Samsung's new Galaxy Gear might run Tizen instead of Android
Sure, the Tizen Association just welcomed new members, but the mobile
platform is still having a tough start overall -- a Japanese carrier
even canceled a Tizen smartphone release in January. So, Samsung (the
platform's biggest backer) is reportedly... Read More ...
Rinspeed imagines the Tesla Model S as a self-driving 'living room on wheels'
We've seen some pretty amazing concept cars come from Rinspeed in the
past, but this one has to be one of our favorites. On display at the
2014 Geneva Motor Show early next month, the XchangE turns the Tesla
Model S into a "living room on wheels."... Read More ...
Google teaches Glass owners how to mind their manners
Google wants society to welcome Glass with open arms, but that hasn't
proven to be easy when some early owners have run into trouble --
there's a real chance that one bad user could ruin the eyewear's
reputation. To get on the public's good side, the... Read More ...
BlackBerry Messenger now available to phones running Android 2.3
If you see BlackBerry announcing a million or so new users in the next
few days, it's not because the company's finally seeing an increase in
sales. It's because Alicia Keys' ex-employer has kept its promise to
launch BBM for Android 2.3 on Google... Read More ...
Lenovo Yoga 2 11-inch now available, starting at $519
If you've been itching for a new convertible since CES last month,
sales pages for Lenovo's refreshed Yoga line have started popping up
online. Best Buy has the 11-inch Bay-Trail-equipped Yoga 2 listed for
$519, while you can buy direct from the... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Toy Fair wrap-up, laptop buyer's guide and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news.
Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This
is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines
for the past 24 hours -- all... Read More ...
Kegbot makes creating an Android-controlled kegerator easy
The idea of a connected kegerator isn't anything new. We've seen quite a
few startups build high-tech kegs -- even Google has gotten in on the
action. Those projects, however, require quite a bit of technical
know-how. Now there's an easier solution... Read More ...
Make your own clothes with this open source printer
Store-bought clothing can be expensive, but not everyone has the talent
or patience to make their own attire. That may not be an issue if
OpenKnit takes off, though. The open source platform combines an
affordable (under $757), build-it-yourself... Read More ...
Showtime's Anytime app arrives on Roku
If you subscribe to Showtime, you'll now be able to watch Homeland on
your Roku. Previously only available for mobile and desktop, the
Showtime Anywhere app gives you access to both current and past episodes
of the premium cable's original series,... Read More ...
T-Mobile's eSIM eliminates roaming charges for connected devices in US and Canada
Don LaFontaine: In a world where everything can connect to the
Internet, one thing stands in the way of always-on communications:
roaming charges. When your car, watch or blood sugar monitor is constantly transferring data to and from the cloud,...
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Toy Fair has a little something for everyone; here's how it looks on the inside
To say the least, there's always something peculiar to be found at Toy
Fair. Put simply, this place is guaranteed fun. It's like being five
years young and stepping into a Toys R Us for the first time ever --
except there's much, much more stuff... Read More ...
Do you really need a 4K smartphone screen?
See those two screens up there? Pretty soon the smartphone will have
the same resolution as the much bigger panel (a 27-inch Dell U2711
monitor with 2,560 x 1,440 pixels). While the snappiest CPUs, more RAM,
better cameras and other frills are a must... Read More ...
The studio behind BioShock Infinite is no more
The studio responsible for both BioShock and BioShock Infinite is
breaking up, according to a note from creative lead Ken Levine on the
company's website. Following the final content release this past month
for Irrational Games' latest work, BioShock... Read More ...
Engadget laptop buyer's guide: winter 2014 edition
CES has been over for a month now, which means it's high time we update
all our buyer's guides with some of the new stuff that was just
announced. In the coming weeks, we'll have fresh tablet and phone picks,
but today, we're all about the laptops.... Read More ...
NVIDIA launches two entry-level graphics cards based on its 'most efficient' GPU so far
AMD has enjoyed plenty of room on our pages recently, what with all the
talk of Mantle-this and HSA-that. We imagine the folks at NVIDIA have
found it all quite bemusing, because for them the graphics card business
hasn't changed: it's still... Read More ...
The folks behind Candy Crush Saga think their company is big enough to go public
Heard of game development studio King? No, right? You're forgiven, as
most folks don't know the name of the studio behind one of the world's
most popular games right now: Candy Crush Saga. Sure, it might just be
Bejeweled with free-to-play mechanisms... Read More ...
Samsung details KitKat update plans for US Galaxy phones and tabs
Some of Samsung's Galaxy devices are already getting Android 4.4.2, but
today we found out exactly which ones in the US will get a taste of
KitKat. The full list is a mouthful. The Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III
mini, Galaxy S 4, Galaxy S 4 mini, Galaxy... Read More ...
Engadget giveaway: win one of five Tegra Note 7 tablets courtesy of EVGA!
The winter doldrums may be leaving you in a funk, but the team at EVGA
have offered to heat things up with this slam dunk of a giveaway. EVGA's
given us a stack of its Tegra Note 7 tablets to help five lucky
Engadget readers coast all the way into... Read More ...
HTC offering free screen replacements within the first six months, but only in the US
HTC clearly doesn't think that promising two years of Android updates
is enough to win over American smartphone buyers. It's launching HTC
Advantage, an upgrade to its US support policy that goes beyond the
usual warranty limits. In addition to... Read More ...
UK to finally include streaming in its singles music chart
The UK could soon join its US and European counterparts by using
streaming play counts to help determine its top 40 singles chart. BBC
News reports that music streamed on services like Spotify and YouTube
could be included later this year, expanding... Read More ...
HTC to launch next flagship smartphone on March 25th
The HTC One was one of our favorite smartphones of 2013, so naturally
we're incredibly curious to see its inevitable successor, codenamed M8.
According to an invite that just landed in our mailbox, we'll likely get
that opportunity on March 25th at a... Read More ...
Microsoft makes it easier to sign your Office 365 documents
It should now be much easier to sign your Office 365 documents without
taking them offline or printing them out. Microsoft has reached a deal
to offer DocuSign's digital signature apps through both the Office Store
and corporate deployments, letting... Read More ...
Samsung Galaxy S5 might come with a fingerprint sensor
Folks excited to buy a Galaxy S5 so they can authenticate with their
eyeballs and feel like Ethan Hunt might be in for a disappointment.
According to Sammobile, Samsung's upcoming flagship will come with a
fingerprint sensor -- one that's embedded on... Read More ...
Snowden documents reveal that the NSA spied on WikiLeaks website visitors
Two infamous serial leakers' paths have just crossed, as new documents
from Edward Snowden reveal just how much energy the NSA devoted to
spying on Julian Assange and Wikileaks. According to documents from The
Intercept, the US and British... Read More ...
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