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Uber starts testing pre-paid service for events in NYC
Engadget - 26 Sep 2015 23:07
Uber is launching yet another new product, but this one targets a specific group of people: event organizers, especially those tired of fielding calls from guests who can't make it due to car troubles. The service called...
NASA Is Sending Bacteria to the Edge of Space to See if They Can Hitchhike to Mars
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 23:00
Discovering life on another planet, only to contaminate that world with our own pesky microbes, is one of NASA's nightmare scenarios. To find out whether single-celled Earthlings can hitchhike to Mars and survive on the ...
The Time A Tanker Saved A Fighter That Was Falling Apart Over The Atlantic
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 21:16
On the 5th of September, 1983, 4 USAF F-4E Phantom jets were flying over the Atlantic en route to Europe along with the support of a KC-135 known as "North Star." These five aircraft were part of a larger number of Phant...
Fun Data Visualization Predicts When You're Going to Die
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 22:00
It's a morbid question but one that we humans tend to obsess over: When am I going to die? Only a highly trained Seer can give you a firm answer, but if you want cold hard statistics, we Muggles have that bit covered.
Google's Nexus 5X hits the FCC with support for all big US carriers
Engadget - 26 Sep 2015 21:34
Google's Nexus phones haven't had the best cross-carrier support in the US (ahem, Verizon), but that might change when the Nexus 5X and 6P roll into town. The Nexus 5X has just swung by the FCC for approval, and one fili...
The patent trolls strike again!
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 21:30
The patent trolls strike again! Minero Digital LLC, a shell company with ties to the patent-holding giant Intellectual Ventures, is taking Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and two dozen other companies to court over USB hubs. Minero ...
Elon Musk sees EV with 745mi range by 2020
Slash Gear - 26 Sep 2015 19:01
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently did an interview in Denmark where he talked about all sorts of topics. Naturally, he spoke about where he see the future of the EV market going. The big problem that EV buyers have today are ...
Step inside NASA's astronaut training simulators
Engadget - 26 Sep 2015 17:00
Next weekend, theater-goers will watch astronaut Mark Watney battle to survive on the red planet in The Martian. Meanwhile, the Mars One initiative whittles down a list of Earth dwellers to journey to the very same plane...
Saturday's Best Deals: Banned Books, Arkham Knight, Sony Headphones, and More
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 16:22
Here are the best of today's deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on Kinja Co-Op to help us...
There are Hints of Sunbeams and Fog Buried in Pluto's Atmosphere
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 20:00
Earlier this month, New Horizons released a batch of absolutely breathtaking photos of Pluto at dusk, including the one above. In these images, particles in Pluto's thin atmosphere are causing sunlight to scatter, reveal...
Elon Musk: Dieselgate Proves It's Time to Go Electric
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 19:00
While the EPA is promising to toughen up emissions tests in the aftermath of the Volkswagen cheating scandal, Tesla founder Elon Musk has a slightly different take: Gas is dead and it's time to go electric, people.
We spent two weeks wearing employee trackers: Here's what we learned
Engadget - 26 Sep 2015 18:30
This article originally appeared on Fast Company and is reprinted with permission. By Greg Lindsay I almost didn't notice I was wearing it, at first. The plastic box strung around my neck was roughly the size and weight ...
Cash For Clunkers Spent $20.7 Million To Sell You Dirty VW Diesels
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 18:27
This might be the ultimate schadenfreude of VW's diesel cheatery -- the US government paid $20.7 million to help Americans get behind the wheel of these NOx-barfing Volkswagens during the Cash for Clunkers program.
Moto 360 Review (2015)
Slash Gear - 26 Sep 2015 17:15
Today we review the second generation Moto 360 for the year 2015. This is a follow-up to a winning design from Motorola for the year 2014, they being the first creators of a "round" watch for the Android Wear platform. T...
Costa Rica: Stay Away From Our Sea Turtles, You Terrible Humans
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 17:00
Last week, we learned that thousands of selfie-snapping garbage humans drove hundreds of thousands of olive ridley sea turtles away from their nesting grounds in Costa Rica. But the turtles are back, and this time, the C...
Everyone Thinks Sam Smith's New Bond Tune is Rubbish
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2015 16:00
We're just weeks away from the release of the latest James Bond epic Spectre, and now we know what the theme music will be. This time around the film-makers have opted to commission Sam Smith (the singer, not the beer as...
Recommended Reading: How Oculus took Netflix to the Gear VR
Engadget - 26 Sep 2015 15:30
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read....
ICYMI: Weather in a box, cyborg drummer and more
Engadget - 26 Sep 2015 15:01
Today on In Case You Missed It: The world's biggest 3D printer was just unveiled in Italy and it's a hefty 40 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter, earning its name, "Big Delta." Its intended purpose is to build mud huts fo...
Building the ultimate X99 gaming and benchmarking PC
Ars Technica - 26 Sep 2015 14:00
Ars UK needed a big, fast rig for all our various PC needs. Here's how we built our own.
LuminAID PackLite Spectra says, "Let there be light!"
Coolest Gadgets - 26 Sep 2015 14:00
Many of us happen to live in a society where we take all of our basic necessities for granted. Take for instance, water and electricity – is there ever a doubt that our taps will run dry when we turn them on, or that t...
Report: YouTube's 2-in-1 subscription service is coming this October
Engadget - 26 Sep 2015 13:00
YouTube might be launching its long-awaited subscription service as soon as the end of October, according to Recode. Google's video website already sent out emails to content owners, asking them to agree to the terms for...
Podcast: China, Apple Car, Office 2016
TechPinions - 26 Sep 2015 10:00
This week Tim Bajarin, Ben Bajarin, Jan Dawson and Bob O’Donnell discuss the recent meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and major tech leaders, debate the possibilities of an Apple Car, and analyze Microsoft�...