https://www.engadget.com/rss.xml https://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif?cachebust=true https://www.engadget.com/rss.xml en-us Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics Copyright 2016 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-sparks-voter-registration-surge/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-sparks-voter-registration-surge/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-sparks-voter-registration-surge/#comments How well do those online voter registration campaigns work, really? Better than you might think. Both officials and the Center for Election Innovation & Research report that Facebook's four-day voter registration campaign, which sent friendly 1... ]]> culture election election2016 facebook internet politics socialnetwork socialnetworking vote voterregistration Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:21:00 -0400 21|21581310 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/valves-next-vr-hardware-could-be-a-wrist-mounted-controller/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/valves-next-vr-hardware-could-be-a-wrist-mounted-controller/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/valves-next-vr-hardware-could-be-a-wrist-mounted-controller/#comments If last week's Oculus Connect left you hungry for more news about virtual reality, maybe news of a new hardware out of Valve's Steam Dev Days will do the trick. Perhaps the biggest tidbit is that the PC gaming juggernaut is working on a new controlle... ]]> av gaming htc input motioncontroller steamdevdays2016 steamvr valve virtualreality vive vr Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:34:00 -0400 21|21581314 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-against-paying-loophole-tax/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-against-paying-loophole-tax/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-against-paying-loophole-tax/#comments Apple and Google aren't the only big tech companies fighting against requests to pay back taxes they allegedly racked up through loopholes. Filings obtained by Ars Technica show that Facebook is resisting the IRS' request for taxes owed after the soc... ]]> culture facebook internet ireland irs politics socialnetwork socialnetworking tax taxes Wed, 12 Oct 2016 18:44:00 -0400 21|21581255 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/microsoft-band-3-leak/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/microsoft-band-3-leak/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/microsoft-band-3-leak/#comments Just because Microsoft axed its Band wearable doesn't mean that there wasn't another Band in the works. Windows Central forum goer FUD Hater has posted what he says are details and images of a third-generation Band. Reportedly, the activity tracker... ]]> activitytracker band band3 fitness gear health microsoft mobile swimming wearable wearables Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:51:00 -0400 21|21581184 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-still-trending-fake-news-stories/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-still-trending-fake-news-stories/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/facebook-still-trending-fake-news-stories/#comments It's been six weeks after Facebook's "trending topics" section was publicly called out for promoting a blatantly false story about Megyn Kelly and very little -- if anything -- has changed. According to a new audit from the Washington Post, that Megy... ]]> culture facebook facebooktrending internet trendingtopics Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:26:00 -0400 21|21581203 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/murs-livestream-world-record-24-hour-rap-session/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/murs-livestream-world-record-24-hour-rap-session/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/murs-livestream-world-record-24-hour-rap-session/#comments In what could be one of this week's most entertaining livestreamed events: LA-based rapper Murs is currently in the middle of a marathon, possibly record-setting YouTube-broadcasted rap session. As part of a promotional stunt with Boost Mobile, Murs... ]]> culture hiphop internet livestream murs worldrecord youtube Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:03:00 -0400 21|21581170 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/oculus-plan-to-rule-vr/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/oculus-plan-to-rule-vr/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/oculus-plan-to-rule-vr/#comments Oculus is the first company to help ship more than one virtual-reality headset. In the past year alone, it's collaborated on two smartphone-powered versions of the Samsung Gear VR as well as the Rift, a higher-end model that requires a PC. But the co... ]]> av facebook gear oc3 oculus oculusconnect3 personal computing personalcomputing virtualreality vr Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:30:00 -0400 21|21581168 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/vr-at-new-york-comic-con/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/vr-at-new-york-comic-con/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/vr-at-new-york-comic-con/#comments There was plenty to see at this year's New York Comic Con, from the stars of the newest Netflix shows, to elaborate cosplay of superheroes and giant robots. However, it seemed like quite a few exhibitors would prefer that attendees spend their time i... ]]> advertising amazon av editorial entertainment gaming htcvive johnwick johnwickchronicles nycc nycc2016 themaninthehighcastle virtualreality vr wearables westworld Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:00:00 -0400 21|21579894 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/jackbox-party-pack-3-launch/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/jackbox-party-pack-3-launch/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/jackbox-party-pack-3-launch/#comments