The oldest TV technology is getting popular again with cordcutters
We’ve all heard the term “cord cutting” more times than we can stand, but it often seems like, despite the fact that many cable and …
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KFC is now using facial recognition to guess what you’ll like
Are your lunch choices dictated by your age and gender? KFC thinks they might be, so it’s going to use facial recognition technology to categorize …
Apple hits Qualcomm with $1 billion lawsuit over patent royalties
Just days after the FTC declared that Qualcomm engaged in monopolistic practices by strong-arming Apple and other smartphone manufacturers into exclusive agreements, Apple announced it …
The company that crowdfunded a mind-reading headset for dogs finally admits it never worked
In 2013 a group called NSID (Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery) launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for a canine wearable called No More …
Amazon calls your bluff, creates virtual Dash buttons that serve no purpose
When Amazon launched its oh-so-tempting Dash buttons it was a revolutionary idea that made reordering items that you buy regularly as simple as pushing the …
Scientists built an AI that is smarter than most adults
Computers can already hold a massive amount of instantly-retrievable data in a manner that puts most humans to shame, but getting them to actually display …
Even Microsoft is giving up on Windows Phone
The hit sandbox game Minecraft is a pretty big deal on mobile devices, and it’s long been a top-selling title on Android and iOS. The …
This smartphone accessory can diagnose cancer
The smartphone case you slap on the back of your mobile phone might protect it from bumps and scrapes, and maybe even give it a …
This video showing over 100 years of global warming will terrify you
We found out this week that 2016 was the hottest year ever recorded, further supporting the consensus that the Earth is getting gradually warmer due to human …
Here are all the musicians who refused to play at Trump’s inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be taking place Friday, January 20th in Washington, D.C., and Trump himself has already boasted about how fantastic the musical …
Scientists built an AI that is really, really good at ‘Ms. Pac-Man’
Retro games like Ms. Pac-Man were created to pit a computer opponent against a living, breathing human, but in recent years they’ve become fantastic testbeds …
Researchers prove that smartwatches know you’re sick even before you do
Smartwatches are normally touted for their ability to track our activity, count steps, and log our heart rate during a morning run, but the devices have …
These cracks on Mars are way more interesting than they look
If you’ve seen any photos from Mars rovers exploring the red planet you know that it’s basically a vast rocky landscape with very little going …
Vine is back as a 6-second camera app, and users are furious
Twitter’s micro video app Vine died an untimely death — or, if you never used it, a totally logical and appropriate death — late last …
Microsoft is begging you to ditch Windows 7 for Windows 10
If you’re one of the many Windows users still hanging on to Windows 7 with a tight grasp, Microsoft wants you to know that it’s …
Something in space is killing off entire galaxies
When we think about the survival of the human race we often focus on making sure our planet stays alive and habitable, but out there in …
Google’s Daydream View VR headset is only $49 right now
Google was one of the first companies to see the value in ultra-affordable VR, and the Google Cardboard sparked a whole subsection of virtual reality accessories …
Stick this phone on the wall and control it with your eyes
What do smartphone buyers actually want out of their devices? Chinese electronics manufacturer ZTE wanted to find out, so they created Project CSX, which apparently …
There’s something weird happening on Venus
Mars may be the focus of many current space exploration efforts, but scientists studying Venus have just discovered something very strange: a massive structure that …
Japanese rocket suffers catastrophic failure
Japan’s ambitious plan to launch a pint-sized rocket equipped with a satellite has come to an abrupt end after the rocket suffered a communication failure …
Here’s the battery that could have saved the Galaxy Note 7
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was absolutely the most publicized example of faulty battery technology in the history of mobile phones, but exploding batteries aren’t exclusively …
Failed Lily drone startup allegedly used GoPro in promotional video, lied about it
The much-hyped Lily drone is officially dead in the water after the company realized it wouldn’t be able to actually produce the autonomous flying camera …
Nvidia’s fantastic new Shield TV is now available
Nvidia didn’t make a very big deal about the upgrade it gave its Shield streaming box earlier this month at CES in Las Vegas, but …
Flying cars are real, and Airbus is making them this year
If there’s one thing that the year 2000 and beyond really let us down on it’s the unfulfilled promise of flying cars. Sure, there are …
Take a VR tour of the White House with President Obama
Obama may be just wrapping up his stay in the White House but before he leaves he wants everyone to stop by for a visit, …
Watch this disgruntled customer drive her SUV through a T-Mobile store
Whether you’re a customer of AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile, you can probably say that at some point you’ve wanted to drive your car through …
Snapchat finally fixed one of the app’s biggest problems
Snapchat is one of the most popular apps on the planet, and the second most active social media platform to boot, which is why it’s …
Brace yourself: Scientists just sequenced the coffee genome
The Coffea arabica plant provides nearly three quarters of all the coffee consumed worldwide, so scientists are pretty interested in the plant’s genetic makeup. Today, …
Nintendo stock takes a hit after awkward Switch unveiling
Nintendo spent a big chunk of the past day explaining to everyone why its new mobile console hybrid, the Switch, is going to be great. …
Astronomers just discovered a ‘Hot Jupiter,’ and it’s absolutely massive
Jupiter is the undisputed big dog in our solar system. It’s so huge that even if you took all the other planets in our solar …
