Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Hold onto your youth, Ikea sells skateboards now

    Desperate to hold onto your fleeting youth? Ikea’s got your back with a new collection of skateboards, hoodies, and furniture with a streetwear model aesthetic.  Dubbed SPÄNST, the collection is the brainchild of designers Chris Stamp and Maja Ganszyniec. SPÄNST includes a black skateboard rack, clear acrylic shoe boxes, and even a $90 skateboard.  It’s …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The new poster for the Lando movie — I mean 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' — is a stunner

    Just about everything we’ve seen of the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story has been met with the same fan reaction. Uh … can we get Lando: A Donald Glover Story instead, please? This was true of the first trailer, where the young Lando — played by actor/writer/director/rapper/comedian Donald Glover — stole the show with a single …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Digital assistants just took a big step toward real 'human' conversation

    Talking to Alexa is too often a one-sided affair. Certainly, the primary purpose of a digital assistant is to listen, but its responses tend to favor cold efficiency — get in and get out. If a human spoke to you the same way, you’d think they were being passive aggressive in order to get you …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google Maps is testing directions based on the nearest fast-food spot

    You can call it a human touch or you can call it confusing — either way, Google Maps has started using businesses as reference points for directions. Drivers using the app have started noticing that instead of being given a street name to turn onto or a direction to head in, they’re being instructed to …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Foodies, rejoice: These are the subscription boxes you'll love

    Food rocks. Whether we’re eating it, Instagramming it, or just drooling over a recipe video, if it’s yummy, we’re into it. SEE ALSO: Your ultimate guide to the Instant Pot There are plenty of food-themed subscription boxes out there. Some are useful for planning out your meals, while others are great for trying new foods …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • School shooting documentary about the Parkland students is coming to Freeform

    Freeform will look back at the effects of the brutal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fl. with the documentary For Our Lives: Parkland. The hour-long documentary will catch up with the heroic students who have been campaigning for gun control ever since a gunman opened fire in their schoolFor Our Lives …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Canon wants your Instagram to come to life with this mini photo printer

    Canon unveiled their ‘Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer’ that uses ZINK Zero Ink technology. This sleek printer was created with millennials in mind.  Read more… More about Mashable Video, Camera, Mashable Video, Canon, and Polaroid Source: Mashable | Canon wants your Instagram to come to life with this mini photo printer

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 15 years after 'Holes,' Zero put on his orange jumpsuit again

    Remember the movie Holes? It told the story of a family curse, a broken justice system, and the unlikely friendship between walking palindrome Stanley Yelnats and Hector “Zero” Zeroni.  via GIPHY Holes came out an entire 15 years ago on Wednesday, and to commemorate it, Zero wore the iconic orange jumpsuit again.  Khleo Thomas, who …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The #MeToo men are getting their comeback tours. The women they hurt won't be.

    Just months after they were publicly exposed, the men of #MeToo would like to announce that they’ve served their sentences on their time out stools, and are ready to return to the playground. The list is long. Garrison Keiller, accused of “dozens of offenses” over a period “of years,” plans to bring back two of …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel
  • In honor of 'Infinity War' Chris Evans is making everyone pass out

    THIS is not a drill, people. In honor of the upcoming April 27 release of Avengers: Infinity War, Chris Evans — aka Captain America/Steve Rogers/A Crush — decided to make everyone pass out by posting a few videos he from from Captain America: The Winter Soldier prep in 2013. But these are not just any …

    April 19, 2018 | by Raheel