If you haven’t been tempted to buy a smartwatch yet, or have been disappointed by your purchase of an Apple Watch, one of Samsung’s (many) Gear wearables or others, there may yet be salvation for you. Read More Ticwatch 2 is a slick smartwatch that raised $500K on ...This entry was posted in Asia China Gadgets smartwatch TC on July 29, 2016 by Jon Russell
Pokémon Go may be the most downloaded app in its first week post-launch ever, and is said to be raking in some $1.6 million daily on iOS alone, but a new report out on Friday suggests that the popular game’s paying user base may have already shrunk. According to data from Slice Intelligence, the app’s paying users peaked mid-July when the game had 56 percent more paying players… Read More Pokémon Go’s paying user base has reached a plateauThis entry was posted in Apps games Gaming Mobile pokemon TC on July 29, 2016 by Sarah Perez
Writing on a computer is awful. Without discipline – in my case, at least – an effort to get out 1,000 words of non-fiction usually ends up consisting of thirty minutes of web browsing before writing, intermittent Facebook trips while tapping out a few hundred words, and a nice jaunt through Hacker News at the 750 word mark. I get the job done, but I know my brain isn’t doing… Read More The Freewrite is the ultimate distraction-free writing toolThis entry was posted in Gadgets Laptop TC and tagged facebook on July 29, 2016 by John Biggs
This week: productivity apps, Burning Man, and tech sector earnings. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Earning Man appeared first on WIRED. Gadget Lab Podcast: Earning ManThis entry was posted in Earnings Gadget Lab Podcasts Gear Podcasts on July 29, 2016 by Michael Calore
This week: productivity apps, Burning Man, and tech sector earnings. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Earning Man appeared first on WIRED. Gadget Lab Podcast: Earning ManThis entry was posted in Earnings Gadget Lab Podcasts Gear Podcasts on July 29, 2016 by Michael Calore
You probably aren’t trying to set a land speed record for an all-electric, street legal car, but if you are, I have bad news: The goalposts just got moved further out. Genovation‘s Extreme Electric (GXE) car, which uses a Corvette Z06 chassis with a custom electric drive under the hood, broke its previous record of 186.8 mph by a margin of nearly 20 mph. The new record now stands… Read More Genovation’s GXE breaks the land speed record for a street-legal ...This entry was posted in Gadgets GreenTech TC on July 29, 2016 by Darrell Etherington
Remember all those balloons last night? Someone had to blow them up. The post How the DNC Pulled Off That Colossal Balloon Drop appeared first on WIRED. How the DNC Pulled Off That Colossal Balloon DropThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear on July 29, 2016 by Brian Barrett
Pokémon may be the perfect dating app: you’re out in the real world, have an immediate way to start a conversation with an attractive stranger and, clearly, the two of you already share a common interest. These facts have not been lost on the makers of actual dating applications, however. A good handful of matchmaking services have now tied themselves to the Pokémon craze in an effort… Read More Dating apps attach themselves to the Pokémon crazeThis entry was posted in Apps dating Mobile mobile apps pokemon Social TC on July 29, 2016 by Sarah Perez
A few days ago we reported that a group of hackers at the HOPE Conference in New York told the world that they had cloned the last TSA Master Key. These keys, which were leaked in a Washington Post article, are a bit of security theatre coupled w... TSA key cracker Johnny Xmas tells us how to stay ...This entry was posted in Gadgets TC on July 29, 2016 by John Biggs
PlaySTation VR is set to arrive on October 13, but a new official pamphlet being distributed by the company (via Polygon) sheds some light on what players can expect in terms of space requirements and gameplay style. The document shows that the idea space is about 6′ x 10′ big, with the player seated roughly in the middle, facing the PlayStation Camera at the long end. HTC… Read More PlayStation VR play area requirements detailed, seated play recommendedThis entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming head-mounted displays HTC Vive playstation TC Virtual reality on July 29, 2016 by Darrell Etherington