity "sprint" in hopes of boosting its defenses and checking for v...

As clever as learning computers may be, they only have as much potential as their software. What if you don't have the know-how to program one of these smart systems yourself? That's where Microsoft Research thinks it ca...

Urban bike riders can now ride safe without any distraction by using the BrackPack. It is a smart backpack which will connect via Bluetooth LE to a corresponding mobile app in order to provide you automatic signaling and...

Looking for a stylish method to serve your sushi and sashimi? Why not try the Masu Serving Board. This elegant serving board can add a spark of modernity to the way you serve your sushi and sashimi as well as cheese or b...

Looking for a sophisticated briefcase to carry for work? You can definitely go for the Mill Leather Davis Brief by JackSpade. It is a stylish, durable and lightweight briefcase you can carry outdoors without compromising...

Welcome to this week's edition of Reading List, Gizmodo's weekly collection of the Internet's best tech stories. This week, we explore hackathon culture, glimpse the final days of World War Two, and consider the impact o...

You may not have heard of Oaxis, but it's determined to get on your radar if you're a health maven. The young firm is crowdfunding a Wellness Suite that includes not just the obligatory fitness bands (the O2 and Ji Cheng...

Though they're often being lumped together, Microsoft's HoloLens headset is a very different beast to the Oculus Rift. Whereas the Rift wants to transport you to a whole other virtual reality world, Microsoft's augmented...

Redditor "Stuck_in_the_Matrix" has posted a torrent of what he claims is a dataset of every publicly available comment on Reddit.

On the 23rd and 24th of January, 1930, a young astronomer working in Flagstaff, Arizona, scanned a small patch of the night sky. He was taking pictures of star positions, looking for anomalies that would signal movement ...

Looks like you didn't have to wait long for ASUS' ZenPad S 8.0 to show up in the US -- Best Buy is now selling the 8-inch Android 5.1 slate for an easy-to-swallow $200. While this isn't the highest-end version (it's carr...

This is what observers in a distant galaxy would see if they could look at the Milky Way through a powerful space telescope.

Unable to ignore Apple and Google's efforts to infiltrate the dashboard, car makers are picking different routes to collaborate and compete, with driver data the prize. Platforms like Android Auto and CarPlay - which all...

After Reddit's surrender to white supremacy this week, users and observers alike have been trying to figure out how exactly we got to this nadir. How could something so popular get so much wrong, over and over again? A n...

It's no secret that Quentin Tarantino prefers film over digital, and he's underscoring that point with the planned debut of The Hateful Eight. The director kicked off a San Diego Comic-Con panel with a video revealing th...

If the weather wasn't enough to clue you in, you can't ignore that it's definitely summer now that the schools are closed and the kids are suddenly free from the clutches of teachers and homework. Sadly that leaves us wi...

The New Horizons spacecraft will start the busiest phase of its flight tomorrow as it makes its closest approach to Pluto, and you can watch from home with NASA's Eyes on Pluto app.