Google's new Outlook plugin lets you start video Hangouts with coworkers
If you spend your work day in front of a PC, there's a good chance that
you still use Outlook for much of your email and scheduling. However,
Google apps also play an important role these days -- what if you want
to start a Hangouts video chat with... Read More ...
MotionSavvy uses gesture recognition to give sign language a voice
If you're fluent in American Sign Language, congratulations: you know
one more language than most of the people reading this post. The rest of
us? A solution to our communicative failures is on the way. A company
called MotionSavvy is building a Leap... Read More ...
Feedback Loop: Home automation, Chrome extensions and more
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 ...
This motion controlled dog wants to be the Candy Crush of physical therapy
Physical therapy isn't fun. It's a physical and emotional challenge
that often consists of dull, repetitive tasks. It's boring, and offers
patients almost no short-term rewards for their very real efforts -- but
maybe it doesn't have to be that way.... Read More ...
Weekends with Engadget: the Moto E, futuristic Army helmets 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 ...
New algorithm turns 'Lord of the Flies' into an emotional ballad
Sure, you've read Lord of the Flies, but have you ever danced to it?
Well, now you can. Researchers have created a way to digitally compose
songs using the text from books. To make the jams, a computer program
reads the book, applying sentiment... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: 'Console Wars' and inside the 9/11 museum
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.The Rise of Nintendo: A...
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Disarm a bomb with your hand, a robot arm and Leap-motion controller
Neutralizing explosives, it turns out, is a delicate and complicated
procedure -- but a company called Mirror Training hopes to make it
simpler. "Our company has built an interface that literally uses your
own hand and arm to move a robotic arm,"... Read More ...
TED founder thinks big data needs a big makeover
Richard Saul Wurman isn't a fan of President Barack Obama's push for
data.gov, an online repository for big data. "That's just politicians
talking," the 79-year-old TED (technology, entertainment, design)
conference founder told me. "I think there... Read More ...
Game of Thrones' author explains why he writes with an ancient DOS computer
You may have heard that Game of Thrones (read: A Song of Ice and Fire)
author George R.R. Martin writes on a decades-old computer. Well, it's
(still) true: he hones his craft on a DOS-based PC running WordStar 4.0,
the same technology he used when he... Read More ...
Add Apple CarPlay to your existing ride with Pioneer's latest head units
If you're an iPhone user who's dying to try out the new auto-friendly
CarPlay interface, but can't quite shell out the big bucks for a new
Ferrari, Pioneer has good news for you: It recently announced that all
of its 2014 NEX head units will be... Read More ...
Google Maps' bike routing now helps you avoid steep hills
Just because you enjoy cycling doesn't mean you want a challenge every
time -- it's not much fun to pedal uphill when you simply need to get to
work. You won't have to face those arbitrary hill climbs in the future,
though, since Google Maps has... Read More ...
Get ready: Verizon is launching improved mobile data as 'XLTE'
Verizon has been widening its LTE data pipes for months, and it now
looks like the carrier is ready to take full advantage of that extra
headroom. An early TV ad (below) and details from both Droid-Life and
@evleaks have revealed plans to offer its... Read More ...
Samsung's tablet for schools carries a tougher shell and extra smarts
We don't envy schools that have to go tablet shopping; many slates
can't survive roughhousing by playful kids, let alone impart some
wisdom. Teachers will be glad to hear, then, that Samsung has fulfilled
its promise of a classroom-ready tablet by... Read More ...
Adidas is taking sneaker customization to a whole nother level
Adidas is in the process of revamping mi Adidas, its feature that lets
people customize shoes with various elements -- you can mix and match
colors and even have your name embroidered on them. To make things
better (or worse, depending on who you... Read More ...
Apple and Motorola agree to drop lawsuits against each other, work on patent reform
And just like that, the longstanding legal battle between Apple and
Motorola appears to be winding down. The two smartphone giants have
reached an agreement that will see them drop patent lawsuits against
each other. The truce doesn't involve... Read More ...
Remixing Renaissance art with help from a 3D scanner
Some of the world's oldest art is getting a bit of a facelift. Brooklyn
artist Barry X Ball has developed a way to recreate Renaissance-era
sculptures using 3D scanning. Rather than printing duplicates, Ball
takes the statues "to the next level," by... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Sony's Alpha A7s, WP8 gets home automation app, 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 ...
Engadget Podcast 397 - 5.16.14
It's been a long and busy week, leaving a newly nicotine-free Terrence a
tad more irritable than usual. Ben's been busy too, but that just means
long hours of playing Mario Kart 8. Both of these factors seem to
cancel each other out and the result is... Read More ...
'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' coming to Xbox One this year, collects 'Halos 1-4'
Master Chief is getting a facelift with an HD collection of his
exploits. We've learned that Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and
Halo 4 are being collected in a Master Chief-focused HD remaster coming
from Microsoft. Our sources say that the set... Read More ...
Let us fund your hardware dreams: Submit your project for the 2014 Insert Coin competition
It's May 16, and you know what that means? You only have 133 days to
submit your Insert Coin entries and get the chance to win some serious
cash to fund that childhood dream or that brilliant idea you just know
will be huge. We want to hear about... Read More ...
MIT harvests fog to make water in one of the driest places on Earth
The climate is so arid in some corners of the globe that virtually any
source of water is crucial to survival; even the fog rolling over the
hills could make a big difference. MIT is well aware of this, and has
been testing an advanced form of fog... Read More ...
Comcast has 'no plans' for internet caps despite testing them
Those statements that Comcast's David Cohen made about possible
nationwide data caps within the next five years? He'd like you to forget
them, please. As he explains in a follow-up statement, the company has
"no plans to announce" such a policy. The... Read More ...
Happy 54th Birthday, Laser Beams
We imagine that on May 16th, 1960, when the first laser was fired,
no-one involved was particularly concerned with the invention's impact
upon pop culture. After all, proving Albert Einstein's 1917 theory about
amplifying light by the stimulated... Read More ...
3D printing shows why sharks are so deadly efficient
A shark's fearsome teeth don't end in its mouth, as its skin is also
made up of millions of sharp, microscopic "denticles." That roughness
helps sharks slip through the water more efficiently by reducing drag,
but how exactly? To better understand,... Read More ...
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