The best 'Star Wars' role-playing game is finally on Android
Attention,
meatbags: If you somehow missed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
the first three times it was released, now might be your chance to
finally fix that. How so? Well, BioWare's excellent role-playing game
set in a galaxy far, far away i... Read More ...
Sony threatens to sue Twitter to hide these tweets
Sony
has just threatened to sue Twitter if it doesn't ban the accounts that
keep posting internal emails that have been leaked by its hackers. The
company's lawyer, David Boies, also asked the microblogging site to
share the warning letter with user ... Read More ...
Engadget Daily: Russell Wilson on the Surface Pro 2, a beer that boosts creativity, and more!
It's
true: Seahawks QB Russell Wilson used to be an Apple guy. This week, we
interviewed the sports star at the Virginia Athletic Training Center to
chat about how he prepares for game day with his Surface Pro 2. Catch
all the deets, and more, in the... Read More ...
LG's Sonos-fighting WiFi speakers add a battery powered option
The
race to CES continues, and today we're saying hello to the 2015
generation of LG's Music Flow WiFi speakers. Last seen at the IFA trade
show in Europe, the big addition this time around is its first
battery-powered model, the H4. While Bluetooth ... Read More ...
What's on your HDTV: 'Mozart in the Jungle', 'Black Mirror', 'Anger Management'
This
week we will enjoy a selection of holiday programming, which pretty
much means the regular stuff is taking a break for Christmas movie
repeats and bowl games. Amidst all the "you'll shoot your eye out" and
unpaid football players, the holiday it... Read More ...
HP quietly adds a touchscreen model to its Chromebook 14 line
If
you're after a Chromebook with premium specs, HP quietly released a
touch-friendly model that might just do the trick. The Chromebook 14
Touch touts a 14-inch FHD WLED backlit touchscreen with a 1,920 x 1,080
resolution -- up from the 1,366 x 768 ... Read More ...
FAA's new drone safety campaign reminds you not to be stupid
The
Federal Aviation Administration was woefully underprepared for the rise
of inexpensive drones, but now the agency is finally stepping up its
safety game in preparation for a drone-heavy holiday season. The FAA,
together with several unmanned airc... Read More ...
Apple's online store returns to Russia with huge price hikes
Remember
how Russia's sudden currency devaluation led Apple to shut down its
online store in the country, leaving locals without access to one of the
biggest internet shops around? Well, Apple is back -- and
unfortunately, the prices reflect Russia's... Read More ...
DirecTV launches internet TV for $8 per month, but it's all in Spanish
Our
world isn't quite ready for internet TV providers that compete with
traditional cable and satellite packages, but what about markets that
aren't as well served? DirecTV is diving right into internet TV, beating
Dish Network and Sony's PlayStation... Read More ...
Google's putting song lyrics right into your search results
Despite
what your ears may tell you, The Ramones wanted to be sedated (not "a
piece of bacon"). There probably isn't one among us who hasn't turned to
the oracles of the web to vanquish a pesky mondegreen, and Google's
starting to make that process j... Read More ...
Barilla uses 3D printing to find its next pasta shapes
Pasta
maker Barilla is no stranger to having 3D printing improve its methods
for churning out products for the masses. Now, it's looking to leverage
those tools for some new pasta designs. After a recent competition, the
company revealed three winner... Read More ...
North Korea is suffering a complete internet outage (update: restored)
The
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (that's "North Korea" to the
common man) has just four networks that connect to the world wide web --
and none of them are working today. "The situation now is they are
totally offline," Doug Madory, director... Read More ...
Google unveils the first complete version of its self-driving car
Google
had a (not very well-kept) secret when it unveiled its experimental
self-driving car: that first example you saw was just a mockup that
lacked many of the basics. At last, however, the internet giant has
unveiled a complete prototype of the ca... Read More ...
The Big Picture: Catching an intense solar flare in action
It's
no longer rare to hear reports of solar flares that could affect Earth,
but seeing them in vivid detail? That's another matter. Thankfully,
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recently captured a high-intensity
X1.8 flare (80 percent more intense ... Read More ...
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson on Surface Pro, how he was once an Apple guy
No,
those bright blue, ruggedized devices being used on NFL sidelines
aren't iPads. They're Surface Pro 2s. And while they may look like
Apple's renowned tablet from afar, at least to some NFL commentators,
Microsoft's been trying to help players and... Read More ...
Don't like what Santa gave you? Destroy it
'Tis
the season to, you know, get a lot of gifts you don't necessarily want.
We at Engadget know how it goes, and we also know how badly you'd like
to burn, break and bash those bunk presents. So we did the dirty work
for you -- literally. If you lik... Read More ...
The International Space Station is now making 3D-printed tools
It's
official: you can "upload" tools to space. Following its earlier test
run, the International Space Station has used 3D printing to make a
ratchet based on instructions sent from Earth. It's not exactly a
sophisticated implement, but it underscor... Read More ...
Disney World starts accepting Apple Pay and Google Wallet this week
Making
a trip to Walt Disney World during the holidays? You might not avoid
the long queues or endless parking lots, but you won't always have to
pull out your wallet. As promised back in September, the Orlando area
theme park will start accepting mo... Read More ...
Mother can make your home smart, but does it need to be?
Over the last few weeks, every person who has come into my home has gone through the same sort of rough conversation."What's that?"
"It's a new device that I'm testing. Do you like it?"
"Not really, it's a bit creepy."
This, then, is what happe...
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Blackberry helps Boeing with its hyper-secure 'Black' smartphone
On
top of laser weapons, passenger jets and space stuff Boeing is also,
weirdly, building an ultra-secure Android smartphone called "Black" (not
to be confused with the Blackphone). According to the Telegraph, it's
now enlisted BlackBerry's help to m... Read More ...
This beer tells you how much to drink to boost your creativity
When
you've been stuck on a problem or that creative spark just won't come,
the chances are you've turned to a cup of coffee to get things moving. A
quick java infusion can certainly help, but studies also suggest that
alcohol can also have a positiv... Read More ...
The FCC gets to work on letting internet TV compete with cable
It's
far from a done deal, but the FCC has taken a step towards putting
internet TV service on a par with cable and satellite. On Friday it
announced the adoption of a proposal (previously floated by chairman Tom
Wheeler) that would give TV providers... Read More ...
NASA wants to build airship cities in the Venus sky
Since
Venus is closer to Earth than Mars -- both in size and distance -- it
would be a much more convenient candidate for manned exploration.
There's just a slight hitch: the average temperature is 850 degrees F,
and the atmosphere is 90 times denser... Read More ...
The Big Picture: Building an electric 'armored' car out of wood
If
you think the coffee table you've been building in your spare time is
pretty sweet, just wait until you get a load of what Liu Fulong has been
making. The Shengyang, China resident recently finished his own
electric armored car after four months o... Read More ...
Lens-free microscope lets almost anyone spot cancer
High-powered
microscopes are useful for spotting cancer and other diseases in cells,
but they're expensive and complicated. Your local physicians probably
won't have a microscope on hand, and you'll probably need at least some
skill to use one. Howev... Read More ...
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