Nest is getting into the smart doorbell business with Hello, a small, remote-sized device that can stream live HD video to your phone and send and receive audio. The doorbell, which Nest unveiled today at a hardware event in San Francisco, is part of a broader security push that’ … | Continue reading
A German startup, called Mellow Boards, designed an electric drive that can fit any skateboard, turning it into an electric hybrid.Just replace your board's rear track with "Mellow Drive" and use the remote control to switch between riding modes. Read more...More about Transporta … | Continue reading
Nest today announced its newest camera today: the Nest Cam IQ outdoor. This new outdoor camera brings the features of the company’s smart indoor camera to a more rugged outdoor version. As Nest GM of security products Michele Turner noted during an event in San Francisco today, … | Continue reading
Japanese billionaire Taizo Son believes ICOs will significantly impact how startups raise capital. | Continue reading
Nest Labs just announced a whole bunch of new hardware products that address various entry points around the home, but the theme that appears across almost all of the products is smarter, more intelligent devices — whether that’s through facial recognition or a built-in Google As … | Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Nimble today announced a partnership with NeoCloud, a leading Microsoft managed cloud services provider, to address the growing market need for a simple, affordable contact management and CRM for Microsoft Office 365 and GSuite... | Continue reading
Google today announced that the Android One Moto X4 is now available for pre-order on its Project Fi page. Like other Android One phones, the mid-range Moto X4, comes with a pure version of Android without any bloatware. This marks the first time an Android One phone is availabl … | Continue reading
Looks like that copy of the NES game Golf discovered on the Nintendo Switch earlier this week could be a tribute to Satoru Iwata, the late president of Nintendo.The hidden copy of Golf found on every Switch console appears to reference Iwata in several ways, which is appropriate … | Continue reading
More and more artists are locking down on cellphone use at their events with a soft ‘phone prison’. As creatures of habit, can event planners learn to do the same? Imagine attending a conference where mobile devices are banned. You are not allowed to look at your phone, your tabl … | Continue reading
Snap wants its ads to open to something interesting rather than a boring mobile website. Today Snap announced 14 new ad Creative Partners that will help build custom games, interactive videos, gyroscope-powered epxeriences, lead generation campaigns, and pre-loaded Instant Apps … | Continue reading
The pilot episode of Ghosted, Fox’s new buddy comedy about the paranormal starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson, will premiere on Twitter before its broadcast into a single living room. Deadline reports that the show will stream for free every night at 9PM ET from September 21st … | Continue reading
Tom Van de Wiele, a security researcher with F-Secure in Denmark, has an interesting project. The Belgian-born researcher has taken to photographing people with their company ID badges on display, and posting them on his Twitter page with the hashtag #protectyouraccesscard. So fa … | Continue reading
Amazon is reportedly gearing up to take on Google Assistant and Apple's Siri with Alexa-enabled audio-only smart glasses. | Continue reading
Minecraft's big new cross-platform version is available right now on Windows 10 PC, Xbox One, iPhone and iPad, Android, and for VR devices.It is a huge moment in the history of the game - and of gaming in general - although the Nintendo Switch version is lagging behind."We're wor … | Continue reading
“Obamacare, for whatever reason, favors four blue states against the rest of us.” So South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, in a floor speech on Monday, defended the central rationale of his Obamacare replacement, the Graham-Cassidy bill. In that speech and other statements, Grah … | Continue reading
There's a whole world of luxury carmakers who also design superyachts out there, a world you rarely see because, well, you probably aren't loaded enough to afford one. As simple as that. SEE ALSO: 377-Foot Migaloo Submarine Yacht Is Perfect for James Bond VillainsBut that didn't … | Continue reading
Elemental Path paved the way for artificial intelligence in toys in 2015 with the launch of its CogniToys dinosaur, Dino. Today, the New York company is launching an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise money for its newest product, the CogniToys STEMosaur. The original Cogni … | Continue reading
A lot of self-professed financial experts do not like Bitcoin. That is not surprising, as promoting cryptocurrency would go against their own interests. Ray Dalio is the latest person to call cryptocurrency a “bubble”. Considering how he is the founder of the world’s largest hedg … | Continue reading
My absolute favourite thing about the first SteamWorld Dig - a game that, in the memory, seems pretty much bursting with favourite things - was a simple collectable. It was an in-game currency of some kind, although inevitably I can't remember what you could spend it on. What I c … | Continue reading
There are a lot of reports hitting the ‘net this morning in reviews of the Apple Watch Series 3, which indicate that there are some LTE connectivity issues — causing Apple to take a small dip this morning and a speed bump in its march to $1 trillion. Shares of Apple fell around … | Continue reading
Minecraft has been available on tons of different devices in the past. Now, Microsoft is finally bringing all those platforms together with the “Better Together” update, which is rolling out today for Xbox One, mobile devices, and Windows 10 PCs. The Nintendo Switch is still set … | Continue reading
The United States will be getting its first taste of Android One very soon. Today, Google and Motorola announced that the Moto X4 will be coming to Google’s Project Fi wireless carrier with the stripped-down Android One treatment. The Project Fi Moto X4 will cost $399 and come in … | Continue reading
YaDoggie is a new dog food subscription company that claims to be more accurate with its shipments, so you're not overwhelmed with weekly or monthly pet food deliveries. The company's success, it says, hinges on its smart scoop. The Bluetooth food scooper tracks how much you feed … | Continue reading
You don't need to buy an iPhone 8 (or an iPhone X for that matter) to get that shiny, new-iPhone feeling. All you need to do is upgrade to iOS 11, which Apple dropped yesterday, to get in on tons of new features, access to the brand-new App Store, and a fresh coat of paint for th … | Continue reading
