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11 Things You Can Do in OS X 10.11 El Capitan That You Couldn’t Do in Yosemite

Apple’s latest OS X 10.11 software is out of beta and available as a free upgrade for your Mac later today. To help you find your way around the latest release from the coders in Cupertino, we’ve compiled a guide to the key features that are new this time around (besides some speed and performance…

Gadgets David Nield

A 6-Feet Tall Inflatable Jabba Is the Perfect Lawn Decor For Any Holiday

You might look at this six-feet tall inflatable Jabba the Hutt and see the perfect way to decorate your front yard for Halloween. But look harder and you’ll see it’s actually perfect for any holiday or celebration—be it Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, a wedding, or the arrival of a new baby. $170 might sound a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

To Make Robot Hands More Like Ours, MIT Built These Softer, Smarter Fingers

It’s easy to forget how amazing the dexterity and anatomy of our own hands are–until you learn how difficult they are to replicate for machines. MIT has made big strides in robotic hands this year, and now it’s published a new one. This week at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Bianca Homberg,…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Disappearing Graphene Circuits Could Make Temporary Electrical Devices

Imagine electrical circuits that you could print off and use for a few hours before they melted away and stop functioning or changed their function. A spy’s best friend, they could become reality thanks to a new kind of electric circuitry printed on graphene. The idea of electrical components that self-destruct is nothing new. We’ve…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Those All-Nighters You Pull May Not Be as Harmless as You Think

As you put the finishing touches on your paper, you notice the sun rising and fantasize about crawling in bed. Your vision and hearing are beginning to distort and the words staring back at you from the monitor have lost their meaning. Your brain … well, feels like mush. We’ve all been there. That debilitating…

Tech News Emilie Reas - PLOS Blogs

These Are the Year’s Best Examples of Art in a Petri Dish

Who says scientists can’t be creative? The American Society for Microbiology organizes an Agar Art competition, where researchers battle it out by creating artwork in a Petri dish—and these are this year’s winners. The image above, called Neurons, snatched first place. Mehmet Berkmen, the researcher from New England Biolabs who submitted the entry, explains what…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Map Helps Predict Which Homes Need a Fire Alarm

The lack of a working fire alarm can very literally be the difference between life and death. This map uses data visualization to highlight regions where there may be a lack of smoke detectors, to help cities ensure their citizens remain safe. The project builds on an earlier project that from 2014, which tried to…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This 3D Printer Creates Structures in Gel and Could Help Build Organs

3D printing is changing the way we build things—but what if the end-product can’t support its own weight until it’s finished? Scientists have developed a way to overcome that problem, by surrounding the whole thing with gel. This new 3D printing technique, developed by researchers from University of Florida in Gainesville, prints objects in an…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

A New Botnet Hits Servers With 150 Gbps DDoS Attacks

Just yesterday, Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team announced that it’s discovered a new botnet that uses a 150 Gbps onslaught to bring servers and websites to their knees. The Linux-based botnet spreads aboard a Trojan that’s called XOR DDoS. That wriggles its way into Linux systems by attacking embedded devices — things like routers —…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Logi Circle Will Show You an Entire Day in 30 Seconds, Looks Like HAL

It seems like everybody’s making home security cameras these days. Features that once seemed futuristic—like watching a live feed from your house on your phone—now seem standard. The Logi Circle aims to set itself apart. It’s not a home security camera, it’s a “home connection camera.” This novel approach to home cams has less to…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Tesla’s Model X Is Finally Here: The Stuff We Didn’t Already Know (UPDATED)

Tease much? We’ve known Tesla’s SUV was coming since 2012, back before the Mayan apocalypse. Today, though, it has finally arrived, and I’m at the grand unveiling outside of the Tesla factory in Fremont, CA. A lot of information has already been released in the lead-up, but I am here to find out the things…

Tech News Brent Rose and Chris Mills

Can the New Bolt DVR Box Make TiVo King of TV Again?

