Gadget News
This star refuses to die, even after it explodes
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 03:29
Supernovae are some of the brightest and most energetic events in our galaxy. These occur when stars that have much greater mass than that of our sun explode; they become incredibly bright, and then slowly fade over the ...
Google Pixelbook Review: Chrome OS plays hardball
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 19:07Ford tests exoskeleton to ease strain on factory workers
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 04:33
Companies are starting to propose functioning exoskeletons for real applications, from soldier support to helping paraplegic patients walk. But they could also be customized to help everyday workers with their harder tas...
YoloBox Affordable Live-Stream Device
The Gadget Flow - 10 Nov 2017 15:02
Upgrade your live videos with the YoloBox Affordable Live-Stream Device. Simply plug the device into your camera and start recording. The YoloBox is connected so you can instantly start broadcasting and publish your cont...
The Game Awards will stream live on December 7th
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 05:31
The Game Awards, created in 2014 and produced by Geoff Keighley, is like the gaming equivalent of the Emmys or Oscars. The show airs live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 7th, and you can stream it o...
YouTube tweak will help filter bizarre videos from Kids app
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 04:32
YouTube has increasingly faced criticism for a large library of bizarre videos collectively dubbed the ‘ElsaGate’ collection. These videos feature keyword-stuffed titles that seem to be aimed at luring in as many cli...
'South Park' is ready to do battle on your phone
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 04:01
The Fractured But Whole isn't the only South Park game arriving this fall: Ubisoft and RedLynx have released South Park: Phone Destroyer, the Android and iOS title teased back at E3. Think of it as Hearthstone meets Herb...
iPhone X bug causes touch problems in cold weather
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 03:45
Some iPhone X owners are reporting an unusual issue in which the phone’s display becomes unresponsive or laggy when the handset is exposed to a cold environment. The biggest example of this seems to be someone stepping...
Self-driving shuttle crashes in Vegas on first day, but a human is to blame
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 02:16
Automotive accidents happen every day, and humans are the cause of the vast majority of them (as opposed to road conditions, mechanical failure, etc). Self-driving vehicles aim to curb these human-related errors by autom...
Amazon expands influencer program to Twitter and Instagram 'stars'
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 23:39
A couple of months ago, Amazon opened up its influencer program to more YouTube stars with large followings. It lets people with large followings on the video service set up their own page full of Amazon products, of whi...
Ride-Hailing Service Prominent at SXSW Briefly Exposed Data on as Many as 1 Million Customers
Gizmodo - 10 Nov 2017 23:35
Ride-hailing apps like Uber, Lyft, and countless smaller startups are afforded access to information you might prefer other people didn't know. In most cases, you're providing explicit details concerning your whereabouts...
OnePlus 5T leaked in full on Reddit and Twitter
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 23:34
OnePlus 5T leaks today seem to have spilled all the beans – specs, photos, and the whole lot. This next-gen smartphone seems to be similar to its predecessor without being nearly as much of a 1:1 comparable device as t...
Pixel 2 problems surface again, this time with Google Assistant
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 23:34Chinese firm nabs social video app Musical.ly for as much as $1 billion
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 23:18
The popular teen lip-syncing app Musical.ly has been purchased by Chinese firm Bytedance -- the company behind China's major news aggregating service Jinri Toutiao. The details of the deal haven't been disclosed but sour...
Future Android update will show how apps are draining your battery
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 22:59
Android Oreo, announced with great fanfare during the eclipse in August, has gotten some pretty neat features, like more recognizable emojis and notification dots for app icons. Now Android 8.1 will show you which apps a...
Roku bought a Sonos-like company focused on multi-room audio
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 22:38
You've probably never heard of Dynastrom, but Roku has. The streaming player company acquired Dyanstrom last month, a Danish firm building multi-room audio software, Variety reports. The news follows an earlier report fr...
Tribes Across the Midwest Are Gearing up for a Big New Pipeline Battle
Gizmodo - 10 Nov 2017 22:25
The sun was still hiding Wednesday morning, November 8, when about 15 individuals woke up to leave Camp Makwa on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. The time was 3 a.m., and this time of year, tempe...
The 840 horsepower 2018 Dodge Demon is here
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 22:23
Lock up your children, bolt your doors: there’s a new Demon in town, and it’s packing 840 horsepower and an appetite for tires. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was always going to be polarizing, something we coul...
Faraday Future continues to struggle as three more executives depart
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 22:19
Faraday Future is having a tough year. The electric automotive startup began 2017 cutting its planned 7-car line down to 2 vehicles before scaling down the size of -- and then suspending -- a planned $1 billion Nevada pr...
Researchers Find Grasshopper Stuck in Classic Van Gogh Painting
Gizmodo - 10 Nov 2017 22:15
A famous work of art has captured more than just van Gogh's impressions--it's preserving a hundred-year-old grasshopper corpse, too.
Daimler electric school bus unveiled ahead of 2019 US launch
Slash Gear - 10 Nov 2017 22:03
Thomas Built Buses, a North American Daimler subsidiary, has taken the wraps off its new Jouley electric school bus, the first of its kind for the company. The bus, which has the official moniker “Saf-T-Liner C2 Electr...
The naked truth about Facebook's revenge porn tool
Engadget - 10 Nov 2017 22:00
Facebook has announced it's trialling a tool in Australia to fight revenge porn on its platform, one that requires victims to send the company a copy of the violating images. Amazingly, this is true, and not a Clickhole ...