Bob Sorokanich

Looks like Verizon’s launch date for the HTC One has been bumped back to August 15th. The device, originally slated for launch tomorrow, has already been available from other U.S. carriers for some time. [DroidLife via DroidForums]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Will Connect To Whichever LTE Format You’re In

For world travelers with a need for LTE speed, Samsung’s newest version of the Galaxy S4 might be the answer to your jet-setting prayers. When they arrive, the updated Galaxy S4 and S4 Mini will be the world’s first handsets to automatically switch between the two different types of LTE networks used worldwide. While FDD-LTE…

Medical Professor Shows Google Glass Doesn’t Have To Be Dumb

Most of the Google Glass videos we’ve seen thus far don’t seem to tap this device’s enormous potential. Used as a miniaturized camera phone or just another vehicle for porn, Glass doesn’t do much that a GoPro can’t. And that’s a damn shame, because the way Glass enables wearers to near-effortlessly shoot point-of-view video makes…

This Solar Charging Tent Means You Can Never Get Away From Gadgets

Camping used to be all about getting away from the clutter of our increasingly connected lives. But then electronic devices became “mobile”, which it turns out means “magnetically attracted to our thumbs,” and solar charging was a necessity. Now Eddie Bauer (the company) is making a tent with a built in solar charger, and Eddie…

Chromecast Is Getting Vimeo and Redbox Instant, And Maybe Tons More

Google’s television wonder-dongle Chromecast has been making big waves since the day it came out, but as of right now its app catalog consists of YouTube, Netflix and Google Play (and mirroring through your Chrome browser). But plenty of others are in the works. https://gizmodo.com/google-chromecast-review-a-little-dongle-with-big-pote-898743646 As of today, Vimeo and Redbox Instant have confirmed support…

New Material Could Cool Gadgets Even Better Than Diamonds Do (Wait, What?)

As electronic devices get increasingly tiny, heat management becomes a bigger and bigger problem. In gadgets that can’t practically house a fan, heat sinks do the job of keeping sensitive electronics cool. So far, the best-performing heat transfer material has been diamond, which any rap video will remind you is crazy expensive. Now, physicists have…

Apple’s iOS 7 beta 4 is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod devices through the iOS developer site. A full change log is also available over at BGR. [BGR]

Sony revealed today that the PS4 will have party chat for up to 2,000 friends, no PlayStation Plus subscription required. Apps like Netflix will also be available without a PS Plus subscription, along with free-to-play games. [Sony via Verge]

An Experimental Fuel Rod Coating Could Prevent the Next Fukushima

The 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, triggered by an earthquake and tsunami, has created an ongoing environmental and public health crisis. Nuclear experts say that the greatest radiation-releasing damage to the plant may have been caused by the explosion of built-up hydrogen as the plant overheated. Now, MIT researchers have developed a…

You Can Build This Boat in Under a Minute

Foldable boats were invented to be convenient — a boat when you want one, a strangely-shaped lump in your garage when you don’t. But the convenience is lost when you have to spend the best part of a perfect fishing day trying to assemble the dumb thing. Enter the aptly named Quickboat, which goes from…

Oh Man, Life-Size Holograms Could Be Coming to Your Living Room

Holograms have always been a quick, easy way for movies to tell us they’re taking place in the future. As soon as you see someone talking with a human-sized hologram, you realize there’s no way you’ll ever be able to do that, and a part of you dies. Now, a company on Kickstarter promises to…

Ford’s New Shift Knob Teaches You to Drive Stick

In this touchscreen, push-button, mouse-click world, there’s an undeniable mechanical satisfaction about driving a manual transmission. A perfectly rev-matched downshift proves to the world that you’re the master of the machine, not vice-versa. But if you’re a stick shift novice raised on video games, how will you teach your button-mashing hands to finesse a gear…

Nokia’s Lumia 1020 is now up for sale on AT&T’s website and in stores. Phones are available in yellow, black and white, priced from $300 with a two-year contract. [Cnet]

Inside the US Nuclear Stockpile’s Top Secret First Home

At first glance, this could be any huge, Cold War-era facility. The gray and green of poured concrete might remind you of a public school or a hospital. But this is no run-of-the-mill building. It’s the original home of the US’s nuclear arsenal, and it’s been top secret for over 60 years. Built during 1948…

Nokia put a YouTube uploader app for the Lumia 1020 in the Windows Phone store today. The app lets users post videos directly, but for now it doesn’t seem to support Lumia 800 or 900 phones. [Cnet]

10 Beautifully Creepy Photos That Turn Centrifugal Force Into Art

According to physics professors, “centrifugal force” isn’t actually a unique force at all — it’s just a different form of momentum. But centrifugal, uh, effect can lead to some pretty awesome visuals, as shown by photographer Peter Schafrick. Schafrick, a Toronto-based professional photographer who tinkers with artistic side projects, has long been fascinated by creating…

Explore an Interactive Map of Every Meteorite Seen in the Past Century

As long as you’re not in the immediate landing path, meteorites are really fascinating. Over the past century, The Meteoritical Society has confirmed 606 eyewitnessed meteorite landings around the world. Designer Sebastian Sadowski maps them all out in a great interactive infographic that’s tons of fun, until you realize you’re a meteorite’s sitting duck no…

Google Algorithm Busts Chinese Car Theft Ring Entirely by Accident

Every sci-fi movie about inventions rising up to take over the world is built upon one unchangeable seed crystal: the moment when the technology does something its inventors never predicted. As The Verge reports, that’s exactly what happened to Google engineers in 2010, with a truth-and-justice twist — Google’s AdWords software exposed a Chinese car…

3D Helmet for Surgeons Turns Complex Surgery Into Call of Duty

Laparoscopic surgery lets surgeons use tiny “keyhole” incisions and micro-sized 3D cameras to operate on internal organs without leaving big, slow-healing scars. It’s already considered a revolutionary procedure, and now Sony is introducing a 3D helmet display that advances the tech even further. It’s like Oculus Rift for your appendectomy. With two OLED displays producing…

Disney’s New Algorithm Turns Any Photo Into a 3D Wonderland

Disney Research, a partnership between the mouse-eared entertainment juggernaut and universities around the globe, is on a virtual reality roll. Its latest development, an algorithm that turns 2D photographs into 3D landscapes, can transform a regular photo into a video game-style environment, using consumer-grade computer hardware. The program senses the depth of objects in a…