Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Smart bandage can monitor chronic wounds and dispense drugs

    Chronic or slow-healing wounds are an increasing problem around the world. That's why a team of researchers at Tufts University is working on a smart bandage that can keep track of what is going on with a wound and release treatments as necessary. Source: Engadget | Smart bandage can monitor chronic wounds and dispense drugs

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Building the perfect machine in 'Opus Magnum'

    I'm not sure how Opus Magnum passed me by when it came to Steam Early Access last year. All I know is that I saw a split-second of it in a YouTube video a few weeks ago and have been obsessed since. Source: Engadget | Building the perfect machine in 'Opus Magnum'

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Uber will let users rent Lime scooters through its app

    Lime is teaming up with Uber to let you rent electric scooters through the ridesharing giant's app. Uber is also investing in Lime as part of a $335 million funding round led by Google parent company Alphabet's venture capital arm GV that takes Lime… Source: Engadget | Uber will let users rent Lime scooters through …

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Timehop admits attacker stole 21 million users' data

    Timehop, a popular app that reminds you of your social media posts from the same day in past years, is the latest service to suffer a data breach. The attacker struck on July 4th, and grabbed a database which included names and/or usernames along wit… Source: Engadget | Timehop admits attacker stole 21 million users' …

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Tesla raised its prices in China to offset US trade war tariffs

    Just when it looked like China was going to be Tesla's boon, the US's trade war changed all that. Over the weekend, Tesla raised the price of the Model S and Model X by around 20 percent to compensate, according to stock-investing publication Seeking… Source: Engadget | Tesla raised its prices in China to offset …

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The largest-ever solid rocket engine is ready for its first static fire

    This week, the European Space Agency (ESA) will perform a hot fire test on the P120C rocket engine. It is the largest-ever solid rocket motor ever built in one piece. The ESA plans to use it on the Vega rocket, replacing the current first stage boost… Source: Engadget | The largest-ever solid rocket engine is …

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Japan is spending years making one train line a minute faster

    The efficiency of Japan's bullet trains are a modern marvel, and now JR East, the East Japan Railway Company, wants to increase it even further. The company began a two-year construction project that will get passengers from Ueno to Omiya an entire o… Source: Engadget | Japan is spending years making one train line a …

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google Assistant brings voice control to Dish Hoppers

    Dish launched Alexa support for its Hopper and Wally set-top boxes last year, so the devices can already do your bidding with just a spoken command. Now, the satellite TV provider is giving you another voice control option: one that should make you h… Source: Engadget | Google Assistant brings voice control to Dish Hoppers

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Ford is saying goodbye to cars and hello to batteries

    Ford made waves recently when it announced it would stop producing cars (except for the iconic Mustang) — in favor of SUVs, trucks and other large vehicles — for the United States. It wasn't a big surprise and if anything it was expected since SUV… Source: Engadget | Ford is saying goodbye to cars and …

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Samsung opens the world's biggest smartphone facility in India

    As the world's biggest consumer electronics maker, Samsung is constantly expanding its manufacturing operations across the world. Today, it formally opened the doors on its latest development in the Indian city of Noida, a facility the company claims… Source: Engadget | Samsung opens the world's biggest smartphone facility in India

    July 9, 2018 | by Raheel