Gadget News
Tribe 3.0 - The Sexiest Minimalist Wallet
The Gadget Flow - 1 Feb 2016 18:00
If you like minimal wallet designs, you will definitely like the Tribe Wallet 3.0. This wallet is an elegant design consisting of two plates, between two RFID blocking money bars. The entire wallet is made out of aerospa...
Dutch Police use an eagle to down drones
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2016 17:00
Back in December, we talked about the Tokyo police and their new drone catching drone. The Japanese drone used a net to fly up and capture rogue drones. The Dutch police have upped the cool factor for catching rogue dron...
GE will stop making CFL bulbs, focus on LEDs instead
Slash Gear - 2 Feb 2016 01:00
GE has decided it is time to part ways with compact fluorescent lamp production, the company announced in a statement today. This year, GE plans to cease production of CFL light bulbs and switch its focus over to LED bul...
Fireball over northeastern U.S. skies was a meteor
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2016 23:25
A giant fireball that lit up skies across Northeastern U.S. states this weekend was a meteor, and it was captured by numerous cameras across multiple states. The fireball was much bigger than your average shooting star, ...
UK researchers get permission to genetically modify human embryos
Slash Gear - 2 Feb 2016 01:45
In September 2015, word surfaced that researchers in the UK had requested permission to genetically modify human embryos, a controversial subject that has stirred both legitimate and conspiratorial concerns alike. This r...
We Finally Know How Much Google Is Losing on Its Crazy Ideas
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 01:39
Google, aka Alphabet, is famous for its "moonshots"--enormous, ambitious technology projects that cost a ton to develop and might not ever work or turn a profit. Today, we're getting a first look at just how much money t...
This Biotech Startup Promises Lab-Grown Pork Within Five Years
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 01:35
The future of lab-grown meat is coming. Or at least it feels that way, based on burgeoning interest in the biotech community. One by one, companies are staking out different animal tissues to grow in vitro for human cons...
Alphabet's market cap tops Apple, is now the world's most valuable company
Ars Technica - 2 Feb 2016 01:34
In Alphabet's first earnings call, it also announced it spent 3.5 billion on moonshots.
Alphabet earnings shows just how much Google's 'other bets' are losing
Engadget - 2 Feb 2016 01:28
The newly-minted Alphabet (made up of Google proper and the variety of ventures that make up the "Other Bets" the company is involved in) has just released its first full quarter of financial data under its new structure...
Thermal Imaging Reveals How Fast a Shirtless Person Loses Body Heat in the Cold
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 01:24
Here is footage taken using the military spec Selex Merlin thermal imaging camera of a shirtless man in the Scottish highlands during winter. The point is to show how fast humans lose the heat on their body when their ba...
New in our buyer's guide: Lenovo's Yoga 900 and Samsung's Gear VR
Engadget - 2 Feb 2016 01:20
It's been about two months since Engadget's updated its buyer's guide -- we were busy eating holiday cookies, preparing for CES, going to CES and then recovering from CES (phew). Fortunately, though, even in those nine w...
Alphabet Is Now the Most Valuable Company on Earth
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 01:12
Last week, we reported that Alphabet, the holding company for Google and all its disparate moonshot affiliates, would surpass Apple as the most valuable company in the world . That future has now come to pass.
Evangelical university requires Fitbit ownership, data syncing for freshmen [Updated]
Ars Technica - 2 Feb 2016 01:05
Oral Roberts' entry-level fitness course does not require GPS tracking, at least.
Dish's 4K-ready Hopper 3 DVR is now available
Engadget - 2 Feb 2016 00:44
Although the Hopper 3 was supposed to arrive at the end of January, Dish isn't too late on its promise. The company's third-generation DVR, which supports 4K and up to six Joey receivers simultaneously, is now available ...
Play Star Citizen for free this week
Slash Gear - 2 Feb 2016 00:33
Star Citizen is probably one of the most ambitious gaming projects that I've seen. It's also the largest crowdfunded project to date, with over $107 million raised as of last month. And now it's free to play, at least fo...
You Can Buy These New Iowa Caucus Garbage Pail Kids Cards Featuring Donald Dump and Hounded Hillary
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 00:20
It's showtime. The Iowa Caucus is today and Iowans from all 99 counties are making their voices heard. But the Garbage Pail Kids special Iowa Caucus edition has the candidates as you've never seen them before.
Google Search adds more ways to track politics
Slash Gear - 2 Feb 2016 00:15
Google's newest politics-centric Search tweak brings information on issues, live results, delegate counts, and voting reminds for users interested in following the 2016 election season. This follows Google's recent partn...
All the Bomber Aircraft That Could Carry Nuclear Weapons
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 00:13
Only 5 countries have been able to create strategic bomber aircraft with the capability of carrying nuclear weapons. That would be the US, Russia, the UK, France, and China. We've put together this video that details eve...
Detachable tablet sales are taking off
Engadget - 2 Feb 2016 00:11
The tablet market might be tanking as a whole, but there's apparently one major bright spot: tablets with detachable keyboards. While IDC estimates that slate shipments were down almost 14 percent year-over-year in the f...
Facebook updates News Feed to weed out clickbait
Slash Gear - 2 Feb 2016 00:05
If there's one type of story in my Facebook feed that will get me to unfollow a page, or use the "hide post" feature, it's a clickbait title. Basically anything with "one trick" or "you'll never believe number 4!" in the...
Office Supplies Turn This 3D-Printed Plastic Tube Into a Throwable Dart
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 00:04
There are blogs, books, and endless YouTube videos dedicated to re-purposing office supplies into everything but productivity tools. But with this 3D-printed plastic tube you can easily turn a thumbtack, a few sticky not...
Don't Let These Horror Stories About Turbulence Keep You From Flying
Gizmodo - 2 Feb 2016 00:00
The internet is filled with butt-clenching stories of horrifying plane turbulence lately. Is dangerously rough air becoming more common nowadays, or what? Well, yes and no.