Ask Engadget: best home backup system?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the
world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask
Engadget inquiry is from Stevie, who wants to get into the archival
game. If you're looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask
[at] engadget [dawt] ... Read More ...
Forget devices; the future of technology is seeded in biology
A lot of you, dear readers, may remember a time when mobile phones
didn't exist, let alone smartphones with touchscreens, apps and
pro-grade cameras. Some may even recall a childhood completely devoid of
TV, when the phrase "playing in a sandbox" meant literally that. Not
content with books that ... Read More ...
Sony's Phil Molyneux talks 4K strategy, with Spike Lee as exhibit 'A'
Sony's consumer electronics COO Phil Molyneux has a story to tell about
his company's deep plunge into 4K, so who better to help than veteran
auteur Spike Lee? The filmmaker's foray into crowdfunded cinema
production is well-known, and it turns out that he's using the company's
4K CineAlta PMW-F55 ... Read More ...
Reggie Watts admits he's an impulse tech buyer, but it's those digital interfaces that still need work
When Reggie Watts took to the Expand stage, he was wearing a Pebble.
The performer said that he's obsessed with the wearables and picked up
multiples of the smartwatch during those early adopter deal days. "If
it's something I'm curious about, [something} that provides a service or
that I'm ... Read More ...
Here are your five Insert Coin finalists, cast your vote now!
It's been a long day of demos, tough questions and talking to potential
consumers for our Insert Coin competitors. But the judges and readers
have spoken, and we have our five finalists. MyBell, DIWire, GrowCubes,
Smart Power Strip and BlinkScan will be moving on to the next round
where they'll be ... Read More ...
The wearable dilemma: forming habits first, then building ecosystems
"Getting people to want to wear things all the time -- whether it's on
or off" is a huge stumbling block, said Becky Stern, director of
Wearable Electronics at Adafruit. Sure, smartwatches and activity
trackers are becoming increasingly more visible in the tech space, but
mainstream adoption is ... Read More ...
Live from Expand: Sony President Phil Molyneux with special guest Spike Lee
Sony
President Phil Molyneux joins us to discuss the company's role in the
ever-expanding world of consumer electronics, with a little help from
none other than director Spike Lee.November 9, 2013 5:40:00 PM EST
Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from New York City right here! ...
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Google's Timothy Jordan: Glass is a complete break from the past
Many wonder whether Google Glass has legs as a technology. Will we
still be using it (and talking about it) years from now? If you ask
Google's Senior Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan, absolutely. Speaking
at Expand in New York, he described the wearable eyepiece as a
fundamental shift in user ... Read More ...
Live from Expand: Staying Green
Green's been quite the buzzword in consumer electronics and other
technologies over the past decade or so. Is it simply a fad, or will
today's technologies truly help provide for a more sustainable future?
Join panelists from Inhabitat, Voltaic and Sol Design Lab to find out
where green tech is ... Read More ...
LeVar Burton on Google Glass: 'It disturbed me'
"It disturbed me. I was skeptical... [and] I'm a person that's very open to technology."That's the reaction LeVar Burton, the man best known from Reading Rainbow and Star Trek: The Next Generation, first had when encountering Google Glass backstage at Engadget Expand. Burton, a self-described ...
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Live from Expand: Reggie Watts
The musician/comedian/TV show co-host joins us on stage to discuss the
role technology plays in his creative process. Watts will also be
showing off his rig and demoing precisely what it is he does.November 9, 2013 4:15:00 PM EST
Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from New York City ...
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Live from Expand: Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky
The age of the smartwatch, it seems, is upon us, thanks in no small
part to the success of Pebble. What began life as a record-breaking
Kickstarter success has grown into a wearable phenomenon. We sit down
with the company's CEO to discuss Pebble's successes and where it goes
from here.November 9, ...
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Russian cosmonauts take the Olympic torch for its first spacewalk ahead of Sochi games
Russia has already made Olympic history and the Sochi games don't start
until February. Earlier today, two cosmonauts took the ceremonial red
and silver-clad torch for its first space relay ahead of the 2014 winter
session. Torches were taken into space by astronauts in 1996 and 2000,
but neither of ... Read More ...
