Technology 
Get 5-7 year olds programming with PBS Kids ScratchJr on a tablet
ScratchJr was developed by the MIT Media Lab, Tufts University, and The Playful Invention Company.
ET deals: Dropbox Pro annual subscription for $80 with a bonus gift card
For a limited time, Dell is offering a substantial discount on a one-year subscription to Dropbox Pro. Without any need for a coupon code or rebate, you can save $19.01 off of the list price, and Dell will throw in … Continue reading
Comcast X1’s IFTTT support lets you make your own TV alerts
Comcast X1 set-top users can now create custom notifications on their TVs, thanks to a tie-in with IFTTT. With IFTTT, users create conditional “recipes” that connect a pair of seemingly disparate Internet services, without having to install a bunch of … Continue reading
Vimeo jumps on the 4K streaming bandwagon
Vimeo has flipped the switch on 4K/UltraHD streaming, following in the footsteps of other online video giants like Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, Vudu, and YouTube. The feature is currently only available to a subset of its viewers, Variety reports, but … Continue reading
Thinner Intel Skylake CPUs are breaking because of third-party CPU coolers
The German tech website pcgameshardware.de discovered that the substrate on the sixth-generation CPU is thinner than older Intel processors, meaning that CPU coolers that put more pressure on the chip and LGA 1151 socket can actually damage one or even … Continue reading
Twitch makes its long-awaited Android TV arrival
The popular game broadcasting service Twitch has just launched a native app for Android TV. The free app lets users watch live and recorded streams of people playing various games (and, less commonly, engaging in creative endeavors such as painting). … Continue reading
Virgin Galactic plans to launch satellites from a Boeing 747
Virgin Galactic has unveiled a 747-400 commercial airliner, dubbed ‘Cosmic Girl,’ that will join the company’s LauncherOne satellite launch service.
Ford retrofits Siri Eyes-Free (not CarPlay) to 5 million cars
Ford figures a way to retrofit Siri Eyes-Free to five million Sync 2 Fords and Lincolns. It’s not CarPlay, but it’s something.
Millions of smart TVs, phones and routers at risk from old vulnerability
A three-year-old vulnerability in a software component used in millions of smart TVs, routers and phones still hasn’t been patched by many vendors, thus posing a risk, according to Trend Micro. Although a patch was issued for the component in … Continue reading
NASA’s chemical laptop is a self-contained laboratory for detecting alien life
Unlike a regular laptop, you’re supposed to add water to this one.
