Chrome and Chromebooks are on the cusp of having parental controls, with Google unveiling a new feature called “Supervised Users” today. The functionality gives parents and others the ability to limit Chrome with things like SafeSearch filtering, website blocking, and more. The feature is currently available to those in the beta channel. The feature was […]
ORA, a wearable computer similar to Google Glass, was showcased today at GMIC San Francisco, the largest mobile tech conference in Silicon Valley. Optinvent, the manufacturer behind the wearable, is billing the headwear as “the only true AR smart glass” on the market. ORA doesn’t shy from looking clunky, embracing its necessary bulk with bold […]
Space tourism sounds exciting and unforgettable and all, but with a single trip costing as much as a small house, it’s simply out of reach for the average person. A company called Paragon Space Development Corp is hoping to change that with a new, more affordable ticket to space. It’ll cost as much as a slightly smaller house.
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Since Betaworks purchased Instapaper earlier this year, a design update has made its way to the iOS and web versions of the app. Today, that refresh is hitting the save-now-read-later utility on Android. In addition to an overhauled interface, the update brings search (via in-app purchase) for …
Charging off-grid street lamps
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Camera makers have been extremely stubborn about adding Wifi to their DSLR’s, but you add your own wireless capability to your photo rig with the Toshiba Flash Air 8GB SD Memory Card. It’s about as elegant as a third-party solution to a first-party problem gets, and it’s cheap. I always keep one in my memory card arsenal for when the need arises. $26. [eBay]
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All eyes are on Stephen Elop. Just hours ago, he introduced Nokia’s first Windows tablet; he’s also overseeing his division’s integration into Microsoft; and Redmond is even considering him as its next CEO. During our interview today, Elop understandably couldn’t comment on the prospect of taking …
The PC version of Grand Theft Auto 5 is currently in production. There is no final version out in the wild, nor is there a way for you to download this game for the PC in any way at all – it simply does not exist. That fact hasn’t stopped a seemingly large amount of […]
You don’t have to keep hanging on, Verizon subscribers: that critical Moto X camera fix is rolling out now. Though we’ve yet to see it on our own handset, Phandroid is reporting that Motorola’s over-the-air update has finally passed Verizon’s rigorous testing and should be hitting all handsets soon. …
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise; highlighting a character’s crotch on-screen at the movies is hi-larious, and always will be. But getting caught with a laser pointer in your hand and tossed out of the theater isn’t. So thankfully red lasers have been around for decades, and have been miniaturized to the point where they can hide inside your smartphone’s headphone jack.
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