Gadget News
LIVOLO Crystal Glass Wall Switch
The Gadget Flow - 23 Oct 2017 14:51
Combine your wall switches with fashion through the LIVOLO wall switch. This offers a luxurious experience with a crystal glass switch panel. It features a touchscreen switch that takes your daily living experience to a ...
Android is getting a feature that encrypts website name requests
Engadget - 23 Oct 2017 13:02
Google's efforts to push websites to use encrypted connections is paying off. Just days ago, the search giant revealed that S use on its own products is at 89 percent overall, up from just 50 percent at the beginning of ...
You Can Levitate Tiny Diamond Particles Using a Cheap Red Laser Pointer
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2017 17:02
Did you know a cheap red laser pointer is good for more than just annoying people at a movie theater? As YouTube's Styropyro, aka Drake Anthony, demonstrates, by focusing the beam you can actually use it to lift and levi...
Pixel 2 XL, iPhone 8 Plus drop tests push glass to the limits
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2017 15:22Huawei foldable phone could be ready next year, says CEO
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2017 02:45
If 2017 was the year of nearly bezel-less phones and 18:9 screens, 2018 could be defined by foldable devices. That might very well be the trend next year if the forward-looking statements from two of the world's biggest ...
Feds warn energy, aviation companies of hacking threats
Engadget - 23 Oct 2017 00:29
Hackers have been targeting the nuclear, energy, aviation, water and critical manufacturing industries since May, according to Reuters. It's even serious enough for Homeland Security and the FBI to email firms most at ri...
Google Says Plan to Partner With News Publishers on Subscriptions Still in Early Stages
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2017 00:15
Google is planning to roll out a new system in which it helps news publishers zero in on potential subscribers in exchange for a revenue split--but the search giant says the feature is not anywhere near release.
Deadspin ESPN Cancels Barstool Sports TV Show After One Episode | Jezebel NYPD Officers Who Allegedl
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2017 23:59
Deadspin ESPN Cancels Barstool Sports TV Show After One Episode | Jezebel NYPD Officers Who Allegedly Raped Teen in Custody Are Now Attacking Her Over 'Provocative Selfies' | Very Smart Brothas Justin Timberlake is a Whi...
Relentlessly witty 'Night in the Woods' comes to your phone in 2018
Engadget - 23 Oct 2017 23:55
If you haven't played Night in the Woods, you're frankly missing out. The made-partly-in-Michigan indie adventure melds witty (and often silly) dialogue with iconic visuals, varied gameplay and discussions of weighty sub...
iPhone X upgrade pre-approvals now available
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2017 23:41
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program members can now get pre-approved for the iPhone X ahead of its preorders launch. We reported over the weekend that these pre-approvals were inbound and now they’re available. With this,...
Affirm's app lends you money to buy things online
Engadget - 23 Oct 2017 23:32
Paypal co-founder Max Levchin launched Affirm back in 2012 to extend credit for folks to buy things online. Today, his company has extended that feature to a mobile app, functionally creating a virtual credit card for an...
The Cursed History of NYC MetroCards
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2017 23:30
If you've ridden the New York City subway, you know the feeling. You buy a flimsy plastic card that lets you ride the train, and when you try to swipe it at the turnstile, it doesn't work. You swipe again. The machine as...
Scientists Capture Rare Footage of Spooky-Ass Arctic Jellyfish
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2017 23:17
Using a small robotic sub, scientists from Columbia University have captured rare video of arctic jellyfish slithering along the bottom of the Chukchi Sea near Barrow Alaska. The footage came as a complete surprise to th...
Best phone camera of 2017 : Seek out PDAF
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2017 23:06
Today we’re going to take a look at what it means to buy a smartphone with a camera “that just takes good pictures.” You know, the sort of phone that just lets you snap a picture and it won’t be blurry. I’m her...
A $25 Apple Watch? This insurer says yes
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2017 22:58
Last year, insurance company John Hancock introduced a program for certain customers to get an Apple Watch for $25 in exchange for recording their daily activity. The activity goes toward points that reduce (or eliminate...
Robot detective game 'Subsurface Circular' is out on iPad
Engadget - 23 Oct 2017 22:55
We've been excited about Mike Bithell's surprise indie game, Subsurface Circular, since it released months ago. The developer of Thomas Was Alone and Volume stealthily made the science fiction text adventure game for iOS...
These Xbox 360 games coming for One X launch
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2017 22:51
Microsoft has already made one nostalgia-fueled reveal today, and now it’s time for the next. First we heard that 13 games from the original Xbox will be compatible with the Xbox One beginning tomorrow, with Microsoft ...
Scientists Want to Update These Four Fundamental Constants
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2017 22:45
Some numbers don't change. These values are deeply connected to the very fabric of the Universe and our human existence. Until they aren't, of course. Then we change them--for good reason.
'Dragon Ball FighterZ' comes to PC and consoles January 26th
Engadget - 23 Oct 2017 22:36
If you've been anticipating the upcoming Bandai Namco anime-based game Dragon Ball FighterZ like we have, you're in luck. The gaming company just announced that the title will release on January 26th, 2018 for Xbox One, ...
238 Thirsty Cities to Amazon: Stimulate Me, Daddy
Gizmodo - 23 Oct 2017 22:30
The proposal deadline has come and gone on Amazon's unusually public search to plant a second headquarters in one of North America's metropolitan areas. Among other factors, Amazon's stated "preference" for candidates ci...
Susan Fowler's Uber harassment story is being made into a movie
Engadget - 23 Oct 2017 22:15
Earlier this year, Susan Fowler wrote a blog post describing her sexual harassment at Uber and revealed disturbing details about the company's sexist environment. That post would lead to an independent investigation of U...
Galaxy S9 fingerprint sensor patent shows less awkward front placement
Slash Gear - 23 Oct 2017 22:12
The Galaxy S8 has been criticized for its awkward fingerprint sensor placement, which is next to the camera on the back of the phone. This is a difficult place for someone to use it — you can’t easily find it without...