Gadget News
Amazon and online grocery services will soon accept food stamps
Engadget - 9 Jan 2017 06:58
Thanks to a pilot program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, families who rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries will soon be able to use online services like Amazon and Fre...
Iranian Porn Filter Breaks the Internet for Innocent Sex Watchers From Russia to Hong Kong
Gizmodo - 9 Jan 2017 06:20
A censor is haunting Asia--the censor of superbigcocks.com.
BMW shows off what else you could be doing in a self-driving car
Engadget - 9 Jan 2017 01:41
The world is overflowing with autonomous cars. That's great because it breeds competition that will benefit everyone. The typical self-driving demo (while generally impressive), usually requires reporters to sit in the p...
This is the new 2018 Toyota Camry: You'll buy thousands of them
Slash Gear - 9 Jan 2017 22:50
Nobody has ever felt their breath catch in their throat at the sight of a Toyota Camry, but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming the best-selling car in America for the past fifteen years. Now, Toyota is aiming to “s...
2018 Audi SQ5 and S5 Convertible hit NAIAS with high tech levels
Slash Gear - 9 Jan 2017 19:16
Audi has brought two fast helpings of bright red car to the Detroit Auto Show 2017, with the 2018 SQ5 and 2018 S5 Convertible showing up in North America for the first time. In fact, it’s the new SQ5’s debut worldwid...
Thief makes off with two Razer prototypes from CES booth
Slash Gear - 9 Jan 2017 17:05
Razer put on a pretty good show at CES 2017, announcing two new products that captured a lot of attention, but things turned sour for the company by the time the show wrapped up. According to Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, som...
Scientists discover a cosmic-scale particle accelerator
Engadget - 9 Jan 2017 16:39
Suddenly, even the Large Hadron Collider seems downright quaint. Researchers have found a combination of cosmic phenomena that's creating the universe's largest known particle accelerator. At least one supermassive black...
LG ProBeam Laser Projector
The Gadget Flow - 9 Jan 2017 16:03
This LG ProBeam Laser Projector offers vibrant daytime viewing. In addition, it runs webOS for easy access to online content. The ProBeam offers full HD resolution. Moreover, the laser technology delivers 2,000 lumens fo...
O'2 Mobile Nail Printer
The Gadget Flow - 9 Jan 2017 16:00
Paint your nails in a tech style with the new O’2 Mobile Nail Printer. This is an innovative nail art equipment for printing designer patterns on your nails. Additionally, the printer connects to a mobile app from wher...
2018 GMC Terrain compact SUV moves to all-turbocharged line-up at Detroit auto show
Slash Gear - 9 Jan 2017 02:51
Much like Subaru, GMC has enjoyed the benefits of the recent rising tide of SUV sales, as its entire line-up is made up exclusively of utility vehicles or trucks. The all-new 2018 GMC Terrain is the latest salvo from the...
rPlate interactive digital license plate
Coolest Gadgets - 9 Jan 2017 23:51
We first talked about the state of California getting digital license plates all the way back in 2010, and it seems that Reviver is here to fulfill that niche. rPlate is a new take on the 125-year old metal plate in the ...
Microsoft cancels Xbox One exclusive 'Scalebound'
Engadget - 9 Jan 2017 23:40
If you've been anticipating Platinum Games' Scalebound ever since it was unveiled in 2014, you're about to get some crushing news. In the wake of leaks from Kotaku and Eurogamer, Microsoft Studios has confirmed that the ...
Razer's secret project theft now has $25k reward
Slash Gear - 9 Jan 2017 23:38
Earlier in the day, we told you that Razer was the victim of a theft in which two of its prototypes were stolen from its CES booth. We’ve received new details from Razer about the nature of the theft, with the company ...
Verizon's upgrade fees are now $10 more expensive
Engadget - 9 Jan 2017 23:13
It's about to get more expensive for Verizon subscribers to upgrade to a new phone. When the carrier added a $20 fee in 2016 to its plans, a leaked memo indicated that the move was to cover "increasing support costs asso...
Hero Finds the Bottom of Excel Spreadsheet
Gizmodo - 9 Jan 2017 23:13
Hunter Hobbs is a hero. This enterprising YouTuber decided to see how long it would take to get to the bottom of an Excel spreadsheet.
I've lost faith in Google's apps
Slash Gear - 9 Jan 2017 23:05
It’s difficult to say how disappointed I am in Google for how they’ve handled the apps they’ve developed over the past decade. Today I find out that Hangouts development is ended, ended after years of disabling and...
Why the Patent Battle Over CRISPR Matters (and Why It Doesn't)
Gizmodo - 9 Jan 2017 23:00
By the time a panel of judges at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office gets around to deciding who owns the biggest biotechnology innovation of the century, CRISPR-Cas9 may have already lost its heavyweight title as the m...
Mass Effect: Andromeda season pass a no-go, but DLC is still likely
Slash Gear - 9 Jan 2017 22:59
Mass Effect: Andromeda is on the horizon, but unlike so many other Electronic Arts games, don’t expect to see a season pass launch alongside it. Mass Effect: Andromeda won’t have one, breaking with a convention that ...
The Stylophone Gen X-1 toy synth is an updated version of a classic
Engadget - 9 Jan 2017 22:44
The annual winter installment of the NAMM pro audio show doesn't start until next week, but we typically see companies tease announcements in advance. British synth outfit Dubreq has done just that, pulling the wraps off...
Here's How Hidden Figures Surprised Me
Gizmodo - 9 Jan 2017 22:30
Hidden Figures tells a kind of story that has become overly familiar--how black individuals managed to achieve in a system built to oppress them--but does it in a different way.
How Do You Even Edit an Animation Movie?
Gizmodo - 9 Jan 2017 22:30
The concept of editing a live action film is pretty easy to understand, right? There's a whole bunch of footage that needs a whole lot of cutting to make the film work as a story. But how does editing work for an animate...
Mutant Grass Is Terrorizing Oregon
Gizmodo - 9 Jan 2017 22:28
You probably didn't know that the state of Oregon is the self-professed grass seed capital of the world. Grass, it turns out, is a fairly lucrative claim to fame, accounting for more than a billion dollars in economic ac...