One of Northrop Grumman’s new war/spy gadgets, the Triton unmanned aerial vehicle, just got closer to joining the US Navy’s reconnaissance fleet. After almost two years since the defense tech company announced the aircraft, the Triton has finally…
The New York Times reports that President Obama is planning to reveal a legislative proposal that will overhaul the NSA’s practices—and put an end to its bulk collection of phone records.
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There’s a new helper robot for homes called Droplet, but it has no intention of usurping Roomba’s territory — in fact, you can think of it as a Roomba for your garden. It’s probably not capable of killing snakes like its badass indoor counterpart,…
Improving its initial double-tap to unlock feature that came in with the G2, LG has announced a new, and more secure interface for accessing LG Smartphones: the Knock Code. Models … Continue reading
The hallowed hallways of a university or other prestigious institutions of higher learning are meant to equip us with the knowledge required to pursue the area of interest that has bugged us since we were a kid, although many of us do work at a job which is totally unrelated to the course that we majored in. At the University of Southern California, it seems that a new course known as “Glass Journalism” is all set for the fall semester, where students are required to figure out the various ways that journalists are able to “tell” stories thanks to the wonders of augmented reality and Google Glass.
USC Google Glass Course For Journalism Is Forward Thinking original content from Ubergizmo. 
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We did share with you on how LG intends to introduce their special KnockOn feature to the L Series II range of smartphones later this month, and here we are with the South Korean consumer electronics giant announcing that the Knock Code feature will also be made available in earlier LG smartphone models through a firmware update beginning from this April. Basically, those who own the LG G2 and LG G Flex in select countries will have the privilege of enjoying the Knock Code update that enables users to access their smartphones via a customized “knock” pattern, instead of the usual unlocking methods.
LG Knock Code To Arrive On LG G2 And G Flex original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Wearable devices might be the next big thing, but you can be sure that not every single release would end up as a hit. The Nymi wristband from Bionym is an interesting proposition, considering we first talked about it in September last year. Apparently, the Nymi wristband works by making use of your body’s unique electrocardiogram (ECG) signals in order to function as a biometric authentication layer for other devices, applications and services. To paraphrase it, this could be your central “password vault” of sorts, relying on your heartbeat to confirm your identity.
Nymi Authentication Wristband Could Be Worth Getting Excited Over original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It goes without saying that any decent hardware manufacturer would want to make sure that their devices run with up to date software most of the time in order to be as efficient as possible. This particular update would deliver some anticipated as well as useful features for the PS Vita, where among them include the ability to show off over 100 applications on the home screen, in addition to a new Calendar application. Basically, the latest update would bump it up to version 3.10 if you haven’t figured it out already.
PS Vita System Software Update Version 3.10 Released original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The uncanny valley is not a physical place, but rather, it is the idea of a robot being so human-like in behavior, that it can get rather creepy to boot. Artist Jordan Wolfson has crossed into such a territory as you can see from the video above, where this masked animatronic robot will gyrate to a slowed-down version of “Blurred Lines”, in a rather enticing manner. Right now, this animatronic robot remains on display at the David Zwirner Gallery until April 19th next month.
Masked Animatronic Robot Dances In An Extremely Lifelike Manner original content from Ubergizmo. 
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In two separate press conferences early this morning, the Australian Defense Minister and the CEO of Malaysia Airlines reiterated that flight MH370 is lost with no survivors, mirroring the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razik’s announcement not 24 hours earlier. But both added one troubling addition: They’ve come to this conclusion because there’s no evidence to disprove it.
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