Gadget News
Blister B30 - Magnetic Screw Holder
The Gadget Flow - 18 Jul 2016 16:53
The MICATON® magnetic screw holder is a simple, but innovative and ergonomic way to make sure your screws are always straight, and never risk stripping them, or damage to the surrounding area. MICATON® increases the gr...
Invisibility 'cloak' hides objects by making them seem flat
Engadget - 18 Jul 2016 08:54
Humanity is still some distance away from a real, honest-to-goodness invisibility cloak, but British scientists are that much closer to making it practical. They've developed a coating that uses graded refractive index n...
Record-Setting Hard Drive Writes Information One Atom At a Time
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2016 19:00
Researchers working in the Netherlands have developed an atomic-scale rewritable data-storage device capable of packing 500 terabits onto a single square inch. Incredibly, that's enough to store every book written by hum...
SpaceX Just Landed a Rocket At Cape Canaveral
Gizmodo - 18 Jul 2016 09:10
While many eyes are on the rocket Kim just launched at Taylor , SpaceX was busy sending a payload up to ISS and and trying out another experimental landing of a rocket.
Acer Liquid Jade Primo now available in US Microsoft Store
Slash Gear - 18 Jul 2016 05:38
Windows 10 Mobile smartphones are so far and few in between that when one does hit the market, it's hard not to take notice. Especially when it comes with a full arsenal, like the Acer Liquid Jade Primo. Announced way ba...
Twitter was quick to pull extremist tweets following Nice attack
Engadget - 18 Jul 2016 02:26
Twitter's response to online extremism has changed a lot in the past few years. Observers at observer groups like the Counter Extremism Project report that the social network was exceptionally speedy in removing pro-extr...
SoftBank Buying ARM - Good or Bad?
TechPinions - 18 Jul 2016 12:00
In what was to be a quiet Sunday, news came about an apparent deal for Softbank to buy ARM Holdings. This is completely out of the blue. It is a bit difficult to find any …
How Floppy Disks Work
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 01:50
No matter what the size--eight-inch, 5 1/4-inch, 3 1/2-inch--floppy disks are the most iconic symbols of old-school computing. But how do they actually work? The 8-Bit Guy spends 15 minutes breaking down what makes flopp...
Yahoo's Latest Earnings Report Basically Confirms That Tumblr Purchase Was a Waste of Money
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 01:44
Yahoo released its latest earnings report today, and while there were some bright nuggets for the beleaguered company--its reported revenue for the second quarter of this year beat analyst estimates--there was one distin...
Apple rolls out more accurate iTunes matching for Apple Music
Engadget - 19 Jul 2016 01:30
Apple Music's ability to match and sync songs that users had already purchased in iTunes was a notable feature when the service first launched last year. Unfortunately, it didn't work as well as the iTunes Match tool tha...
How Will SpaceX Actually Get Us to Mars?
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 01:10
A new video from Real Engineering explains the nuts and bolts of how SpaceX is planning to bring people to Mars and details the advantages that SpaceX has in making that actually happen. It's both fun and enlightening!
Netflix blames confused customers not rising prices for Q2's failings
Slash Gear - 19 Jul 2016 01:09
Netflix fell far short of its goals for subscriber growth in Q2 2016, blaming customer confusion around price rises for missing its 2.5m target. The streaming video service had predicted adding 2.5m users worldwide in th...
How to Watch the Republican National Convention, No Cable Required
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 01:06
Today is the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. And you're probably wondering how you can watch it all without cable. Well, we've got you covered.
Doctor Doom's Iron Man Armor Looks Totally Rad
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 01:00
Doctor Doom is one of the two new people taking on the role of Iron Man in this Fall's "Marvel Now!" lineup, and to do so, he's getting his own suit of Iron Man armor. In true Doom style, it's been remade in his own imag...
BuzzFeed and Washington Post turn to robots for RNC coverage
Engadget - 19 Jul 2016 01:00
Both the Washington Post and Buzzfeed have sent robots to cover the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Call it forward thinking, call it a gimmick, inventive, desperate... doesn't matter. But it's happening, an...
Volata smart bicycle puts a computer in your handlebars
Slash Gear - 19 Jul 2016 00:35
As we become increasingly more connected, it seem manufacturers are adding computers and touchscreens to an ever-expanding range of items. Some of these are more successful than others, and now Volata Cycles is testing t...
Netflix's growth slows as its delayed price hike sets in
Engadget - 19 Jul 2016 00:35
Our first real peek at the reaction to Netflix's "ungrandfathered" pricing is here, as it releases numbers for the second quarter. What they show is much slower subscriber growth compared to the last couple of years, fai...
Something Major Just Shook Up the Bat-Family
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 00:30
Gotham's vigilantes really have their work cut out for them now.
Zuckerberg foundation aims to help with SF's housing crisis
Engadget - 19 Jul 2016 00:30
The influx of engineers, employees and entrepreneurs into Silicon Valley has caused area housing prices to skyrocket, pushing out locals and earning the industry some deserved ill-will. Now the nascent Chan Zuckerberg In...
This DIY Pokedex Battery Case Is the Pokémon Go Accessory You Have Been Waiting For
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 00:26
Do you own a 3D printer that works? Do you play Pokémon Go? Do you have a driving need to charge your phone while trekking across the city in a hunt of the last Eevee? Then you need this snazzy pokedex battery case. It ...
An Earthquake Swarm Has Taken Over Central California
Gizmodo - 19 Jul 2016 00:20
Central California is currently in the middle of an earthquake swarm, with up to 18 (and counting) tiny quakes shaking things up over the course of a single day. The situation is not, however, as ominous as it may seem.
At this price, the ZTE Zmax Pro could be Android's budget king
Slash Gear - 19 Jul 2016 00:09
What does $99 get you in a smartphone? If MetroPCS is your carrier of choice, the answer could be the ZTE Zmax Pro, a 6-inch phablet that pairs its big display with a surprisingly small price. Revealed today, the Zmax Pr...