Gadget News
DJI Rolls Out 'Local Data Mode' for Drones After US Army Ban Over Unknown 'Cyber Vulnerabilities'
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2017 07:31
Weeks after the US Army told personnel to immediately shelve all drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI, citing unspecified "cyber vulnerabilities associated with DJI products," the company has introduced a new "local d...
Google hires a legendary Apple engineer to tackle AI
Engadget - 15 Aug 2017 04:32
Legendary programmer Chris Lattner has had a roller coaster of a year. He left Apple (where he developed the Swift programming language) to help build Tesla's Autopilot technology, only to leave months later after realiz...
The Only Job Humanoid Robots Are Good at Is Making Hilarious GIFs
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2017 02:16
Boston Dynamics' founder, Marc Raibert, recently gave a TED Talk where he trotted out some of the company's recent innovations. The talk mostly features robot tricks we've seen before, except for a brilliant outtake of A...
GoFundMe shuts down campaigns for Charlottesville suspect
Engadget - 15 Aug 2017 18:35
Crowdfunding platforms are taking a no-tolerance approach to campaigns raising money in support of James Fields, the man accused of driving a car into protesters at a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia,...
You Can Keep Your Self-Driving Cars, I Want This Jet-Powered Wing Suit
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2017 18:17
Spreading my arms and taking to the skies like an eagle has always been my biggest fantasy. The closest I've ever come is piloting a two-seater Cessna, which was fun, but nowhere near as exhilarating as Jarno Cordia's la...
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con colors can be customized, Japan only
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2017 06:18
Due to its popularity and novelty, and partly due to Nintendo's oversight, the Switch has been hard to come by. Supplies have quickly dwindled and queues have gotten longer. While Nintendo has promised to rectify its pro...
Discord is giving racist alt-right servers the banhammer
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2017 05:13
Discord has started banning servers that harbor racist users, specifically ones that are related to the tragic events that recently took place in Charlottesville. The company announced its actions after they took place v...
Instagram adds comment threads to make conversations easier
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2017 01:58
Instagram has finally introduced comment threads, making conversations easier to follow by indenting replies posted to specific existing comments. Threaded comments have already been available on Facebook for a long whil...
MoviePass' New Unlimited Movies in Theaters Deal Sounds Amazing--But There's a Catch
Gizmodo - 16 Aug 2017 01:43
What is the sweet spot for getting people to join a movie theater ticket subscription service? For six years, MoviePass has struggled to answer that question and now, under former Netflix exec Mitch Lowe, it's introducin...
Vudu movie streaming comes to Apple TV on August 22nd
Engadget - 16 Aug 2017 01:32
It's not just Amazon that's bringing an arguably overdue video service to the Apple TV in the near future. After a tease in June, Vudu has announced that its streaming movie service will come to Apple's media box on Augu...
Game of Thrones episode leak results in four arrests
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2017 01:15
Four individuals have been arrested in India over allegedly leaking a new episode of Game of Thrones. According to a statement from local police, these individuals were in possession of official credentials that gave the...
FrontRow is the latest wearable livestreaming camera
Engadget - 16 Aug 2017 01:09
The latest wearable camera to hit the market comes from mesh WiFi product maker Ubiquiti Networks. The FrontRow camera is a small device that can be worn on a lanyard around the neck or clipped on and it can snap photogr...
Uber just agreed to 2-decades of FTC Privacy Audits
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2017 00:57
The Federal Trade Commission and Uber announced a settlement today which allows the FTC two decades of privacy and security audits. This announcement is the next step in Uber settling disputes with the FTC – the second...
US Justice Dept. demands anti-Trump site visitor logs
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2017 00:39
DreamHost has revealed that the US Justice Department is demanding the records of visitors to a certain anti-Trump website on its network. The website in question is Disrupt J20, which helped organize inauguration day pr...
Ultimate Ears BOOM 2 and UE MEGABOOM get Amazon Alexa support
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2017 00:29
Ultimate Ears has announced the arrival of Amazon Alexa support for its UE BOOM 2 and UE MEGABOOM speakers, enabling both to be used as smart speakers in conjunction with an Android smartphone. The new functionality arri...
An ancient Chrome tab trick just blew my mind
Ars Technica - 16 Aug 2017 00:25
Tab management in Chrome is easier than I thought.
'EVE: Valkyrie' won't require VR come September
Engadget - 16 Aug 2017 00:09
EVE: Valkyrie was one of the first games Oculus used to show off one of its Rift prototypes, and since 2014, the game has been associated exclusively with virtual reality. That's changing. The game's "Warzone" update wil...
Intel's next generation chip plans: Ice Lake and a slow 10nm transition
Ars Technica - 15 Aug 2017 23:55
Company quietly announces chips built on "10nm+" process even before 10nm ones are out.
'Hamilton' battles ticket bots with a hand from Ticketmaster
Engadget - 15 Aug 2017 23:47
The people behind Hamilton aren't just counting on laws to combat ticket bots -- they're enlisting the help of the ticket providers as well. Ticketmaster has revealed that it will use its recent Verified Fan feature to g...
Sling TV streaming in Chrome browser goes live
Slash Gear - 15 Aug 2017 23:44
If you prefer to stream live television on your laptop rather than through the company’s mobile apps, a new beta launch should get you excited. The company has announced the arrival of Sling TV streaming in Google’s ...
Atari partners with LGBT Media to make more inclusive games
Engadget - 15 Aug 2017 23:25
Atari is making good on its promise to stake part of its strategy on LGBTQ apps. The company has formed a partnership with LGBT Media, the company behind the social app LGBTQutie, to reach more of the community. The deal...
No Matter What Happens To Tesla, The Model S Is An Amazing Machine
Gizmodo - 15 Aug 2017 23:21
"You park it," the brusque, fifty-something attendant told me as he stared down a Tesla Model S. As far as I could tell, this Brooklyn parking garage had a simple protocol: drivers leave their keys with the attendant on-...