No, Hoverboard isn’t actually a hoverboard. But, seeing has how every promised hoverboard disappoints, maybe it’s actually something better. The Hoverboard is an electric skateboard of sorts that boasts only one large, centered wheel. Tilt forward and you start to go; tilt back and it begins to break. Thanks to the limited ground contact, you can … Read more
There you are, alone with a growing desire which you hope to soon satiate. You want to know your options, so you try an app you’ve heard your friends murmuring about. Its interface allows you to swipe right or left depending on your personal tastes. When you see something you like, you start a discussion in hopes … Read more
IT’S NOW A certifiable fact! Italian PR agency Klaus Davi and chef Alessio Mecozzi have hired researchers to catalog pictures on Instagram and have definitively shown that pizza is our most Instagrammed food. Pictures of pizza outpace pictures of burgers 10-1. Pizza even beats bacon and we all know how people feel about their f*cking bacon. … Read more
The next-gen fitness trackers of 2015 have focused on tracking more – more metrics, more often. Whoop is taking this one step further with its wearable wristband and predictive analytics system for athletes and coaches. This one is different, though. It costs from $500 to $5,000 a year as a subscription for an individual elite … Read more
Beginning today, you’ll never have to stand in the endless wasteland that is the Starbucks line ever again. The mega coffee chain is rolling out its mobile app feature called Mobile Order and Pay nationwide, allowing its customers the ability to preorder and pay for food and beverages before they get to the store, bypassing … Read more
The tech industry likes to talk a lot about a connected world, but just how many people are online, really? Most of them aren’t, unfortunately. The United Nations’ Broadband Commission has released a 2015 report which estimates that 57 percent of the human population (about 4.2 billion people) won’t have regular internet access by the … Read more
Apple’s Project Titan, a.k.a. Apple Car, may materialize sooner than expected. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, all hands are on deck to have the company’s self-driving car fast-tracked for a 2019 completion date. It was previously suggested that 2020 would be the target launch, and, as those involved have been attesting to, … Read more
Connected sporting goods are not necessarily new, especially in the running world we have already seen a lot of products making sure all your moves are properly documented. Nevertheless these smart new features certainly become more prominent in the mainstream now and Wilson’s new connected basketball perfectly fits into the trend. The Wilson X smart … Read more
You’ve just checked into your hotel after an all-day marathon of running across airports to avoid missing connections; eaten a ton of crappy, overpriced airport food because you missed a connection; are dead tired and just want to go to sleep. But maybe after your travel nap you want to see something new without putting … Read more
After a long lead up filled with predictions, leaks, and an unhealthy level of attention, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage Wednesday to show us the new devices we’ll all learn to love (or loathe, for the Android crowd) over the next gadget lifecycle. It was an event filled with surprises (Microsoft shelling an … Read more