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The Best Data Visualizations of the Year Are Absolutely Incredible
Gizmodo - 5 May 2016 22:30
The winners of the inaugural Data Stories Competition, which highlights some of the most creative and fascinating scientific data visualizations of the past year, have just been announced.
PAALM Minimalist Wallet - Available in Caramel and Dark Berry color
The Gadget Flow - 5 May 2016 17:00
The most efficient cross between a card wallet and a money clip wallet. The P......LM Minimalist Wallet complements the simplicity of a card wallet on one side and retains bills on the other. Constructed and designed wit...
Maryland Police Used an Indiscriminate Cellphone Spy Tool to Find a $50 Chicken Wings Thief
Gizmodo - 5 May 2016 08:40
Stingray is a controversial cellphone tracking tool that sucks up information from all nearby cellphone users. It's often sold as a vital tool for finding serious criminals and terrorists, an argument that is weakened so...
Surgical robot could sew you up better than a doctor
Engadget - 5 May 2016 07:52
Surgical teams aren't fond of robots that could replace them (just ask Johnson & Johnson), but that doesn't mean they're completely against mechanical helpers. Children's National Medical Center and Johns Hopkins Univers...
Apple's big SAP deal aims to squeeze iOS into the office
Slash Gear - 6 May 2016 00:37
Apple's goal of squeezing Windows out of the workplace and replacing PCs with iPads continues, with a new deal with SAP to drive business-level app development. The partnership, announced today, is a double-pronged attac...
Color-Changing Threads Might One Day Turn Your T-Shirt Into a Screen
Gizmodo - 6 May 2016 00:34
Look around and count the number of screens surrounding you. You'll probably run out of fingers before you're done, but why stop there? Researchers at UC Berkeley have come up with a way to weave color-changing threads i...
The Brilliantly Insane Plan to Reconstruct Leonardo da Vinci's Genome
Gizmodo - 6 May 2016 00:00
An international team of scholars has just unveiled plans to science the shit out of Leonardo da Vinci, the man who gave us the Mona Lisa and envisioned futuristic technologies like helicopters and tanks 500 years ago. G...
Listen to How the Billboard Chart Changed Week-by-Week Since 1956
Gizmodo - 5 May 2016 13:42
Ever wonder if you remember the successful music from your youth accurately? Well, why not listen to it all in one long, excruciating session of reminiscence.
BT pledges £6 billion for superfast broadband and 4G upgrades
Engadget - 5 May 2016 13:10
In its first set of financial results since it absorbed EE, the UK's biggest mobile operator, BT has made a fresh commitment to improving broadband and 4G connectivity across Britain. The company says it is to spend £6 ...
The second 'XCOM 2' DLC pack arrives May 12th
Engadget - 6 May 2016 01:48
The second DLC pack for XCOM 2 is set to drop on May 12th and will come bursting at the seams with new content like a Xenomorph cub desperately chewing its way to freedom. The new pack will cost $10 unless you've already...
Anker Now Sells a $200 Robotic Vacuum, Because of Course It Does
Gizmodo - 6 May 2016 01:47
Continuing its quest to produce (and perfect) every conceivable battery-operated product, Anker now sells a freaking robotic vacuum, and you can score one for just $200 (down from $260) for a limited time as part of a Mo...
No One Knows What's Causing This Massive Listeria Outbreak
Gizmodo - 6 May 2016 01:45
An ongoing listeria outbreak has put eight people in the hospital and forced a recall of 358 different frozen fruits and vegetables. But although we know all these listeria cases are linked to the same source, just what ...
GoPro's "revolutionary" Karma drone won't land until 2016 holidays
Slash Gear - 6 May 2016 01:38
GoPro's Karma drone won't reach the market until the 2016 holiday season, the company has confirmed today, as it announces dire Q1 financial results. The action camera maker saw revenues almost halve year-on-year for the...
Navigate your smartwatch by touching your skin
Engadget - 6 May 2016 01:19
Smartwatches walk a fine line between functionality and fashion, but new SkinTrack technology from Carnegie Mellon University's Future Interfaces Group makes the size of the screen a moot point. The SkinTrack system cons...
Tesla's entire 2018 Model 3 production is almost all taken
Slash Gear - 6 May 2016 01:15
Affordable sedans don't typically find themselves on the "covet" side of the supply/demand curve, but it's looking like the Tesla Model 3 will buck that trend. The most affordable model in the automaker's all-electric li...
Jalopnik High Horsepower Cars Suck | Two Cents Eight Things You Can Get for Free on a Flight | io9 A
Gizmodo - 6 May 2016 00:57
Jalopnik High Horsepower Cars Suck | Two Cents Eight Things You Can Get for Free on a Flight | io9 Another Important Game of Thrones Character Is Coming Back and It's Not Who You Think | Kotaku The Nostalgic Moment In Da...
Nvidia's stronger, faster Pascal architecture expected to debut Friday
Ars Technica - 6 May 2016 00:50
Rumours point to a GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 launch, but when? And how much?
'Overwatch' beta signups live throughout the weekend
Engadget - 6 May 2016 00:48
Overwatch, Blizzard Entertainment's team-based shooter, is now available as an open beta for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. So if you've been seeing the endless stream of commercials online and were curious about what t...
The Wirecutter's best deals: $20 off the Amazon Echo
Engadget - 6 May 2016 00:25
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals at TheWirecutter.com. You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from o...
Here's how Samsung and GE will bake the IoT into your kitchen
Slash Gear - 6 May 2016 00:13
The Internet of Things wants to invade your kitchen, and a new breed of high-tech, high-price appliances is the gateway. Samsung has followed up its oddball Family Hub Fridge - which puts a big touchscreen tablet interfa...
Here's How Giant Machines Clear Roads Through Ridiculously Deep Snow
Gizmodo - 6 May 2016 00:07
Mother Nature always forgets to end winter in places like Norway so it's up to these giant snow blower tractors to clear the road. You can see how it works in the video below, the monster snow blower blasts through the l...
On the Brink of Greatness: Tech conferences
Engadget - 6 May 2016 00:00
For new tech startups, the world's biggest trade shows are all about making connections. The folks from Bambu visit one of the largest industry events of the year to preach the gospel of data. Unfortunately, things don't...