When TiVo and ReplayTV launched in 1998, you had only one other real choice when it came to set top boxes. It was called a VCR. Now there’s Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nexus Player, Fire TV, and all sorts of others. But first, there was TiVo. Now, the company is leveraging that pedigree with Bolt.…

Tech News Darren Orf

The LA School System’s $1.3 Billion iPad Fiasco Comes to a Sad End

An iPad for every kid! It sounded like a good idea in 2013, but a $1.3 billion plan to supply Los Angeles schools with Apple tablets turned into a failure quagmire, with the school district asking for a refund. The end of the saga: LA’s Unified School System will receive a $6.4 million settlement from…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

This Pair Of Bags Is All the Travel Luggage You’ll Ever Need

I am a total sucker for bags: between duffels, suitcases, technical backpacks and messenger bags, I could probably pack up my entire life in 20-liter increments. Boreas’s new modular bag set could help me with my problem. Boreas is a San Francisco-based company that’s been building a reputation for simple, good-value bags. The limited-edition Outlier…

Tech News Chris Mills

How To Watch Tesla’s New Car Event Tonight

At 11PM Eastern tonight, Elon Musk is revealing the Tesla Model X, a $100,000+ electric SUV with no real-world emissions and the speed of a greased penguin on ice. Here’s how to watch the big event. Tesla will be livestreaming the event, starting at 11PM Eastern/8PM Pacific (assuming Elon is on time tonight). If you…

Tech News Chris Mills

Here Is Visual Proof That One Day, In-Flight Wi-Fi Might Not Suck

In-flight Wi-Fi is like the internet ten years ago: expensive, and loaded line-by-line. But also like the internet 10 years ago, we’re being promised much faster service in the near future (from a monopoly provider). https://gizmodo.com/every-major-airlines-wifi-service-explained-and-ranked-1701017977 Gogo is one of the existing big names for in-flight Wi-Fi. Its existing services, available on major domestic carriers,…

Tech News Chris Mills

A Simple Flaw Is Causing a Huge Recall of 1.3 Million Bikes

Sure, VW just recalled 11 million cars. But as far as bike recalls go, this is still a big one: A group of thirteen bike brands are recalling more than 1.3 million disc brake-equipped bikes. It’s one of the biggest recalls of bicycles in recent memory, involving big names like Giant, Specialized, Cannondale, Diamondback, Fuji,…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

What’s Gore-Tex C-Knit? Latest Waterproof-Breathable Membrane Explained

This fall and winter, you’re going to be seeing a lot of new hardshell jackets and pants touting their use of the new Gore-Tex C-Knit waterproof-breathable membrane. What is it, how does it work and how will it stand up to the competition? As with all things waterproof-breathable, C-Knit is purposefully shrouded in marketing obfuscation.…

Tech News Wes Siler

Woman Accused of Killing Boyfriend’s Toddler Blames Child’s Eight-Year-Old Sister Instead

Here are the known facts: on May 18, 2014, 20-month-old Anna Bell died of a fractured skull in her Norfolk, Virginia home. Her lifeless body was found at the bottom of a staircase. Was it an accident, or was someone else responsible? And was that someone an adult … or another child? Arrested for second-degree…

Tech News Cheryl Eddy

Bose’s $200 SoundTouch 10 Is a Bluetooth-Wifi Double Whammy

Sonos is the king of wifi multiroom audio, but if anybody can give it a run it’s Bose, the storied manufacturer of sometimes very good sound gear that people can’t get enough of. This new $200 entry to its SoundTouch wireless line could be the key to winning over your home. Two years ago, Bose…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

11 Things You Can Do in OS X 10.11 El Capitan That You Couldn’t Do in Yosemite

A 6-Feet Tall Inflatable Jabba Is the Perfect Lawn Decor For Any Holiday

To Make Robot Hands More Like Ours, MIT Built These Softer, Smarter Fingers

Disappearing Graphene Circuits Could Make Temporary Electrical Devices

Those All-Nighters You Pull May Not Be as Harmless as You Think

These Are the Year’s Best Examples of Art in a Petri Dish

This Map Helps Predict Which Homes Need a Fire Alarm

This 3D Printer Creates Structures in Gel and Could Help Build Organs

A New Botnet Hits Servers With 150 Gbps DDoS Attacks

Logi Circle Will Show You an Entire Day in 30 Seconds, Looks Like HAL

Tesla’s Model X Is Finally Here: The Stuff We Didn’t Already Know (UPDATED)

Can the New Bolt DVR Box Make TiVo King of TV Again?

The LA School System’s $1.3 Billion iPad Fiasco Comes to a Sad End

This Pair Of Bags Is All the Travel Luggage You’ll Ever Need

How To Watch Tesla’s New Car Event Tonight

Here Is Visual Proof That One Day, In-Flight Wi-Fi Might Not Suck

A Simple Flaw Is Causing a Huge Recall of 1.3 Million Bikes

What’s Gore-Tex C-Knit? Latest Waterproof-Breathable Membrane Explained

Woman Accused of Killing Boyfriend’s Toddler Blames Child’s Eight-Year-Old Sister Instead

Bose’s $200 SoundTouch 10 Is a Bluetooth-Wifi Double Whammy

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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