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That little, white pixelated bean spinning around above might look more like a bad 80s video game than the near-messenger of quick and devastating apocalypse, but that's what happens when you're taking shots 74,000 miles...

Simple is an understatement when it comes to the Vinge, a fine piece of lamp from Swedish design firm Note Design Studio. Stripped down to its essentials, the fixture puts out a beautifully soft light as a result of its ...

We're big fans of ThinkGeek here at Gizmodo. They carry some really cool stuff that you can't get anywhere else, but like all superfluous-yet-cool toys, the price has got to be right. You can't shout "shut up and take my...

Though it only seems like yesterday that Inception came out (because of everyone overusing the Inception horn), it's been over 2 years since a big budget mainstream movie has wrinkled people's brain like it did. But beca...

If you're one Elon Musk, you're probably ready for just about anything to take the place of the only story dominating the Tesla tagline for the past few weeks. Of course, a $90 million net loss isn't the ideal story to o...

We don't know for sure that it's going to be the PS4, but Sony sure as heck has something PlayStation-related to show us tonight, and we can't wait to find out what it is. Join the editors of Engadget and Joystiq for a p...

Ubuntu's Touch Developer Preview was originally put forward as something for "enthusiasts" as well as developers. Well, having been hands-on with the code that will be made public tomorrow, we'd say it requires enthusias...

If I were Pluto, I would be really pissed off with the astronomers that just announced the tiniest planet ever discovered. It's a new planetary system called Kepler-37, which is centered around a star similar to our sun ...

Jony Ive is the guy who probably designed the computer you're reading this on. And here he is on Blue Peter, a beloved British children's TV show, talking lunchbox redesigns. Aww. More

Lighter, less expensive and more energy dense than other secondary battery technologies, lithium-ion has become the dominant form of rechargeable battery today. It powers everything from mobile phones and laptops to cars...

Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this round-up, we'll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You'll want to act fast, tho...

Have you ever heard of Highlight? I hope the answer is no, because incoherent "social" app has a logo that's so horrible it will actually give you a headache. A physical headache, in your head. It's dangerously bad. More

Last Friday, we announced our semifinalist pics for Engadget's first-ever Insert Coin: New Challengers competition. We're incredibly excited about the projects we selected, but had a hard enough time whittling the list d...

It's a jungle out there--of concrete For this week's Shooting Challenge, we're celebrating one of mankind's greatest accomplishments--creating a moldable substance that's harder than rock. More

While the Shard might be the new darling of London's skyline, the BT Tower's still got a few tricks up its sleeve -- such as this record-breaking 320 gigapixel panorama of the English capital. In total 48,640 images, sho...

We knew way back at CES that Qualcomm had a few lower-end chips up its sleeve, but now it's official: the Snapdragon 400 and 200 have been formally detailed in a company blog post thrown up today. Following in the footst...

For all the jokes, pornography addiction is a real and actual addiction. Really. Stop laughing. I'm serious. No, it's-- Look. Porn works like any other addictive substance: It re-wires your brain in ways that make you ne...

Let's face it: neither TracFone nor its Net10 badge are known for adventurous phone selections, let alone dipping into Windows Phone 8 devices. Color us surprised when Huawei's Ascend W1 not only surfaces at the FCC -- t...

Maybe it's a little too particular to complain about your gadgets not getting the exact kind of charge they're supposed to get. Oh well. The Kopi KBAR power strip fixes that issue with with a switch that lets you change ...

Apple has been taking a beating on Wall Street, in part due to skepticism over future growth of iPhone and iPad sales. With the market becoming saturated with iPhone and, to some extent, iPad users, Apple will soon need ...

Primed goes in-depth on the technobabble you hear on Engadget every day -- we dig deep into each topic's history and how it benefits our lives. You can follow the series here. Looking to suggest a piece of technology for...

Congrats, you turned 100. You lived through the Great Depression, World Wars I and II, and hammer pants, but Facebook doesn't give a crap. Apparently, it stops counting age at 99. What's with this disgusting ageism, Face...