Barely a week since successfully completing sea trials after a three year hiatus, the venerable research sub Alvin is already earning back the $42 million in hardware upgrades and engineering retrofits it’s received—showing off its spacious new three-crew cabin with a quick dive to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. But this is no pleasure cruise.
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Hardware add-ons for smartphones continue to crop up, letting mobile users extend the powers of their devices in new and interesting ways. Here’s the latest: LazeeEye is a prototype add-on, currently seeking crowdfunds via Kickstarter, that wants to augment your existing handset with laser-powered 3D mapping capabilities — and do so for very little extra money. It’s designed to… Read More
Airtame, the Danish startup that received our Best of CES 2014 award for its awesome wireless video dongle, has confirmed that it will be shipping its first lot to its beta users this month in July. Better yet, the device has since been upgraded from…
Lenovo has outed four new Android tablets, refreshing its A-Series range with the A7-30, A7-50, A8, and A10, and each putting the emphasis on multimedia. Set to hit shelves from … Continue reading
Today is the day in the technology reporting world where you mustn’t believe anything anyone tells you. Today, after all, is April Fools’ Day. One of the most consistently top-notch … Continue reading
Take heed, because there’s a lot of bad stuff out there on the internet today. But there’s one thing that’s very good and useful: it’s Gmail, and today your favorite email service is celebrating its tenth birthday.
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If you’re a dog lover, you know that there’s nothing that you want more, than your best friends happiness. Sure you rub their bellies, give them treats, take them for long walks in the moonlight, but let’s face it… it’s highly likely that your sidekick is lacking in a certain kind of companionship, you know, the doggie kind. Is it fair to deny your pooch a soulmate? I understand that the chance for love to blossom with another canine may not have crossed your mind, but I’ll bet Fido has tossed the idea around a fair bit. Doesn’t he deserve someone to love too?
Well, the folks over at Tagg think so… Tagg is a pet tracking system that allows you to track your pet’s location, and activity from your computer or mobile device, utilizing a lightweight pet tracker that attaches to your dog’s collar, and it can be worn at all times, even while bathing or swimming. It quickly and easily turns your dog’s existing collar, into a useful GPS tool for finding your best friend! The humans behind this useful dog-finding gadget, want to help you find something else… a fabulous date for your pooch!
Utilizing the same idea as human dating sites, you simply need to enter in your pets age, geographical location, and their likes and dislikes… think: Rambo loves long walks in the woods, chewing on fine furniture, and lifting his leg everywhere, or Fifi dislikes taking a bath, veterinary visits, pooping on the couch, and poodles of all kinds… and your eligible fur-buddy could be instantly matched with a canine companion somewhere near you… oh come on, doesn’t love deserve a chance? To sign up your furry friend, visit doglovedog.com, trust me, you’ll be glad you did. Sigh… the joys of puppy love.
[ Tagg – Helps you Find your Dog, and Helps your Dog Find Love… copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
You know what they say, a wounded animal who is cornered as its most dangerous, and some folks out there are willing to cut off the nose to spite the face. When you have run out of options in a NERF fight, there is still hope to take down everyone else around you – regardless of whether they are friends or allies, and you can do so with the $99.99 NERF Nuke which will definitely be regarded as the BFG of the NERF world the next time you sit around a campfire and regale one another with war stories of your NERF exploits.
The NERF Nuke will be able to deliver what we like to call “mutually-assured NERF destruction”, as this functions as the NERF weapon to end all NERF wars. In fact, the NERF Nuke works this way – it will be able to shoot 80 NERF darts in every direction, where you can opt to hold it up in the air as a “grenade”, throw it up in the general direction of the enemy, or to make use of the included high-powered launcher, the choice is yours. These NERF darts will be sent speeding all over the place at a range of up to 30 feet, now how about that? Happy April Fool’s!
[ NERF Nuke is the BFG of the NERF world copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
This April Fools’ Day, the elite leaders of Google Maps are looking for the very best, like no one ever was. They need your help to catch Pokémon scattered all over the world. The winner gets a chance to officially become Google’s Pokémon Master. Or not. But it can’t hurt to try.
To join the fun, all you have to do is download and open the latest version of Google Maps on your iOS or Android device. Tap the search bar and you should see the words “Press Start” with a Pokéball icon right below the search text field. Tap the words and you’ll launch straight into hunting.
To hunt, just scroll through the map until you find a Pokémon and then tap it. There’s even a Pokédex to make it easier to see how many more you have to catch. The last time I checked there were 150 creatures on the list, coming from the different games in the series.
Will Google really hire the winner? Probably not. Then again we just saw a flashy commercial that must have cost a pretty penny to create. Google can easily afford your services, even just for a day.
[via Google]
The modern workforce is a global one, but you still need to get in some face time with co-workers and associates far and wide. ClickMeeting want’s to help one lucky Engadget reader keep that personal connection and spread their message by offering an…
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