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Happy 5th Birthday, Apple Watch!

CUPERTINO, SILICON VALLEY — APRIL 24, 2020: Thousands assembled in Cupertino today to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the single most important event in tech history — the release of the Apple Watch. “I remember a time when people were skeptical of the Apple Watch,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a speech at the…

Tech News Matt Novak

The FBI Lets Criminals Walk in Order to Keep This Device a Secret

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is notoriously secretive about its cell phone tracking tools known as Stingrays. Now, new documents obtained by the ACLU show how the Feds keep their surveillance gadgets shrouded in mystery: the FBImakes cops dismiss criminal cases if they threaten to reveal secrets about Stingrays. The American Civil Liberties Union received…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs

All Your Baby Needs To Know Can Be Learned From These Star Wars Blocks

Given how vast the Star Wars universe has become it’s no surprise that finding an object or character for every letter of the alphabet wasn’t that difficult a task. And if you’re one of the thousands of fans lucky enough to be attending the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, next week, you’ll actually have…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Police in India Will Use Weaponized Pepper Spray Drones on Protesters

Indian police recently purchased five drones so they could dump pepper spray on protesters during political demonstrations. The police force in Lucknow, India (population 2 million) is prepping the drones to start releasing pepper spray as a form of crowd control, starting next month. Yashasvi Yadav, police chief of Lucknow, said his officers have successfully…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

This $80 Stick Brings Over-The-Air TV to Your Xbox One

The Xbox One was designed to be the ultimate cable box—but what if you don’t have cable? Soon, you’ll be able to plug a USB dongle into your Xbox One to get live, over-the-air TV programming in North America. The $80 Hauppage WinTV-955Q will be the first TV tuner natively recognized by the game console,…

Tech News Sean Hollister

A Star Wars Space Slug Jack-in-the-Box Is the Greatest Toy In Any Galaxy

The official Star Wars website has just given fans a sneak peek at all the exclusive merchandise that will be available during the upcoming Star Wars Celebration being held in Anaheim, California next week. And that includes this wonderful asteroid-themed hand-cranked Jack-in-the-box that features a pop-up space slug inside instead of a creepy clown. So…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This Incredible Lego Recreation Of Erebor Is Over Five Feet Tall

You can say a lot of bad things about Battle of the Five Armies, but its glorious shots of the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor in the Misty Mountains were definitely a treat. It looks just as amazing when remade in Lego, on a truly massive scale — something that took Michał Kaźmierczak 7 months of…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Making Abandoned Homes Look Occupied Is a Booming Business

Sure, the foreclosure crisis has subsided from its peak a few years ago. But it’s left thousands of vacant homes in its wake—which are now decaying. One solution? Slapping on some stickers that give the appearance of habitation. Lead image: Baltimore by AP Photo/Patrick Semansky. The Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Eric Roper reports on one county…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

This time lapse of the Sun is just jaw dropping

Michael König’s Sun is a spectacular time lapse compilation of our star from the Solar Dynamics Observatory from 2011 to 2015. It includes fantastic clips of solar activity, coronal rain, plasma eruptions, planet flybys, eclipses and more in jaw dropping clarity that you feel like it’s alive, in an omnipotent God-like burning orb sort of…

Sploid Casey Chan

DJI Phantom 3: A Totally Loaded Video Drone For Cheaper Than You’d Think

The Phantom 3 is DJI’s aerial vision more fully realized: A tiny quadcopter drone with a professional-grade camera, endless configurability, user-friendly polish, and a price tag that won’t require a new credit card. A few years ago only nerdy hobbyists took to the skies with UAVs. But with its entry-level Phantom drones, DJI has been…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Why ‘C’ is the Default Hard Drive Letter in So Many Computers

For nearly as long as hard disk drives have been placed in personal computers running certain popular operating systems (notably MS-DOS/Windows), the primary hard disk has been designated with the letter “C”. But why? The idea for designating different storage devices with simple letters is generally attributed to IBM’s virtual machine operating systems developed in…

Tech News Melissa - TodayIFoundOut.com

Seriously, Stop Demonizing Almonds

We have seen the real cause of the California drought, and it’s one crunchy inch tall. One gallon of water to grow a single nut? BAN THEM ALL, writes everyone. But almond outrage is misplaced. We shouldn’t stop eating any fruit or vegetable due to how much water it takes to grow it. Especially when…

