You can trick a 3D printer into playing 'The Imperial March' from 'Star Wars'
When
we first went hands-on with Makerbot's Replicator in our office, we
said that it sounded like a washing machine with a handful of rocks
thrown in. But now thanks to the internet, your 3D printer can churn out
teacups or chess pieces to something... Read More ...
VLC's Android media player is (mostly) finished
VideoLAN's
multi-talented VLC media player has taken a while to reach Android in
finished form -- long enough that the developers revived the iOS app in
the meantime. At last, though, it appears to be ready for prime time.
The team has updated VLC fo... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Gear VR goes on sale, upgrading your soccer life, and more!
Samsung's
Gear VR is officially the first virtual reality headset on the market,
but what does that mean? And should you buy it? Ben Gilbert sat down
with the company's VP/GM of immersive products and VR Nick DiCarlo to
find out. That's not all we ha... Read More ...
Unboxed: Sony's 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 is gorgeous, rare and sold out
Nostalgia
is a powerful tool and Sony knows exactly how to wield it. You need
only glimpse the 20th Anniversary Edition PlayStation 4 in real life to
fully comprehend that. The limited edition console, which comes with an
"original gray" paint job, p... Read More ...
Amazon apparently testing bike couriers for some Manhattan deliveries
While
Amazon deals with regulatory hurdles for its drone-based rapid delivery
service, it's apparently testing an option that's a bit more, well,
human in the meantime. The shopping juggernaut is holding time-trials
for bike messengers in New York, a... Read More ...
Bionic Bra automatically boosts and loosens to keep your breasts in place
Hey
ladies. Let's have a bit of girl talk. Specifically, let's talk about
boobs. Both you and I know that shopping for bras is a pain. They almost
never fit perfectly, they're awkward to deal with and worst of all,
they can be damned uncomfortable. P... Read More ...
What's on your HDTV: 'Guardians of the Galaxy', 'SoA' finale, 'Marco Polo'
After
racking up $771 million at the box office, Guardians of the Galaxy is
coming home. It's a little different from Marvel's other superhero
collaborations with Disney, but no less satisfying. This is also the
week that Sons of Anarchy comes to its... Read More ...
Barack Obama just became the first US president to write a computer program
Remember
that Hour of Code event we mentioned earlier today? The one that had
President Barack Obama hosting a computer science workshop at the White
House? Turns out the president used the event to mark a new milestone in
American history: He's now ... Read More ...
Bing puts contact info and directions atop searches for easy access
Google
has been keen on serving up addresses, phone numbers and directions at
the top of its search results to make things much easier. And now, Bing
is doing the same. Microsoft's search engine will display all of those
important contact details, as... Read More ...
Facebook makes it easier to find your friends' old posts
Facebook
has taken quite a few steps to help you find people and certain posts,
but actually sifting through your friends' post history has been tricky.
How are you supposed to find the photos from that epic party last
summer? It may not be as much o... Read More ...
NASA: Mars' Gale Crater held a huge lake for millions of years
Humans
have been speculating about water on Mars for hundreds of years, and
now thanks to the Curiosity rover we're getting a better sense of how
wet the Red Planet used to be. NASA revealed today that the Gale Crater,
the 96-mile wide patch of land ... Read More ...
YouTube warns users of potential music copyright issues
If
you're using a popular song to complement your YouTube footage, the
service now has a way for you to check for possible copyright
violations. The site used Content ID to monitor videos for quite some
time, but there wasn't a way to get ahead of is... Read More ...
Vimeo will let you download (but not stream) 4K videos
YouTube
embraced 4K video a long time ago, but Vimeo is at last catching up...
well, more or less. The internet media hub now lets you download 4K
clips from both Vimeo Pro members and Video On Demand providers. If you
just snagged a Retina iMac or a... Read More ...
Wireless charging for tablets is finally coming next year
We're
still waiting for the Rezence standard to bring wireless charging to
laptops, but Freescale is taking a big step towards making that a
reality. It just announced a new wireless product that's powerful enough
to recharge tablets, portable medica... Read More ...
Virtual reality movies arrive in force at the Sundance Film Festival
Virtual
reality is already making its presence felt in the movie business, but
it's about to take root in a big way. The Sundance Film Festival has
revealed that nine of the 13 New Frontier art installations at its 2015
event will use virtual reality... Read More ...
Samsung's virtual reality headset, Gear VR: what you need to know
Samsung's
virtual reality headset, dubbed "Gear VR," is available for purchase as
of today. For those not following the last three years of virtual
reality's return from obscurity, today is a big day: Gear VR is the
first virtual reality headset avai... Read More ...
Tech giants, government promote computer science with Hour of Code
Coding
sounds hard, but sometimes all a kid (or grown-up) needs is a push in
the right direction. That's the motivation for the second annual Hour of
Code, which runs between December 8th and 14th as part of Computer
Science Education Week. The initi... Read More ...
You can buy Samsung's virtual reality headset right now for $200
Consumer
virtual reality is kind of, sort of, almost a reality. It's basically a
reality today, actually, as Samsung's virtual reality headset -- "Gear
VR" -- is available for purchase online. As previously reported, the
headset will set you back $20... Read More ...
Brits double their broadband data usage, but speeds are still an issue
Broadband
usage is soaring in the UK, but the companies piping it into our homes
are still playing catch-up. That's according to Ofcom, which looked into
the state of connections across Britain. So how does it all break down?
For a start, the average... Read More ...
Royal Mail wants you to 3D print gifts right before you ship them
Let's
say you're in a real hurry to mail gifts this holiday -- so much so
that you forgot to buy those gifts before you reached the post office.
Are you stuck? Not if the UK's Royal Mail has something to say about it.
The organization is teaming with... Read More ...
Grooveshark will launch an internet radio service in 2015
It's
rare that you'll find a story about Grooveshark that doesn't include
the phrases "copyright," "lawsuit" or "legally questionable." This may
change in 2015, however, as it appears the company is about to turn over
a new leaf and play nicely with ... Read More ...
TalkTalk app lets customers use their landline package on a smartphone
Now
that everyone and their dog has a mobile, landlines are less
communication tool, more compulsory conduit for getting broadband at
home. Free weekend calls and other concessions that come with landlines
are usually wasted, but just as Virgin Media... Read More ...
Grumpy Cat turns a genetic defect into a $100 million empire
A
cat that does nothing but look mildly peeved has managed to parlay that
"talent" into nearly $100 million in just over two years, according to
the Express. Grumpy Cat's newly-rich owner, Tabatha Bundeson called the
feline (whose real name is Tardar... Read More ...
YouTube offering bonuses to keep talent away from rivals, says WSJ
Google
is throwing money at its YouTube stars to keep them away from a site
that hasn't even launched yet, according to the WSJ. Vessel, created by
Hulu exec Jason Kilar, has offered some YouTube artists exclusive and
lucrative deals to attract atten... Read More ...
Thieves swipe over 1 million smartphones in the US each year
If
you suspected that smartphone theft was becoming an epidemic in the
US... well, you're right. The FCC has published findings which show that
Americans report well over 1 million smartphone thefts to the police
each year. That's not as high as unof... Read More ...
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