Gadget News
YouTube pulls hundreds of videos over essay cheating ads
Engadget - 6 May 2018 15:31
YouTube doesn't have it easy managing the ads it automatically inserts itself, but it's another challenge entirely to manage the ads baked into the videos themselves. The online video giant has pulled over 1,400 videos a...
Lime-S Segway Edition Electric Scooter
The Gadget Flow - 6 May 2018 15:00
Easily get around town with the Lime-S Segway Edition Electric Scooter. This partnership combines ease of travel and comfort for the perfect journey. This scooter offers a safe riding experience and requires barely any e...
PUBG pulls this weekend's 50-player deathmatch mode over server issues
Slash Gear - 6 May 2018 14:00
Those playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds this weekend might be wondering where the recent 50-player deathmatch limited-time game mode is. The event mode, dubbed Desert Knights, kicked off on Thursday evening and was...
Elon Musk Has Terrible Phone Etiquette, Hangs Up on NTSB Chief
Gizmodo - 6 May 2018 00:01
Talking to Elon Musk on the phone does not seem like a pleasant experience. The billionaire reportedly hung up on the head of the National Transportation Safety Board during a tense conversation regarding an investigatio...
Google's latest AI experiment is an emoji scavenger hunt game
Slash Gear - 6 May 2018 17:30
After bringing Where's Waldo to Google Maps last month, Google is back with another fun time waster, this time based on AI and emoji. It’s a scavenger hunt that can be played on any phone, and it uses machine learning ...
Star Wars Darth Vader Stovetop Tea Kettle
The Gadget Flow - 6 May 2018 15:00
Boil water with Lord Vader on your stovetop with the Star Wars Darth Vader Stovetop Tea Kettle. Made from stainless steel, the Darth Vader kettle makes a unique addition to any kitchen. It also lets you know when the wat...
Ticketmaster hopes to speed up event access by scanning your face
Engadget - 6 May 2018 06:22
Ticketmaster envisions a future wherein you no longer need either a physical or a digital ticket to get into a venue. Its parent company Live Nation, has announced that the ticket sales giant has teamed up with and inves...
Elon Musk's next project might be... a candy company?
Engadget - 6 May 2018 04:35
No, Elon Musk isn't done envisioning strange new ventures just yet. Hot on the heels of his cyborg dragon, a comedy project and the Boring Company's flamethrower, the serial entrepreneur has declared that he's starting a...
YouTubers Are Mad Again After YouTube Deletes Videos With Paid Promos for Academic Cheating
Gizmodo - 6 May 2018 02:10
YouTube has removed "hundreds" of videos advertising an essay-writing service, EduBirdie, following a BBC investigation that concluded over 250 channels were promoting the Ukraine-based company.
Watch Steve Jobs reveal the original iMac and change everything
Slash Gear - 6 May 2018 22:35
It’s hard to imagine sometimes that, two decades ago when Steve Jobs stood on stage as Apple’s “interim CEO” and unveiled the original iMac, the Cupertino firm wasn’t the behemoth it is today. The candy-colored...
Police face recognition misidentified 2,300 as potential criminals
Engadget - 6 May 2018 22:35
Ask critics of police face recognition why they're so skeptical and they'll likely cite unreliability as one factor. What if the technology flags an innocent person? Unfortunately, that caution appears to have been warra...
Trump Picks TV Snake Oil Salesman Dr. Oz, of All People, to Serve on Health Council
Gizmodo - 6 May 2018 22:20
Lo and behold, President Donald Trump has appointed none other than widely ridiculed quack Dr. Mehmet Oz--yes, the Dr. Oz so infamous for his dubious TV health advice that the British Medical Journal published a thorough...
Someone Allegedly Hacked Grades at an Alabama High School and Now There's No Valedictorian
Gizmodo - 6 May 2018 21:58
The Alabama Board of Education has launched an investigation after a high school in Escambia County discovered discrepancies in the grades of a number of students, apparently the result of a hack, according to CBS affili...
Philips Momentum monitor picks up HDR1000 certification
Coolest Gadgets - 6 May 2018 21:00
EPI is the brand license partner for Philips monitors, and the company has just announced the all-new Philips Momentum 43" 4K HDR Quantum Dot Monitor that will also go by the model number 436M6VBPAB. What makes this part...
These big Echo, Fire TV and Kindle deals bring Dots down to $30
Slash Gear - 6 May 2018 20:26
Amazon made sure we knew just how many skills Alexa had this past week, and today there are deep discounts across a range of Alexa-powered devices to make the most of those talents. The retailer is running a limited-time...
This Talented Artist Has Envisioned an All-Women Knights of Ren, and They Rule
Gizmodo - 6 May 2018 20:15
The Knights of Ren, Kylo Ren's troupe of followers, first teased in The Force Awakens and given a possible backstory as fellow students of Luke's disastrous Jedi academy in The Last Jedi, have so far been absentees from ...
California to require solar panels on most new homes
Engadget - 6 May 2018 19:32
There's no question that solar power is entering the mainstream, but California is about to give it a giant boost. The state's Energy Commission is expected to approve new energy standards that would require solar panels...
Report: Facebook Really Is Connecting People, Specifically ISIS
Gizmodo - 6 May 2018 19:00
Facebook is connecting more than just distant relatives who post too much about their children, at least per a recent study that concludes it is connecting new affiliates to the Islamic State's digital networks. Accordin...
'Eve Online' turns 15 today, and its history is epic
Engadget - 6 May 2018 18:00
Today is the 15th anniversary of the legendarily fascinating virtual world EVE Online, a massively multiplayer spaceship game that has become famous for the incredible stories that sometimes emerge from the community abo...
After Math: Robot revolutionaries
Engadget - 6 May 2018 17:00
The whole "fear of SkyNet" trope is a bit moot at this point, seeing as how robots have already infiltrated our roads, skies and cafeteria-style eateries. You can already see it happening with Lyft adding 30 self-driving...
Watching This Guy Build a Giant Lego Star Destroyer is Hypnotic
Gizmodo - 6 May 2018 16:45
The massive, ruined Star Destroyer in the Jakku desert might be the strongest image Star Wars: The Force Awakens has. It's a perfect encapsulation of the film's themes and history. And watching this YouTuber build his ow...
Avengers: Infinity War sets new $1B box office record
Slash Gear - 6 May 2018 16:15
As everyone on the planet already knows, Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has been a huge success, both in pleasing fans and making money. But it’s in the latter category that the movie continues to break records. The...