Gadget News
FBI Surveillance Vendor Threatens to Sue Tech Reporters for Heinous Crime of Doing Journalism
Gizmodo - 10 Jan 2020 04:30
Motherboard on Thursday revealed that a "secretive" U.S. government vendor whose surveillance products are not publicly advertised has been marketing hidden cameras disguised as seemingly ordinary objects--vacuum cleaner...
The best true wireless earbuds we listened to at CES
Engadget - 10 Jan 2020 17:00
2019 was the year that true wireless earbuds became ubiquitous, so it makes sense there were a lot of new models at CES. Those include new options from Audio-Technica, Jabra, JBL and more. I spent the week listening to n...
L'Oreal's Newest Skincare Gadget Is Even Cooler in Person
Gizmodo - 10 Jan 2020 02:40
Sometimes things sound good on paper but don't live up your expectations. When I wrote up the L'Oreal announcement for its upcoming skincare personalization gadget Perso, I was stoked and a little nervous that seeing it ...
Skagen Falster 3 Danish-Inspired Smartwatch uses Wear OS by Google
The Gadget Flow - 10 Jan 2020 22:22
The Skagen Falster 3 Danish-Inspired Smartwatch may look like a classic watch, but it’s so much more. This modern watch uses Wear OS by Google to give you wrist access to taking calls. Not only that, but Wear OS provid...
Google's Pixel 4 hits its lowest price yet on Amazon
Engadget - 10 Jan 2020 19:15
In what's quickly becoming an annual tradition for the brand, you can get Google's new Pixel phones at a significant discount a few short months after release. Amazon has cut the price of the 64GB Clearly White Pixel 4 t...
Earth Grill Compact Open-Flame Cooking Device is eco-friendly
The Gadget Flow - 10 Jan 2020 19:00
Spending time connecting with nature is amazing. But it’s important to leave things as we found them. The Earth Grill Compact Open-Flame Cooking Device allows you to do just that. This compact grill cooks practically a...
Stanford study suggests average body temperature has decreased in U.S.
Slash Gear - 10 Jan 2020 18:31
Scientists at Stanford University have completed a study, and the study found that since the 19th century, the average human body temperature had dropped in the U.S. One researcher says that our temperature isn’t what ...
Walmart's Alphabot grocery picker goes fully operational in first store
Engadget - 10 Jan 2020 16:15
Walmart has been investing heavily in robots and grocery deliveries, with tests for driverless grocery deliveries and an automated grocery order selection process rolling out recently, not to mention the direct-to-fridge...
LG believes its smartphones will finally be profitable by end of 2021
Slash Gear - 10 Jan 2020 04:58
HTC may have had a terrible 2019 but it isn’t the only major manufacturer whose mobile profits have been tanking year after year. It is joined by Sony, who seems less interested in actually making a serious effort, and...
Facebook's desktop website redesign is now live for some users
Slash Gear - 11 Jan 2020 01:55
The updated desktop interface first promised in April has started appearing for some Facebook users. The design finally updates Facebook’s increasingly archaic and messy interface with a clean, sleeker alternative that...
Viking Runes Warned of a Climate Catastrophe, New Research Suggests
Gizmodo - 11 Jan 2020 01:42
An updated interpretation of the famous Rök runestone suggests Vikings were preoccupied by the threat of a climate calamity.
Jane Fonda Saved Her Best DC Fire Drill Friday for Last
Gizmodo - 11 Jan 2020 01:30
WASHINGTON, DC--Fire Drill Fridays have been a fixture in Washington since mid-October when Jane Fonda began a weekly climate strike in the nation's capital inspired by Greta Thunberg and the youth climate strike movemen...
Nissan crams more safety tech into the base 2020 Leaf
Engadget - 11 Jan 2020 01:20
The 2020 Nissan Leaf EV will be more expensive in its latest incarnation, but the carmaker is stuffing in more safety tech as standard. All 2020 Leaf models include Nissan Safety Shield 360, which has features such as au...
Google Pay gets support for college campus credentials in the US
Slash Gear - 11 Jan 2020 01:04
College credential provider Transact has announced support for Google Pay on Android. With this new support, college students throughout the United States can use their phone and the Google Pay app to authorize and verif...
The nicest shark in Eureka Park
Engadget - 11 Jan 2020 01:00
A lot of people at CES know Mindy Zemrak. On Thursday, she strode no further than five meters into Eureka Park, the show's startup section, when someone heard her voice and turned around. It was Dmitri Love, founder of a...
Your Apple trade-in just got less valuable: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch
Slash Gear - 11 Jan 2020 00:42
If you were looking to trade in your current device to Apple and put that money toward a new device, the amount you’ll get in trade has suddenly dropped. Apple is now offering less trade-in money for a variety of devic...
India's Supreme Court rules Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal
Engadget - 11 Jan 2020 00:40
India's government has one week to review a long-running internet shutdown in Kashmir after the country's Supreme Court ruled that internet access is protected under the Indian constitution. Kashmir has not had internet ...
Alphabet's David Drummond is leaving months after allegations surfaced
Engadget - 11 Jan 2020 00:15
Alphabet's chief legal officer David Drummond is leaving the company. Drummond claims he's retiring "to make way for the next generation of leaders," but allegations that he had affairs with employees could cast some dou...
Verizon 5G Home expansion delayed again over equipment issue
Slash Gear - 11 Jan 2020 00:06
The expansion of Verizon’s 5G Home Internet service has been delayed until at least the second half of the year, according to a new report. The wireless carrier is waiting on new equipment that will not be available un...
Spectrum Kills Home Security Business, Refuses Refunds for Owners of Now-Worthless Equipment
Gizmodo - 11 Jan 2020 00:00
Spectrum customers who are also users of the company's home security service are about a month away from being left with a pile of useless equipment that in many cases cost them hundreds of dollars.
A Major New Particle Collider Is Coming to New York
Gizmodo - 10 Jan 2020 23:50
The U.S. Department of Energy has decided on the final location of a major upcoming American particle collider: Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island in New York.
Sonarworks brings a personal touch to headphone calibration
Engadget - 10 Jan 2020 23:45
Sonarworks has been helping people improve the audio from its headphones since 2018. The company's True-Fi app is loaded with more than 300 headphone-sound profiles that tune the model you're wearing so it's closer to wh...