How to get your laptop ready for virtual reality
The Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Sony’s PlayStation VR are going to be some of the most exciting virtual reality headsets to buy this year. …
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An entire airport pays nothing for electricity thanks to solar power
Day by day, solar power is becoming a more viable source of energy for homes and businesses. If you need further proof of this, look …
The future is here: Domino’s just created a pizza delivery robot
Who would have ever guessed that Domino’s Pizza would be on the vanguard of pizza delivery innovation? Want to order a pizza solely with a …
Watch live as NASA launches a crew of astronauts to the ISS today
The next journey to the International Space Station is just hours away. NASA announced last week that it would provide live coverage of an upcoming …
Everything Apple plans to announce at Monday’s big event
Remember when Tim Cook back in 2012 vowed to “double down” on product secrecy? Well, things in that regard haven’t exactly gone as planned. Sure, …
You can preorder the PlayStation VR launch bundle starting next Tuesday
This week, Sony took the stage at GDC 2016 to announce the price and release window for its PlayStation VR headset. At $399, it’s easily …
Will Google really sell off its most exciting (and scariest) venture?
For a long time, the Internet has been alternately fascinated and frightened by the creations of Boston Dynamics, a robotics firm that Google bought back …
Futuristic military railgun ‘bullets’ could travel at Mach 6
New “bullets” for military railguns, which could strike enemy targets traveling at a whopping six times the speed of sound, are being tested. Electromagnetic railguns …
Everything you need to know about Trump’s campaign can be learned from his butler
Doughy Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has run an unconventional campaign to say the least. From making fun of disabled reporters, to insulting John McCain’s war …
How to turn off Twitter’s new algorithmic feed, which is now on by default
Last month, following what seemed like years of speculation, Twitter finally launched its new algorithmic feed. It was turned off by default, but that didn’t …
The most epic Comcast service disaster ever
I’ve seen a lot of tragicomic Comcast customer service disaster stories over the years, which isn’t surprising considering America’s favorite cable company generates more FCC …
Is this a UFO? Someone thinks he found an alien ship near Area 51 using Google Maps
The truth is out there… but can Google Maps find it? In this case, we’re looking at a Millennium Falcon-like UFO that an Internet user found …
Tim Cook unloads on the FBI in an extensive new interview
Apple CEO Tim Cook usually comes across as a relaxed and genial sort of person but he sounds hopping mad about how the FBI has …
This app brings your entire desktop into the VR world with you
Although immersive gaming experiences and 360-degree films might be the first things that come to mind when you think about virtual reality, the technology has …
AT&T and Comcast lobby to kill more competition in Tennessee
You know what incumbent Internet service providers don’t like? That’s right: Competition. They especially don’t like it when that competition comes in the form of …
All 30 games coming to Oculus Rift at launch on March 28th
On Wednesday, with less than two weeks remaining until the final version of the Oculus Rift begins shipping to consumers, Oculus has unveiled all 30 games that will …
Viral video shows what happens when you douse a Big Mac with molten copper
The Internet is wonderful because everyone who has a strange hobby can film it and become an instant celebrity on YouTube. YouTube user Tito4re, for example, …
Uber driver kills 6 people, claims he was being mind controlled by the Uber app
Yes, it’s time for another edition of the worst Uber drivers ever. Previous editions have included an Uber driver who crashed into a cop car …
Comcast’s 1Gbps Google Fiber rival launches in Atlanta, with a big catch
With Google Fiber headed to Atlanta this year, Comcast realizes that it has to step up its game. And now it’s beat Google Fiber to …
Apple Watch helps man survive potentially fatal heart attack
The Apple Watch is probably already on your must-have list, but a man in Canada was able to avoid a heart attack thanks to the Apple Watch …
PlayStation VR price and release date officially unveiled at GDC 2016
Taking the stage for a press event at GDC 2016 on Tuesday, Sony finally unveiled the price and release date for the PlayStation VR headset — a …
Lucasfilm’s VR experiment will take you inside the Star Wars universe
When it comes to VR, developers and gamers alike are preparing to take a step forward into the future. New technology, new properties and new …
Chrome’s big Material Design makeover is on the way, and this is what it looks like
Earlier this year, the first signs of a major visual overhaul for Chrome began appearing online. It looked like Google might finally be bringing Material …
How to see exactly how much money you’ve spent at Amazon in your life
Amazon has completely changed the way people shop in every market where the company operates. No, it certainly wasn’t the first e-commerce company. No, it …
Latest addition to Inbox by Gmail lets you deal with emails even faster
When you spend all morning responding to emails, there’s nothing more devastating than coming back from lunch to find another 27 messages that require your …
Hacker group Anonymous declares ‘total war’ on Donald Trump
Donald Trump seems to have no problem making enemies, which is why it’s not surprising to see that sometimes-effective hacker collective Anonymous has him in …
Amazon’s 12 best deals of the day for March 15
Beware the Ides of March… unless you follow the BGR Deals team. In that case, the Ides of March is just another day where you stand to …
Scientists create ‘invisibility cloak’ that can make microscopic objects disappear
Do we really need invisibility cloaks like the one Harry Potter uses at Hogwarts to move around undetected? Apparently, we do. At least two projects …
Watch six mini-robots that weigh less than 100 grams pull a 3,900 pound car
Looking to the insect world for inspiration, researchers at Stanford’s Biomimetic Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory over the past few months have made a number of strides …
Sony shows off futuristic Concept N headphones designed to be worn around your neck
Thanks to Future Lab, Sony’s new R&D offshoot, the Tokyo-based company took some time at South by Southwest this past weekend to unveil an interesting …
