Gadget News
Lenovo's 25th Anniversary ThinkPad brings back the keyboard we love
Ars Technica - 5 Oct 2017 19:06
7-row keyboards are simply better.
Motion-controlled robot performs delicate microsurgery
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 03:04
Surgeons in the Netherlands recently performed a procedure requiring immense precision as it's carried out on super tiny blood and lymphatic vessels. The surgery is extremely difficult to do and only a handful of surgeon...
This Grainy Image Could Be the First British Passenger Liner Sunk by the Nazis in WW2
Gizmodo - 5 Oct 2017 17:25
A mere eight hours after Britain declared war on the Nazis, a German torpedo struck the SS Athenia, sinking the passenger liner and killing more than 100 civilians. The ship's final resting place has eluded shipwreck-hun...
Intel's Latest Coffee Lake Processors Are Fast as Hell
Gizmodo - 5 Oct 2017 16:31
Today Intel launches the next portion of its 8th Generation of processors. The CPUs, designed for use in desktop PCs, are fast, affordable, and they're probably going to leave you very confused.
NASA's inflatable ISS habitat could stay in space until 2020
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 16:19
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was only supposed to stay attached to the ISS for two years. It's been performing well enough in its technological demonstration, however, that NASA now wants to extend its s...
DNA Evidence Reveals True Identity of Elusive Bird Species
Gizmodo - 5 Oct 2017 15:55
Ornithologist Wulf Gatter spent six days a week observing birds in the forest of Liberia, the West African country. He spotted one seen nowhere else, a medium-sized yellow songbird, on nine occasions during the county's ...
Senate committee sends self-driving car bill to floor for a vote
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 03:39
The Senate's version of self-driving car legislation is escaping political limbo. Senators in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee have unanimously approved the AV START Act, which lets car makers pursue sa...
Porsche Mission E caught testing against Teslas
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 01:40
By Joel Stocksdale It's been about two years since Porsche revealed its slinky Mission E concept, which promised Tesla-matching range and performance with Porsche's driving dynamic expertise. Now we finally get a look at...
Ash vs Evil Dead season 3 gets an official 2018 premiere date
Slash Gear - 5 Oct 2017 23:56
Starz has announced the premiere date for the third season of its hit television series Ash vs Evil Dead. The series is based on the movies by the same name, and it has proven a success for the network. That success has ...
Google made a huge mistake with Pixel 2
Slash Gear - 5 Oct 2017 23:42What the Heck Is Google's Plan for Android Wear?
Gizmodo - 5 Oct 2017 23:37
Take a moment and wander over to the online Google Store. You'll see beautiful photos of every product announced yesterday, and if you click on the links you can buy any of the items made by Google (including last year's...
Google removes Android Wear section from its online store
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 23:20
Google may have unveiled gobs of hardware at its October 4th event, but it also took something away in the process: namely, the Android Wear section of its online store. You won't see any mention of it on the shop, and t...
Stardew Valley first play: A wonderful fit for Nintendo Switch
Slash Gear - 5 Oct 2017 23:02
Up until today, I didn’t have any interest in playing Stardew Valley on a console. A PC version die-hard since launch day, the console release of Stardew Valley was something that never appealed to me. I thought keyboa...
YouTube Activity tab tests the mixing of notifications and shared videos
Slash Gear - 5 Oct 2017 22:53
YouTube is tweaking its interface again, at least according to a screenshot that has appeared from one user seeing the change. It seems the company is testing a change to the bottom menu in the Android app; there’s a n...
The Batman Ninja Anime Shows a Dark Knight We've Never Seen Before
Gizmodo - 5 Oct 2017 22:51
Batman Ninja, the upcoming animated film coming from Warner Bros. Japan and directed by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Jumpei Mizusaki, is a simple enough idea to wrap your mind around: Batman and co. are flung back through ...
Alexa helps you reserve a ride with car2go's carsharing service
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 22:41
You can now order a car2go by commanding Alexa to find the nearest one and reserve it. The pay-by-time carsharing service is the latest automotive-related company to get a skill that integrates it with Amazon's voice ass...
Dear smartphones: Why use any cord at all?
Slash Gear - 5 Oct 2017 22:21
In the future, cords will only be used to run power across long distances and to facilitate the transfer of data only when the fastest transfer will do. Aside from those two items, everything else will be done without th...
The Essential Phone's camera may be getting a lot faster
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 22:19
When Andy Rubin's Essential Phone came out in September, our review called out its poorly-performing camera while also noting that there were two new updates to improve things in the week we had the device. Now, Essentia...
Pence says NASA will put people on the moon again
Slash Gear - 5 Oct 2017 22:11
In a statement today, US Vice President Mike Pence stated that NASA will once again put people on the moon, though no time frame for this planned project was given. The announcement appears to be more of an inspirational...
Samsung's huge 49-inch gaming monitor is an ultrawide dream
Engadget - 5 Oct 2017 22:00
What's better than dual monitors? An "ultrawide" display that makes games more immersive and multitasking easier than a standard widescreen monitor. But Samsung wasn't satisfied with that. Its massive 49-inch QLED gaming...
Humans Today Have Even More Neanderthal DNA Than We Realized
Gizmodo - 5 Oct 2017 21:36
A international team of researchers has completed one of the most detailed analyses of a Neanderthal genome to date. Among the many new findings, the researchers learned that Neanderthals first mated with modern humans a...
Creepiness Won't Kill the Google Clips Camera
Gizmodo - 5 Oct 2017 21:32
Google introduced a tiny lifelogging camera on Wednesday at its Pixel 2 event. Called Clips, the little device can be held, clipped, or set down while it uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition to "capture be...