Gadget News
'The Red Strings Club' explores the morality of transhumanism
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 20:30
If you had the ability to turn off all the negative emotions in your mind -- depression, anxiety, rage -- would you do it? Would you eagerly implant a device in your body that eliminates these feelings, or would you paus...
Nike PG2 PlayStation Shoes
The Gadget Flow - 9 Feb 2018 16:00
Get your hands on Paul George's second signature shoe with the Nike PG2 Playstation Shoes. The PG2 shoes feature a number of homages to PlayStation, such as the light-up tongue with a PS logo in blue. Additionally, you c...
Windows 10 on ARM on Raspberry Pi is off to a good start
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 15:49
Windows 10 is popping up in some odd places, like old phones and ARM boards. It's all unofficial, of course, but it might still serve to spark some interest in taking Microsoft's operating system to places where Microsof...
Uber settles with Waymo over allegations of stolen trade secrets
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 18:03
The case between Uber and Waymo is over, and Uber is settling with Waymo over claims that the former stole trade secrets. The payout is a 0.34 percent equity stake in Uber to Waymo which totals around $245 million, accor...
Basically No One Is Getting Fined for Flying Drones Without a License
Gizmodo - 9 Feb 2018 18:00
If you want to operate a drone commercially, you need to get a license. And yet, since the Federal Aviation Administration began requiring licenses in 2016, only one person has gotten in trouble for operating a commercia...
YouTube temporarily cuts off Logan Paul's ad revenue
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 16:31
YouTube star Logan Paul is in hot water again with YouTube, following his suspension from the service's Preferred Ad program for posting a video of a suicide victim in Japan. YouTube has temporarily suspended all ads on ...
Metroid Prime 4 just got a huge shake-up
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 22:53
The reveal of Metroid Prime 4 was one of Nintendo’s biggest announcements at E3 2017. The reveal was notable simply because it came as a big surprise to Switch owners, and Nintendo didn’t show any gameplay or announc...
AI-Generated Candy Heart Messages Let Your 'Sweat Poo' Know It's 'Time 2 Wank'
Gizmodo - 9 Feb 2018 20:40
A lot of people are banking on a future ruled by artificial intelligence, but in its current form, AI can still be hilariously dumb.
Intel put on an Olympic light show with 1,218 drones
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 19:36
The Winter Olympics' opening ceremony took place today in Pyeongchang and it featured a light show from a record-breaking 1,218 drones, Wired reports. The display was created with Intel's Shooting Star drones, the same o...
Huawei P20 Lite leaks leave little to the imagination
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 10:29
The P20 might be Huawei's star, which may or may not be announced later this month at a place other than MWC, but the P20 Lite seems to be getting more attention these days. Given Huawei's release pattern, its existence ...
Qualcomm board unanimously rejects Broadcom final $121M bid
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 05:16
The most popular mobile chip maker isn’t exactly swimming in dough. In fact, it’s in danger of losing a number of high-profile lawsuits in a couple of markets. But it’s not desperate yet, at least not to the point ...
LG may update its flagship V30 with an AI camera
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 23:58
LG's V30 smartphone arrived last fall as a strong flagship with notable flaws, but we loved how much it suited the vlog life. Rumor has it that LG will announce a new model at the upcoming Mobile World Congress: The V30s...
Nest Cam IQ gets familiar face merging, better Activity Zone notification control
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 23:47
This week Nest pushed out updates to its iOS and Android mobile apps, bringing new features for Nest Cam owners, as well as a new wiring guide for the Nest Thermostat. The new Nest Cam features are available in both vers...
NBC's Jennifer Salke is the new Amazon Studios chief
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 23:26
Amazon Studios has a head executive once again. Back in October, the film and TV production division's previous chief Roy Price had resigned days after he was publicly accused of sexual harassment. Today, NBC Entertainme...
Trump's EPA Is Taking Credit for Obama's Environmental Enforcement
Gizmodo - 9 Feb 2018 23:00
The Environmental Protection Agency was eager to announce Thursday it racked up more than $5 billion in enforcement dollars in the fiscal year 2017. This money includes private parties that have agreed to clean up contam...
Facebook adds Elizabeth Olsen dramedy to its growing video lineup
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 22:52
Facebook will soon be home to a half-hour dramedy series starring Elizabeth Olsen, Deadline reports. The show is currently untitled, but was formerly known as Widow, and is thought to be about a young widow who's reconne...
Uber traded a tech audit to lower its Waymo settlement
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 22:46
Uber has conceded to allowing an independent audit on its autonomous car technology, it’s reported, as part of its lawsuit settlement with Waymo. The two companies reached an agreement to end the lawsuit today, having ...
Moto Z2 Force screen peeling repair fee waived
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 22:45
Earlier this week, attention was called to an issue experienced by some Moto Z2 Force owners: the ShatterShield coating on their phones has started peeling off. That issue follows previous ones in which users complained ...
Scientists Are Hunting for the 'Dark Photon'--a Portal to the Dark Universe
Gizmodo - 9 Feb 2018 22:35
It appears that the Universe is full of dark matter--around six times more of it than there is regular matter. It has obvious visible effects, like the way it bends light from distant galaxies. Despite dedicated searches...
Facebook patents tech to determine social class
Engadget - 9 Feb 2018 22:30
We've got great news this week for nation-state employees tasked with using social media to spark a class war in previously stable democracies! Facebook is patenting technology to decide if its users are upper, middle or...
Who Won and Who Got Totally Screwed in Waymo v. Uber
Gizmodo - 9 Feb 2018 22:20
Halfway through a contentious trial, Waymo settled its high-profile lawsuit against Uber in a deal that gives Google's parent company Alphabet $245 million in Uber equity--a slightly larger stake than Google already has-...
NASA bio implant may slow muscle deterioration in astronauts
Slash Gear - 9 Feb 2018 22:05
NASA is experimenting with a bio implant that may help slow the rate of muscle deterioration in astronauts. The experiment involves rodents that spend time on the International Space Station and Earth, some with a placeb...