Gadget News
Razer Game Store closing up shop after less than a year
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 04:28
The PC gaming market is undergoing some rather tumultuous changes. For years, it was just Steam and everyone else. Epic Games, however, is now challenging the status quo, testing loyalties, and potentially making smaller...
NASA to 3D print sensors, wireless circuit on a single silicon
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 03:58
3D printing has been a real game changer in the modern world. It has made it possible to fabricate all kinds of objects without being subject to the mercy of large production lines. One can even 3D print food to some ext...
Chinese surveillance company found tracking 2.5 million people
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 02:03
Security vulnerabilities are horrible, but one of them is shedding light on the reach of the Chinese surveillance state. Security researcher Victor Gevers discovered that facial recognition firm SenseNets left a surveill...
It Sure Seems Like Apple Is Willing to Bend Its Own Rules to Promote Its Services
Gizmodo - 18 Feb 2019 23:20
Apple seems to really, really want people to commit to its services.
Android Q may have Pixel "pill" devour back button
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 23:05
The Pixel “pill” sits at the bottom of the home screen on every Google Pixel smartphone running Android 9 Pie right this minute. This little object allows the user to navigate throughout the smartphone – to a degre...
After a delay, Fortnite is finally getting the Driftboard
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 22:44
Epic has started teasing the next item coming to Fortnite, and it’s one that was intended to debut at the beginning of season 7. We’re talking about the Driftboard, which was originally scheduled to go live in Fortni...
Baby's First Game Boy Teaches Your Kids the Joys of Gaming With Physical Buttons
Gizmodo - 18 Feb 2019 16:00
Unless you're a staunch advocate for your kids having zero screen time, at some point you're going to distract them with a mobile device. But instead of putting your expensive, fragile smartphone in their hands, LeapFrog...
UK parliament calls Facebook leaders 'digital gangsters'
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 13:20
Facebook and its execs have been labeled "digital gangsters" in a UK parliamentary report that calls for the company to be regulated. The 180-page document -- which lays out the findings of the Digital, Culture, Media an...
Game streamer Ninja will have his own toy line
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 05:10
You can't usually show support for a game streamer in the real world outside of t-shirt and stickers, but Wicked Cool Toys is kicking things up a notch. It's introducing a line of toys themed around streamers, starting w...
Mueller subpoenas Cambridge Analytica director in Russia probe
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 03:35
Cambridge Analytica may be no more, but those connected to it are facing an increasing amount of scrutiny. Former business development director Brittany Kaiser has confirmed to The Guardian through a spokesman that US sp...
Artificial Humans Fight for Freedom in This Stylish Sci-Fi Short
Gizmodo - 18 Feb 2019 23:40
We've sung the praises of filmmaker K-Michel Parandi on io9 in the past, and now there's a new verse: XYZ, From Fire and Dust, a proof-of-concept short about artificial humans that Parandi hopes may become a series one d...
Amazon reveals 'ambitious' net zero carbon shipments goal
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 23:15
Amazon has announced Shipment Zero, a new project that aims to make half of the company’s shipments net zero carbon by 2030. The retailer calls its goal ‘ambitious,’ acknowledging that it won’t be easy, but that ...
Amazon's Echo Wall Clock is back on sale after connectivity fix
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 22:36
A few weeks after being pulled because of connectivity issues, Amazon's Echo Wall Clock is once again available. The clock can once again be purchased for $29.99 from Amazon. A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed the avail...
Audi helps you avoid red lights by suggesting speeds
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 22:05
Audi's cars already tell you how long a red light will last, but now they'll help you avoid those red lights in the first place. It's launching the first implementation of the Green Light Optimization Speed Advisory (GLO...
Southwest Airlines Reportedly Under Investigation for Miscalculating Baggage Weight
Gizmodo - 18 Feb 2019 22:02
For the last year, the Federal Aviation Administration has been conducting an investigation into Southwest Airlines' practices for tracking the weight of baggage loaded onto its jets, according to documents seen by the W...
Google Chrome 'no changing browser history' update and redirect destroyers
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 21:49
Since we last caught up with a set of Google Chrome developers, a bit more was done on the hijacking of web browser history. Back in December of 2018, Google developers were working on making certain that 3rd-party sourc...
The superfans behind the Instant Pot hype
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 21:35
It's beef night at Instant Pot superfan Susan Fox's house. Earlier today she loaded five pounds of chuck, beef broth and spices into one of her six-quart Canadian pressure cookers and pushed a few buttons so that shredde...
Netflix cans The Punisher and Jessica Jones, surprising no one
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 21:11
Hopefully all of you fans of The Punisher enjoyed its second season, because that’s the last one you’re getting out of Netflix. The streaming service cancelled both The Punisher and Jessica Jones today, which means t...
Plugable boasts of tool-free NVMe SSD enclosure
Coolest Gadgets - 18 Feb 2019 21:00
Most notebooks these days come with an SSD as costs begin to plummet and it becomes easily available, not to mention offering a far better performance capability as opposed to traditional hard drives. External SSDs have ...
This stressed asteroid could put a new spin on NASA's comet blasting plan
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 20:36
Groundbreaking analysis of a distant, fast-moving comet has revealed new details in how asteroids form, shedding light on the formation of unusual shapes and, potentially, paving the way for more effective protection of ...
NYC's hip-hop museum will include iPad graffiti and a VR theater
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 20:36
Hip-hop and rap were not only instrumental in defining modern music, but in defining the technology behind that music. It's only fitting, then, that a major museum dedicated to the genres will be shaped by tech. New York...
All Galaxy S10 cases, covers leaked: Remember that screen issue?
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 20:32
A set of official Samsung Galaxy S10 accessories were leaked this morning with a few details not known before today. This set of images shows that the Samsung Galaxy S10 will indeed come in three sizes, will come in two ...