Gadget News
Netflix and Other Streaming Services May Soon Be Legally Required to Make Content for Europe
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2018 17:15
Europe's ongoing quest to tame the tech industry is plunging ahead with new regulations requiring streaming services like Netflix and Amazon's Prime Video to stock their libraries with at least 30 percent local content. ...
Sound-based liquid printing could lead to new designer drugs
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 04:59
Liquid printing is virtually ubiquitous thanks to inkjets, but the materials can only be so sluggish before it stops working. What if you wanted to print a biological material, or even liquid metal? That might happen soo...
NASA explores product endorsements and rocket naming rights
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 00:00
NASA's new leader is gung-ho on privatizing spaceflight, and that could lead to some new approaches to branding... like it or not. Administrator Jim Bridenstine has unveiled a NASA Advisory Council committee that will ex...
iPad Pro 12.9 renders show a symmetrical, notch-less face
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 05:19
We often get treated to a never-ending series of renders for every upcoming high-profile smartphone worth making a render of. That, however, doesn't mean only smartphones get that treatment. When it comes to tablets, the...
Android Q wants to make sure Fortnite doesn't happen again
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 04:42
Google is working to reduce the effects of Android fragmentation at least in areas where it has more direct control. While it can't force OEMs to update their phones to the latest Android versions, it can at least "encou...
Huawei still believes in smartwatches, eyes 1 week battery life
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 03:34
If you were hoping Huawei had something more to show off at IFA last week, you might have come away very disappointed. That said, the Chinese OEM did tease its upcoming October event where it will showcase the power of t...
Razer Phone 2 confirmed, might have PC software, services
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 02:56
Gaming smartphones haven't exactly taken off, probably because there are practically only one or two such phones available in the market today. We are, however, already seeing their early legacy in the emphasis on advanc...
FCC chairman pushes for internet content transparency laws
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 23:40
The FCC isn't involved in the latest round of tech companies' congressional testimony, but that isn't stopping Chairman Ajit Pai from chiming in. The regulator has written a blog post effectively calling for laws requiri...
Locky uses keys to make regular house locks smarter
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 23:09
Smart home locks are expensive, particularly if more than one is needed to adequately update the house. A new alternative has arrived in the form of Locky, a device that attaches to a house key, transforming the regular ...
A New Hunt for a 'Dark Force' Begins This Month in Italy
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2018 22:55
This month, Italian physicists will turn on an experiment hunting for a fifth, dark force of nature, the Guardian reports.
Someone Seems to Have Finally Made a Highlighter That Won't Smear Your Notes
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2018 22:37
They seem like a mundane piece of stationary, just one of hundreds of tools helping you to get through college, but apparently there's still some advanced research being done in the field of highlighters, resulting in wh...
Google shares 'testimony' for Senate hearing it won't attend
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 22:34
Tomorrow, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss election meddling and security. Google was invited to send a representative as well and i...
Sony adds 'Bloodborne' to PlayStation Now's game streaming lineup
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 22:19
Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service is adding perhaps its highest-profile PS4 title to date in Bloodborne. The infamously difficult action RPG from Dark Souls developer FromSoftware racked up a litany of awards...
What to expect when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies to Congress
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 22:00
Nearly five months after Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress, it is now turn for Twitter boss Jack Dorsey to do the same. On September 5th, he will take the witness stand twice on Capito...
Unprecedented 'Poaching Frenzy' in Botswana Leaves Nearly 100 Elephants Dead
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2018 21:40
In news that can only be described as horrific, at least 90 elephants have been killed in Botswana over the past several weeks, the result of a mass poaching spree that conservationists say is the worst ever recorded in ...
Why Amazon's $1 trillion valuation matters
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 21:38
Amazon is now the second public US company to hit $1 trillion market cap in history. The first was Apple, who hit the same landmark just this August. This isn’t likely a moment that’ll change the way Amazon operates ...
Valkyria Chronicles heads to Nintendo Switch next month
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 21:35
If you’re a fan of tactical strategy games and you happen to own a Nintendo Switch, you have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming weeks. With Valkyria Chronicles 4 scheduled to go live on the Switch eShop later on ...
Facebook tells Senate it needs help stopping election interference
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 21:34
Facebook has been scrambling to fight election meddling ahead of the 2018 midterms, but it doesn't want to go alone. The social network has released COO Sheryl Sandberg's prepared testimony ahead of her Senate appearance...
eBay will sell sports apparel and memorabilia on ESPN.com
Engadget - 4 Sep 2018 21:23
ESPN and eBay are teaming up to make the latter's sports equipment, apparel and memorabilia accessible through ESPN.com. Details about how this partnership will be implemented are slim at the moment, but ESPN says this n...
Amazon hits $1 trillion market value milestone only weeks after Apple
Slash Gear - 4 Sep 2018 21:13
Amazon has become the second publicly listed US company to reach a $1 trillion valuation, the milestone coming only weeks after Apple reached the same figure. The milestone follows an aggressive increase in Amazon’s ne...
Study Claims White Noise Can Damage Your Brain, but Don't Panic
Gizmodo - 4 Sep 2018 21:05
A recent research review suggests that white noise, the soothing, fuzzy soundtrack so many of us rely on to sleep or block out distractions, could actually be dangerous. It argues that exposure to the random, unstructure...
Huntkey X3271CK curved gaming monitor
Coolest Gadgets - 4 Sep 2018 21:00
When it boils down to gaming, there is a ton of peripherals in the market that will be able to deliver an enhanced gaming experience. Audio is one, and the number of gaming headphones available to the gamer is a staggeri...