Gadget News
'EVE Online' is now free-to-play
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 17:29
After over 13 years of paid subscriptions, EVE Online's recently revealed free-to-play experiment is now live. In a bid to boost its dwindling player base, CCP's latest expansion allows both new and existing players to e...
Japanese AI abandons its Tokyo University dreams
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 19:21
A team of scientists from the National Institute of Informatics in Japan have given up on making their AI smart enough to get into the University of Tokyo. The Todai Project -- Tokyo University's local nickname is "Todai...
Twitch chases YouTube with improved upload options
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 09:02
Content creators who have been testing the waters of Twitch's new Uploads Open Beta can now wade in just a little deeper -- the gameplay streaming site has announced a slew of improvements to the manual upload feature, i...
The Perfect Ten of Wearables
TechPinions - 16 Nov 2016 13:00
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported Apple is evaluating moving into digital glasses. According to “people familiar with the project who did not want to be identified” (when do they ever want to be?), the device …...
Elusive 'Overwatch' hero Sombra is now available to everyone
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 04:21
Blizzard has been teasing the second post-launch Overwatch character, Sombra, for months -- cryptic clues and leaks have been floating around since the first extra character showed up. At last, though, she's here. After ...
Facebook finds more exaggerated ad data
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 22:08
After Facebook realized that it had been overstating video views for years, it conducted an internal review to search for more flaws messing with its ad data... and it's not happy with what it found. The social network r...
Indiegogo lets you invest in potential startups
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 20:19
When a kid with a good idea asks you for $20 to fund their new startup, you give that money in the hope they'll do some good. That can sting, however, when they become a multi-billionaire and you don't even get a note of...
You Can Already Save $30 On A PS4 Pro
Gizmodo - 16 Nov 2016 19:09
If only the best will do, you can save $30 on a bare PS4 Pro console today, with no sales tax for most buyers.
Twitter Just Banned a Bunch of Alt-Right Mouthpieces
Gizmodo - 16 Nov 2016 18:35
On the heels of its very, very late foray into anti-harassment measures, Twitter has now suspended the accounts of several high profile alt-right figureheads, including Richard Spencer, Paul Town, Pax Dickinson, Ricky Va...
Lucid Motors' super-secret car makes an appearance
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 03:50
Automotive startup, Lucid Motors dropped by the LA Auto Show with its super-secret sedan today. Because it's electric and doesn't have a traditional engine taking up space, the company has designed the car to have a smal...
We Finally Know How London's Famous Killer Fog Formed
Gizmodo - 16 Nov 2016 02:40
On December 5th, 1952, a veil of fog rolled over the city of London. It was the start of the deadliest air pollution disaster in British history, and more than sixty years later, an international team of chemists has fig...
"Designed by Apple in California" Chronicles by Apple
The Gadget Flow - 16 Nov 2016 18:00
Designed by Apple in California chronicles 20 years of Apple design through 450 photographs of their products and the processes used to make them. A visual history spanning iMac to Apple Pencil, this hardcover volume is ...
The Cord-ganizer for iPhones by Kiko
The Gadget Flow - 16 Nov 2016 18:00
Avoid the panic and embarrassing experience of asking around for a charging cord when your phone battery is about to expire. The Cord-ganizer hooks around your square iPhone outlet charge box, and the accompanying cord n...
Peach Emoji Restored to Natural Beauty After Outcry from Ass Activists
Gizmodo - 16 Nov 2016 06:17
Apple considered killing the peach-butt, but the ass lobby made its demands loud and clear.
China completes first human trial with CRISPR-edited genes
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 04:50
As predicted, it happened: On October 28th, Chinese oncologists at Sichuan University were the first in the world to insert CRISPR-modified cells into a patient suffering from an aggressive form of lung cancer, according...
Filthy Rich Snapchat Bro Is About to Get Even Richer
Gizmodo - 16 Nov 2016 02:04
Reports have emerged that Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, has begun the process for an initial public offering that could happen as early as March. According to the Wall Street Journal, the IPO could value th...
Review: Logitech Z337 Bold Sound with Bluetooth 2.1 Speaker System
Slash Gear - 16 Nov 2016 23:49
Consumers have two primary options for high-quality home audio: sound bars and surround sound speaker systems. Sound bars have their place, but tend to be television-centric with a highly directional design. Surround sou...
New BBC app highlights the best of David Attenborough
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 18:14
On Sir David Attenborough's 90th birthday earlier this year, the BBC announced it was developing a mobile app to showcase the veteran presenter's huge body of work. "Attenborough's Story of Life" is finally available to ...
Herbster - The Hanging City Garden
The Gadget Flow - 16 Nov 2016 18:00
With Herbster planting tubes it is possible to grow plants vertically in a limited space, both indoors and outdoors. The goal of Herbster has been to end up with a simple and clean Scandinavian design product, suitable f...
Google Allo will up your weak emoji game
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 18:00
According to Google's announcement for Allo's latest features, people only use three percent of all emojis available. Well, the Allo team don't want their creations to go to waste, so they've launched "Smart Smiley" to m...
Humans have unique brain 'fingerprints,' scientists confirm
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 17:08
People say "our brains are wired differently," and now a team of scientists led by Carnegie Mellon researchers have proven that's literally the case. The group developed a way to "fingerprint" the human brain using diffu...
Researchers find a new way to convert heat into electricity
Engadget - 16 Nov 2016 16:30
When we think about ways to make existing power plants more efficient, we typically look at waste heat. It's something almost everything generates -- coal plants, automobiles and even your refrigerator loses a sizeable a...