Gadget News
Mophie's latest portable battery pack has a flip-out Apple Watch charger
Engadget - 17 Sep 2020 22:30
Mophie has unveiled its latest slate of wireless charging devices, which are primarily designed for Apple products. The $140 portable Powerstation all-in-one could come in handy while you're on the move. It has an 8,000m...
Ford's electric F-150 can be a mobile power source for jobsites and more
Engadget - 17 Sep 2020 19:23
It's been a few months since we've heard much about Ford's all-electric F-150. Today, along with announcing a $700 million investment in a Michigan-based, high-tech manufacturing plant, Ford shared new details about the ...
Facebook Infinite Office tries to sell the idea of VR productivity
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2020 05:17
Virtual reality has always carried the stigma of being more of an entertainment-centric technology. With Facebook at the helm of one of the two biggest VR platforms today, that identity seems to get even more cemented, j...
Finally, You Can Use VR to Hide From Jurassic Park's Dinosaurs
Gizmodo - 17 Sep 2020 02:45
High on the list of things you'd rather not actually be doing has got to be running around Jurassic Park with a bunch of ferocious, free-roaming dinosaurs. You may, however, may want to emulate the experience from the co...
Oracle's Bid for TikTok Is Down to the Wire and Also a Huge Mess
Gizmodo - 17 Sep 2020 06:25
The Trump administration's efforts to strong-arm Beijing-based ByteDance into selling its U.S. subsidiary TikTok to an American company are closing in, with enterprise software giant Oracle attempting to get regulators t...
Microsoft invites web apps to support Surface Duo and Galaxy Z Fold 2
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2020 06:14
The Microsoft Surface Duo and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 have been compared and contrasted but, curiously, Microsoft doesn’t think they’re that different, at least not from an app development point of view. That’s act...
Epson LS500 ultra short throw 4K HDR 120″ laser projector packs Android TV
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2020 00:12
Epson has introduced a new ultra-short-throw projector designed specifically for home entertainment needs; it offers 4K Ultra HD resolution alongside Android TV, enabling users to directly access and project content from...
Sony Xperia 5 II forces gamers to take notice
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2020 18:23
Today we’re taking a peek at the Sony Xperia 5 II, a compact smartphone with the powers of a much more massive device. This device is made to essentially force the attention of gamers and photographers/videographers wi...
LG MAGNIT MicroLED TV boasts 163 inches of 4K resolution
The Gadget Flow - 17 Sep 2020 11:00
The LG MAGNIT MicroLED TV allows you to build a screen up to 163 inches, and it features 4K resolution. The screen’s surface is as smooth as an LCD while remaining sleek even when it’s off. In fact, the installers..
Bose QuietComfort 35 II Gaming Headset aims for a different crowd
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2020 07:17
Bose’s QuietComfort 35 II, or simply QC35 II, has more or less been the standard of many Bluetooth ANC headphones, making the top of many charts of many sites and reviews. It has been nearly three years, however, since...
Evernote for iOS launch promise to just be the starting line
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2020 05:49
Once the household name in productivity, Evernote’s fall from grace in the past years has been widely documented and narrated to death. It promised to turn the ship around but, as it admits, it took far longer than the...
Fortnite x Rocket League crossover inbound with Llama-Rama weekend event
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2020 04:30
Two hit games — Fortnite and Rocket League — are about to have a big crossover with a weekend event dubbed “Llama-Rama.” The crossover is to celebrate Rocket League becoming free-to-play (as previously announced)...
Study details disturbing link between PTSD and spike in dementia risk
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2020 02:09
If you suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you face more than double the risk of developing dementia later in life — at least according to a new study from University College London. This study represent...
Parents Agree: Don't Give Your Kids an Apple Watch
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2020 01:27
The easiest way to sell something is to tell people it will help them not die or get hurt. This is definitely true when it comes to the Apple Watch, a product whose--arguably excellent--marketing message is, "wear this a...
Spotify belatedly adds notifications for new podcast episodes
Engadget - 18 Sep 2020 01:19
Spotify has rolled out mobile push notifications for new podcast episodes starting today, the streaming app announced in a statement. It's a relatively small development, but one that indicates Spotify is continuing to s...
Amazon opens smart grocery store with Alexa, Prime perks, and Dash carts
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2020 01:18
Amazon has announced the opening of a Fresh grocery store in California, one that features a variety of smart technologies designed to improve the shopping experience. The store is, as you’d expect from a grocery store...
Why Isn't Close Encounters Considered Steven Spielberg's Ultimate Masterpiece? Because It Kind of Is
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2020 01:15
Many people would agree that Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a straight-up masterpiece. That's not some wild stretch. And yet, ask those same people what the best Steven Spielberg movies are and there's a very good...
An RTX 3080 Graphics Card Just Sold on Ebay for $70,000
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2020 01:00
The RTX 3080 is already sold out everywhere, and as soon as something sells out people like to then resell it, which means there are plenty of auctions on Ebay. But who on earth just bought the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 fo...
Here's when Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S pre-orders open
Slash Gear - 18 Sep 2020 00:59
Ever since Microsoft announced pricing and release dates for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, we’ve known that the company is planning to open up pre-orders for both consoles on September 22nd. If the PlayStation 5...
Hands-on with Intel's i7-1185G7 Tiger Lake prototype laptop
Ars Technica - 18 Sep 2020 00:45
Tiger Lake is a much better challenger for AMD--but it's still fighting uphill.
Facebook Might Have Just Given Us a Peek at Our Wild AR Future
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2020 00:30
While a good chunk of Facebook's Connect event was focused on tech you can use right now (or at least in the very near future) like the Oculus Quest 2, during yesterday's livestream presentation Oculus chief scientist Mi...
Tatiana Maslany Will Play Disney+'s She-Hulk
Gizmodo - 18 Sep 2020 00:20
Marvel Studios has found itself a suitable Attorney-at-Law. Who is also sometimes a big green rage monster.