Microsoft has a brilliant plan to conquer VR with its HoloLens platform
Virtual reality is finally getting to a point where both hardware and software innovations can offer us a spectacular experience. It’s not a Star Trek …
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Drone flyover shows Apple Campus 2 construction progress in 4K video
Apple’s spaceship-shaped Campus 2 headquarters is far from being finished, but an amazing 4K video captured with a drone shows the impressive progress of the massive …
This is the droid your household has been looking for
For as much as people talk about (and rightfully get excited about) smartphone advancements, we don’t often hear about technological strides in the field of …
How SpaceX plans to land on Mars in 2018
SpaceX successfully landed one of its reusable Falcon 9 rockets on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean last week, marking the company’s third consecutive …
Amazon’s 11 best deals: Waterproof HD action cam, edgeless 4K monitor, tons of storage deals, more
We shared some great daily deals with you on Memorial Day yesterday but don’t worry if you missed them because we’ve got a fresh new batch …
Drone footage of BASE Jumpers in Norway is positively insane
The proliferation of drones equipped with video cameras has provided us with a growing repository of awe-inspiring, incredible and — let’s be honest — downright peculiar videos. From …
Watch a time-lapse of Falcon 9’s third consecutive successful landing
Reusable rockets represent the future of space travel, with Elon Musk’s SpaceX being one of the companies that can pull off such tricks. Last week, …
How to watch Mars make its closest approach to Earth in years tonight
If you’re looking for a fun activity to add to your Memorial Day plans, here’s an easy one: look up. According to NASA, Mars will …
Amazon’s 10 best deals: Cheap 128GB microSD, our favorite streaming home camera, GoPro HERO, more
Happy Memorial Day, bargain hunters! Today is all about remembering and honoring those who gave their lives fighting for our country, and deal hunting takes a …
There’s finally a home robot that’s cute enough to love
It might be Memorial Day in the United States but half way around the world, Computex kicked off early with a big press conference hosted …
Curious about the Amazon Echo? New website lets users experience Alexa first-hand
With a rumored 3 million+ units sold, the Amazon Echo has been something of a sleeper hit for the online retail giant. In fact, the …
U.S. Special Forces will soon have a new weapon at their disposal: Stealth motorcycles
Over the past few decades, the military has made great strides towards improving its stealth technology. Today, the U.S. Air Force can make use of …
No one needs a Wi-Fi router this overkill
Look, I get it. Bad Wi-Fi is one of life’s worst tortures, up there with rush-hour traffic and Comcast customer service. But surely there’s a …
Watch Mark Zuckerberg call the International Space Station on Wednesday
Facebook will be getting social with astronauts next week. The company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will be chatting live with astronauts on the International Space Station …
Donald Trump can’t give Jimmy Kimmel a straight answer about transgender bathroom laws
The presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Wednesday. As has become the …
Why Jeff Bezos’s space company is going to deliberately crash a spaceship
Space is hard, and space is even harder when you take away all the parachutes. But that’s exactly what Blue Origin, the pet space company …
This backpack computer makes a PC-grade virtual reality experience portable
One of the problems with virtual reality is that it’s not really portable. You’ve got your Google Cardboard and Gear VR products that can turn your …
Watch Tony Hawk and Jaws skateboard in zero-gravity
Last time we checked out one of Tony Hawk’s crazy skateboard tricks, he was skating the world’s first horizontal loop. Last time we watched a …
These are the U.S. airlines most likely to lose or damage your luggage
One of the more frustrating aspects of air travel is when an airline loses or damages your luggage. Even in instances when an airline misplaces your …
Bernie Sanders wants to debate Donald Trump in a football stadium
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have been flirting around each other like teens at a high school dance. But thanks to Sanders’ appearance on Kimmel …
Lost hiker who survived for a month before dying kept a journal documenting her plight
An elderly hiker who wondered off a trail in the Appalachian mountains in 2013 was found dead two years later, but her story wouldn’t end there. …
Your cellphone is not giving you cancer
A government-funded study was released this morning which somewhat shows a link between cellphones and cancer. The results are catnip to the paleo-vegan anti-vaxxer crowd, who …
Amazon’s 12 best deals: Speed up home Wi-Fi on the cheap, discounted Dyson fan, Fitbit Blaze, more
As you gear up for a long weekend thanks to Memorial Day on Monday, we’re going to do our best to help you finish up …
Facebook will now track you even if you’re not a Facebook user
It’s official: there’s nowhere to hide. Companies like Facebook and Google are happy to offer you their services for free, but free always has a cost …
Watch ‘Star Wars: Episode IV’ in its entirety by scrolling down a single 400-foot image
You don’t have to watch Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope to relive the first episode in what turned out to be one …
How Google’s big court win just made history
A jury found that Google’s use of the Java programming language in Android is legal, in a patent battle that lasted some six years. Oracle, which …
These AR glasses give firefighters Predator-style thermal vision
Augmented reality might factor in to the future of firefighting. This week, a team from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), a research institute in …
Watch right here as SpaceX attempts a difficult rocket landing
SpaceX is ramping up the number of launches of its Falcon 9 rocket, which is good for the company, and great for fans of large …
Game of Thrones creators apologized for what they did to Hodor, and it was hilarious
HBO aired episode five of Game of Thrones’ sixth season a few days ago, which turned out to be one of the most significant episodes since …
Believe it or not, everyone still hates cable companies and ISPs
We probably didn’t need a survey to confirm this, but the 10,000 consumers polled for the 2016 Temkin Experience Ratings agree that TV and internet service providers …
