Smart sensor helps you brew the perfect cup of tea

Given the quantity of gadgets specifically designed to brew the perfect coffee, it's easy to think the tech world hates tea. Thankfully, 42Tea's new brewing sensor is designed to let people get as snobby about chai as most people do when ar…

The runner-focused Apple Watch Nike+ launches on October 28

No, we’re not running today, no matter what the Nike app suggests in the image above. But we now know when we will be. Apple quietly updated its Apple Watch Nike+ website to include an October 28 release date.The Apple Watch Series 2’s upgrades f…

Brobot can 'sweat' to do push-ups for longer

The Terminator may not feel remorse or pity, but does it even lift, bro? Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a robot called Kengoro that can sweat, helping it get through 11 minute push-up sessions that would normally fr…

Peek inside one of Nintendo's retro gaming vaults

What secrets lie inside Nintendo's offices? It's a question I ask myself regularly at night, clutching my new Nintendo 3DS and dreaming about a Metroid Prime sequel (Federation Force doesn't count.) Well, today Nintendo has drawn back the c…

Tesla rival's EV outed by public records request

Atieva is a Chinese company building an EV for the US market, and we're now getting a first look at its "Atvus" sedan, thanks to a public records search by Recode. The vehicle bears a passing resemblance to the Tesla Model S, with a Citro&e…

How to change your login screen in macOS (and change it back)

Wesley Parker Sprayue made a very bad decision. Very bad. As a joke, I made my macOS desktop background the Windows XP background; little did I know that changed my sign-in screen as well. So I reverted it back to something better but my sign-i…

AWS has made VMware the Airbnb of the cloud

Which is clever, but 'hybrid virtualisation', not hybrid cloud, won't combat Microsoft Apologies if you've heard it before, but Airbnb is bigger than Hilton or Marriot, but doesn't own a single building. Uber is bigger than taxi companies but has ne…

Sony is releasing at least five mobile games in Asia

Sony's PlayStation division has finally revealed how it plans to conquer mobile device. According to Wall Street Journal, the unit aims to release five to six PS games for both iOS and Android devices under the ForwardWorks subsidiary it fo…

Best color LED smart bulbs

Today’s color-tunable bulbs are brighter and easier to control than ever, but choosing the right one for your environment remains a challenge.

Puffball Fungi Exploding In the Rain Is Oddly Soothing

Between climate change, elections and the persistent threat of another Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, modern life can be full of stress. Throughout it all, however, gentle natural processes soldier obliviously on, including the lifecycle of the humb…

Apple Starts Selling SIM-Free iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in US

Just over a month after their initial launch, Apple has started selling the SIM-free variants of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus through its online store in the United States. All variants of the unlocked iPhone 7 have a shipping estimate of three …

Netflix reportedly spent $40 million on Chris Rock

Chris Rock has had well-known comedy specials on HBO like Bigger and Blacker and Never Scared, but in 2017 when he returns with his first special in eight years, it will be on Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Deadli…

Dell to reveal 'micro data centres' for outdoor use

Sometimes you need to compute on the edge, as well as live there Dell's teased something interesting ahead of next week's DellWorld gabfest: a “micro Modular Data Center (MDC)” that can be deployed outdoors if required.…

Apple is Now Selling an Unlocked SIM-Free iPhone 7 in the U.S.

Apple is now selling an unlocked SIM-free iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in the United States.“SIM-free” means your iPhone doesn’t ship with a carrier SIM card. The SIM-free iPhone sold on apple.com and at the Apple Store is unlocked. That means you’re …

Google will launch dedicated search results for mobile

In a few months' time, you might notice getting different sets of search results on a phone and on a computer even if you use the same terms. That's because Google has decided to start indexing mobile websites separately, according to Searc…

macOS Sierra: Use Command-Drag to Position Picture-in-Picture Videos

If you’re watching a video in picture-in-picture mode in macOS Sierra, it snaps to the nearest corner. Even when you drag it out of that corner, it will again snap to the corner nearest to where you let it go. You can use command-drag to put the vid…

macOS Sierra: Method 2 For Watching Videos Picture-in-Picture

macOS Sierra supports picture-in-picture (PiP). Melissa Holt showed us how to access PiP using on-screen controls, but she’s some kind of wizard and the rest of TMO’s staff don’t have those controls. Fortunately, Dave Hamilton found a second method …

Facebook Video Streaming gets Apple TV Support

Facebook just made it easier to watch videos wherever you want by adding support for streaming to Apple TV. The change means you can use AirPlay to watch Facebook videos on your television while continuing to scroll through posts in the Facebook iOS…

Apple begins selling unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus in the U.S.

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 went on sale nearly a month ago from carriers and on installment plans, but customers interested in purchasing a SIM-free model were forced to wait. That wait is now over, though, as Apple has started selling the SIM-free …

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Tim Cook on Virtual Reality: I Long to Be Touched

While tech giants like Sony and Facebook are currently betting big on the future of virtual reality, Apple has so far stayed out of the “giant headset of questionable utility” game. Today, we finally know why: CEO Tim Cook, like all of us, just want…