Tech News Alissa Walker

A T-Rex Skull Token Makes Jurassic World Monopoly the Best Version Yet

You could dedicate an entire blog to covering all of the different versions and variations of Monopoly that are now available. But why bother because an official Jurassic World version of Monopoly is coming in June that swaps those boring car, top hat, and cat tokens for a DNA sequence, a park tour vehicle, and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

DEA Was Dragnet Spying on Billions of American Phone Calls for Decades

Indiscriminate spying was the DEA’s blunt force weapon of choice in its “War on Drugs.” The Drug Enforcement Agency and the Justice Department tracked billions of Americans’ phone calls, even people not suspected of crimes, for decades—and it looks like collateral damage wasn’t much of a concern. New details from a USA Today investigation made…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs

Mattress Sensor Only Silences Your Alarm Clock When You Get Out of Bed

How many times do you need to snooze your alarm clock before you actually climb out of bed in the morning? Enough to be late for work every day, right? So while there are lots of crazy alarm clock designs out there that make it harder to snooze, the Chipper—which uses a sensor strip to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Build a Bulletproof Fortress For Figures With Tiny Cement Cinder Blocks

When your action figures are at war, the last thing they need is a fortress made from stacked wooden building blocks that even a crawling infant could destroy. So the next time you’re drawing up plans for a new action figure HQ, why not consider building it using these tiny 1/12-scale cinder blocks that are…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Apple Watch Meta Review: Not Perfect, But Full of Potential

The Apple Watch won’t be on your wrist until this Friday at the earliest, but the first reviews of Apple’s new wrist computer are just coming in. The verdict? It’s not a perfect product. It has some first generation flaws, and other quirks. There’s a bit of a learning curve. And you probably shouldn’t buy…

Tech News Eric Limer

The LG G4 Is Coming, and Everything Else You Missed Yesterday

Bezos’ rockets are ready for space, Skype Translator get a more talented tongue, and Google wants to help find your next handyman. This is all the news and rumors you might’ve missed on BitStream. Samsung and HTC have already revealed what they think “flagship smartphone” means for 2015, and now LG will try its hand…

Tech News Darren Orf

The weirdest (and coolest) ceremonial first pitch I’ve ever seen

When Genki Sudo and his dance crew World Order were invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Japanese baseball game in Japan the crowd expected to see one of his famous robotic choreographies, and he didn’t disappoint them—well, maybe the actual throw could have been much better. Check it out: SPLOID is delicious…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi

LA’s Street Lights Can Now Be Wirelessly Controlled

Los Angeles recently converted 140,000 of its street lights to energy-efficient LEDs—the largest such upgrade in the world. Now a new partnership with lighting giant Philips will allow the city’s Bureau of Street Lighting to wirelessly manage all those street lamps, similar to the way its Hue systemallows you to control the mood lighting in…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Happy 5th Birthday, Apple Watch!

The FBI Lets Criminals Walk in Order to Keep This Device a Secret

All Your Baby Needs To Know Can Be Learned From These Star Wars Blocks

Police in India Will Use Weaponized Pepper Spray Drones on Protesters

This $80 Stick Brings Over-The-Air TV to Your Xbox One

A Star Wars Space Slug Jack-in-the-Box Is the Greatest Toy In Any Galaxy

This Incredible Lego Recreation Of Erebor Is Over Five Feet Tall

Making Abandoned Homes Look Occupied Is a Booming Business

This time lapse of the Sun is just jaw dropping

DJI Phantom 3: A Totally Loaded Video Drone For Cheaper Than You’d Think

Why ‘C’ is the Default Hard Drive Letter in So Many Computers

Seriously, Stop Demonizing Almonds

A T-Rex Skull Token Makes Jurassic World Monopoly the Best Version Yet

DEA Was Dragnet Spying on Billions of American Phone Calls for Decades

Mattress Sensor Only Silences Your Alarm Clock When You Get Out of Bed

Build a Bulletproof Fortress For Figures With Tiny Cement Cinder Blocks

Apple Watch Meta Review: Not Perfect, But Full of Potential

The LG G4 Is Coming, and Everything Else You Missed Yesterday

The weirdest (and coolest) ceremonial first pitch I’ve ever seen

LA’s Street Lights Can Now Be Wirelessly Controlled

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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

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