Gadget News
CZUR reveals the ET16 Plus Smart Book Scanner
Coolest Gadgets - 13 Dec 2017 18:00
A scanner is not something that many people have or own, but this does not mean that there is no market for it. CZUR knows that some folks find a scanner to be extremely useful, especially when it comes to digitizing som...
I can finally do cartwheels in VR with HTC's Vive Focus
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 17:00
After fully unveiling the Vive Focus, HTC finally allowed lucky folks like myself to properly test out the six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) standalone VR headset. For the first time, I can actually walk around in VR without...
Titan Quest is coming to Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch
Slash Gear - 13 Dec 2017 17:12
The Diablo series has spawned a lot of similar games over the years, and one of the best is unquestionably Titan Quest. In the time between Diablo 2, which released in 2000, and Diablo 3, which didn’t arrive until 2012...
Trump Signs Ban on Kaspersky Software
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2017 01:55
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation officially banning the federal government's use of software made by Kaspersky Labs, Reuters reports.
The Predator is coming to Ubisoft's 'Ghost Recon Wildlands'
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 23:51
It's been 30 years since Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch headed into the jungles of Central America, only to find himself hunted by a stealth alien warrior nicknamed the Predator. Now players of Ghost Recon Wildlands, Ubis...
Google artificial intelligence lab opened in China: AI experts wanted
Slash Gear - 13 Dec 2017 23:37
Google has launched a new artificial intelligence lab in Beijing, and it is called the “AI China Center.” This lab will be used by researchers to conduct “basic research,” according to the announcement. The compa...
Net neutrality is a double-edged sword for small ISPs
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 23:30
I have a love-hate relationship with Title II," Tyler Booth told Engadget. Booth is the president of Portland, Oregon-based ISP Stephouse Networks. His company serves over a thousand people in a 500 square-mile area, man...
Bragi's AI earbuds will recognize the sounds around you
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 23:18
Bragi is determined to stand out in the increasingly crowded smart earbud space, and it might just have an ace up its sleeve. The startup and its partner Audio Analytic are promising to show off the first "context-aware ...
Wasteland 2 teased for Nintendo Switch release
Slash Gear - 13 Dec 2017 22:57
In case you missed the news, the Nintendo Switch is having a rather solid first year. Nintendo announced yesterday that the Switch has managed to sell 10 million units in its first nine months of availability, beating th...
Something Else to Avoid When You're Pregnant: Fracking
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2017 22:51
A new study has found that babies born closer to hydraulic fracturing had lower birth weights than those born farther away. The researchers think this has to do with pollution.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be screened on the ISS
Slash Gear - 13 Dec 2017 22:48
Star Wars fans currently located in space will get a chance to watch the latest series installment before returning to Earth, NASA has confirmed. Astronauts located on the International Space Station will be given a spec...
If You've Got an Older Android Phone, Google Just Threw You a Bone
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2017 22:40
This February Google finally brought the Google Assistant from the Pixel and Google Home to other Android devices, but they were newer products like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and HTC 10. Older phone owners were stuck with up...
PepsiCo pre-orders 100 Tesla electric semi trucks
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 22:35
Tesla's recently-revealed electric semi truck has taken the shipping world by storm, it seems, with orders for the vehicles coming from Walmart, DHL, Anheuser-Busch, and Canadian grocery chain Loblaws (no relation to Bob...
Starbucks store's WiFi hijacked laptops to mine cryptocurrency
Slash Gear - 13 Dec 2017 22:03
A Starbucks store located in Buenos Aires was recently caught mining cryptocurrency using visitors’ laptops that were connected to its public WiFi network. The mining was the result of malware, which Starbucks has sinc...
Facebook found essentially no Russian effort to sway Brexit vote
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 21:52
In October, UK officials asked Facebook to look into the possibility that Russian groups had attempted to sway the Brexit referendum through the site. They were particularly interested in whether ads were purchased by Ru...
After Alabama Defeat, Republicans Should Think Twice About Trying to Kill Net Neutrality
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2017 21:35
Plagued by infighting and the constant threat of a far-right insurgency, congressional Republicans have little to show after nearly 11 months at the helm of a unified government. The world-class fuckup that was Tuesday n...
Google Assistant lands on older Android phones
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 21:35
Google Assistant has been available on recent Android phones for a while. However, that still puts it out out of reach of many Android users when a whopping 46.5 percent of active Android users are running a version olde...
Familiarize Yourself With The Other Star Wars Canon With This Massive ComiXology Sale
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2017 21:32
I was never a comic book person growing up, though I was and still am a Star Wars person. But there's no sense in not digesting everything that has the Star Wars name on it for the sake of staying a purist. Some canonica...
Amazon Echo multi-room Spotify and SiriusXM shaves Sonos advantage
Slash Gear - 13 Dec 2017 21:24
Back in August, Amazon rolled out a new multi-room feature for Echo devices. This feature allows you to utilize individual Echo devices in your collection, defining groups of speakers and commanding Alexa to play music t...
Lyft to Drivers: Treat Yourself Because We Won't
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2017 21:22
Lyft, a ride-sharing company that was recently valued at $11.5 billion and has positioned itself as the "woke" alternative to Uber, has done some nice things to distinguish itself from its much larger, international comp...
Mirai botnet creators plead guilty to charges over 2016 attack
Engadget - 13 Dec 2017 21:21
The individuals behind the Mirai botnet that caused nationwide internet outages in October of last year have pleaded guilty to federal charges, ZDNet reports. Paras Jha, Josiah White and Dalton Norman were indicted by a ...
No, Science Did Not Just Prove Playing Super Mario 64 Prevents Dementia
Gizmodo - 13 Dec 2017 21:20
For almost anyone who grew up playing video games in the 90s, Super Mario 64 was a blocky rite of passage. But it's not just gamers who have taken to the mustachioed hero lately. More recently, scientists have to begun t...