This Friday, on the final day of Google I/O 2016, Levi and Google announced the first fruits of their collaboration on Project Jacquard: Levi’s Commuter Trucker jacket. | Continue reading
Motorola’s RAZR surely stands as one of the most recognizable phones of yesteryear (although myself I preferred the Samsung Trace) — and while the brand has been desultorily maintained by Verizon, a new video from Lenovo suggests a more serious throwback device is nearly at hand, … | Continue reading
In case you haven't noticed, taking hit video games and releasing their soundtracks on cleverly-designed vinyl records is all the rage right now. And I think it's incredibly awesome, actually. I have my very own hexagon-shaped Super Hexagon record hanging on my wall right now, an … | Continue reading
At Google I/O, the search giant revealed that they had made tremendous strides in the realm of power efficiency for hands-off, radar-input Project Soli. | Continue reading
Blizzard's latest marketing stunt has seen the publisher release a series of oversized Overwatch sculptures around the world.Twitter user RuzGofDi snapped pics of a colossal action figure of Tracer in a sealed box on Hollywood Boulevard.This isn't the only Overwatch statue poppin … | Continue reading
2014’s Neighbors memorably featured an adorable baby chomping on a discarded condom. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising sets out to up the ante, as quickly and loudly as possible. In its first three minutes alone, it covers amazingly awkward sex, mouth-to-mouth vomiting, stress-pooping … | Continue reading
“We’re kind in an AI Spring,” says John Giannandrea, Google’s head of machine learning. Giannandrea's statement — a reference to the term AI winter — sums up how the use cases, interest and research in artificial intelligence are really taking off. SEE ALSO: Google I/O 2016: That … | Continue reading
In the wake of the passing of Title III of the JOBS Act, crowdfunding equity platform FlashFunders has relaunched its site with new features. The new features allow users to crowdfund investment under Form C, which allows for up to $1 million in a single Series from anyone, not j … | Continue reading
At last year’s Google I/O, Google and Levi’s announced Project Jacquard, a collaboration to create a ‘smart fabric’ that can turn any article of clothing internet-connected. This year, the two have announced that the Jacquard jacket will soon be available for sale. The Jacquard s … | Continue reading
Samsung brought its 10 nanometer LPDDR4 6GB DRAM chip to a mobile conference in China yesterday. While that's impressive, the company didn't elaborate on where it plans to put all that memory — Samsung's old 20nm 6GB chip for mobile didn't get much use. Most phones max out at 4GB … | Continue reading
When Facebook hosted a group of leading conservatives to its campus this week, it pledged to open a new dialogue about trust. "I know many conservatives don’t trust that our platform surfaces content without a political bias," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post after the … | Continue reading
More and more gamers are turning into content creators every day, and one company is expanding its efforts to keep those consumers satisfied. SplitmediaLabs revealed to GamesBeat that it has hired fighting game pro Victor “Spooky” Fontanez as its Xsplit Broadcaster product manage … | Continue reading
Publisher Crescent Moon and developer Retro Phone Games (the new mobile label of Cascadia Games) have announced that 2-bit Cowboy Rides Again is set to release in a few weeks. A sequel to 2-bit Cowboy [$0.99 / Free], this one promises not to reinvent the wheel, but could prove to … | Continue reading
Paul Bragiel, the venture capitalist who made an unsuccessful run at qualifying for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics as lone member of the Colombian cross-country ski team, is forming a new, San Francisco-based venture firm with his brother, Dan. According to an SEC filing, they ar … | Continue reading
News + Media: Native advertising success depends on creating engaging, powerful stories in your authentic brand voice. | Continue reading
During a special I/O session, Google showed off a working prototype of Ara, alongside some pretty crucial news about the project’s future. | Continue reading
It’s Friday, so you can probably spare a few minutes to watch a heartwarming little 360-degree animated film, the latest in Google’s “Spotlight Stories.” This one, entitled “Pearl,” takes place entirely inside a beat-up ’80s sedan, and traces the story of a girl and a guitar. Rea … | Continue reading
Taiwan's Asus is launching three new smartphones at Computex later this month. If that sounds like a generic bit of news, just wait until you see the splendrous genericity of the associated video teaser.CLARITY, it bellows at us in a helplessly anonymous sans serif font, while tr … | Continue reading
Quora is a great platform to grow your community, credibility, and ultimately increase leads to your website. Start informed with guide. | Continue reading
Uber's surge pricing can be annoying. Why pay more if you can wait 15 minutes and pay less? And that's exactly the point — surge pricing is meant to apply downward pressure to demand through an increase in pricing.But, it turns out, riders are more likely to accept surge pricing … | Continue reading
Airbus has filed a patent for the world's fastest helicopter.The hybrid aircraft is an advanced version of the Airbus' Eurocopter X3, which is currently under development and set an unofficial record in 2013 for the world's fastest helicopter, attaining a top speed of 263 knots — … | Continue reading
Even if you’re launching esports on your cable channel, you probably still want to include Twitch. The livestreaming site announced today that it will broadcast live event and on-demand content for Turner’s new esports program for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Eleague, as par … | Continue reading
ustwo Games has put out another infographic talking about how Monument Valley [$3.99], their hit Escherian puzzle game, has done so far. And year 2 was very good for them. Over 5 million copies of the game have been sole, with over 2.3 million upgrades to the Forgotten Shores DLC … | Continue reading
