Today in part 23 of our series entitled Goofy Rich Person Gadgetry, we present the MB&F Balthazar, a posable robot that tells the time and has a “dark side.” First, a little context. This is basically a “novelty” designed by a watchmaker to sell to rich people. It’s entirely hand … | Continue reading
Samsung acknowledged that it is conducting a “thorough inspection” of its supply of Galaxy Note7 smartphones following reports this week of battery explosions. However, the company declined to comment on whether it would implement a recall as some in the media have posited, nor d … | Continue reading
Uber sees an opportunity in the looming transit disruption in New York City, nicknamed the L Train Apocalypse. But the ride-hailing giant will have to navigate a political minefield if it hopes to get its way. Starting in 2019, the L train between Manhattan and Brooklyn will be c … | Continue reading
It feels like Noodlecake Games has been a bit quiet since Super Stickman Golf 3 [Free], and well, they have been: the team took a break after the game's launch, but they're back at it now to release a ton of promising published games on to mobile. Next up fro them is Fired Up dev … | Continue reading
Farm egg. It may seem as simple as just that. An egg. The food that Atkins and Paleo diets made popular once again. The food that draws one of many dividing lines between vegetarians and vegans. But this particular egg is one of the more layered, even scrambled (if you will), sym … | Continue reading
After news broke recently that Apple would have to pay Ireland some €13 billion ($14.5 billion USD) in back taxes, Apple’s CEO today fired back that the ruling was “total political crap.” “No one did anything wrong here,” Cook said. “Ireland is being picked on, and this is unacce … | Continue reading
Yesterday, as dozens of Teslas baked in the sprawling Palo Alto parking lot of a local law firm, 100 top investors packed into a high-ceilinged meeting room. There, they watched 13 startups deliver four-minute-long presentations about why they’re worth watching. The companies —- … | Continue reading
It’s a question every major startup has to answer eventually: What do you do when the regulators come knocking? The answer varies depending on who you ask — for Uber, the solution used to be holding firm and butting heads with regulators, but in more recent years the ride-sharing … | Continue reading
Instagram finally introduced one of its most requested features on iOS just yesterday – the ability to zoom into a photo – and said that the feature would arrive on Android “in the coming weeks.” However, as noted by Android Police, it seems some users are already starting to see … | Continue reading
That’s what we call a teeny tiny fuckup. Beats sent a press release to iGen.fr and other French media outlets saying that they should expect new Beats products on September 7 during Apple’s press conference. There was also a screenshot of the official Apple media invite so that i … | Continue reading
BERLIN — How much tech can you stuff into tiny, wireless earbuds? Turns out, quite a lot. At the Showstoppers event that's accompanying the IFA show in Berlin, Jabra announced the Elite Sport, a pair of wireless earbuds that can also monitor your heart rate. The data is transferr … | Continue reading
Didn’t see this coming. The big trend at this year’s IFA (once you factor out the eight billion fitness bands and Bluetooth headphones, at least) is apparently drawing pads. Wacom, Lenovo, and now a new version of the Slate from French startup ISKN are working hard to bring the p … | Continue reading
The lawsuit Lindsey Lohan filed against Rockstar for allegedly using her likeness in Grand Theft Auto 5 has been dismissed by the New York County Supreme Co… | Continue reading
GUEST: There’s a lot of chatter about chatbots these days and how we might be able to use them in the future. The biggest question seems to be whether chatbots can be useful enough to convincingly replace human conversation. Answering that isn’t easy. Before chatbots can reach th … | Continue reading
The Anniversary Update for Windows 10 brought a lot of nice features, including OS-level Ink features for stylus devices – but it also brought some nasty bugs along for the ride. Including, but not limited to, a login problem that caused users to encounter a total OS freeze when … | Continue reading
This morning around 9:07 am ET, SpaceX experienced a devastating explosion while completing a routine static test-fire in preparation for a launch on Saturday. Luckily, no injuries were reported, but the payload, the Amos-6 satellite, was on the Falcon 9 at the time and was also … | Continue reading
Sennheiser’s always got a fair amount of stuff to show off at IFA. After all, the show is kind of, sort of in the audio company’s backyard (well, only a three hour drive away). This year it’s doubling down on consumer headphones with for new updates.The HD 4 is a new line of big … | Continue reading
Styling your text properly so it's easy to read could be all you need to do to attract and hold attention. Pamela Wilson shows you how. | Continue reading
Rumor has it that Apple is about to introduce an Apple Watch 2 on September 7, alongside a new iPhone. While many leaks indicate that the Apple Watch will have more or less a similar design as the original watch, a new leak from Byte shows that the Apple Watch 2 could have a bigg … | Continue reading
Huawei, which is currently the third largest smartphone manufacturer, reiterates its ambitious goal to overtake Apple and Samsung in a few years. | Continue reading
While the idea of all-in-one VR sounds great, does the Alcatel Vision really what we are looking for? | Continue reading
Apple is doing some housecleaning, as it turns out not every single one of the 2 million+ apps in the App Store are actually used or downloaded. Shocking. The company released a FAQ and sent out an email to developers explaining that it will begin to purge the app store of “apps … | Continue reading
Google's Early Access program lets developers launch beta versions of their apps for user feedback, and now anyone can apply to use it. | Continue reading
While positioning branding as some new phenomenon has sold many books and filled many seminars, it has actually made the topic much less credible. Although constantly using the same design to the superficial look of your products is part of the brand and id process, truly brandi … | Continue reading
Cybersecurity researchers have always had an unspoken truce with companies. When hackers find a problem, they typically report it to the company to give them a chance to fix it before going public with it. This often leads to ‘bounties’ the company pays out for spotting the vulne … | Continue reading
