The Good: Smart Lock Includes Trusted Places Google has attempted to make Android 5.0 secure and easy to use with its smart lock feature, which can be used in three ways. Users can set up face lock, which unlocks a device after detecting a “trusted face,” by accessing Settings > Security > Smart lock > […]
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There is a controversial theory shared by scholars which suggests that technological progress is inevitable. Had Steve Jobs and Apple not created the iPhone, the theory suggests, then someone else would have eventually stepped in to create something similar. It’s a revisionist and linear school of thought that I dislike for how it downplays the […]
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You don’t need to be a superhero/mutant/sorcerer to shoot fire from your hands. All you need is the Pyro Handheld Fireshooter. This very real, very crazy gadget was designed for illusionists, magicians, and other performers, sits on the underside of your wrists so it can be hidden by a sleeve, is activated by a remote […]
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For all the talk of an Internet of Things, many Bluetooth devices aren’t very internet-savvy; they usually have to rely on WiFi (or another gadget entirely) to hop online. That’s going to change very shortly with the advent of Bluetooth’s new 4.2 spec. If a sensor, smart light bulb or other low-power device supports the […]
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