When Kobo launched the Aura, the idea of selling a premium e-reader with a top-line price and a big screen was something of a risk compared to the Kindle juggernaut. When the device went on to become responsible for a full quarter of the Canadian…
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The Samsung Gear S’ real killer app is Engadget
See Samsung’s new conspicuously-screened wearable? Gear S made its debut this week and will be coming to a wrist near you (maybe) in October. That’s a long time to wait, but you’ll be able to speed read Engadget should you choose to get one of your…
High-tech fabric can take a beating and lead to tough smart clothing
To be able to make smart clothing like Ralph Lauren’s shirt for athletes, you need fabric embedded with sensors and circuitry. Engineers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have designed one such type of fabric, and based on its test results,…
Why Dyson’s robot vacuum took 16 years, and why it’s headed to Japan first
Dyson almost launched a robot vacuum. Back in 2001, after three years in development. Its first effort, shown to the British public in London looked nothing (and we mean nothing) like the eventual Eye 360 unveiled today. Sixteen years is a long time…
Twitter says just when you’ll get others’ favorites in your timeline
It’s no secret that Twitter is now putting others’ favorites into your timeline, but the actual trigger for those appearances has remained a mystery. Is it purely random? Keyword-based? As it turns out, it’s more like a slot machine. The company’s…
Nokia’s bringing HERE Maps back to iOS
Already a big deal on Windows Phone and soon to make its way to Android via Samsung, Nokia’s kept quiet over whether HERE Maps will ever make a return to Apple devices. More than eight months after it pulled the original HERE Maps app from the App…
Media expert offers advice for finding the right ad partner
There’s no question that the advertising technology landscape is a vast one, so what’s a publisher to do when trying to narrow down the myriad of choices out there? In a post recently published on AdExchanger, publishing expert Michael Wenner breaks down what publishers should be looking for when selecting a platform to handle those […]
We’re live at IFA 2014 in Berlin!
It’s the first week of September, which means we’re getting ready to attend the annual IFA trade show in Berlin. IFA is a difficult show to describe: While it’s becoming a huge launchpad for smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, it’s also…
Follow Reddit’s crazy AMAs from its official app
Reddit’s Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews with celebrities run the gamut from stellar to ugly, but they’re usually entertaining — and there’s now a dedicated app. That means you won’t have to wade through the site’s copious content to find…
What you need to know about the world’s most popular game streaming service, Twitch
Twitch was an accident. The live video streaming service, which boasts over 55 million unique users each month, began life in 2007 as “Justin.tv”: an all-hours video livestream of co-founder Justin Kan’s life. That wasn’t the whole point of the…
Physics’ best-known lectures are now available to everyone on the web
Ask professors about important physics lectures, and they’ll probably point you toward Richard Feynman’s famous 1964 talks. They led to one of the most popular physics books ever (over 1.5 million English copies sold) and helped generations…
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: biofuel, supersonic submarine and a 3D-printed home
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Mobile technology continues to expand and evolve, but until we develop a way to charge our devices on the…
Watch a remote-controlled fighter jet evade a missile
Existing drone aircraft are useful for many things, but they make for lousy target practice when you’re testing missiles; they’re rarely as maneuverable as modern fighter jets. Boeing and one of its customers have just shown that there’s a better…
Dell says its curved monitor will help make you a better gamer
What good is having an ultra-powerful PC if you’re still connecting it to a dusty old monitor? We reckon doing so would be pretty silly. Good thing that alongside the new Alienware Area 51, Dell’s pulled the curtain back on its 34-inch Ultrasharp…
Twitch’s peak viewing numbers rival CNN and MTV’s prime-time audience
So we know that Twitch’s online broadcasts trump those of WWE and traditional sports, but how does it stack up against cable networks like CNN? According to the New York Times, the game-streaming giant’s peak viewership numbers have surpassed the…