Gadget News
Bike Strap For MOD 2 Tablet
The Gadget Flow - 22 Jul 2015 17:00
Do you own the Mod Tablet organizer from This is Ground? Here's a great way you can carry it around on your bike by using this Bike Strap For MOD 2 Tablet. The strap attaches safely to your bike's handlebars or frame and...
Key Silk Road witness gets 2.5 years in jail
Engadget - 22 Jul 2015 19:18
One of the reasons that Silk Road was so popular and dangerous was because it enabled people who would have otherwise never dealt drugs to become Scarface-like kingpins. That's the tale of Michael Duch, an IT consultant ...
Standard Card Holder by Corter Leather
The Gadget Flow - 22 Jul 2015 17:00
With two slots on the side and one slot on the side, the Standard Card Holder by Corter Leather works as a handy card holder you can carry with ease. It has been hand punched and sewn with painted and waxed edges. This m...
Netflix's TV apps get their first major update since 2013
Engadget - 23 Jul 2015 01:49
While Netflix has focused on rolling out more original content to more countries over the last couple of years, we haven't seen as many updates to its software as we used to. Last week the streaming video service said it...
Uber scores temporary victory as NYC backs off cap plans
Slash Gear - 23 Jul 2015 01:22
Uber. Some people, many of whom drive taxi cabs for a living, hate it, but the ridesharing service persists in both retaining and growing a large user base, and many want to see its service expand into their region. New ...
The New iPod Touch Camera Falls Short--We Know Because We Tried It
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 01:20
When Apple announced a surprise update to the iPod Touch last week , many sought to revisit the appeal of the device in a smartphone-saturated world. One major benefit of the updated iPod Touch is the improved camera. We...
Microsoft makes it way easier to report revenge porn
Engadget - 23 Jul 2015 01:20
Revenge porn is disgusting, destructive and getting to be tragically common, so much so that titans of the web have been cooking up ways to deal with it. Microsoft is the latest to join the fray, as it just joined Google...
How Volunteers Built a Memorial To One of the Worst Mass Shootings Ever
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 01:02
Today marks four years since a gunman killed 77 people in Norway, 69 of them on the small island of Utøya. In time for the anniversary, the island has unveiled the finished memorial to the victims. But it's not the memo...
WATCHme - Cute Apple Watch Charging Stand
The Gadget Flow - 23 Jul 2015 01:00
WATCHme is a charging stand that will turn your smartwatch into a cute little monster. The WatchMe (Watchus cyclopus) is a newfound species, a (h)armless cyclops monster that was endemic to Vivien Muller's office, east o...
Laito Wood Table/Desk Lamp
The Gadget Flow - 23 Jul 2015 01:00
One look at the Laito Wood Table/Desk Lamp will tell you that it has merged the wooden elements beautifully in an everyday table lamp. The design cleverly conceals the electric wires inside the wooden arch of the lamp. T...
These are your favorite video game soundtracks
Engadget - 23 Jul 2015 00:55
Not that long ago we published a list of the Engadget crew's favorite game soundtracks. But, of course, we left some of your favorites out. Well, we listened. What you'll find below are a selection of soundtracks that y'...
Incredible special effects reduces the age of a woman by decades
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 00:36
Here's a demo of age reduction VFX and it's absolutely incredible. I can hardly tell which one is real and which one is getting aged or de-aged (the video on the left is the original footage). You can turn everything int...
Watch a 3-Person Crew Blast off to the International Space Station
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 00:32
At 5:02 PM EST, three astronauts will be blasting off aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Six hours later, they're expected to dock at the International Space Station, beginning a fi...
Apple Watch sales broken down by shipments, units, and revenue
Slash Gear - 23 Jul 2015 00:30
Today we're breaking down all the information available to us on sales of the Apple Watch in the first quarter it's been on the market. While we can pinpoint the exact in-store date and pre-order dates for the device, th...
Remember When Alan Greenspan Did Apple Commercials?
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 00:30
Before he helped create America's largest financial crisis since the Great Depression, Alan Greenspan was many things. He was an executive at an investment firm, an advisor to President Nixon, and a spokesman for Apple.
NYC Backs Down On Plans to Curb Uber's Explosive Growth
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 00:30
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and Uber have cut a last minute deal that will prevent the "Uber Cap" legislation, which would have limited the number of cars the company could keep on the street, says the New York Ti...
T-Mobile overhauls texting with 'Advanced Messaging'
Slash Gear - 23 Jul 2015 00:28
Text messaging pales in comparison to messaging apps, so much so that you likely reserve texting for those acquaintances you don't have a connection with on Messenger or elsewhere. T-Mobile wants to change that -- or may...
The Adjustable Kettlebell is going to pump...you UP
Coolest Gadgets - 23 Jul 2015 00:17
If you’re looking to get into shape, you know that slow and steady wins the race. You have to gradually cut things out of your diet that aren’t good for you, start walking before you run, and go easy if you start thr...
A Silicone Strap Turns Your Phone's Camera Flash Into a Bedside Lamp
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 00:15
Your smartphone's camera flash doubles as a half-decent flashlight, but it's incredibly bright and can be a little harsh on the eyes. Unless you strap this silicone Travelamp diffuser around your device, turning your sma...
The best of Public Access Vol. 6: Apple Watch edition
Engadget - 23 Jul 2015 00:00
It's unlikely we'll get the real dirt on Apple Watch sales anytime soon, but that hasn't stopped analysts, journalists and basically anyone with a pulse from speculating about the wearable's potential success or failure....
How Lycos Almost Won the Search Engine Wars
Gizmodo - 23 Jul 2015 00:00
It was exhilarating to be back in the game again, a 20-year-old college dropout with stock options, working at the center of the internet revolution. But I was overwhelmed. I'd only ever worked on a team with a half-doze...
ESO's ALMA detects gas clouds that helped form first galaxies
Slash Gear - 22 Jul 2015 23:48
The European Southern Observatory's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, more commonly referred to as ALMA, has detected the most distant gas clouds that form stars thus far discovered in the early universe. Tha...