On Sunday, big and small robots took over the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia for Robotronica, in a celebration of futurism and technology. The event featured everything from a robot playing Connect Four against kids determined to thrash it, to speakers like Ian Bernstein, the founder of high-tech toy company Sphero, who designed a new droid for the … [Read more...]
Android Pay coming to US on August 26?
It's hard to get super excited about mobile payments, but Android Pay will give a large number of folks a new way to pay for things. A new document from McDonald's unearthed by Android Police shows that the restaurant chain is preparing its employees to accept Android Pay starting on August 26. … [Read more...]
Megabots’ Kickstarter Rewards 3D Printed Mini Versions of Giant Battle-ready Robot
Megabots, Inc. has launched its Kickstarter campaign to raise half a million dollars for a major upgrade on its existing Mk.II — a 12,000 pound, 15 foot tall combat robot that fires cannonball-sized paintballs at 120 MPH. … [Read more...]
Apple Will Replace Some iPhone 6 Plus Phones that Take Blurry Selfies
Apple has set up a replacement program for iPhone 6 Plus owners experiencing blurry pictures taken from their phone's rear-facing cameras, or iSight cameras. According to Apple, your iPhone 6 Plus might be one of the units affected if you bought it between September 2014 and January 2015. … [Read more...]
Tweets Now in Google Desktop Search Results
Next time you perform a Google search on your desktop, keep a look out for something new: tweets. Google quietly updated search via desktop on Friday to include relevant tweets in search results about whatever you're searching. … [Read more...]
Luxurious Second-generation Moto 360 Seen in the Wild
A new and more stylish-looking Moto 360 smartwatch is coming. How do we know? Because they've reportedly been spotted on wrists in Chicago. Reddit user ThatGuyWhoRuinedIt and Google+ user Gerrit Gödecke (as collected via Droid-Life) have both posted photos of what appears to be the second-generation version of Motorola's Android Wear-based smartwatch. … [Read more...]
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ New Pretty Face for Samsung Phablet
The Galaxy Note series is no longer the face of Samsung's phablets. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ is. And depending on where you stand in terms of design, the phone's two curved screen edges are either cool in your book or totally lame and not worth the $100 premium over the Galaxy Note 5's flat screen. … [Read more...]
Are Social Introductions Awkward for You? There’s an App for That.
The idea of an app that reduces social awkwardness may sound strange to many but one startup thinks it has cracked the code with a new app that makes it incredibly easy for people to connect with new acquaintances. … [Read more...]