Gadget News
Google works with the UN to monitor environmental changes
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 17:18
Google is partnering with the United Nations to help measure the impact of human activity on ecosystems around the world. The project, which launches today, will provide real-time data to organizations and countries look...
Trump 'Hadn't Thought' About Asking Putin to Extradite Alleged Russian Hackers Until He Was Asked About It
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2018 01:10
President Donald Trump said he "hadn't thought" to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to extradite the 12 Russian military officers indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidenti...
Nintendo Labo contest champions include a solar accordion and teapots
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 00:36
If it wasn't already apparent that you can do much more with Nintendo Labo than what comes in the box, it is now. Nintendo has unveiled the winners of a Creators Contest that challenged them to produce games and musical ...
Pininfarina PF0 electric hypercar to surpass 250mph in 2020
Slash Gear - 16 Jul 2018 01:04
Pininfarina has cranked up the teasing of 250+ mph electric hypercar, showing off three design sketches ahead of the super-fast sports car’s expected launch in late 2020. The car, currently codenamed the Pininfarina PF...
CRISPR might cause more unintended DNA damage than we thought
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 23:56
A new study published today in Nature Biotechnology warns that CRISPR may not be the ultra-specific gene editor we've believed it to be. With CRISPR-Cas9, researchers can find particular sequences in a cell's DNA and cut...
Throw Out Your Corded Vacuum and Save Over $100 On Dyson's V8 Absolute
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2018 23:51
Unless you live in a very large house, Dyson's V8 cordless vacuum is probably the only vacuum you need. While it lasts for Prime Day, you can get the Absolute model for an all-time low $365, or over $100 less than usual....
Honor 10 Review: Peacock strut with decent guts
Slash Gear - 16 Jul 2018 23:46
The Honor 10 is one of this year’s best phones that was not officially planned for release inside the United States. But don’t let that silly bit of business stop you. This smartphone is a work of art – not necessa...
Stranger Things season 3 teaser is a faux '80s mall commercial
Slash Gear - 16 Jul 2018 23:44
It’s the summer of 1985 and the small city of Hawkins, Indiana, is home to a bustling mall, a new Netflix teaser for Stranger Things reveals. The trailer gives us our first official video for the upcoming third season ...
Future earns highest-charting streaming-only album on Billboard 200
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 23:25
Future's new album, Beastmode 2, is now the highest-charting streaming-only album, Billboard reports, debuting at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 200. With this album, Future has dethroned Chance the Rapper, whose Coloring Book...
Amazon's Contract Delivery Drivers Are Also Getting Hit With Outages
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2018 23:12
Amazon, as you may know, is experiencing some technical issues during Prime Day. It appears similar snags have crippled the platforms Amazon uses to coordinate its last-mile contractor workforce, known as Amazon Flex.
'FIFA 18' correctly predicted France's World Cup win
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 22:54
EA Sports has a pretty amazing record when it comes to predicting the outcome of major sporting events. The company used it's FIFA 18 game to correctly opine that Germany would win the 2014 World Cup, and has used the lo...
Uber Spotlight helps drivers find riders using a bright color
Slash Gear - 16 Jul 2018 22:48
Uber has introduced new tools in North America that will improve the rider and driver experiences by helping the two find each other, meet at the best time possible, and more. Chief among the new features is something Ub...
Now We Know For Sure: Elon Musk Sucks Like All These Jackasses Suck
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2018 22:32
The internet, and the astounding degree of personal connection it gives to all of us, is absolutely incredible. But at the same time, it makes me nostalgic for the days when we had to wait for our heroes to die and bitte...
Netflix's shows didn't pull in as many new customers as expected
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 22:25
Netflix is spending billions of dollars on new shows and movies this year, with an expectation that this will add to its subscriber base. Unfortunately, over the last three months, that plan didn't work quite as well as ...
Virgin Orbit will be the first to fly rockets to space from the UK
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 22:23
Today, Virgin Orbit announced that Cosmic Girl, its modified Boeing 747-400 launch platform for its Launcher One rocket, will take off from the UK. This will make Cornwall Airport Newquay the first site in the UK to supp...
Aston Martin just revealed a self-flying hybrid plane
Slash Gear - 16 Jul 2018 22:20
Aston Martin wants to build a flying car, with the Volante Vision Concept looking ahead to how a personal plane capable of vertical take-off and landing could cut urban congestion. Designed in collaboration with Rolls-Ro...
Apple's next set of iOS emoji is all about hair (and lettuce)
Slash Gear - 16 Jul 2018 22:12
If you’re an iOS user who happens to love emoji, here’s the best news you’ll hear all day: in celebration of World Emoji Day, Apple has announced more than 70 new emoji for iOS. They won’t be here until later thi...
FCC Appears Ready to Kill Sinclair's Takeover of Local News Stations
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2018 22:02
For once, it seems like FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is doing his job.
How the End Credits Scenes of Ant-Man and the Wasp Were Chosen
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2018 22:00
The end credits scenes in Ant-Man and the Wasp are deliberately meant to leave you asking questions--questions that won't be answered until next summer's Avengers 4 at the earliest. But the film's director, Peyton Reed, ...
Microsoft killing off the old Skype client, adding built-in call recording
Ars Technica - 16 Jul 2018 21:54
Microsoft has a ton of big changes coming to Skype, and they're actually good.
First 'Stranger Things' season 3 teaser is a perfect '80s mall ad
Engadget - 16 Jul 2018 21:52
Thanks mainly to online shopping, malls are largely struggling nowadays unless they're willing to change with the times. But in the mid-1980s, they were everywhere, adorned with loud neon signs and welcoming consumers wi...
Formula E Men Fined $6,000 for Wearing Wrong Underwear
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2018 21:45
Most jobs don't designate the kind of underwear people have to wear, and those who work from home technically don't have to wear any. (That's probably true in offices, too, actually. Who's going to know?) But two Formula...