Gadget News
Galaxy M40 muddles the lines between budget and mid-range
Slash Gear - 31 May 2019 07:14
There is a lot of discussions now around the upcoming Galaxy Note 10 because of some unpopular rumors. There’s, of course, the now notorious Galaxy Fold and the current Galaxy S10 king. There’s even the Galaxy A seri...
Facebook wants to patent a drone system featuring two kites
Slash Gear - 31 May 2019 02:45
Facebook has filed a patent application with the USPTO that details a drone involving two kites. The system, which is simply called a ‘dual-kite aerial vehicle,’ would use the two kites to maintain a specific altitud...
Spotify might let users build and listen to playlists together
Engadget - 31 May 2019 17:12
Spotify appears to be working on a "Social Listening" feature that will let multiple users control a playlist from separate devices. They'll also be able to listen to the same songs in real-time. The company hasn't annou...
Samsung Pay will work on some NYC trains and buses starting today
Engadget - 31 May 2019 16:44
A momentous thing is happening in New York City today: They're finally fixing the subway! Just kidding, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is rolling out contactless payments for select stations and bus lines. (Bec...
World's smallest autonomous racing drone is 4-inches in diameter
Slash Gear - 31 May 2019 16:18
Researchers at TU Delft have created what they call the world’s smallest autonomous racing drone. The done is very small with a diameter of 10 cm, or slightly less than 4-inches. It weighs in at 72 grams and uses a sin...
Netflix buys 'Power of the Dog' Western starring Moss, Cumberbatch
Engadget - 31 May 2019 02:48
Netflix has bought global rights to The Power of the Dog, a feature film directed by Jane Campion (The Piano, The Portrait of a Lady) and starring Elisabeth Moss and Benedict Cumberbatch. The streaming giant plans to rel...
North Face Apologizes for Showing Us the Future of Marketing
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 00:45
This week The North Face pulled off a clever marketing stunt that continues to deliver. Even following the company's retraction and apology, the glittering underhandedness of the campaign will inspire marketing scum for ...
Brave New World predictions are coming true with hyphens
Slash Gear - 31 May 2019 23:42
The amount of hyphens in the title of a research paper has a direct effect on the number of times it’s cited. The more hyphens in the title, the less likely it was to be cited. Our fears were wrong – we’re not livi...
Most of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites are already on track
Engadget - 31 May 2019 23:36
The first batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites has been orbiting Earth for about a week, and now SpaceX has released a status update on the mission. According to a spokesperson, "all 60 satellites have deployed their...
Closing the West's Largest Coal Plant Will Leave the Navajo Nation With $40 Million in Missing Revenue
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 23:30
The Navajo Generating Station in Arizona is closing, and that's terrible news for the Native American communities that rely on the coal plant for their income. A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Fin...
NASA selects three companies for Moon cargo delivery missions
Slash Gear - 31 May 2019 23:30
As anticipated, NASA has named the three private companies that will make cargo deliveries to the Moon. The payload missions will take place under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and involve com...
Punctured Skulls Suggest Saber-Toothed Cats Fought Amongst Themselves
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 23:15
An analysis of two punctured saber-toothed cat skulls suggests these extinct creatures engaged in intra-species combat. It's further evidence that the exaggerated fangs of saber-toothed cats were strong enough to penetra...
Workers Came Up With a Brilliant Plan to Use Postmates' Exploitative Platform Against Itself
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 22:50
Food and beverage delivery platform Postmates has been hard at work making enemies, mainly out of its own contractor workforce.
Tourist Infected by Brain-Invading Parasite After Eating Slug on a Dare in Hawaii
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 22:40
Hawaii health officials are warning residents and visitors to avoid slugs, snails, and rats after the Center for Disease Control (CDC) found that three travelers visiting the state were recently infected with rat lungwor...
Panasonic's cinema-centric S1H mirrorless camera can shoot 6K video
Engadget - 31 May 2019 22:30
Panasonic has added a third full-frame mirrorless camera to its L-Mount lineup with the launch of the video-oriented Lumix S1H, revealed at Cine Gear Expo 2019. It packs many of the specs we were hoping for but didn't re...
The 10 Best Deals of May 31, 2019
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 22:00
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Baldur's Gate 3 may be one of E3 2019's big surprises
Slash Gear - 31 May 2019 21:54
Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin series – which so far amounts to two games – have found a lot of success as throwbacks to the golden age of computer RPGs with modern tweaks, so when the company started teasing an E...
Afternoon naps may improve IQ, mood and behavior in older kids
Slash Gear - 31 May 2019 21:53
Research out of the University of Pennsylvania highlights the numerous benefits associated with napping during childhood. The large study involved around 3,000 kids in China who were found to have fewer issues with probl...
How the Pokémon Games (and Even Avengers: Infinity War) Influenced Detective Pikachu's Wild Climax
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 21:45
Detective Pikachu is already a pretty weird movie--it's a noir film for kids starring outlandish creatures, one of which wears an incredibly adorable deerstalker hat. But it takes an even weirder turn for its climactic t...
Apple Reportedly Plans to Limit Tracking in Kid's Apps
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 21:40
Sometimes I lose track in Silicon Valley. Apple is supposed to be the privacy company, right?
More Than Half a Million Corals Died to Bring Bigger Ships Into Miami Port
Gizmodo - 31 May 2019 21:34
Off the coast of Miami, corals are dying. Why? Because of a 16-month-long project to expand the harbor channel. A new study shows how the project killed over half a million corals between 2013 and 2015.
Finally, I can use my iPhone to ride the NYC subway
Engadget - 31 May 2019 21:30
This morning, as I've done regularly since moving to New York City years ago, I left my Brooklyn apartment to head to Engadget headquarters in Manhattan. In an ideal world, I would've been able to use my iPhone to get th...