Como Audio’s speaker matches classic looks with modern tech
Wireless speakers are great for a vast number of reasons, but the most obvious one is that they make it super easy to play music or other audio in your home without having to plug into to anything. But...
The ExoMars spacecraft’s crash landing may have been caused by a computer glitch
Europe and Russia’s ExoMars lander may have suffered a computer glitch during its descent to Mars last week, ultimately causing it to crash-land into the planet’s surface, Nature reports. As the lander...
And that may be good news
The Here One wireless earbuds let you manipulate the world around you
It’s February in New York City, and I’m at a basement music venue in Brooklyn. I’m waiting to see Chumped, one of my favorite young punk bands, play one of their final shows. An opening act is playing...
Circuit Breaker
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October 25, 2016
Apple leaks new MacBook Pro with touch strip
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October 25, 2016
Como Audio’s speaker matches classic looks with modern tech
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October 25, 2016
The Here One wireless earbuds let you manipulate the world around you
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October 25, 2016
Vue tries to replace your Fitbit, headphones, and prescription glasses
AT&T’s streaming TV service will include over 100 channels for $35 per month
AT&T’s effort to build a cable alternative for cord cutters now has a price. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said today that DirecTV Now will launch next month for $35 a month with access to more than 100...
Astronauts' spinal muscles shrink and weaken after long stays in space
Living in space can take its toll on an astronaut’s back, causing the muscles within the spine to weaken over time, a new study confirms. In microgravity, these muscles are prone to atrophy, and that...
Spinal trap
Black Mirror director Dan Trachtenberg explains why horror stories are 'good for your soul'
"Wes Craven said that horror movies are a boot camp for the soul, and that horror movies don't create fear, they release fear."
"It's about the necessity and danger of progress."
Google's answer to Microsoft's Surface Hub is an equally giant digital whiteboard
Google is moving into office hardware today with Jamboard, a new 4K digital whiteboard. Just like Microsoft's Surface Hub, Google's Jamboard is a 55-inch 4K touchscreen, but Google is using Android and a...
Google Docs in your real life meetings
Uber’s new self-driving Volvo SUVs have been spotted in Pittsburgh
One of Uber’s self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs has been spotted out in the wild. A tipster in Pittsburgh sent us this image, as well as the video below, that confirms that Uber is in the process of testing out...
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October 24, 2016
MIT scientists are foolishly training AI to scare people
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October 24, 2016
10 years of Taylor Swift: can you remember an era that isn’t this one?
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October 23, 2016
A human-sized NES is roaming Japan looking for Halloween candy
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October 23, 2016
Watch Clive Owen play tug-of-war with a helicopter in Neill Blomkamp's BMW short
Microsoft to launch its Slack competitor as Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is planning to unveil its Slack competitor at an Office event in New York City next week. Originally dubbed Skype Teams internally, Microsoft will launch the service as Microsoft Teams once it's...
Go Microsoft Teams go
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Fast & Furious producer Justin Lin is rebooting Knight Rider
Fast & Furious producer Justin Lin is trading drag racing for AI-driven cars with a reboot of the ‘80s crime-fighting show Knight Rider.
The digital series, which is currently in development, is expected...
Duet Pro turns your iPad into a high-end Wacom tablet
If you've never heard of Duet Display and you're the owner of an iPad, do this one good thing for yourself and download it immediately. Yes, it's $20, but that's a steal for an app that lets you use your...
The Gilmore Girls revival trailer is here and everyone, everyone, everyone is back
The official trailer for Netflix's much-hyped Gilmore Girls revival is here, and if you're the sort of person that interests, you might want to sit down and take a deep breath before you watch it.
E...
They're here!
UK approves third runway for London's Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport
The UK has approved the addition of a third runway to Heathrow airport in London — a decision that has taken decades to come to and that has already been heavily criticized by members of the government....
an extra 50 percent flights over london
How smartphone cameras took over the world
In the early 2000s, the digital photography revolution made it possible for miniaturized camera hardware and image sensors to be packed into cell phones without adding a significant amount of weight. Then...
Mophie's co-founder made a crazy smartphone-connected scooter
The Immotor Go is a new foldable scooter from the ex-CEO and co-founder of Mophie, Daniel Huang. It's got some impressive features, like pairing with a rider's phone to control the scooter's headlights and...
gimme the scoot
Twitch will host a live cooking show with a former Food Network Star winner
Twitch is getting a live cooking show from the winner of 2012's Food Network Star, Variety reports. Justin Warner will host a two-hour show called ChefShock, in which he’ll cook different recipes while...
