If you were hoping to get some sweet drone footage of a NASCAR race in progress, you may find your quadcopter grounded unceremoniously by a mysterious force: DroneShield is bringing its anti-drone tech to NASCAR events at the Texas Motor Speedway. The company makes a handful of products, all aimed …
Read More »Those ‘Void If Broken’ Warranty Stickers Are Actually Illegal
FlickrCC BY-SA 2.0/Eirik Solheim If you’ve ever been hesitant to bring your broken phone to a neighborhood repair shop or been afraid to crack it open yourself with your handy repair kit all because of a little sticker that threatens you with a voided warranty, don’t let it stop you …
Read More »James Murray from the Impractical Jokers talks about the future of VR – TechCrunch
James Murray is a funny man. A producer, actor, and writer, Murray is best known as Murr on the show Impractical Jokers. I spoke to him for a Technotopia interview about the future of TV, VR, and media and he has a lot to say. His dream? To offer immersive …
Read More »New BlackBerry KeyOne 2 Smartphone Leaked
It looks like there is a new BlackBerry smartphone in the works, the BlackBerry KeyOne 2. The handset has recently appeared in some leaked renders and the device is apparently codenamed Athena. Unfortunately there do not appear to be any specifications for the handset as yet, although we can see …
Read More »b8ta unveils Shopify-like solution for retail stores – TechCrunch
b8ta, the store founded by Nest alums to sell trendy gadgets, is entering new territory. Today, the startup is launching “Built by b8ta,” which functions as a retail-as-a-service platform for brands that want a physical presence. Building off the success of its own retail stores, b8ta is confident it can …
Read More »How to connect your smart home gadgets with Amazon Alexa
Amazon No matter your interest or level of experience in smart homes, you probably know it’s possible to use specialty apps to control your smart devices individually. However, there’s an easier, more streamlined way: you can connect all your smart home gadgets to your Amazon Echo device, then tell Alexa to control …
Read More »Google Home and Google Home Mini smart speakers go on sale in India – TechCrunch
Google’s two smart speaker products — the Google Home and Google Home Mini — and its Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones are now available in India following a launch event in the country. The devices are priced at Rs 9,999 ($154), and Rs 4,499 ($69), respectively, and Google confirmed that they are …
Read More »LG G7 ThinQ Name, Launch Date Confirmed, Leaked Press Renders Show iPhone X-Like Notch and Colours
Photo Credit: AndroidHeadlines LG G7 ThinQ, the South Korean electronic giant’s upcoming flagship, has been leaked in its entirety in all available colours of the handset. According to the leak, the smartphone will arrive with the famous iPhone X-like notch along with an edge-to-edge display. It is said to be …
Read More »Conserve the Sound is an archive of noises from old tape players, projectors and other dying tech – TechCrunch
All of us grew up around tech different from what we have today, and many of us look back on those devices with fondness. But can you recall the exact sound your first Casio keyboard made, or the cadence of a rotary phone’s clicks? Conserve the Sound aims to, well, …
Read More »Spider-Man Will Have More Gadgets Than Batman in New PS4 Game
By Matthew Hayes – April 9, 2018 As part of their month-long coverage of Spider-Man, Game Informer has opened up a bit today about the different gadgets you’ll be using throughout the game. As they keenly point out in their new article, we are dealing with an Insomniac Games adventure …
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