Daily Archives: November 30, 2015


beatspill In time for your Cyber Monday shopping, Beats has released its first portable speaker since Apple acquired the company — the Pill + wireless bluetooth speaker. Right down to the packaging, Apple’s influence on the product’s sophisticated design shines through. Opening the Pill + is a lot like unwrapping an Apple laptop or phone. Rather than the flashy colors we’ve come… Read More

Pill + Lets You Share Sound Quality You Expect From ...


holga3 The Holga is a medium format mechanical toy camera that became a fan favorite when it was launched in 1981. Now, thirty-four years later, the company that currently makes the camera has closed up shop and has thrown away all of the tooling. “There is nothing available for sale,” said the manufacturer. Freestyle Photograph Services announced the death in a blog post.… Read More

Goodbye To Holga, The Wacky Camera Blast From The Past




Self-Driving With No Passengers The battle to make elite autonomous vehicles is on, and a major part of that is assembling teams that will carry out your plans. Today, it was reported that Google snagged Tesla’s former Autopilot software engineering manager, Robert Rose. Rose also spent five years at SpaceX according to his LinkedIn profile. Rose’s gig for “Google Robots” is listed as… Read More

Google Snags Former Tesla Autopilot Engineering Manager Robert Rose



Self-Driving With No Passengers The battle to make elite autonomous vehicles is on, and a major part of that is assembling teams that will carry out your plans. Today, it was reported that Google snagged Tesla’s former Autopilot software engineering manager, Robert Rose. Rose also spent five years at SpaceX according to his LinkedIn profile. Rose’s gig for “Google Robots” is listed as… Read More

Google Snags Former Tesla Autopilot Engineering Manager Robert Rose


18722839821_4a03d6fa37_z At this week’s “Game Awards” in Los Angeles, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is scheduled to attend and make an announcement of some sort its host announced today on Twitter: Don't miss @thegameawards for a special announcement from @oculus founder @PalmerLuckey https://t.co/Ui4UR1nhVR — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 30, 2015 It’ll be interesting… Read More

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey To Make “Special Announcement” This Week



Facebook Clueless Shopping Feed Random is the right way to describe Facebook’s attempted invasion of Amazon’s turf. With skimpy product selection, no reviews and limited browsing options, Facebook’s dedicated feed of products is not a great way to shop. At least not yet. But this is only Facebook’s first attempt. It brings with it a ton of knowledge about you and its position as where people spend… Read More

Hands-On With Facebook’s Haphazard Shopping Feed


youtube red YouTube’s plans to convert a portion of its user base to a subscription-based, ad-free service known as YouTube Red appears to be gaining traction. The company’s iOS application is now ranked as one of the App Store’s Top 10 Grossing apps on iPhone, following the launch of YouTube Red in late October. This indicates that a number of users who initially signed up for the… Read More

YouTube Enters The App Store’s Top Grossing Charts, Thanks To ...




Screen Shot 2015-11-30 at 11.03.46 AM A lot of people are excited to hop into a car one day and read emails and tweets as the car drives itself, and you, to work. It would cut down on the anxiety we all feel during our daily commutes, as well as keep the roads safer. Google’s self-driving project is leading the pack, and a recently granted patent (Patent #: US009196164, granted 11/24/15) signals that the company is trying… Read More

Google Granted Patent That Enables Self-Driving Cars To Interact With ...