Gadget News
The latest Galaxy S11 release date rumors, prices, and camera specs
Slash Gear - 5 Nov 2019 00:29
It’s time to take a peek at the latest round of Samsung Galaxy S11 release rumors and expected camera features. As it’s been with the past several Samsung Galaxy S smartphones, the two primary draw points are the dis...
The Sanderson Sisters Will Be Back for Hocus Pocus 2
Gizmodo - 4 Nov 2019 18:15
Todd McFarlane says Joker will only help to bring his Spawn movie to life. Katee Sackhoff and a truly remarkable British accent will return to The Flash. It might not be long before we get a new glimpse at Doctor Who's r...
Pixel 4 USB-C video output exists but is disabled in source code
Slash Gear - 4 Nov 2019 08:48MIT researchers invent double-sided surgical tape inspired by spiders
Slash Gear - 4 Nov 2019 19:01
Scientists at MIT have devised a new type of surgical tape that is inspired by a sticky substance that spiders use to catch their prey. The tape that the engineers have developed is double-sided and is designed to seal t...
Garmin's Venu is a great fitness wearable pretending to be a smartwatch
Engadget - 4 Nov 2019 18:55
There's a big difference between smartwatches made by consumer technology companies and those made by fitness companies, and that's 'friction'. The friction that you have to deal with on a regular basis to make use of yo...
Samsung W20 5G could be the foldable clamshell you can't get
Slash Gear - 4 Nov 2019 04:47
It might not be common knowledge outside of China and Korea but Samsung is one of the last few phone manufacturers that still makes flip phones, a.k.a. clamshell phones. These phones aren’t made available outside of th...
8Chan Is Back and Calling Itself 8kun Now
Gizmodo - 4 Nov 2019 04:37
The anonymous forum 8Chan--a haven for far-right extremists, conspiracy theorists, and internet filth--came back online today after going dark in August due to its association with several mass shootings. Rebranded as 8k...
German leader wants 1 million EV charging points by 2030
Engadget - 4 Nov 2019 03:19
Electric car charging stations are still relatively few and far between, but they might be ubiquitous within a decade -- in Germany, at least. Chancellor Angela Merkel has declared that the government wants a "million ch...
Microsoft's New Edge Browser Logo Looks...NSFW to Me
Gizmodo - 4 Nov 2019 02:59
While we may still not know when the final version of Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser is coming out, we got our first look at its logo this weekend. The redesigned icon was the reward for solving an elaborate Eas...
Polaroid PlaySmart 3D Printer released in USA at JOANN
Slash Gear - 5 Nov 2019 01:58
The United States’ “leading craft and fabric retailer” JOANN has a new 3D printer on store shelves called the Polaroid PlaySmart. Before you go buying this just-released 3D printer for your friends, associates, or ...
Pixel 4 update lets Smooth Display kick in more often
Engadget - 5 Nov 2019 01:58
Frustrated that the Pixel 4's signature Smooth Display (aka 90Hz refresh rate) only kicks in under very specific circumstances? You might want to give it another look. Google has released a November update that invokes S...
Pokemon Sword and Shield full Pokedex leak will definitely break some hearts
Slash Gear - 5 Nov 2019 01:52
Pokemon Sword and Shield are nearly here, and it seems the floodgates have opened. Leaks have been hitting the internet left and right, with one huge leak detailing the entire Galar Pokedex. Assuming this leak is accurat...
Twitter bans accounts related to Hamas and Hezbollah
Engadget - 5 Nov 2019 01:49
Over the weekend, Twitter suspended multiple accounts related to militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move represents a reversal from Twitter's previous position on the two organ...
The Case for Storing Humanity's Most Important Data on Glass Drink Coasters
Gizmodo - 5 Nov 2019 01:35
It sounds a bit ridiculous at first. Dozens of gigabytes of data can now be encoded on a virtually indestructible glass hard drive that's the size and shape of a drink coaster. Microsoft just revealed a proof of concept....
The 10 Best Deals of November 4, 2019
Gizmodo - 5 Nov 2019 01:30
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
The Internet Archive Fights Wiki Citation Wars With Books
Gizmodo - 5 Nov 2019 01:10
Thanks to the laborious stewardship of the blessed Internet Archive and the unyielding armies of Wikipedia's citizen scholars, we may, within our lifetimes, reach a consensus on basic historical information.
Top Twitch streamer CouRage jumps to YouTube
Engadget - 5 Nov 2019 01:03
In the wake of several high-profile streamer departures from Twitch to Mixer, Jack "CouRage" Dunlop is also jumping ship. But instead of going to Microsoft's platform, CouRage will stream exclusively on YouTube.
Dark Fate's Tim Miller Helps Us Answer All Your Burning Terminator Questions
Gizmodo - 5 Nov 2019 01:00
"If you have a story that lends itself to a continuation, that should kind of be there in it," director Tim Miller told io9. "It was in T2, even if you didn't recognize it. I don't think it was [James Cameron's] intentio...
Daylight Saving Time change may have long-term health consequences
Slash Gear - 5 Nov 2019 00:48
Every year, many area in North America, Europe, and select other regions observe Daylight Saving Time, the system of adjusting clocks forward and backward every year to adjust which parts of the day have the most dayligh...
Death Stranding's Hideo Kojima may start making movies
Slash Gear - 5 Nov 2019 00:47
Hideo Kojima has a reputation for making games that feel cinematic, and his upcoming game Death Stranding certainly seems to be no exception. Given Kojima’s interest in film, it’s hardly surprising that many of his g...
Maybe Don't Get Too Excited Just Yet Over Google Buying Fitbit
Gizmodo - 5 Nov 2019 00:30
Last Friday, Google plunked down $2.1 billion to acquire Fitbit. If you've been paying attention to wearables, the news wasn't exactly a surprise. Google has been hobbling along in the smartwatch space for what feels lik...
The Paris Agreement Isn't Enough to Stop the Seas From Devouring Our Coasts
Gizmodo - 5 Nov 2019 00:22
A new study shows us that the Paris Agreement won't be enough to stave off rising sea levels--even if world leaders actually step up to the task of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.