Atari's mounting a comeback with the Ataribox, its first game console in decades, but it's also selling baseball caps with built-in speakers. Yeah, really.The Speakerhat is part of "Atari Connected Life," a subdivision that's "all about retro, arcade & mobile gaming, modern PC & … | Continue reading
Microsoft continues to put its artificial intelligence, Cortana, in everything as part of a larger effort to make everyday products more connected and easier to use. The next spot it's showing up: the thermostat in your home. The company teamed up with popular thermostat maker Jo … | Continue reading
Apple released a new version of its mobile platform, iOS 10.3.3, on Wednesday, fixing a couple of security issues. Sounds like business as usual, but one of the bugs squashed with this update was actually quite serious. The issue, first reported by security expert Nitay Artenste … | Continue reading
It's been more than six months since Twitter decided it should finally start taking its troll problem seriously.The good news: Twitter says its many updates to address abuse and improve its reporting process are working. The service is now "taking action on" 10 times more abusive … | Continue reading
If you love the idea of virtual reality, but hate having to wear a headset, this is going to appeal to you.Japan's public broadcaster NHK has come up with an ultra high-definition immersive experience, featuring a rounded 8K projection dome screen that wraps around a moving seat. … | Continue reading
Ethereum has become a top target for hackers. The promising cryptocurrency that's also a platform for decentralized applications has skyrocketed in value over the last six months (though it also had a serious drop in price in the last couple of weeks). But hacker attacks and thef … | Continue reading
Google Home. Amazon Echo. Apple HomePod. Lenovo SmartCast+?The company that brought you the Yoga Book has big plans for an artificially intelligent smart-device future — plans that it will reveal at the June 20 third annual Lenovo Tech World conference in Shanghai. SEE ALSO: Leno … | Continue reading
Hey, fellow humans, I thought we were all on the same page here?When news broke that a security robot mall-copping its way through the Washington Harbour gave up and drowned itself, we all rightly celebrated the admittedly small victory for mankind. Because, ya know, if drones ar … | Continue reading
It's no secret that tech has a diversity problem. The big-name Silicon Valley companies that release their staffing figures every year often seem embarrassed to do so, because their workplaces are not inclusive or representative of the larger population — even after those compani … | Continue reading
Suits, countersuits, and everything in between. When Apple and billions of dollars are involved, you know things are going to get messy. Well, messy and interesting. Because, in what can only be read as a "don't mess with us" play from Apple CEO Tim Cook, it turns out that the Cu … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Paying $4 for your daily dose of espresso each morning is fun, but you might want to save your money and purchase one of these bad boys instead. Say goodbye to that clunky machin … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The InkCase i7 is rising through the ranks as one of the most unique cases on the market – and it’s guaranteed to transform the way you use your phone. Whether you’re a bookworm … | Continue reading
The all-girl robotics team from Afghanistan that was initially denied entry to the United States for an international competition is taking home the silver medal.SEE ALSO: The Afghan girls robotics team will now be allowed into the U.S.Fittingly, they received a the accolade for … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.When it comes to shaving, guys have historically had only two choices in the realm of hair removal. There’s the bulky black electric razor that sounds like a hive of angry bee … | Continue reading
Google added a neat feature for cyclists in Google Maps in 2014. Whenever you asked for directions from point A to point B, Maps would also provide a little map with an estimated elevation for each part of the route. Now the same is true for walking directions. For each set of di … | Continue reading
There have never been more ways to watch Game of Thrones legally, but that hasn't stopped the show from continuing to be the most popular TV show for illegal downloads and streams. SEE ALSO: Here's how Twitter reacted to the 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 premiereThat's the finding f … | Continue reading
A scooter you can also remote control sounds cool, until you find out it can be hacked. Then it's not cool at all — it's terrifying.Every Friday, I ride an electric Segway/Ninebot miniPRO around the office. It's my favorite rideable (A.K.A. balance board, A.K.A., hoverboard). It' … | Continue reading
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Anyone flying to the United States from the nation's immediate neighbors — Mexico and Canada — will have to go through a new ream of security measures, as of Wednesday.Both WestJet and AirCanada have posted travel advisories warning customers to arrive at airports earlier to acco … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The bathroom can be a dangerous place. In fact, there are roughly 40,000 toilet-related injuries in the U.S. every year. Just ask Wikipedia.Many of these likely occur in the dark … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.So many books, so little time. It's the motto of every voracious reader; the kind who keep long lists of works they can’t wait to tackle; the kind who take immense pride in their … | Continue reading
In case we needed another reason to get excited for Marvel's upcoming VR title, we now know the identity of a fourth character that will costar in the game: Deadpool.That's right: everybody's favorite, foul-mouthed antihero will be taking centerstage, along with the Hulk, Captain … | Continue reading
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'Airpaq' is recycling airbags and seat belts from old cars and turning them into sustainable backpacks. Read more...More about Kickstarter, Recycling, Sustainable, Backpack, and Sustainable Living | Continue reading
Mozilla is building a massive repository of voice recordings for the voice apps of the future — and it wants you to add yours to the collection. The organization behind the Firefox browser is launching Common Voice, a project to crowdsource audio samples from the public. The goal … | Continue reading
