Gadget News

Rumors of an HTC-made Nexus device have swirled for some time, but only recently have details of a next-generation tablet started to become apparent. Not long after NVIDIA inadvertently leaked that the Taiwanese company ...

If you’re the type of person who enjoys getting their nails done, then there’s a good chance that you’ve tried out gel polish. This type of polish stays on for weeks and doesn’t chip at all if applied correctly. ...

Last week, Motorola's latest generation of smartphones and wearables went on pre-order, but the availability from carriers still remains a question mark. Part of that, however, might have just been revealed by a leaked m...

So, it turns out the human brain is incredibly easy to fool. All you need is a clever illustration, or a few wonky lines, or in this case a mirror that makes your mind think the arrow hands on this sleek clock are floati...

This Russian cyclist miraculously escaped death when he got involved in what could have been a terrible traffic accident. Luckily no one got hurt, but I couldn't help but to gasp when I saw the debris, resulting from the...

A team of scientists just strung a tone of the world's smallest diamonds into superstrong nanothreads. That makes for one impressive (and basically invisible) necklace, but the applications of these nanothreads don't end...

Right now, the Earth is at its equinox. Today, the duration of the day and the night all around the world would be the same because the sunlight is hitting the Earth at the perfect angle to align its shade with Earth's s...

MinutePhysics is a YouTube channel that aims to deliver complex science to your brain in short, easily digestible videos. The channel has hundreds of eye-opening bits of science you can click through, but the team's late...

Ever notice how all the faces are blurred in Google Street View photos? That happens thanks to a privacy-enabling robot . But it's not a perfect robot. The Google Street View robot not only blurs the faces of humans but ...

This week the hardware manufacturers at AOC have revealed their 24-inch Gaming Monitor with NVIDIA G-Sync technology. This is the most updated version of the G-Sync monitor we saw earlier this year at CES in our large G-...

You could see it coming a mile away. Now that the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are official, luxurious limited edition gold-plated models are sure to pop up. Goldgenie, one of the more prominent brands in such a busine...

A carbon fiber and stainless steel construction, the CarbonLite Tools are made to make wrenches more durable as well as strong but lightweight too. They are a set of five wrenches available in sizes 3/8", 7/16", ½", 9/1...

Dana Wollman is so well known as Engadget's in-house laptop expert that, during Q&A sessions on the Engadget Podcast, people would call her "Laptop Lady." Points off for not learning her name, but the honorific still sta...

This afternoon Bleep have released the entire Aphex Twin album as a stream for the public. The album is also available for sale on Vinyl, CD, 24-bit WAV, WAV / FLAC, and as a collection of MP3s. There's also the Limited ...

This is Gary Dryfoos demonstrating one of the 2014 Ig Noble prizes: Use bacon "to stop uncontrollable, life-threatening nosebleeds." Seriously, it's a real research paper and it has already saved lives. Watch the ceremon...

The extreme popularity of shows like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black means streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu are making an even bigger push for original content. Accordingly, Hulu today announced tha...

After graduating from Harvard, Grace Choi decided that she wanted to target the makeup industry with a low-cost device that would actually let consumers simply print their own. And while she's working on perfecting (and ...

Those without a Gmail account (we were surprised they existed, too) will no longer have to join Google+ as a result of signing up. Quietly, Google slipped the once-mandatory Google+ account away from Gmail, leaving those...

When Bre Pettis, the co-founder of MakerBot, began his company in 2009, the mission was clear: make 3D printing accessible. Five years later, the company has sold tens of thousands of printers and joined forces with the ...

The Destiny review is out at Kotaku and Kirk Hamilton loves it. And hates it. But mostly loves it. But then he really hates it and he can't stop playing. I read the review and I want to put on an Oculus Rift and play it ...

Japan may be on the cutting edge of everything from servant robots to tech-laden toilets, but music? Not so much, it seems. Old-fashioned CDs still make up 85 percent of the country's music sales despite years of declini...

The annual Tokyo Game Show has just wrapped up, and while there weren't any major console announcements, we still had our fair share of memorable moments on the show floor. On top of trying several different virtual real...