Researchers deliver encoded messages and data through your smartphone compass
NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, mobile data, plain 'ole voice calls. Your phone
has no shortage of ways to connect with things, but that hasn't stopped a
group of Finnish scientists finding a way to communicate through your
smartphone's built-in compass. Just... Read More ...
South Korea makes it easier to get refunds for Android and iOS apps
If you've ever been burned by downloading a mobile app that you don't
want or doesn't work, relief may be in sight... so long as you're in
South Korea, at least. The country's Fair Trade Commission has ordered
both Apple and Google to make their app... Read More ...
How would you change Sony's NEX-3N?
Sony's NEX-C3 is the centerpiece of every Engadget kitbag thanks to its
light weight and good performance What then of its 2013 replacement,
the NEX-3N? We praised the low price, but the lack of a microphone input
or accessory mount meant that it... Read More ...
Mercedes' semi-autonomous truck lets its driver relax on the highway
If you've ever driven a highway on a major trip, you know how
monotonous it can get -- and it only gets worse for big rig operators,
who may spend every day on those uneventful roads. Mercedes-Benz may
eventually let those long-haul drivers make... Read More ...
The TSA won't let you board some flights unless your devices turn on
You know how airport security will occasionally ask you to turn on a
phone or laptop to prove that it isn't hiding explosives? Well, that's
no longer just a rare inconvenience -- if you take certain flights, it's
mandatory. The TSA now requires that... Read More ...
These drones learn about their world (and each other) as they fly
Flying robots can already spot some objects by themselves and
occasionally improvise, but they'd ideally never need help -- they
should find their way around even if they're in unfamiliar territory.
The University of Sheffield may be close to... Read More ...
Most of the NSA's intercepted messages involve ordinary people
It's no secret that the NSA's surveillance efforts reach far and wide.
However, we now know which sort of people get caught in that dragnet --
and most of them, it turns out, are very ordinary. About 90 percent of
users in a cache of Intercepted... Read More ...
Gadget Rewind 2005: Nabaztag
If robotic rabbits could multiply, we'd be overrun by "kawaii" (the
Japanese word for "cute") by now. Thankfully, Violet's 2005 Nabaztag
robo-bunny has kept its socializing strictly to the digital realm. This
adorably designed, WiFi-enabled... Read More ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: solar homes, 'Soofa' benches and a levitating transportation system
Solar Decathlon Europe is officially underway in Versailles, where 20
teams of students from 17 different countries are competing to build the
world's most efficient solar-powered homes. Like the American version,
the European Solar Decathlon has... Read More ...
Qualcomm briefly takes down Android code for CyanogenMod, Sony and itself
The Android community just got a big (if brief) scare. In the space of a
few days, Qualcomm has both made and retracted a Digital Millennium
Copyright Act request that took down 116 code repositories (many of them
Android-focused) that were allegedly... Read More ...
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