Carnegie Mellon University wants to bring the moon home with virtual reality
Google's Lunar Xprize is still alive and well, and researchers at
Carnegie Mellon University think they have the $30 million answer to
beaming video from the moon: a telepresence robot. Naturally. Instead of
simply broadcasting footage of the moon's... Read More ...
Someone put Spotify inside this old cassette recorder
The above contraption may look like the kind of cassette player bygone
teens used to use to create mix tapes, but it's not -- it's a Raspberry
Pi-powered Spotify speaker with NFC-based playlists. Its creator, a
British builder named Matt Brailsford,... Read More ...
Windows 10 brings Windows Phone's notification center to the desktop
If Windows 10 is going to unify your experiences on devices ranging
from smartphones to PCs, it only makes sense that key mobile features
would reach the desktop, right? Microsoft certainly thinks so. The team
in Redmond has released an updated... Read More ...
Google backs Magic Leap, a mysterious augmented reality startup (updated)
Google has just thrown its weight behind an augmented reality startup
shrouded in mystery. Along with Qualcomm and film production Legendary
Entertainment (among many other companies), Mountain View has funded
Magic Leap to the tune of $542 million.... Read More ...
FKA twigs calls on Google Glass for dance tips in her latest music video
FKA twigs already has a reputation for using technology to make
artistic statements in her music videos, and her latest takes this to
its logical extreme. The two-minute #throughglass promo has twigs using
Google Glass to seemingly influence a music... Read More ...
The iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 review
It's a conflicting time for Apple. On one hand, it's a joyous occasion
for the company because its latest iPhones, which come in larger screen
sizes than the last, set new sales records worldwide; but on the other
hand, its lineup of iPads just... Read More ...
HP to show off its 3D-scanning 'Sprout' PC next week
HP is synonymous with mass-market PCs and notebooks, but according to a
report from Re/code, HP is trying it proverbial hand at something new.
According to the usual slew of unnamed sources, the company (which is
currently undergoing some business... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: a real-life hoverboard, a TV show for Vine celebrities, and more!
Yes, it's true: Our own Sean Buckley rode a real-life hoverboard. But
that's not all we have for you on this fine day -- read on for the rest
of our news highlights from the last 24 hours, including the Avi-on
Bluetooth light switch, an app that... Read More ...
Michigan's new law 'clarifies' ban on Tesla's direct sales model
If you're hoping to find a Tesla Motors store in Motor City, you may be
waiting a long, long time. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed
House Bill 5606 into law, explicitly banning Tesla's direct sales model
in the state. Snyder contends that the... Read More ...
All 'Simpsons' episodes are now available for streaming
The wait is over, people of the interwebs. Right on cue, Fox has
launched Simpsons World, the online hub where it will be streaming every
Simpsons episode ever broadcasted. Even though the content is free to
browse, you do need a cable login to start... Read More ...
Vine for iOS now lets you follow channels to get their best videos
Vine is full of video creators talented enough to score TV deals, but
keeping up with them has usually meant either following them one-by-one
or browsing channels for ages. You have a much easier way to catch up on
those clips as of today, though:... Read More ...
FTC appoints privacy consultant as its new Chief Technologist
The Federal Trade Commission has just appointed Ashkan Soltani, an
independent consultant on privacy and security matters, as its new Chief
Technologist. Soltani's most recent accomplishments include
contributing to the Washington Post's coverage on... Read More ...
All that money Yahoo spent on mobile is paying off
There's no doubt about it: the future is mobile, and it looks like
Yahoo's finally making the pocket-friendly needle move. The company's
quarterly earnings dropped not too long ago, in which CEO Marissa Mayer
pointed out that Yahoo's mobile revenue... Read More ...
MLB is bringing Apple Pay to the 2014 World Series
Tonight, Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants will begin
battling it out for Major League Baseball's biggest prize: the World
Series. And to make things better for ballpark attendees, MLB and
MasterCard have announced that Kauffman Stadium... Read More ...
From Friendster to Facebook: Social networking do's and don'ts
Have you ever heard of Pownce? How about Jaiku? Maybe even something called Yahoo 360?If you haven't, don't worry. You're probably not alone. These are just a few of the many social networks that have come and gone, most of them vanishing either...
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Sean Parker's post-wedding punishment includes making a beach-finding app
A few things happened after Napster co-founder and former Facebook
president Sean Parker got married in a gorgeous redwood forest in Big
Sur, California. The California Coastal Commission took him to task for
creating a bizarre fantasy realm without... Read More ...
Rainn Wilson is making a TV show starring Vine celebrities
Best known for his roles in The Office and The Rocker,
actor-turned-producer Rainn Wilson is reportedly getting ready to bring
some of Vine's biggest personalities to TV. According to Deadline,
Wilson is set to produce a comedy show called Hollywood... Read More ...
Apple acknowledges iCloud attack, says servers were not affected
Following reports yesterday that China was secretly collecting data
from iCloud users, Apple has confirmed to Dow Jones that it is aware of
network attacks on its service. The iPhone maker said it knows about
"intermittent organized network attacks"... Read More ...
PhotoMath uses your phone's camera to solve equations
Need a little help getting through your next big math exam? MicroBlink
has an app that could help you study more effectively -- perhaps too
effectively. Its newly unveiled PhotoMath for iOS and Windows Phone
(Android is due in early 2015) uses your... Read More ...
Atom-scale brain sensors will show exactly how your mind works
Neural activity maps frequently present an incomplete picture of how a
brain works; you can measure electrical activity, stimulate it or
visualize the anatomy, but you can't do all three. DARPA and the
University of Wisconsin might just pull off that... Read More ...
Google now lets you prove your identity with a USB security key
It shouldn't surprise you that Google's a big proponent of online
security, and that's why it's rolling out support for a new way to prove
you are you who are: a USB Security Key. Google's normal approach to
two-step authorization involves getting a... Read More ...
Dish loses Cartoon Network, CNN and other Turner channels
Starting today, Dish customers will no longer have access to a number
of networks from Turner Broadcasting, after both parties couldn't come
to terms on a contract extension for these. Among the channels now
removed from Dish's programming are:... Read More ...
Stick this battery-powered Bluetooth light switch anywhere you want
There are myriad devices like the Philips Hue that can be controlled
with a smartphone, but how about just... a switch? A company called
Avi-on was thinking the same thing, so it created a movable Bluetooth
dimmer switch that simply sticks to your... Read More ...
Google's redesigned Play Music app offers stations that suit your mood
You know how there were hints that Google Play Music was about to get a
Material Design makeover? As it turns out, that's just a small piece of
what's in store. Google has updated its Play Music Android, iOS and web
apps with a new Listen Now page... Read More ...
Engadget and JetBlue will beam you to Expand!
We're sending one lucky Engadget reader (and a guest of choice) to
Engadget Expand in New York City on November 7-8, thanks to our friends
at JetBlue Airways and our sponsors. What's more, if you're one of the
10 runners-up, Suitable Technologies... Read More ...
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