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You are looking at a horse sleeping in the womb, during the 85th day of gestation. It's an extraordinary photo taken by an extraordinary photographer--Tim Flach. The image is weirdly beautiful, almost magical. A peaceful...

There are typically two main problems when it comes to building pillow forts: structural integrity, and a lack of building materials. And both of those issues are solved with these wonderful engineered cushions called Sq...

It's cold out there. Why not warm up under the glowing studio lights of the Engadget Podcast? It sure beats warming your hands next to a trash can fire. This week, Brian will be joined by Terrence and Sarah, who will be ...

From afar, designer Coralie Gourguechon's work looks a little bit like macaroni art--or at least a very abstract collage. Up close, though, each piece is an extremely simplistic but entirely functional electronic device....

If you're looking to party like it's 1993, you can now do it on your Android or iOS hand-held device, thanks to a new Sonic the Hedgehog 2 reissue from Sega. On top of the 11 levels and seven special zones from the class...

Borderlands 2 is attempting the Herculean task of exciting people about QR codes. With its new LootTheWorld mobile app, Gearbox Software (Borderlands, Brothers in Arms and, er, Aliens: Colonial Marine) is turning any bar...

The latest development in Apple and Samsung's patent battle is a new court ruling in the latter's home country, and it's going against Samsung. The Washington Post and Reuters report that in a case covering three Samsung...

There’s been word that one of the last major hold-outs in the streaming music business, Led Zeppelin, was in negotiations with several companies since early this year. Now that they’ve officially joined up with Spoti...

Southwest Airlines has launched a new iMessage-only WiFi plan, offering iOS messaging addicts the opportunity to continue their conversations even if they’re not interested in other internet access. The new plan, price...

One of the finer points in Motorola breaking their camera software free from the basic Android build is their ability to update it swiftly, as they’ve done this week with the Moto G. What we’re seeing is an update to...

IFTTT (If This Then That) is a handy online service capable of connecting various apps and devices together and running automated tasks (or "recipes") that you'd normally find mundane and time-wasting. It's been around f...

This mosaic of images taken from 2004 to 2013 the shutter-snapping Cassini spacecraft shows the most detailed look at the famous lakes on the surface of Saturn's moon, Titan. Thought to be filled with methane and ethane,...

When I saw the headline "Snow has fallen? Time to lay asphalt!" in English Russia today I though it some translation problem. But it was literal. I may appear that Russians make new roads on top of snowed roads instead o...

The FIDO Alliance is on a roll: It already has support from heavyweights like Google and Lenovo in its quest to eliminate password-based sign-ins, and it's now bringing Microsoft into the fold. The software pioneer is ta...

It's the most wonderful time of the year--a magical period filled with talking snow men, flying elk, and uncannily long-lasting oil lamps. While these holiday tales may not have been invented directly by stoners, after p...

Big media may have thought its deep pockets and love of ceaseless litigation would break Aereo's bank and spirit, but the cloud-based DVR company's striking back at its broadcast rivals with a surprising twist. In a stat...

The five largest USA-based carriers have come to an agreement through the CTIA (The Wireless Association) with the FCC over their policy for unlocking phones in North America. Barring those devices the institutions have ...

In a Tech.pinions Insiders article yesterday, I wrote that one reason for the success of tablets is that they do not regularly befuddle users with error messages. No sooner had I written it than I got a lesson in the ...

It's supposed to be a beverage that you slowly slip and savor, but once you've brewed a cup of tea it's a race against the clock--and thermodynamics--to enjoy it while it's hot. A thick ceramic mug helps with that proble...

There’s a real call for a return to glory for the Joss Whedon* original television series Firefly, tragically cut short well before the end of its potential lifespan. Set to appear sometime inside the summer of 2014, t...

We express ourselves in many different ways. Some need an outlet such as art or a physical activity to vent their emotions. Perhaps one of the most widely used methods though, is music. Listening to music is how we show ...

Let's do a little experiment. Grab a pen and a piece of paper and, without doing an internet search, draw C-3PO and R2-D2. We all know what those droids look like, but how close can you get without peeking at a pic? John...