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Verizon Is Already Testing Its 5G Hardware

The fifth generation of mobile networks—or 5G for most of us—is still a little way off providing your phone with data. But at Mobile World Congress, Verizon has announced that it as least already testing the technology. The Verge reports that the carrier has been working with Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm. With them,…

There’s Surprisingly Little of Pete’s Dragon in the First Teaser for Pete’s Dragon

If you were expecting to get a good look at the titular creature of Disney’s remake of the classic movie Pete’s Dragon, well… you’re not getting it in this first teaser trailer. You are going to get some Bryce Dallas Howard and Robert Redford though. What this trailer does focus on instead, is young Pete…

Uber Passenger Joked With Alleged Kalamazoo Shooter: ‘You’re Not The Shooter, Are You?’

In a dark and grisly series of events Saturday night, police allege that Uber driver Jason Dalton shot 8 people in three different locations, killing six people. But the story gets even crazier, as Dalton allegedly not only picked up passengers between shootings, he continued to drive people around after his last shooting at 10:24pm…

This Video Breaks Down The Fellowship of the Ring‘s Score, Reminds Us The Film Is Genius

Everyone loves Lord of the Rings—novels, films, whatever. But for all the visual spectacle and amazing acting that fills up J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic come-to-life, the music is simply a masterpiece. The Fellowship of the Ring has long been my go-to soundtrack for any D&D session, and The Nerdwriter breaks the score apart and reveals exactly…

Samsung Put Me in an Absurd Hell Chamber of Virtual Reality Headsets

Today was weird. Samsung’s events are not something that usually fall under the definition of normal, but today was particularly crazy. See, I sat in a gigantic dark room filled with 5,000 other people while we watched the new Galaxy S7 phone being revealed—through a VR headset. It was terrifying and cool, but mostly terrifying.…

SpaceX Is Busy

Earlier this month, SpaceX said they were ready to move into mass production with its Falcon 9 rocket. Yeah, no kidding. This photo, posted on SpaceX’s Instagram, shows five first stage rockets in the works at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Previous reports have said NASA is hungry for reusable rockets, and SpaceX says…

So You Want To Join The Empire: Oops, I Did It Again

So, the other day, a big brown box arrived on my doorstep. I might have bought another Stormtrooper kit. This one is the latest product from ANOVOS, a company that manufactures “quality in screen accurate uniforms and prop replicas accomplished by the manufacturing and marketing of limited offerings from movies, television and contemporary media.” This…

10 Books That Will Change How You Think About Fairy Tales

Fairy tales are everywhere these days. They rival superheroes at the movies and TV, and novelists rush to create their own darker, more relevant versions. But how well do you really know fairy tales? Here are 10 books that will change how you see the fairy tale. Top image: Fairies by Arthur Rackham 1) Seven…

Donald Trump in Westeros Makes a Disturbing Amount of Sense

Sideshow comedian and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been long-regarded as a political anomaly in the United States. But in Westeros? Well, that actually makes more sense. One enterprising YouTuber created a fantasy world where there are old gods and new gods, dragons walk the earth, and Donald Trump’s politics don’t sound insane, like…

It’s one of the most iconic film props of all time: the Maltese Falcon. For years, collectors have sought them out, but finding the original, screen-used props were difficult. Over on Vanity Fair, Bryan Burrough takes a look at the story behind the statues. Follow the author on Twitter at @andrewliptak

Projection Mapping Makes Being a Tiny Chef Seem Incredibly Exhausting

When I went to a restaurant as a kid, I’d be lucky if it came with a placemat and some color crayons. But Skullmapping studio is completely changing the art of pre-dinner entertainment with projection-mapped tablets, and its biggest star is a tiny one-inch-tall chef. Skullmapping is looking to get this kind of table-side entertainment…

Galaxy S7 Hands-On: The Six Things You Need to Know

Samsung revealed its new flagship smartphone—the Galaxy S7—today at Mobile World Congress (MWC), and we were lucky enough to get our hands on the device for a short demo. After spending a few minutes testing the device, it became clear that Samsung can still make a great Android phone. The Galaxy S7 is all about…

Samsung’s Gear 360 Camera Wants to Make Everyone a VR Creator

It’s a common story in technology. Hardware always develops faster than the content enjoyed on it. Ultra-high definition (better known as 4K) televisions fought the problem, and virtual reality can’t escape a similar battle. So Samsung is taking the matter into its own hands, and yours, with the Gear 360. At its core, the Gear…

CAT S60 Hands-On: The Phone That Lets You See Like Predator Is Awesome

Most phones these days are basically the same. A little gimmick here, a pinch of innovation there—but essentially they’re all identical. That’s not the case with the Cat S60, which is the first smartphone to have FLIR thermal imaging built in. We tried the little beast at MWC and boy, this thing is insane. First…

Michigan Shooting Suspect Was an Uber Driver Who Picked Up Fares Between Shootings [Updated]

Last night a man in Kalamazoo, Michigan shot eight people at random, killing at least six of them. The shootings took place in three different locations and terrifyingly, the suspect was an Uber driver who allegedly picked up at least one fare in the middle of his five-hour massacre. Police believe that the shooter was…

V.E. Schwab’s A Gathering Of Shadows Is a Grand Return to a Magical London

V.E. Schwab created a fantastic series of worlds for her fantasy novel, A Darker Shade of Magic. With A Gathering of Shadows, she’s brought us back for a new series of adventures, which is both exhilarating, but which also doesn’t quite live up to its predecessor. A Gathering of Shadows picks up just a couple…

HP’s Elite x3 Is a Beastly Smartphone…Running Windows

When Microsoft announced its goal of unifying Windows 10 software across PC, tablets, phones, game consoles, and even Pi-powered micro computers, the future seemed promising. But there was one big problem with that vision: no one really wants a Windows smartphone. It’s no secret that Windows phone has been in a downward spiral because of…

Play Android Games on Your PC 

If you want to get Android up and running on a Windows laptop or desktop, there are several different ways to go about it—but few are as straightforward as Nox App Player. Once the emulator is up and running on your PC, you’ll have access to an Android 4.4.2 tablet right on your desktop screen.…

Rejoice! Pierce Brown Is Planning Another Red Rising Trilogy

Pierce Brown has been making waves with his fantastic Red Rising trilogy, and now that the third book in the trilogy, Morning Star, has been released, he’s announced that he’s writing three more books! Brown’s trilogy takes place in a stratified society, where people are divided into color groups. A Red miner named Darrow is…

HTC Vive Will Cost $800 and Hit Shelves in Early April

Here are the tantalizing final details about HTC’s virtual reality headset. The HTC Vive will be available for pre-order starting February 29th in advance of hitting shelves in early April. It’ll cost a whopping $799 (read: $800), far more than the Oculus Rift, which starts at $600. For $800, you’ll get the headset (duh), two…