It’s possible you already purchased one of the smartphones we listed in our buyer’s guide last July, but things tend to move quickly, and with fresh handsets from names like Apple, Samsung and Motorola, some of you may already be itching for an…
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60 seconds with a robotic pour-over coffee machine
Coffee enthusiasts know that one of the best ways to brew the caffeinated beverage is via the pour-over method, a meticulous technique that requires a steady hand and precise timing. At coffee shops, baristas have traditionally brewed this style of…
Moto 360 metal bands arrive, gold option in tow
A few days before other retailers offer the option, and coming just after the goods appeared on Amazon, Motorola has officially put new bands on sale for its Moto 360. If you’ve already purchased one, or look to do so soon, the smartwatch now comes…
Study proves that we can control each other’s brains over the internet
A group of University of Washington researchers showed a year ago that brain-to-brain interfacing is possible in real life. Now, they’re back after conducting a more thorough experiment, proving that their initial success wasn’t a fluke. This time,…
Tesla delays Model X again, aims for Q3 2015
Tucked into Tesla Motor’s Q3 2014 earnings letter to its shareholders, the automaker announced that its Model X SUV had been delayed once again. First slated to hit the road in 2013, and then pushed to 2014 before another bump to early 2015, the…
Amazon is exploring taxi deliveries in San Francisco and Los Angeles
Amazon is reportedly testing taxis to help speed up its delivery service, which is sadly not nearly as cool as drones. According to the Wall Street Journal, the online retail giant is using Flywheel’s taxi service for one-hour deliveries in Los…
Emoji characters are getting skin tones to reflect human diversity
Remember how companies were working with the Unicode Consortium to get more diversity into the emoji characters you use? Well, there’s now a clue as to how those more accommodating characters are likely to work. A newly proposed update from Apple and…
10 reasons to join us at Engadget #ExpandNY!
It’s what you’ve all been waiting for! Engadget Expand is the place this week. We’re taking over the Javits Center in Manhattan on November 7th and 8th. We’re pretty damn excited for what’s on tap this year, and we think you should be too. But, in…
PayPal now lets you pay for packages days after you order them
Wish you didn’t have to pay for online orders before they showed up? You won’t have to, if you’ve loaded up a PayPal account. In the wake of a trial run, the company has formally rolled out Pay After Delivery, a service that gives you up to 14 days…
Carnival’s cruise ships are getting much faster WiFi
If you’ve tried to use internet access aboard a cruise ship, you know it can be an exercise in frustration — the connection is rarely speedy or reliable enough to make you feel at home. You might not have that problem on your next pleasure trip,…
HTC’s new charger gets your One back in action 40 percent faster
Current HTC phones like the One M8 have solid battery life, but that won’t do you much good if you’re already running low on energy and need a top-up as soon as possible. That’s where the company’s upcoming Rapid Charger 2.0 might just come in handy….
Lumia 830 review: bringing the Icon down to the mid-range
When Nokia released the Lumia Icon earlier this year, it took its polycarbonate design philosophy and went a bit metal — aluminum, specifically. The result was a premium phone with a fancy body to match. But the Icon’s exclusivity on Verizon limited…
Five questions for Becky Stern, director of wearables for Adafruit
We’ve all heard of Google Glass. And smartwatches, and fitness bands, and gadgets that form some sort of combination thereof. But have you considered a skirt with embedded sensors? How about a purse, or a pair of socks? While a few companies, like…
Living with the G3: Can LG’s newest flagship be as good as its predecessor?
You typically expect the latest smartphones to represent clear steps forward over their predecessors. However, I’ve been hearing a lot of people characterize the LG G3 as a baby step ahead of the G2, or even a step backward. That had me more than a…
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashes after launch
Virgin Galactic’s latest plane/rocket, dubbed “SpaceShipTwo”, crashed shortly after takeoff this morning above the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Director Stu Witt told Bakersfield, California’s KGET that the plane crashed east of Mojave….