Windows 8 users can now pilot their AR.Drone 2.0 with official AR.FreeFlight app
Drones. If they're going to become the true public nuisance that we're
lead to believe they will, then we're gonna need more ways to get 'em
airborne, right? If you're UAV of choice is Parrot's AR.Drone 2.0, and
you're also a Windows 8 user, then you... Read More ...
Huawei makes an investment in its international image
Outside of its home grounds, Huawei hasn't had the easiest of times
making a dent in markets such as the US and Europe. But that's not to
say the company hasn't been been trying. Just last year, the Chinese
communications giant outlined a plan to... Read More ...
LAPD has a new tool for crowdsourcing photo and video evidence
Citizen-provided evidence is clearly on the up. With the amount of
cameras knocking about, this is hardly surprising. However, when
something goes down at a large public event, the mass of well-meaning
user-submitted evidence can cause data... Read More ...
Feedback Loop: Running with watches, dissing on games and unpacking net neutrality
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 ...
Test-driving Acompli: Could an email app be reason enough to go back to the iPhone?
Is a particular email experience reason enough to switch smartphones,
or even platforms? For me, the answer was yes. I recently retired my
iPhone 4s and began using the native Android Gmail app on an HTC One.
Why? Here are just two reasons: I can... Read More ...
Variety: Microsoft finds a co-op partner in Showtime for Halo TV series
It's been almost a year since Microsoft first announced its live-action
Halo TV series, but the amount we know about it hasn't exactly changed
that much. That stops now, as we've learned that Redmond and premium
network Showtime are deep in talks to... Read More ...
This is NASA's new Z-2 spacesuit
The follow-up to NASA's rather Toy Story-esque Z-1 spacesuit was
decided this week, thanks to an online poll. Three options were up for
the task of being the next cover layer to protect the Z-2, and after
garnering 63 percent of the vote, the... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: Sound, noise and Xbox in Hollywood
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology
and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short
reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy
the read.Sonic Boom
by Megan...
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BMW's all-electric i3 ready to roll in the US
At long last, BMW's eco-friendly i-series cars are reaching US buyers.
The automaker has delivered its first all-electric i3 models to a
handful of Americans that include both loyal ActiveE driver Charles
Rabie as well as Ashlan Gorse Cousteau, the... Read More ...
Scientists confirm the existence of the heaviest element ever seen
It's tricky to verify the existence of super heavy elements; you have
to fuse very short-lived materials, hope you get some useful atoms, and
wait for someone else to reproduce your achievement. However, scientists
at a particle accelerator lab in... Read More ...
Recon Instruments' Jet sporting sunglasses get delayed (again)
When we first saw Recon Instruments' Jet at Google I/O last year, we
expected to be using it to monitor our heart rate and speed on the track
by fall. But alas, it wasn't to be. In November the company delayed the
launch of the extreme sporting... Read More ...
Microsoft wants you to help improve Kinect 2.0's voice recognition
Using the Xbox One's Kinect for voice commands is still pretty
hit-or-miss for many, and Microsoft knows it. With the console's next
update, Redmond is adding an option for speech data collection as a way
to crowdsource the sensor's improvement.... Read More ...
Apple vs. Samsung trial round two: Samsung infringed three patents, owes Apple $119.6 million
Here we go again. 2012's patent trial of the century -- which was all
about whether certain Samsung devices were utilizing Apple technology
without paying for it -- resulted in a billion dollar win for Apple.
Yet, at the time we knew a second case,... Read More ...
Stanford turns to Twitter to track earthquakes
It's easy to tell when an earthquake hits an area full of Twitter users
-- there's frequently a rush of panicked tweets within seconds of the
ground shaking. If Twitter and Stanford University have their way,
though, those posts could be useful for... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Google's modular smartphone, Kevin Spacey stars in COD, 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 ...
Reuters: Comcast, EA working on a deal for Madden, FIFA and PvZ on cable boxes
Despite our long wait for a next-gen Sega Channel, the rise of gaming
on new platforms and recent push of cloud gaming services, our cable and
satellite TV boxes mostly stick to just video. That could change soon,
according to a report by Reuters... Read More ...
Engadget Podcast 395 - 5.2.14
Urban legend confirmed. Atari did dump a pile of its E.T. game
cartridges into a landfill in New Mexico and it's thanks to Microsoft's
recent documentary efforts that we've gotten some closure. This leads
your hosts to ponder the situation that led... Read More ...
This poster lets you hear what herbs and spices taste like
Don't worry, that's not a typo. You can actually swipe across this
poster to hear what a handful of spices sound like. The interactive
artwork is the result of a collaboration between the creative agency
Grey London and Schwartz, an herb and spice... Read More ...
The EFF wants your help testing a browser add-on that blocks spying ads
Like many privacy advocates, the Electronic Frontier Foundation isn't a
big fan of advertisers and sites following you around the web. So, it's
doing something about this nosy behavior -- it's launching a browser
add-on, Privacy Badger, that lets... Read More ...
America's next fleet of spaceships will have to double as lifeboats
Right now, there are six people living and working in the International
Space Station as it hurtles around our little oasis among the stars.
That thought alone is astonishing/freaky enough until you realize the
sheer number of things that could go... Read More ...
Google Now's info cards will stick around when your phone goes offline
One of Google Now's biggest quirks has been its inability to cope with
going offline -- go through a subway tunnel and you risk losing those
important directions or your parking place. You won't be left hanging
after today, though, as Google has... Read More ...
The BBC's World Cup Rewind will let you stream classic matches 'live'
Like us, you might be unreasonably excited for the start of the 2014
World Cup. The BBC knows this more than anyone, so it's banking on the
streaming technology it used for the 2012 London Olympics to deliver
full "live" coverage of some of the home... Read More ...
NY State to launch a patient portal that gives residents access to health records
If you've ever wished you had more immediate access to your health
records beyond just asking your doctor for a copy, then you might want
to consider a move to New York State. Dr. Nirav Shah, NY state's
commissioner of health, has announced that New... Read More ...
Stream: Jonah from Tonga
Now that the BBC is killing off BBC Three, the corporation is pushing
viewers over to iPlayer. Auntie is testing the waters by letting users
binge-watch (Netflix-style) Chris Lilley's comedy Jonah from Tonga over
the weekend. The spin-off from Summer... Read More ...
Those glow-in-the-dark roads? They didn't fare well in the first public trials
The pilot project that looks to replace streetlights with video
game-esque glow-in-the-dark lane markers in the Netherlands has hit a
bit of a snag. If you're in need of a refresher, the lines absorb
ultraviolet light during the day before glowing... Read More ...
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