Redbox Instant hits Windows Phone, will remain Lumia-exclusive for 60 days
After launching on iOS and Android almost a year ago, the mobile version of Redbox Instant by Verizon has finally arrived in the Windows Phone Store. Aside from a few cosmetic changes and added Live Tile support, the new app works exactly like its…
Amazon’s next-gen Kindle Paperwhite reportedly arriving in Q2 with a sharper screen, lighter design
Amazon only just released a new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader two months ago, but we’re already hearing rumors that a newer model is on the way. According to a new report from TechCrunch, the new version, to be released in early Q2 of next year, will…
Time Machines: Say 01100011 01101000 01100101 01100101 01110011 01100101!
Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills.
Today the world can easily be captured in 1s and 0s for our viewing pleasure. The hardwa…
IRL: the Samsung Galaxy Round is a curved Note 3 that costs way too much
Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.
Flat smartphones are so early 2013; concave is the new h…
Tamagotchi celebrates its 17th birthday with new, more social virtual pets
Here’s a thought to make you feel old today: if the first batch of Tamagotchis were human, they’d be almost through with high school. In fact, the egg-shaped virtual pet has just turned 17 (17!), and to celebrate, Bandai is revamping the brand (ag…
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Apple’s new headquarters, rocket-powered bike and bees that detect cancer
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.
A flying saucer is set to land in Silicon Valley! This week, the Cupertino City Council gave a big thumb…
3D Systems Jumps Into Project Ara
The idea of a modular phone has been greatly anticipated over, and it is definitely one of the most magnificent ideas buzzing in the tech industry. As recently announced, Motorola has been secretly working on this idea for roughly a year and the idea has been dubbed “Project Ara”….
Formula E’s electric-powered race car takes its first test laps (video)
A few months ago we got our first look at the Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E teams will be racing next year, and just recently, that car hit a test track in France for the first time to see how it held up. Spark Racing president Fréd&eacut…
One-of-a-Kind Products Designed by Jony Ive and Designer Marc Newson Sold Off at (RED) Auction
Yesterday, the one-of-a-kind products designed by Apple’s senior vice president of design Jony Ive and designer Marc Newson were sold off at Sotheby’s charity auction to benefit Product (RED), with winning bids for the four products ranging from $461,000 to $1,805,000.
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Intel’s next many-core chip will be a true stand-alone processor
Intel’s current Xeon Phi doesn’t really fulfill the promise of many-core computing — it’s a co-processor that needs a ‘real’ CPU to function. That will change when the next-generation Knights Landing model arrives, Intel revealed at the Supercomp…
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