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Star Wars R2-D2 Coffee Press
The Gadget Flow - 2 Oct 2016 17:00
Make your mornings more scientifically sound with this R2-D2 Coffee Press. It’s another ThinkGeek original product designed exclusively for your modern kitchen. You can put your grounds and boiling water in the glass b...
Space drone learns how to see with one eye in zero-G
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 04:58
One of the small drones aboard the ISS taught itself how to go around station with just one eye, and it was a lot harder than you might think. For starters, the SPHERE drone (that's short for Synchronized Position Hold E...
Google releases massive visual databases for machine learning
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 07:56
It seems like we hear about a new breakthrough using machine learning nearly every day, but it's not easy. In order to fine-tune algorithms that recognize and predict patterns in data, you need to feed them massive amoun...
Leak shows how EU would punish Google over Android practices
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 03:26
You might not have to wait until the European Union officially launches its Android antitrust case to find out how it plans to punish Google. Reuters says it has obtained a copy of the European Commission's statement of ...
NASA's 'Blue Collar Robot' Is an Unstoppable Miner
Gizmodo - 3 Oct 2016 01:37
NASA has dubbed its RASSOR rover "a blue collar robot." This thing may get down and dirty but its design and purpose are quite elegant.
Tesla's electric car deliveries surge by 70 percent
Engadget - 3 Oct 2016 00:56
Tesla didn't have the best spring thanks to sub-par deliveries, but it made up for that in style this summer. The company reports that it delivered 24,500 electric vehicles in the third quarter, or a whopping 70 percent ...
Hit side-scroller 'Axiom Verge' lands on Xbox One
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 23:28
Not surprisingly, Axiom Verge has taken a while to spread across platforms -- Thomas Happ designed the entire Metroidvania-style shooter by himself, so even a straightforward port was bound to take a while. At last, thou...
British Man May Be the First Person Cured of HIV
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 23:18
A 44-year-old man in England is possibly the first person in history to be cured of HIV. Scientists working on an experimental new therapy say that the virus is now completely undetectable in his blood.
Luke Cage Easter Egg Brings Back To The Future Into Marvel Universe
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 23:15
People have been binging Luke Cage all weekend, except during those few hours when Netflix was down and we were all freaking out. Naturally, fans have been pointing out some of the show's clever Easter eggs, and one of t...
This MIT Online Activity Lets You Choose Who Gets Killed If A Self-Driving Car Wrecks
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 22:45
The closer we get to fully autonomous car technology on the market, the more questions we seem to have. Recently, they've been morbid: if a self-driving car is in a fatal wreck, how does it decide who dies? Well, now you...
Netflix Catalog: Now With 50 Percent Fewer Movies and TV
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 22:11
While Netflix has made news recently with its plan to make 50% of its content original, its library of titles has gotten that much smaller in the past few years.
Drone flies as both biplane and helicopter using one propeller
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 21:59
There are helicopter drones and fixed-wing drones, but creating a hybrid of both is tricky. Even Parrot's Swing, as clever as it is, needs four propellers and elaborate wings to pull off its stunt. However, TU Delft (wit...
California will let autonomous cars without steering wheels or humans begin testing
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2016 21:00
Self-driving cars have been testing on open road for quite some time now, albeit every one has a human backup driver inside that can take control the moment the need arises. In California, arguably the home of autonomous...
Ben Heck's Texas Instruments light booster
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 20:30
Even plants like to sleep sometimes. To do that, though, they need one hearty light meal from the sun. Watch how Ben and the team use Texas Instruments' MSP430 microcontroller with the ADS7042 light-sensing BoosterPack t...
How an IBM Typewriter and Snail Mail Lead to the Release of Trump's Tax Returns
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 20:15
In a fine example of vintage journalism, New York Times reporter Susan Craig landed a scoop that every newshound in the world wanted--a copy of Donald Trump's tax returns from 1995. For that, we have old fashioned mail a...
Microsoft announces two more Xbox One S Gears of War 4 bundles
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2016 20:00
Gears of War 4 is the Xbox One’s big exclusive title this holiday season, and Microsoft is doing all it can to make sure as many gamers pick up a copy as possible. To make things easy, the company has announced two new...
Leslie Jones and Mr. Robot Find Out Who Hacked Her Pics in SNL Sketch
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 19:30
Saturday Night Live comedian and actress Leslie Jones reached out to television's top computer genius to find out who hacked her website over the summer. The result was a little, well, hackneyed.
'Game of Thrones' novels get iBooks-exclusive enhanced editions
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2016 19:00
George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series has become a huge hit worldwide thanks to the HBO drama, but the original books are just as popular in their own right. To help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first n...
After Math: Adventures in the 21st and a quarter century
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 19:00
We are living in the future here, people! Granted, no, full-body lycra catsuits haven't taken off quite as well as we initially expected but the promise of futuristic technology has sure come through. Or, at least it wil...
Take a Deep Dive Into the Beautiful Making of Nixie Tubes
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 18:58
Not only are Nixie tubes cool as hell, but this video is the most relaxing way to start your morning that I can think of.
Release of 'Bulletproof Love' Proves We Need a Luke Cage Soundtrack
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 18:15
It wouldn't be 'tis the season of Luke Cage without some Sweet Christmas songs. Marvel has released Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's dynamic track, "Bulletproof Love" (featuring Method Man), but the thirst has no...
US bee species placed on endangered list for first time
Slash Gear - 2 Oct 2016 18:00
While some might consider bees a nuisance with a nasty sting, in reality they are vital to humans’ survival around the globe, as their pollination process results in the growth of plants that we rely on for food. This ...