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Wi-Fi's all around you. Chances are you're in the middle of a big blanket of it right now, as you're reading this. But what does it look like? Well, nothing; it's invisible. But if it wasn't it might look a little someth...

Sure, Google may have temporarily mothballed the Nexus Q, but some of the caked-on cobwebs are being wiped off thanks to the very first nightly release of CyanogenMod 10.1 for the device. Christened steelhead, the build ...

Eric Schmidt's trip to North Korea in order to spread the good word about open Internet has been kind of strange from the start. Today, he posted on Google+ how he warned the country that it might be left behind. You kno...

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. This is the one place where it's...

It's no surprise that people like to try and build things from Iron Man. Iron Man is awesome. We've seen a Reactor Ring that doubles as a ring box, but it doesn't actually generate any power. This home-made Iron Man gaun...

Arduinos are fun to tinker with, but there's one problem. Once you've built something cool, you pretty much have to tear it down to use your board for another project. Sure, you can always buy multiple Arduino boards or ...

Right after the launch of Mega yesterday, a whole bunch of us here at Giz decided to check it out so we could share a whole wealth of PERFECTLY LEGAL files, just like everyone else does. That said, there's been issues ge...

Counterfeit goods that get found out often get destroyed. That should come as no surprise. But that doesn't mean it's easy to watch, especially if the fakes are convincing. Take this Russian crush-fest, for example, wher...

For those of you who couldn't be bothered to haul yourselves out of bed in a (presumably drunken) stupor at 2:30 EST just to get a taste of the totally insanity that we all knew Kim Dotcom's Mega launch event would offer...

For every practical application of robotics, there's one that's not quite as useful. For every cyber-fish that can swim forever for research, there is an equal and opposite quivering space jellyfish that doesn't do anyth...

LG proved with the Optimus G that it can produce a smartphone that stacks up with the best of 'em, and according to the company's newly released sales figures, consumers are starting to take notice. As it stands, more th...

After almost sixteen years of trying to encourage EMV adoption in the US, MasterCard has hit upon a potential reason why it's not catching on: its closed, proprietary standard. But that's changing today, with the financi...

The launch event for Kim Dotcom's Mega broadcasted to the word live from his mansion in New Zealand was a huge spectacle of lofty ideas. Mega isn't just super-private file storage in the cloud. It's a political statement...

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Mårten, a self-styled Swedish geek with a love of statisti...

Here's the good news: Ben and Richard survived the so-named CES Death Flu. Good thing, too, because we're not finished with the onslaught of UHD display tech from Vegas in the least. Among various HD talking points, we'v...

If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought smartphone leaks from Samsung and Kyocera, along with news that Rogers will ...

Nostalgia is this weird, nagging sort of feeling. It can be mined for pleasure, sure, but sometimes it's a nebulous notion of a thing with fuzz corners, floating around somewhere at in your chest like an itch you just ca...

You have already seen the extreme smog in Beijing, which you can observe even from space. But this shot blew my mind because it looks like a frame from Blade Runner. So awesome--if you don't live there. [Twitter] More

Let's say you're flying down the road at inadvisably high speeds, listing to some tunes, and having a grand old time. And then, Mr. Sun just happens to peek out from behind a distant building/mountain/hill and punches yo...

Got your HDHomeRun Prime, your favorite DLNA client and an itch to watch some premium HD cable TV? Well, then it's time to head over to the beta forum, download the latest firmware then register as a tester. Those of you...

The launch of Mega is putting a big emphasis on encryption, but it's not like that kind of security is anything new. It's just a pain sometimes. Do you ever go out of your way to encrypt your files? Do you think it's wor...

Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories. It's 2013 and yet somehow we haven't ascended into a creature made of pure energy, so we'd better put some clothes on and get back to work. We've go...