NASA’s Opportunity rover had a long, eventful stay on Mars, but unfortunately those days are now behind us. The rover has been officially declared dead after a dust storm last year caused its batteries to remain dry and cold, preventing it from waking back up.

There’s been several heartfelt tributes to the robot over the past few days, and the scientific community is mourning the loss of Opportunity (or “Oppy” as it’s been affectionately nicknamed) in various ways. One such tribute recently gained a lot of attention on social media, and for all the wrong reasons.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon
2. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. This extremely detailed new Caller ID makes it harder for robocallers to trick you
3. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now

Guy gets tattoo to honor NASA’s Opportunity rover, but there’s one big problem originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 20:08:35 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

The Hollywood Reporter is out with a piece today that announces what it describes as the “start of the new streaming world order,” which may sound a bit dramatic, but is a reference to the unsurprising completion of Netflix’s purge of original Marvel TV series from its platform.

The motivation for the piece was the announcement yesterday of the cancellation of the final two Marvel series on Netflix — The Punisher, the second season of which will mark the series finale, and Jessica Jones, which still has a third season on the way to Netflix that will serve as its last. However, fans shouldn’t necessarily lose heart, as there’s still reason to hope the heroes from at least some of these and other cancelled Marvel shows may yet live on.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon
2. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake

Trending Right Now:

1. This extremely detailed new Caller ID makes it harder for robocallers to trick you
2. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
3. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now

Marvel TV president pens letter to fans, includes subtle dig at Netflix originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 19:06:55 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

In his first interview since the arrest of his daughter in December, Huawei’s until-now reclusive founder struck a defiant tone in response to questions from the BBC — with the billionaire businessman promising the news service that there’s “no way the US can crush us.”

“The world cannot leave us because we are more advanced,” Ren Zhengei told the BBC, adding that “Even if (the US can) persuade more countries not to use us temporarily, we can always scale things down a bit.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon
2. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. This extremely detailed new Caller ID makes it harder for robocallers to trick you
3. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now

Huawei founder strikes defiant tone in interview, says the US ‘can’t crush us’ originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 18:35:32 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

When Google unveiled Android Pie last year, it also introduced new navigation gestures that looked a lot like what Apple did in IOS 11 for the iPhone X. The iPhone without a home button needed a new set of gestures that would allow users to get back to the home screen, open the multitasking panel, and shut down apps.

Unlike iOS, which needed the new gestures, Android would have worked perfectly without the change. After all, Google kept the three-button menu in place on Android for years, even on devices that lacked physical home buttons. Come this year, Google will further refine the navigation gestures, a new leak revealed, which will make Android Q devices behave a lot like the iPhone.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon
2. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake

Trending Right Now:

1. This extremely detailed new Caller ID makes it harder for robocallers to trick you
2. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now
3. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap

New gestures might make Android Q look more like iOS than ever originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 18:04:31 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

AT&T over the past few weeks has been on the receiving end of a lot of well-deserved criticism regarding its use of a 5G E symbol on phones that don’t actually support 5G. As you may recall, the 5G E symbol will appear on both Android and iOS devices that happen to be in areas with support for AT&T’s fastest LTE technologies.

The ‘E’ in 5G E stands for Evolution and is undeniably fast, with AT&T noting that 5G E enables “peak theoretical wireless speeds for capable devices of at least 400 megabits per second.” Is that impressive? Sure. But despite AT&T’s protestations, there’s no getting around the fact that the 5G E symbol is purposefully misleading to end users who might assume that they’re actually on a 5G network.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake
2. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now
3. This extremely detailed new Caller ID makes it harder for robocallers to trick you

Even AT&T knows that its 5G E icon is misleading originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 17:33:23 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

You’d probably never think that something as innocent as a sofa could pose a risk to you or your family but a new study out of Duke University raises that very possibility. The research focused on children in homes with furnishings that contain specific compounds, and the findings are a bit unsettling.

The research, which was presented at this year’s annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Washington D.C., revealed that the potentially harmful compounds are found in elevated levels in the blood of children who live in homes with certain kinds of furniture and flooring.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake
2. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now
3. This extremely detailed new Caller ID makes it harder for robocallers to trick you

New study suggests your furniture might be making your family sick originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 17:02:57 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

Qualcomm Inc. president Cristiano Amon said today he thinks the new Snapdragon X55 modem his company has just announced will, among other things, help accelerate the commercial momentum of 5G technology and “power virtually all 5G launches in 2019” as the technology continues to roll out globally.