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google's closer than ever to making Project Soli, its experimental gesture-based radar project, a reality.During a session at the I/O developer conference Friday, Google's ATAP (Advanced Technology and Products) group showed off two new products that h … | Continue reading
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — If you've been wondering what's going on with Google's effort to create modular smartphones, also known as Project Ara, wonder no more.At the company's I/O developer conference, Google showed the progress it's made in building phones that let users swap in … | Continue reading
Google believes there’s a scientist in all of us, so it’s launching a new app that turns your phone into a powerful little research lab. Called Science Journal, the app uses the sensors in your phone to measure and record data in real time, including movement, light and sound: Se … | Continue reading
Kobe Bryant is getting advice from Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer as he redirects his competitive drive from professional basketball to his publishing and production company. | Continue reading
On Wednesday Google kicked off its I/O developer conference by unveiling a series of new artificial intelligence-powered products, including a messaging app with a virtual assistant and and a home speaker with a voice interface. Given what we’ve seen in the explosion of AI assist … | Continue reading
Supercell's Clash Royale [Free] made a massive splash when it launched not long ago, spawning endless navel-gazing think pieces about what it means for the future of gaming, eSports, the price of tea in China, and everything in between. The problem is, the burn-out rate with Clas … | Continue reading
Operator NTT Docomo has revealed that they are able to toggle GPS tracking on smartphones without the user being aware that they are being tracked. | Continue reading
The perfect coach plopped down in his seat at the podium, his face a mixture of exhaustion and exultation. | Continue reading
Google is working on making a connected, technology-laced jacket that you'll be able to wear in any type of weather, Google announced Friday. It's called Jacquard, and the company has been working on it since 2015. It's set to come out in spring 2017.Jacquard is made with interac … | Continue reading
We've spent a lot of time this past year wondering if and when Google would bite the bullet and just build its own Android phone for consumers to take on the iPhone directly — there have been hints and leaks, but nothing real. And in true Google fashion, the reveal was nothing li … | Continue reading
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Google's Project Ara is starting to feel way more real with the announcement that a developer device will be coming later this year. And if that doesn't whet your appetite enough, Google has just... | Continue reading
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard much about Project Ara, but Google wasn’t going to let an I/O go by without shedding a little more light on the much discussed (and formerly Moto-centric) modular smartphone platform. After highlighting the latest updates from Projects S … | Continue reading
Pro gamers love the keyboard and mouse. This controller wants to pry them away from their hands. Game peripheral maker Nacon revealed the Nacon GC-400ES Alpha Pad (rolls right off the tongue) today. It’s calling it an esports-focused device that would give players of games like L … | Continue reading
Android is already the easier system for players and developers when it comes to early access and open betas of games due to Google's infinitely less stringent restrictions on app distribution on the platform. Not to mention the ability to distribute games without going through G … | Continue reading
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group showed what it’s been up to with the Project Soli gesture radar technology that it unveiled at I/O one year ago. Google ATAP has worked with LG Electronics and MC R&D Lab to assemble an impressive-looking smartwatch that you … | Continue reading
A distributed ledger could help these researchers launch an unstoppable “Human-Whale-Robot-Hybrid” distributed autonomous organization. | Continue reading
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) has announced update coming from its skunkworks lab around Project Ara. The company said it will be releasing the developer edition in Q4 2016 and it’s already working on a consumer version that’s scheduled to be released next year … | Continue reading
On the last day of I/O, Google's ATAP division has finally given us some firm details on when it will release a very real Project Ara modular phone. A developer edition is shipping this fall, while a consumer version of the phone will be available some time in 2017. To get your h … | Continue reading
Monitors are usually a boring purchase — they're a means to an end — and monitors targeted at businesses are at the far end of the interesting spectrum. But Dell's new monitor will pique your interest, with a 43-inch 4K display and the option to run as four separate 1080p screens … | Continue reading
Every year at I/O, Google’s ATAP division, which is responsible for turning some of the company’s crazier ideas into products, organizes its own small keynote. This year, the company offered updates on a number of projects, including Project Soli, the company’s attempt at buildin … | Continue reading
A month after debuting at the Tribeca Film Festival, Google's latest Spotlight Story, Pearl, just launched at Google I/O and is now available to watch on Android and iOS. The new short film, which follows a father and daughter's lives through the "eyes" of their beloved hatchback … | Continue reading
At Google’s I/O conference today, Google’s Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) research unit offered an update on its interactive textiles project announced last year, Project Jacquard. ATAP’s Ivan Poupyrev announced that the company was collaborating with iconic clo … | Continue reading
Samorost 3 is a very peculiar game, albeit an immensely charming one. The non-verbal throwback to point-and-click adventures of yore is best known for its enchanting visual style and bizarre audio. And now developer Amanita Design has released a video showing us how these crazy s … | Continue reading