As reported on The Verge. By Verge Staff In what is widely regarded as his greatest presentation ever, Apple’s Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world on January 9th, 2007. In the five-plus years since then, the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have literally redefined the entire world of mobile computing. That world is moving so quickly that iOS is already amongst the older mobile operating systems in active development today. That certainly doesn’t mean…
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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala Developer Hammerhead Navigation thinks it has the solution to safer cycling: LEDs. It created a bike-mounted tool that does everything with its flashing diodes: turn-by-turn navigation, suggests crowd sourced-paths (via Strava and MapMyRide) and will even point you to the nearest Citibike exchange. The unit pairs with your iPhone or Android’s GPS to help find invisible bike trails through your city, and supposedly it can function without a data connection — perfect…
As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Olivarez-Giles BMW has pulled the wraps off of the highly anticipated production version of its i8 hybrid supercar, and we’re thrilled to report that many of the qualities that made last year’s concept so exciting, so aggressive, and so sleek are still in place. The strikingly cool gullwing doors remain, as do the radical spoilers built into rear window and rear fenders of the car. The blue highlights on BMW’s…
As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister It used to be difficult to find a computer that could play games and still fit underneath your TV. Now, devices like the Alienware X51, Falcon Northwest Tiki, and Digital Storm Bolt can handily fill that role. But what if you want a gaming PC that can fit in your hand? That’s where the Gigabyte Brix II comes in: it’s both cute and powerful. Earlier this year, the company introduced the Brix…
As reported on TechCrunch. by COLLEEN TAYLOR The experience of watching televised sporting events has evolved dramatically in recent years, with data visualization technology making it much easier for spectators at home to understand what’s really going on. Innovations such as the yellow “first down” line in televised football, the pitch and strike zone visualizations in televised baseball, and NASCAR’s racecar tracker have changed the way we all watch sports — and it turns out that…
As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig Wrist watches, smart or otherwise, are simply not for everyone — there are more smartphone users in the world, many times over, than there will ever be smartwatch owners. Despite the limited market for such a device, however, Samsung’s decided it’s time to join in on the fun. The Galaxy Gear, as we’ve known it to be called for a few weeks now, was hardly guarded with a level of secrecy that’s…
As reported on TechCrunch. by GREGORY FERENSTEIN “We’re not building a Marxist society,” jokes Burning Man Founder Larry Harvey in response to a series of recent stories detailing the annual festival’s multi-million-dollar balance sheet and its buddy-buddy relationship with Silicon Valley billionaires. More seriously, he says, “you can make a lot of money and do good with it. Elon Musk has made a lot of money.” Musk and his elite brethren have become part of the changing face of the week-long…
As reported on Wired. BY JAKOB SCHILLER Kansas, 2009 South Dakota, 2010 Wyoming, 2010 Oklahoma, 2009 North Dakota, 2011 Wyoming, 2009 New Mexico, 2010 Wyoming, 2009 Texas, 2009 South Dakota, 2011 Minnesota, 2010 Colorado, 2010 View as gallery Supercell thunderstorms are characterized by a cycling, cylindrical vortex of air that moves upward off the ground, which is also known as a mesocyclone. Not only does it sound badass, but it produces some of the most…
As reported on TechCrunch. by BILLY GALLAGHER With the NFL season just a week away, fans are poring over stats, trash talking their friends, and gearing up for the real season: fantasy football. The national phenomenon has spawned five seasons of a TV show, The League, has NFL teams refitting their stadiums so that fans can track their teams more closely, and costs businesses billions of dollars a year due to distracted employees. So, easily distracted employees, here…