Gadget News
The cyberpunk bartending sequel to 'VA-11 HALL-A' arrives in 2020
Engadget - 18 Sep 2018 16:00
The expert mixologists at Venezuela's Sukeban Games invented the cyberpunk "booze-em-up" with VA-11 HALL-A, combining William Gibson with a dash of Charles Bukowski -- which Engadget's Jessica Conditt lovingly described ...
Snapdragon 1000 will have this many transistors to run on PCs
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 04:56
Microsoft's and Qualcomm's campaign to get Windows 10 running on ARM-based Snapdragon chips has mostly fallen flat on its face. While the idea of power efficient, always on, and always connected PCs is undoubtedly tempti...
Google Home Hub leaked: The new do-all screen
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 19:11
The Google Pixel 3 event on October 9th will likely bring a new Google Home Hub smart screen as well. Today a leak revealed the new device, “Google Home Hub,” complete with a touchscreen and Google Assistant interfac...
iPhone XS, XS Max LTE speed tests show massive gains
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 05:29
Some might not think of the iPhone XS, particularly the smaller one, as a big step forward in terms of design but it's hard to deny that it's a massive leap in terms of the things that you don't see. For one, there's the...
Your car windshield could be an AR hologram in 2020
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 23:53
Holographic car windshields that overlay augmented reality graphics atop the real world could be closer than you think, with Porsche, Hyundai, and others tapping a smart glass startup developing the transparent tech. Way...
Amazon Is Planning on Releasing Eight New Alexa-Enabled Devices This Year
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2018 04:15
Amazon is planning on releasing at least eight new Alexa-powered devices before the end of the year, according to CNBC, including everything from some type of "in-car gadget" and audio equipment to, uh, a microwave oven....
Facebook pilot program offers new security tools to political campaigns
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 03:57
Facebook has a new pilot program designed to help protect political candidates and their campaign staff from “bad actors.” With the pilot program comes new tools, namely the ability to ask Facebook for “additional ...
SpaceX reveals identity of the world's first lunar space tourist
Engadget - 18 Sep 2018 03:40
The last time that humanity set foot on the lunar surface, Richard Nixon was still president and Pink Floyd was still in the midst of recording their seminal album about its dark side. And while SpaceX's tourism plans do...
VW hopes to sell 10 million electric cars based on its new platform
Engadget - 18 Sep 2018 03:30
Volkswagen has grand expectations for the platform underpinning its first purpose-built electric cars. The VW Auto Group plans to sell 10 million EVs based on its modular electric drive matrix (MEB) across all its brands...
Spock's planet 'Vulcan' found years after Star Trek prediction
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 23:39
Star Trek character Spock originated from the fictional planet Vulcan, which was said to (probably) exist in real life orbiting around the star 40 Eridani A. That prediction was made in 1991 by series creator Gene Rodden...
The 10 Best Deals of September 18, 2018
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2018 23:38
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Who is Yusaku Maezawa, SpaceX's first lunar tourist?
Engadget - 18 Sep 2018 23:22
Elon Musk shocked the world on Monday when he revealed the identity of SpaceX's first lunar orbit tourist to be Mr. Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire who made his fortune in online fashion retail.
You're too late to reserve a 2019 Audi e-tron First Edition
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 23:05
Audi may have only given the 2019 Audi e-tron its official launch last night, but already it has stopped taking reservations for the top-spec model. The 2019 e-tron First Edition is a limited-run of the all-electric SUV,...
Fasting and low calorie diets spur anti-aging molecule production
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 22:55
A new study has revealed the potential anti-aging effects of fasting and calorie restriction on the vascular system. The research, which comes out of Georgia State University, focused on vascular aging due to its importa...
Sony's reborn Aibo robot is available for pre-order in the US
Engadget - 18 Sep 2018 22:55
Sony's relentlessly adorable Aibo robot is finally ready to return to American shores. After months of waiting, you can pre-order a First Litter Edition of the robo-pup in the US ahead of an expected mid-December ship da...
The FDA Finally Made Vaping Look Cool
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2018 22:53
Vaping has become quite popular with the teens, and the FDA has become so worried it's launching a full-on PR assault to convince teens to just say no. Unfortunately, it's new ad is sick as hell and actually makes vaping...
Nintendo Switch Online: When it launches and what to know
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 22:45
After months of talking about it, today Nintendo Switch Online is finally launching. Once Switch Online is live, you’ll need to pay a yearly (or monthly fee) to continue playing multiplayer games online, but there are ...
Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2 pair stunning retro style with 809hp heart
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 22:44
Ferrari may be shocking purists with its talk of an SUV, but the Italian automaker isn’t forgetting about super-seductive sports cars either, as the new Monza duo demonstrates. Unveiled as part of the company’s Capit...
Don't be afraid to upgrade your old iPhone to iOS 12
Engadget - 18 Sep 2018 22:40
Apple was still selling 2015's iPhone 6s until last week. Then it announced three new phones and made the iPhone 7 its entry-level mobile device. There are likely tens of millions of iPhone 6s devices out there still, bu...
NASA's planet-hunting TESS spacecraft captures 'first light' image
Engadget - 18 Sep 2018 22:22
Back in May, one of the cameras on NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) snapped a two-second test exposure to make sure that it works. It was but a taste of what we can expect from Kepler's successor, thou...
Running Ubuntu VMs on Windows just got a whole lot more streamlined
Ars Technica - 18 Sep 2018 22:20
Desktop image is configured to offer particularly tight Windows integration.
State Department email hack left some employee info vulnerable
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2018 22:05
Earlier this month, the State Department issued an alert revealing that its unclassified email system had been compromised. As a result of the breach, a small number of employees may have had their personal data exposed ...