Overhyped sleep tracker backed by Peter Thiel is on its death bed

How much do you value sleep?Not as much as Silicon Valley investors, apparently. The founder of the startup electronics company Hello, James Proud, quietly announced Monday that he's shutting down the company after just five years of operation. What's worse is that Hello's only p … | Continue reading


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Pour one out for Firefly, Google's quirky little self-driving car

Sad news, quirky car enthusiasts: Waymo is taking its fleet of tiny self-driving vehicles off the roads. The autonomous car company announced it will retire the Firefly, the round-topped two-seater that served as the most obvious visual marker of Google's self-driving car efforts … | Continue reading


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8 tech gadgets for dad under $50

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Dads are the best, but Father’s Day gifts can be the worst.Although your dad will tell you a handmade card is enough, it is 100% not. Dads are like little kids: low-key pumped fo … | Continue reading


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10 Must-Have iPhone Accessories

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Chemists have created a self-healing plastic that could increase the durability of vehicles

In a collaboration between Reading and Oxford University, chemists have created a polymer that can repair itself. They hope it can soon be used to dress wounds like a layer of artificial skin. Read more...More about Uk, Chemistry, Medicine, University Of Oxford, and Real Time Vid … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Amazon finally added a call blocking feature to the Echo

When Amazon introduced voice calling and messaging for its smart speaker Echo in May, users were quick to point out that it was missing one key feature: blocking. Now Amazon is finally addressing those concerns. In the latest update to the Alexa app, the company finally added a w … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Marissa Mayer to Yahoo: So long and thanks for all the cash

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is leaving the company. A $4.48 billion deal in which Verizon will subsume Yahoo's business operations has led to her resignation, though she stashed away $23 million on the way out.SEE ALSO: More women than ever lead Fortune 500 companies this year — but … | Continue reading


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Tesla's Model X gets the first perfect SUV crash rating

Tesla loves to tout its cars' safety features as the best in the industry — and now, another of its vehicles has the ratings to back it up.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently gave the Model X perfect safety scores across the board after putting the … | Continue reading


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Tech toys are helping kids learn to code at an early age

In an effort to teach children the basics of coding from a young age, the toy market has been flooded with robots and wearables that allow users to practice programming commands.Jewelbots, Sphero, and Ozobot Bit are all making playtime smarter. Read more...More about Tech, Techno … | Continue reading


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The Netflix of power consumption is here thanks to this startup

The startup 'Inspire' is working to power the whole world with clean energy. They offer renewable energy on a subscription model, similar to services like Netflix. Mashable’s new series, A Cleaner Future, highlights the best and brightest innovators working to change our world fo … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

New York Times is using Google’s AI to expand online comments

Google is helping the New York Times expand its online article comments with an advanced tool designed to fight internet trolls. Using Google's Perspective — an API created by Jigsaw (a subsidiary of Alphabet) — the Times lets readers post comments on all top stories and opinion … | Continue reading


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Check out this fitness tracker that totally doesn’t look like a fitness tracker

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.While you may be accustomed to fitness trackers looking like props from sci-fi movies, more and more companies are in the business of creating stylish wearables.  Enter the Activ … | Continue reading


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This app is a perfect weapon for fighting your own online privacy war

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The internet can be a dangerous place for those who aren’t careful. But you know that already. One way to stay safe online is by investing in a VPN  – a basic security solution t … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

VirZoom's mobile sensor uses Gear VR to turn normal bikes into VR workout machines

The original idea behind the VirZoom was brilliant: a stationary bike that lets you exercise while cycling through various virtual reality environments. The problem is that the number of people with the high-end VR headsets needed to use the VirZoom bike is still fairly small com … | Continue reading


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Tim Cook says Apple is working on self-driving car technology

Apple is working on something related to self-driving cars, but don't expect an iCar to pick you up from work any time soon. In a June 5 interview with Bloomberg Television, Apple CEO Tim Cook elaborated a bit on the company's involvement in "autonomous systems." He doesn't go in … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Logitech's cute Wi-Fi home security camera slims down and goes modular

Logitech, makers of seemingly ever kind of computer accessory imaginable, is giving its well-received Logi Circle home Wi-Fi connected home security a complete overhaul.The company's new Logi Circle 2 security camera isn't just smaller, it's also modular this time around.SEE ALSO … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Microsoft's Surface Laptop comes with one big suck, but it's easily fixable

