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The best mechanical keyboards
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 17:00
By Kimber Streams, Dan Frakes, and Ryan Whitwam This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. When readers choose to buy The Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial pi...
An 'Extremely Surprising' Storm System Just Appeared Over Neptune
Gizmodo - 4 Aug 2017 16:17
Do not be alarmed, but a bright storm system three quarters the width of our entire planet has emerged over Neptune's equator, in a region where no bright clouds have ever been witnessed before.
BOCCA Handmade Leather Duffel Bag
The Gadget Flow - 4 Aug 2017 15:01
Travel in luxury when you carry the BOCCA Handmade Leather Duffel Bag. Using the finest Italian vegetable tanned leather, this remarkable bag is stunning from all angles. The BOCCA Duffel Bag is perfect whether you're ca...
Dark energy tests prove science is right about the universe
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 05:58
The results are in: As best we can tell, the universe clumps and expands just how we thought it did. That confirmation comes from the first results of a five-year survey wherein researchers took dark energy into account,...
Your next craft beer might be named by a neural network
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 04:57
Researcher Janelle Shane has used AI to come up with names for paint colors, metal bands and guinea pigs in the past. She's even used it to generate wonderfully weird pickup lines. Now, she's turned her AI naming capabil...
Good Hackers Can Do Bad Things, Too
Gizmodo - 4 Aug 2017 00:16
Famed white hat hacker Marcus Hutchins--better known as "MalwareTech"--was arrested by the FBI yesterday while trying to fly home to the United Kingdom from Las Vegas. The 22-year-old security researcher gained mainstrea...
AT&T might be the first US carrier to sell a Huawei phone
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 23:55
Next year, Huawei may finally get a foothold in the US market when AT&T reportedly begins selling its next leading phone. Getting its support would be huge for the company: It's the third-largest smartphone maker in the ...
'Despacito' is the third to hold YouTube's most-popular spot this year
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 23:34
The juggernaut that is Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's 'Despacito' just took the crown for the most-watched YouTube video ever. It crossed the 2.9 billion-watch threshold held by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Aga...
T-Mobile Revvl leaks on carrier's website: launch tipped as next week
Slash Gear - 4 Aug 2017 23:33
T-Mobile is going to launch its own phone called the Revvl, and it has just appeared on the carrier’s website ahead of its official debut. The product page, which is still live on the site and may have been made visibl...
At a Climate Justice Fashion Show, the Kids Prove They're Gonna Be All Right
Gizmodo - 4 Aug 2017 23:05
There's not a ton of room for environmental optimism these days--optimism in general seems to have taken a leave of absence in the Trump age--but that wasn't the case at the 6th annual Climate Justice Youth Summit (CJYS)...
The next Apple Watch might not need an iPhone for data
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 23:05
Well, Apple Watch fans have more to look forward to than just a new operating system. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple will release a version of its Watch with cellular network support built-in by year's e...
Apple Watch LTE tipped for this year [Update]
Slash Gear - 4 Aug 2017 23:00
Apple may finally have cracked the Apple Watch LTE battery problem, with reports that a cellularly-connected version is launching later this year. Rumors of a version of the company’s smartwatch which could independent...
Netflix HDR arrives on Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Slash Gear - 4 Aug 2017 22:58
Netflix‘s HDR video support has finally expanded beyond just the LG G6, officially going live on the Sony Xperia XZ Premium. This marks the second Android phone to support Netflix’s HDR feature, bringing a higher qua...
Sonic Mania's new trailer is a special one
Slash Gear - 4 Aug 2017 22:47
Sonic Mania is, perhaps, the most anticipated Sonic the Hedgehog game this side of Sonic Generations. The game is out in just a couple of weeks, and Sega seems content to keep teasing new modes and features right up unti...
Coinbase will support newly-minted Bitcoin Cash after all
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 22:46
Earlier this week, disgruntled members of the bitcoin community successfully split a new cryptocurrency off from the main branch. Bitcoin Cash, as it's called, attempts to speed up transactions, a key problem with bitcoi...
Disembodied Anus-Eye Terrorized Ancient Earth's Oceans
Gizmodo - 4 Aug 2017 22:30
Earth's ancient oceans were rife with nightmare creatures, from many-limbed worms to six-foot-long crab-ancestors. This week, scientists are taking the prehistoric freak show to another level, with a new paper introducin...
There's A Huge Ridiculous Twitter Fight Happening Right Now About A Shitty Tire
Gizmodo - 4 Aug 2017 22:30
I wasn't aware of who Laura Loomer was until we were emailed links to this Twitter-based tire-related mess by a number of readers, but it appears she considers herself an alt-right 'guerrilla journalist' and believes she...
Apple AR glasses: Even the iPhone-maker isn't sure about them
Slash Gear - 4 Aug 2017 22:24
Apple’s augmented reality glasses may be on the roadmap, but internally the iPhone-maker still hasn’t decided exactly what they should do. Chatter of a pair of AR glasses, potentially packaging displays and cameras a...
Proposed emojis include the drunk face and sad poo we've all been missing
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 22:24
It's only been a month since the Unicode Emoji Consortium released version 10 of the colorful little communication icons, including more diverse images along with zombies, a T-rex and (yes) a sandwich icon. Now, though, ...
Virgin Galactic's rocket system just aced a huge test
Slash Gear - 4 Aug 2017 22:16
Early this morning, Virgin Galactic completed two successful flights of its VSS Unity and VMS Eve crafts, a process that kicked off around 9AM in the Mojave Desert. This marks the first time the VSS Unity, something know...
Experts Call on US to Start Funding Scientists to Genetically Engineer Human Embryos
Gizmodo - 4 Aug 2017 21:50
This week, news of a major scientific breakthrough brought a debate over genetically engineering humans front and center. For the first time ever, scientists genetically engineered a human embryo on American soil in orde...
Billboard's 'Artist Pass' is Snapchat's first music-focused series
Engadget - 4 Aug 2017 21:47
Snapchat is getting a music documentary series courtesy of Billboard. Called Artist Pass, the series' five-minute long episodes will give viewers behind-the-scenes looks at musicians as they prepare for their performance...