Gadget News
Vector Luna Smartwatch with 30-Day Battery Life
The Gadget Flow - 6 Feb 2016 18:00
Keep time, and tracking, for days on end with the Vector Luna Smartwatch with 30-day battery life. Although resembling a traditional watch on the home screen, this watch is actually super smart. Compatible with iOS, Andr...
Cops nab man for crashing a drone into the Empire State building
Engadget - 6 Feb 2016 08:35
A New Jersey native's drone has recently crashed into the Empire State building, and unlike the person whose machine hit Seattle's Great Wheel, he didn't get away with it. Authorities have arrested the man an NBC affilia...
Twitter deleted 125k (mostly) ISIS accounts over last 6 months
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 06:45
Twitter has at times been criticized for allegedly allowing extremists' accounts to remain live, though the company regularly squashes those accounts as they surface. In a statement today, Twitter got right at the heart ...
Google releases Android Studio 2.0 beta with improved developer tools
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 17:00
Google has just announced that a beta of its Android Studio 2.0 software is now available for download, offering new and improved tools for Android app developers. As the latest version of the IDE (integrated development...
Sony's dual-camera system being used by 'major smartphone players'
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 04:30
Amidst all the rumors about upcoming smartphones packing dual camera systems, Sony itself has added fuel to the fire. During its third quarter earnings call in the recent past, the company's chief financial officer Kenic...
Twitter says your timeline isn't changing
Engadget - 7 Feb 2016 01:45
Were you panicking at the thought of Twitter messing with your timeline order? Were you declaring #RIPTwitter and getting ready to move to Peach? Relax. Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has piped up to say that there's no truth...
Watch This Guy Summon His Tesla With An Apple Watch
Gizmodo - 7 Feb 2016 01:45
Tesla recently added a feature to its Model S allowing users to summon their car like an obedient dog , and now the Apple Watch is on board too. Other than being ridiculously cool, the process essentially works like summ...
6 gadgets that clean the world's oceans
Engadget - 7 Feb 2016 01:00
By Cat DiStasio In grade school, most children learn about the fragility of our ocean ecosystems. Despite this, the world's vast waters have become a de facto dumping ground for toxic chemicals, agricultural runoff and p...
SpaceX Is Gearing Up To Build Lots and Lots of New Rockets
Gizmodo - 7 Feb 2016 01:00
It's been a few really good months for SpaceX, and now, the commercial spaceflight company is kicking rocket production into high gear in anticipation of a packed launch schedule.
Earin's wireless earbuds are ambitious but flawed
Engadget - 7 Feb 2016 00:00
For the past year and a half, Swedish startup Earin has been trying to turn a Ryan Gosling–inspired earbud concept into a proper working product. The hook: Unlike other Bluetooth headsets, these $299 earbuds are comple...
Ultra-rare 1957 Ferrari 335S auctioned for $35M
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 23:30
It's hard to beat a Ferrari when it comes to luxury sports cars retaining their value over the years, and the latest auction for a classic model proves it. In Paris today a 1957 Ferrari 335 Spider Scaglietti was auctione...
Watch the Engadget staff on: Getting ready for Super Bowl 50
Engadget - 6 Feb 2016 23:00
Super Bowl 50 weekend is here, and who is better equipped to talk you through preparation than a squad full of Engadget editors? As the Big Game approaches, some of our staff sat down in the studio to explain what they d...
Pebble Time now lets Android users start text conversations
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 22:30
The Pebble Time smartwatch and its accompanying mobile apps received a number of updates already this week, with the wearables getting new software and both iOS and Android users getting improved Health tracking features...
The HTC Vive isn't limited to perfectly square rooms
Engadget - 6 Feb 2016 22:00
I'm not gonna lie: I was jealous when I heard that my colleague Sean Buckley got to play 12 virtual reality games in Seattle last week. (He even moaned about it later.) I got to try "only" four on the Vive Pre at HTC's T...
Wilson X Connected Football hands-on: The IoT gets competitive
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 21:31
With the Super Bowl upon us, what better time to preview the latest in Wilson X's wirelessly-enabled sports tech, the Connected Football. Though it's stuffed with Bluetooth and a bevy of sensors, at first glance you'd be...
Google looking into wireless charging for its self-driving cars
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 21:00
As Google's self-driving cars continue to make progress and move to more locations for testing, it appears the company is now making plans on how to better charge the small pod cars. A FCC filing discovered by IEEE Spect...
RIP Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, The Sixth Man To Walk On The Moon
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2016 21:00
Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, has passed away on February 4th, on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his mission to the moon. The Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 14, he was the 6th astronaut to step foot on the moon....
Today's Best Deals: TiVo DVRs, Garmin GPS Watch, $40 Electric Shaver, and More
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2016 20:57
Refurbished TiVos, an $85 Garmin fitness watch, and a cheap electric shaver lead off Saturday's best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial...
Twitter needs searchable GIFs for fun and profit
Engadget - 6 Feb 2016 20:30
This week, a group of Android users noticed a new feature in the Twitter app: a GIF button that can be used to search through trending GIFs to drop into status updates. As you'd expect, the internet lost its collective m...
Google Apparently Wants Its Driverless Electric Cars To Be Cordless, Too
Gizmodo - 6 Feb 2016 20:10
According to IEEE Spectrum, documents filed to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission indicate that new efforts toward Google's prototype autonomous cars include the testing of several wireless charging systems for t...
The Malware Museum offers a look at the viruses of yesteryear
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 20:00
Most people have a pretty good idea of what computer malware and viruses look like in the current era: pop-up windows, spam sites set as the homepage, and bogus apps installed if they're lucky, with spyware and software ...
Twitter tipped to ditch chronological timeline, users hate this idea
Slash Gear - 6 Feb 2016 19:00
Internet users who hate big changes to their social networks of choice, it's best you sit down for this. A new report has surfaced indicating that Twitter may be ditching its long-established reverse chronological timeli...