Money is pretty simple nowadays: A piece of paper or a digital asset that you can exchange for goods and services. Someone else takes care of all the fine print. Some kind of central authority issues the money, calculates its value, and makes sure that that wire transaction you'v … | Continue reading
Ask any Mercedes enthusiast, and they'll tell you that the company's S-Class is the car to beat in the luxury class. It's so far ahead of everything else, that it usually takes other car makers an entire generation of cars to catch up. And despite Audi recently wowing us with its … | Continue reading
Bixby, Samsung's smart voice assistant that was supposed to launch together with the Galaxy S8 and S8+ phones, is now finally available for everyone. Bixby was previously available only to a small subset of "early access preview" users who got to test an early version of the soft … | Continue reading
Google, perhaps more than any other tech giant, knows an astonishing amount about you. Your search history alone could be enough to paint a surprisingly vivid portrait of everything, from your current hobbies to your deepest darkest secrets . Not to mention everything you've ever … | Continue reading
Chinese Whatsapp users are fearing that the app is being blocked in the country.On Tuesday, users found they weren't able to send pictures or videos across. It only worked when they used a VPN server instead, possibly indicating that the issue wasn't with Whatsapp, but with the g … | Continue reading
In a dramatic turn of events (just kidding, we're getting used to this) Uber was hit with another lawsuit this week. And just like the one filed in Washington, D.C., last month, this one is related to accessible vehicles for people with disabilities. SEE ALSO: A civil rights orga … | Continue reading
Snapchat Spectacles: They changed the snapping game and can be seen on the faces of every trendy hipster at this summer's major music festivals.Now, Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc. is making it even easier for you to get your hands on these shades by selling them on Amazon.SE … | Continue reading
Tom, u up? MySpace — you know that game-changing social media platform that you created and sold — appears to have some serious security issues, dude. Security researcher Leigh-Anne Galloway shared a blog post on Monday detailing a huge security flaw she spotted on Myspace's acco … | Continue reading
Baidu, the company behind China's largest search engine and other assorted Google-esque projects, just got a big hand from the West to expand its self-driving car project around the world. Microsoft announced a new partnership with the Chinese company to help bring the Baidu open … | Continue reading
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The U.S. puts 30-40% of our food into the dumpster instead of into the hands of those who are struggling to feed themselves and their families. In addition to this negative social impact, wasted food is also a terrible source of greenhouse gas emissions. That's why Spoiler Alert … | Continue reading
Temporary tattoos are pretty fun. But soon they could be life-changing. Scientists have developed a stretchable electronic sensor that looks like a temporary tattoo—and, one day, it could be used to monitor vital signs.Right now, patients with chronic conditions have to suffer w … | Continue reading
Snapchat has done it again. It's created another insanely viral camera filter — and this time it's so popular it inspired its own unofficial bootleg game (available on iOS and Android).I'm of course talking about the Snapchat's footloose weenie, better known as the "dancing hot d … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Illuminate your yard this season with these Opps glow in the dark garden pebbles. Whether you want to light a pathway, fill a planter, or decorate a landscape, this product will … | Continue reading
The Sega Dreamcast lives on, too. Sort of.Techie YouTuber Dmitry Grinberg breathed life into Sega's final home console — originally launched in the late '90s — with a version of Flappy Bird of all things. The twist: it's not a version of Flappy Bird for the actual home console, … | Continue reading
It's no surprise that the U.S. Navy has a massive suite of high-tech weapons. But the looming threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, has forced the Navy to put some of its prowess into an unexpected weapon — a laser.The Navy's new Laser Weapon System (La … | Continue reading
If you're going to try to smuggle dozens of iPhones, maybe taping them to your body and trying to hide them under your clothes isn't the best way to get through customs.One woman found this out the hard way while trying to sneak 102 iPhones from Hong Kong into mainland China, spe … | Continue reading
Snapchat just answered one of its users' biggest requests: The app will no longer limit you to single 10-second video clips at a time. Instead, Snapchat now allows you to record up to a full minute of video at once. There is, however, one catch. SEE ALSO: Snapchat is becoming the … | Continue reading
As the world braces for the iPhone's big 10 year anniversary later this year, chatter is already beginning to bubble up about next year's version, unofficially dubbed the "iPhone 9."The latest rumor involves one of Apple's biggest rivals, Samsung. According to a report Korean pub … | Continue reading
It's the circle of life. Some 400,000 of Samsung's recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones will have been reincarnated as refurbished smartphones in South Korea, while others will be consigned to the scrap heap. But don't shed too many tears for the wasted parts just yet — many of the Note … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Smartphone owners are all becoming photographers these days, but the Amir 2-in-1 lens kit will set you apart from the rest. Originally $94.99, the kit is available on Amazon as a … | Continue reading
This past weekend on a beautiful Saturday morning, I sat on my couch for the better part of an hour I had planned to spend outside enjoying the sunshine glued to my phone, sniggering by myself. I had fallen into a particularly entertaining Twitter thread, and I had no intention … | Continue reading
You can literally grow leather in a petri dish. These biofabricated materials are made using microbe cells that produce collagen, the main ingredient in skin.Brooklyn-based startup, Modern Meadow, has completed a second round of funding and claims there's huge demand from brands … | Continue reading