Gadget News

I've been on a quest to find the perfect E Ink device that combines all the best features and applications of electronic ink while still being small enough that I'll actually want to carry it around all day. For my needs...

If you just bought a brand new iPhone 13, you might want to check out your options in Settings. If you restored your new phone from a backup of your old one, you may want to fine-tune it to better suit your needs. If you...

As part of a new feature that's expected to get a wider release later this fall, Google's new "Quick Phrases" will soon allow people to perform a ton of voice commands without saying "OK, Google" or "Hey Google," first.

YouTube is improving video accessibility for both viewers with sight issues and those beyond the English-speaking world. To start, the company is testing the option of adding multiple audio tracks to videos. This will he...

Pack efficiently for overseas trips--or just fit everything into your carry-on--with the Ace Marks Travel Shoe Collection. These travel shoes fold completely flat and reconstruct without any creases. They can definitely ...

The Galaxy S21 FE is probably one of the most notable phones that have reached some level of fame or infamy even before it even launches. Actually, there were already expectations that it wouldn’t launch at all after r...

Scientists have shown that an obsidian hand-mirror once owned by the Renaissance polymath John Dee has Aztec origins, thus confirming a longstanding mystery.

You don't have to be a Kanye fan (or buy a gadget) to remix a new album. MusicTechnotes that Courtney Barnett has shared a free, web-based stem mixer that lets you chop up three singles from the Australian rocker's upcom...

Now that in-person dating is making a comeback, Lyft and Tinder want to encourage more of those face-to-face encounters. As teased in March, the Tinder app now includes an Explore hub that lets you buy a Lyft ride for yo...

The U.S. Justice Department has announced the launch of a new investigative team focused on disrupting "criminal misuse" of cryptocurrency. Dubbed the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, or NCET, for short, the tea...

The European Parliament has called for EU lawmakers to institute a ban on law enforcement's use of facial recognition, as well as other surveillance tools commonly used in the course of algorithm-driven predictive polici...

Twitter has detailed a number of experimental features and tests over the summer, and it doesn’t look like its plans are slowing down any time soon. This time around, the company revealed that it is testing a prompt th...

It's safe to say that The Teens hate Facebook and Twitter as much as the rest of us.

Ridesharing service Lyft has teamed with Tinder to offer a new feature for those hoping to go out on dates again. For those times you match with someone who doesn’t have a car of their own, you can now use Lyft to send...

YouTube's reduced tolerance for misinformation now extends to climate science. The Google service has enacted a new policy barring ads and monetization for content that contradicts the "well-established scientific consen...

Lucasfilm publishing and Del Rey might not officially be at New York Comic Con as it kicks off today, but they're bringing their usual slice of upcoming novel news anyway--and whether you're a fan of the sequels or the p...

This week, the World Health Organization released diagnostic criteria for long covid, a perplexing condition that has affected survivors of covid-19. Among other things, the WHO notes that patients can experience symptom...

More than a decade after Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher dramatized the rise of Facebook with The Social Network, a new TV series will attempt to tell the story of the company's more recent history. Per Deadline, producti...

Apple CarPlay may be commonplace in most new vehicles now, but Apple is reportedly planning deeper integration for the iPhone projection system that could better compete with Google’s push to dominate the dashboard. Ca...

Today we’re taking a peek at what’s about to launch in Pokemon GO for Halloween 2021. This month, October of 2021, has a bunch of events, releases, and research the likes of which we’ve not seen in years. Just toda...

You know those times you're at a party you don't really want to be at and staring at a blank wall is more appealing than socializing? To a high-res camera, that seemingly boring blank wall is actually a wealth of informa...

Usually, a show like the animated Star Trek: Lower Decks--where the events our ensigns get up to are mostly like the c-plot in any other series--upping its stakes and scope might come with a level of apprehension. Perhap...