Gadget News
Rimac unveils the 1,900 HP Concept Two electric hypercar
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 16:51
After a shadowy tease, Rimac has unveiled the Concept Two, a hypercar EV with an off-the-wall crazy 1,914 horsepower. That's about 500 more than pundits were expecting, and will accelerate it to 258 mph in 1.85 seconds, ...
DARPA Biostasis seeks to slow biological time for battlefield survival
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 00:35
DARPA’s latest research project is focusing on slowing down time, at least when it comes to biochemical reactions. The new Biostasis program seeks ways to extend a period time known as the golden hour — that is, the ...
Record-Breaking 131-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Found on Australian Beach
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2018 17:14
On June 12th, 1886, a German ship in the Indian Ocean tossed a bottle into the water to track the currents. Amazingly, that bottle was discovered earlier this year on a beach in Australia, making it the oldest message in...
Hyundai's Le Fil Rouge concept is the future of the automaker's design
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 12:01
Not to be left behind in the concept car parade of the Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai unveiled its Le Fil Rouge EV concept. It's bigger than you would expect from the Korean automaker, but also prettier.
Nissan's debut Formula E design is inspired by the Doppler effect
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 10:00
It's hard to believe that Nissan, which sold more EVs last year than Tesla and every other automaker, has yet to race in Formula E. However, Nissan announced late last year that it would become the first Japanese automak...
Cortana Outlook support tipped in testing for Android and iOS
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 04:41
Microsoft offers Android and iOS apps for its Outlook email product, and soon those apps will support the company’s digital assistant Cortana, at least according to sources speaking about the matter. Once the integrati...
Reddit Russian propaganda is mostly shared by American users
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 03:42
Reddit has finally spoken up about recent reports pointing toward the presence of Russia propaganda on its platform. The company wasn’t ignoring the reports, company CEO Steve Huffman said in a post, but rather being �...
Google Drive will use AI to improve Shared With Me content
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 02:48
Any heavy Google Drive user knows the “Shard with Me” section can easily get cluttered and difficult to navigate, particularly if it is used for school and/or business. Here to help with that is Google’s artificial...
Intel is funding the future of large-scale VR environments
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 23:41
If you've donned a VR headset and immersed yourself in a proper virtual reality 'experience,' you might have seen chills, thrills, and...not too many people at once. Today, Intel released a demo showcasing a software sol...
TIANGONG-1 is falling to Earth, but don't worry!
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 23:21
TIANGONG-1 will soon re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and fall to the surface of our planet. The impact of this space craft was calculated to be anywhere between 42.8 degrees North and 42.8 degrees South in latitude. Th...
Indie brawler 'Way of the Passive Fist' is out now on Steam and PS4
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 23:20
If you love stylish, '90s-style 2D side-scrolling brawlers like Golden Axe or Aztez, you'll dig the debut release from Household Games, a new studio made up of DrinkBox Studios, Queasy Games and Silicon Knights members. ...
God of War gets a limited edition PS4 Pro bundle
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 23:19
God of War is unquestionably one of the biggest PS4 exclusives of 2018, so it naturally follows that Sony would want to pull out all the stops. The publishers has already revealed a collection of special editions for the...
America's Next Big Climate March Will Be Led by Teens
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2018 23:15
Whether it's increasing gun violence or rising inequality, leaders are failing future generations. That's no more true than with climate change, basically the biggest intergenerational debt that's ever been passed on.
Sonos Audible support tipped near launch in leaked blog post
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 23:06
Sonos is nearing the launch of support for Audible, Amazon’s audiobook service. This won’t be the first time the audiobook service has been supported by Sonos, though it was removed a couple years back due to an inco...
FDA greenlights 23andMe's direct-to-consumer cancer risk test
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 22:56
Cancer screening isn't all that accessible -- you typically need an obvious genetic background that suggests you're at risk, which doesn't help if you slip between those cracks. You shouldn't have to run that gauntlet fo...
Senator Wyden Questions Top Voting Machine Manufacturer Over Reported Security Gaps
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2018 22:55
Voting machine manufacturer ES&S is facing new questions from a prominent US lawmaker regarding the security of its voting systems.
You Can Buy an Official Star Trek: Discovery MAGA Hat, Because Apparently We're in the Mirror Universe
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2018 22:50
Oh no, Star Trek. Oh no.
Lego Had a Bad Year Because It Made Too Many Dang Bricks
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2018 22:31
Kids and adults go fucking nuts for those snappy plastic bricks, but it appears the limit for Lego does, in fact, exist. Lego's annual sales dropped for the first time in 13 years because it had a surplus of stock, the b...
Apple will stop accepting iTunes LP submissions this month
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 22:28
Back in 2009, iTunes 9 offered a way for artists and labels to pack in extra album material like art, videos and bonus tracks. Earlier on Tuesday morning, Metro found a leaked Apple document that spelled doom for the bun...
Deezer Alexa support goes live around the globe
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 22:27
Deezer has a lot standing in its way if it wants to become one of the biggest music streaming services in the US. Though Deezer has been around for quite some time now, it only became widely available in the US back in 2...
BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram over mobile messaging patents
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2018 22:20
BlackBerry is going after Facebook, as well as its Instagram and WhatsApp companies, for alleged patent infringement. The company filed a lawsuit against the social media platforms today, accusing them of developing mobi...
LG's AI-enabled OLED TVs go on sale this month
Engadget - 6 Mar 2018 22:01
LG has announced pricing for its 2018 TV lineup. It includes nine new AI-enabled OLED TV models and seven AI-enabled Super UHD TV models, each coming with LG's ThinQ AI technology. The OLED line includes LG's Signature W...