The editors of WIRED discuss some of their favorite products, and spot a few trends along the way. Gadget Lab Podcast: Our Favorite Gadgets From 2017This entry was posted in Gear on December 15, 2017 by Wired Staff
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a warning against the hazards of cellphone radiation this week. Yes, the thing we are all addicted to and can’t seem to put down is leaking electromagnetic radiation and now Californi... Don’t keep cell phones next to your body, California Health ...This entry was posted in Gadgets TC WTF on December 15, 2017 by Sarah Buhr
It’s one thing for an autonomous car to strut its stuff on smooth, warm California tarmac, and quite another to do so on the frozen winter mix of northern Finland. Martti, a self-driving vehicle system homegrown in Finland, demonstrated jus... Finnish autonomous car goes for a leisurely cruise in the ...This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Gadgets TC Transportation on December 15, 2017 by Devin Coldewey
It looks like Wag may get another huge injection of cash following a big financing round earlier this year, according to a report by Recode, and also based on what we are hearing. We had heard a bit ago that Wag was looking to raise around $100 m... Dog-walking app Wag may be raising a huge round of ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Startups TC on December 15, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
EyeEm is unveiling new tools to help the brands and marketers using the site to source their images. Underlying these tools is a technology called EyeEm Vision, which we described in-depth earlier this year. The goal is to expand image recognitio... EyeEm’s new products aim to understand brand aestheticsThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Photography Social Startups TC on December 15, 2017 by Anthony Ha
Fitbit is, once again, not having a good day after spending the year in mostly middling status as it looks to prove there’s a market for fitness trackers as well as its own smartwatch. The culprit today is a Wall Street firm slapping a R... Fitbit is having a bad dayThis entry was posted in Apple Watch Apps Finance fitbit Health Mobile TC and tagged apple on December 15, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Facebook today is launching a new feature designed to give users more control over what content they see in their News Feed: a “Snooze” button. The option, which will become available via the top-right dropdown menu on a post, will mu... Facebook adds a Snooze button for muting people, groups and ...This entry was posted in news feed Social TC and tagged facebook social media on December 15, 2017 by Sarah Perez
These titanium, brass, and Damascus steel objets d'art will long outlast the plastic doo-dad craze. The Whirl Is Not Enough: Hundred-Dollar Fidget SpinnersThis entry was posted in Gear on December 15, 2017 by Jordan McMahon
Say “goodbye” (in the AIM voice, if possible) to Aol Instant Messenger. Back in October, Oath (the combined entity of Yahoo and Aol) announced that it would shutter AIM on December 15. Yes, today is the day. All good things come to an end. On Dec 15, we'll bid farewell to AIM. Thank you to all our users! #AIMemories https://t.co/b6cjR2tSuU pic.twitter.com/V09Fl7EPMx —… Read More AIM is officially deadThis entry was posted in AOL Apps Social TC on December 15, 2017 by Jordan Crook