Gadget News
Teenage Engineering is making Capcom-themed pocket synths
Engadget - 28 Oct 2020 20:12
Teenage Engineering has teamed up with Capcom for its latest series of pocket-sized synths. The PO-128 Mega Man and PO-133 Street Fighter models, which each cost $89, include samples and animations from the respective ga...
The outrageous Bugatti Bolide is a 311+ mph exercise in extreme dieting
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 17:47
Wishful thinking can be a fun distraction, but when you’re Bugatti and have a spare moment – and a virtual 8.0-liter W16 engine to play with – the results can be dramatic. Witness as excellent example the Bugatti B...
iPhone 12 could be hiding reverse wireless charging after all
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 06:43
Apple hasn’t had that much luck with its own wireless chargers, at least if you look at the still MIA AirPower, so it was a bit surprising when it announced the all-new old-named MagSafe wireless charging system for th...
Microsoft Edge campaigns seem to be designed to make people hate it
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 05:53
On a purely technical level isolated from all contexts, the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser may actually have a lot going for it. It is compatible with almost all websites, thanks to the same backend that G...
Facebook warns bad actors are using perception hacking to target public
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 03:58
Facebook has announced that it purged three different networks that were engaging in coordinate authentic behavior, which Facebook refers to as CIB. Of those three networks, two were focused specifically on the US, which...
Eating fish and certain nuts together may offer protection after heart attack
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 02:15
It’s no secret that one’s diet can have an incredible effect on one’s present and future health, though the precise diet from which one may benefit depends on many facts. According to a new study published in the J...
Windows 10 update kills off Adobe Flash Player - kind of
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 18:07
There’s a Windows 10 update coming down the pipeline today that’s interesting for a couple of reasons. The first is that the update is completely optional, and the second is that the update attempts to kill off Adobe...
Freakishly Tall Coral Reef Found Off the Coast of Australia
Gizmodo - 28 Oct 2020 18:41
An isolated coral reef measuring 1,640 feet tall has been discovered off the coast of Australia. Known as a detached reef, the blade-like vertical structure could serve as habitat for a variety of undiscovered sea creatu...
3D printed soft surface with tongue-like texture created for the first time
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 16:47
UK researchers led by scientists from the University of Leeds in collaboration with the University of Edinburg have, for the first time, been able to 3D print synthetic soft surfaces with texture like the human tongue. T...
OnePlus Watch rumored to have been scrapped again
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 04:39
OnePlus has dipped its hand into multiple cookie jars from a one-time toy drone to wireless earbuds. The one thing it hasn’t done yet, at least not in a tangible, commercial form, is a smartwatch. Rumors of OnePlus’ ...
LEGO 'The Child' baby Yoda collectible set finally arrives this week
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2020 01:54
This Friday when Disney+ releases the next season of The Mandalorian, LEGO will release its ‘The Child’ set featuring baby Yoda, the latest in a growing line of official merchandise featuring the adorable Jedi master...
Please Don't Freak Out About the Latest Coronavirus Antibody Study
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2020 01:33
Early data from an ongoing study in the UK is setting off a wave of alarm over the pandemic this week. It found evidence that levels of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 took a sharp plunge in England's general population during ...
In 2021, Microsoft wants you to say "Give me Windows!"
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2020 01:25
Signs point to a major refresh of the Windows 10 user interface for the masses in the second half of the year 2021. This UI refresh was reported today to roll with a codename “Sun Valley.” In the mix is a set of chan...
The first Alexa-connected toy kitchen goes on sale for $300
Engadget - 29 Oct 2020 01:13
After making its debut at Toy Fair 2020 earlier this year, KidKraft's 2-in-1 Alexa Kitchen and Market is now available to buy. You can pre-order the $300 toy kitchen before it starts shipping out on November 9th. We got ...
Here's how Xbox Series X is using AMD's RDNA 2 GPU tech
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2020 00:48
Following the reveal of AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs earlier today, Microsoft has gone into a little more detail about what the Xbox Series X will be capable of thanks to AMD’s graphics cards. Xbox Series X and X...
NASA's latest space posters feature creepy and retro horror designs
Slash Gear - 29 Oct 2020 00:34
NASA occasionally releases travel posters featuring fictional, often retro representations of real-life places, ones located so far from our own planet that we’ll likely never explore them during this lifetime. The spa...
Trump Finds New Way to Endanger the Health of His Supporters: Stranding Them in the Cold
Gizmodo - 29 Oct 2020 00:30
At least seven people were hospitalized after Donald Trump threw a rally at Nebraska's Eppley Airfield near Omaha in freezing temperatures on Tuesday night. The president promptly jetted off afterward, leaving thousands ...
The Senate's section 230 hearing was partisan and predictable
Engadget - 28 Oct 2020 23:54
Vital debate on the future of the internet or pure political theatre? Today's Senate Commerce Committee hearing featured Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, and addressed the ...
RIP Google Play Music, 2011 - 2020
Ars Technica - 28 Oct 2020 23:51
We celebrate the life of Google's music service. It shall live forever in our hearts.
Birds With 20-Foot Wingspans Once Patrolled the Skies of Antarctica
Gizmodo - 28 Oct 2020 23:46
A re-analysis of two fossils found in the 1980s has led to the discovery of an absolutely enormous Antarctic seabird.
Sony details PlayStation Plus Collection for PS5, reveals November PS Plus games
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 23:34
Today was a rather big day for PlayStation 5 news, as Sony revealed several games that will be coming to the platform either at or shortly after launch. The PS5 news didn’t stop there, though, as Sony also shared new d...
Study on premature death finds a good reason for smokers to finally quit
Slash Gear - 28 Oct 2020 23:32
If the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t enough to scare you into giving up cigarettes, maybe a new study from the American Heart Association will be. The researchers focused specifically on premature deaths resulting from card...