Gadget News
The Apple Card Rollout Has Begun--With a Whopping 10 Videos Teaching You How to Use It
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 16:42
The Apple Card is finally here--for some of us. Today, people who were accepted into the early preview program got an invite and 10 videos detailing how to use the card itself.
If You Think 30-50 Feral Hogs Sounds Bad, Just Wait
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 18:23
Hey, it's me, your local environmental reporter here to ruin all your feral hog fun.
The Boys' Critique of Megacorporations Sure Is Rich
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 20:15
Vought International, the American company that manages the entire country's population of licensed superheroes in the world of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's The Boys, is a capitalistic leviathan with tentacles reac...
Samsung phones with AMD Radeon graphics might be here in two years
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2019 03:23
Samsung’s own Exynos chips have been able to hold its own in the mobile silicon world but, with the entry of Apple into the race and Huawei’s more aggressive push, it needs to do more than just “OK”. Not only doe...
Comcast expands its low-cost internet to another three million households
Engadget - 6 Aug 2019 17:15
Since 2011, Comcast's Internet Essentials program has connected more than eight million low-income individuals from two million households to the internet. Today, the company announced that it's bringing low-cost interne...
Researchers create '2D' gold a million times thinner than a fingernail
Engadget - 6 Aug 2019 15:15
Scientists have created the world's thinnest gold. At just two atoms thick, the material is one million times thinner than a human fingernail, which is big news for the tech industry. Gold is already used in a range of a...
The COP by Tracer Security Covert Pepper Spray Carrier hides your self-defense tool
The Gadget Flow - 6 Aug 2019 15:01
The COP by Tracer Security Covert Pepper Spray Carrier gives you a surprise advantage when confronted by an attacker. Unlike other carriers, this case doesn't announce that it’s pepper spray. Additionally, you can hold...
PicoBrew reveals 'brew computer' for beer, coffee, tea, and kombucha
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2019 02:49
PicoBrew is unveiled its new Pico MultiBrew, a single machine that can be used to brew multiple types of beverages, including coffee, kombucha, horchata, tea, cold brew, craft beer, and chai. The appliance is said to off...
Google shuts down its Trips travel planning app
Engadget - 6 Aug 2019 02:46
Google is killing yet another app, although you might not mind quite as much with this one. The company is shutting down its Trips travel app as of August 5th (that's today, if you're reading in time) in favor of steerin...
Apple isn't the most cash-rich company in the world anymore, but it doesn't matter
Ars Technica - 6 Aug 2019 01:11
Alphabet has $117 billion in cash on hand.
HBO will let you stream full episodes of fan-favorite shows for free
Engadget - 6 Aug 2019 23:58
If you're hunting for something new to watch, you may have looked to Twitter for suggestions. The site often serves as a human-powered recommendation tool for new TV shows and movies, with fanbases of shows like Game of ...
Cathay Pacific Airways says its uses cameras to record passengers
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2019 23:23
Cathay Pacific, an airline based in Hong Kong, has updated its privacy policy to reveal that it is logging in-flight infotainment system activity and using cameras to capture images of passengers. These images are not ca...
The newest iPhone VS the best value alternative
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2019 23:23
The newest iPhone isn’t what’s next, it’s what’s already out in the store right this minute. If you’re reading this article before September 12, 2019, the newest iPhone is the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and/or t...
Swamp Thing's Creepy Post-Credits Scene Could Have Been a Big Deal in Another Universe
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 23:10
DC Universe's Swamp Thing, a show that was too good for this world, has returned to the Green after being canceled before the series ever really got a chance to take root. The series' finale did what it could to tie up i...
LightSail 2, Pushed by Sunlight, Raises Its Orbit by 10,500 Feet in Just Two Weeks
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 23:00
Two weeks after entering solar sailing mode, the Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft has managed to raise its orbit by nearly 2 miles, in an important test of this promising new means of propulsion.
Woman Paints Giant Emojis on Her House--and Neighbors Say It's Revenge
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 22:47
Residents in a Manhattan Beach neighborhood of Los Angeles are irate that an owner of a house on 39th street seems to be taunting them with a new paint job displaying two emojis on a fuchsia backdrop.
The 10 Best Deals of August 6, 2019
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 22:45
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Google Images redesigned with side panel for easily comparing results
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2019 22:37
Google has updated its Image Search tab with a new design that enables users to easily compare images. Unlike the previous design, which was somewhat slow and opened a large info box around the image directly in search, ...
Everything Disney touches turns to gold (except 'Dark Phoenix')
Engadget - 6 Aug 2019 22:33
Disney continues its 2019 hot streak through the third quarter of the year, according to Tuesday's earnings report. The multimedia juggernaut recently closed out its mammoth 21st Century Fox buy, opened the Star Wars Gal...
Apex Legends solo mode limited to 2 weeks: Should you rage?
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2019 22:22
From the start, Apex Legends has been a battle royale game that doesn’t really follow a lot of the battle royale conventions. For starters, there’s only one game mode that sees you partnering up with two other people...
The best headphones and speakers for back-to-school season
Engadget - 6 Aug 2019 22:06
Please enjoy this guide to the speakers, headphones and streaming apps we recommend to students, just one part of our larger 2019 back-to-school series. In addition to top picks in 11 categories -- everything from laptop...
Doomed Throwable Camera Ball Now Wants Owners to Pay an Extra Fee Every Time They Use it
Gizmodo - 6 Aug 2019 22:03
It's been almost eight years since a younger version of myself first reported on the Panono: a camera covered ball that snaps 360-degree photos when tossed in the air. It's been a bumpy ride for the Panono since then, an...