Target is adding an improved indoor mapping component to its mobile app, designed to help shoppers find their way through stores and locate the products they need, the retailer announced this morning, referring to the feature as a “GPS for your shopping cart.” Instead of simply … | Continue reading
The world isn't ending on Saturday. You know, in case you wondered.The post No, the End of Days Doesn’t Kick off on Saturday appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
All good things must come to an end, but we have one more full day of Disrupt for you to enjoy from home. The lineup today is jam-packed with all stars of the tech world. Kirsten Green from Forerunner Ventures, Justin Kan, Coursera’s Andrew Ng, and Uber’s new Chief Brand Officer … | Continue reading
Since the Second World War, American presidents have repeatedly gone before the United Nations General Assembly and made a similar argument: The United States has national interests just like any other country, but in the modern era those interests are increasingly international … | Continue reading
GUEST: Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska, sits on the state’s eastern border. Head west on I-80 for 45 minutes and you’ll hit Lincoln, Nebraska’s second largest city. Both cities have burgeoning tech-startup scenes, are raising capital and funding, and are making impressive con … | Continue reading
Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is launching as a free standalone game for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.The 100-player PVP mode in Fortnite will be completely free for everyone from 26th September.It's a canny move - gazumping the launch of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on consol … | Continue reading
Figuring out whether your boss, crush or—let's be honest—ex is still following you can be a bit of a faff. But, Instagram is rolling out a new feature that could tell you instantly whether a person has unfollowed you. SEE ALSO: I can't be basic on Instagram anymore and it's all b … | Continue reading
A notable ICO token appears to be weathering regulatory concerns, bouncing back this week on a relatively positive newsflow and new developments. | Continue reading
We have discussed topic clusters before as a method of organizing your website and choosing how to connect your pages with internal links. Basically, topic clusters are an extra-simple mind-mapping technique where you choose one important topic – your pillar – and then choose a c … | Continue reading
Your face could be the next place for Amazon's Alexa voice assistant to invade.Amazon's is reportedly working on a pair of Alexa-powered smart glasses that could be announced at an upcoming product launch event, the Financial Times reports. The glasses would be strictly operated … | Continue reading
The recent release of iOS 11 has been arguably the most turbulent time for mobile gaming since the introduction of the App Store back in 2008. For starters, iTunes 12.7 for Mac actually removed the iOS App Store in its entirety, making it harder to actually browse for the latest … | Continue reading
Pluralsight is announcing a new tool this morning to help satiate our innate desire to compare ourselves against one another. Pluralsight IQ is designed to assist developers in assessing their competencies and determining their proficiencies relative to their peers. Engineers ta … | Continue reading
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, leaving at least 10,000 people in shelters and 90 percent of the island without power. The Category 4 storm made landfall with winds of 155 miles per hour, breaking two National Weather Service radars. It is the first Category 4 stor … | Continue reading
The Android One Moto X4 is the latest device to join Project Fi, making it the first modern and affordable Project Fi-compatible phone. | Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Force Protection Video Equipment (OTCQB: FPVD), which sells HD body camera systems and accessories for law enforcement, announced today that it has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, CobraXtreme HD Corp., a North Carolina Corporation.... | Continue reading
“By the way, before you post a nasty Facebook message saying I’m politicizing my son’s health problems, I want you to know: I am politicizing my son’s health problems.” That was Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday evening, in a monologue reacting to the introduction of Graham-Cassidy, the … | Continue reading
Airbnb is trying to disrupt not just the hotel industry, but the entire travel industry. That's why the home-rental platform just added the ability to book restaurant reservations directly through its app in just more than a dozen U.S. markets. "The ability to book reservations a … | Continue reading
Starting at 12:00 pm Eastern, Nest is set to unveil… something. There have been rumors and whispers and murmurs about what Nest could unveil but all will be revealed shortly. And then shortly after, Nest Co-founder and VP of Engineering Matt Rogers will speak at Disrupt SF about … | Continue reading
Das Start-up Aevena hat eine Kameradrohne für den Indoor-Einsatz entwickelt, die die ganze Wohnung bzw. das ganze Haus überwachen kann, indem sie von Raum zu Raum schwebt. Dafür ist Aire mit einer besonders sensiblen Steuerung und einem... | Continue reading
Following a string of complaints from reviewers, Apple has taken the unusual step of admitting that its much-hyped Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE has a glitch that interferes with its ability to connect to cellular networks. In a statement to the Verge, Apple said: “We have discov … | Continue reading
With the release of iOS 11, Apple is making it slightly easier for iOS device owners to download larger apps over a cellular connection by increasing the download limit. Before, Apple would require users to switch to Wi-Fi to download an app over 100 MB in size, which includes m … | Continue reading
“This is about basic human dignity and respect,” says Apple’s CEO Continue reading… | Continue reading
Director Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel) just released a new four-minute short film. It’s called Snow Steam Iron, and if you want to watch it, you’ll have to download an app first. The app, Vero, is pitched as a social network for creators; Snyder h … | Continue reading
The creative brief is what we rely on to get up to speed and understand what it is we’re making a video about. In most cases our entire process is completed in 4-6 weeks, which means in most cases we get about a week to understand as much about the product or service as we can. | Continue reading