Lumen’s Bluetooth smartbulb challenges Philips Hue to offer app-controlled...
The smartbulb throne isn’t exactly the most exciting one to occupy, but Philips Hue has its fair share of challengers, such as the freshly released Bluetooth-controlled Lumen. Similar to Hue, you can...
View ArticleChromecast stand-in CheapCast now beams browser tabs to your display
CheapCast is a great way to get some of Chromecast’s functionality for free, sure, but it’s been lacking a few of the Google dongle’s features since the app launched. If you’ve been hankering to beam...
View ArticleSony resetting some PSN passwords as a ‘precautionary measure’
PSN users around the world have been booting up their various consoles only to be confronted with a message saying their passwords are incorrect. They’ve then had to go through the rigmarole of...
View ArticleLumen Bluetooth smartbulb challenges Philips Hue to offer app-controlled home...
The smartbulb throne isn’t exactly the most exciting one to occupy, but Philips Hue has its fair share of challengers, such as the freshly released Bluetooth-controlled Lumen. Similar to Hue, you can...
View ArticleScreenshot Tour: 10 New Features and Changes in Android 4.4 KitKat
Don’t let the version number trick you, Android 4.4 KitKat isn’t a minor release. This isn’t a small update like Android 4.3, but a big new release with lots of important features. Google’s changed...
View ArticleMajor benchmarking service delists Samsung and HTC phones it suspects of...
Oh yes, things are really starting to kick off in the arcane world of smartphone benchmarking. First, there came clear evidence of phone makers manipulating scores in apps like AnTuTu and GFXBench,...
View ArticleVizio rounds out its soundbar line with a 54-inch model, teases a new 55-inch TV
Vizio already has soundbars designed for smaller TVs (and medium-sized ones too), and now it’s back with a flagship model built for bigger screens. This new 54-inch model, available today, brings...
View ArticleSamsung bakes SMS support into ChatON for Android, because please use ChatON
Between social networks and a near infinite number of messaging apps, there are frankly too many ways us humans can keep in touch. With so many platforms competing for a slot in your app drawer, some...
View ArticleHere’s the first non-Valve Steam Machine prototype, care of iBuyPower
That game console headlining this text? It isn’t a white PS4: it’s a commercial Steam Machines box, or at least a prototype of one. iBuyPower tells us that it’s building the box for a 2014 launch, but...
View ArticleWhy Electric Car Could Be Safer than Gasoline Powered Ones
As I write in another story today, lithium ion batteries that power electric cars have some inherent risks, as with any way of storing energy for cars. The point of that article is that those risks...
View ArticleHow to Draw a Face
This tutorial will show you some techniques in drawing the face. Edit Steps Method One: A Female Face, Sketched Make a light outline of a face. Heads are never circular, they are oval shaped, like an...
View ArticleTalking Cars with Consumer Reports #18: Sports Cars – Fiesta ST, F-Type,...
Continue reading - Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #18: Sports Cars – Fiesta ST, F-Type, Cayman, Corvette, and 911
View ArticleAutomatic Link review: an expensive way to learn better driving habits
We love when we find new ways to bring our toys together. The Automatic Link does just that: it connects your iPhone to your car’s computer, using Bluetooth Low Energy as a bridge to the On-Board...
View ArticleOnboard JetBlue’s first Fly-Fi flight, with the fastest internet in the air
On a flight yesterday from JFK to Austin, JetBlue finally decided to flip the switch on Fly-Fi, giving lucky passengers an early look at the airline’s next-generation in-flight WiFi for the very first...
View ArticleSamsung updating Galaxy Gear this week with enhanced notifications and gestures
When we reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch, we were concerned about the lack of third-party notification support. If we received a notification from any app that wasn’t officially made by...
View ArticleEngadget Giveaway: win an iPad Air courtesy of hopTo!
HopTo has been hard at work solving what it feels are the three basic productivity problems while working on an iPad: file storage, interoperability and multitasking. Of course, not everyone has a...
View ArticleBBM Channels launches today for BlackBerry smartphones
BlackBerry’s tentative step into the world of feed-based social networking, BBM Channels, is at last leaving beta. As of 3PM Eastern, those with BlackBerry 10 and classic BlackBerry OS devices can use...
View ArticlePaper airplanes finally get the smartphone remote control they deserve
Thank you, PowerUp. Apparently the last time we had the opportunity to write about paper airplanes was back in 2011, when a Seattle doctor built a tiny one using a da Vinci surgical robot. This time...
View ArticleMotorola now selling unlocked Moto G in the US, starting at $179
Motorola just gave Americans a surprise holiday gift: it’s now selling an unlocked version of the Moto G in the US. Starting today, you can purchase both 8GB ($179) and 16GB ($199) editions of the...
View ArticleQualcomm’s Mirasol smartwatch display debuts in Appscomm Fashioncomm A1
If you walk through a Chinese electronics market, you’ll find countless wearables, including a variety of smartwatches. Why, then, is this China-exclusive a significant introduction? Well, the...
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