Report: Apple Will Announce Its Watch at the Sept. 9th iPhone Event

Report: Apple Will Announce Its Watch at the Sept. 9th iPhone Event

The ever-reliable John Paczkowski is reporting that Apple will announce a wearable at the previously reported event on September 9. That wearable is almost surely that “iWatch” thing everyone has been talking about, though an announcement wasn’t expected until later this year. But why wait when you have billion of dollars to make by disrupting a burgeoning industry (again)? [Re/Code]

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Cloud Storage Showdown: Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud and More Compared

Cloud Storage Showdown: Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud and More Compared

Cloud storage bigwig Dropbox just slashed the price of its plans, offering 1TB of storage for $10 per month. And it’s not alone. Over the last year, most of the major players have been cutting prices and upping sizes. So what’s the best option today?

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Shooting Challenge: Trains

Shooting Challenge: Trains

You know why it’s about to be Labor Day Weekend? Because in 1894, Grover Cleveland couldn’t stop the Pullman (railroad) Strike. Blood was shed. Morale was down. And Congress rushed legislation to make appease workers everywhere and make Labor Day a national holiday. In gratitude, for this week’s Shooting Challenge, let’s pay homage to the railroad workers who made the day possible.

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If Evil Were a Puzzle, It Would Look Like This X-Shaped Rubik's Cube

If Evil Were a Puzzle, It Would Look Like This X-Shaped Rubik's Cube

Although simple and straightforward in its design, the Rubik’s Cube has been providing a formidable challenge to puzzle fans for 4o years now. But if arranging all of those colored squares has become child’s play for you, don’t worry, some twisted individual has created a Rubik’s Cube with an X-shape that looks like a complete nightmare when it’s all mixed up.

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Jabra's pulse-tracking earbuds tout Bluetooth connectivity for fewer tangles

Heart rate tracking in-ear headphones are starting to pop up on the regular it seems. A couple weeks ago, SMS Audio revealed its collaborative effort with Intel, and now Jabra’s joining the fray, but without the tether. In an effort to limit cord…

Apple is reportedly unveiling its wearable device on September 9th

If you ask many pundits when Apple will unveil its often-rumored wearable device, many of them will say October. However, we may have to revise those expectations a bit. Recode’s sources now claim that Apple will unveil the gadget on September 9th –…

Disney's drone research eyes better parades and floating screens

We’ve seen drones used for all sorts of things from film production to package delivery. Now, it seems Disney may be looking to leverage the aerial vehicles for its theme parks. The company has applied for three patents that employ the…

Here's how digital effects give 'Game of Thrones' its grand scale

We’ve already seen how digital effects make Game of Thrones’ world more believable, but there were some spectacular scenes in the show’s fourth season: giant city-states, an undead horse and battles involving thousands of cavalry. Want to know just…

Saints Row 6 Pre-details: Told You So

saintsrow6More information has come to light in the Saint’s Row/Deep Silver PAX event saga. While Deep Silver has been mum as to what game they’re revealing this Friday specifically (insert Saints Row 5 here), they have confirmed that their Friday event at PAX will exist – complete with clues that heavily suggest another Saints Row title release. Deep Silver/Volition will … Continue reading

Philips Hue Lux Review: Wireless light at a lower price

hue-lux-review-sg-2Selling people on the concept of Philips Hue color-changing bulbs generally isn’t hard, but convincing them on the cost of the system can be tougher. Into the mixture, then, steps Hue Lux, slashing the price of the bulbs though giving up on color as a compromise. At just under thirty bucks a bulb, has Hue Lux finally got the balance … Continue reading