Pivothead's new video capture glasses let you mix and match power, storage and wireless add-ons
Pivothead's video-recording specs have undergone only a slight
evolution since they launched early last year, gaining live broadcast
abilities through the Air Sync add-on. Here at Expand NY, however, we've
seen what's next, as the company's been kind enough to bring along a
prototype of its next-gen ... Read More ...
Live from Expand: All Dressed Up: the State of Wearable Technology
Thanks to products like the Pebble Smart Watch and Google Glass,
wearables are all the rage this year. We've pulled together a diverse
group of companies from different aspects of the space -- including
Adafruit, Narrative and Misfit -- to discuss where wearables are and
where they're ... Read More ...
Live from Expand: Thinking Ahead: the Future of Consumer Electronics
It's time to look ahead. We've enlisted MIT Media Lab Director Joichi
Ito and iO9's Annalee Newitz to help us separate the fads from the
future and predict what precisely is on the technological horizon.November 9, 2013 2:00:00 PM EST
Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from New York ...
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Live from Expand: LeVar Burton
For more than 20 years, LeVar Burton helped kids discover the magic of
books through the beloved PBS show Reading Rainbow. Both Burton and the
program have returned, albeit in a form more befitting of the early 21st
century. The actor-turned-educator joins us on stage to discuss how
technology can ... Read More ...
Lunar elevators and asteroid mining: Kickstarting the next chapter of space exploration
Privately funded space missions might sound like the preserve of the
financial elite, but the truth is actually a little more pedestrian.
Speaking at Expand New York today, Michael Laine (LiftPort) and Chris
Lewicki (Planetary Resources) both extolled the virtues of people power,
and the critical ... Read More ...
BT Sport steals Sky's crown jewel, gets exclusive rights to the Champions League in 2015
Do you like to spend huge sums on Sky Sports just to catch the big
moments in European football? Well, in the biggest thing to happen to UK
broadcasting in years, BT Sport has outbid (by a considerable margin)
both Sky and ITV for the exclusive rights to show both Champions and
Europa League matches ... Read More ...
Live from Expand: Google Glass Senior Developer Advocate Timothy Jordan
Still got lots of questions about Google Glass? Yeah, us too. The
wearable's Senior Product Advocate Timothy Jordan will be joining us on
stage to discuss hardware as a platform, the company's visions for the
technology and why Glass represents Google's future.November 9, 2013 11:45:00 AM ...
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PlayStation Network friends list's massive boost available now
If you've been brushing up against the PlayStation 3's 100 friend limit
for awhile, Sony has good news for you: You can add up to 2,000 friends
to your PlayStation Network account right now, almost a week ahead of
the PS4's launch. However, until November 15th you can only view your
expanded social ... Read More ...
Live from Expand: Moonshots: the Independent Space Race
The next frontier in space travel? All signs point to private
enterprise. In fact, this is arguably the most exciting time for the
industry since the early days of the space race. We'll be speaking to
some of the folks who are re-framing the way we think of outer space,
from the president of ... Read More ...
Visualized: Marty McFly impersonator shows off ZBoards' hoverboard-inspired creation
It's
Back to the Future-inspired, it's for charity and it's an electric
freaking skateboard. What's not to like? Oh, and it's at Expand New
York, of course, being demoed by one of ZBoard's cofounders, dressed to
the nines in the latest 2015 fashion. It's no Pitbull, but it'll do in a
pinch. ... Read More ...
The Today Show will televise Virgin Galactic's first commercial space flight
If you can't quite afford the fare to space, at least you'll be watch
the future of non-terrestrial tourism on your TV. NBC has won the rights
to televise Virgin Galactic's first flight, and plan to make it into a
three-hour Today Show special. When Sir Branson and his two children
travel beyond the ... Read More ...
Alaska Airlines and US Airways join list of companies allowing almost gate-to-gate gadget use
More and more airlines are adopting the FAA's new (and more relaxed)
gadget policy, and the latest ones joining the fray are Alaska Airlines
and US Airways. Both carriers now allow you to keep your eyes glued to
phones or tablets even during takeoff or touchdown. In Alaska Airlines'
case, it's even ... Read More ...
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