Gadget News
FTC may investigate TripAdvisor over deleted posts, but it isn't yet
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 04:26
Earlier this month, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that TripAdvisor had deleted multiple posts from users warning others about incidents of assault and rape that had taken place at a certain resorts in Mexico. S...
ToothShower In-Shower Oral Care Solution
The Gadget Flow - 22 Nov 2017 16:00
Do away with flossing with the ToothShower In-Shower Oral Care Solution. It starts with the base that attaches to your shower wall, but the real magic lies in the three attachments that clean 100% of your tooth surfaces....
Apple research gives a peek at its self-driving car plans
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 14:01
Apply, which has been famously tight-lipped on its self-driving vehicle research, has posted what looks like its first public research on the subject, notes Reuters. The paper is listed on the public site Arxiv, often us...
I Let an $800 Alexa Robot Creep Around My House Like a Tiny, Mechanical Zombie
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2017 16:30
Have you ever fantasized about having the weather read to you every morning like it was a beautiful Shakespearean sonnet? That's probably the best reason to choose UBTECH Robotics' new Alexa-enabled Lynx robot over the A...
Cassini Swan Song Image of Saturn Left Me Speechless
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2017 15:56
Planets and robots lack hearts and minds, but they're especially good at impacting ours. In its last days before ending itself, human-built Cassini turned around and snapped this farewell mosaic image of Saturn. Its titl...
Bowers & Wilkins PX wireless noise-cancelling headphones review: They demand a small sacrifice for silence
TechHive - 22 Nov 2017 13:00
Bowers & Wilkins tends to be fashionably late when it comes to rolling out new wireless products. In the time it took for the company to design the $399 PX Wireless Headphones, companies like Sony, Bose, AKG, and Sennhei...
Apple buys the creator of a 'seamless' mixed reality headset
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 03:48
Those rumors of Apple making an augmented reality headset just got a little more fuel. TechCrunch sources say that Apple has acquired VRvana, a startup that crowdfunded (but hasn't shipped) a unique camera-based AR and V...
MIT's DIY muon detector sniffs out cosmic particles
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 01:02
Scientists at MIT have designed a pocket-sized muon detector that can be easily made with common electrical parts, meaning anyone can kit themselves out with legitimately-functional Ghostbusters-esque gear for less than ...
Facebook will soon alert users who liked a Russia-linked page
Slash Gear - 22 Nov 2017 23:53
Facebook will start alerting users who ‘liked’ a page that has been linked to Russia, the company says. This is part of Facebook’s transparency over the matter, it said in a recent release, explaining that “this ...
This is what transparency looks like without net neutrality
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 23:44
The Federal Communications Commission's proposal to dismantle net neutrality deletes the past two years of regulatory progress and essentially thrusts the internet back into the mid-1990s. Under chairman Ajit Pai, the FC...
Your Christmas Decorations Can't Compete With the Light-Up Millennium Falcon on This Family's Roof
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2017 23:30
If you're the type of person who gets caught up in decorating competitions around the holidays, be thankful you don't live near Colby Powell and his family. Instead of inflatable Santas or a towering tree, they built a l...
YouTube goes after child-exploiting channels and videos
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 23:15
There's been a growing trend of content on YouTube that pretends to be kid-friendly, but is anything but. There have also been reports of content creators with incredibly questionable content that some feel borders on ch...
Nintendo Black Friday sale expands to Switch, 3DS, and Wii U eShop
Slash Gear - 22 Nov 2017 23:08
Nintendo already discussed the hardware deals it has in store for Black Friday, but aside from mention of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Explorer’s Edition, it didn’t really delve into any software deals. Th...
Motorola Black Friday deals 2017 include Moto Z2 Play and mods
Slash Gear - 22 Nov 2017 22:56
Motorola, as with Verizon and many others before it, has detailed the Black Friday deals it is offering consumers this holiday season. The company has a total of five deals currently live on its website, including a big ...
Samsung may offer a peek at the Galaxy S9 at CES in January
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 22:35
You might not have to wait until Samsung's customary spring event to get a look at the next flagship Galaxy phones. A source talking to well-connected leak writer Evan Blass claims that Samsung will preview both the Gala...
Algae-based nanobots could diagnose you from the inside
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 22:11
Nanobots promise a breakthrough in medicine by letting doctors study and treat you without invasive surgery or relatively ineffective drugs. But they face a couple of key problems: it's not easy to steer them to where th...
Scientist Sleuths Used DNA to Track Spread of Superbug
Gizmodo - 22 Nov 2017 22:07
When an outbreak occurs, in order to effectively figure out how to stop it, researchers typically try to figure out how it started. The answer to that question, though, can be elusive. And as so-called superbug infection...
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus gets a surprising promotion
Slash Gear - 22 Nov 2017 22:05
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus has certainly been well-received by the gaming community, but since it isn’t even a month old yet, there are probably quite a few of you who haven’t taken it for a spin. Bethesda is l...
Galaxy S9 specs leak ahead of rumored CES preview
Slash Gear - 22 Nov 2017 22:02
Samsung may be planning to show off its upcoming Galaxy S9 flagship smartphones at CES 2018, according to a new report, though the extent of the unveiling is anyone’s guess. This reveal won’t replace the expected Mar...
Head to Verizon stores to protest the FCC's anti-net neutrality plans
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 21:45
It's highly unlikely that the FCC's latest plan to gut net neutrality won't go through, thanks to chairman Ajit Pai's record of consumer-unfriendly viewpoints and a Republican majority on the Federal Communications Commi...
Microsoft's Black Friday deals 2017: Xbox, Surface Laptop, more
Slash Gear - 22 Nov 2017 21:40
Thanksgiving isn’t just about turkey, it’s about escaping your relatives so you can hide in the bathroom and try to score a deal on a Surface Pro or an Xbox One S. Microsoft‘s Black Friday 2017 deals kick off from ...
Kids judge R2-D2 droids built by Facebook, Google and Fitbit
Engadget - 22 Nov 2017 21:30
Last Wednesday, a group of 24 children from the ages of seven to 12 gathered at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco. They laughed and chattered with excitement, had their picture taken next to the Yoda fountain and s...