Google has paid $3.2 billion to buy a company that makes high-tech smoke alarms and thermostats. The purchase of Nest suggests Google wants to have more involvement in non-traditional Internet-connected devices. Nest launched in 2011 with a Wi-Fi controlled thermostat system. Although you can program it or manually alter it in the same way as […]
World Wrestling Entertainment is to launch a combined online streaming channel and video-on-demand service. From a tech rather than takedown perspective it’s an interesting twist on existing online services, made possible by the company’s unusual business model. The WWE Network, which will cost $9.99 a month (with a minimum six-month commitment), will be available as […]
Gamer Guys and Gals, please be aware: 4chan’s /b/ forum — the same one that convinced lots of people to dunk their phones in water — has now promised new Xbox One users a way to “hack” their new gaming units so they will be backwards compatible. INSTEAD, IT BRICKS THE CONSOLE, RENDERING IT INOPERABLE. […]
It’s a FINGERPAINTING. An electronic one, that is. UK artist Kyle Lambert used the fingerpainting iPad app ‘Procreate’ to paint this portrait of actor Morgan Freeman…in just one month. In the time-lapse video below, he chronicles his process from start to finish. [via The Blaze]
Next year will bring a solution to arguably the greatest annoyance in modern technology hardware. Yes, it’s true: the next generation of USB plugs will work either way up. The news comes from the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, made up of major computing firms such as HP, Intel and Microsoft. It’s announced that work has […]
The man who oversaw the growth of Android to become one of the most used operating systems is now helping Google work towards filling the manufacturing and retail world with robots. Former Android CEO and Google vice president Andy Rubin has been heading the project for at least six months. It appears he’s gone public […]
On Sunday, Dec. 1, China launched its Chang’e-3 lunar probe. If all goes as planned, it will not only be China’s first spacecraft to land on an extraterrestrial body, but it will be the first rover to land on the moon in nearly 4 decades. According to io9: The six-wheeled rover, called “Jade Rabbit” in English, […]
http://youtu.be/98BIu9dpwHU Nope, this isn’t an April’s fools joke. It’s just like getting a present from a sponsor in The Hunger Games! We’re excited to share Prime Air – something the team has been working on in our next generation R&D lab. The goal of this new delivery system is to get packages into customers’ hands […]