Security app automatically encrypts your shared files so you don't have to
In this post-PRISM world, basically everyone is worried about privacy
(and rightly so!) -- especially when it comes to cloud-based storage.
Offloading your files to the likes of Dropbox doesn't come without a
share of caveats regarding security, so... Read More ...
Roku has sold over 10 million players, but is that enough?
Tonight Roku is announcing that over 10 million of its tiny media
streamers have sold, dating back to when they were first introduced in
2008. That's good news, and shows sales are continuing to pick up after
it crossed 5 million just last spring and... Read More ...
MIT's soft robotic tentacle can squeeze into tight spots (video)
MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Lab (CSAIL) has been developing
different types of soft robots for a while: you might remember the
mechanical fish from earlier this year that can swim like a real one.
Now, that same laboratory has come up with... Read More ...
US fines over data requests would have destroyed Yahoo in a year
The US government's threat that it would fine Yahoo $250,000 per day
back in 2008 was bad enough by itself, but declassified documents show
that the penalties could easily have been much, much worse. Marc
Zwillinger and Jacob Sommer (who were on... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Microsoft buys 'Minecraft' developer Mojang, Google unveils Android One, and more!
The rumors were true: Microsoft is buying Minecraft developer Mojang
for $2.5 billion. Crazy, right? That's not all that happened today
though. Go ahead and spice up your Monday with Engadget's news
highlights from the last 24 hours. You know you... Read More ...
Google's fix to test self-driving cars: temporary steering wheels
Apparently, Google has always known that the California DMV wouldn't
allow it to test self-driving cars on the road unless they have manual
controls and a backup driver onboard. The company has just revealed in a
new Google+ post that its latest... Read More ...
Chrome for Android starts answering your questions in search suggestions
Google's as-you-type search suggestions have only offered the tiniest
bit of help so far. They can handle basic math, but they won't answer
questions that require more than a few numbers. However, that might soon
change. Chrome for Android now has an... Read More ...
What's on your HDTV: 'Godzilla', 'Ghostbusters' and 'New Girl'
It didn't get the best reception in theaters, but this year's new
Godzilla flick is coming home this week on Blu-ray, along with a
re-release of Ghostbusters 1 & 2. We're also getting our first
taste of fall TV, as Fox lines up The Mindy Project and... Read More ...
Invisibility suits are coming thanks to squid-like displays
It's not as hard to make an invisibility cloak as you might think, but
making one that's truly sophisticated is another matter; metamaterials
(substances that change the behavior of light) are hard to build. Rice
University appears to have solved... Read More ...
Play 3DS games on Oculus Rift (some assembly required)
Got a little too much money and an abundance of gaming gadgetry on your
hands? Here's a weekend project that may be right up your alley. As
demonstrated by KatsuKity, the makers of a 3DS capture card, you can rig
up a way to play your favorite games... Read More ...
The Big Picture: Scientists pick a landing site for their historic comet probe
You're not just looking at an unassuming piece of rock -- if anything,
it's a piece of history. That's Site J, the European Space Agency's
long-awaited choice of landing spot for Philae, the first probe built to
reach a comet's surface. Scientists... Read More ...
How to get the new U2 album 'Songs of Innocence' out of your iTunes
Apple capped its iPhone 6 & Apple Watch launch event last week
by announcing it would give away copies of a brand-new U2 album to all
iTunes users -- but some people aren't happy about it. In apparently
shocking news to the folks from Cupertino, not... Read More ...
Over 3 million comments on net neutrality registered with the FCC
It looks like a lot more of you have strong opinions on net neutrality
than initially thought. The FCC has just announced that it's received
more than 3 million comments on the topic, which blows away the previous
estimate of 1.48 million and is more... Read More ...
Kickstarter is now accepting projects from Ireland and Scandinavia
Folks looking for crowdfunding in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Ireland
just got a lucky break: Kickstarter is expanding its international
reach. Starting today, creators in Ireland and Scandinavia will be able
to submit projects to the crowdfunding... Read More ...
Amazon shutting down little-used person-to-person payment service
On October 13th, you'll have one less option for sending cash to
individuals online. Amazon's WebPay, a feature of the company's broader
Payments platform, will be shuttered. According to a FAQ posted on its
site, the service is being closed down... Read More ...
MIT's electric Cheetah robot silently bounds across campus
We've seen MIT's super-fast four-legged Cheetah bot sprint on a
treadmill many times, but it seems that the team at MIT is finally ready
to let the thing outside. Now, quadrupedal bots traversing hill and
dale are nothing new, but the Cheetah's doing... Read More ...
Macy's will give you location-based discounts through your iPhone
Macy's experiments with location-sensitive shopping have apparently
paid off -- in the wake of a successful trial, the retail behemoth has
unveiled plans to put iBeacons in all of its stores. Once they're
activated this fall, you can get discounts... Read More ...
Flipboard is ready to annoy you with video ads
You may see Flipboard's reading app as an oasis from an internet full
of video services like YouTube, but it appears that you can't quite
escape those moving pictures. The magazine-like service is now rolling
out full-page video ads in a pilot... Read More ...
Sound off! Has your phone replaced your camera?
Photokina is in full swing, which means you can expect all sorts of
exciting photographic wizardry. However, with the cameras in our
smartphones constantly improving, do you still find yourself needing
dedicated hardware for capturing those special... Read More ...
Say hello to the FBI's national facial recognition system
If you've ever been arrested in the United States, chances are strong
that your fingerprints and criminal history are floating around in the
FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. It's
apparently pretty good at what it does -... Read More ...
Ricoh's new action cam isn't a toy, even if it looks like one
When you're in the market for an action camera, we'd imagine GoPro or
Contour would be the first names that sprang to mind. Ricoh is hoping to
crowbar itself onto your psychological roster, however, with the WG-M1,
its latest ruggedized action... Read More ...
Here's how doctors will test Apple's new patient tracking features
Apple briefly hinted last week that hospitals would soon try out
HealthKit's patient tracking technology, and we now know how those
experiments are going to work. According to Reuters, both Duke
University and Stanford University are weeks away from... Read More ...
You can now send Spotify tunes to Amazon's Fire TV
Amazon's Fire TV hasn't had a lot of choices for on-demand music; for
the most part, you've been stuck with either the company's own music
service or Vevo. As of today, though, you can add Spotify to the list.
The set-top box now serves as a Spotify... Read More ...
There's a Canon printer that can run 'Doom' (really)
It's been over twenty years since the original Doom first hit PCs, and
we're still obsessed with getting the damned thing running on just about
everything with a processor. See that tiny screen up there? That's a
Canon PIXMA printer that's been... Read More ...
WikiLeaks posts the software governments use to spy on dissidents
WikiLeaks' all-or-nothing approach to revealing shady government
activity just took a new (if decidedly risky) turn. Julian Assange and
crew have posted FinFisher and FinSpy PC, the intrusion software that
Australia, Italy, Pakistan and other... Read More ...
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