Audi's latest hybrid concept car takes the TT family offroad, with 408HP under the hood
Audi's latest prototype packing an E-Tron hybrid drivetrain is this TT
Offroad Concept that takes the TT family beyond the coupes and
convertibles we're familiar with. Going on display at the Beijing Motor
Show, it combines two electric motors (one... Read More ...
Weekends with Engadget: Windows Phone 8.1 and Gear 2 reviews, the anonymous internet and more!
Welcome
to Weekends with Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines from
the past seven days -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site.
For even more action, subscribe to our Flipboard magazine!... Read More ...
Feedback Loop: E3 expectations, first MP3 player and password managers!
Welcome to Feedback Loop, a weekly roundup of the most interesting
discussions happening within the Engadget community. There's so much
technology to talk about and so little time to enjoy it, but you have a
lot of great ideas and opinions that need... Read More ...
Rufus Cuff wants to dominate the wearable market and your forearm
We told you to put on your disappointment pants for the Galaxy Gear 2,
but for the Rufus Cuff we suggest rolling up your absurdity sleeves.
Seriously, given its three-inch screen you might just have to. This
wearable boasts a built-in mic, a camera,... Read More ...
Google Trends email alerts will guarantee you never miss another cat meme
You can always swing by Google Trends if you want to gauge the
popularity of a given search, but visiting that website every time can
be a hassle. Thankfully, there's now an easier way: Google has added a
subscription option that sends email... Read More ...
Play: The frantic, fun and infuriating Trials Fusion
Some games are so challenging, frustrating and physically draining that
your controller could easily explode against the nearest wall at any
second. Trials Fusion is one of those games: A repetitive,
soul-destroying platformer that'll have you... Read More ...
OnePlus One phone and its swappable covers leak out in new pictures
Former Oppo exec Pete Lau announced his plans to make "the perfect
smartphone" a few months ago, and now the OnePlus One is almost here.
Its launch is scheduled for April 23rd, but Android Authority points out
these pictures posted on a forum that... Read More ...
AllCast's screen-mirroring magic arrives on Amazon's Fire TV App Store
Been putting off sideloading AllCast's SDK to your brand new Amazon
Fire TV? Well, friend, your procrastination has paid off. Now, all you
have to do to install the casting and screen-mirroring app is download
it straight from the Amazon App Store.... Read More ...
EFF and Sunlight Foundation come together to build Contact-Congress
If you've never contacted your congress person then you might not
realize how difficult our politicians have made it to get a hold of
them. There are 535 members of the House and Senate all whom have some
arcane contact form on their websites that... Read More ...
Irish school children are building worlds for the Oculus Rift
If games, wildlife documentaries and virtual strolls in the park aren't
enough to validate virtual reality for you, try this one: educational
motivation. School children in Ireland have been using a open source
version of Second Life to learn coding,... Read More ...
Beats Music update lets you subscribe from inside the iOS app
Odds are that you weren't riveted by Beats Music when it first arrived,
but the streaming service has just delivered a pair of big updates that
may give you a good excuse to tune in. For the iOS app, the biggest
improvement is visible when you're... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Xperia Z2 review, Oculus VR lets a terminal patient travel 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 ...
Nike reportedly killing the Fuelband to focus on fitness software
Just days after Nike announced the launch of its Fuel Lab location in
San Francisco to enhance partnerships with other digital services for
athletes, there's a report that it's fired much of the team behind its
FuelBand wristwear. CNET reports that,... Read More ...
Hide your stash, heat-seeking drones are helping thugs hijack UK weed crops
Criminals are dicks. That much we all know is true. But now these dicks
are using heat-sensing drones to pull off "sophisticated" heists of
weed farms (yes, that weed) in the United Kingdom, as local paper
Halesowen News discovered. Consider this... Read More ...
Labels claim Pandora owes money for streaming old songs, probably won't get it
Pandora can't catch a break, it seems. Just weeks after the streaming
radio service escaped paying higher royalties to songwriters, record
companies and musicians have sued it in a New York court for allegedly
violating state copyright laws by... Read More ...
DARPA envisions a smarter, safer autopilot
Autonomous aircraft serve their purpose, but there's no question that
pilotless passenger flights are a long way off, if they ever become a
reality. Still, there's obviously room for improvement when it comes to
on-board systems that assist pilots in... Read More ...
Tubecore wants you to hack and mod its beautiful, modular speaker
Let's be honest: Wireless speakers are a dime a dozen. The options are
seemingly endless, and new ones arrive on an almost daily basis.
Companies have begun to push the boundaries of design as of late, making
options that are an aesthetic step above... Read More ...
AT&T adds more data and a hotspot option to prepaid GoPhone plans
AT&T is adding more data to its GoPhone prepaid smartphone
plans without raising monthly fees in the process. If you're currently
paying $60 a month for 2GB, your allotment will jump to 2.5 gigs, while
those on the $40, 250MB plan will now get 500MB... Read More ...
This enormous gas tank is now a wondrous, isolating work of art (video)
Once it stored enormous quantities of blast furnace and coal gas, but
these days the Gasometer Oberhausen is a 385 foot tall cylindrical art
gallery. Since the early 90s, the gargantuan storage tank has been host
to more than a dozen art exhibitions,... Read More ...
Engadget Podcast 393 - 4.18.14
We have less libations, but more tech-related news than last week's
peaty podcast and that's just fine for your sleep-deprived hosts. First
up is some informed speculation on Amazon's new smartphone, based on a
few inconclusive photos that recently... Read More ...
HTC hires marketing exec who led Samsung to smartphone dominance
It's no secret, HTC has an image problem. Despite consistently creating
some of our favorite phones, it's failed to reach the heights of
popularity of manufacturers like Samsung. That could soon change. In
what is almost certainly not a coincidence,... Read More ...
Watch SpaceX's second attempt at launching a reusable rocket (update: launched!)
After many "Grasshopper" tests, SpaceX's first real try at launching a
reusable rocket will attempt flight again in just a few minutes -- watch
the live stream here or embedded after the break. Scrubbed due to a
helium leak a couple of days ago, the... Read More ...
Camera deals of the week: 4.18.14
Snatching up a new camera can be a considerable investment, especially
if you're after a unit that combines stellar images with a host of
features. Fret not friends: We're here to help. Just beyond the break,
you'll find a handful of photo gadgets... Read More ...
Facebook Paper got its first big update today, but is anyone using it?
Here's a shocker: Facebook's first major update to Paper, its socially
augmented news-reading app, makes it more social. Specifically, the
app's 1.1 update now allows users to comment on posts using photos, as
well as added birthday and event... Read More ...
The Open Source Initiative hopes public awareness is Heartbleed's 'silver lining'
Looking for a positive take to cut though all the negative press that
Heartbleed has been getting? Then the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has
one. The news has been full of stories about the exploit in OpenSSL
(itself, an open-source project) that... Read More ...
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