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Tesla's latest ad highlights Summon and Autopilot
Slash Gear - 26 Jan 2016 14:56
Tesla is working hard to bring some very cool and innovative features to the Model S electric car by way of software updates. Earlier this month Tesla unveiled Summon, a virtual valet that will bring your car to you with...
Photive X-One Touch Wireless Headphones
The Gadget Flow - 26 Jan 2016 18:00
Break free from your device with the Photive X-One Touch Wireless Headphones. Equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 technology, these innovative headphones hold a steady connection to your device from up to 33 feet away, all with ...
Uber is using smartphone data to alert it to bad drivers
Engadget - 26 Jan 2016 18:21
Although Uber's review system allows both riders and drivers to submit feedback on a recent journey, it can be hard for the company to know what really happened. Did a driver constantly break the speed limit or was a cus...
Tesla Autopilot promo shows what it can do for your commute
Engadget - 26 Jan 2016 08:15
Why let fans make the videos when you can do it yourself? Tesla Motors just made public a new video -- if it ever runs as a TV ad, it could be the company's first one -- promoting it Autopilot feature that do a lot of th...
Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Marvin Minsky Dies at 88
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2016 08:06
Marvin Minsky isn't quite as well known as some of the early computer or internet pioneers, but artificial intelligence--a concept he worked to make real--has undoubtedly influence the way we all live our lives.
'Sound wave tweezers' can move cells around for 3D bioprinting
Engadget - 26 Jan 2016 07:37
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon, MIT and Penn State University have developed a different kind of tweezers, one that can move single cells around without damaging them. That's because these tweezers are made o...
FAA: 300,000 drones registered in first 30 days
Slash Gear - 26 Jan 2016 06:31
In the first 30 days since the drone registration requirement went public, the FAA has announced about 300,000 drones were registered in the US. To help encourage drone owners to register, the FAA had offered to wave the...
Apple's Q1 2016 revenue grows while Mac sales slow
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2016 01:58
This afternoon Apple reported their financial Q1 2016 earnings with a cool $29.3 billion in revenue in the Americas and a total of $75.9 billion worldwide. This is up 47% sequentially and up 2% year-over-year, while guid...
iPhone Sales Have Finally Stalled
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2016 01:57
It looks like interest in the iPhone is finally waning. For the first time since its creation in 2007, Apple is reporting a year-over-year dip in demand for its pricey pocket computer. That said, Apple still sold a lot o...
Garmin Approach S20 is latest wearable for golfers
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2016 01:48
Garmin has announced its new Approach S20 GPS golf watch, its latest wearable for golfers. The smartwatch comes with 40,000+ golf courses preloaded, a tracking feature to keep tabs on one's daily activities, and notifica...
Spaceport America Wants $2 Million More From Taxpayers For Its Space Tourism Fantasy
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2016 01:47
If you build it, the space tourists will come. That was the promise to the taxpayers of New Mexico back in 2009 when Spaceport America broke ground. Seven years and roughly $220 million later, New Mexico has little to sh...
Apple has another record quarter, but iPhone sales growth slows to a halt
Engadget - 27 Jan 2016 01:44
It's going to be very interesting to see Apple spin these financials results. The company just announced its Q1 2016 results, and the company posted recored quarterly revenue and profit of $75.9 billion and $18.4 billion...
Apple reports slowest iPhone sales growth since dawn of device
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2016 01:43
Apple reported quarterly revenue of $75.9 billion as well as quarterly net profit of $18.4 billion. Apple suggested today that they'd sold a cool 74.8 million iPhones in this fiscal 1st quarter, up just 1 percent from th...
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Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2016 01:36
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Sensors Thinner Than Plastic Wrap Could Detect Breast Cancer
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2016 01:35
To beat cancer, early detection is crucial. Now, a team of Japanese and American scientists has revealed extremely thin sensors that could one day be built into skin-tight, tumor-detecting gloves for doctors, who can sha...
'Five Nights at Freddy's World' removed from Steam
Engadget - 27 Jan 2016 01:29
Five Nights at Freddy's, the jump-scare franchise depicted above that YouTubers love to make reaction videos to, has just joined company with Afro Samurai: it's had a release pulled from Steam due to poor reviews. Develo...
Dystopia: When Walmart Is Supplying Your City's Water
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2016 01:07
Anything is better than drinking lead-poisoned water. But when Walmart, Coca Cola, and Nestlé are the only ones stepping up and offering alternatives, the future looks pretty grim.
Lyft taps Google's Waze maps to make rides more efficient
Engadget - 27 Jan 2016 01:07
Looking to keep pace with Uber, Lyft set out to improve the overall experience for both drivers and passengers. Today, the transportation service announced a "first-of-its-kind partnership" with Google's Waze. Using the ...
Leica M-P "Panda Edition" limited run camera unveiled
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2016 01:05
Leica has introduced a new limited edition camera called the Leica M-P "Panda Edition." This camera features the same German construction expected from Leica alongside a design inspired by the panda. The black camera bod...
Google helps you hear directly from presidential candidates
Engadget - 27 Jan 2016 00:44
Trying to understand presidential candidates' positions through debates can be an exercise in frustration. You might get a sense of where they stand on the issues... or might watch helplessly as their voices are drowned ...
Photoshop Sketch summons spirit of Bob Ross for iPad Pro
Slash Gear - 27 Jan 2016 00:41
The iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil are being used in a video series made by Adobe in collaboration with Bob Ross, Inc. These videos are a part of a four-part series showing what one might do with the iPad Pro, the Apple P...
Razor's Jetts Turn Any Pair of Shoes Into Rolling Heelys
Gizmodo - 27 Jan 2016 00:33
Admit it, when you see a bunch of kids wearing Heelys roll past you at the mall, deep down you wish there was a version for adults, right? With Razor's new strap-on Jetts, there finally is. And they work with any pair of...