Technology 
Google’s guide for switching from iPhone to Android locks you into its cloud
Following Google’s new guide for switching to Android will put you firmly in the company’s grip. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as Google has strong cloud services for managing your mail, photos, contacts, and music. Yet in contrast with Apple’s … Continue reading
Transparent optogenetic brain implants: Yet another amazing use for graphene
The most powerful brain implants being built today can record fast electric signals using conductive arrays while permitting light to pass out through them for high-resolution imaging . To take it up a notch, they also can let light in … Continue reading
Apple earnings up, but the iPad continues its ironic decline – just like the PC it tried to replace
Apple (AAPL) held its Q4 2014 earnings call yesterday, and despite (unsurprisingly) record profits from the iPhone and Mac departments, CEO Tim Cook admitted that the iPad isn’t doing as well as it used to — and, rather amusingly, the … Continue reading
Hands-on with Homeboy: This could be the best home-security camera yet
If you’re looking for an IP camera for home security, you’ll want to know about Homeboy. It remedies almost every drawback I’ve seen in security cameras. It doesn’t cost a fortune. And you’ll be able to buy one soon—without having … Continue reading
Your online TV watching is now being tracked across devices
Showing all viewers the same commercial six minutes into, say, an episode of “Modern Family” might soon be over. If you’re watching it online. A new partnership between TV measurement company Nielsen and analytics provider Adobe was announced early Tuesday, … Continue reading
Samsung’s 840 Evo repair tool available to download, but be careful of the caveats when you update
Samsung has released the fix for the 840 Evo, but users should be careful to read the instructions — it’s not entirely straightforward.
Skype’s new drawing feature appears on Windows Phone first
Microsoft-owned Skype has a fancy new sketching feature, and it’s coming to Windows Phone before it lands anywhere else. The new update brings “drawing to Skype for the first time,” Skype said in a blog post announcing the update. With … Continue reading
Last week, the Roost Smart Battery was a great idea
Roost CEO Roel Peeters thought he had a better mousetrap. Knowing how annoying it is to be awakened at 3 a.m. by a chirping smoke alarm with a dying battery, he invented a smoke-alarm battery with an embedded Wi-Fi chip … Continue reading
For $10,000, you can have the world’s first hoverboard – and invest in earthquake-proof levitating homes
Ladies and gentlemen, the world’s first hoverboard is here! Well, that is if you have $10,000 to spare, millions of dollars to pave your city’s streets in copper, and don’t put a high value on stability or safety. It’s called … Continue reading
Meet Flic, the iOS photo manager for lazy people
In September, when everyone was freaking out about making room on their phones for the iOS 8 install, I knew exactly what my storage issue was without even having to look at my iPhone’s usage stats: Photos. I never clean … Continue reading
