Gadget News
OPPO Find X2 Pro ties with Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro for DxOMark's top score
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2020 04:07
OPPO has recently become more aggressive in demonstrating its innovation in the mobile camera arena and its hard work may finally be paying off. The OPPO Reno 10x Zoom may not have been at the top of its class but it was...
New York power plant mines Bitcoin using excess energy
Engadget - 9 Mar 2020 03:53
A natural gas power plant can't always send excess energy into the grid, frequently leading to waste as the gas is flared or vented away. However, a plant in Dresden, New York thinks it has a solution: use that surplus t...
Disneyland Paris Worker Tests Positive For Coronavirus But No Plans to Close Park
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 19:30
A maintenance worker at Disneyland Paris in France has tested positive for the new coronavirus that has sickened over 111,000 and killed at least 3,800 people globally, according to a new report from Reuters and France's...
Stock market circuit breakers halt trading to avoid COVID-19 crash
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2020 17:01
Today stocks fell significantly today at a rapid pace, causing certain “circuit breakers” to activate. As the S&P fell more than 7% after the starting bell. This is “limit down”, the first of the day, that starti...
Jack Survives
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 19:52
Jack has emerged from a harrowing week, shorts intact. Over the past several days, the tech world was forced to consider what would happen if its Yodalike executive with mysterious travel plans and weird vendetta against...
Google Wants to Get Inside Your Soccer Cleats
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 16:20
If there's one thing soccer nerds love, it's playing FIFA. Well, for the more actively inclined, Google is apparently partnering with Adidas and EA Sports by offering up "Adidas GMR Insoles." Powered by Google's second-g...
Finally, a Wear OS Smartwatch I Don't Absolutely Hate
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 16:00
There's no getting around it: The Suunto 7 smartwatch is a big, beefy boy. Giant smartwatches can be polarizing, but in a world of aggressively mediocre Wear OS devices, the Suunto 7 is a refreshing reminder that the And...
The Final Black Widow Trailer Shows Us What Natasha Romanoff Is Fighting for
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 14:57
And you better not get in her...or her family's way.
Apple Watch might detect your blood oxygen levels
Engadget - 9 Mar 2020 05:40
In the future, your Apple Watch might detect more health trouble than an irregular heartbeat. Tipsters talking to 9to5Mac claim that Apple is working on the ability to detect blood oxygen levels through its wristwear. If...
Stressed Pooches, Global Outbreak, and Immortality: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 04:45
With all this talk about the spread of COVID-19, I would blame you if you're considering staying inside and away from people (more than usual, at least) until all this blows over. I know I am. Thankfully, if voluntary ho...
iPad Air 3rd gen blank screen issue prompts free Service Program
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2020 03:33
Apple is both famous and infamous for its meticulous attention to detail but even some fans have accused the company of losing its touch lately. It isn’t just with the design of new products or buggy software but there...
Twitter Slaps 'Manipulated Media' Tag on Bullshit Video that Trump Retweeted
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 03:05
Twitter's new rules concerning manipulated content went into effect this week, and--not surprisingly--President Donald Trump has already proven why the platform needed them in the first place.
Pixel 4a photos reveal one small but important change
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2020 02:41Ricoh's new Vecnos brand will focus on 360-degree cameras
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2020 23:53
Ricoh is launching a subsidiary called Vecnos that will focus on 360-degree camera products, according to the company. The Vecnos brand will operate with quite a bit of independence from Ricoh, according to its new CEO S...
What's Going On With GeForce Now
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 23:30
Ever since it officially launched last month, game publishers have been abandoning Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming platform in droves. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, meanwhile, has defended the service, arguing it's the most...
You Should Probably Cancel That Thing
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 23:30
Judging from my inbox and the daily requests for advice I'm now getting from co-workers and friends, it's safe to say that many people are wondering about how the coronavirus should affect their immediate plans--and the ...
Former Nintendo exec Reggie Fils-Aimé joins GameStop's board
Engadget - 9 Mar 2020 23:25
GameStop thinks it has a way to turn around its struggling business: give a video game industry legend a say in the company's future. The retailer has appointed three new people to its board of directors, most notably in...
Why Expanding Highways Makes Traffic Worse
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 23:15
Americans drove 40 percent more miles in 2019 than they did in 1994, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. More driving means more congested traffic. So to reduce congestion, it makes sense to build more hi...
Coronavirus Porn Is Almost Appealing
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 23:15
In the worst-case scenarios played out by the ceaseless, sputtering filmstrip of an anxiety-addled brain, the first freedom to disappear under a global pandemic will be bodily autonomy. Self-isolation will strand million...
CDC warns public to throw away hard-boiled eggs over outbreak
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2020 23:06
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public to throw away certain hard-boiled egg products they may have purchased in the last couple of months over a recent outbreak of Listeria. Though the agen...
Quibi accused of patent infringement for its 'Turnstyle' video feature
Engadget - 9 Mar 2020 22:53
The short-form, mobile video streaming platform Quibi is scheduled to launch on April 6th, but it's already facing a patent infringement dispute. Eko, a New York-based company that creates interactive videos, claims Quib...
6 Things We Loved, and 2 Things We Didn't, About Castlevania Season 3
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2020 22:30
Castlevania has returned to haunt Netflix with vampiric plotting, lashings of blood, and more monsters and misery than you can twirl a sword familiar at. With the dust settling on where this new season takes hero and vil...