Gadget News
Bloxvox straps over your mouth to keep conversations private
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 22:57
Bloxvox, a contraption you hold and/or strap to your face, wants to help quiet down the open office workspace, enable phone conversations in libraries, and keep private details private. The device, which is being funded ...
Get YouTube Music "early access" now: Here's how
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 18:31
YouTube Music’s 2018 reincarnation just launched, and it’s available for SOME users. If you live in the United States, Mexico, Austalia, New Zealand, or South Korea, you might be in luck. Today Google launched “ear...
Razer Core X makes MacBook Pro a beast
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 17:06
This morning NVIDIA revealed their latest graphics card enclosure – Razer Core X – complete with Mac compatibility. Apple isn’t about to release a product completely dependent on 3rd-party hardware – but that’s...
Comcast xFi Pods give XFinity users their own home mesh
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 04:45
Wi-Fi meshes are now the hot thing in home networking. Once just a feature in offices and more sophisticated environments, home networks have become just as complicated to require their assistance. There is no shortage o...
Sony's smaller, cheaper Digital Paper tablet reaches the US
Engadget - 22 May 2018 04:21
Was your heart aflutter when you heard that Sony was releasing a smaller version of its Digital Paper E Ink tablet? If you live in the US, you can satisfy your heart's desire... well, almost. Sony has started pre-orders ...
Galaxy Watch might be Samsung's first Wear OS smartwatch
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 03:21
Is Samsung really turning over a new leaf and becoming a better-behaved Android manufacturer? Once the biggest cause of fragmentation, Samsung has admittedly been trying to better conform with standards and expectations ...
Comcast is now selling mesh WiFi 'pods' to its internet customers
Engadget - 22 May 2018 03:00
It's been about a year since Comcast started revamping its Xfinity home internet services under the xFi brand. As part of the changes the company has been making, it started testing a simple way to build an in-home mesh ...
Amazon may revive Syfy's The Expanse with ongoing talks tipped
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 02:47
Syfy recently cancelled hit TV show The Expanse due to the limited rights it has for the show, and now Amazon is in talks to acquire it. The series has been called one of the best TV sci-fi shows ever, and we’ve known ...
Boeing 777X jetliner folding wing design gets FAA approval
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 02:04
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing’s futuristic folding wing design intended for future 777X jetliners. Once launched, these will be the first commercial jets to feature hinged wings, which will ro...
Netflix and Michael Bay are making a Ryan Reynolds action movie
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 23:41
California-based production company Skydance Media is teaming up with Netflix to produce Six Underground, an original action movie directed by Michael Bay and starring Ryan Reynolds. Netflix and Skydance will co-produce ...
Watch live World Cup games in Spanish on the NBC Sports app
Engadget - 22 May 2018 23:41
You'll soon have a few easy ways to watch the 2018 World Cup en español. NBC's Telemundo Deportes has unveiled plans to stream live World Cup games in Spanish through the NBC Sports app (on mobile and living room device...
More Than 50 People in Brooklyn Just Overdosed on Synthetic Weed. Why Does This Keep Happening?
Gizmodo - 22 May 2018 23:25
Last Friday, the New York City Police Department announced that 25 people in Brooklyn had been hospitalized soon after smoking synthetic cannabis; by Monday, the count had risen to 56 people. Police also announced Monday...
'Thomas Was Alone' developer launches another sci-fi text game
Engadget - 22 May 2018 23:21
Here we go again. In August of last year, developer Mike Bithell, responsible for popular games Thomas Was Alone and Volume, did something rather unique. He released a small, $5 narrative game called Subsurface Circular ...
Amazon's Plan to Scan Your Face Even Has Police Worried It's Too Creepy, New Emails Show
Gizmodo - 22 May 2018 23:05
Across the country, law enforcement agencies are teaming up with data firms to bring facial recognition to public spaces, including airports, schools, and even protests. Most of these efforts remain clouded in secrecy, b...
Damon Lindelof Unveils His Bold Plans for the Watchmen TV Show in an Emotional Letter to Fans
Gizmodo - 22 May 2018 23:00
Watchmen is heading to television--but in a way you might not expect, according to producer and writer Damon Lindelof. In a new letter to fans, the creator channels some of the series' most beloved moments to explain wha...
The Islamic State is Getting Rich Off Your Makeup and Baby Powder
Gizmodo - 22 May 2018 22:45
Satellite images reveal extensive mining operations not far from the site of a 2017 US airstrike in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan--an attack most Americans remember only because of the nightmarish nickname of the...
Special Olympics and Microsoft will host a 'Forza 7' tournament
Engadget - 22 May 2018 22:32
This summer's Special Olympics USA Games will host a competition that has nothing to do with sprinting around a track, stretching to touch the wall of a pool or bowling a turkey. For the first time, there's an eSports ev...
Neuralink Is Funding Primate Research at the University of California
Gizmodo - 22 May 2018 22:30
Neuralink, Elon Musk's secretive startup dedicated to the development of brain-computer interfaces that could make it possible for people to communicate with computers using only their thoughts, is funding primate resear...
Facebook's AI now filters out those photos you trusted your ex with
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 22:27
Late last year, we learned of Facebook’s plan to combat the spread of revenge porn through its services. The plan was admittedly a little weird, as it involved sending your own naked photos to yourself through Messenge...
Could the Large Hadron Collider Collide a Sandwich?
Gizmodo - 22 May 2018 22:20
You'd be surprised at how many times someone has asked whether the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could collide mundane things, like a sandwich. The answer is, not quite... but almost! It's sort of a long story, and the exp...
2019 Mercedes-AMG E53 Sedan uses its hybrid for mischief
Slash Gear - 22 May 2018 22:17
Mercedes-AMG has taken the wraps off its latest performance four-door, the 2019 AMG E 53 Sedan, delivering more speed and smarter tech than the outgoing model. Replacing the old AMG E 43 Sedan, the new car packs a 3.0-li...
Spotify's GDPR updates add privacy and data download tools
Engadget - 22 May 2018 22:14
In the lead up to the EU's May 25th GDPR enforcement deadline, companies like Facebook, Oculus and Google are all updating their privacy policies to maintain compliance with the guidelines (which can be enforced with som...