Browsing Category: Reviews and Gadgets

  • Spotify tests 'Tastebuds' feature that highlights your friends' favorite tracks

    There's no better way to find new music than to get recommendations from someone whose taste you share. Spotify is capitalizing on that by testing out a new feature called Tastebuds, which lets you see what your friends have been listening to and dis… Source: Engadget | Spotify tests 'Tastebuds' feature that highlights your friends' …

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • California's statewide Earthquake Early Warning system sent its first alert

    Two months after expanding across California, the state's Earthquake Early Warning system sent out its first real alert, notifying residents of shaking in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, along the San Andreas fault. While the quake eventually… Source: Engadget | California's statewide Earthquake Early Warning system sent its first alert

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Facebook buys Spanish cloud gaming company PlayGiga

    Facebook is expanding its gaming efforts and has acquired PlayGiga, a startup that ran a cloud gaming service in Europe and some parts of the Middle East. The social network has confirmed the acquisition to Engadget after a report about the deal was… Source: Engadget | Facebook buys Spanish cloud gaming company PlayGiga

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • NASA's Mars 2020 rover passes its driving test

    The Mars 2020 rover has completed its first drive almost half a year after getting its wheels. Rich Rieber, the project's lead mobility systems engineer, says the rover has "earned its driver's license." According to NASA JPL's announcement, it succe… Source: Engadget | NASA's Mars 2020 rover passes its driving test

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Time Magazine is recreating the 'I Have a Dream' speech in VR

    For many people, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington and the famous "I Have a Dream" speech exist as little more than photos and soundbites — only the 200,000-plus people who were there can give you a sense of what it was really like…. Source: Engadget | Time Magazine is recreating the 'I …

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Court says data swept up by the NSA is protected by the Fourth Amendment

    An appeals court may have just shaped how the US treats the NSA's bulk data collection. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that American communications scooped up under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702 and PRISM is… Source: Engadget | Court says data swept up by the NSA is protected by the …

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • LG's latest 4K monitors include a 32-inch model with a space-saving stand

    LG is fond of unveiling monitors before CES, but its newest batch may be particularly interesting if you value every inch of free space on your desk. The headlining monitor for 2020 is the UltraFine Ergo (32UN880), a 32-inch 4K screen that floats on… Source: Engadget | LG's latest 4K monitors include a 32-inch model …

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Apple TV+ video game comedy series 'Mythic Quest' debuts February 7th

    Ubisoft's mysterious Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet will soon see the light of day. Apple has revealed that the video game spoof will debut on February 7th, with all nine episodes of the season available at the same time. The story… Source: Engadget | Apple TV+ video game comedy series 'Mythic Quest' debuts …

    December 19, 2019 | by Raheel
  • YouTube's series on AI with Robert Downey Jr. is finally available

    If you've ever had a question about artificial intelligence or how it works, YouTube's latest Originals series, The Age of A.I., tries to answer those questions. The new eight-part show, which is available to watch today after a lengthy wait, feature… Source: Engadget | YouTube's series on AI with Robert Downey Jr. is finally available

    December 18, 2019 | by Raheel
  • Tesla found a loophole that lets it lease cars in Connecticut

    Like numerous states, Connecticut has pro-dealership laws that industry groups have used to block competition from Tesla and other brands that prefer direct sales through stores. However, Tesla appears to have found a loophole. According to Electrek,… Source: Engadget | Tesla found a loophole that lets it lease cars in Connecticut

    December 18, 2019 | by Raheel