Scientists identify insects by listening to the music of their wings
It's sometimes tricky to identify insect species, but it's also
important -- you want to quickly find out whether you're dealing with a
disease-carrying threat or a harmless fly. That won't be an issue once
UC Riverside scientists get their audio... Read More ...
Here's a semi-professional 32-inch 4K monitor from ASUS
Following ASUS' $799 28-inch 4K monitor from earlier this year, the
Taiwanese tech giant has today unveiled yet another high-res display,
but this time it's aimed at semi-professionals instead of mainstream
users. The new ProArt Monitor PA328Q is a... Read More ...
Samsung lets you make apps for Tizen-based TVs that don't exist yet
The open source Tizen platform may only just be making its way on to
wristwear, but Samsung has much bigger plans... in a very literal sense.
The company is releasing a developer kit that will let you create apps
for Tizen-based smart TVs, including... Read More ...
Watch this guy shred through four decades of video game music
Sure, some video games require lightning-fast fingers, but even the
most insane combos in Street Fighter don't quite compare to running up
and down a guitar's fretboard lickety-split. To pay tribute to 40-plus
years of gaming history, YouTuber... Read More ...
ASUS Transformer Book V is a Windows hybrid laptop with a detachable Android phone
Wow, just wow. ASUS has just announced the Transformer Book V, a
Windows 2-in-1 laptop with a detachable Android phone. No, this isn't
the Windows Phone-powered PadFone that we've been waiting for, but the
package is still pretty mind-blowing. Let's... Read More ...
ASUS intros the Transformer Book T300 Chi, a super-thin hybrid laptop with a 2,560 x 1,440 display
We've heard companies make lots of claims, but this latest one from
ASUS is mighty specific: The company says its new Transformer Book T300
Chi is the "world's thinnest 12.5-inch detachable tablet." Well then!
Sounds like a not-so-subtle reference to... Read More ...
New Fonepads from ASUS offer 3G, extra processing power
It wouldn't be an ASUS event without a new device that functions as
both a handset and a slate. And, as expected, the Taiwanese company
delivered on that front here at Computex; CEO Jonney Shih announced the
Fonepad 8, along with a 7-inch version,... Read More ...
The ASUS MEMO Pad 8 is 'the world's lightest eight-inch LTE tablet'
ASUS boss Jonney Shih is barreling through his announcements at
Computex 2014. Between routers, 4K monitors and flagship laptops, he
also revealing the company's newest tablets, and the MEMO Pad 8 is the
first salvo. With a 64-bit 2.3GHz Intel... Read More ...
ASUS's Zenbook NX500 is a thin and light laptop with a 4K screen
Lest you think all the laptops announced at Computex this week are Yoga
knockoffs, ASUS has at least one traditional notebook for you. The
company has just announced the Zenbook NX500, a 15.6-inch Ultrabook that
manages to pack a 3,840 x 2,160... Read More ...
ASUS' PadFone X goes global: still a 5-inch to 8.9-inch transformer
The ASUS PadFone X due June 6th can be considered as a slightly rugged
version of the regular PadFone Infinity flagship line, but it's only
limited to AT&T customers. Luckily, for those outside the US,
there will soon be a global variant dubbed the... Read More ...
Samsung breaks from Android with its first ever Tizen phone
Samsung has been teasing a Tizen-based prototype phones for quite
awhile now, but it has finally launched an honest-to-God Tizen
smartphone: the Samsung Z. It's Samsung's attempt at a homegrown
non-Android OS (first featured on its Galaxy Gear... Read More ...
This is what brain synapses look like in 3D
Many know that brains are inherently complex things; there are
trillions of synapses converting chemical and electrical signals in a
human mind. However, did you know that even those synapses are very
complex? If not, it should be perfectly clear... Read More ...
Samsung's 7-inch Galaxy W blurs the line between phones and tablets
If you thought that big devices like the Galaxy Mega 6.3 were already
blurring the distinctions between phones and tablets, hold on to your
hat -- Samsung has just erased those distinctions altogether. Its new
Galaxy W (not to be confused with the... Read More ...
How would you change the HTC One (M7)?
Wouldn't it have been great if we'd covered last year's HTC One just
before the replacement arrived? Clearly. Since the calendar didn't work
out like that, however, let's instead take this moment to commence a
post-mortem on one of the most... Read More ...
Google is building 180 satellites to spread internet access worldwide
Google's plans for satellite-based internet access just got a little
more concrete. The Wall Street Journal hears that the search firm is
preparing to build 180 "small, high capacity" satellites (not pictured
here) that will go into low orbit and... Read More ...
WhatsApp returns to Windows Phone with new features in tow
Windows Phone users worried that Whatsapp's devs might be enjoying
their Facebook money too much to fix the app can now rest easy. Whatsapp
is now back on the Windows Phone Store after a couple of weeks'
absence, and it even comes with new features,... Read More ...
Funding push would put Reading Rainbow on phones and game consoles
LeVar Burton had no trouble crowdfunding Reading Rainbow for the web;
now, he'd like your help bringing it to living rooms and pockets
everywhere. His team has announced a $5 million stretch goal that, if
reached, will port his literary initiative to... Read More ...
Huawei's WiFi is ten times faster than yours
Don't look now, but the speedy WiFi router you just bought may already
be old hat. Huawei has tested WiFi based on a future standard (802.11ax)
that can hit 10.5Gbps -- about 10 times faster than what you typically
get out of an 802.11ac connection... Read More ...
The Big Picture: Preparing for the Moon
During the Apollo program, NASA sent many of its astronauts to Hawaii's
Big Island for field training in the run up to missions. The surface of
the Moon isn't an environment that's easy to replicate, and the
volcanic island chain's barren, rocky... Read More ...
Google wants you to (safely) search the web while driving
While phones like the Moto X let you issue voice commands without
touching the device, they're still not ideal for driving; if you search
for something on the web, you'll still have to take your eyes off the
road to see the results. That could change... Read More ...
IRL: Trading in Fujifilm's X-E1 camera for the X-E2
A quick look at my Engadget profile can confirm I've owned too many
cameras over the years. For the most part, they've been unassuming tools
that have helped me make a living. Fujifilm's recent X-Trans cameras,
however, have been something more -–... Read More ...
HP hedges its bets, unveils a 14-inch laptop running Android
If you thought this year's Computex show would be dominated entirely by
Windows machines, you're in for a little twist. HP has just revealed
the SlateBook, that 14-inch Android laptop we saw in a leaked video
earlier this year. In addition, HP... Read More ...
HP's back-to-school lineup includes lots of convertibles (and Beats products, too)
This week is Computex, a huge computer show happening in Taiwan, which
means lots of PC makers will be unveiling their back-to-school lineups,
if they haven't already. HP, for instance, just unveiled a boatload of
PCs, including budget and mid-range... Read More ...
Microsoft and ESPN make vital World Cup info pretty to look at
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, Microsoft is now
the latest brand to show how it plans to get in on the tournament's
hype. Through a partnership between its Internet Explorer team and ESPN,
both parties have teamed up to launch... Read More ...
Gadget Rewind 2007: ASUS Eee PC 4G
The ASUS Eee PC was launched in 2007 and while it had all the
characteristics of a "netbook," it arrived before the term had wormed
its way into popular vocabulary. This species of compact computer --
essentially miniaturized, internet-focused... Read More ...
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