If you’ve committed your streaming dollars to one of Roku’s recent offerings, you’re about to get access to a load of new content. The company announced today that Google Play Movies & TV is now available in its Channel Store for folks in the US, UK,…
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Netflix is coming to BT TV YouView boxes
BT today announced its second quarter financial results, but it’s not the facts and figures we’re interested in, as thrilling as they may be. All but hidden among tables and text is the news that BT’s hooked up with Netflix, and pretty soon, the…
Crash test dummies are getting fatter to better represent humanity
Did you know that if you’re on the hefty side, you’re 78 percent more likely to die in an automobile accident? It’s a statistic that has prompted the world’s biggest supplier of crash test dummies to build a model that’s more in keeping with our…
Google’s Nexus 6 is a high-powered handful (hands-on)
It’s a little funny to see Motorola finally crafting a Nexus phone after Google sold it to Lenovo, but hey – life is peculiar that way. What’s more important is that Motorola has taken its responsibilities as Keeper of the Nexus name seriously, and…
Nintendo 3DS review (2014): a good reason to give 3D games another chance
Nintendo’s original 3D handheld launched in 2011 and three years is a seriously long time in tech — especially for Nintendo. Fortunately, it’s been a hit — over 44 million units sold so far — following a tradition of handheld console leadership…
Engadget giveaway: win an Xbox One Sunset Overdrive Bundle courtesy of Microsoft!
If you’ve been waiting for a game that’s equal parts X Games and Tromaville, then you probably know that Sunset Overdrive (exclusively for Xbox One) is rolling out today. If you haven’t already dropped some cash on the pre-order, though, you may want…
Razer has a $200 soundbar and subwoofer combo called ‘Leviathan’
Let’s face it: not everyone wants to go through the hassle of setting up a surround sound system piece by piece. As for other alternatives, even the best headphones are only viable for the person wearing them. In an effort to hit a sweet spot between…
Making chiptune music is as easy as gaming with this player
Chiptune music is one the many phenomena that ’80s era gaming nostalgia spawned — but to get into it you need to mod a working 30-year-old NES into an instrument. Now, a company called Assorted Wires has launched a hackable 8-bit chiptunes…
Amazon goes after Roku and Chromecast with $39 Fire TV Stick
Amazon’s Fire TV is doing very well for itself, but it’s hard to justify that $99 price when a Roku Streaming Stick is $50 and a Chromecast is only $35. That’s why the company has whipped out the Amazon Fire TV stick that can be snagged for as little…
Porsche and Mercedes want electric cars that can fight Tesla
German automakers aren’t strangers to high-end electric cars, but they’ve typically focused on supercars instead of sedans — a problem when Tesla is rapidly encroaching on their business. At last, though, it appears that die Deutschen are gearing up…
Exoskeleton for your hand lets you feel virtual objects and control robots
Chinese company Dexta Robotics set out to develop a hand motion-capturing device last year, but instead of creating a glove like everybody else, they designed an impressively affordable exoskeleton. This device called Dexmo — available in classic…
Robotic hand uses the power of static electricity to pick up objects
A cheap robotic hand developed by a company called Grabit offers something most of the other mechanical limbs we’ve seen before don’t: the ability to pick up objects using electrostatic attraction. Even if you’re not familiar with term, you’ve likely…
Amazon has made its Appstore for Android obsolete
Since its creation, the Amazon Appstore stood apart, banned from being offered in the official store for Android apps, Google Play, until now… sort of. When Amazon recently updated its main Android app, it got a new “Apps & Games” department that…
Record everything with this dive-friendly 360-degree action cam
Remember 360fly? The panoramic camera from the company from EyeSee360, which built the panoramic GoPano iPhone lens, has been on the scene since early this year at NAB. Now, the WiFi- and Bluetooth-equipped 360fly camera has been given the nod by the…
You can soon watch a doc about virtual reality on Oculus Rift
If you’d rather that your non-game Oculus Rift experiences be nonfiction, it looks like that wish is coming your way rather soon. Next week, Zero Point hits Steam and it offers full 360 degree views of a Department of Defense military training camp,…