Geek Trivia: Which Late Night Talk Show Host Makes A Cameo Appearance in Halo 4?
Which Late Night Talk Show Host Makes A Cameo Appearance in Halo 4? Conan O’Brien David Letterman Jay Leno Craig Ferguson Think you know the answer? See the original article here: Geek Trivia: Which...
View ArticlePlayStation 4 in Australia and Europe won’t get full PSN features at launch
Sony has been rather successful in selling the PlayStation 4, to the point where the PlayStation Network has strained under the load. The company doesn’t want to worsen these problems with its PS4...
View ArticleHow Can I Speed Up a Secure Disk Wipe?
The process of securely overwriting a large disk is a lengthy one; can the process be expedited? Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack...
View ArticleGigaset gets into Android tablets with two models, including a Tegra 4 flagship
You likely won’t know Germany’s Gigaset unless you’ve bought one of its cordless phones, but you may want to take notice now that the company is launching its first tablets. Both the 8-inch QV830 and...
View ArticleHow to Compete in Judo
Winning at all costs is not the true judo, but this is the reality of excelling in tournaments. The price of competition is sacrificing your safety, and the benefits of competition are recognition by...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech’s tongue-driven wheelchair outruns conventional rivals (video)
Georgia Tech has long wanted to show that tongue-controlled devices could help the disabled, and it now has solid proof. A new study shows that the school’s wearable Tongue Drive System lets the...
View ArticleThe Continuous Productivity of Aaron Levie
Aaron Levie bounds onstage with the swagger of a standup comic. But he’s not performing at the Comedy Store. He’s in the Grand Ballroom at San Francisco’s Hilton Union Square kicking off BoxWorks, his...
View ArticleGoogle’s Growing Patent Stockpile
New idea: In a drawing from a Google patent document, computer glasses project a keypad onto a user’s hand. Over the last few years, Google executives have had plenty to say about patents. According...
View ArticleHow to Write Alliteration Poems
Alliteration is the repetition of two or more words with the same sound for each word. It’s a powerful poetic technique that, when used correctly, can add a little spice to a poem. Usually to...
View ArticleChrome may let you try Web Store apps without installing them
Ever want to test a Chrome Web Store app without installing it? You may get your chance if a pair of Chromium changes reach finished software. Google is experimenting with support for “ephemeral” apps...
View ArticleHow to Shop Online Safely
Shopping online has become a part of our lives but some still worry that their credit card details will be given to the wrong person. Online shopping is certainly here to stay and online security...
View ArticleApple gives Europeans Black Friday discounts, US settles for gift cards
If you’ve been mulling the latest Apple gizmo but wince at the prices, today could be the day to act. That’s because Cupertino’s offering UK discounts of up to £81 on the latest and greatest iMac or...
View ArticleDutch regulator says Google’s privacy policy breaks the law
Almost two years after it updated its privacy policy, Google is still facing the wrath of European watchdogs. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has just ended a seven-month investigation into...
View ArticleHow to Roast a Turkey
Have you got your taste buds set on a moist, succulent, golden brown, fall-off-the-bone tender turkey this Thanksgiving? Do you want to sink your teeth into a perfectly cooked and seasoned turkey...
View ArticleRobot sea turtle will map shipwrecks that humans can’t reach (video)
Some shipwrecks are too costly or dangerous for humans to explore, but many underwater robots are too disruptive and unwieldy to serve as substitutes. The Tallinn Institute of Technology’s new U-CAT...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech’s Tongue Drive wheelchair proves quicker than traditional breath...
Georgia Tech researchers believed that tongue-controlled devices could help the disabled, and now they have solid proof. A new study shows that the school’s wearable Tongue Drive System lets the...
View ArticleHow to Burst the "Filter Bubble" that Protects Us from Opposing Views
The term “filter bubble” entered the public domain back in 2011when the internet activist Eli Pariser coined it to refer to the way recommendation engines shield people from certain aspects of the...
View ArticleBluetooth Low Energy Explained: How New Types of Wireless Gadgets Are Now...
Bluetooth’s power-hungry nature has made it impractical for many types of wireless devices in the past. Bluetooth Low Energy is changing this, enabling new types of devices that can operate for months...
View ArticleEngadget Giveaway: win a 55-inch 4K Ultra HD TV courtesy of Sony!
Whether you’ve decided to spend the day battling bargain hunters for an insanely low-priced wafflemaker or just chillin’ by the warm glow of your computer screen watching the mayhem unfold, we’ve got...
View ArticleExperimental 3D scanner creates clear images with almost no light
We’ve seen seen single-pixel cameras, and now MIT researchers have figured out how to create clear images of dimly-lit objects using single photons — in 3D, no less. The technique doesn’t involve any...
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