It's called ChefShock
BlackBerry makes the DTEK60 official, available today for $499
BlackBerry is adding a new phone to its stable today, the higher-end DTEK60. It follows the release of the DTEK50 from earlier this year and has better specs and features than the entry-level model. The...
Ignore Black Mirror and let the internet reconnect you to the world
Honestly, you never think when clicking a link: “I’m definitely going to spend the next half hour of my life watching a beautiful, wordless video of a man making a violin.” But this is the internet, and if...
pay attention to the little things
Link brings its free public Wi-Fi booths from New York to London
Link's public Wi-Fi access points are coming to London, marking the hubs' first expansion outside of New York. The LinkUK "Links" kiosks will be coming to the British capital in 2017 in a partnership with...
free gigabit wi-fi, phone calls, and charging
Uber’s self-driving truck company just completed its first shipment: 50,000 cans of Budweiser
In the early morning hours of October 20th, an 18-wheeler tractor trailer pulled into Colorado Springs, Colorado, bearing 50,000 frosty cans of Budweiser beer. Normally, this would not be a noteworthy...
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Xiaomi is selling the concept phone of your wildest dreams
Nothing says sci-fi like a bezel-less screen, and Xiaomi’s newly announced Mi Mix Android phablet is very sci-fi with its 91.3 percent screen-to-body ratio. This 6.4-inch device has just been announced as...
"A breathtaking work of art that surpasses existing innovations." Xiaomi
Xiaomi's Mi Note 2 is a Galaxy Note 7 that hopefully won't explode
Xiaomi has announced the Mi Note 2, a phone that looks suspiciously similar to Samsung's ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 while presumably posing less of a fire risk. Here's the impressive (and earlier leaked) spec...
And it might just work in the US
Apple Pay is live in Japan and works on public transport
The release of iOS 10.1 has brought with it support for Apple Pay in Japan, one of Apple's largest markets and a country where mobile payments have been commonplace for well over a decade. The expansion...
Suica is more useful than credit card support in Japan
Netflix boss imagines replacing movies and TV shows with entertainment drugs
Netflix has become a household name by offering streaming movies and TV shows, but CEO Reed Hastings is already looking to the future, to a time when people stop binge-watching entire seasons and take...
Netflix and pill
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Faster Wi-Fi will be in smartphones and laptops next year
Wi-Fi is about to get much, much faster. The Wi-Fi Alliance is now beginning to certify smartphones, laptops, routers, and other devices that include a super-fast Wi-Fi standard called WiGig, which nearly...
MIT scientists are foolishly training AI to scare people
Just in time for Halloween and the presidential election, MIT scientists have created an AI that makes images spooky. Think of it like filter app Prisma, but with a more sinister spin.
A three-person team...
The Trump campaign just launched a nightly talk show on Facebook Live
Donald Trump’s campaign just began broadcasting the first installment of what it’s calling a nightly campaign coverage show exclusively on Facebook Live. The show, which will be broadcast on Trump’s...
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10 years of Taylor Swift: can you remember an era that isn’t this one?
Taylor Swift’s debut album Taylor Swift was released 10 years ago today.
It’s hard to remember a time before her outsize cultural influence, which spans not only country and pop music but Twitter, “good...
Alibaba founder tells Chinese government to use data to stop criminals
In a move considered unusual for a Chinese internet entrepreneur, Alibaba founder and business magnate Jack Ma urged Chinese officials to use big data to stop would-be criminals. Ma announced his ideas on...
Data can be used to catch real-life bad guys before they commit a crime
The new AT&T could control the path from the cable box to your phone
This weekend saw one of the biggest corporate acquisitions in years as AT&T reached a deal to purchase Time Warner for more than $80 billion. If approved, the deal would create a massive new joining of the...
A direct pipeline from Game of Thrones to your smartphone
Google reportedly building eye-tracking headset that mixes VR with the real world
Google is continuing work on a standalone headset that blends virtual and augmented reality, according to Engadget. The device, which has been rumored previously, functions differently from the Daydream VR...
Daydream VR is just the beginning
Cortana is giving out hints about Microsoft's Surface PC event
We’re just two days away from Microsoft’s big Surface PC event in New York City, and even the company’s digital assistant is starting to drop subtle hints as to what we can expect. If you ask Microsoft’s...
Ask it to "spark your imagination"
Apple releases iOS 10.1 with Portrait mode for iPhone 7 Plus
Apple is launching its portrait photo mode for the iPhone 7 Plus today with the release of iOS 10.1. The update, which includes some smaller features and bug fixes for other iOS 10 devices, is headlined by...
Plus a ton of bug fixes