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Even the world’s largest bitcoin exchange couldn’t handle this week’s cryptocurrency boom

May 26th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

For those operating a bitcoin exchange — where people can buy cryptocoins — you’d imagine that the current surge in value for bitcoin and others like Ethereum’s ether coin is a dream come true. The answer is yes [...]

With new realities to build, Unity positioned to become tech giant

May 26th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

There are few verticals filled with more utopian dreams than the studios and startups building VR and AR experiences. While some are looking to craft 3D experiences that integrate into the real world, others are aiming to create [...]

Feast your eyes on this 600-DPI e-paper screen

May 25th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

I have to say, I really like e-paper. And it’s come a long way since the crude early Kindles — nowadays you have e-readers that are as high-resolution as the best phones and iPads. And they’re set to [...]

Wearables suck at tracking calories burned, study shows

May 25th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

New data out of Stanford is lending credence to common wisdom that fitness trackers suck at counting calories. Heart-rate monitoring, on the other hand, fared surprisingly well in the school’s Medical Center studies. Read More on Tech Crunch

These flat-pack turtlebots will crawl across minefields for safety’s sake

May 25th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

The threat of minefields is an ongoing and horrifying one, and the duty of clearing them is as difficult as it is dangerous. All the more reason, then, that it should be done by robots! A new type [...]

HBO’s Silicon Valley gets renewed for fifth season, Erlich Bachman won’t return

May 25th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

HBO confirmed today that Silicon Valley will indeed be returning for a fifth season, but one of its stars, T.J. Miller, who plays the ever moronic Erlich Bachman, will not be rejoining the cast. The Emmy-nominated show chronicles [...]

SoFi co-founder Dan Macklin is leaving the company

May 25th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Another one of the co-founders of online lending startup SoFi is leaving the company, TechCrunch has learned. Dan Macklin, who served as VP of community and member success at SoFi, has announced internally that he’ll be stepping down [...]

Zuckerberg tells Harvard we need a new social contract of equal opportunity

May 25th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard commencement centered around how we can improve life through big projects, equal opportunity, and building both local and global community. He outlined a plan “to create a world where every single person has a sense [...]

Binded raises another $950K for its copyright-protecting tools

May 25th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Binded aims to make it easier for photographers to protect their intellectual property by creating a permanent record of their copyright in a public database, namely the blockchain. The startup was previously known as Blockai, but it’s rebranding [...]