GM recently found out that connected cars can be vulnerable to online attacks, and now it's Nissan's turn. Security researcher Troy Hunt reports several parties have learned that the Leaf's climate control system is susceptible to attack through flaw…
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Hardcore cult hit ‘Risk of Rain’ lands on PS4, Vita this year
Risk of Rain is a gloriously, ridiculously challenging action game that debuted on Steam in November 2013 — and it's headed to PlayStation 4 and Vita in early 2016. This isn't your standard pixelated, sidescrolling independent platformer; Risk of Ra…
‘Star Wars’ helmets translate your words to droidspeak
Canadian electronics designer AE Innovations has created a helmet that makes it sound like you're talking in "droidspeak." Yes, that's R2D2's and BB8's beeping, whirring droid language. The helmet doesn't actually "translate" anything: its throat mic…
Facebook hopes you’ll send birthday wishes in 15-second videos
To put it mildly, many "happy birthday" wishes on Facebook are… impersonal. Even if you know someone well, you can't help but look like you're brushing them off with text and the odd photo. Facebook just gave you the chance of offering something mo…
‘The Legend of Zelda’ marks its 30th birthday
Gamers, you have permission to feel old once again: The Legend of Zelda just turned 30. Nintendo released the classic action-adventure in Japan on the Famicom Disk System (it wasn't even a cartridge at the time) all the way back on February 21st, 19…
Garmin’s restyled Vivoactive is a big improvement
It's fair to say that we weren't blown away by the Vivoactive smartwatch last year. But Garmin's recently announced Vivoactive HR feels a lot better. Functionally, it shares a lot with its predecessor. It has a similar low-res color touchscreen LCD a…
Make your own ‘Star Wars’ short for fun and profit
Watch The Force Awakens or maybe a fan restoration of A New Hope recently and want to leave your own mark on the galaxy far, far away? Well good, because the Star Wars Fan Film Awards are back. The contest is open through April 24th, and should you w…
Feds say there isn’t a single safe ‘hoverboard’
Some universities only allow "hoverboards" on campus if they have safety seals. Unfortunately, that's not as simple as it sounds. In the Consumer Product Safety Commission's letter to manufacturers, importers and retailers, it urged them to make sure…
‘Grand Theft Auto’ in VR might be too real
Virtual reality is getting closer to being an intricate part of gaming. Now we just need to wait for the titles. Modder Joseph Delgado decided that instead of being patient he would add VR support to Grand Theft Auto V. Using the Razer Hydra he was a…
The Public Access Weekly: Careless whispers
Today's issue of the Public Access Weekly is brought to you by chocolate ganache donuts, a Reggae Classics playlist and videos of people doing fairly impressive stunts in dinosaur costumes (somehow still not tired of those). Oh, and for those…
Google Play Games ditches the Google+ log-in requirement
Your Google+ account continues to get a little less useful. The folks in Mountain View announced today that Google Play Games would not longer require the aforementioned log-in. Over the coming weeks, titles integrated with the company's gaming hub w…
The Wirecutter’s best deals: DJI’s Phantom 3 drone and more!
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals at TheWirecutter.com. You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from our friends at The Wirecutter….
Patient wears VR headset to map brain during surgery
Virtual reality is becoming increasingly useful when it comes to the medical field, and doctors in France have taken notice. At Angers University Hospital in western France, physicians used a VR headset to map a patient's brain during surgery to remo…
Warren Spector is in charge of ‘System Shock 3’
Word broke late last year that the legendary System Shock franchise would get a modern sequel, but no details about what the game will look like were forthcoming. We still don't know much about the game itself, but we do know it's in good hands: Syst…
‘Black Ops 3’ is $15 on Steam in a multiplayer-only edition
So, you haven't played Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 but you don't want to throw down $60 for an online shooter that you might not enjoy. Activision has you covered with the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Multiplayer Starter Pack — it's $15 on Steam and incl…