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Stanford wearable monitors stress hormone levels using sweat
Slash Gear - 21 Jul 2018 05:31
Stanford researchers have developed a new wearable that measures the wearer’s cortisol levels using sweat. Cortisol, a vital hormone associated with stress, can be tested with existing methods, but they require several...
NASA and the UAE will team up for human spaceflight
Engadget - 21 Jul 2018 03:05
The UAE is the latest country to sign a deal with NASA to cooperate on human spaceflight. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted about the joint letter of intent today, which was also signed by Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi...
Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary
Ars Technica - 21 Jul 2018 15:56
From the archives: Android is open--except for all the good parts.
Batman: Hush Is Finally Getting a DC Animated Movie Adaptation
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 23:56
One of the biggest Batman stories of the modern era is coming to animation. Batman: Hush, the storyline created by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee in 2002 and 2003, is getting the cartoon film treatment as a DC Universe Original M...
Someone Explain Why the First Motorized Bus Looks Like Something Off a Horror Movie Set
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 23:00
I'm having a hard time pinpointing exactly what it is about the Milnes-Daimler Omnibus that makes me so uncomfortable. This thing is bulky. It's big. It looks like it shouldn't function and yet somehow it did. People of ...
Tesla's Model 3 Performance has an experimental 'Track Mode'
Engadget - 21 Jul 2018 22:59
Tesla's Model 3 is very quick, especially if you spring for the dual-motor Performance variant, but it's still tame for safety's sake. What if you want to launch an all-out assault on a race course? You might have that o...
Watch as This Cosplayer Is Transformed Into the Terrifying Bat-Joker
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 22:30
You never forget a face like this. Cinema Makeup School has returned to San Diego Comic-Con to show some of its latest creations, and we've got an in-depth glimpse at one of the scariest looks you'll ever find: Batman Jo...
Boston Dynamics Says It Can Build 1,000 Robot Dogs a Year By Mid-2019
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 22:20
Boston Dynamics is preparing to build its terrifying army of robot dogs, according to a Saturday report in Inverse that the company has set a target date of July 2019 as the time it will be ready to manufacture 1,000 of ...
Ridesharing livestreams on Twitch raise privacy worries (update: Uber cuts access)))
Engadget - 21 Jul 2018 21:31
When you step into a ridesharing car, you probably assume that whatever you do inside the vehicle won't be recorded for posterity. But what if it turned out that you were not only on camera, but live on the internet? Lik...
New Microsoft Surface Go tablet hits all the right notes
Coolest Gadgets - 21 Jul 2018 21:00
The tablet industry is not exactly one that sets the world alight with news of a new model, but when it hails from Microsoft or Apple, it is best to sit up and take notice. There is a brand new Microsoft Surface Go table...
The First Shazam! Trailer Finally Lets the DC Universe Have Some Fun
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 20:58
After Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, and Justice League, all of which exist in the same universe, Shazam! looks like it's going to be a breath of fresh air for the DC Extended Universe. Very happy, very silly fresh ai...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters' First Trailer Is an All-Out Kaiju Epic
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 20:36
If Godzilla is truly the King of the Monsters, then surely he needs a few monsters to fight to earn his title, right?
Steven Universe: The Movie Is Coming and So Is White Diamond
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 20:19
Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar and the rest of the Crystal Gems came to this year's San Diego Comic Con with an all new episode of Steven Universe teasing what's in store store for Steven in the next arc of their ...
Facebook hopes to launch an internet satellite in early 2019
Engadget - 21 Jul 2018 19:58
Facebook has cooperated on internet satellite initiatives (with less-than-ideal results), but there's been precious little word of plans to make its own satellite beyond high-level promises. Now, however, there's somethi...
In the New Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer, Danger Is Brewing for Wizards and Muggles
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 19:54
As popular as the Harry Potter films are, they oddly were never much of a mainstay at Comic-Con. That's changed with the new Fantastic Beasts franchise, though, as the second film, The Crimes of Grindewald, arrived with ...
George R.R. Martin's sci-fi horror Nightflyers gets first trailer
Slash Gear - 21 Jul 2018 18:55
Game of Thrones has become one of the most popular (not to mention pirated) shows in the world, and now the author of the books it’s based on, George R.R. Martin, is seeing another of his stories adapted for the screen...
Great, Now Facebook Is Investigating Potential Data Misuse By Something Called 'Crimson Hexagon'
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 18:30
Facebook may have stumbled through its Cambridge Analytica user privacy scandal largely unscathed so far--the yet-to-be-determined outcome of four separate federal investigations notwithstanding--but its pivot to publicl...
Recommended Reading: The accent struggle for Alexa and Google Assistant
Engadget - 21 Jul 2018 18:30
The accent gap Drew Harwell, The Washington Post Smart speakers (and the virtual assistants they house) offer voice control for so many connected devices it's hard to keep count. Those audio gadgets can also assist with ...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 'Mystery Box' collector's edition revealed
Slash Gear - 21 Jul 2018 17:50
These days, every big-name video game franchise sees special and collector’s editions for their titles, and the Call of Duty series is a shinning example. But for this year’s release of Black Ops 4, publisher Activis...
Star Trek: Discovery Showrunner Says the Original Series Is Helping Season 2 Find Its Fun Side
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2018 17:30
The first trailer for the next season of Star Trek: Discovery looked surprisingly fun--especially when compared to the often-fatally bleak first season. It was full of cute jokes, great character moments, and late-1990s ...
Hot Wheels announces Mario Kart toys for 2019
Slash Gear - 21 Jul 2018 17:01
The trend of video games making the leap to real-life toys continues with a collaboration that’s obvious in hindsight: Mattel’s Hot Wheels brand will be releasing toy cars based off of Nintendo’s Mario Kart. The an...
The Macallan distillery opens up for 4D virtual reality tours
Engadget - 21 Jul 2018 16:28
Not everyone has the means to travel to Scotland and visit their favorite distillery a la Ron Swanson. To help connoisseurs live out their dreams of traipsing through its facilities, The Macallan has created the Macallan...