Los Angeles' subway is getting cellphone service and WiFi
A
few cities in the US have wireless service in their subway systems, but
not Los Angeles. Take a trip to Wilshire Boulevard, for example, and
you'll stay incommunicado until you're back above ground. You won't be
out of touch for too much longer, th... Read More ...
Braille for the mouth could help deaf people hear
The
one thing that every technologist shares is the desire to solve a
problem, and there are several as-yet unsolved issues that relate to
disability. It's not all bad news, however, since in the last few months
we've seen inventions that help the bl... Read More ...
YouTube's first Super Bowl halftime show may beat what's on TV
If
you've seen enough Super Bowls, you know that the halftime show is
usually your cue to step away from the TV -- unless you really like
aging rock bands and lipsyncing pop stars, that is. YouTube is clearly
aware that a lot of people tune out, as i... Read More ...
The Quantified Self: What sort of data are you tracking?
The
year is still young and a few of us are barely clinging to our
resolutions. Whether we vowed to be more active, eat healthier or drink
more water, there's a variety of things to keep track of (and make us
feel bad about ourselves). Are you using ... Read More ...
Troubled Steve Jobs movie starts filming at last
Aaron
Sorkin's adaptation of Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography (aka the
new one that doesn't star Ashton Kutcher) has been fraught with
difficulties, but by the looks of it, filming has finally begun. Last
Friday, CNET caught a glimpse of the fi... Read More ...
Sid Meier's next exploration game has you roving the galaxy
Legendary
game maker Sid Meier is clearly fond of exploration on a grand scale --
hot on the heels of the alien world colonization of Civilization:
Beyond Earth, he's ready to take on an entire galaxy. He and Firaxis
have unveiled Starships, a follow... Read More ...
IRL: A closer look at Boosted Boards' Dual+ electric skateboard
My
younger, street-skating self would've scoffed at the idea of an
electric skateboard, at least one that wasn't built for tricks while in
transit. But having spent less time doing slappies and ollies in recent
years, taking to the streets on an elec... Read More ...
Google and SpaceX are talking about internet satellites
We
don't normally cover the dry world of start-up funding, but this story
looks as if it's worth breaking a rule for. According to a report over
at The Information, Google is about to write SpaceX, Elon Musk's private
spaceflight company, a big check... Read More ...
Moog revives its massive modular synthesizers
In
1973, Moog first began manufacturing its huge large format modular
synthesizers that pack a wall of knobs, patch cables and other controls.
The System 55, System 35 and System 15 went out of production as
musicians desired to have something a bit ... Read More ...
Japan's leading designers combine to create the latest Infobar smartphone
Japanese
carrier au by KDDI has been creating tech-as-art for well over a decade
with its Infobar line of phones. After starting with a stylish-but-dumb
cameraphone in 2003, the brand began offering fully-fledged smartphones
with the A01 back in 2011... Read More ...
Amazon plans to release 12 movies a year in theaters and on Prime
In
recent years, Amazon and Netflix have created original content to get
more subscribers, grow revenues and set themselves apart from not only
from each other, but major cable channels like HBO. Prime examples
include House of Cards, Orange Is The N... Read More ...
The NSA knew North Korea hacked Sony because it hacked North Korea first
The
US government recently took the rare step of directly blaming North
Korea for the crippling hack of Sony in retaliation for its satire film,
The Interview. But how could it be so sure in the face of doubters, who
said another hacking group disgui... Read More ...
Engadget UK giveaway: win an iPad Air 2 courtesy of Mobilefun.co.uk
It's
the middle of January. Only a few weeks have passed since the revelries
of Christmas and New Year, and yet they seem distant memories. You're
already struggling to stick to your 2015 resolutions, and you've had
enough of the cold, wet winter, th... Read More ...
Muscle-sensing Myo gesture armband will be on Amazon this quarter
About
a year after getting our first taste of the Myo, Thalmic Labs has
announced that it's reaching out to the masses by way of Amazon this
quarter. As with its pre-order on the company's website, this
muscle-sensing gesture control armband will be ... Read More ...
A Google-backed startup wants to change VR as we know it
What
do you do when a good idea fails? You invest in a better version of it.
We've known about Google's huge bet on startup Magic Leap for months,
but a recent patent application explains why Mountain View has thrown
over $540 million at an unknown e... Read More ...
Code your own climax with this customizable vibrator
Putting
an Arduino board into a dildo may sound, um, painful, but sex-toy
company Comingle says it opens up a whole new range of sensations beyond
"slow" and "fast." "The Mod," a crowdfunded vibrator, "makes it easy
for you to create vibration patter... Read More ...
Genetic 'glue' helps make 3D-printed organs
No,
you're not looking at a dessert gone horribly wrong -- that might just
be the future of synthetic organ transplants. Scientists at the
University of Texas at Austin have developed a genetic "glue" that forms
gels useful for 3D printing organic ti... Read More ...
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