BERLIN — Pokémon Go, the summer's biggest craze, may be fading in popularity, but that doesn't mean there still aren't millions of players who still want to catch 'em all.iPhone and iPad maker Catalyst has a new $10 rubber strap-on accessory that fits over your iPhone to help inc … | Continue reading
A cleansing of sorts is coming to the App Store. Today Apple sent out an email to developers notifying them of a new evaluation process meant to find and remove "problematic" apps that haven't been updated for compatibility with recent versions of iOS and macOS. Apple says it's s … | Continue reading
If you prefer your Nintendo news to take a few zig zags instead of coming to you direct, then you’re in the right place. The publisher hosted one of its Direct video presentations today to talk about the 3DS system and its portable games. The publisher made several big announceme … | Continue reading
Supergirl and Arrow co-creator Greg Berlanti is reportedly developing a series following Black Lightning, one of DC Comics’ first major black superheroes. According to Deadline, Berlanti is working with The Game creator Mara Brock Akil and her husband to get the drama off the gro … | Continue reading
The P7 have been Bowers & Wilkins top headphones in its lineup since they were released in 2013, and are widely viewed as some of the best headphones in the sub-$500 price range. But while the smaller, on-ear P5 has had a wireless version for over a year, the over-ear P7 have bee … | Continue reading
(Reuters) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) is in talks with buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC to sell its software division, hoping it can fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The negotiations come as HPE Chief Executive Meg Whitm … | Continue reading
Apple has begun informing developers that it’s going to be cleaning up the App store by removing certain apps that don’t meet quality standards. The change will go into effect on September 7. “Quality is extremely important to us,” Apple wrote in an email it sent to developers to … | Continue reading
If you’re going to shell out some serious cash on a set of Bluetooth speakers, you might as well find a pair that matches the upholstery right? It’s a philosophy that has dominated a number of Bang & Olufsen’s high-end sound sculptures, and now Tivoli’s getting in on the action. … | Continue reading
We said this morning that the bitcoin price had been pretty frustrating from an intraday perspective over the last few weeks, and that we hoped this would change as we headed into the close of this one. The frustration is rooted in the sideways action, and the relatively tight ra … | Continue reading
Tesla, it turns out, is just like any other tech company: sometimes its software updates upset users and hinder functionality. Maybe the upstart EV automaker is fallible after all.Tesla recently pushed software update version 7.1 2.32.100 to its Model X vehicles that was designed … | Continue reading
It’s cleaning time in the App Store. Apple sent an email to its developer community indicating that there will be some upcoming changes in the App Store. If an app no longer works or is outdated, it’s going to get removed from the App Store. And it’s about time. In the early year … | Continue reading
ZTE is rolling out a smaller version of its increasingly popular Axon 7 Mini. Like many downsized flagships, the Mini builds off of its larger sibling with similar design and slightly reduced specs, for a cheaper price tag. It will retail for 299 Euros, which is about $330 in the … | Continue reading
What should you wear to keep cool on a hot day? One word: plastics. A form of polyethylene — the common plastic that makes up ClingWrap — is a promising candidate for a textile that prevents us from overheating, researchers say. Hopefully, it won’t look like those PVC bodysuits t … | Continue reading
This episode of StudioPress FM features Shay Bocks of Feast Design Company. Within the Genesis community, Shay is best known for her Foodie Pro theme. | Continue reading
‘Brave‘ a new browser with a unique take on the ad-blocking problem launched in public beta today. Co-Founded by former Mozilla CEO, Brendan Eich, the browser encourages users to reward their favorite sites by making small deposits and anonymously sending Bitcoin-based tips to pu … | Continue reading
Christopher Guest, the king of mockumentaries, is bringing his latest to Netflix.Mascots stars Guest, Jane Lynch (Glee, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Parker Posey (Dazed and Confused, Café Society), Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, Calvary), Fred Willard (Anchorman, Everybody Loves Raymond) … | Continue reading
It’s time to save Medivh. The fourth and final wing for Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan’s adventure is now live. You’ll earn new cards by beating the bosses in The Spire, and we’re here to make sure that their special abilities and tricks don’t catch you off guard. Note that t … | Continue reading
Fancy pens are fancy. They’re nice to own, really great to write with, and awful pretty. But what happens when you mash up fancy pen manufacturer Montblanc with some digital paper? Baby, you got a 21st century stew goin’. Montblanc calls it Montblanc Augmented Paper and it’s basi … | Continue reading
The iPhone 7 will arrive, but all anyone will want to talk about is the missing headphone jack.The reaction to the potential removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack on the expected iPhone 7 has grown to such outsized proportions that one might expect Apple CEO to step up on stage ne … | Continue reading
Wacom is refreshing its lineup of Bamboo styluses and will release the Bamboo Omni, a fine-point stylus designed for Android and iOS devices, in November. The Bamboo Solo and Duo have both been redesigned, and should offer improved interaction with touchscreen devices. The Duo wi … | Continue reading
Earlier today, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad for no apparent reason. While we’re still trying to learn more about what happened, we already know that the company was doing a test, and an anomaly created a big mess. Fortunately, all personnel were clear of th … | Continue reading
Digital payment platform Bitcoin began in 2008 as a secure cryptocurrency, and it has evolved into a valuable digital exchange system. Bitcoins can be ‘mined’ by anyone with a suitable computer – they can use their machine’s processing power to handle transactions and pick up Bit … | Continue reading
I’ve always considered Blue’s USB microphones a podcasting tool – and I suspect Blue has, as well. They’re easy to use, they sound good and they’re affordable. Heck, I recorded my bit of the last TechCrunch podcast on a Snowball. The mics have also made a splash in the gaming the … | Continue reading