App-controlled coffeemaker can automatically mix your perfect blend
You won't even bother denying it: you're somewhat of a coffee snob and
have a particular bean-to-water ratio of choice. This new coffeemaker
called Bruvelo promises to make it a lot faster to mix your perfect cup
-- you don't even have to do anything... Read More ...
How would you change the 13-inch, mid-2013 MacBook Air?
Meet the new boss, broadly the same as the old boss. Except this
variation of Apple's thin-and-light mobile PC was packing Haswell,
Intel's power-sipping wonder chip, capable of giving the 2013 MBA its
12-plus-hour battery life and nippy speed. When... Read More ...
Google is giving non-profits its latest satellite maps
Non-profit groups don't often have the luxury of using satellite maps
to gauge their progress clearing landmines or saving trees. Getting
fresh imagery is typically expensive, if it's an option at all. Google's
recent acquisition Skybox wants to fix... Read More ...
Austin's airport uses WiFi to gauge how long you'll wait in security lines
If you're a frequent flyer, you've probably panicked after realizing
that a long security line could make you miss your flight. You might not
have reason to worry at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, though,
since the travel hub is now taking... Read More ...
Amazon's Fire TV is doing much better than its phone
This week Amazon announced it would take a $170 million hit due to the
struggling Fire Phone, but there's no sign of issues with the Fire TV.
Amazon isn't sharing any sales numbers so all we know for sure is that
its selection of apps and games has... Read More ...
Nokia Lumia 735 review: more than just a selfie phone
Last year's Lumia 720 was an awkward middle child. It was more powerful
than its 620 cousin, but not so much so that you'd consider it over the
820 unless you just had to have the first budget Lumia with LTE. If
you're going to pay a lot more, why... Read More ...
12 moments in the keyboard's history
At some point in the day, we all smash our fingers against some form of
keyboard -- whether it's of the physical or virtual variety. In this
week's Rewind, we take a look at how the keyboard's grown beyond its
humble typewriter beginnings and taken... Read More ...
Inhabitat's Week in Green: Wind farms, algae power and an airplane made of hemp
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting
green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.Highways are big, dark surfaces that soak in lots of sun. Wouldn't it make more sense to make them...
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Porsche and Mercedes want electric cars that can fight Tesla
German automakers aren't strangers to high-end electric cars, but
they've typically focused on supercars instead of sedans -- a problem
when Tesla is rapidly encroaching on their business. At last, though, it
appears that die Deutschen are gearing up... Read More ...
Exoskeleton for your hand lets you feel virtual objects and control robots
Chinese company Dexta Robotics set out to develop a hand
motion-capturing device last year, but instead of creating a glove like
everybody else, they designed an impressively affordable exoskeleton.
This device called Dexmo -- available in classic... Read More ...
Italy hopes free public WiFi will help revive its economy
What would you do to stimulate a sluggish economy? Push tourism? Cut
taxes? Well, Italy is trying something a little different: free public
WiFi. Over 100 legislators have proposed spending €5 million ($6.3
million) over three years to help install... Read More ...
Someone made a parody of 'P.T.' in Xbox One's 'Project Spark'
The absolutely terrifying playable teaser for the next Silent Hill game
might only be available on PlayStation 4, but if you have an Xbox One
you might be able to play something close to it. Someone has gone ahead
and recreated P.T. in Redmond's game... Read More ...
Nexus 9, riding a real-life hoverboard and other stories you might've missed
That's right, folks. Our own Sean Buckley took Hendo's real-life
Hoverboard for a spin, and yes, it was pretty awesome. But if that's not
enough for you, we also reviewed Apple's new tablets and went hands-on
with the Nexus 9 -- click on through for... Read More ...
Roku wants to grow its media hub empire with a public stock filing
Roku frequently comes across as the little media player company that
could: its streaming box business is growing in spite of much larger
competition. As healthy as it is, though, this upstart now appears eager
to join the big leagues. Tipsters for... Read More ...
Twitpic's last-minute deal with Twitter keeps your old photos safe
Twitpic may not have avoided an untimely demise, but you won't have to
worry about some of your older Twitter photos disappearing into the
void. The defunct hosting company has reached a last-minute deal that
will have Twitter take over both the... Read More ...
Drug stores drop Apple Pay and Google Wallet to push their own payment tech
If you're bent on using Apple Pay or Google Wallet for your shopping,
you may have to be finicky about your choice of drug stores. Both CVS
and Rite Aid have shut off their support for NFC-based payments just
days after Apple Pay went live. Try to... Read More ...
IRL: Keeping a journal with Day One
Trying to keep a journal has always been difficult for me. Before the
age of smartphones, I tried to rely on text files or a physical notepad.
If I wasn't forgetting to write down my thoughts, I was losing the file
or my handwriting was so bad it... Read More ...
Investigating the science in Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Even the most well respected filmmakers have been known to bend the
truth a bit when it comes to depicting science on the silver screen,
throwing accuracy to the wind in favor of trivialities like "plot" and
"drama." We kid, of course. But how does... Read More ...
Sony wants to show you how PS4's online game-sharing works
When next Tuesday's 2.0 update hits for the PlayStation 4, Sony will
finally turn one of the most ambitious promises it made when the console
was first announced a reality. We're talking about Share Play, of
course. We know: the ability to virtually... Read More ...
Who'd have thought the Power Mac G5 made a good bench?
Like it or loathe it, you have to admit that the design of the Power
Mac G5 was a very clever way of getting around the system's legendary
thermal issues. It was no surprise that the ol' cheesegrater was kept
around for the Mac Pro, at least until... Read More ...
Robotic hand uses the power of static electricity to pick up apples and iPads
A cheap robotic hand developed by a company called Grabit offers
something most of the other mechanical limbs we've seen before don't:
the ability to pick up objects using electrostatic attraction. Even if
you're not familiar with term, you've likely... Read More ...
Amazon has made its Appstore for Android obsolete
Since its creation, the Amazon Appstore stood apart, banned from being
offered in the official store for Android apps, Google Play, until
now... sort of. When Amazon recently updated its main Android app, it
got a new "Apps & Games" department that... Read More ...
Netflix has two more TV shows for 2015: 'Bloodline' and 'F is for Family'
Concerned there's not enough to watch on Netflix, or that the big
studios and networks might hold stuff back for their own streaming
services? Rest easy, the video streamer has plans for a slew of
exclusive content over the next few years, and this... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Nexus 9, Google VP sets new space-jump record, and more!
It's
Friday, ya'll. But before you checkout for the weekend, check out all
our news highlights from the last 24 hours, including our hands-on with
the Nexus 9, a new high-altitude jump record, the best gaming mice you
can buy right now, and more....
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Nest owns Revolv's home automation tech now, too
Google's adding another member to its household family that includes
Nest and Dropcam, and this time its home automation outfit Revolv. The
firm's website lists it as "a Nest company" now, and goes on to to
assure existing customers that they're... Read More ...
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