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Spark shows how to build a Nest-like, open source thermostat
Wish you’d had the foresight to build the Nest thermostat and get Google’s attention? You can’t travel back in time, but Spark may give you the next best thing. It just posted a walkthrough showing...
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The power of tears: Why Google has its eye on smart contact lenses
When the cronut craze swept across New York in early spring of last year, the only major inconvenience associated with Dominique Ansel’s novel culinary confection was the pain of waiting in line to...
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Daily Roundup: Google’s smart contact lens, President Obama on the NSA and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the...
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Panasonic intros CF-MX3 convertible laptop with Yoga-like design, built-in...
The category of laptop/tablet hybrids is one of the favorites among Windows PC manufacturers, including the Japan-based Panasonic. Accordingly, the Toughbook maker hosted a conference in the Land of...
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The Internet of Things isn’t safe: thousands of smart gadgets hacked to send...
Smart things are the future, or at least that’s how it appeared to those of us who attended CES 2014. And, while we’re excited about home automation and smart appliances, it turns out that those...
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Intel’s Bay Trail CPU will usher Android into the 64-bit era this spring
Sure, 64-bit support is all the rage nowadays in the mobile space, what with Apple setting off a trend with the introduction of the iPhone 5s. Now, according to Intel’s CEO, tablets running Google’s...
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Despite Funding Boost, We’re Spending Too Little on Energy R&D
Yesterday Congress passed a spending bill that will undo the damage done to energy R&D by automatic spending cuts, and in some cases funding actually increases substantially, such as funding for...
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Obama Promises Reform of Bulk Phone Record Surveillance Program
The National Security Agency will relinquish its database of records of all phone calls made in the United States, President Obama said in a speech at the Justice Department today. The agency will...
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Supreme Court to determine if police need warrants to search cellphones
It’s now clear that police don’t need a warrant to track your cellphone, but searching that phone is another matter; there’s no obvious guiding policy. Any murkiness may be settled soon, as the...
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Engadget Podcast 380 – 1.16.14
After surviving nearly a week in the desert and braving the wilds of CES, the crew is back in New York and ready to mainline you some podcast love. It’s a fine time, this 2014, as you should be able...
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How to Make Carrot and Peas Curry in Andhra Style
Carrots are used to make quite a few varieties of curries in India. In this article, you’ll learn how to make curry with carrots and peas in the Andhra style. It’s easy, tasty and ideal for a quick...
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Amazon is thinking about shipping you packages you haven’t ordered yet
Looking forward to buying the next season of Game of Thrones on Blu-ray? Amazon may already be preparing to send it to you. The retail giant is working on an idea it calls “anticipatory shipping” as a...
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Better late than never, Path arrives on Windows Phone
Path for Windows Phone has had an unusually long development cycle for a mobile app — we first saw it at a Nokia event in July, and the rest of 2013 came and went without a release. Still, fans of the...
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Fireplace tile cover-up plan
I’ve had a brilliant idea. You might recall the spinach dip tile on my dining room fireplace. Beloved by antique Rookwood fans, despised by yours truly. I can’t bring myself to rip it out, so my plan...
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Google is mapping the history of modern music
It’s no surprise that Google has been tracking music uploads, but what’s unexpected is exactly what the search giant is doing with all of that info. Interactive maps of music’s ongoing journey are...
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Other Interesting arXiv Papers (Week Ending 18 January 2014)
Advanced technologies are affecting everything from our sense of privacy and free speech to the types of jobs that are available to the foods that we eat. In our best features this year, we got into...
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How to Manage Pastures Using Rotational or Managed Intensive Grazing
Managed Intensive Grazing (MIG) is also commonly known by several names, including Intensive Cell grazing, Rotational Grazing, Mob Grazing, or High-Density Grazing. It is a grazing practice that is...
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Moonlight Wallpaper Collection for Your Nexus 7
There are few things that compare to the special peace and joy one can find when spending an evening outside enjoying the quiet beauty of moonlight. Turn your Nexus 7′s screen into a denizen of the...
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How to Use the Chrome OS Desktop on Windows 8 (and Why It Exists)
Chrome 32 now offers a new feature on Windows 8: A full-screen, Chrome OS-style desktop mode. The Chrome app launcher can bring Chrome OS to the Windows desktop, but Chrome can now replace the Windows...
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Comcast discontinues AnyPlay in-home IPTV device, preps cloud Xfinity TV apps
Back in 2012 Comcast rolled out AnyPlay, a headless (read: not connected directly to a TV) cable box that turned its live TV channels into internet streams users could watch on iOS or Android devices...
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