There are plenty of online services that use two-factor authentication to reduce the chances of someone hijacking your account after a data breach, but what about the operating system on your PC or phone? You’ll get that safeguard if you use Windows…
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B&O Play have made a portable Bluetooth speaker, no, we’re not kidding
It’s the last press day at German trade show IFA, and I should be hauling ass across the show floor. Instead, I’m waiting outside by the taxi rank, sucking down secondhand smoke of the booth attendants on their breaks and hoping that my ride hasn’t…
BBC filmed baby geese gliding down a cliffside in 4K for its latest nature doc
In the early days of HDTV, BBC’s nature docs were the go-to showpieces for your new home theater gear. Some time has passed since then, though, and Planet Earth on Blu-ray doesn’t look quite as good as it used to. With Life Story, however, the…
Drop it like it’s hot with Illumibowl’s disco toilet light
Does your lack of cat-like night vision mean you make messes when hitting the bathroom at 2 a.m.? Thanks to Kickstarter, that could become a thing of the past. The Illumibowl is an LED light that sticks onto the outside of your toilet and casts a…
You can now take Lyft and UberX cars to San Francisco’s main airport
It was only a matter of time before San Francisco International Airport allowed direct visits from app-based ridesharing services besides Sidecar, and those floodgates have officially opened. Both Lyft and Uber (specifically, UberX and UberXL) now…
We rode a $10,000 hoverboard, and you can too
It’s impossible to talk about hoverboards without invoking a particular movie title, so we’re not even going to try: Remember that awesome scene from Back to the Future Part II? It’s one step closer to reality: A California startup just built a real,…
Dyson tackles the humidifier, kills water-based bacteria with UV light
In a launch presentation in Tokyo, Japan (apparently the company’s favorite place for new product launches), Dyson tackled the surprisingly sketchy hygiene issues that come with more typical humidifiers. To prove how gosh-darn better Dyson’s Hygienic…
Google gives you the tools to build apps for Android 5.0 Lollipop
The official Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade for your phone may be weeks away, but Google has delivered all the ingredients for you to make Lollipop-ready apps. The search firm has released both the finished Lollipop developer kit and a fresh batch of…
Air Force’s mysterious space drone returns after two years in orbit
Following its longest-ever mission by far, the 11,000 pound X-37B unmanned spacecraft has returned to Earth bearing… well, we don’t actually know. You see, after NASA and Boeing developed the craft (about a fifth the size of the Space Shuttle), it…
Apple’s new iPads, the Nexus 6 and other stories you might’ve missed
Get ready, ya’ll. It’s been a doozie of a week. Not only did Apple unveil new iPads and a Retina iMac, Google took the wraps off the Nexus 6 and its own media streamer. That’s not all we have on deck, though — click on through for the rest of our…
Capture 360-degree videos of your environment with this surveillance blazer
If Google Glass and lifelogging cameras aren’t enough to make you feel safe, then maybe what you really need is a surveillance blazer. See, nothing can get past the camera-dotted jacket above — not when it can capture 360 videos of your environment…
iFixit takes a peek inside Apple’s new ‘5K’ iMac
Sure, we were only just introduced to Apple’s 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K Display, but the folks at iFixit are already tearing one apart. Inside they found a screen made by LG Display, and a setup similar to previous iMacs, including easily-accessed…
NYC brings carrier and WiFi coverage to more subway stations
For the most part, New York City’s underground transportation system is solid and reliable. It gets locals from point A to point B with ease, and that’s the only thing which should matter — never mind the strange things that occasionally transpire…
‘808’ documentary details the rise of the legendary drum machine
Chances are you’ve heard Roland’s iconic TR-808 drum machine at some point during your music streaming. While the name may not ring a bell, artists and producers have been using its trademark sounds since 1980. We’re talking the likes of Afrika…
Engadget Daily: Google’s Nexus 6, new iPads, standalone HBO Go and more!
What’s happened in the past 24 hours of this connected life? Quite a bit: Google dropped the curtain on its new line of Nexus devices including Motorola’s $649 Nexus 6 smartphone, the Nexus 9 tablet from HTC and the Nexus Player set-top streaming…