“Kaley Cuoco wants to clear the air after her controversial comments about feminism in Redbook Magazine made headlines. The “Big Bang Theory” star posted a photo of herself from the magazine’s February 2015 issue on her Instagram account on Thursday, adding a lengthy caption apologizing to those who were offended …
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Budgee the luggage-carrying robot just won’t budge — CES 2015
The latest from Five Elements Robotics is not the droid you are looking for. Budgee is a $1400 unit designed to carry up to fifty pounds of luggage, but he did not manage to follow us well at all. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Read the full article: http://theverge.com/e/7262196 Check out our full …
Read More »Sony’s new TVs are super thin and run Android – CES 2015
Live at CES 2015, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai announced that the company’s new smart TVs will run on Google’s new platform for television, Android TV. And they’re thin — one is 4.9mm thick at its thinnest point. That’s .2 inches, if you’re imperial. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Read the full article: http://theverge.com/e/7261424 …
Read More »Good Cop News: Pittsburgh Police Chief Challenges Racism Within The Department
“On Friday, a police union president sent a blistering email to Pittsburgh’s Chief of Police, writing, among other things, “your actions raise serious concerns” and “enough is enough!” The top cop’s transgression? Being photographed with a sign reading “I resolve to challenge racism at work” and “#endwhitesilence.” “The chief is …
Read More »Track your pet using the Tagg GPS collar — CES 2015
The Verge spent part of Day 1 of CES 2015 checking out the new pet tracking system from Tagg. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/lfcGfq Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/94XbKx Like The Verge on Facebook: http://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: http://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: http://www.theverge.com
Read More »Was This Play-Doh ‘Extruder Tool’ An Accident?
“Fun to play with? Hasbro Inc. has been fielding a host of complaints this holiday season from parents horrified to find that the “extruder tool” found in the Play-Doh Sweet Shoppe Cake Mountain Playset looks exactly like a penis. The phallic toy first gained publicity in November, but a new …
Read More »This is the new Sony Walkman — CES 2015
Sony’s iconic Walkman brand is back. The new Walkman ZX2 is designed exclusively with high-end audiophiles in mind — with a price tag to match. As Sony puts it, this is “the fruit of continuous refinement in high audio quality technologies. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/lfcGfq …
Read More »Chris Christie Bumps Bellies With Billionaires At Cowboys Game
“Twitter is abuzz again about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his beloved Dallas Cowboys. This time it stems from television footage of Christie celebrating in the box of Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones Sunday after Dallas’ 24-20 victory over Detroit in the NFL playoffs. Christie was briefly seen hugging Jones …
Read More »This AMAZING Fact Proves Why American Democracy Is Totally Broken
“The incoming Senate is comprised mostly of Republicans — 54 to the Democrats’ 44 (plus two independents, who hang out/vote with Democrats). But those Democrats actually received 20 million more cumulative votes than did the Republicans, as Vox pointed out (to much Internet traffic, no doubt) over the weekend. What …
Read More »GOP Wages War To Ruin The Internet Forever
“Newly fortified Republicans in Congress are considering a number of ways to stymie the Obama administration’s planned regulations on broadband Internet providers in 2015, making Capitol Hill a new front in the fight over “net neutrality.” Concern about the rules is playing into Republican efforts to rein in what they …
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