By Trevor Mogg December 15, 2021 7:15PM Hyundai has unveiled the Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) robot that’s capable of carrying everything from booze to babies. If the design of MobED looks a little on the simple side, that’s because it is. But beyond the four wheels and platform, it’s actually got a lot going on. The clever stuff happens when it takes on uneven terrain, with its impressive suspension and highly versatile steering capabilities keeping the platform r ...read more

$79 at Walmart $20 at Walmart $99 at Best Buy $44 at Amazon $29 at Amazon Show More (13 items) Beyond socks, shirts, and chocolates, there is a huge market for tech gifts that are fun to receive and can also be functional for work, entertainment purposes, or study. Whether you're on the hunt for the best gaming laptop, tablet, or fitness tracker for a loved one, or you are looking for interesting gadgets as stocking stuffers and sm ...read more

Former football star and future Blue Origin spaceflier Michael Strahan is given a football to take on his trip during an appearance on Thursday Night Football with Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. (Jeff Bezos via Twitter) Jeff Bezos’ privately held Blue Origin space venture is starting to look more like the other company he founded: Amazon. During the run-up to Saturday’s scheduled launch of the venture’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship, you could order a limited-e ...read more

StackCommerce Transferring sensitive data — such as passwords — via the internet? Then you need KeysForWeb. And there may not be a better time to get it than this Green Monday, since a lifetime subscription to their Personal Plan is being offered at just $39.20 with code GREEN20. KeysForWeb is a web app that lets you transfer passwords via the internet without risking their integrity. It accomplishes this feat using a trifecta of measures including single-use URLs, time-limited ...read more

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. By Trevor Mogg December 15, 2021 5:20PM William Shatner’s rocket ride to the edge of space in October is the subject of a Prime Video documentary that’s just landed on the streaming service. The hour-long Amazon special — called Shatner in Space — follows events surrounding the Star Trek legend’s once-in-a-lifetime experience that saw him blast skyward in Blue Origin’s New Shepard ro ...read more

Misconceptions can easily happen when it comes to filing taxes, but some aspects of income tax preparation have more than their fair share of misunderstandings. The largest breeding ground for misconceptions? Discrepancies over rules: The actual IRS rules versus the rules according to your best friend. The rules that you hear from others include timeless classics such as, "only the wealthy itemize" or "itemizing is the only way to get your full refund," both of which are false.  There are ple ...read more

An electric bike by Veo. (Veo Photo) A new electric-assist bike company is joining the mix of bikes and scooters on the streets of Seattle as the city is expanding transportation sharing options. Chicago-based Veo plans to have 1,500 of its Cosmo e-bikes in Seattle by next spring, and is deploying the first 500 over the next week. The Cosmo features throttle-assist and has pedals and a motor to make for an easier ride for people with varying abilities. The lower center of gravity is remini ...read more

Cloud drive services like Google Drive and OneDrive are handy and all, but sometimes you just need to wrap up a few files to send out in an email. Conversely, you’ll sometimes come across those ZIP and RAR files that you need to open up for yourself. In either case, a data-compression tool can help you out. We know of three free capable compression tools for your file zipping and unzipping needs. It’s worth noting that Windows itself offers native compression and unzipping capabilities vi ...read more

Danish Christian Eriksen, Inter Milan player, will have the opportunity to resume his career in England, if he passes an evaluation by a sports cardiologist, on behalf of the English Federation. Inter had announced their willingness to sell the former Tottenham player, in light of his inability to play matches with his team this season, due to his health, according to Italian football regulations. And if Eriksen wants to return to competition, he will have to join one of the leagues that allow ...read more

Competitive gunfights, skillful building battles, and regular updates to the world have made Fortnite  one of the most popular battle royale games out there. For many, the title has evolved from just another shooter to a secondary world where you hang out with your friends and watch live events and Party Royale concerts as a group. Fortnite fashion has become important to a lot of people who want to show off the latest seasonal skins and other cosmetic items to friends instead of looking basic ...read more

Australia and the United States have entered into a landmark CLOUD Act agreement to bolster efforts in preventing serious organised crime, terrorism, ransomware attacks, critical infrastructure sabotage, and child sexual abuse. The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, known as the CLOUD Act, is a US legal instrument that allows for law enforcement to access data across borders. "Signing the CLOUD Act Agreement will enable our two nations' law enforcement agencies to share important dig ...read more

Amazon Spheres, May 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The investments keep rolling in for climate tech companies, and Pacific Northwest tech companies are writing many of the checks. Here is the latest funding news. Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund investments New investments: Amazon has made investments in two more companies working to reduce carbon emissions: California’s Hippo Harvest and New York’s Amogy. The money comes from the Seattle-based company’s $2 billion Climate Pl ...read more

WD One of our favorite PCIe 4.0 SSDs is available at the best price we’ve seen yet, but only for today. Newegg is selling the 1TB WD Black SN850 for $145 after the checkout code SSAZA525. It’s $45 off of the MSRP price plus the additional $20 off at checkout. The deal ends just before midnight Pacific time on Wednesday evening. In our review of the SN850, we gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and an Editors’ Choice Award. “The WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD is one of the very best consum ...read more

Irish martial arts star Conor McGregor announced his retirement from the age of 31, according to what he confirmed on his official Twitter account today, Sunday. “I decided to retire fighting, thank you for all the wonderful memories, what a journey,” said the lightweight and featherweight world champion in the UFC category (Extreme Fighting Championship), and attached the tweet to a picture of him and his mother Margaret during a celebration of a victory in Las Vegas. McGregor is consid ...read more

Although gaming doesn’t jump to mind when talking about a virtual private network (VPN), there are myriad uses for one on your PlayStation 4. With a VPN, you can connect to servers around the world, allowing you to shop the PlayStation Store in other regions and pair up with players on the other side of the globe. Plus, a VPN encrypts your internet connection, protecting your personal data from anyone spying on your connection, and it can get past internet service provider speed throttling. Un ...read more