Watch what happens when you put an iPhone in a bowl of expanding foam
One of the most annoying things about new iPhone releases are the deluge of videos that seek to come up with new ways to destroy said iPhone. …
Year: 2016
Consumer Reports thrashes Tesla’s Model X in unofficial review
Tesla may still be riding high on reports that they’ve already tallied nearly 400,000 reservations for the Model 3, but the company’s crossover SUV — the Model …
Netflix prices are increasing next month – here’s what you need to know
Some longtime Netflix subscribers are going to see their subscription prices go up starting next up, but others will get to enjoy a few more …
BGR is hiring a news editor
BGR began as a small one-man operation 10 years ago this fall, and it has since grown to become one of the world’s leading sources of news, reviews, …
Everything new on Apple’s updated 2016 MacBooks
Earlier today, Apple launched an updated Retina MacBook with several relatively minor improvements over its predecessor. Of course, Apple’s notebook updates aren’t always revolutionary, but for anyone …
Can you tell what color the hearts are in this viral photo?
Remember that viral photo of the dress that caused such a stir online? Since then, we keep seeing similar visual illusions designed to mess with our …
How to find the absolute weirdest products on Amazon and eBay
The most wonderful and terrible thing about Amazon and eBay is that they sell just about everything, including things you didn’t know existed and things …
Watch: ‘Skyfall’ stuntman backflips over a race car as it speeds down the track
The name Damien Walters may not sound familiar to most people, but some James Bond fans will know he happens to be Daniel Craig’s stunt …
Here’s how you can find out everything Google knows about you
For all the hoopla surrounding NSA surveillance activities, it’s shockingly easy to forget that Google often knows an awful a lot about more than 1 billion users …
11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
We shared a whole bunch of hot paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free with you in yesterday’s post, and you can still download …
Report uncovers Apple’s secret plan to go to war with Netflix
In a world where Steve Ballmer is an NBA owner and former Apple executive Tony Fadell is a Google employee, I suppose the notion of Apple …
5 hidden Galaxy S7 features I wish my iPhone had
So many people have iPhones these days, but precious few people actually know about all of the useful features hiding inside iOS. That’s why we regularly …
Magic Leap’s mind-blowing mixed reality tech demoed on video for the first time
We’ve seen a few Magic Leap demos, some of them showing exciting augmented reality games created for the unreleased VR/AR device. But this exciting startup may …
Echo is our favorite Amazon product ever, and it’s on sale for one day only
Amazon’s lineup of Kindle eBook readers and tablets is by far the company’s best selling hardware product line, and for good reason. Amazon has come …
This is the moment virtual reality has been waiting for
After all this time, you can finally feel it in the air: virtual reality and augmented reality are about to make the leap we’ve all been …
Apple updates Retina Macbook, MacBook Air with faster processors, better battery life
Apple has just launched a major update to its Retina MacBook line that will include faster processors, longer battery life and a new color option. …
Amazon deal: Portable HD projector lets you take your home theater anywhere
Home theater projectors have come a very long way in recent years. What used to be a luxury reserved only for the rich is now …
Netflix may soon let you download movies and TV shows to watch later
Raise your hand if you’ve ever fantasized about Netflix making offline viewing a reality. The feature would let users preload a bunch of Netflix movies and …
Save the date: iOS 10 and the new Mac OS will be unveiled on June 13th
After Apple’s Siri already confirmed that this year’s WWDC event will take place in mid-June, Apple officially announced the dates for its highly anticipated developers …
Meet the world’s smallest Android phone
These days, people love having phones with large displays, even though Apple’s new iPhone SE shows that there’s still a market for smaller phones. Even this …
Just about anyone can read your private conversations if you use SMS
Are your iPhone or Android text messages secure? Can anyone intercept them and read their contents? These are questions not many smartphone users ask, but not …
The CIA is getting serious about monitoring social media
Though not a secret, it’s not widely known that the CIA has its own venture capital firm called In-Q-Tel. The purpose of In-Q-Tel is simple: …
Accuweather now provides 90-day weather forecasts but meteorologists call BS
Even though some litigious folks have tried over the years, you can’t sue a weatherman for giving you the wrong information. Did you end up …
Watch a man activate Siri by asking Amazon Echo to ask Google Now how to activate Siri
We’re surrounded by voice-enabled personal assistants these days, but what if we could make them all talk to one another? That’s the ambition of Leon Nicholls, …
How do computers know what they’re looking at?
Computers have become so advanced that they can recognize the contents of the photos you take with your iPhone or Android smartphone, meaning you’ll be …
One of the most popular PC games of all time now runs on Android phones
The average mobile game is never going to compare to a $60 console game, but as smartphones become increasingly powerful, the idea of bringing full-fledged gaming …
Amazon is selling a 21.5″ touchscreen all-in-one PC with a Core i3 CPU for just $550
After Windows 8 enraged users, Microsoft had to put some serious time and effort into winning back the hearts and minds of PC users. With …
Is this the future? Chinese researchers unveil human-like ‘robot goddess’
The state of robotics is seemingly moving at warp speed these days. Not only do we have Google’s Boston Dynamics division churning out increasingly adept, capable …
Watch Larry David square off with Seinfeld’s Elaine Benes in this great SNL sketch
While Julia Louis-Dreyfus is naturally associated with Seinfeld and – more recently – Veep, you might be surprised to learn that she actually had a …
NASA’s Ultra HD footage of Aurora Borealis from space will improve your Monday
Late last year, NASA partnered with video delivery infrastructure company Harmonic to launch a non-commercial Ultra HD TV channel. NASA’s goal was to utilize the …
