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CYCO Smart Dual Sensor Pillbox
The Gadget Flow - 17 Jul 2018 15:00
Always take your medication on time with the CYCO Smart Dual Sensor Pillbox. This useful gadget helps you keep track of your schedule, so you no longer have to worry. It also reminds you when to take which medication and...
Microsoft calls on government to regulate facial recognition tech
Slash Gear - 17 Jul 2018 02:18
Microsoft is calling for government regulation of facial recognition, citing both the benefits and risks associated with the technology. “Facial recognition technology raises issues that go to the heart of fundamental ...
Galaxy Note 9 double leak: All out in the open
Slash Gear - 17 Jul 2018 21:50
Today a couple of major leaks of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 basically revealed the entirety of the company’s secrets. True, we do not know how the S Pen is charged, and, true, we’re not one hundred percent sure of the...
This Kit Lets You Make Your Old SNES Controllers Completely Wireless
Gizmodo - 17 Jul 2018 17:00
For five years, 8Bitdo has been creating near-perfect wireless clones of your favorite classic gamepads, improving the experience of emulating retro games on modern devices. But if near-perfect isn't perfect enough for y...
Microsoft Edge iOS beta offers handy visual search tool
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 05:09
Today, beta testers of the Microsoft Edge browser on iOS can now try out Visual Search, which parses images taken by your device's camera and delivers links to related information. The Bing-based feature came to early us...
Emporio Armani Wear OS smartwatch adds heart rate sensor and more
Slash Gear - 17 Jul 2018 04:32
There are only a few holdouts among smartphone OEMs still making smartwatches. In contrast, the wearable market is flooded with designer and fashion brands adding some smarts and screens to their timepieces. The latest t...
'David Bowie Is' coming to your home through AR and VR
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 03:29
Did you miss your chance to see the David Bowie is museum exhibition and pay tribute to the late, great musician? You won't have to wallow in regret for very long. The David Bowie Archive, Sony Music, Planeta and the Vic...
Rare near-Earth binary asteroid features two massive space rocks
Slash Gear - 17 Jul 2018 01:18
In December 2017, the Cadi Ayyad University Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey discovered a space object dubbed 2017 YES. Not much was known about the object at that time, but thanks to some of the world’s biggest radio tel...
Voting machine maker sold states systems with remote-access tools
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 23:44
Election Systems and Software (ES&S) has admitted that it sold election management systems which included remote-access software to multiple US states over six years. The company said in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden it had...
'Alto's Odyssey' lands on Android for free next week
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 23:31
Apple Design Award winner Alto's Odyssey hit the App Store in February, but Android players have been forced to wait for the serene platformer to come to Google Play. They won't have to sit on their hands for much longer...
Microsoft, Walmart enter multi-year AI deal to take on Amazon
Slash Gear - 17 Jul 2018 23:26
Walmart and Microsoft have struck a new partnership and they’re very clear about why: to take on Amazon. The two companies announced a five-year deal today, one that revolves around Microsoft’s artificial intelligenc...
Verizon stops activating 3G phones
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 23:03
Verizon is no longer activating phones that aren't 4G LTE-capable. Recently, a few readers told Droid Life that Verizon had declined their requests to activate 3G devices, and the carrier has now confirmed that this will...
Trump's FDA, Sticking to Pressing Issues, Takes Aim at Nut Milks
Gizmodo - 17 Jul 2018 23:00
Scott Gottlieb is the current head of the FDA, and as of today, his most notable contribution to the agency is the following phrase, spoken at the Politico Pro Summit on Tuesday: "An almond doesn't lactate, I will confes...
No Man's Sky big "Next" update detailed with new trailer
Slash Gear - 17 Jul 2018 22:43
We’ve known about No Man’s Sky‘s big incoming update, dubbed Next, for several months, but we’re quickly closing in on its release date. The update is due to be released on July 24, alongside the Xbox One version...
Twitter reportedly suspended 58 million accounts in Q4 2017
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 22:31
Twitter reportedly suspended 70 million accounts across May and June of 2018 as part of its purge of fake users. Now, according to a tweet from the Associated Press, the social media company had already suspended at leas...
The Girl Scouts Looks Toward the Future With 30 New Science, Tech, and Environment Badges
Gizmodo - 17 Jul 2018 22:31
The Girl Scouts announced on Tuesday a number of new badges that the organization says will help equip girls with the leadership skills needed to deal with "key 21st century issues." The badges tackle "some of society's ...
Electronic stickers turn any item into an IoT sensor
Slash Gear - 17 Jul 2018 22:27
Researchers have developed a new type of electronic sticker that can be placed onto a surface and later peeled off, opening the door for rapid deployment and multiple new applications. One given example is the use of a d...
Walmart might get into the crowded video-subscription business
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 22:12
Walmart is considering a subscription video-streaming service, The Information reports, that could be set up as a rival to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Sources familiar with the company's discussions about the prospec...
Wirecutter's best Amazon Prime Day deals: the PM edition
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 22:00
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Is The Earth's Mantle Full of Diamonds?
Gizmodo - 17 Jul 2018 21:50
Parts of the Earth's mantle might be loaded with diamonds, if a new model turns out to be correct. But no, you can't mine them--they'd be almost a hundred miles below the surface.
Facebook can't decide when a page should be banned
Engadget - 17 Jul 2018 21:48
Another day, another congressional hearing on how tech companies are conducting themselves. This time it was Facebook, Twitter and YouTube that testified before the House Judiciary Committee today, in a hearing titled "E...
First Republican Joins U.S. House Effort to Restore Net Neutrality
Gizmodo - 17 Jul 2018 21:35
The effort to overturn the FCC's disastrous repeal of net neutrality hit a significant milestone on Tuesday as the first Republican lawmaker came aboard. Representative Mike Coffman, Republican of Colorado, crossed party...