 A hostage crisis has been playing out in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia since Monday morning. During that hostage crisis, prices for transportation service Uber jumped to four times what they usually are. In response to the price jumps, which were heavily criticized, Uber is offering refunds and free rides. The hostage crisis resulted in demand being "off the charts," according to Uber, and that triggered the price increase. Continue reading Uber offers free rides in Sydney after price jump The post Uber offers free rides in Sydney after price jump appeared first on GadgeTell.  Like a true Dudley Dursley, I have two bedrooms. Yeah, I'm that princess. But like a true corporate lunatic, I recently converted my second bedroom into a cute little home office for those days when I'm "sick" and can't make it into the office.  The newest fixture in my new space, a Canon Maxify MB5320, is an all-in-one small/home office ink jet that prints, copies, scans, faxes and is fully networkable. It offers a 50-sheet duplexing auto document feeder for two-sided copying/scanning and single-pass two-sided scanning. The top of the printer is equipped with a 3-inch touch screen which makes setup ultra easy and quick. The printer offers full connectability to cloud services and scanned data can be stored directly on a file server, emailed, or uploaded. The connectability includes connection to phones and tablets, making printing anything at any time quick and easy (and awesome). The paper trays… Continue reading Review: Canon Maxify MB5320 AIO small office printer The post Review: Canon Maxify MB5320 AIO small office printer appeared first on GadgeTell.   Runtastic workouts are not only going digital, they are entering the virtual reality space. The company has revealed plans to use the Oculus Rift with its workouts, and a video has come out showing a 7-minute workout inside of the virtual reality system. Since there is no way for someone to physically run around outside with a Rift on, the Runtastic app for Rift is meant to act like a personal trainer for motions such as squats and lunges. Continue reading Runtastic wants to add workouts to Oculus Rift The post Runtastic wants to add workouts to Oculus Rift appeared first on GadgeTell.   Everybody loves a good comeback story, and while the specific numbers aren't in yet, it's looking like BlackBerry may be getting out of the hole soon enough and rise from the proverbial ashes. The Phoenix fable started with the oddly shaped but enterprise-friendly Passport, which sold out a couple of times in its early days. The square can now be easily purchased via BB's online store and… Continue reading BlackBerry Classic inventory wiped out before shipping can even begin The post BlackBerry Classic inventory wiped out before shipping can even begin appeared first on GadgeTell.   Every gadget lover or electronic enthusiast has a dream device they want. It may be something very real, or it may be something completely imaginary, such as Batman's grappling gun, the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, or even an automated spy drone. What about something smaller, such as spy glasses, or better yet augmented digital contact lenses? But crazy gadgets can actually exist; in fact, many do. As technology advances (and it has significantly over just the past few years) more and more is possible. That means your dream gadget may soon come into fruition, if it hasn't already. It's entirely possible your dream gadget is out there waiting for you. In light of that, I've put together a list of some of the coolest gadgets you can actually own for the holidays. While you're out there shopping for everybody else's gift, keep an eye out for these awesome devices. Who knows, you may be able to treat yourself by picking up that dream gadget you've always wanted. 1. An Automated Drone Quadcopter Parrot's original AR.Drone is pretty awesome. If you've never heard of it before, then look it up. It's a pilotable, quadcopter… Continue reading 5 cool gadgets you CAN actually own for the holidays The post 5 cool gadgets you CAN actually own for the holidays appeared first on GadgeTell.  | |
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