Gadget News
We Could Breach the 1.5 Degrees Celsius Threshold in the Next 5 Years
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2020 16:32
Remember that earth-shattering climate report from a couple years ago that said we have to massively cut emissions by 2030 to ensure we don't exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold of global warmin...
Star Trek's Jeffreys Combs, Ranked
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2020 21:45
Star Trek is filled with fantastic guest actors, but there are perhaps few more prolific, as prominent, or as downright varied as Jeffrey Combs.
Reopening U.S. Schools Is a Mess--Whether Kids Can Spread It or Not
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2020 21:22
A new paper out Friday is the latest by experts arguing that grade schools in the U.S. could be reopened safely in the fall--given evidence that kids are unlikely to spread the coronavirus easily and provided that certai...
Facebook and Instagram users can now opt out of seeing political ads
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2020 03:47
Facebook has announced that users in the United States, including those on Instagram, can now opt out of seeing certain types of advertisements on the social media platforms, including ones related to politics. Users may...
The Batman Universe Will Expand With an HBO Max Cop Show
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2020 20:02
Robert Pattinson's Batman hasn't even finished filming yet but his world is already expanding. Director Matt Reeves and Sopranos producer Terrence Winter are teaming up to do a Gotham City set police procedural on HBO Ma...
Solgaard HomeBase Solar Boombox Ecosystem has a built-in wireless charger and amplifier
The Gadget Flow - 10 Jul 2020 15:00
The Solgaard HomeBase Solar Boombox Ecosystem has reimagined what it means to be eco-friendly. In fact, the HomeBase consists of recycled ocean plastic and has a built-in wireless charger and amplifier. Designed as a she...
IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 MIDI Keyboard Controller Series lets you play anywhere
The Gadget Flow - 10 Jul 2020 15:00
Create music anytime, anywhere with the IK Multimedia iRig Keys 2 MIDI Keyboard Controller Series. This collection includes the Keys 2, Keys 2 Mini, and Keys 2 Pro. You’ll receive a variety of 25 and 37 mini keys along...
Android 11 will leave OEMs with fewer excuses for slow updates
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2020 06:19
Every year at WWDC, Apple indirectly puts the Android world to shame when it reveals adoption numbers for its supported iOS versions. While things have certainly improved in the last two or three years, there is still mu...
Gamers will soon be able to change their World of Warcraft gender for free
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2020 04:58
World of Warcraft players will soon be able to change their character’s gender without paying the somewhat hefty fee, Blizzard has revealed. The change will arrive as part of the recently detailed Shadowlands expansion...
Detroit Police Wrongfully Arrested Another Black Man Falsely Identified by Face Recognition
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2020 01:46
For more than a year, people opposed to giving police access to face recognition technology have pointed to criminal cases such as that of Willie Lynch. A Florida appellate court ruled last year that Lynch, a Jacksonvill...
Massive Pokemon GO leak: New Shiny spawns, items, clothing
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2020 01:31
Today we’re taking a peek at the latest iteration of Pokemon GO as datamined this afternoon. In this version of Pokemon GO, we see a whole lot of detail on the game and what it’ll become in the next few weeks. That i...
Amazon's 'New World' MMO is delayed again
Engadget - 11 Jul 2020 01:30
Amazon is once delaying its upcoming colonial online RPG New World (via PCGamer). The company's Amazon Games studio says it now plans to release the game sometime in the spring of 2021. It's also delaying the title's fin...
Uber Is Running Out of Ideas on How to Save Its Own Ass
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2020 01:30
Even for regular schmucks with no background in economics or labor law, one of the glaring problems with Uber's claim that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employees is that Uber sets the price of ride...
France's Parliament Approves Age-Verification for Pornography Websites
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2020 01:00
The French Parliament this week approved legislation for requiring age-verification protocols for pornography websites, a system approved and later abandoned by the U.K. following technical setbacks and privacy concerns....
How to Use Your GoPro HERO8 as a Webcam
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2020 01:00
After months in quarantine, we're all used to working and socializing remotely (right?). The ubiquity of camera-touting devices and the abundance of video-chat apps made the transition easy (well, not easy), but there's ...
Yes, Apple silicon Macs will have Thunderbolt ports
Ars Technica - 11 Jul 2020 00:55
Company's statement offers clarification in the wake of Intel's announcement.
NASA wants to take humans to the Moon and Mars - but not their germs
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2020 00:50
NASA has detailed its plan to prevent contamination of space caused by human activities. According to the space agency’s Administrator Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s newly published Interim Directives (NIDs) will cover both...
Instagram Finally Issues a Complete Ban on Conversion Therapy Content
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2020 00:40
Speaking with the BBC on Friday, Instagram's public policy director for Europe said that the company will be altering its tactics for dealing with any posts related to conversion therapy. While the platform has condemned...
Facebook may pause political ads prior to the 2020 election
Engadget - 11 Jul 2020 00:33
Facebook could make a major change to its advertising policies in an effort to fight election-related misinformation. The social network is considering a ban on political advertising in the U.S. in the days before the 20...
Mercedes looks to new sensors so lavish S-Class is more user-friendly
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2020 00:21
Mercedes will use cabin cameras to figure out not only who’s inside the car but where they’re sitting, and what they’re looking at, with the upcoming 2021 S-Class promising new levels of tracking – and convenienc...
Google will prohibit ads for 'intimate partner surveillance' tech
Engadget - 11 Jul 2020 00:05
Starting August 11th, Google is banning advertisements for "stalkerware" apps and hardware, which enable someone to track the phone activity or movement of another person. These apps and hardware tend to be used for "int...
Astronomers Have a Plan to Detect a Possible Black Hole in Our Solar System
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2020 23:43
You may have heard about Planet Nine--a hypothetical planet thought to exist in the outer reaches of the solar system. One possibility is that it's not a planet at all but a tiny black hole. New research outlines a poten...