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Six Flags adds a gaming twist to its VR roller coasters
Engadget - 6 Aug 2016 00:30
Six Flags first announced that it was teaming up with Samsung to outfit roller coaster riders with Gear VR headsets back in the spring. The theme park company is taking its virtual reality project to another level though...
Olympic Committee bans press from releasing GIFs
Engadget - 5 Aug 2016 06:07
The Olympics is a GIF gold mine, thanks to athletes' superhuman feats of strength, agility and speed, all the crazy fans and the hilarious moments in between. This year, though, the International Olympic Committee will m...
US Government May Lift Ban on The Funding of Chimeras
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2016 06:30
For most of us, chimeras are a common aspect of mythology and the most tragic parts of our favorite anime, but for the science community, they hold both incredible research value and ethical concerns. This is why the US ...
Tiny single-chip Lidar sensor has no moving parts
Slash Gear - 5 Aug 2016 15:00
Researchers at MIT and DARPA have created a tiny Lidar sensor that is packed onto a single chip. As you can see in the image, the Lidar sensor is so small that you could pack many of them onto the surface of a dime. Lida...
Why Do Cats Die Funny and Dogs Die Sad in Movies?
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2016 01:30
It always sucks when a pet dies in real life. But in movies? It depends on what kind of pet.
Where the would-be vice presidents stand on cybersecurity
Engadget - 6 Aug 2016 00:00
Aside from sound bites on Russia and hacking, where Clinton and Trump stand on cybersecurity issues is generally unclear. In fact, they've devoted little time to this crucial and urgent subject. Which is weird in light o...
NASA's Mars Rover game puts players on the Red Planet
Slash Gear - 5 Aug 2016 23:51
As of today, NASA's Curiosity rover has been rolling around Mars for four years. To coincide with that, NASA has released a new side-scrolling game called Mars Rover for iOS, Android, and desktop that takes players to th...
Google wants to standardize Android password managers
Engadget - 5 Aug 2016 22:50
Security is more important than ever, but people still don't love typing passwords into phones. As such, Google is teaming with Dashlane and other password managers on the "Open YOLO" (You Only Login Once) project. The i...
Google's autonomous car project loses a key player
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2016 01:54
Google's self-driving car lead, Chris Urmson, is leaving the project, after more than seven years of working on autonomous vehicle technology at the company. The news, which was announced today, means the loss of one of ...
This Robot Stick Makes Skateboards Go as Fast as a Car
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2016 01:45
Just now, I saw a man almost die. He was holding a robotic oar down by his side while riding a skateboard. The oar, loaded with a motor and fitted with a wheel at the bottom, sent him launching towards the film crew and ...
Target starts selling Kindles again after a four-year break
Engadget - 6 Aug 2016 01:30
Years ago, visiting a Target was one of the best ways to check out Amazon's Kindle products in person before plunking down your hard-earned cash. But in 2012, Target stopped selling Kindles both online and in its stores....
Siberian mine reveals rare mineral version of man-made material
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2016 01:23
A Siberian mine has revealed a big surprise: a rare mineral that is the naturally occurring version of a man-made material called a metal-organic framework, or MOF. The man-made material was revealed in the 90s and has m...
One month after going free, 'Evolve' averages 15,000 players
Engadget - 6 Aug 2016 01:00
Pick a random moment in June and you'd likely find about 100 people playing Turtle Rock Studios' Evolve on Steam. That's not a lot of players in general, but this number is especially sad for a game billed as an online m...
FTC sets its sights on sneaky sponsored social media posts
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2016 00:38
While some types of sponsored content are easy to spot, that kind of transparency hasn't quite made its way into the social media realm. Tweets, status updates, Instagram photos and more dot the digital landscape with ce...
Why Is the Associated Press Trying to Prevent Me From Receiving Up-to-the-Minute Entertainment Coverage?
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2016 00:34
Earlier this week, a coworker sent me a link to what I presume must have been a fun or interesting tweet. I will never know for sure, however, because the only thing that link taught me was that nothing is sacred. Not ev...
Overwatch celebrates hitting 15 million player mark
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2016 00:07
Overwatch, as some of you may already know, has turned out to be one of the most popular releases of the year thus far. With the rabble created over the game's open beta shortly before launch, there wasn't any question t...
Wacom Cintiq 27 QHD Touch Review
Slash Gear - 5 Aug 2016 23:47
The Wacom Cintiq 27 QHD Touch is what I expected the high end of the digital illustration device world to be. It doesn't feel as "magical" as the iPad Pro, but it's a whole lot more powerful - and professional. It feels ...
The So-Called Alien Megastructure Just Got Even More Mysterious
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2016 23:43
Last fall, a little-known star called KIC 8462852 became our planetary obsession when astronomers said that its erratic flickering could be the result of an alien megastructure. Further observation of Tabby's Star yielde...
How Ancient Whales Turned Sound Into a Killing Tactic
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2016 23:39
Say hello to the "Echo Hunter," a 27 million-year-old toothed whale that's helping scientists understand how these ancient sea creatures evolved the ability to hear high-frequencies underwater, and then turn that ability...
Jalopnik I Have Invented The Ultimate Food To Eat While Driving | Lifehacker Have Two Drinks at a Pa
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2016 23:38
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Bahrain imposes 'internet curfew' near protests, activists say
Engadget - 5 Aug 2016 23:37
The Bahrain government has shut down 3G and 4G services in the village of Duraz every night for the past month, according to advocacy group Bahrain Watch. Activists found that each night between 7PM and 1AM, some 3G and ...
We Built a Bose Speaker (Kind Of)
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2016 23:32
Bose has a long history of making great-yet-pricey speakers. But its latest, the BoseBUILD Speaker Cube, is a first for the company--a build-your-own speaker, intended for kids. It's designed to help teach the basic conc...