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Xbox One Internet Connection Requirement And Used Games DRM Rescinded

10 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Ubergizmo

Microsoft has rescinded the Xbox One internet connection requirement as well as the used games DRM. Both policies are now similar to Xbox 360. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Data protection officials fearful of Google Glass

Google’s wearable computing device has come under fire once again. Government privacy and data protection officials from seven countries have reached out to Google CEO Larry Page over privacy concerns regarding Google Glass. Commissioners...Show More Summary

Spill a lot? NeverWet's ready to coat your gear

10 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Crave

Chocolate syrup glides off a shoe coated with NeverWet. (Credit: Screenshot by Christopher MacManus/CNET) Imagine spilling red wine or chocolate syrup on your shirt, only to watch it glide off as if nothing ever happened in the first place. Show More Summary

Twitter acquires Spindle, a social network with an emphasis on local updates

10 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Engadget

Good news for the folks at Spindle came today, as the startup social network that's centered around local discovery was acquired by Twitter. According to the company, "By joining forces with Twitter, we can do so much more to help you find interesting, timely, and useful information about what's happening around you." Developing... Comments Via: All Things D Source: Spindle

Tokyoflash Kisai Intoxicated LCD Watch

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : GeekAlerts

Here’s a limited edition watch you’re not going to want to miss. The Tokyoflash Kisai Intoxicated LCD Watch has many of the goodies you’ve come to expect from Tokyoflash with a little something extra…This watch features an integrated breathalyzer that will help ensure you know when it is time to go home If you’re out [...]

Ben Franklin Wanted to See What Our 21st Century Lives Are Like

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Do you ever lie awake at night wondering what the world will look like in two or three hundred years? Ben Franklin did. And he thought that by the 21st century not only would humanity have some absurdly cool gadgets, men might live to be over 900 years old. Read more...

Stratasys to acquire 3D printing company MakerBot

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Engadget

Stratasys, an Israeli-based 3D printer and additive manufacturer has just agreed to acquire 3D printing company MakerBot. They've announced a "definitive merger agreement" where MakerBot would merge with a subsdiary of Stratasys in a...Show More Summary

Panasonic Makes a Good Case For Splurging On This Slick Angular Kettle

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

In a time when everything from coffee makers to refrigerators can boil water for your coffee or tea, a dedicated electric kettle almost seems like a waste of counter space. So how does a company like Panasonic convince you a kettle is...Show More Summary

Microsoft reportedly neared deal for Nokia's device business, but talks broke down

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Engadget

It's often been rumored that Microsoft had an eye on Nokia's handset business. It made perfect sense for both companies -- one a struggling pioneer of the mobile industry and the other a struggling stalwart from the first wave of smartphones. Show More Summary

Microsoft Just Gave Up On Its Xbox One DRM

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Microsoft has caught a lot of heat for restricting the sale and trading of used games on Xbox One, and requiring the consoles to phone home every 24 hours for verification. Basically, for having hefty DRM. Well good news for whiners everywhere: Microsoft is giving up. Read more...

Microsoft Office Web Apps Gets Real Time Editing Support In Coming Months

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Ubergizmo

Microsoft has announced that Office Web Apps will be getting real time editing functionality in the coming months. A video demonstration has been posted online. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Using an angle grinder as a bench grinder

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Hack a Day

[Saeid Momtahan] made a couple of attachments that let him use his angle grinder as a bench grinder. It may be better to refer to it as a bench motor, as he uses both a grinding wheel and a wire brush while showing off his project. The attachments come in two parts. Show More Summary

App lets you show a doctor your, um, rash down there

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Crave

You have to love the boy and girl icons. (Credit: Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Sometimes my CNET handlers like to challenge me. Or perhaps they're sending me a discreet message. Today, for example, one of my knowing leash-pullers sent me details of an app he thought might interest me. Show More Summary

Best Buy Is Recalling Thousands of MacBook Pro Batteries Over Fire Risk

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmodo

Best Buy is recalling 5,100 replacement batteries for the MacBook Pro after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 13 separate cases in which the batteries caught fire, at least one causing serious injury. Read more...

Microsoft’s Xbox 180: Upcoming Xbox One to drop DRM restrictions, internet requirement after public backlash

Microsoft has caved to the hordes of angry gamers who have been loudly complaining about its policies for used games and connectivity requirements for its upcoming Xbox One console. Microsoft has updated its Xbox One page to announce changes in its Digital Rights Management (DRM) policies. Show More Summary

Zerg Overlord Plushie: Hug of the Swarm

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : technabob

A few months ago we saw a couple of pillow cases that would be right at home in Aiur. This stuffed toy on the other hand is for those who are loyal…

Microsoft reportedly reverses Xbox One DRM policy, kills required online check-in and used game complications

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Engadget

Microsoft's next game console, the Xbox One, is perhaps best known for its complex used game system and once-per-24-hour online check-in requirement. Today, it looks like Microsoft is rolling back those policies according to a report at Giant Bomb, and the company took to its Xbox blog to explain. Show More Summary

Facebook Rolls Out Photo Comments

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Ubergizmo

Facebook today rolled out an entirely new feature. Called photo comments, this feature allows users add photos to comments. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Verizon Reportedly Rushing To Clear Droid DNA Inventory Ahead Of HTC One Release

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Ubergizmo

Verizon is reportedly going to run store promos soon to clear out Droid DNA and Incredible 4G LTE inventory. This is apparently being done before it launches the HTC One. Like It, +1, Tweet It, Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo...

Breathalyzer watch puts date, time, drunkenness on your wrist

11 hours agoTechnology / Gadgets : Crave

This may be the best-looking breathalyzer ever created. (Credit: Tokyoflash) You've just created a combination watch and breathalyzer. You're sitting around, trying to decide what to name it. Aha, you think, let's call it the Intoxicated Watch. Show More Summary

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