Gadget News
These Are the Most Detailed Images Yet of the Bright Spots on Ceres
Gizmodo - 23 Mar 2016 12:16
The bright spots of Ceres continue to be a source of fascination for astronomers , professional and amateur alike. Now, NASA has provided the most detailed images yet of the strange structures.
Facebook is breaking up with the BlackBerry platform
Engadget - 23 Mar 2016 06:57
WhatsApp's earlier announcement that it's leaving the BlackBerry ecosystem was apparently only the beginning of Facebook's exodus from the platform. The world's biggest social network and its Messenger app will stop work...
Yahoo stops daily fantasy sports contests in New York
Engadget - 23 Mar 2016 05:48
Yahoo is following the lead of DraftKings and FanDuel and stopping its paid daily fantasy sports operations in New York. Reuters reports that this shutdown won't affect other states, however.
Pebble to lay off 25 percent of workforce
Ars Technica - 24 Mar 2016 01:47
The smartwatch company wants to "be careful" with its money going forward.
Let's See: will S6 cases fit on a Galaxy S7?
Slash Gear - 24 Mar 2016 01:47
So you've got your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S6 and you're planning on updating to a brand new Galaxy S7 in the immediate future. You want to know - will the accessories I'm using today work for my smartphone of tomorrow...
Star Wars: Battlefront 'Outer Rim' update now available
Slash Gear - 24 Mar 2016 01:46
Yesterday brought a big Star Wars: Battlefront update, and with that updates gamers get access to a bunch of new stuff: Hutt Contracts, new firearms, and so much more. It's 8GB to download and is available to game owners...
The creator of 'XKCD' is working on high school textbooks
Engadget - 24 Mar 2016 01:35
XKCD's Randall Munroe has done a good job of simplifying scientific and technical concepts through his comics, so it only makes sense that he would turn his attention to full-on education, doesn't it? Sure enough, that's...
Libertarian Presidential Hopeful John McAfee Calls For Chinese-Style Cybersecurity State
Gizmodo - 24 Mar 2016 01:35
John McAfee wants to run for president on the Libertarian ticket. He may or may not make that happen. But either way, he has some rather non-Libertarian ideas about cybersecurity. Namely, that all terrorist plots can be ...
We gave the Acura NSX a nose-job
Slash Gear - 24 Mar 2016 01:32
The first 2017 Acura NSX hasn't even made it into an owner's garage, but is the supercar already due a facelift? That's the question we couldn't help but ask ourselves after seeing the Acura MDX break cover today at the ...
Leonardo Da Vinci Wooden Invention Kits: Trebuchet for the inquisitive mind
Coolest Gadgets - 24 Mar 2016 01:00
In the good old days of the West, back before they discovered the wonders of gunpowder and what it can do, it looks like wartime weapons in the medieval period were pretty crude, crossbows and all. However, the great thi...
Coal Plants Use As Much Water As One Billion People Every Year
Gizmodo - 24 Mar 2016 01:00
Add this to the very long list of why burning coal for energy is a horrible idea. The world's coal plants are using enough water to easily fulfill the needs of a billion people for a year. What's more, they're often loca...
RippleBuds mono-earbud is a nearly invisible wireless headset
Slash Gear - 24 Mar 2016 00:59
There's a new mono-earbud on the market, and its called RippleBuds. The earbuds are two individual units that can be used together or separately, and unlike an ordinary Bluetooth earpiece, the unit fits fully inside one'...
Watching These Airplanes Try to Land in Crazy Winds Is the Scariest Thing
Gizmodo - 24 Mar 2016 00:56
Here's some truly frightening footage of airplanes landing at Birmingham Airport in the UK. "Landing" actually might not be the best term for these though because the airplanes look more like they're spinning sideways an...
'The Banner Saga 2' comes to PC and Mac on April 19th
Engadget - 24 Mar 2016 00:55
The long-awaited sequel to The Banner Saga, Stoic's beloved role-playing game, is finally coming soon to PC and Mac. Although The Banner Saga 2 won't be available for download until April 19th, pre-orders are open starti...
Violent Volcanoes Knocked the Moon Off Its Axis Three Billion Years Ago
Gizmodo - 24 Mar 2016 00:50
A bunch of lunar volcanoes heated the Moon up so much, they changed its density, causing it to wander off its original axis aeons ago.
Eating tacos with Danny Trejo is the best use of VR so far
Engadget - 24 Mar 2016 00:36
Danny Trejo is a national treasure. Tacos are delicious. Now you can combine both into a wondrous lunchtime experience thanks to Trejo Eats Tacos in VR from Ganglebot Films. The three-minute YouTube short is set in Trejo...
BMW and Alpina tag-team on Bavarian bruisers at NYIAS
Slash Gear - 24 Mar 2016 00:33
You wait an age for a stupidly-powerful, ridiculously-luxurious, vast Bavarian sports sedan, and then two come along at the same time. Sharing the spotlight at the New York International Auto Show today are two takes on ...
Samsung Chases The Surface With Galaxy TabPro S
Gizmodo - 24 Mar 2016 00:30
Apple is the innovator and Microsoft is the imitator. That's long been the prevailing narrative, but with the Surface and the Surface Book, things changed. The Microsoft Surface Book has a really neat hinge , and the Sur...
Dizzying Hyperlapse Tour of Paris Is Better Than Being There
Gizmodo - 24 Mar 2016 00:30
Filmmaker Tyler Fairbank spent two weeks in Paris last summer but instead of snapping a bunch of random photos, he captured a series of glorious 4K hyperlapse videos that when edited together let him relive and share his...
Genesis New York Concept is a hybrid sport sedan with 241bhp
Slash Gear - 24 Mar 2016 00:25
Genesis has unveiled a new concept car at the New York Auto show. The car is called the New York Concept and it shows what the company is calling the Athletic Elegance design direction that will be further explored down ...
What Happens When You Finger the LG G5's Magic Slot
Gizmodo - 24 Mar 2016 00:25
LG's new G5 is a shiny metal phone from the future . One of the reasons we love it is the removable expansion slot that lets you trick out the phone with add-ons. But is the thing actually easy to remove?
Pebble cuts 25 percent of its staff
Engadget - 24 Mar 2016 00:12
It's not easy being an indie smartwatch maker in a sea of tech giants. Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky has revealed to Tech Insider that his company is cutting 40 jobs, or 25 percent of its workforce, this week. Simply put, t...