Gadget News
This Is Why It's So Hard to Know If You Have Food Poisoning
Gizmodo - 10 Nov 2015 03:30
You're feeling queasy, your forehead is clammy, and all that tea you've been mainlining is doing nothing at all to perk you back up. What happens next is why it's so hard to know if you had food poisoning or just a brush...
This awesome DIY railgun fires rounds with 27,000 joules of force
Engadget - 10 Nov 2015 05:56
Used to be that if you wanted to fire off a few high-velocity rounds with an electromagnetic railgun, you'd have to land a commission aboard the USS Ponce. That is, until YouTuber Ziggy Zee went ahead and built one from ...
World's Biggest Coal Company Has Been Lying About Climate Change, Surprising No-One
Gizmodo - 10 Nov 2015 07:00
A two-year investigation into Peabody Energy has concluded something that two minutes with Google could probably tell you: the coal giant has been telling some big fat lies about climate change.
PicoBrew Pico - Craft Beer at home
The Gadget Flow - 10 Nov 2015 11:01
Pico is a fully automatic craft beer brewing appliance that allows anyone to brew 5L mini-kegs of professional quality craft beer. Pico leverages patented technology from PicoBrew’s award-winning Zymatic product in a m...
Blue Skate Shoulder Bag by Monark Supply
The Gadget Flow - 10 Nov 2015 11:00
Get to all the skating action in style and comfort with the Blue Skate Shoulder Bag by Monark Supply. Designed for plastic skateboards, the Skate Shoulder Bag creates a cocoon around your skateboard, securing it in place...
How to Watch Tonight's GOP Debates
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 01:50
I know, right? Another debate! How many times can Jeb Bush describe in enthusiastic detail exactly how he'd kill Baby Hitler ? Tonight he'll get yet another chance, on live television.
T-Mobile Binge On's gritty little fine print
Slash Gear - 11 Nov 2015 01:49
T-Mobile is doing its Uncarrier thing again and this time it's unlimited streaming video that's on offer, but your eyes may not thank you. Binge On follows in the footsteps of the carrier's unlimited streaming music perk...
Death Valley Flooding Provides Yet Another Alarming El Niño Preview
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 01:40
A 1,000-year flood that rearranged boulders and buckled roads in Death Valley is the latest chilling window into how poorly prepared California is for the now-inevitable El Niño storms .
Chrome will stop supporting XP, Vista and early OS X this year
Engadget - 11 Nov 2015 01:39
It seems like Google is looking to do a little spring cleaning. In an announcement on the official Google Chrome blog, the company noted that it will no longer support browsers on Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X 10.6, 10....
Jezebel You're a Dirty Gentrifying Tech Bro, and You Need to Be Spanked | Deadspin Wes Welker Is Bac
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 01:35
Jezebel You're a Dirty Gentrifying Tech Bro, and You Need to Be Spanked | Deadspin Wes Welker Is Back And It Feels Terrible | Jalopnik Ten Cars That Always Get Ruined By Their Owners | Kotaku Fallout 4 Just Gave Me An Ac...
Asking Men When Their Voice Broke Helped Find Genes For Start of Puberty
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 01:30
Puberty has a clear physiological signpost in girls: sooner or later, they have their first period. That's been a critical part of identifying genes that influence when puberty starts in girls, but it wasn't clear whethe...
Mount Saint Helens May Share Magma with an Entire Field of Volcanoes
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 01:30
It took 2,500 seismometers, 23 explosive blasts, and countless earthquakes, but researchers now have a much better idea of what the magma chambers look like deep below Mount Saint Helens. The weird bit? It looks like it ...
Best Buy's "Early Black Friday Sale" Is Actually Pretty Great
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 01:28
Typically, we roll our eyes at "early Black Friday" promotions, but Best Buy's is actually pretty solid. The highlights here include $150 off the ultra-thin MacBook (plus $50 more for students), and a $55" TV for $350, b...
Pinterest's redesigned profiles make it easier to find pins later
Engadget - 11 Nov 2015 01:15
If you're an avid pinner, finding items on your Pinterest boards can sometimes be quite the chore. Thanks to today's update, though, you should spend less time hunting for what you're after. The online repository updated...
The Altwork Station will help your body and mind work more efficiently
Coolest Gadgets - 11 Nov 2015 01:02
When you work a job that requires you to be on your computer a lot, you start to notice aches and pains that come from sitting and having your body in a static position. Many people have moved to using a standing desk, b...
Ted Cruz's App Rewards Users for Turning Over Their Friends' Contact Info
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 01:00
Ted Cruz's campaign has gamified its app as a way to create dossiers on voters. Provided you have a stupid friend who has been lured by "Cruz's Crew," it might even have collected and analyzed your information.
Sony's first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases will arrive early next year
Engadget - 11 Nov 2015 00:49
If you were hoping Ultra HD Blu-ray discs would be here in time for the holidays, you're going to have to wait a bit longer. Well, as far as Sony Pictures content is concerned anyway. The company announced today that its...
T-Mobile: video streaming won't use up 4G LTE data
Slash Gear - 11 Nov 2015 00:45
T-Mobile, in its latest Uncarrier event, announced that video will now stream "free" from certain video services, with "free" meaning it won't cut into a subscriber's existing high-speed data allotment. The initial chang...
Here Is the Missile That Caused A UFO Panic Along The Coast Of California
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 00:40
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) both have released a photo of the actual Trident II D-5 ballistic missile which was secretly launched from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, the USS Ken...
You're a Dirty Gentrifying Tech Bro, and You Need to Be Spanked
Gizmodo - 11 Nov 2015 00:30
Business is booming for Mistress Odette. The 26-year old was living in New York and working in a dungeon with a number of other dominatrixes, and eventually, like many New Yorkers do, she grew tired of the stresses that ...
Snow and ice are no big deal to these MaxxDry GripOns
Coolest Gadgets - 11 Nov 2015 00:26
It may be beautiful this time of year, but it is merely the calm before the storm. We never know when or how much snow and ice we’re going to get every winter, but we always have to be prepared regardless. It’s time ...
How Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 will improve next year's gadgets
Engadget - 11 Nov 2015 00:25
Qualcomm officially unveiled its latest mobile chip, the Snapdragon 820, at a media event in New York City this morning. But, given that the company has been divulging details about the 820 for the past few months, you w...