Like so many students, the very first laptop I had was a MacBook (the plastic one, not the new 2-pounder). I bought it in the summer of 2007 after finishing my first year of college, and it lasted until I graduated.I loved the machine even though it weighed a hefty five pounds an … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Google wants to guilt you into installing solar panels on your roof

Google is hoping that some good old-fashioned peer pressure will push more people to embrace solar energy. Project Sunroof, the search giant's solar panel mapping tool and calculator, is adding a nosy new feature, Data Explorer. Now, when you pull up an address using the tool, wh … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

How Apple's App Store turned into a scammer's paradise

Apple's App Store has a problem.Shady developers are gaming the App Store's policies and its search ads to get users to download apps that trick them into paying for subscriptions for scam apps.While there have long been apps from less reputable developers in the App Store, one d … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Oculus Rift gamers now have a VR esports league

It's only been a little over a week since the first national virtual reality esports championship took place in New York, but the public's response to the event has led Intel, Oculus, and ESL to double down on VR esports with the VR Challenger League. The new, larger competitive … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Herman Miller unveils a cloud-connected desk because that's the world we live in

Have you ever wished your office desk was, like, smart? Well then the good folks at Herman Miller have you covered. Barreling toward an inevitable future teeming with cloud-connected furniture, the renowned designer of the Aeron chair has developed an internet-of-things product t … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The latest Tesla challenger approaches the starting line, and it looks kinda sketchy

There will soon be a new player in the electric car space, with a big name backing it — but the company has a lot to prove before it can legitimately threaten Tesla.  Renowned auto designer Henrik Fisker just released the first full-body images of his EMotion autonomous electric … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Can Mark Cuban's monster hoverboard bring rideables back?

Read more...{"player":{"description":"It's the un-hoverboard.","image":"http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/Qs4xxQfR2wHSM3FW0ndOP-XbGDY=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F6%2Fd48305aa-a3da-49ba%2Fthumb%2F00001.jpg","mediaid":"kEoD5ab0pb","preload":false,"title":"Hands on wi … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Shoot and swap camera lenses like a cowboy with this spinning holster

'TriLens' is a 3-lens belt holster that allows you to securely carry various camera lenses without having to fiddle through a bag. Read more...More about Photography, Kickstarter, Mashable Video, Sweden, and Camera | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Israeli hackers pulled off something few other nations have

Israeli government hackers were recently able to do something few others have been able to manage: They hacked the Islamic State. The nation's cyber sleuths were — according to The New York Times — a significant force behind a recent hack that laid bare the secrets of ISIS bomb b … | Continue reading


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6 Classic Phones We Want Remade ASAP

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Google just invented an awesome way to find that perfect emoji, every single time

Google's slick Android keyboard, Gboard, has always lagged a little behind its iOS app—but that's quickly changing. Following the company's latest update to GIF and Emoji suggestions, Google's made it easier than ever to type (and type fast) on Gboard after announcing new updates … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This new iPhone 8 concept takes advantage of one of Apple's coolest new developer tools

Despite all of the leaks and rumors, we still don't know exactly what the iPhone 8 will bring when it launches later this year. But now, thanks to a new iPhone concept created using ARKit, Apple's new augmented reality toolkit for developers, we may finally have the most fitting … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The only safe social network is the one that has no social component

Social media is an ingrained part of modern life in 2017. Checking what's happening on Facebook, Twitter, and other networks throughout the day is a habit for millions of people, even if it's just to see how many likes that epic pic of your glow-in-the-dark donut is getting.SEE A … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Apple iPad Pro 10.5 is Apple's best tablet

What is the optimal size for an iPad? Is it 9.7 inches? 7.9? Maybe 12.9 is the right size?No, the new sweet spot is 10.5 inches. That’s the new in-betweener size Apple come up with for its latest iPad Pro, which replaces the 9.7-inch model introduced a little over a year ago.You … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Even an AI machine couldn't ace China's super tough college entrance exam

An AI machine that sat the math paper for China's college entrance exam has failed to prove it's better than its human competition.AI-Maths, a machine made of 11 servers, three years in the making, joined almost 10 million high schoolers last week, in sitting for the country's na … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The huge-screened Essential Phone will be a Sprint exclusive

The Essential Phone, an upcoming Android smartphone conceived by Android creator Andy Rubin, will be available with only one major carrier in the U.S. — Sprint. This doesn't mean you absolutely must switch to Sprint if you want one. The phone will be available unlocked from the E … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Lyft snags a big UK automaker for its latest self-driving development partner

