Flightsharing website closes due to court ruling
DC's
Court of Appeals has decided to uphold the FAA's ban on flightsharing
websites, forcing Flytenow to shut down indefinitely. If you recall, the
FAA announced last year that it's not cool with services that connect
amateur pilots that have no comm... Read More ...
Watch 58 years of space debris appear in 1 minute
You
probably know that the proliferation of space junk is a real problem,
but we won't blame you if you have a tough time wrapping your head
around the concept. There are roughly 20,000 fragments up there, after
all. However, university lecturer Stua... Read More ...
Full-body TSA scans are mandatory for 'some passengers'
The
Transportation Security Administration was under pressure to establish
rules regarding airport body scanners, and well, the Department of
Homeland Security's weighed in. Now the Advanced Imaging Technologies
(AIT) using Automatic Target Recogniti... Read More ...
California approves Flywheel's attempt at modernizing taxis
Flywheel's
plan to bring taxis into the 21st century just got the all clear.
California regulators have approved TaxiOS, the smartphone-based
Flywheel platform that lets cabbies ditch their clunky conventional
meters in favor of GPS and other modern... Read More ...
What's on your HDTV: 'Marco Polo,' and 'Da Vinci's Demons'
Sure
you're got your list of things to binge, but for a quicker meal Netflix
has a one-hour special for you this week. Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
focuses on one character from the series, and should provide a quick hit
of the action in between seas... Read More ...
'Battlefield 4' hides an incredibly elaborate Easter egg
You've
probably seen some clever gaming Easter eggs in your day, but few of
them are likely to be this... involved. Gamers playing Battlefield 4's
new Dragon Valley map have discovered an Easter egg that requires a
massive, multi-step sleuthing camp... Read More ...
Drone camera almost takes out a skier on live TV
Another
day, another UAV causing headaches. This time around, a falling drone
camera almost crashed into Marcel Hirscher, a four-time World Cup skiing
champion and Winter Olympics medalist, during a slalom race on Tuesday
in Italy. The drone, which w... Read More ...
Here's a close look at SpaceX's historic rocket landing
SpaceX's
much-hyped rocket landing was impressive, but you didn't exactly get a
good look at it if you were watching live. It seemed more like a
matchstick putting itself out, really. Not to worry, though: SpaceX has
delivered an ample supply of ph... Read More ...
NASA sidelines its next Mars Rover mission indefinitely
NASA
announced on Tuesday that it has cancelled the upcoming March, 2016
launch of its next Mars Rover, the InSight mission, after realizing it
would be unable to fix a busted, French-built seismological instrument
in time for liftoff. Unfortunately,... Read More ...
Boston Dynamics wishes you a terrifyingly happy holiday
Whether
you think holiday greeting cards are touching or annoying, Boston
Dynamics is celebrating the season just a little differently with this
new video. Its robots have shown they are capable of navigating almost
any environment with surprising sp... Read More ...
Google is reportedly making an AI-powered chat assistant
Hey,
Facebook: you might not be the only tech giant with an artificially
intelligent chat assistant. The Wall Street Journal's sources understand
that Google is building an AI-based messaging service that would search
the web to answer your questions... Read More ...
Razer brings Ouya gaming content to its Forge TV set-top box
After
quietly acquiring Ouya earlier this year, Razer's now folding some of
those assets into its own gaming platform. Enter the Cortex Game Store, a
digital shop for the Forge TV that has more than 240 titles available
for purchase, with many of the... Read More ...
The playable poetry of 'That Dragon, Cancer' lands in January
Joel
Green loved pancakes. He was, and continues to be, the inspiration
behind That Dragon, Cancer, a low-poly adventure game created by his
father, Ryan Green, as Joel battled cancer over four years. Joel Green
died in March 2014 at the age of 5.On... Read More ...
Netflix's next show from David Fincher is an FBI crime drama
Now
that House of Cards has helped establish Netflix as a purveyor of
serious television, director David Fincher is bringing along another
series to the streaming service together: Mindhunter, an FBI serial
crime thriller. As Deadline reports, Finche... Read More ...
How seismographs can track battlefield bombings
A
team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, led by
Ghassan Aleqabi, recently stumbled upon a treasure trove of seismic data
from a most unexpected source: an array of earthquake monitors
installed in Iraq and originally used to kee... Read More ...
10-year-old kid becomes first Minecraft National Champion
eSports
are here to stay. And as part of this growing culture, Super League
Gaming, a firm that sets up tournaments in theaters across the world,
recently launched the first ever Minecraft National Championship. The
eventual winner? A 10-year-old-kid... Read More ...
The best stuff we bought in 2015
When
you write about technology for a living, a lot of folks ask you for
buying advice. And, while we get to test the latest and greatest gear on
the planet, telling others what to spend their money on is often easier
than shopping for ourselves. Onl... Read More ...
Why I'm leaving Spotify after six years
Spotify
changed the way I listen to music. When I joined the service in 2009, I
had maybe 4GB of music on my laptop at any given time, and a 2GB Sony
MP3 player that I rotated my collection on. I now have an ever-expanding
online library that amounts... Read More ...
Google Play holiday deals include three months of music for $1
Most
big digital retailers do holiday deals, and Google Play is no
exception. Google surely wants the recipients of new Android phones and
tablets to get used to buying things through its storefront as quickly
as possible. While that obviously benefi... Read More ...
Add a 3D printer to the list of things your phone can replace
Smartphones
have taken over almost every aspect of our lives. We spend a good chunk
of our days clicking links, swiping faces, exchanging emoji or
listening to computer-picked playlists. Soon, we'll be able to use our
devices to print 3D objects. Res... Read More ...
Google tests a way to login with just your phone
Reddit
user rp1226, aka Rohit Paul, scored early access to a new feature that
Google is reportedly testing out which allows users to log into accounts
on their computers simply by placing their phone next to the laptop.
Based on the screenshots he po... Read More ...
Magnets could soon track your fingers in virtual reality
In
an ideal world, you'd grab objects in virtual reality with your hands,
like you do in real life. However, that's not usually how it works --
outside of some specialized gloves, you're left using abstract
controllers. Oculus and University of Washi... Read More ...
Twitter has lots of ideas for drones, patent form reveals
All
of a sudden, a Twitter drone doesn't seem like such a crazy idea. The
social network applied for a patent earlier this year for a
"Messaging-enabled unmanned aerial vehicle," which describes pretty much
what you'd expect: A drone that can post me... Read More ...
Google adds more Chromecast games for the holidays
If
you're giving someone a shiny new Chromecast this holiday season, it
turns out you'd be giving them a healthy dose of family-friendly games
as well. Today, Google has announced that it's rolling out several new
games made just for its tiny TV stre... Read More ...
The best space heater
By
Seamus BellamyThis post was done in partnership with The Sweethome, a
buyer's guide to the best things for your home. Read the full article
here.After 87 hours of research and 27 hours of hands-on testing with a
PhD physicist, we found the best sp... Read More ...
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