You may not be all that familiar with Jackbox Games, but it has quite the following: party games like Quiplash have helped it stand out in a sea of indie studios. And it's about to make it a little bit easier to get acquainted. The developer has reve... ]]> av fakinit firetv games gaming guesspionage jackboxgames jackboxpartypack jackboxpartypack3 personal computing personalcomputing ps4 quiplash quiplash2 steam teeko trivia triviamurderparty xboxone Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:35:00 -0400 21|21581155 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/comcast-x1-stats-for-more-sports/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/comcast-x1-stats-for-more-sports/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/comcast-x1-stats-for-more-sports/#comments Did you like the abundance of stats while watching the Rio Olympics on Comcast? If so, you're in for a treat from now on. Comcast is rolling out those same on-screen stats for every sport its X1 set-top box app covers. If you want to see where a bask... ]]> av comcast entertainment gear set-topbox sports statistics stats television tv x1 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:06:00 -0400 21|21581137 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/google-facebook-direct-connection-to-asia/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/google-facebook-direct-connection-to-asia/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/google-facebook-direct-connection-to-asia/#comments Google and Facebook are looking to speed up their connection to Hong Kong. According to an announcement today, the two internet giants have teamed up with the Pacific Light Data Communications Company and TE SubCom to build the first direct undersea... ]]> business culture facebook google internet pacificlightcablenetwork plcn politics tesubcom underseacable Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:45:00 -0400 21|21581147 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/colorado-researchers-turn-beer-waste-into-battery-electrodes/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/colorado-researchers-turn-beer-waste-into-battery-electrodes/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/colorado-researchers-turn-beer-waste-into-battery-electrodes/#comments In the beer-friendly state of Colorado, researchers at the University of Colorado-Boulder have turned brewery runoff into something with a different sort of buzz: low-cost lithium-ion battery electrodes. According to the authors of a new research pap... ]]> green science Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:22:00 -0400 21|21581104 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/twitter-flight-2016-scrapped/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/twitter-flight-2016-scrapped/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/twitter-flight-2016-scrapped/#comments For the past two years, Twitter has put on a big show called Flight to dazzle mobile app makers with new tools and highlight new shifts in strategy. This year, though, Flight is grounded. Twitter confirmed in a statement to Recode that instead of the... ]]> apps business conference culture developer flight software twitter Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:59:00 -0400 21|21581102 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/galaxy-note-7-recycling-woes/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/galaxy-note-7-recycling-woes/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/galaxy-note-7-recycling-woes/#comments Samsung's decision to discontinue the Galaxy Note 7 and recover remaining units isn't just a blow to smartphone fans... it's not so hot for the environment, either. Experts speaking to Motherboard point out that phone recycling is still a very young... ]]> culture e-waste environment galaxynote7 gear green mobile recycling samsung smartphone waste Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:38:00 -0400 21|21581097 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/verizon-google-pixel-fast-android-updates/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/verizon-google-pixel-fast-android-updates/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/verizon-google-pixel-fast-android-updates/#comments Since it was announced that Verizon was the only US carrier selling Google's new Pixel smartphone directly, there's been some confusion about what that'll mean for Android updates. Originally, it sounded like the Verizon version of the Pixel wouldn't... ]]> android androidupdates gear google googlepixel mobile pixel pixelphone verizon Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:17:00 -0400 21|21581117 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/google-sprayscapes-android-experiment-hands-on/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/google-sprayscapes-android-experiment-hands-on/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/google-sprayscapes-android-experiment-hands-on/#comments Google has long held a reputation for being an experimental company, so it was notable that it felt the need to build Android Experiments, the platform it launched last year to show developers how weird you can get when building smartphone apps. The... ]]> androidexperiments cameras gear google hands-on sprayscape Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:00:00 -0400 21|21580826 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/obama-white-house-ai-funding-research-plan/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/obama-white-house-ai-funding-research-plan/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/obama-white-house-ai-funding-research-plan/#comments President Barack Obama's administration believes that artificial intelligence can be a positive force in the United States, vastly improving specialized areas within health care, transportation, education and policing over the coming decades. In two... ]]> ai artificialintelligence culture