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There's a VR game to go with Netflix's new 'Voltron' series
Engadget - 30 Aug 2017 09:01
If you thought Netflix's Voltron Legendary Defender was a great new take on the old series, there's more where it came from -- not in animation, but in VR. On September 26th, fans can play the virtual reality game DreamW...
NYPD: Whoops, Turns Out Our New Windows Phones Are Now Worthless
Gizmodo - 30 Aug 2017 08:40
It's been roughly two years since Microsoft released a new Windows Phone, and it looks like the company has basically decided its awful, single-digit market share warrants a reimagined approach which might not come for s...
Security Researchers Discover Spammer List of Over 711 Million Email Accounts
Gizmodo - 30 Aug 2017 07:32
An unknown hacker has gathered up to 711 million email accounts stored on an "open and accessible" server in the Netherlands, ZDNet reported. The server contains passwords to both email addresses and servers which are ap...
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk First Drive: The 707hp SUV
Slash Gear - 30 Aug 2017 08:01
If you're offended by the concept of a 707 horsepower SUV, then you should probably just stop reading right now. In our age of instantaneous outrage, it’s easy to see how from certain quarters the 2018 Jeep Grand Chero...
Zeiss VR One Connect puts PC games on mobile VR headsets
Engadget - 30 Aug 2017 05:56
PC-powered VR gaming requires a minimum $500 investment just for the headset, but Zeiss and Steam have introduced a cheaper way to do it. The Zeiss VR One Connect runs SteamVR games powered by a PC, but sends a pre-rende...
Uber's Embattled Ex-CEO Finally Passes The Torch
Gizmodo - 31 Aug 2017 01:53
Uber held an all-hands meeting on Wednesday to welcome its new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi. The new hire was joined by board member Arianna Huffington and former CEO Travis Kalanick in what was mostly a drama-free induction o...
Samsung's New Water-Resistant Wearables Will Get You Laughed Out of the Pool
Gizmodo - 31 Aug 2017 01:45
Not content just to let the Galaxy Note 8 make waves, Samsung is pushing out three new fitness minded wearables this holiday season: the Gear Icon X 2018 wireless earbuds, the Gear Sport smartwatch and the Gear Fit 2 Pro...
Instagram says hackers swiped contact info for verified users
Engadget - 31 Aug 2017 01:44
Instagram just suffered a potentially serious (and this time, very real) data breach. The social photo service is sending out alerts that intruders got access to the phone numbers and email addresses for a number of "hig...
Essential just made a huge mistake with personal customer info
Slash Gear - 31 Aug 2017 01:37
If you’re one of the folks who pre-ordered an Essential Phone, there’s at least a small chance that you received a strange email from the company late last night. This email – which came from a customer care email ...
Biggest X-Ray Laser Gun on Earth Opens in September
Gizmodo - 31 Aug 2017 01:26
Even if you haven't seen any James Bond films, you're probably aware that the space laser battle depicted in Moonraker ranks among the stupidest scenes in the franchise's history. But there's a new laser gun in town that...
Best Buy plans to send sales consultants to more homes this fall
Engadget - 31 Aug 2017 01:11
Best Buy, the company that'll sell you overpriced HDMI cables and charge a premium for making basic adjustments to your TV, wants to put its sales people in more houses. The Associated Press reports that the expanded ser...
Amazon Music Unlimited just dropped its price for college students
Slash Gear - 31 Aug 2017 01:10Why Does Fitbit's New Watch Skip a Feature Fans Were Clamoring For?
Gizmodo - 31 Aug 2017 01:10
I'm a big Apple Watch user, and every time I strap on a Fitbit, I run into the same problem. Instead of opening the Fitbit app to look at my heart rate and sleep cycle, I open Apple Health and then am immediately disappo...
Trump Administration Hires Former DeVry Dean to Run Unit Inspired by DeVry's Bad Behavior
Gizmodo - 31 Aug 2017 00:48
Let's imagine you're the Trump administration's secretary of education, Betsy DeVos. Sure, people don't like you. They really don't like you. But you've got an opportunity to hire an official who will stand up for workin...
Researchers create a new fusion recipe that boosts energy output
Engadget - 31 Aug 2017 00:47
Nuclear fusion is an attractive way to create energy. It generates hardly any waste, doesn't pollute the planet and takes advantage of elements that we have plenty of. But fusion takes a lot of work and the energy payout...
FDA calls MDMA a breakthrough for PTSD: will legal treatments follow?
Slash Gear - 31 Aug 2017 00:30
The substance MDMA, best known as a party drug recreationally used by ravers, has been an unofficial (and illegal) treatment in some PTSD circles. Anecdotal reports of the drug’s efficacy in helping free PTSD sufferers...
'Nexus Dawn' explores story leading up to 'Blade Runner 2049'
Engadget - 31 Aug 2017 00:28
Blade Runner 2049 picks up 30 years after the classic original movie, but what happened in the interim? Denis Villenueve, the sequel's director, tapped three creators to make short films exploring the events between the ...
A Fascinating Potential Link Between Gut Bacteria and Health
Gizmodo - 31 Aug 2017 00:22
These days, you can't throw a rock without hitting some start-up trying to boost our microbiomes. For the health-obsessed, microbiome has become the buzzword of the day. That's because it's becoming ever-clearer that all...
Nintendo Switch owners are getting this next big indie game first
Slash Gear - 31 Aug 2017 00:19
Nintendo hosted a new Nindies showcase today, and like the last one we received back in February, this one focused entirely on upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch. Though much of the focus for the rest of the year wil...
Watch ASUS' IFA 2017 event in under seven minutes
Engadget - 31 Aug 2017 00:05
The first official day of IFA 2017 isn't until Friday, September 1st, but the pre-event festivities are already in full force. Like Acer and Samsung, ASUS had its big press conference today in Berlin, where it revealed a...
Daimler thinks self-driving EVs are the future of car sharing
Engadget - 30 Aug 2017 23:52
Earlier this year, Daimler announced plans to develop a self-driving, car-sharing system with fully autonomous vehicles geared towards city living. Today, the company says that the first part of that vision -- Smart's EQ...
Will Your Next Taco Contain This Secret Ingredient?
Gizmodo - 30 Aug 2017 23:42
There's some crazy meat industry propaganda video waiting to be made where an All-American jock takes a bite out of a hamburger served by a polite waiter, who then rips off a mask to reveal the demented face of someone f...