Hulu’s original TV shows for 2014 are a mix of new series, new seasons and...
Competing video-streaming services have discovered that just like other TV options before them, original and exclusive content is one of the best ways to attract new viewers. As a result, each one is...
View ArticleLive from the Engadget CES Stage: Sennheiser CEO Daniel Sennheiser
Daniel Sennheiser has one of the most familiar names in the world of audio. His family has been in the industry since the middle of the last century, and five years ago, his turn came to take over....
View ArticleNokia Lumia Icon shows up on Verizon’s test site with 20-megapixel PureView...
We’ve been seeing leaks of Nokia’s upcoming Lumia 929 for a while, but this time it comes from a pretty official source: Verizon. Earlier today, the phone showed up on Verizon’s test manager site...
View ArticleLive from the Engadget CES Stage: the EFF’s Julie Samuels
Electronic Frontier Foundation staff attorney Julie Samuels has quite possibly the greatest job title in the history of job titles: The Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents at EFF. She’ll join...
View ArticleBMW’s autonomous car, or how we drifted into love with a robot
BMW promised, under the banner of its ConnectedDrive platform, to demonstrate some autonomous driving at this years’ CES, and wow did it deliver. Labeled as ActiveAssist, the technology describes both...
View ArticleLG’s Pocket Photo 2 can handle your selfie prints in 60 seconds (hands-on)
From time to time, you snap a picture while on the go that deserves a bit more than just social media posting. For those more elegant snapshots, LG’s Pocket Photo 2 can output 30 photos before needing...
View ArticleHere’s Sharp’s 85-inch 8K TV with glasses-free 3D
It’s so big and bright that it wasn’t hard to find inside Sharp’s booth, even when surrounded by a sea of other televisions from the manufacturer. What you see above, folks, is an 85-inch, 8K...
View ArticleLive from the Engadget CES Stage: Nest founder Matt Rogers
Home-automation company Nest, co-founded by Apple expats, is rethinking the staid world of home appliances, from thermostats to smoke detectors and beyond. VP of Engineering Matt Rogers will join us...
View ArticleThe 6.8-inch Hisense X1 smartphone is basically a tablet and it’s coming to...
There’s big, there’s b-i-g and then there’s “oh my god, are you [redacted] kidding me this is [redacted] BIG!” That’s pretty much how we felt when we first laid our eyes and outstretched hand on...
View ArticleCES 2014: Less Is More for Smart Watches and Other Wearable Gadgets
When Intel CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled a smart watch during his keynote speech at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday, he brought his company level with Samsung...
View ArticleHow to Make a Pancake Mix Container from Recycled Ketchup Bottle
If you’ve made a good amount of pancake batter and want easy storage, look no further than that empty ketchup bottle. You aren’t going to mix ketchup with pancake batter (yuck), but will instead...
View ArticleNew year, new wallpapers
If your computer or mobile device needs a facelift in 2014, grab one of these free wallpapers from generous designers around the web. Above, January wallpapers at Sarah Hearts. A variety of motivating...
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View ArticlePulseWallet lets you pay for things using palm recognition, but only if...
PulseWallet is going to get a lot of attention at CES this week, thanks to its point-of-sale system that allows you to pay for things with a wave of your palm. The interesting thing, though, is that...
View ArticleToshiba’s 5-in-1 laptop concept debuts at CES with a detachable keyboard
Sure, notebook makers crow about their 2-in-1 hybrids, but Toshiba’s brought something to CES that’ll humble its competition: a 5-in-1 laptop. The transforming device comes with a slick magnesium...
View ArticleKickstarter ends 2013 with $480 million in funding, proof that dreams came true
Kickstarter is now a relatively mature company, but that doesn’t mean that it has stopped growing — far from it. The crowdfunding pioneer says in its year-end review that it generated $480 million in...
View Article3D Systems bestows Creative Director title on will.i.am
If Alicia Keys and BlackBerry have taught us anything, it’s that music stars aren’t always the best equipped to become the creative director of a tech company. In spite of her songwriting prowess, the...
View ArticleXbox One’s first big update will address ‘the Live experience,’ expect...
Xbox — and Microsoft in general — doesn’t really show up for CES. It’s not hard to understand why: for a big company like Microsoft, there’s no point in competing with the cacophony of voices shouting...
View ArticleLifeTrak’s new watch combines smartwatch, fitness tracker and ECG machine
Would you like an early clue as to the dominant trend of CES 2014? It’s wearables, and, erm, more wearables. Another watch that’s hoping to earn a space on your wrist is the LifeTrak Zone R415, which...
View ArticleThis is the next generation of Meta’s smart watch
MetaWatch, the wearables business that was spun out of watch maker Fossil, has lingered at the periphery of the space for quite a while. Now, however, the outfit has teamed up with the legendary Nokia...
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