Watch this giant hand-cranked musical instrument containing 2,000 marbles play music

A Swedish musician by the name of Wintergatan has created and built an amazing musical instrument he calls the Marble Machine -- and you won't believe how good it sounds. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Another piece of the lost Malaysian MH370 airliner has washed ashore

A second piece of the lost MH370 airliner may have washed ashore in Mozambique. Malaysian Airlines officials and Mozambique authorities are both urging caution until the part is confirmed, but there aren't very many 777s losing horizontal stabilizers in that part of the world. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

ET deals: Save big on the Vilros Raspberry Pi 2 Model B complete starter kit

Interested in dipping your toe into the world of programming? What about configuring your very own set-top box? Well, Raspberry Pi is probably were you should start, and the folks at Vilros have everything a Pi beginner needs all in one affordable package. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft is blurring the lines between PC and Xbox One gaming

Game consoles have traditionally been defined by being rigid, closed platforms. Going forward, Microsoft wants to change that by making the Xbox One a lot more like the PC. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

DJI Phantom 4: Real computer vision comes to a consumer drone

For those kicking themselves for not having bought a nice flying-camera drone, you may be glad you waited. DJI has brought some great new features, centering around computer vision, to its new Phantom 4 model. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

The new Gears of War Ultimate Edition is a DX12 disaster

Microsoft's Gears of War Ultimate Edition debuts today on the Windows Store, but AMD owners should steer clear. The game's DX12 implementation is a trainwreck if you own a newer Radeon; Microsoft and The Coalition have promised patches. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Lightweight Sentry drones with infrared eyes can find lost hikers

Not all who wander are lost, but there are those mere mortals who do go missing. Now one adorably Canadian innovator built a drone to find missing hikers who have wandered off the trail. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

After years of setbacks, semiconductor industry is cautiously optimistic about EUV lithography

EUV is moving to full production in fits and starts, and the industry is slightly positive on its long-term trends. Much remains to be done, however, if we want to see EUV lithography by 2021-2022. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Nintendo NX console coming this Christmas with new Zelda game: report

It's shaping up to be a major year for Nintendo if the rumor mill is even partially accurate. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

The Windows Store saddles PC games with significant limitations

Right now, buying games via the Windows Store is a poor choice, due to limitations on the game engines, graphics settings, and user control. Services like Steam and GOG offer far more features and capabilities for identically priced software. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Here’s why we don’t have light-based computing just yet

Optical computing could be the future of processing -- so why is it taking so long to replace electricity with light? | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Raspberry Pi 3 launches with faster 64-bit processor and Wi-Fi for the same $35

The Raspberry Pi is arguably the world's most successful and accessible computer platform that anyone can program. Today, the Raspberry Pi foundation has launched the Raspberry Pi 3, an upgraded model that is on sale now for the same $35 price. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Is the $4 Freedom 251 Android phone a scam?

Is the world's cheapest smartphone too good to be true? | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Nintendo’s 3DS sales are plummeting — the NX console can’t come fast enough

Nintendo slashed sales estimates and expected profits today. The company is expecting a significant decline in 3DS sales. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Instrument error: AMD, FCAT, and Ashes of the Singularity benchmarks

There's a report making the rounds that claims AMD cards perform terribly in Ashes of the Singularity based on results captured using Nvidia's FCAT tools. In this case, it's the tools that are wrong -- not the GPU. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Windows 10 now shows ads on the lock screen — here’s how to kill them

Microsoft has begun using the Windows 10 lock screen to advertise content -- but while the game it chose is excellent, some people won't like the precedent this sets. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Feds OK Cadillac’s high-res LCD rear view mirror

Cadillac's camera-based inside rear mirror shows up to 4X the viewing angle of a traditional mirror; you press a button to switch between camera and reflective mirror views. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

ET deals: Get a Newegg Premier membership and a gift card for $100

If you make frequent purchases from Newegg, you should definitely check out today's deal from Groupon. For a limited time, you can purchase an entire year of Newegg Premier for a hundred bucks, and get a $100 Newegg gift card for free. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

An exception to Ohm’s Law? Graphene makes electrons act like a viscous liquid with ‘negative resistance’

The hunt for graphene's niche just got a lot weirder -- apparently graphene can make electrons violate Ohm's Law with quantum effects on the nonlocal scale. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Fallout 4’s official modding tools will drop in April

Fallout 4's modding tools will ship in April, in between the game's upcoming DLCs. Bethesda modders often create impressive improvements and additions -- we're stoked to see what content creators can build in the Commonwealth. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Court filing confirms Carnegie Mellon University hacked Tor to unmask users

At least one defendant was arrested thanks to data from CMU's Tor attack, and that might just be the tip of the iceberg. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

NASA simulates ‘extreme failure scenario’ to test Orion spacecraft controls

NASA is finding out how its Orion display and control systems work in an emergency situation. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

No, mobile GPUs (still) aren’t going to catch dedicated consoles by the end of 2017

Despite periodic claims to the contrary, mobile GPU manufacturers haven't found a way to bypass the laws of physics and cut power consumption by multiple orders of magnitude in 1-2 years. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. S6 vs. S5: How does the new model stack up?

Samsung's Galaxy S7 is an impressive piece of kit with a refined set of features, but should owners of the S6 or older devices upgrade? | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Nikon’s new DL family of high-end point-and-shoot cameras further raises the performance bar

Nikon has just gotten aggressive in competing with Canon, Sony, and Lumix in the high-end compact camera market with its new DL family of point-and-shoot models. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Can optogenetics restore sight to blind people?

Scientists in Texas hope to restore sight to the blind using optogenetics -- a combination of light and gene therapy that could allow the blind to regain some degree of vision. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Attack of the Drones: Star Wars Episode VIII will deploy hundreds of guards, anti-drone warfare

New reports from Croatia suggest Episode VIII will use anti-drone technology and 600 guards to keep prying eyes away from the film sets. We're this close to seeing full on drone-on-drone warfare -- hopefully with proton torpedoes and wing-mounted laser cannons. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 uses heatpipe cooling, pre-orders will come with free Gear VR

Samsung's new smartphone will use heat pipe technology to keep itself running cool -- and the company is giving a free Gear VR to anyone who pre-orders a Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

As smartphones stall, PC and mobile manufacturers slug it out over 2-in-1 PCs

At MWC this year, new companies are jockeying for the 2-in-1 market space -- and that's the only part of the PC industry seeing any positive growth. Could Huawei challenge both Apple and Microsoft for market dominance? | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

New data suggests Charon was fractured by massive, subsurface ocean

Pluto's moon Charon is broken and fractured and now we think we know why. A subsurface ocean that existed when the moon was young may have frozen later, deforming the surface of the planet. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago