Gadget News
TP-Link Talon AD7200 is now available - claims to be the fastest Wi-Fi router
Slash Gear - 19 May 2016 15:30
Way back in January we talked a bit about what TP-Links claims is the world's first wireless AD router called the Talon AD7200. In January, the router had been announced and it is now available to purchase online and in ...
Bizarre UnReal automated Selfie Stick has fans and lighting
Slash Gear - 19 May 2016 15:00
Selfie sticks are the sort of thing that many of us find to be very irritating and annoying when people are using them. That doesn't stop the selfie prone folks out there from using them in public and using them frequent...
LEGO reveals 2′ tall Big Ben Creator set
Slash Gear - 19 May 2016 19:26
When I was a kid, LEGO sets had a little bit of variety. I remember having your normal "City" sets, Space Police, and some kind of medieval line. While I enjoyed all of these, I usually chose to disassemble most of them ...
Facebook launches interactive map for Live Video
Engadget - 19 May 2016 02:06
Facebook's Live Video feature just got global thanks to an interactive map that's rolling out on the site. If you're looking for a stream from a random stranger you can either choose one from one of the highly ranked cli...
Portugal Just Powered Itself Exclusively on Renewable Energy for Four Whole Days
Gizmodo - 19 May 2016 17:49
Last week, the nation of Portugal achieved something remarkable. For 107 hours--about four days--the country ran on nothing but wind, solar and hydro power.
Android Auto gets Waze, a standalone app, hotword support, and Wi-Fi projection
Ars Technica - 20 May 2016 01:10
Android Auto gets a slew of user-requested upgrades.
Two Problems With the New York Times Facebook Live Pitch Meeting
Gizmodo - 20 May 2016 01:53
Image: Facebook This afternoon, in a scene plucked from one of my work-related anxiety dreams, New York Times reporters Nick Corasaniti, Maggie Haberman, and Thomas Kaplan pitched stories to politics editor Carolyn Ryan ...
Portugal ran solely on renewable energy for 107 hours straight
Slash Gear - 20 May 2016 01:51
Portugal recently hit a new clean energy milestone, managing to run for 107 hours straight solely on renewable energy. The energy sources were wind, water, and solar, with the trio -- and the technology that harvests the...
The Wirecutter's best deals: $100 off Bowers & Wilkins' Zeppelin speaker
Engadget - 20 May 2016 01:42
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...
YouTube is Google's not-so-secret weapon in the VR wars
Engadget - 20 May 2016 01:17
If virtual reality is going to take off the way Google, Facebook, Samsung, Sony and a host of other smaller players think it will, it's going to need great content. Video games, Oculus's first focus, are a logical place ...
A Flaw Has Been Detected in a Ground-Breaking Fertility Treatment
Gizmodo - 20 May 2016 00:59
Scientists say a groundbreaking fertility treatment to correct potentially harmful genetic mutations has the potential to backfire, recreating the exact mutation the intervention was meant to fix. It's a problem that cou...
Google Daydream Dev Kit first-impressions: Nexus Smooth
Slash Gear - 20 May 2016 00:57
Google offers developers their first hands-on opportunity with their newest VR setup, the Daydream Dev Kit. The fact that I'm able to get a Google Daydream "Dev Kit" by doing some simple tweaks to hardware I've already g...
Android apps will know when you need them and open automatically
Engadget - 20 May 2016 00:56
That slab of plastic and glass in your pocket might be called a smartphone, but Google is hoping to make the applications running on it smarter yet. The folks in Mountain View hope to achieve that by giving them access t...
This is Xiaomi's Mi Box, the new Android TV superstar
Slash Gear - 20 May 2016 00:40
Android TV hasn't quite managed to clamber aboard the hype-train yet, but if any company can light a fanboy fire for the set-top box platform, it's Xiaomi. The Chinese firm - and outspoken VP Hugo Barra - brought the Xia...
Researchers could help cops tap into public surveillance cameras
Engadget - 20 May 2016 00:34
Researchers from Purdue University found a way for law enforcement to tap into any surveillance camera that's not password protected. As Wired points out though, the goal with this newly developed system isn't to help co...
The Severed Head of Cyborg Michael Fassbender Keeps Dropping More Alien: Covenant Hints
Gizmodo - 20 May 2016 00:26
We've gotten a few tidbits about what to expect from Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel, Alien: Covenant. The (cryptic) plot summary 's been out for awhile, along with the cast list, including Katherine Waterston as the le...
Google IO's most pointless surprise is also its best
Slash Gear - 20 May 2016 00:25
This year's Google IO developers conference had both a brand new mostly-outdoor venue and a rather brightly-colored surprise. This surprise was a robot arm - one that was able to paint a cube in front of our very eyes. W...
500k Jeep Wranglers recalled: dirt may keep airbag from deploying
Slash Gear - 20 May 2016 00:21
Nearly half a million Jeep Wranglers are being recalled over potential loss of airbag functionality in vehicles that have been exposed to a lot of dirt and dust (eg, used off-roading). Fiat Chrysler America announced the...
Photoshopped Movie Stills Replace Guns With Selfie Sticks
Gizmodo - 20 May 2016 00:15
Selfie sticks are inherently silly, but they somehow become even sillier when they get Photoshopped to replace guns in movie scenes. So instead of Clint Eastwood balancing his revolver in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, ...
Return to Arkham with the remastered 'Batman' games
Engadget - 20 May 2016 00:12
Batman fans, rejoice! Soon, you'll be making another sojourn back into the Batman: Arkham video game franchise with the upcoming Batman: Return to Arkham remaster collection, releasing July 29th for $49.99.
Step Into the Future With These Crazy Gadget-Art Projects
Gizmodo - 19 May 2016 23:54
NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) describes itself as "a center for the recently possible." Put another way, it's where artsy people go to build some cool stuff with tech. So we went to the program's spr...
New Mars Portrait Reveals Strange Changes to the Planet's Surface
Gizmodo - 19 May 2016 23:51
Mars is nearing its closest approach to us in a decade, so Hubble took that opportunity to capture a brand new up-close look at the red planet. And in the process, it captured some intriguing changes.