Your television, your computer, your phone, even your VR headset. All the deets here. The post How to Watch the 2016 Rio Olympics on All Your Devices appeared first on WIRED. How to Watch the 2016 Rio Olympics on All Your ...This entry was posted in Gear streaming on July 31, 2016 by Michael Duran
Consider BlackBerry. Think about the company, its products, its most iconic features. What comes to mind? Business apps? A QWERTY keyboard? BBM? The once-mighty Canadian smartphone maker is banking on one word standing above all the rest: security. You see, BBM is no longer solely the realm of BlackBerry devices, and the keyboard hasn’t been ubiquitous since the company belatedly… Read More BlackBerry’s security-focused Android identity crisisThis entry was posted in BlackBerry Gadgets hardware Reviews TC on July 31, 2016 by Brian Heater
Imagine being part of the BBC’s natural history unit, traveling the world to create some of the world’s most beautiful documentaries. Sounds like a dream job, right? I sat down with Huw Cordey, the producer on a ton of the Beeb’s best-loved shows, to find out more about the technology and gadgets the team deploys to capture the beasties in action. Read More BBC: And then we strapped a helicopter rig to an ...This entry was posted in BBC Gadgets Media Photography TC on July 31, 2016 by Haje Jan Kamps
There are scores of startups making fertility tracker and family planning apps today, but a Consumer Reports investigation has singled out Glow Inc. for serious security and privacy flaws. First, Consumer Reports’ team was able to access very personal information including data and comments about users’ sex lives, history of miscarriages, abortions and more, through a privacy… Read More Serious privacy flaws discovered in Glow fertility tracker appThis entry was posted in Apps hack Health Mobile Security Startups TC on July 30, 2016 by Lora Kolodny
Everything you do to make your commute better is like an early-stage investment in your success at work. Start earning dividends early by borrowing some of our hundreds of hours of research and picking up the best devices and accessories for comm... Make your commute suck lessThis entry was posted in Bluetooth Gadgets hardware TC on July 30, 2016 by Wirecutter
Everything you do to make your commute better is like an early-stage investment in your success at work. Start earning dividends early by borrowing some of our hundreds of hours of research and picking up the best devices and accessories for comm... Make your commute suck lessThis entry was posted in Bluetooth Gadgets hardware TC on July 30, 2016 by Wirecutter
We won't miss our VCRs, but we'll always remember them. The post The VCR Is Officially Dead, But We'll Never Forget It appeared first on WIRED. The VCR Is Officially Dead, But We’ll Never Forget ItThis entry was posted in Gear on July 30, 2016 by Brian Barrett
Alexa can do tons of useful stuff, such as eliminate the need for any interpersonal contact. The post The 10 Best Amazon Echo Skills for Loners appeared first on WIRED. The 10 Best Amazon Echo Skills for LonersThis entry was posted in amazon echo Gadget Lab Gear on July 29, 2016 by Tim Moynihan
The festivities have wrapped for Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, a global competition among students and young people to create new software and devices. The winner this year was ENTy, a polished and highly practical hardware solution for tracking posture, helping with diagnosis and possibly treatment of diseases that affect balance. Read More Microsoft awards hardware startup ENTy the 2016 Imagine CupThis entry was posted in Europe Gadgets Gaming hardware Health Microsoft Mobile Startups TC Virtual reality Wearables on July 29, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
The threat of advertising skulks outside the periphery of every free site or service, but the more terrifying thought is that, to paraphrase “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” the ads are coming from inside the house. That’s what Reddit may be facing with a new form of advertising announced by the social news site earlier this week. Read More Gilded as chargedThis entry was posted in advertising Opinion Reddit Social TC on July 29, 2016 by Devin Coldewey