Taiwan plane crash gets captured (very closely) on in-car dashcam
As
the TransAsia Airways plane clipped a bridge and crashed into a river
in Taipei, it was all caught on a car dashcam, dangerously close. The
tragic accident saw the plane glancingly hit a bridge shortly after
takeoff, as seen in the video, with the... Read More ...
Reddit shelves its pseudo-currency plans for now
Bad
news if you were hoping to swap Reddit Notes with friends: the internet
community just put its don't-call-it-a-currency project on ice. As
Reddit's Alexis Ohanian argues, the company doesn't want to dive into
cryptocurrency (even when it doesn't ... Read More ...
Gay, transgender players restricted in 'League of Legends' tourney
As
eSports continue to grow so too will the walks of life who participate.
That's something that a League of Legends tournament organizer in the
Philippines has seemingly failed to realize with the announcement of its
upcoming "all feminine" event du... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Joystiq X Engadget, easy WiFi with Eero and more!
Joystiq
may be gone, but it's not forgotten as we announce a new beginning with
Joystiq X Engadget. Meanwhile, Eero wants to create a mesh network to
solve your difficult home WiFi issues and Razer's new laptop gives you
portable gaming in a powerful... Read More ...
Sprint promo gives you an iPhone, an iPad and service for $100 a month
Are
you the sort who has to have the latest phone and tablet? Sprint might
have a deal for you. It's extending its aggressive For Life deals with a
promotion that gives you an iPhone 6, an LTE iPad mini 3 and service
for both at $100 a month, or abou... Read More ...
Bought Grand Theft Auto V? So did a ton of other people
Rockstar
has sold 10 million copies of Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4 and
Xbox One to retailers over the past two-and-a-half months since the game
came out for those consoles. Sure, that's nowhere near the 11.21
million units the studio sold wi... Read More ...
Sneaky ad-spewing apps land on millions of Android devices
As
a rule, rogue Android apps don't last long on Google Play -- either
Google catches them quickly, or enough people complain that something
gets done. That doesn't appear to have happened with a recent batch of
apps, though. Antivirus developer Avas... Read More ...
Electric toothbrush mates simplicity with low-cost subscriptions
You
could easily argue that many attempts at modernizing the toothbrush are
overkill -- motion tracking and smartphone tie-ins are a bit much for
cleaning that should only take a couple of minutes if you're doing it
right. Quip (no, not that Quip) th... Read More ...
Adidas outs sneaker reservation app as Yeezy season approaches
If
you're into collecting limited-edition sneakers, Adidas has a new app
that'll employ your phone to help nab new shoes. The Adidas Confirmed
allows you to reserve new designs as they become available -- but It
only works in New York City, for now. ... Read More ...
Introducing 'Joystiq X Engadget': A new beginning
There
is no end. A new beginning starts today: "Joystiq X Engadget" is the
temporary name for a long-term home. A new place to laugh along with us
on Twitch streams; a new place to commiserate when all the games are
broken; a new place to celebrate w... Read More ...
Energizer makes high-performance batteries from your recycled cells
Here's
something different: disposable batteries that could help reduce the
mountains of e-waste that people create every day. Energizer has
unveiled EcoAdvanced, the first high-performance alkaline battery to be
made partly from recycled cells. Abou... Read More ...
Great, another 'solution' to your smartphone's terrible battery life
If
you want your smartphone to last longer without carrying flammable gas
in your pocket, there may possibly, conceivably be new battery tech
coming soon (maybe). Yep, we're skeptical after many a disappointing
"breakthrough," but an MIT spinoff comp... Read More ...
IRL: Klipsch's KG-200 gaming headphones are a rare disappointment
It's
been a few years since I actually needed to use a pair of gaming
headphones. After a ton of research (not to mention some scrimping and
saving), I have a proper 5.1-channel surround sound setup for all of my
entertainment needs. But when my Onky... Read More ...
ARM's latest processor design puts fast 4K graphics on your phone
You've
probably heard no end of hype for 4K video on TVs and computers, and
now it's about to invade your phone... at least, so long as ARM has its
way. The company just took the wraps off of Cortex-A72, a processor
reference design that promises a h... Read More ...
Obama places modest limits on NSA data collection for non-citizens
A
bill that would've effectively ended the US government's current mass
phone surveillance program was killed by the Senate back in November.
But today, President Obama announced his own limits on the NSA's
monitoring of foreigners. The agency will o... Read More ...
Cash out of Club Nintendo by trading Coins for games
So
Club Nintendo is closing down in just a few months, and you've got a
huge stockpile of Coins. What's a gamer to do? Well, Nintendo is helping
members of its soon-to-be-dead loyalty program spend their accrued
currency by adding 117 Wii U, 3DS and ... Read More ...
Pebble is counting on a new interface to protect its smartwatch sales
Pebble
was one of the first smartwatch makers to find success (it chalked up
its millionth sale late last year), but there's no question that it's
facing a lot of pressure. Between Android Wear and the impending Apple
Watch, it's not clear that inexp... Read More ...
OUYA confirms further moves into China with Alibaba deal
Is
Chinese giant Alibaba investing $10 million into California-based game
console maker OUYA? That report remains unconfirmed, but OUYA did
confirm this morning that Alibaba is getting the OUYA game library on
its YunOS platform. Sorry, the what plat... Read More ...
London has a real problem with thieves targeting keyless cars
If
you own a new car, there's a good chance that it features some form of
keyless security. Whether it helps unlock your car or lets you start it
with the push of a button, it makes driving all that bit easier. That's
unless it's the reason your car ... Read More ...
The UK inches closer toward making babies from three people's DNA
The
UK's House of Commons overwhelmingly voted in favor of a law that would
allow scientists to genetically engineer babies from the DNA of three
people. Before your mind wanders to some of the more... salacious
possibilities, the technique -- a spin... Read More ...
Amazon's first staffed pickup spot lets students get textbooks quickly
Sure,
Amazon has unmanned delivery lockers to save you the trouble of waiting
for a courier, but that human touch could come in handy sometimes. What
if you need help with a return, for instance? That's where Amazon's
first-ever staffed pickup locati... Read More ...
Engadget giveaway: win a Megaboom speaker courtesy of Ultimate Ears!
We've
been fond of the UE Boom since its arrival in 2013 and I've personally
logged dozens of hours biking to its respectable 360-degree audio
output. There is, however, only so much sound you can pump out of such a
small speaker and Ultimate Ears de... Read More ...
Razer's new 'Blade' laptop has a touchscreen that won't kill battery life
Beating
last year's Blade is a tall order, but Razer hopes throwing a fancy new
14-inch, 3,200 x 1,800 touch display into its 2015 gaming laptop will
help it do just that. The outfit's using an Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide
(IGZO, for short) panel, and a... Read More ...
Government warns US could fall behind in transportation tech
America's
roads, railways and public vehicles are aging, and the Department of
Transportation believes that if things remain as they are, the system
will be a "fossil" that's light-years behind its more high-tech
counterparts in Asia by 2045. That's ... Read More ...
Which fitness bands are worth buying?
We
spend a lot of time in front of our computers, which could be why we're
so keen to track all the times we actually step away from our screens
and get a little walking or running done. To that end, every
manufacturer seems to be coming out with a f... Read More ...
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