Lyft isn't done lining up partners for an autonomous future, and with a wide-open platform for self-driving development, that won't likely end soon.The ride-hailing company has already teamed with a major automaker in GM, the biggest tech company in the space with Google's Waymo, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Everything we know about the next Xbox, called Xbox One X

The new Xbox, previously codenamed Project Scorpio, was officially revealed today at Microsoft's Xbox conference in Los Angeles. Though we've already known some of the specs and power of the console, we now know what everyone with a wallet wants to know: the price, the release da … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Watch the Xbox Scorpio unveiling live, right here

Are we finally going to find out what the next Xbox looks like? We're expecting to get a look at that, along with an official price, name, and release date for Project Scorpio at Xbox's E3 briefing in Los Angeles on Sunday.We've been hearing about Microsoft's souped-up, 4K gaming … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This cutting board has a built-in knife so you can chop like a pro

Spéciale combines a cutting board and Damascus knife to take chopping to a whole new level. Read more...More about Tech, Food, Design, Cutting Board, and Knife | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Start printing your breakfast with this pancake bot

'PancakeBot' is the first 3D food printer that allows users to customize and print their own pancake design. Read more...More about Tech, Food, 3d Printing, Breakfast, and Innovation | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The week in apps: Apple's new App Store, Google Maps extra help, and more essentials

While the internet was abuzz this week with the highly anticipated James Comey testimony, you might not have had time to search for other things. Like new apps and updates. But it's all good, because we've kept up for you.SEE ALSO: iOS 11 will finally bring native GIF support to … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Banking with your personal assistant could be here soon

It appears that asking your phone assistant for your bank account will soon be a reality.Samsung recently partnered with three of South Korea's largest banks to make voice command banking a reality for South Korean users.Bixby — which is shipped with the Samsung Galaxy S8 — can m … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Australia's Uluru is so sacred it's tricky to photograph. This is how Google brought it to Street View.

The sacred nature of the iconic landmark Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is lost on many tourists — even Australians. That changed this week after Google, working closely with the site's traditional owners, released interactive imagery of the stunning rock formation and audio of … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

HTC Vive's audio accessory leaving black residue for some VR users

HTC's Vive headset has just experienced its first major challenge beyond merely getting people to try the virtual reality headset.According to reports from multiple users, the foam on its new Deluxe Audio Strap accessory begins deteriorating when wet and can leave behind a black … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Samsung unveils CHG90, its 49-inch ultrawide curved monitor

Ultrawide really means ultrawide. Samsung came out with a new 49-inch QLED gaming monitor on Friday — and it's basically like an actual TV. The CHG90 monitor has HDR technology usually reserved for televisions that "showcases games exactly as developers intended" with improved co … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This waterproof bag can fit everything you need and can shrink to fit in your pocket

The Sea to Sky Pack is a completely waterproof, packable backpack perfect for travel. Read more...More about Travel, Adventure, Luggage, Real Time, and Waterproof | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

10 classic apps Apple is killing with iOS 11

The next version of iOS is going to kill a lot of apps. In an effort to modernize and de-clutter its App Store, Apple will officially end support for all apps that haven't been updated to support the newer 64-bit processors that debuted with the iPhone 5S.As many as 187,000 apps … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

GoPro isn't worried about Snapchat Spectacles at all

When Snapchat Spectacles launched last year, the reaction from people who bought and used it was: Oh shit, GoPro is so dead.And I'm not gonna lie, I kinda felt the same, even though I really like the GoPro's action cameras, and have owned too many to remember over the years.That … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Why iOS 11 is really all about the iPad Pro

The future of the iPad looks bright.At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple released a torrent of news — including new iMacs, a new professional desktop called the iMac Pro, macOS High Sierra, and a music-focused speaker called HomePod — but for iPad customers … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The next iPhone could already be behind the competition in an important way

We're still months away from the next iPhone which, by all accounts, will be Apple's most impressive handset yet.But there's one important spec that may be far behind the competition and it could affect the speed of your data connection.SEE ALSO: New leaked photos reportedly reve … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Here's what real 360-degree videos look like from GoPro's Fusion camera

GoPro's next breakthrough camera is the Fusion, its first consumer 360-degree camera capable of capturing 360/VR video in 5.2K resolution.It looks mighty sickBitchin', even. It's one thing to look at an amped-up, highly produced trailer video, but something else when you're looki … | Continue reading


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