Gadget News
Terra Cielo Mare Orienteering BP Watch
The Gadget Flow - 11 Feb 2016 18:00
Explore the world with the Terra Cielo Mare Orienteering BP Watch. Translating to "earth, sky, sea," this watch is completed entirely by hand to high quality artisan standards. Antimagnetic and encased in grade 2 titaniu...
Scientists Have Created an Exoskeleton that Kicks Its Wearer in the Knee
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2016 08:00
There are all kinds of exoskeletons out there. Some save you energy . Some help you do heavy work . Some lightly kick you in the knee. The question is, why does that last one exist? A Swiss research team thinks it can he...
LG G5 Quick Cover teases always-on display
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2016 06:01
LG has taken the wraps off its Quick Cover for the LG G5 smartphone. Though the phone isn't available yet, the company has detailed its windowed cover, and also teased the rumored always-on display feature. With the LG G...
Hiker with head-mounted cameras taught drones to fly through forests
Engadget - 11 Feb 2016 06:55
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a drone that can navigate forest trails in search of missing hikers. According to EPFL, around 1,000 people get lost in Swiss forests every year and often need to be rescued. Rat...
CBS exec: no recent talks with Apple about a TV service
Engadget - 12 Feb 2016 01:55
Since Apple itself doesn't have much to say about its long-rumored TV service, we're forced to look for signals elsewhere. In comments revealed just before CBS announced its earnings today, exec Les Moonves once again fi...
Google's VR headset: AR, eye-tracking, wireless (or wired)
Slash Gear - 12 Feb 2016 01:48
Google's play in the virtual reality environment is about to get a lot more focused. Inside a virtual reality headset the likes of which the world has never seen before, Google will deliver an entirely unique experience....
'Master of None' season 2 is coming to Netflix next year
Engadget - 12 Feb 2016 01:42
If you've been anxiously awaiting news on the second season of Netflix's Master of None, you're in luck. Comedian and star of the original series Aziz Ansari took to Twitter today to officially announce the show's return...
New software enables drones to search forests for lost hikers
Slash Gear - 12 Feb 2016 01:30
Autonomous drones could be the future of finding lost hikers thanks to new software developed by researchers at a few universities. Drones equipped with this software are able to find and follow forest paths on their own...
Coming soon to Engadget: 'On the Brink of Greatness' with Steve Goldbloom
Engadget - 12 Feb 2016 01:15
International bon vivant and Silicon Valley playboy Steve Goldbloom explores the cut-throat world of startup culture in Engadget's first (maybe only) mockumentary, On the Brink of Greatness. The 12-episode series debuts ...
Tell Us Your Old Secrets About Technology, Utopian Communities, and the Machines of War
Gizmodo - 12 Feb 2016 01:00
Do you have an old secret about the history of technology, a defunct cult, or a futuristic weapon that never made it off the drawing board? Would you like the world to know about it? Tell us.
VR is better when virtual objects feel real
Engadget - 12 Feb 2016 01:00
For all the amazing experiences virtual reality enables (the illusion of flight, the exhaustion of exercise and even the emotional fatigue of trauma), it still has one major flaw: Virtual objects are intangible and have ...
Game of Thrones Season 6 Photos Contain Some Bloody Huge Reveals
Gizmodo - 12 Feb 2016 00:59
We're just a couple months out from the launch of Game of Thrones season six, and finally we're starting to get some glimpses of the fates that will befall our beloved characters. Some new photos released by HBO reveal w...
We've Found Gravitational Waves. Now What?
Gizmodo - 12 Feb 2016 00:55
Artist's depiction of colliding neutron stars shredding spacetime, producing ripples of gravitational waves. Credit: NASA. David Reitze, executive director of the LIGO Laboratory, took the podium at the National Press Bu...
Study: 'PAMP' molecules in processed foods are big health risk
Slash Gear - 12 Feb 2016 00:40
Researchers have revealed that some processed foods, including things like chopped vegetables, sausages, and chocolates, have high instances of harmful pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMP) molecules that could i...
EXCLUSIVE: Physicists Have Literally Woven The Fabric of Spacetime
Gizmodo - 12 Feb 2016 00:40
Ripples in the fabric of spacetime, you say? Gabriela González, a professor of physics and astronomy at Louisiana State University and spokesperson for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), was...
Gravitational waves are our window into the early universe
Engadget - 12 Feb 2016 00:30
"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it," David Reitze, executive director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), said at a press conference in Washington on Thursday. Reitze has good...
This Wasp's Eye View of the World Will Make You Nauseous
Gizmodo - 12 Feb 2016 00:28
Ground-nesting wasps are incredibly good at navigating the world, particularly when it comes to re-locating their nests. By tracking the intricate flight patterns and visual focus of these insects, scientists have simula...
WSJ: Google is working on a standalone VR headset, too
Engadget - 12 Feb 2016 00:14
Clues have been circulating about Google's plans for a new VR headset in recent weeks. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Mountain View is working on a second virtual reality device. Unlike the headset we've seen ...
Dish promises 7 days without ad-skipping for Fox content
Slash Gear - 12 Feb 2016 00:12
When TiVo and the other first DVRs hit the scene, people ate them up. Finally, for the first time, you could watch shows and movies when you wanted to. Sure, you could setup a VCR to record something at a specific time, ...
Your Favorite Travel Mug Is Priced to Move Today
Gizmodo - 12 Feb 2016 00:08
If you hurry, Amazon's selling your undisputed favorite travel mug , the Contigo Autoseal West Loop, for as little as $14, one of the best prices we've ever seen, and a solid discount from its usual $18-$20. Just be sure...
Qualcomm's X16 modem could help gigabit LTE work in more places
Engadget - 12 Feb 2016 00:06
While our wireless carriers bicker over who offers the fastest service, Qualcomm went and pulled back the curtain on the Snapdragon X16 modem, a dry sounding bit of networking tech with huge implications. With it comes t...
Google VR headset: self-contained, Android likely
Slash Gear - 12 Feb 2016 00:05
Multiple sources say Google's VR headset will be self-contained, not separate from a smartphone or a PC like its competitors. This would be the first VR headset created by a company in this modern era of virtual reality ...