Science & Technology

The Vergecast is a discussion of all things relevant and irreverent in the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology — and anything else that pops into the twisted minds of this week’s hosts. Join Dieter Bohn, Chris Ziegler, David Pierce, and Ellis Hamburger for a scintillating discussion on latest …

Microsoft is getting Cortana… Google introduces Project Tango… ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot cast is reportedly finalized. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/20/5430188/microsoft-cortana-personal-digital-assistant-windows-phone-8-1 http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/20/5430784/project-tango-google-prototype-smartphone-announced http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/20/5429600/fantastic-four-reboot-cast-reportedly-finalized Hosted by Adi Robertson. Written by Nathan Cykiert. Video Production by Zach Goldstein. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The …

The Galaxy Note Pro is a huge, giant, 12.2-inch tablet designed to turn Android into something suitable for businesses. It’s not designed to complement your laptop, it’s designed to replace it. But its multitasking doesn’t work well enough, there’s not enough to do with its S Pen, and at $749.99 …

Facebook acquires WhatsApp… Google hates Glassholes… Kanye is teaming up with Bret Easton Ellis. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/19/5427332/facebook-is-buying-whatsapp http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5423686/google-tells-glass-users-dont-be-glassholes http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5423772/less-than-zero-author-bret-easton-ellis-is-working-on-a-movie-with-kanye-west Hosted by David Pierce. Written by Nathan Cykiert and Ross Miller. Video Production by John Lagomarsino. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists …

Ellis Hamburger reviews the Loop Fob and Loop ChargeCase, two devices that store your credit cards and let you pay at over 90 percent of credit card terminals in the US. Loop works more places than Google Wallet ever did, but does that mean it’s finally time to toss our …

Vengeance 1500 v2 Pricing: http://amzn.to/1taHyYA Follow – http://twitter.com/unboxtherapy Follow – http://instagram.com/unboxtherapy Welcome to my Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 unboxing and overview. Here are some specs on the Vengeance 1500 USB gaming headset – (From the manufacturer) Immersive, high fidelity Dolby 7.1 multi-channel gaming audio and superior comfort for competitive gaming …

HTC sets March 25th date for its next flagship phone launch… Irrational Studios is shutting down… ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ teaser arrives. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5421890/htc-one-2014-launch-event-invite http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5422846/bioshock-studio-irrational-games-closing http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5422244/guardians-of-the-galaxy-trailer Hosted by Nathan Cykiert. Written by Ross Miller and Nathan Cykiert. Video Production by Zach Goldstein and Jordan Oplinger. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge …

At Toy Fair 2014, we take a look at the Nerf Cam blaster, which records your shots with a built-in video camera. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/verge Read …

GB-X6900B from Astral Vibes: http://bit.ly/M83htM USE CODE “UNBOX5” FOR 5% DISCOUNT Try Hulu Plus for free: http://huluplus.com/unbox Welcome to my unboxing of the Casio G-Shock Bluetooth Smartwatch (GB-X6900B). The GB-X6900B offers up the looks / ruggedness of a G-Shock while adding several smart features for both Android and iOS. The …

Beck streams his new album on NPR… Harmonix is making a first-person shooter… Nike is making self-tying shoes. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/17/5419870/becks-first-new-album-in-six-years-is-streaming-now-at-npr http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/17/5419516/harmonix-chroma-musical-first-person-shooter http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/15/5414880/nike-designer-says-self-lacing-back-to-the-future-shoes-will-arrive Hosted by Michael Shane. Written by Nathan Cykiert, Ross Miller. and Billy Disney. Video Production by Christian Mazza and John Lagomarsino. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out …