Engadget Japan's #egfes: drone races, robots, dry ice and a Dyson fan
Just north of Akihabara, Tokyo's tech epicenter, our Japanese
colleagues took over an art gallery (and cafe and basement...) for its
premier Engadget Fes. As well as the chance to play with Microsoft's
newest console and Surface Pro 3 (both still not... Read More ...
Google Voice plans to make transcriptions better with your help
What's the silliest Google Voice transcription you've gotten? That
question might have come up during a meet-up with tech-loving friends
before -- after all, you're not the only user who's ever received
garbled voicemail-to-text messages. In fact,... Read More ...
How would you change Sony's Xperia ZL?
At first blush, you'd be forgiven for asking what Sony's Xperia ZL was
for, given that it was the less fancy version of the Z. The dowdy
sibling turned out to be a lot better than expected, however, with nicer
ergonomics, even at the expense of the... Read More ...
Microsoft hints that Windows Phone will soon let you put apps in folders
Windows Phone already lets you store apps in Start screen folders, but
it's a bit of a hack -- you have to use Nokia App Folder to get the
feature in the first place, and you're really just opening one app to
launch another. Microsoft might be near... Read More ...
Facebook explains why it briefly toyed with users' emotions
Ever since word got out that Facebook had briefly manipulated some
users' News Feeds to see how their feelings changed, a number of
questions have popped up: just why did the company feel compelled to
experiment in the first place? How noticeable was... Read More ...
Giving Samsung tablets another chance with the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
Samsung's tablets haven't done much for me in the past; outside of the
slick Galaxy Tab 7.7, they've rarely had exciting designs or brisk
performance. However, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 caught my eye. It has an
iconic (if very Galaxy Note 3-like) look,... Read More ...
Weekends with Engadget: Google I/O 2014, Aereo loses and more!
This week, we went hands-on with Google's Android L developer preview
and Android wear, watched the US Supreme Court rule against Aereo,
learned how to escape the clutches of the internet and more! Read on for
Engadget's news highlights from the last... Read More ...
California makes it legal to pay with Bitcoin and other virtual currencies
If you've previously paid for goods with Bitcoin or other digital
currency in California, you're technically a criminal -- the state has
long had a law requiring US dollars, even if it hasn't been enforced. As
of this weekend, though, you're... Read More ...
The ACLU and the NSA's ex-director will debate spying on June 30th
If you've wanted the NSA and anti-spying campaigners to sit down and
hash things out, you're about to get your wish... well, sort of. MSNBC
is holding a surveillance-themed debate between former NSA head Gen.
Keith Alexander and ACLU Executive... Read More ...
Google will have sole control over the interfaces of Android Auto, Wear and TV
You'd better get used to the interfaces you saw for Android Auto, Wear
and TV at the Google I/O conference this past week -- you're going to be
seeing them a lot. Google tells Ars Technica that it will maintain sole
(official) control over the... Read More ...
Gadget Rewind 2007: Flip Video Ultra
It was the mid-aughts and user-generated video was on the rise: Google
had just purchased YouTube and consumers were starting to get their
first camera-equipped cellphones. Despite all that, the quality of video
captured by phones at the time was... Read More ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: Terrapin Camper, glow-in-the-dark roads and the world's fastest bike
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting
green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.The world's first glow-in-the-dark roads were recently installed in the Netherlands as part of a...
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Future cars may give themselves dimples to reduce drag
Golf balls are dimpled for a reason -- they sail through the air just
slowly enough that the uneven surface reduces drag, helping them fly
farther than they might otherwise. Wouldn't it be nice if your car could
get that kind of aerodynamic boost? It... Read More ...
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