Popular club drug assists therapy for the terminally ill
MDMA
is widely used both on and off festival grounds. But the drug is
quietly making a comeback as a therapeutic aid. Last week, the DEA
approved a clinical trial that will use a combination of the psychedelic
drug and psychotherapy to treat anxiety ... Read More ...
Apple's secret fitness lab revealed by 'Good Morning America'
Apple
just gave Good Morning America a first look at its secretive fitness
lab, where it's spent the past few years putting employees through a
battery of tests. And no, they didn't even know they were helping the
company get ready for the Apple Watc... Read More ...
Apple TV revamp coming in June with Siri and App Store
Apple's
criminally ignored set-top box is finally getting a major upgrade. The
company is reportedly planning to announce a new Apple TV at its
Worldwide Developer Conference in June, according to Buzzfeed. And yes,
sources say it'll pack in just abo... Read More ...
Surviving a British winter with a not-so-smart thermostat
Just
under a year ago, I had British Gas' Hive smart thermostat bolted on to
my home's existing aged central heating system. The easiest thing to do
would have been to just review it there and then, but if I'm being
honest, it makes more sense to tal... Read More ...
'Final Fantasy: Type-0' is a great documentary within an OK game
"I've
never experienced war myself," Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy
Type-0, told me in an interview this past January. We were discussing
why his new entry in Square-Enix's nearly 30-year-old role-playing game
series often feels like a cros... Read More ...
You can buy your own 'Tron' lightcycle (if you've got 40 grand)
If
you've ever watched Tron: Legacy and wished that you could own your own
lightcycle, then May 2nd could be your only chance. Car collectors the
Andrews Family is selling the bulk of its vehicle haul that includes a
custom replica of the two-wheeler... Read More ...
US Navy will fire fighter jets into the air with electromagnets
For
the last 60 years, the US Navy has launched fighters from carrier decks
using steam catapults. While that made for some atmospheric Top Gun
shots, the jerky motion adds wear-and-tear to aircraft and pilots alike.
The military is now ready to test... Read More ...
Tiny glass fibers are the secret to boots made for walkin' (on ice)
A
team of Canadian researchers don't think cleats and studs are the way
to go when it comes to winter boots. In fact they've developed what they
believe are superior alternatives: ones that use minuscule bits of
glass instead. The team has designed b... Read More ...
FBI accuses NYPD officer of scamming road accident victims
When
most people are short of cash, they either sell some junk on eBay or
get a second job. NYPD Auxiliary Deputy Inspector Yehuda Katz, on the
other hand, decided to try something a little more audacious: a scam
that involved breaking into into the ... Read More ...
White House names top Facebook engineer as first director of IT
The
White House has gone shopping for talent in Silicon Valley again. This
time, it's plucked David Recordon from Facebook to become its first
Director of Information Technology. Before accepting the government
position, Recordon served as the social... Read More ...
Where to buy Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in the UK
Another
year, another MWC trade show, another flagship model added to Samsung's
Galaxy line-up. Actually, make that two, with the new Galaxy S6 joined
by a curved-screen doppelgänger, the S6 edge. Aside from the sloping
sides of the S6 edge's display... Read More ...
Lenovo CEO shows off briefcase full of Moto 360 smartwatches, secrets
When
you're the boss, you can probably do anything you want. Like show off a
case filled with (possibly) future smartwatch designs, straps, bezels
and other assorted watch parts -- and share it with the internet. Like
Lenovo CEO, Yang Yuanqing, who m... Read More ...
How do you promote a new banknote? With 'Tetris,' of course
If
there's one thing that kids love more than Tetris, it's learning about
the security features built into new banknotes. Thankfully, the folks at
the European Central Bank have devised a way to combine both of those
pursuits in the form of Tetris Ne... Read More ...
FTC report reveals how Google manipulated its search results
A
few years ago, the FTC decided not to pursue an antitrust lawsuit
against Google despite finding that its search algorithm really was
biased. Now, we finally know the details of that lengthy investigation,
thanks to a report written by FTC staffers... Read More ...
Comparethemarket revives Orange Wednesdays with 'Meerkat Movies'
When
EE announced its replacement for Orange Wednesdays earlier this week,
we couldn't help but feel a slight pang of disappointment. Sure, cheap
movie rentals are nice, but the deal isn't a patch on snagging
two-for-one cinema tickets in the UK. If ... Read More ...
Google hopes these offers make you want a Chromecast
Google
isn't just using Chromecast Offers to reward existing users, the
company's also loading it with freebies in an effort to more households
to get one. For instance, if you buy a Chromecast from March 20th to
April 19th, you'll get $80 worth of r... Read More ...
Total solar eclipse coincides with supermoon and spring equinox
The
end is nigh, Engadget readers: a triumvirate of celestial events is
happening simultaneously. Okay, that might be a bit of an overstatement,
but until we hit the other side of today's supermoon, spring equinox
(yay!) and total solar eclipse, we j... Read More ...
HTC CEO Peter Chou steps down to focus on innovation lab
Given
HTC's roller coaster ride in the past few years, it's no secret that
Peter Chou had always been more of a product guy than a manager. Well,
the time has finally come for him to give up his CEO role. Shortly after
the One M9 launch, the Taiwanes... Read More ...
Movie piracy app Popcorn Time thinks it can thwart a shutdown
About
a year after Popcorn Time's death and resurrection show, comes news
that the app is taking even more of the legwork out of watching pirated
movies online. To further stretch the meaning of "legal," the service is
moving to a peer-to-peer stream... Read More ...
A bookmarklet ends Netflix's annoying horizontal web scrolling
Netflix
on the web can be a tiresome experience, because the homepage's
horizontal carousels show only a smattering of titles at once. To see
more, you have to patiently hover your cursor over the arrow buttons on
either side, which slide in new movi... Read More ...
This factory robot is small, precise and human-friendly
Picture
a typical factory robot in your head and you'll probably see a cold,
unsympathetic arm performing relatively simple tasks. You may want to
shake that image soon, though. Rethink Robotics has taken the wraps off
of Sawyer, a smaller sibling to... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: a popular GoPro song, Tesla autopilot mode and more!
In
today's edition of the Daily Roundup, find out why a certain song is
used in so many GoPro videos, learn about Tesla's new "autopilot mode"
and get the scoop on Stanford scientists modifying leukemia to eat
itself. Get the details on these stories... Read More ...
Streaming music sales in the US beat CDs for the first time
Sorry,
Taylor Swift, but streaming music isn't going anywhere. In fact,
revenues from streaming services like Spotify and Rdio overtook CD sales
last year -- a first for the music industry -- according to data from
the RIAA. Streaming sales hit $1.87... Read More ...
The Big Picture: This missile can knock out warheads in space
Rising
from a wall of flames, a Raytheon RIM-161 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3)
takes flight from the Deveselu missile defense base in Romania. Designed
to intercept short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles before
the inbound threats re-enter the ... Read More ...
This personal flamethrower is somehow legal in 49 states
The
XM42 from Ion Productions is every pyromaniac's dream come true: a
personal, portable flamethrower that's (amazingly still) legal
everywhere except California. You'll be able to get your own flame on
for as little as $700 when the company launche... Read More ...
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