See the gargantuan structure above that dwarfs that line of puny humans at the bottom (bet you didn’t even notice them at first glance, huh)? It’s a welding tool — the biggest one built for spacecraft, in fact, that’s slated to help Boeing build the…
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Lip reading is still too hard for computers
Reading lips is a skill usually reserved for fictional spies or the hearing impaired, but researchers have spent years trying to gift the talent to computers, too. A device capable of automated lip-reading would certainly be a game changer, raising…
AT&T won’t activate WiFi calling until next year
Apple made a pretty big deal about WiFi calling at its event this week, but if you preordered an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus running on AT&T today, you won’t be able to use it right out of the box. That feature, according to LightReading, won’t be available…
Viber’s latest shot at Skype: video calling on Android and iOS
Viber really, really wants you to abandon Skype and all those other messaging apps, so its latest update adds an important feature for something in its category: video calls. The Rakuten-owned app now gives you the power to video chat with friends on…
Nikon’s full frame D750 packs a tilting LCD and WiFi for pros on the go
Rumors of the full frame Nikon D750 have been floating around for a little over a month now, and where there’s smoke there’s usually a fire. To wit: Nikon just officially pulled back the curtain on its latest SLR, and it packs quite a bit of oomph…
This butterfly keyboard can replace your mouse, sort of
Have you ever thought about how you might improve the standard QWERTY keyboard? Jesse Vincent has. He’s a keyboard enthusiast, a rare breed of geek inexplicably obsessed with text entry devices. We found him showing of Keyboardio at TechCrunch…
Samsung ads poke fun at everything from Apple’s stream to its Watch
Now that Apple’s new iPhone 6 Plus is ready to play in the Galaxy Note 4’s size territory, Samsung is taking the competition on with a few new ads. It’s revived the “It Doesn’t Take A Genius” tagline, and first up is a segment making fun of Apple’s…
Engadget Daily: The best non-Apple news all in one place!
So, even aside from the bevy of news that came out of Apple’s iPhone 6 and Watch event today, there was still a ton of pretty interesting reads from the past 24 hours: Destiny developer Bungie spilled on what truly separates the game from its…
Twitter thinks it’s a good fit for the Apple Watch and other small screens
Moments after Apple announced its latest devices to the world, Twitter’s President of Global Revenue, Adam Bain, came on stage at CTIA to give his thoughts on the integration of Twitter with that much talked about Apple Watch. Twitter was one of the…
Overwatch: a smartphone app that makes airsoft more like a video game
Prefer the physical activity (and force feedback) airsoft, paintball and laser tag provide, but miss the peripheral luxuries of the virtual battlefield? Well, now you can have both — we found a new app at TechCrunch Disrupt makes physical warfare…
Unboxing Sony’s white-hot PlayStation 4 ‘Destiny’ bundle
Remember this (glacier) white beauty Sony announced at E3? Well, after three long months of anticipation, it’s finally here. …
Watch MIT’s Atlas humanoid robot drag a metal pillar like it’s nothing
We’re interrupting your regularly scheduled programming full of cute, service robots to bring you the latest update on Boston Dynamics’ terrifying humanoid machine: Atlas. A group of MIT researchers have been working to refine their Atlas unit’s…
GM looks back to the future for new Cadillacs that (almost) drive themselves
We’ve talked a lot about autonomous driving developments like Google’s self-driving car, but today in Detroit GM CEO Mary Barra is announcing her company’s push to put similar technology in cars we can actually buy. Two years from now, Cadillac will…
Panasonic’s smart mirror turned me into a 1970s space princess
It was going to be either me or my male colleague. That’s a lie: It was absolutely going to be me. It was my last day at IFA, Europe’s biggest technology show, and Brad Molen and I were sitting inside a sparsely decorated smart home that Panasonic…
Galaxy Note Edge, hands-on with the G Watch R and other stories you might’ve missed
This week, we went hands on with the G Watch R, took a closer look at the Galaxy Edge’s bent display, gawked at Dyson’s robotic vacuum cleaner, strapped on Samsung’s Gear VR, and more! Read on for Engadget’s news highlights from the last seven days….