Gadget News
Citizen scientists find a failed star in the Sun's neighborhood
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 07:14
Citizen scientists may not have the time and equipment of their pro counterparts, but their dedication can sometimes lead to discoveries that would otherwise be impractical. Case in point: a NASA-backed citizen science i...
Apple takes iPhone OLED into its own hands
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2017 16:53
If there’s one thing you can almost guarantee gets Apple execs frustrated, it’s seeing Samsung’s name high on the list of suppliers for iPhone components. Now, according to new reports, the Cupertino company is loo...
NASA backs deep space habitat made with old ISS cargo module
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 01:56
NASA has given Lockheed Martin the go-ahead to build a full-scale prototype of the deep space habitat it proposed for the NextSTEP program. That means in around 18 months' time, it might start testing new space travel te...
The next HoloLens will use AI to recognize real-world objects
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 16:24
We're all excited about the gaming potential of HoloLens, but Microsoft is also fixated on enterprise AR, much like Google now is with Glass. During a talk at the CVPR (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) conference...
Is Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity a Real Illness?
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2017 16:06
The National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) is a 13,000-square-mile area in West Virginia, Virginia, and part of Maryland that heavily restricts radio transmissions and other electromagnetic radiation on the same spectrum. Sinc...
On Game of Thrones, Everyone's Coming Together but Everything's Falling Apart
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2017 15:43
It's begun. I believe we're going to look at last night's episode, "Stormborn," as the place where the final act of Game of Thrones truly started--where the ball was first set in motion, where the characters took their f...
Zing Smart AI Night Light
The Gadget Flow - 24 Jul 2017 15:02
Introducing the Zing Smart AI Night Light, a smart path lighting system for your home. Individually, each Zing is an awesome, full-color LED night light that plugs directly into your outlet to give you tons of convenient...
Work starts on a massive underground neutrino experiment
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 05:05
Neutrinos are notoriously difficult to understand, but work is underway to know them a little better. Researchers have officially broken ground on the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, the home to the international Deep U...
Porsche Design Huawei Smartwatch is now available in Europe
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2017 03:05
It was a bit of a surprise when Huawei announced last year that it teamed up with Porsche Design to bring out a luxurious and more powerful version of the Mate 9. Then again, with BlackBerry practically out of the scene,...
India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 23:58
As self-driving cars are being tested everywhere from the US to South Korea, Germany to Australia, reports today make it clear that it won't be happening in India. The country's transport and highways minister, Nitin Gad...
Mercedes-Benz will join Formula E in 2019
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 23:37
Last October, Mercedes-Benz announced that it had reserved a spot in the Formula E racing championship for the 2018/19 season and today it revealed that it would officially be entering the competition during the 2019/20 ...
One percent of TV static originates from the Big Bang
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2017 23:32
Unless you’re still using an old television, it has probably been years since you’ve last seen television static. The snowy mess was an annoyance; for the user, it meant the coaxial cable needed adjusted or the TV an...
Gmail can now send your Smart Replies in Spanish
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 23:12
Back in May, we reported that Gmail's Smart Replies had come to the Gmail app for iOS and Android. Now, the feature is being expanded further. The Gmail Twitter account announced today that Smart Reply is now available i...
Google's Sundar Pichai joins Alphabet board amid Q2 2017 financials
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2017 22:54
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has joined the Alphabet Board of Directors, expanding the executive’s responsibility. Pichai has been at the helm of Google since August 2015, when it was scythed off from the rest of the compa...
NASA moves ahead with plans to build a quiet supersonic jet
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 22:51
NASA's dreams of a quiet supersonic jet are one step closer to fruition. The agency tells Bloomberg that it'll start taking bids to build a larger (94-foot) real-world demo version of the aircraft that it tunnel-tested i...
New James Bond movie gets a release date
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2017 22:42
A couple years have passed since a new James Bond movie last graced theaters, but that’ll be changing soon. It was just announced that the next installment in the James Bond franchise will be arriving in theaters on No...
Android's WannaCry "SLocker" source leaks online: Here's how to avoid it
Slash Gear - 24 Jul 2017 22:39
A piece of mobile ransomware that mimics the methods of WannaCry malware has leaked online. The source code for the malicious software has been spilled to the web, allowing this “SLocker” to be downloaded and spread ...
This Real World 'Space Opera' Lets You Become the Hubble Telescope
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2017 22:30
It's easy to feel small and insignificant in the grandiose scope of the universe, because we are. At the same time, as Carl Sagan once reminded us, we're made of the same "star stuff" as the cosmos. All too often, we for...
A behind-the-scenes look at how Intel broadcasts live baseball in VR
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 22:30
To a baseball fan, there's nothing quite like the feeling of watching a game in person. But not everyone has the time or money to go to one, so most of us settle for watching it on TV. Intel, however, has partnered with ...
Google is still making money despite $2.7 billion EU fine
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 22:25
Google parent company Alphabet just announced its financials for the second quarter of 2017, and it looks like the company took a bit hit from the record fine the EU dropped on it late last month. Alphabet's total net in...
Roomba maker iRobot plans to sell digital maps of your home
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 22:16
While iRobot may have originated as a bomb-disposal robot maker at MIT in 1990, the company is probably better known as a robot vacuum company. So much so that it has taken to suing competitors like Bissell and Hoover, w...
'Dunkirk' demands to be experienced in a theater
Engadget - 24 Jul 2017 22:04
Dunkirk is the cinematic mic drop by Christopher Nolan -- 106 minutes of sound, fury and, if you're lucky, glorious 70mm IMAX film. It's a movie that uses all of the latest technology to not only show you the relentless ...