Gadget News
Sense High-Resolution Home Energy Monitor helps you understand energy consumption
The Gadget Flow - 9 Mar 2019 16:00
Learn more about your energy use and home activity with the Sense High-Resolution Home Energy Monitor. This device installs in the electrical panel in your home to give insight into your energy consumption and house acti...
CDC Preparing Report on E-Scooter Injuries Amid Claims of People Getting Seriously Hurt
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 04:50
Love 'em or hate 'em--and many, many do--e-scooters are taking cities across the globe by storm. But amid ongoing reports that people are seriously messing themselves up on these things, the Centers for Disease Control a...
Welcome to Apocalypseburg LEGO Review: Epic Ape!
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2019 21:30
Today we’re looking at The LEGO MOVIE 2: The Second Part LEGO set 70840 “Welcome to Apocalypseburg!” This is easily one of the most massive LEGO sets we’ve put together and certainly the most extravagant in the m...
Philadelphia bans cashless stores to protect 'unbanked' shoppers
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2019 01:06
Philadelphia has become the first city in the US to ban cashless stores following a City Council vote against the retail practice. Cities have faced growing criticism over the number of retail stores that have eliminated...
Sinemia users claim company is terminating accounts over 'fraud'
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2019 04:49
MoviePass competitor Sinemia, which has increasingly been criticized by users who have voiced complaints ranging from poor customer service to alleged shady ID practices, has been terminating accounts alongside fraud all...
The CDC is launching its first investigation into e-scooter injuries
Engadget - 9 Mar 2019 03:43
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is starting to take a look at accidents related to electric scooters, according to CNBC. The ongoing study, launched at the request of health and transportation offici...
These injectable nanobots can walk around inside a human body
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2019 01:57
Researchers have developed nanobots that can be injected using an ordinary hypodermic syringe, according to a new release. The nanobots are microscopic functioning robots with the ability to walk and withstand harsh envi...
Fiat Concept Centoventi taps modularity to make an affordable EV
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2019 00:34
You can’t accuse Fiat of having mild ambitions with the Fiat Concept Centoventi. The new concept EV made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2019 this week along with a considerable boast from the automaker: that it rep...
Apple's new iPad 2019 could keep two beloved features
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2019 23:09
Apple’s new iPad (2019) won’t follow the iPad Pro in dropping two of the tablet’s most popular features, a new report claims, with the iPad 7th generation said to stick fairly closely to the existing design. Apple ...
Here's How the Zorgons From Zathura: A Space Adventure Came to Life
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 22:30
Did you ever watch Zathura? Directed by Jon Favreau and based on a story by the author of Jumanji, I'm not sure if Zathura: A Space Adventure ever made its way fully into cult classic status. I remember it having a certa...
The Original Star Wars Movies Have Way More Aliens Than You Think
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 21:45
How many alien species do you imagine there are in the original three Star Wars movies? Surely not that many, right? Sure, there's the Mos Eisley cantina scene, but for all its space opera energy, these movies are mostly...
DOJ Arrests Chief of OneCoin, Says It Was Multi-Billion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 21:45
Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of one of the founders of Bulgarian cryptocurrency business OneCoin, saying it was nothing more than a pyramid scheme designed to defraud users. While crypto scams are disturbin...
A Single Person Infected 21 Others With Measles Amid New York's Worst Outbreak in Decades
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 21:25
Amid two ongoing measles outbreaks on both sides of the United States, New York City health officials say an unvaccinated student who was permitted to attend school was linked to 21 other cases of the virus. Dozens of pe...
UK lords call for central 'Digital Authority' to help regulate internet
Engadget - 9 Mar 2019 19:31
The UK govenment's demand for stricter regulation of internet companies is only growing louder. A report from a House of Lords committee has called for the creation of a central "Digital Authority" that would watch over ...
Jordan Peele's Us Goes Deeper and Darker Into America's Collective Psyche
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 19:15
In his new movie Us, Jordan Peele shows the distance between everyday ordinary folks, and the dangerous fringe-dwellers who can upend their lives, can be as slim as a mirrored pane of glass.
What Did T. Rex Look Like? A New Exhibit Has the 'Ultimate Predator' in Feathers
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 19:00
The latest fossil discoveries and paleontological research continue to revise our view of the world's most famous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex. An updated depiction of the extinct giant is now on display in a New York Cit...
Division 2 players, get ready for a large day-one patch
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2019 18:11
Ubisoft’s online loot-based shooter The Division 2 is launching next week, with pre-loads starting this weekend and players able to jump in over the days leading up to March 15th, depending on which edition they pre-or...
Is It Actually Okay To Touch Your Computer Screen?
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 18:00
It's a topic that's polarizing for techies and Luddites alike: Is it ever truly okay to touch your laptop or desktop screen?
Recommended Reading: The battle to make the end of 'Game of Thrones'
Engadget - 9 Mar 2019 18:00
'Game of Thrones' first look: Inside the brutal battle to make season 8 James Hibberd, Entertainment Weekly HBO's insanely popular epic concludes in April, but the battle to film the battles, and to keep them from being ...
The Mouse Guard Adaptation Has Its Stars: Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 17:45
Mouse Guard, written and illustrated by David Petersen, is the story of an order of mice sworn to protect a medieval realm from all enemies and threats. It's wonderful, has won two Eisner Awards, and courtesy of Fox is g...
A Trip Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Sprawling, Embattled Compound in Hawaii
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2019 17:45
Pila a, Kauai -- Last Sunday morning, more than a dozen cars were parked along a six-foot wall built around Mark Zuckerberg's vast retreat on the northeast corner of Kauai, a small, remote Hawaiian island that's home to ...
The best free-to-play games
Engadget - 9 Mar 2019 17:30
Gone are the days where free games equated to ropey puzzle games and knock-off clones of games that had a price tag. These days, courtesy of in-app payments and the ease of offering both a sample of title alongside its f...