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  • Bose SoundSport wireless headphones are $50 off right now

    Break free from wires for good and make those trips to the gym even easier with these Bose SoundSport wireless headphones that are on sale today for $50 off. SEE ALSO: Make any headphones wireless with this $20 Bluetooth receiver These headphones are sweat and weather-resistant so you can go HAM without worry. They comes …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Yep, the feds grow and sell marijuana. Here's how.

    Is the government really growing weed? In the 2008 stoner staple Pineapple Express, a secret military facility experiments with growing marijuana in the 1930s. A euphoric soldier, high off what the lab calls “Item 9,” says he feels like a “slice of butter” and then exclaims, “This is the bee’s knees!” SEE ALSO: Police fired …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Our 3 favorite iPhone lenses for shooting better Instagram photos

    Your iPhone’s cameras can take some pretty incredible photos. But just like a DSLR or mirrorless camera, you can take your photography to the next level simply by adding a lens. Browsing Amazon brings up an endless number of clip-on lenses for your iPhone, most of which are trash. The sad fact is there are …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Michelle Pfeiffer gets asked baffling sexist question at 'Scarface' event

    When the Scarface cast and director reunited at 2018’s Tribeca Film Festival, they probably thought a lot about how far Hollywood has come since the 1983 film. And yet, during a Q&A following the film screening, actress Michelle Pfeiffer was asked – you guessed it – about her weight. SEE ALSO: Men in Hollywood launch …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • AT&T CEO says a new $15-per-month, sports-free streaming service is launching in a few weeks

    AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson revealed on Thursday the carrier’s plans to launch another live TV service called “AT&T Watch,” which would offer a cheap, $15-per-month bundle of channels for customers, and be provided to AT&T Unlimited Wireless subscribers for free. At this price point, the service would be one of the lowest on the market …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google attempts to get Android messaging right (again) with Chat

    As predicted, Android is stepping up its messaging game to be on the same page as Apple’s iMessage and Facebook Messenger. Google’s launching a new messaging service simply called Chat, and it’s the latest, and hopefully best effort by the tech giant to simplify the messaging offering on Android. SEE ALSO: Snapchat is testing a …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Oil spills can be sucked up by this 'sponge' that's also made from oil

    Oil spills are disastrous for the environment, but a newly developed absorbent polymer could prove a novel cleaning solution. Developed by Australian and European researchers, with details published in the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems, the material is actually a combination of used cooking oils and sulphur — the latter of which is a waste product …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Marijuana plants hidden in plain sight for 4/20 stunt

    Look, there’s been a lot of 4/20 stunts popping up around the joint. A lot. Not all of them are great, but a bunch of marijuana plants hidden in plain sight, not hurting anyone? We’re in. SEE ALSO: From smart bongs to home growing kits, the best marijuana tech gadgets Australian artists installed “cannabis” plants …

    April 20, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Technique to beam HD video with 99 percent less power could sharpen the eyes of smart homes

    Everyone seems to be insisting on installing cameras all over their homes these days, which seems incongruous with the ongoing privacy crisis — but that’s a post for another time. Today, we’re talking about enabling those cameras to send high-definition video signals wirelessly without killing their little batteries. A new technique makes beaming video out …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Apple's new 'Daisy' robot is here to eat all your old iPhones

    Recycling iPhones is a messy business. The handsets are notoriously difficult to take apart, which means recycling them for parts can easily turn into a time-consuming headache.  But Apple thinks its new robot can help. Today the company introduced “Daisy,” its new iPhone-recycling robot, which the company says can tear apart unwanted iPhones much more …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel