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The best food processor
Engadget - 24 May 2016 20:30
By Christine Cyr Clisset, Michael Sullivan This post was done in partnership with The Sweethome, a buyer's guide to the best things for your home. Read the full article here. After spending 40 hours researching food proc...
Get Windows 10 tool dupes people into getting Windows 10
Slash Gear - 24 May 2016 06:07
If you don't want Windows 10, whether free or otherwise, do not just click on the "X" close button of the latest Get Windows 10 nag windows. While that tool has bordered on just merely annoying for the past months, it ha...
How to Take Apart Shipping Pallets Without Hurting Yourself Like a Dingus
Gizmodo - 24 May 2016 23:47
Nothing is more closely associated with "upcycling" than the lowly, splintery shipping pallet. You can get them for next to nothing and turn them into sweet boxes, benches, light stands, or put the wood towards hundreds,...
TSA Asks Head of Security to Turn in His Badge and Glove
Gizmodo - 24 May 2016 06:45
Following accusations of departmental mismanagement, Kelly Hoggan, the Transportation Security Administration's head of security, was removed from his position on Monday, CNN reports.
Apple hit with patent suit because iPhones are phones
Slash Gear - 24 May 2016 05:28
Patent trolls are nothing new. They may have even existed as long as it became profitable to sue people for patent infringement. Of late, however, they have increased in their aggressiveness and boldness, whether out of ...
Samsung denies giving up on Android Wear for smartwatches
Engadget - 25 May 2016 01:50
Hold your horses, folks: Samsung hasn't officially broken with up Android Wear just yet. A recent report from Fast Company cited unnamed Samsung executives who said the hardware giant wasn't working on any Android Wear s...
Apple tipped to be making its own Echo competitor
Slash Gear - 25 May 2016 01:45
Amazon's Echo may be facing yet another competitor, with word surfacing that Apple is going to make its own similar device with Siri at the core. Google recently unveiled its own Echo competitor following weeks of rumor ...
Researchers Just Answered One of the Big Questions About How Black Holes Form
Gizmodo - 25 May 2016 01:40
Among the (many) mysteries surrounding the gigantic black holes that live at the center of galaxies is just how they managed to get so big, so fast. Finally, scientists have come up with an explanation for their improbab...
E Ink announces a color breakthrough, but it's only for signs
Engadget - 25 May 2016 01:33
There's a small glimmer of hope for the seemingly doomed dream of color electronic paper. E Ink, which helped pioneer ePaper by providing the technology for Amazon's Kindle, announced today that it's finally developed a ...
A Full-Color E Ink Screen Means Your Next Kindle Might Be Great For Magazines
Gizmodo - 25 May 2016 01:22
Despite competition from tablets boasting full-color LCD displays, devices that use black and white electronic paper, like Amazon's Kindle, have remained popular. And now that E Ink has created the first full-color elect...
Guess What: You Can Deep Fry Water
Gizmodo - 25 May 2016 01:20
Calcium alginate is incredible stuff. It has the ability to surround liquids with a springy membrane so they can hold a shape and be handled like solids. The process is called spherification, and gets a lot of use in ups...
Black Flag Remembering One Of The Most Terrifying Crashes In Indy 500 History | Vitals My New Favori
Gizmodo - 25 May 2016 01:19
Black Flag Remembering One Of The Most Terrifying Crashes In Indy 500 History | Vitals My New Favorite Sports Bra Is a $40 Piece of Elastic | io9 Comixology Launches All-You-Can-Eat 'Unlimited' Subscription Service | Kot...
Google stops selling the Nexus Player
Engadget - 25 May 2016 01:10
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but it finally happened: Google has stopped selling the ASUS-made Nexus Player through its own store. Google hasn't said what prompted the move, but it tells us that you'll h...
Apple Is Reportedly Building an Echo Rival and Opening Siri to Developers
Gizmodo - 25 May 2016 01:05
Less than a week after hearing about Google's voice-controlled home assistant, The Information says that Apple has a similar inclination. The Cupertino company will reportedly open up the Siri API to third-party develope...
Apple reportedly working on a rival to Amazon's Echo
Engadget - 25 May 2016 00:53
While much of Silicon Valley has been duking it out with each other in the artificial intelligence wars, Apple has been strangely silent. But it might not be for much longer. The Information has just reported that Apple ...
Robomow robotic mowers are like a Roomba for your lawn
Slash Gear - 25 May 2016 00:50
Summer is finally here, and that means mowing the lawn, and that means griping about mowing the lawn and contemplating yet again about replacing the sod with mulch. If mowing really isn't your thing, Robomow wants you to...
Paul McCartney adopts VR so your grandparents don't have to
Engadget - 25 May 2016 00:43
For his latest release, Sir Paul McCartney is diving headfirst into virtual reality. As The Hollywood Reporter notes today, the 73-year-old former Beatle has filmed a six-part VR documentary series with Grammy winner Ton...
Rocket League cross-play between PC and Xbox One goes live
Slash Gear - 25 May 2016 00:35
When I was a kid, you were in one of two camps: Nintendo or Sega. You'd talk with your friends about which was superior and why. Of course, the real reason that you were on either side is because that's the console that ...
You can create a 3D avatar for the Ready Player One film
Slash Gear - 25 May 2016 00:17
Have you ever wanted to be in a movie? Most of us will never see ourselves on the big screen, especially those of us with little or no real acting talent. However, if you have a bit of 3D modeling talent, you might just ...
E Ink creates full color ultra-low-power electronic paper
Slash Gear - 24 May 2016 23:59
E Ink has announced its new Advanced Color Paper, the first electrophoretic ("electronic paper") display able to produce full color sans the aid of a color filter array. Most people are familiar with monochromatic e-ink ...
How One in Ten Humans Could Be Wiped Out Within the Next Five Years
Gizmodo - 24 May 2016 23:55
Recently, a group of forward-looking thinkers compiled a list of catastrophes that could kill off 10 percent or more of the human population within five years. This Gizmodo video explains how it could actually happen.
Huawei sues Samsung over cellphone patents
Engadget - 24 May 2016 23:54
No, the fighting between top smartphone makers isn't done just yet. Huawei has sued Samsung in both China and the US for allegedly violating its patents on cellular technology and software through its cellphones. Unlike ...