Gadget News
Remove irrelevant Facebook posts with this Chrome extension
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2015 21:40
Years ago when I first joined Facebook, it was a nice way to keep up with what my friends were doing. The posts were in a simple, chronological order that made it easy to catch everything I wanted. But the best part was ...
Linux exploit allows machines to be hacked with just one key
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2015 23:58
They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result. Well, as it turns out, hitting the same key over and over again can actually produce an interesting result...
Philips Brilliance LCD Monitor is a portable wonder
Coolest Gadgets - 17 Dec 2015 17:00
Philips might not be at the forefront of computing technology, but this does not mean that they are far from being left behind, either. In fact, the all new Philips Brilliance LED-backlit LCD monitor (also going by the r...
Razer Leviathan Mini Review
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2015 19:00
Inside the Razer Leviathan Mini you're going to get some deep, booming sound. That's for certain. If you connect this speaker to your Android device, you'll be able to say "OK Google" to it just fine - it uses what Razer...
California wants autonomous cars to have humans behind the wheel
Engadget - 17 Dec 2015 06:40
The California DMV has already started preparing for the arrival of driverless cars by writing up draft regulations to govern them. While that's a step forward for manufacturers working on the technology, the proposed ru...
VW to set up emissions claims program for your lawsuits
Engadget - 18 Dec 2015 01:59
Volkswagen announced on Thursday that it is establishing an independent claims program led by Ken Feinberg, the man that handled both the government's payout efforts for 9/11 victims and Transocean's compensation for peo...
There's a Mystery Lurking in Curiosity's Latest Drillholes
Gizmodo - 18 Dec 2015 01:50
In its slow ascent up Mount Sharp, NASA's Curiosity Rover has stumbled upon a mystery fit for the robot's name: silica. Lots and lots of silica. And the discovery may shape our understanding of the Red Planet's geologic ...
The Wirecutter's best deals: The Nexus 6P, and more!
Engadget - 18 Dec 2015 01:45
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals at TheWirecutter.com.You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from ou...
Anova Precision Cooker WiFi Review
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2015 01:39
Anova's first consumer sous-vide was a touchscreen-topped wand both credited with helping the fashionable cooking style broach a broader market and criticized for being a little confusing. The follow-up Precision Cooker ...
Mozilla makes it easy to create VR websites with 'A-Frame'
Engadget - 18 Dec 2015 01:33
With the launch of A-Frame today, Mozilla is trying to make it easier for developers to craft virtual-reality websites. Mozilla's VR research team, MozVR, created A-Frame as an open-source framework that allows developer...
Selected Star Wars Toys of Mine, Ranked
Gizmodo - 18 Dec 2015 01:30
I saw Star Wars in the movie theater in 1977, the summer before I turned six. Then I saw it again, and again, and again. Pace Joseph Campbell, the mythology of my childhood was structured around the movie, rather than vi...
The Batman v Superman Marketing Needs to Stop Pretending Lex Luthor Is a Real Person
Gizmodo - 18 Dec 2015 01:18
"Viral" marketing has always straddled the line between "it's kind of cute that they made a website for The Daily Bugle" and "that's seems kind of desperate." But with Batman v Superman, "viral" marketing has reached its...
Facebook's live streaming is available to all verified pages
Engadget - 18 Dec 2015 01:15
Facebook Live, the social network's version of Periscope, was already available for "public figures." Now, the folks in Menlo Park are giving all verified pages the chance to employ the tool. This means that you can expe...
Fujifilm X70 appears in registry: January debut anticipated
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2015 01:00
The Fujifilm X70, an anticipated new camera that surfaced in rumors earlier this summer, has appeared in a registration filing in China, stoking rumors that we'll be seeing the camera officially announced early next year...
2015's big hacks, attacks and security blunders
Engadget - 18 Dec 2015 01:00
The security breaches, blunders, and disasters of 2015 tanked our trust in health insurance providers, credit agencies, the IRS, car manufacturers, connected toys for kids, and even "adult" dating sites. These stories sh...
These Images Are Only a Few Millionths of an Inch Wide
Gizmodo - 18 Dec 2015 01:00
A new printing method lets us make images smaller than we've ever before managed -- much smaller than the width of the average human hair. What's more, these images are in color.
Google to offer $1 million in security grants next year
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2015 00:43
When you upload files to the cloud, you expect them to be safe from prying eyes. Unfortunately, there are people out there that spend their time trying to break into servers just to access whatever is being stored inside...
Moto 360 Sport Review Part II: what no other device has
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2015 00:40
While my first inclination was to title this post "what no other smartwatch has", that just wouldn't be accurate. What we've got here is a bona-fide piece of technology in the Moto 360 Sport that's never been released in...
Play photo tag with your Facebook friends this holiday
Engadget - 18 Dec 2015 00:33
Whether you're a Facebook inhabitant or not, you have to give the social network credit for rolling out timely features that make it easier for people to share their personal moments and random thoughts. According to the...
So How Do You Like Bud Light's New Design?
Gizmodo - 18 Dec 2015 00:30
Anheuser-Busch just revealed a "bold new look" for Bud Light, "The Prince of Beers." As one Bud Light executive put it in a press release, "In 2016, we'll put a more modern twist on Bud Light, from the way the brand look...
Windows 10 Mobile upgrade won't hit older phones until 2016
Ars Technica - 18 Dec 2015 00:25
A December release was promised, but Microsoft is missing that deadline.
Xbox Fitness nixes Kinect requirement, adds downloads
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2015 00:23
Microsoft has pushed out an update for Xbox Fitness that removes the Kinect requirement. The change opens Xbox Fitness to a larger number of Xbox users, but with a lesser experience in that Kinect is required to fully ta...