Gadget News
NASA made it easy for everyone to trawl its media archives
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 07:14
You won't have to go through dozens of mission websites anymore just to find space photos to print or to use as desktop or mobile wallpapers. NASA has launched a new library to host its best high-res images, videos and a...
World's Most Useful Robot Prints and Immediately Burns Trump's Tweets
Gizmodo - 29 Mar 2017 03:16
The one consistent hallmark of our pissboy president's two-month-long paranoid sitcom is his habit of retreating to Twitter to inflict his delusions on the rest of us. The diminishing returns of tweeting "fuck you" at th...
Windows 10 Creators Update release date finally announced
Slash Gear - 29 Mar 2017 16:36
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have a release date for the Windows 10 Creators Update. Microsoft has been talking up this update for months now, unleashing the first significant details about the Creators...
Trump trades 'unsecure' Android device for shiny new iPhone
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 16:22
After a wealth of hacking concerns, the President has finally swapped his unsecured Android handset for a new iPhone. The White House director of social media -- Dan Scavino Jr. -- tweeted yesterday that Trump has now be...
Samsung takes aim at movie projectors with a 34-foot 4K screen
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 05:41
The newest generation of Samsung's 4K televisions stretch its bright, vibrant QLED tech into bigger and bigger screens, topping out at the 88-inch Q9 the company introduced at CES in January. Clearly, these giant TVs are...
Facebook Live 360 livestreaming video arrives for everyone
Slash Gear - 29 Mar 2017 23:37
First launched on a restricted basis back in December, Facebook has now made its 360-degree livestreaming video available to anyone and everyone. The general availability of the product comes alongside support for severa...
Tribeca announces art-focused Games Festival with Hideo Kojima
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 23:37
Tribeca was the first film festival to embrace video games as a storytelling medium, showcasing the world premiere of detective game L.A. Noire nearly six years ago. Now, the organization is teaming up with publication K...
Congress Won't Protect Your Browsing History, So Do It Yourself With NordVPN For Under $4 Per Month
Gizmodo - 29 Mar 2017 23:23
One day, we might get representatives in Washington that value their constituents' privacy over corporate profits, but until then, it's as good a time as any to sign up for a VPN service. Luckily, it costs less per month...
One of Jupiter's asteroid 'moons' is orbiting backwards
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 23:06
As a rule, you can safely assume that moons and asteroids will all orbit a planet in the same direction. If they didn't, interactions with their host would likely send them flying off course. However, it's now clear that...
Yi 4K+ Action Camera now available, offers 60fps UHD recording
Slash Gear - 29 Mar 2017 22:53
Chinese company Yi Technology has announced the availability of its Yi 4K+ action camera, its first action cam model to offer 4K video recording at a relatively high 60fps. The company makes pretty big claims about its c...
Blizzard puts a smidge of 'Overwatch' in 'Heroes of the Storm'
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 22:40
Blizzard is working hard to overhaul its free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) Heroes of the Storm. The studio has announced some big changes are coming in the game's 2.0 update, including a new reward syst...
Samsung Galaxy S8 hands-on: Samsung produces a stunning redesign
Ars Technica - 29 Mar 2017 22:34
Super slim bezels and software buttons make this Samsung's biggest redesign ever.
Is Tony Stark the World's Worst Re-Gifter?
Gizmodo - 29 Mar 2017 22:20
The latest trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming has its share of hints and Easter eggs. Some big, others small. All of them pale in comparison to one shocking reveal, involving Tony Stark, Peter Parker, and a T-shirt.
Watch Samsung's Galaxy S8 event in under nine minutes
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 22:15
After a 15-minute "you can still trust us" intro, endless inspired-by-your-dreams cliches and enough specs to benumb the most caffeinated tech blogger, Samsung actually unveiled two damn good phones, the Galaxy S8 and S8...
Lightform device details from the company's CEO
Slash Gear - 29 Mar 2017 22:14
Yesterday we brought you a brief rundown of what Lightform was and will be, and today we've got a few more bits and pieces from the company's CEO. Lightform is a company and a device – the device works with a projector...
Villagers Find Missing Man's Corpse in Belly of Enormous Snake
Gizmodo - 29 Mar 2017 22:05
Snakes are scary. Even small ones--the way they move, the prospect of venom, those little forked tongues--can send chills down your neck. But did you know that some snakes can eat human beings? A tragic incident in Indon...
The European Space Agency Will Send Its First Mars Rover to One of These Two Mysterious Sites
Gizmodo - 29 Mar 2017 21:55
Mars rovers are great for many reasons, most importantly, because they allow us to live vicariously through a hunk of metal exploring the Red Planet. NASA's currently working on a yet-to-be-named rover mission slated for...
PlayStation Plus April 2017 games: 'Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime' and more
Slash Gear - 29 Mar 2017 21:54
It’s that time of the month: Sony has detailed the upcoming free games that will be made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers in the month of April. The games, as we’ve come to expect, span the three big Sony co...
Heroes of the Storm getting major rework with Progression 2.0 system
Slash Gear - 29 Mar 2017 21:52
Blizzard’s MOBA title Heroes of the Storm is going to start looking a lot different next month. Today, Blizzard announced a fairly massive rework to Heroes of the Storm, called Progression 2.0. The launch of Progressio...
Deadpool 2's Potential Cables, Ranked
Gizmodo - 29 Mar 2017 21:45
Over the last year, we've been drowning in rumor after rumor about just who will play time-traveling mutant Cable in Deadpool 2. We've had so many at this point, with no end in sight, we decided to do the only thing we c...
Samsung's 'unbox your phone' event gave us a phone that's still a box
Engadget - 29 Mar 2017 21:45
Before Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 to the world, it teased the audience with a device that would break the conventions of the traditional smartphone. The event's pre-roll animation showed an enormous 1980s brick phone...
Today's Congressional Hearing on Climate Change Was a Colossal Train Wreck
Gizmodo - 29 Mar 2017 21:26
In the midst of today's highly-anticipated House Science Committee hearing on climate science and the scientific method, right around the time that Congressman Dana Rohrabacher thundered that certain witnesses (the one m...