Qualcomm announced the first details of the X55 today, noting that it will enable operators to accelerate 5G deployments when the modem starts shipping toward the end of this year. Among the other details, the X55 is a second-generation 5G New Radio modem that supports download speeds of up to 7 gigabits per second and 3 Gbps upload speeds over 5G, according to the company.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake
2. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now
3. This might be our first look at the OnePlus 7

Qualcomm reveals new Snapdragon X55 modem to accelerate the viability of 5G originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 16:38:25 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

If you want a nifty little toy for your child that also serves a very important purpose, you’ve got to check out the HJZJ Creative Design Robot Lollipop Holders on Amazon. We guarantee these little guys will bring a smile to your face each and every time you look at one. Stick a lollipop in the robot’s hands and release the button on the back, and it’ll shove the lollipop into its mouth to keep it protected from dirt and germs. Then when the button on the back is pressed, the robot opens its moth and the lollipop sticks out. Check out a GIF that shows how it works:

Robot Lollipop Holder

These things are too darn cute, and they’re available right now on Amazon in three-packs.

Creative Design Eating Lollipop Robot Lollipops Holde Funny Lollipops Stand Gifts Fashion 2018…: $13.99

Here are the highlights from the product page:

• Do you ever have a lollipop experience?Or do not want children to eat too much lollipops?
• Try it, a decompression toy can help store sugar!
• Good ingredients no plastic smell
• The lollipops stuck to the lid may not open the box, just rinse with hot water
• Hold down the button on the back of the product, you can put the lollipop into the saved state,eat again next time

Creative Design Eating Lollipop Robot Lollipops Holde Funny Lollipops Stand Gifts Fashion 2018…: $13.99

BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake
2. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now
3. This might be our first look at the OnePlus 7

Amazon has mechanical lollipop holders that look like robots, and you need them in your life originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 16:15:23 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

When Arrested Development was unceremoniously canceled by Fox well over a decade ago, fans held out hope that some day, another network would bring the Bluth family back to life. Seven years later, their prayers were answered by Netflix, but the resulting fourth season was something of a mess — due to a variety of unavoidable scheduling issues and baffling decisions by the writers — and thus the show once again went on hiatus.

It took another full five years, but against all odds, Arrested Development returned for a slightly more coherent fifth season in May of 2018, but we only got the first eight episodes (of sixteen). Eight more would round out what could end up being the final season of the show, but we didn’t know when we’d get those episodes.

Continue reading…

BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake
2. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now
3. This might be our first look at the OnePlus 7

‘Arrested Development’ season 5 will conclude on Netflix in March originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 15:52:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report

We covered a great sale last week on the Emerson Sensi Touch Wi-Fi Thermostat with Touchscreen Color Display, and hundreds of our readers rushed to Amazon to take advantage. If you weren’t among them, we have some great news: that killer deal price is back! At $199.99, the Sensi Touch thermostat is already cheaper than top rivals like the Nest Learning Thermostat, and it has a nice big touchscreen that you won’t find on the Nest. Snag one today though, and you’ll only pay $138!

Emerson Sensi Touch Wi-Fi Thermostat with Touchscreen Color Display, Black, Energy Star Certifi…: $138.00

Here are the bullet points from the product page:

• Named the ‘Best Overall’ smart thermostat of 2018 by USA Today’s Reviewed.com.
• SAVE ABOUT 23% ON HVAC ENERGY*: The ENERGY STAR certified Sensi thermostat helps you save on your HVAC energy costs, with features like geofencing, 7-day flexible scheduling, remote access and energy usage reports.
• GET REBATES: Find utility rebates in your area through the rebate finder at sensi.emerson.com/rebates
• MOST INSTALL IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS**: Use the built-in level, illuminated easy click terminals and step-by-step in-app instructions for quick DIY installation
• EXTENSIVE COMPATIBILITY***: Works with the HVAC equipment found in most homes – ALL system types require a common wire (c-wire). To check system and router compatibility, refer to our online compatibility resources at sensi.emerson.com/compatibility
• SMART HOME COMPATIBLE: Works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit and Wink smart home platforms. CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE: Remotely control your home comfort from your smartphone or tablet using the free mobile Sensi app for Android and iOS devices.
• HD TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY and ENHANCED FEATURES: Features HD touchscreen color display with backglow; and smart alerts to detect extreme temperature and humidity levels in your home.

Emerson Sensi Touch Wi-Fi Thermostat with Touchscreen Color Display, Black, Energy Star Certifi…: $138.00

BGR Top Deals:

1. Amazon has a 6-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker on sale for $19, which has to be a mistake
2. Alexa smart plugs are somehow only $7.17 each with this Amazon coupon

Trending Right Now:

1. Heartbreaking ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory explains what Iron Man may sacrifice to undo the snap
2. Google is testing a new feature that speeds up the Chrome browser – here’s how to get it now
3. This might be our first look at the OnePlus 7

The touchscreen Alexa thermostat our readers love is $62 off right now originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 15:30:32 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read more here:: Boy Genius Report