Gadget News
New House Science Committee Chair to Climate Scientists: We've Got Your Back Again
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2018 05:25
Change is in the air over at the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology. An oozing sump of climate change skepticism under the leadership of Texas Republican Lamar Smith, the committee is poised to be taken ov...
Scientists just created tiny specs of ultra-hot early universe matter
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2018 17:13
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have been able to create what they call tiny droplets of the ultra-hot matter that once filled the early universe. The matter they created formed three distinct shapes and...
Giphy offers easy access to GIFs with iOS keyboard extension
Engadget - 11 Dec 2018 17:00
Giphy announced an update to its iOS app that will give users the ability to quickly share GIFs from the Giphy Keyboard extension within any app that supports multimedia. The company responsible for providing GIFs in Ins...
House committee says Equifax data breach was 'entirely preventable'
Engadget - 11 Dec 2018 02:59
Congress clearly didn't buy Equifax's attempt to pin its massive data breach on one lone technician. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released a staff report declaring that the breach was "entirely...
Last-Minute Push to Restore Net Neutrality Stymied by Democrats Flush With Telecom Cash
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2018 23:51
Net neutrality proponents now have less than two weeks to convince 38 House lawmakers to support an effort to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality. Seventeen of those votes could come...
You can play 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' with banana controllers
Engadget - 11 Dec 2018 23:42
The GameCube controller for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate might be sold out all over the place, but you don't need it to dominate the competition with your favorite fighter. All you need, it turns out, is a bunch of bananas...
NYC to Amazon: All This Could Be Yours
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2018 23:35
Newly released proposal documents reveal the extent to which New York was willing to bend over backwards to win the bid for an Amazon branch office, as well as the sites the retail giant passed on in lieu of a hefty chun...
Firefox 64 arrives with better tab organization and feature suggestions
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2018 23:34
Mozilla has released Firefox 64 for desktop, giving its users access to better tab organization and a contextual feature recommender (CFR), among other things. The changes make it easier for users to organize the dozens ...
Instagram is testing new accounts for influencers and celebrities
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2018 23:13
As it stands, high-profile Instagram users have an experience that’s pretty much the same as an average user’s. That may not be the case for much longer, as Instagram has revealed that it’s testing new “creator a...
Texas starts using 3D-printers to create dentures for prisoners
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2018 22:47
Inmates in Texas prisons will soon have a new way to get prosthetic teeth: through a dedicated denture clinic that uses 3D-printing technology to produce dentures. The new plan will be implemented by the Texas Department...
Mall of America debuts helpful holographic elf for the holidays
Engadget - 11 Dec 2018 22:47
How would you keep a shopping mall lively in an era when more and more people are buying their holiday gifts online? The Mall of America has a one-word answer: holograms. It's partnering with mixed reality firm VNTANA on...
Uber Employee Warned Self-Driving Cars 'Are Routinely in Accidents' Days Before Fatal Crash: Report
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2018 22:19
On March 13, 2018, an Uber manager reportedly sent an email to company executives, alerting them to the safety concerns of the self-driving car software, the high rate of self-driving car accidents, and the "dangerous be...
The Pixel 3 has 2018's best smartphone camera
Engadget - 11 Dec 2018 22:15
Let's be honest. We're a generation obsessed with taking and sharing photos. In recent years, our phone cameras have become so capable they've essentially killed point-and-shoots. This year, Huawei released a phone with ...
macOS Mojave's dark mode is coming to Google Chrome
Ars Technica - 11 Dec 2018 22:05
Work has already been done on the feature in Chromium.
Skullcandy Push truly wireless earbuds include physical control buttons
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2018 22:02
Skullcandy has revealed its first truly wireless earbuds, the Skullcandy Push. This model offers the same Bluetooth connectively as wireless earbuds, only without the cable, offering yet another alternative to Apple’s ...
Don't Be in the Dark About This Flashlight Deal
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2018 22:00
It's always good to have a flashlight handy, lest you be overtaken by darkness at some inopportune moment. This $27 Streamlight ProTac flashlight boasts a 4.4 star rating on nearly 7,000 (!!) reviews, and it just so happ...
Watch This Guy Blow an Upside-Down, Fire-Spewing Smoke Tornado Inside a Bubble
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2018 21:42
If the internet has benefitted humanity in any way, it's by spotlighting people's amazing-yet-questionably-useful talents. Is blowing bubbles and filling them with upside-down smoke tornadoes that spew fire a lucrative p...
Kilauea's Recent Eruption Was Its Biggest in Two Centuries, Scientists Confirm
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2018 21:40
It's been over three months since fresh lava oozed out of Kilauea volcano, and the eruption that turned southeastern Hawaii into a fiery hellscape has receded from the headlines. But for scientists with the US Geological...
Stardew Valley multiplayer update hits Nintendo Switch this week
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2018 21:37
Back when Nintendo announced that Stardew Valley was coming to the Switch, it also revealed an interesting approach to console exclusives. Nintendo confirmed that the Switch would be the first console to get Stardew Vall...
You can try on the latest Adidas sneaker drop on Snapchat
Engadget - 11 Dec 2018 21:32
Adidas is dropping its all new Ultraboost 19 running shoes later this week, but you won't have to wait in line to get a look at them. The company is partnering with Snapchat to offer an augmented reality-powered preview....
Samsung x Legal Fake Supreme : A developing mess
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2018 21:13
Today we’re taking a peek at an unfolding story of Samsung teaming up with the clothing and accessories brand Supreme. An announcement was made at Samsung’s China-based reveal event for the Samsung Galaxy A8s that th...
Instagram plans to give influencers DM filters and follower stats
Engadget - 11 Dec 2018 21:04
Instagram is testing a new type of account for high-profile users (such as celebrities, artists and influencers) that should give them more control over how they use the platform. The so-called "creator accounts" give us...