gadgetry gadgets goverment obama obamaadministration politics robots whitehouse Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:37:00 -0400 21|21581080 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/pandora-rebrand/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/pandora-rebrand/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/pandora-rebrand/#comments Pandora has been promising a big shift to on-demand music ever since it bought Rdio in 2015, and it's hinting at that sea change through a very conspicuous way: its branding. The company has given itself a new look that, as the company puts it, refle... ]]> culture internet internetradio music pandora radio services streaming video Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:12:00 -0400 21|21581086 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/atari-co-founder-launches-modal-vr/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/atari-co-founder-launches-modal-vr/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/atari-co-founder-launches-modal-vr/#comments Atari's Nolan Bushnell is busier than ever these days -- in addition to his mobile game efforts, the video game pioneer is launching a virtual reality company. Modal VR is promising a combination of hardware and software that delivers high-end virtua... ]]> arcade culture games gaming gear modalvr nolanbushnell video virtualreality vr wearable wearables Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:42:00 -0400 21|21580745 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/bmw-motorrad-next-100-concept/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/bmw-motorrad-next-100-concept/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/bmw-motorrad-next-100-concept/#comments BMW has unveiled a slew of concept vehicles to mark its 100th birthday, but its fourth and last example might be the most daring. Its new Motorrad Vision Next 100 concept motorcycle would supposedly be so smart that you wouldn't need a helmet, or eve... ]]> bmw bmwmotorrad concept gear motorbike motorcycle motorrad motorradvisionnext100 safety transportation Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:18:00 -0400 21|21580687 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/amazon-echo-dot-review-2016/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/amazon-echo-dot-review-2016/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/amazon-echo-dot-review-2016/#comments The robot assistants we were promised as children are finally ready for the home. Well, sort of. Instead of walking, talking humanoid automatons like Rosie from The Jetsons and Robby the Robot from Lost in Space, our well-spoken helpers are housed in... ]]> alexa amazon dot echo gadgetry gadgets gear home personal computing personalcomputing review robots services voiceassistant voicerecognition Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:00:00 -0400 21|21579659 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/apple-will-build-an-randd-center-in-china-s-silicon-valley/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/apple-will-build-an-randd-center-in-china-s-silicon-valley/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/apple-will-build-an-randd-center-in-china-s-silicon-valley/#comments Apple needs China a little more than China needs Apple, which is why the company is bending over backwards to show some love to the Middle Kingdom. VentureBeat is reporting that the iPhone maker will open a research and development center in Shenzen,... ]]> apple building china culture foxconn gear honhai investment jobs mobile politics shenzen terrygou Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:43:00 -0400 21|21580649 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/epfl-soft-robot-mimics-muscles/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/epfl-soft-robot-mimics-muscles/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/epfl-soft-robot-mimics-muscles/#comments Some soft robots can wriggle into tight spots and swim like a real octopus. These ones developed by a team from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), however, are also capable of doing something more: they can help... ]]> epfl medicine science softrobots Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:22:00 -0400 21|21580630 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/googles-curio-cite-shows-you-a-different-side-of-paris/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/googles-curio-cite-shows-you-a-different-side-of-paris/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/googles-curio-cite-shows-you-a-different-side-of-paris/#comments Anyone can visit Paris, but even residents like myself can't just stroll into Mayor Hidalgo's office or go backstage (and underneath) the Opéra Garnier, the venue that inspired Phantom of the Opera. So you may be interested in Google's latest... ]]> art culture curio-cite france google googleartsandculture internet operagarnier paris tourparis13 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:55:00 -0400 21|21580595 https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/icymi-family-seamstresses-will-be-replaced-soon-enough/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/icymi-family-seamstresses-will-be-replaced-soon-enough/https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/12/icymi-family-seamstresses-will-be-replaced-soon-enough/#comments Today on In Case You Missed It: Robots have finally gotten around the 'needing human assistance' thing when it comes to sewing clothing. The Sewbo is one such option, which can stitch together clothing as long as the garment is first dipped in a st... ]]> 3dprint 3dprinting aer airobot aoloriginals diy do it yourself doityourself engadget engadgetvideo entertainment foamdart gadgetry gadgets icymi incaseyoumissedit internet kickstarter mit mitcsail pokemon robot robots seamstress services sewbo sewing universalrobots video wearables Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:30:00 -0400 21|21580326