Microsoft and CES: it’s complicated (not really)
CES: It’s a big deal in the tech world. You know who else is a big deal? Microsoft. So when the tech giant decided to hand over the baton of hosting the event’s opening keynote, ending a 12-year...
View ArticleLive from the Engadget CES stage: Parrot product manager Yoni Benatar
We love us some toys, and thankfully so does Parrot. The company has wowed the audience at our stage with its AR.Drone for the past two years, and now it’s time for something new. This year, the...
View ArticleVine update for iOS brings exposure and focus locking
Vine’s six-second videos may not allow much room for artistic expression, but the company is happy to provide a little more control. It just updated its iOS app to enable exposure and focus locking;...
View ArticleGartner: PC shipments have dropped 6.9 percent in Q4 2013, emerging markets...
Those tumbling PC shipments we’ve seen all year? They add up to a 6.9 percent year-over-year drop compared to 2012′s Q4 numbers, according to Gartner. The group’s latest totals puts PC shipments at...
View ArticleHow to Make Steamed Sweet Potatoes
This is a fast and easy recipe which can be used as a light lunch throughout the day or as a great addition to a main meal. Edit Ingredients 3 large sweet potatoes 5 tablespoons butter Edit Steps Peel...
View ArticleThe Oculus Rift ‘Crystal Cove’ prototype is 2014′s Best of CES winner
Virtual reality has captured the imagination of developers, consumers and businesses for decades, but most VR headsets produced so far have been notable more for their limitations than their...
View ArticleRazer’s Nabu smart band is your People’s Choice Award Winner
No close call here: Razer’s Nabu wearable accounted for nearly 50 percent of the 54,511 reader votes. We’d venture to say that Razer’s promotion of its finalist selection had something to do with the...
View ArticlePresenting our Best of CES 2014 Awards winners
Curating the Best of CES Awards as an official CEA partner is not a responsibility we take lightly. Finding plenty of worthy finalists was easy, but narrowing down each category to just one winner?...
View ArticleION’s Road Warrior Bluetooth speaker won’t fit in your bag, costs $399...
ION Audio took to CES 2014 to reveal a number of new products, and the Road Warrior was among them. In typical trade show fashion, we thought it was only appropriate to stop by the company’s booth to...
View ArticleFleksy keyboard brings predictive touch typing to the Galaxy Gear (video)
Fleksy has already shown that you could use its intuitive touch keyboard on a smartwatch with the Omate TrueSmart, so it only makes sense that someone saw fit to put it on Samsung’s Galaxy Gear. By...
View ArticleHuawei hops on the Android gaming bandwagon with Tron mini-console
The jury’s still out on Android gaming (exhibit A: OUYA), but that’s not stopping Huawei from taking a dive into that niche corner of the industry. Its Tegra 4-based Tron mini-console, announced here...
View ArticleHands-on with the Garmin Dash Cam
Garmin rolled into this year’s CES with a ton of stuff, including a brand new camera which can be mounted on your windshield. Dubbed Dash Cam, the device can take WVGA, 720p or 1080p video, and the...
View ArticleLive from the Engadget CES Stage: The Engadget Eurocast
Join Dan Cooper and the usual gang of European Engadget editors as they put a bow on the second to last day of CES 2014. Hijinks, most assuredly, will ensue. January 9, 2014 11:00:00 PM EST … Follow...
View ArticleToshiba’s high-res 3,840 x 2,160 laptop should arrive by back-to-school season
And just like that, 2K screens are old news. While other companies announce laptops with 2,560 x 1,440 screens, Toshiba is doing the competition one better: the outfit is showing off a notebook with a...
View Articlewill.i.am on changing the world one 3D printer at a time
We were skeptical, too. The trend of gadget manufacturers putting rockstars on the payroll in figurehead “creative director” roles has gotten a bit out of hand in recent years. Again, if Alicia Keys...
View ArticleCES 2014, Day 4: Top five must-see stories you must see
CES may almost be over, but there’s still plenty to talk about at the Las Vegas Convention Center. We learned why Microsoft’s presence at CES may be subtler these days, and that GoPro’s obsession for...
View ArticleCES 2014: Smart Homes Open Their Doors
Door stopper: The Goji smart lock is just one of many Internet-connected home appliances that launched at CES. When I interviewed Tony Fadell, the inventor of the iPod and now CEO of Nest, two years...
View ArticleStartup Gets $30 Million to Bring High-Energy Silicon Batteries to Market
Amprius, a startup working on a new type of long-lasting lithium-ion batteries for laptops and electric vehicles, has started to sell its batteries for use in portable electronics. The company...
View ArticleIvee Sleek is a voice assistant that controls your connected home via WiFi
By this point, most of us are accustomed to being able to talk to our laptops and phones to get them to do what we want (some of the time, at least). Now, Ivee Sleek is here to give you the same...
View ArticlePocketQube launches a DIY micro-satellite store
Thanks to Kickstarter, we’ve seen all manner of projects go from someone’s dream to the limelight, and the folks behind PocketQube want to keep that circle in motion. After raising the needed funds...
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