Category: gadgetry

FAA’s new B4UFLY app makes it easier to know where drones are allowed

[ad_1] Currently, most hobby drone pilots are forbidden from flying drones near special use airspace, controlled airspace (unless you get prior approval), critical infrastructure, airports, national parks and military training routes. Temporary flight restrictions can also apply in certain situations. The sheer number of restrictions makes regularly checking the FAA website a necessary — though […]

Google delivers a new look for Android Auto

[ad_1] The idea is to make it safer to launch and use apps in the car.Google’s refreshed look for Android Auto is rolling out now Now whenever you are in Android Auto and following a route, the information is shown along the lower portion of a car’s display — no more launching Spotify and wondering […]

Jaybird’s Vista are a sleeker pair of wireless exercise earbuds

[ad_1] Clearly, Jaybird learned a lot from the Run. Whereas those earbuds were a bit bulbous and large, the Vista are tiny and practically weightless at 6 grams (just a gram heavier than a sheet of paper). They fit comfortably, thanks to their ever-reliable wingtips and three bud sizes, and they feel sturdy enough to […]

EA Sports pushes back ‘NBA Live 20’ release date to late 2019

[ad_1] The publisher said that changes are in store for NBA Live, hence the reason for the delay. “We’re planning a different approach to NBA Live this year, and will have more to share in the quarter ahead,” an EA representative told Polygon. An EA executive on the company’s earning’s call confirmed that it’s still […]

FBI arrests woman for massive Capital One hack

[ad_1] The FBI tracked and arrested a suspect based partially on her GitHub posts.Capital One coughs up credit application info for 100 million people According to the company, someone exploited a “configuration vulnerability” that allowed them to access and decrypt customer data affecting more than 100 million people in the US and about six million […]

Sony’s crowdfunding plans for a wearable ‘air conditioner’

[ad_1] You wouldn’t have to be too picky about where you use 5G, either.All of Apple’s 2020 iPhones may offer 5G Sure, Apple isn’t the first major vendor out of the gate with a 5G smartphone, but it may have a comprehensive lineup when it’s ready. Historically accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now expects all three […]

The best electric razor

[ad_1] The Braun Series 7’s cleaning and charging system is typical of those available for our other picks. A large docking station holds the shaver, head down. Inserting the shaver starts a process that includes charging and evaluating how much cleaning the shaver needs. Once that’s determined, the docking unit immerses the shaver in cleaning […]

DOJ approves Sprint / T-Mobile merger

[ad_1] The deal isn’t done yet.Justice Department approves T-Mobile / Sprint merger The companies will have to sell the prepaid parts of Sprint’s business — Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Sprint prepaid — to Dish, while that company will gain a chunk of Sprint’s spectrum. T-Mobile and Sprint will have to open up more than […]

Jammy’s digital guitar is a futuristic idea let down by today’s tech

[ad_1] Essentially, Jammy is a MIDI controller with built-in sounds. It’s not the first guitar-style MIDI controller, but they’re not common. There’s a good reason for that: They’re very hard to do right. There are a lot of moving parts, and the way in which a guitar is played makes it much harder to track […]

Madden 20 Championship Series ties its schedule to NFL events

[ad_1] Just a few months after EA announced its Madden NFL 19 bowl set new viewership records, it’s laid out a schedule of events for the 2020 season. Madden NFL 20 launches next week on August 2nd — or three days earlier for people who pre-order a special edition — and it’s touting the ability […]