Gadget News
The wearables battlefield is strewn with casualties
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 17:00
In business, the phrase "we are reviewing strategic options" is a useful sign that shutters are being drawn. Wareable reports that those words were uttered by TomTom CEO Harold Goddijn when discussing his company's weara...
Adobe's 'Playful Palette' makes color mixing artist-friendly
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 18:18
Artists work with real paint by mixing groups of colors on a palette, making for natural blending and color combinations. That's a far cry from Photoshop-type color pickers, which let you grab specific colors but not com...
Watch Elon Musk's Boring elevator hide a car underground
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 16:21
Elon Musk is once again updating everyone on the progress of his tunnel-digging operation's first segment. Judging from his latest vid, even the process of entering the underground route will be more elaborate than what ...
The Economic Laws driving Apple's new OLED iPhone
TechPinions - 26 Jul 2017 14:30
Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the last few weeks, I have had to field numerous calls from various people in the media asking me to respond to the rumors suggesting that Apple's new iPhone with an OLED screen could cost wel...
The UK Plans to Ban All New Gas and Diesel Cars and Vans by 2040
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2017 05:45
The days of the good old trusty internal combustion engine, which revolutionized transportation but also maybe helped usher in a looming environmental apocalypse, may be numbered across the pond.
Ignore Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's War Over Killer Robots, the Real Challenge is Already Here
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2017 04:03
Tech giants Elon Musk and Mark Zuckeberg have been engaged in a very public, somewhat silly and self-indulgent battle over artificial intelligence lately. Musk has warned AI-powered robots could usher in some form of aut...
FDA approves first MRI machine for premature babies
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 02:36
Premature babies are some of the most vulnerable patients in a hospital, and they also need some of the most dedicated care. Treating these tiny patients in the neonatal unit, or NICU, can be a challenge, especially when...
Screenwriter John Ridley on Making Scifi and Superheroes for the World We Live In
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2017 23:52
Maybe you've seen Three Kings, Twelve Years a Slave or American Crime. Maybe you know that the Oscar-winning writer/producer behind those works also scripts comics, too. Last week at San Diego Comic-Con, John Ridley talk...
After amassing 2 billion users, Facebook isn't slowing down
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 23:50
Even as Facebook continues to fight fake news and tweak its hate speech algorithms, it still remains the world's most popular social network with over 2 billion monthly users as of June. In its most recent earnings repor...
Apple supplier Foxconn announces plan for Wisconsin display factory
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 23:41
Foxconn, supplier to companies like Apple, BlackBerry, Nintendo and Microsoft, formally announced its plans to open a factory in Wisconsin, which is part of a $10 billion investment in production in America. The Taiwanes...
5 Ways bonuses will make you catch a Legendary in Pokemon GO
Slash Gear - 26 Jul 2017 23:37
In Pokemon GO today we’re running down the five not-so-secret ways in which MODS (aka Modifiers) will allow you to catch a Legendary Pokemon. These modifiers all take place within the capture screen after a Legendary R...
Cochlear implant beams iPhone audio straight into your brain
Slash Gear - 26 Jul 2017 23:35
The company Cochlear Limited has taken the wraps off its new Cochlear Nucleus 7 Sound Processor, an FDA-approved technology that is explicitly ‘Made for iPhone’ so that those hard of hearing can better utilize their ...
Walmart cancels early SNES Classic Edition preorders
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 23:14
If you're one of the lucky folks that got a preorder in at Walmart for a Super Nintendo Classic Edition unit last week, you might want to sit down. Walmart is canceling all of the preorders, claiming that it was "mistake...
'The Sims 4' will get weird on consoles November 17th
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 23:00
After an eight year absence, The Sims is coming back to consoles in a very big way. Come November 17th you'll be able to control a virtual society from the couch in The Sims 4 with what sounds the best console installmen...
Glow in the dark walking trail opens to the public in Singapore
Slash Gear - 26 Jul 2017 22:50
Remember those glow-in-the-dark roads that began cropping up a few years ago? One in Singapore just opened to the public, and it aims to make the length of space safer for people to use at night. Whereas ordinary road li...
Jeff Bezos in Instagram Debut: 'I Am Fun' [Updated]
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2017 22:45
Commercial space tourism company Blue Origin, and its overlord Jeff Bezos, have been pretty quiet over the last few months. But last week, the Amazon founder made his first Instagram post, which appears to show the billi...
iPhone-maker Foxconn to build flat-screen display factory in Wisconsin
Ars Technica - 26 Jul 2017 22:43Google is spending $50 million to modernize the job hunt
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 22:42
Google.org is investing $50 million to alter how we think about work. From throwing money at training in in-demand fields like coding, to simply making life easier for people in low-wage positions, Mountain View is looki...
Walmart Cancels SNES Classic Pre-Orders, Citing A 'Glitch'
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2017 22:30
Oops! If you breathed a sigh of relief as you locked down your SNES Classic pre-order on Walmart.com Friday night, it's time to start hyperventilating again, because the retailer has just canceled the orders en masse.
Google drops Instant Search to unify mobile and desktop queries
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 22:17
Google introduced the by-now familiar Instant Search back in 2010. The idea was to make searching faster by updating the results of your search in real time while you typed. Now the company is dropping the feature, accor...
300 Jedi vs 60,000 medieval knights: simulator shows who would win
Slash Gear - 26 Jul 2017 22:10
Have you ever wondered who would win in a battle between Jedi Knights and regular ole medieval knights? It seems pretty obvious that the Jedi would win (read: slaughter) the metal-sword-wielding warrior, but what about a...
Google tests your tolerance for autoplaying video
Engadget - 26 Jul 2017 22:01
Google is testing the scourge of Facebook and Twitter, autoplaying videos, in its searches. The SEM Post noticed some result pages started included them, specifically when searching for upcoming films. Trailers for the r...