Gadget News
'Bizarre' Land Turtle Somehow Survived Mass Extinction That Killed the Dinosaurs
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2020 20:45
Very few land turtles managed to survive the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs, but at least one species of primitive turtle managed to fend off extinction in the northern hemisphere, according to new fossils found in ...
Palforzia, the first peanut allergy treatment, finally gets FDA approval
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2020 01:07
A few months after the FDA announced a major step toward the eventual approval of a peanut allergy treatment, the big day has finally arrived. Aimmune Therapeutics has announced that its Palforzia peanut allergy treatmen...
SEX WEEK: 6 Gender-Neutral Sex Toys to Spice Things up for You and Your Partner this V-Day
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2020 17:00
Remember when the only sex toy you could correctly identify was a gummy, highlighter-neon colored dildo that could feasibly pass for a dog's chew toy?
Google Photos bug sent private videos to strangers
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 15:39
If you used Google Takeout to back up your Photos files from November 21st to 25th, 2019, a stranger out there may have a copy of your videos. The tech giant has started sending out emails, warning users about a bug that...
The Pentagon wants to catch rogue drones in nets
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 01:35
The Pentagon already has permission to shoot drones out of the sky if they're deemed a threat, but it's not stopping there. The Department of Defense (DoD) has signed a contract with Fortem Technologies for what the comp...
Panasonic just made the world's most powerful blue laser: Here's why
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2020 00:45
In a demonstration in Osaka, Japan, Panasonic demonstrated the new world’s highest brightness blue laser. They’ve done this with a couple of technologies/techniques, using wavelength beam combining (WBC) with a direc...
'The Wonderful 101' remaster smashes Kickstarter goal in hours
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 17:01
If anything demonstrates that gamers love a bit of cult nostalgia, it's the eye-watering success of Kickstarter campaigns pledging to bring former hits back to life. And that's absolutely the case with former Wii U title...
Google begins rolling out Chrome update that can block cross-site tracking
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 16:25
Google will start rolling out a new version of Chrome that can prevent cross-site tracking today, February 4th. The tech giant first revealed that it was working on the feature in mid-2019 in an effort to prevent securit...
Apple News' 2020 presidential election coverage includes livestreams
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 15:49
Like Apple's done during previous election years, it's announced special dedicated Apple News coverage for the presidential election, just in time for those tricky caucuses. Sources will include most major US news networ...
Gear S2 update breathes new life into an old smartwatch
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2020 14:03
Unlike smartphones, which usually have a two-year lifespan, at least as far as support and warranties go, smartwatches don’t exactly come with guarantees of when they will cease getting any updates. More often than not...
Motorla Razr first impressions are unflattering
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2020 05:16
Although the Galaxy Z Flip has been rumored far longer, Motorola beat Samsung to the punch by announcing and launching its reborn Razr clamshell ahead of time. Motorola and parent Lenovo have admittedly been playing arou...
Alphabet Finally Discloses Size of YouTube's Ad Business: Over $15 Billion in 2019
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2020 05:05
Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. has disclosed how much YouTube's advertising business rakes in for the first time, writing in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the streaming giant made just s...
Google Assistant can now tell you where your Tile was last seen
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2020 04:32
Some things, like keys and remote controls, are often too easy to misplace, which is one of the reasons Bluetooth trackers like Tile were born. But when you’re frantically searching for them, the last thing you’d wan...
Sci-Fi Has Never Been More at One With Nature Than in These Posters
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2020 03:30
When you think sci-fi, you think metal. You think space. You think speed, technology, lasers, and everything mechanical. You don't think trees. You don't think grass, rivers, or flowers. And yet, the crossovers between n...
Fujifilm X100V compact camera launches with hybrid viewfinder
Slash Gear - 4 Feb 2020 23:58
Fujifilm has unveiled its newest compact digital camera with the X100V. This model joins the company’s expansive X100 product line, offering a combination of advanced features, a new lens, and an improved hybrid viewfi...
Instagram will let you reply to Stories with GIFs
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 23:54
For a couple of years, Instagram users have been able to pull GIFs from Giphy to use as animated stickers in Stories. When your friend posts something that you just have to respond to and words or a static image just won...
The UK Plans to Ban the Sale of Gas and Hybrid Cars by 2035
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2020 23:50
The UK is going hard in its game to ban cars. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at the launch of talks related to COP26, the next chapter of international climate talks, that his government would accelerate its ban ...
This General Grievous Cosplay Has to Be Seen to Be Believed
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2020 23:45
Few Star Wars characters are more difficult to cosplay than General Grievous. He's a skeletal being, more machine than anything else, with four arms and a very distinctive way of moving. It's simply not something a norma...
Does Beyoncé Know That She's Trying To Help You Raise Your Credit Score?
Gizmodo - 4 Feb 2020 23:45
Look at the screenshot above, from the website for credit-repair company Finance Council, featuring noted mother-and-daughter pair Tina Knowles-Lawson and Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, and you may think, "Well, that's...
Twitter bans deepfakes that are 'likely to cause harm'
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 23:40
Twitter just released its new rules for handling synthetic and manipulated media. The company says you can no longer "deceptively share" deepfakes that are "likely to cause harm," and it may label Tweets containing deepf...
Google Fiber stops offering traditional TV service to new customers
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 23:24
If you're ready to sign up for Google Fiber but want TV service at the same time, you'll have to go online. Google has stopped selling conventional TV service to new customers as of today. Instead, it'll give customers t...
Fujifilm will announce the X-T4 on February 26th
Engadget - 4 Feb 2020 23:21
Fujifilm will announce the next-generation of its flagship X-series camera, the X-T4, on February 26th. The Japanese camera manufacturer shared the tidbit as kind of a "one more thing" during its X100V launch event in Lo...