Estonia will hand out digital ID cards to non-residents
Digital ID cards are still a rarity in most countries, but they're a
staple of everyday life in Estonia -- locals use them for everything
from e-voting to buying mass transit tickets. You currently have to live
in the country to take advantage of... Read More ...
Feedback Loop: It's Google all the way down!
This week's edition of Feedback Loop is nearly all Google. We dish on
Android "L," debate whether smartwatches are even useful, wonder if
Android TV will save smart televisions, fondly remember our friend Aereo
and talk about the games we've picked... Read More ...
These wireless bone-conducting headphones let you listen while you listen
Kickstarter, it's a funny old place. A weird soup of real ingenuity and
beermat ideas. Headbones might initially sound like it'll fall in the
latter camp, but you'd be wrong. Once you know they're bone conducting
headphones, the name reveals its... Read More ...
What 'Ultra High-Definition' really means
In yet another successful attempt at making the Quad HD / 4K / Ultra HD
situation as clear as mud, this week the CEA updated its official...
definition of the term "Ultra High-Definition." The original spec was
established in late 2012 just as the... Read More ...
Facebook experiment proves that social networks can alter your mood
Before you begin stalking a frenemy's tragic life on Facebook to feel a
sense of schadenfreude, know this: that depression could rub off on
you. At least that's the conclusion Facebook's researches came up with
when they turned 689,000 users into... Read More ...
A new Trapper Keeper is coming this September, and it's built for tablets
For some, each new school year brought a about a specific kind of
dilemma. No, we aren't talking about picking out what to wear on the
first day, we mean choosing a new Trapper Keeper. To stoke those flames
of indecision and nostalgia, the folks at... Read More ...
Recommended Reading: An Android future and Microsoft's quantum computing think tank
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.Google's Grand Plans: A...
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Aereo 'pauses' streaming TV service in wake of Supreme Court loss
That didn't take long. Now that the US Supreme Court has ruled that
Aereo's antenna-to-cloud TV service is violating copyright, the company
is telling customers that it will "pause" service as of 11:30AM Eastern;
after that, it's lights-out for both... Read More ...
Windows 8.1's Sleep Study tool tells you which activities drain your battery
If you absolutely have to make your Windows tablet battery last as long
as you can, then knowing what drains its power will be very helpful.
That's what Microsoft's new Sleep Study tool can do: generate a report
of which apps and activities consume... Read More ...
MIT's Local Warming system warms you while you wander
Thought experiment time, folks: what would do you if you wanted to warm
up a few people in a big, chilly room? Prevailing logic says to crank
up the heat, but let's be honest here: sometimes the prevailing logic
sucks. The folks from MIT's Senseable... Read More ...
Can't pay a bill or activate your phone on Verizon? It's not you, it's them (update: fixed!)
Verizon Wireless acknowledged today that its billing system is having
issues for customers across much of the US. According to subscribers
tweeting on the #VerizonOutage hashtag, issues have extended over the
last two days, preventing them from doing... Read More ...
MakerBot's iPad app lets you sculpt 3D-printed objects from your couch
As a rule, serious 3D printers need equally serious design skills if
you're building objects from scratch. That's no longer true for
MakerBot's Replicators, though; the company has just trotted out
PrintShop, an iPad app that takes the hard work out... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: the evolution of Second Life, taxi-hailing apps and more!
Today, we take an in-depth look at taxi-hailing apps like Uber and
Lyft, explore the world of Android Wear, ponder the evolution of Second
Life and investigate Aaron Swartz's path from internet activist to
martyr. Read on for Engadget's news... Read More ...
Mt. Gox revival threatens customer's remaining Bitcoins, says CEO
First, one of the world's largest Bitcoin exchanges went dark, then it
filed for bankruptcy, suffered further hacking attacks and even faced a
lawsuit. Now Mark Karpelès, Mt. Gox's CEO, tells the Wall Street Journal
that he's liquidating what's left... Read More ...
Engadget Eurocast 065 - 6.27.14
Dan has summoned the team together to deliver some important news, so
we have a full house today. With 65 episodes under the belt, the
Eurocast is joining the likes of the HD podcast and taking a hiatus.
We're restructuring how we deliver news... Read More ...
Swim with the fishes using Project Tango and a head-mounted display
For a few minutes, I saw the Moscone Center -- and everyone inside it
-- under water. Sharks and small fish even swam past me as if I wasn't
there. And then, all of a sudden, I stood up straight and discovered
that I'd poked my head above the waves.... Read More ...
Google strikes back at the big screen with Android TV
Google announced its plan to take on the billions of TV viewers in the
world with a groundbreaking product that would blur the lines between
internet and broadcast -- four years ago. Executives from Dish Network,
Best Buy, Sony, Logitech, Sony and... Read More ...
Google Chrome gets one-click video chats, no download required
It used you be that if you wanted to round up some chums on a Google+
video hangout in Chrome to figure out how Sherlock really faked his
death, you all had to download and install a plugin first. 'Twas hardly a
dealbreaker for most, but the process... Read More ...
ASUS is reportedly making the cheapest Android Wear smartwatch yet
If the first crop of Android Wear smartwatches falls just outside of
your price range, don't fret -- ASUS may soon come to your rescue.
TechCrunch claims that the Taiwanese firm is developing Google-powered
wristwear with a target price between $99... Read More ...
Robot builders work together to create structures much bigger than themselves
If you've ever read a novel from Iain M. Banks's Culture series, then
you'll know that builder-bots play a huge role in his vision of the
future: A future in which houses, cities and even entire planets can be
built on the cheap by armies of drones.... Read More ...
For $10,000, here's a mechanical watch you'll never have to set
Mechanical watches are beautiful, but there's always the hassle of
setting it to the correct time when you travel abroad. What price, then,
would you pay to never make that sort of effort again? If you answered
"about ten grand," then you're the... Read More ...
The original team behind Facebook Home moved on, but the app still lives
Remember Facebook Home? The Android homescreen replacement that
Facebook hoped would change the way we interacted with our phones -- and
the titanic social network -- from now on? The one that tragically
failed to catch on with the Android-using... Read More ...
The NSA's 2013 transparency report is more opaque
In an attempt to offer transparency to United States surveillance
tactics, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a
report today offering numbers for National Security Agency actions in
2013. The report notes thousands of orders... Read More ...
Apple puts Aperture out to pasture, moving users to new Photos app
Apple's pro photo editing suite Aperture is coming to the end of its
life. In 2005 Cupertino decided to take on the entrenched powers in that
field, including Adobe, but clearly the company has decided there are
better uses for its resources.... Read More ...
Banking apps may be getting their own virtual assistants soon
The minds behind Siri's virtual assistant skills are back at it. This
time around, SRI International has created Kasisto to boost personalized
interactivity inside apps that usually require an actual human to carry
out complex activities. Banking and... Read More ...
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