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While automakers are still in the midst of developing driverless tech for cars, pilots are already relying too much on automated systems. According to the Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration...

Small drones are just powerful enough to get an operator in trouble. Whether the operator is intentionally doing something forbidden like using a drone to snoop or something accidental like veering into protected air spa...

Google Maps might know the local traffic better than me, but for short trips around town, I can't be bothered to turn it on. But thanks to the latest update to Maps on Android, I don't have to.

If you want to stay in decent health you need to work out on a regular basis. Of course, the more you exercise, the more you sweat, and while you can wash your clothes, your shoes are on their own. There are methods out ...

Sit back and get ready to be entertained with the Acer Revo Home Entertainment Desktop. Coming in a compact size that can fit anywhere, this device connects to your TV or monitor and delivers big sound with equally stunn...

When they're not working on their own projects, Google engineers often focus on highlighting potential issues with software delivered by others. We've already seen bug hunter Tavis Ormandy expose a vulnerability in AVG's...

The LA gas leak may be a climate disaster , but a similar problem is playing out all over the world. Now, thanks to infrared technology, we're starting to see just how much methane the oil and gas industry is hemorrhagin...

Apple's big foray into advertising isn't working out as expected. Six years after launching iAd, the company will soon take a step back from selling ads on its own platform, and will instead open things up directly to pu...

Calling Sony's new smart light a "light" is doing this weird gizmo a disservice--it's much more than that.

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Google's Cardboard division, which oversees development of the VR platform and its associated software, announced on Wednesday that it is updating the platform's SDK to allow developers to integrate "spatial audio" into ...

A substantial landslide closed part of Washington state's highway this week. The more impressive part? This mess is going to take days to weeks to clean up.

If you've taken an Uber ride to a Californian airport and got hit with a surprise fee, you might be owed some cash. Uber has agreed to pay a settlemement in a class action lawsuit that accuses it of charging an "airport ...

Good news, Apple TV owners: Engadget now has an official app! You'll be able to watch all of our shows, reviews and other video goodies from the comfort of your couch. You can find it right on the new Apple TV's app stor...

Android developers won't follow the guidelines, so Google is forcing apps to comply.

A British vlogger in Indonesia was excited to try out his brand new hoverboard when he got a nasty surprise this week. And naturally it was all caught on tape.

It may not be as interesting as crabs on Mars, but a relatively new NASA picture shows what some say is a snail-like being on Pluto. The image was captured by the New Horizons spacecraft as it made a flyby of the planet ...

A team of researchers from the Jacobs School of Engineering and Institute for Neural Computation at UC San Diego have developed a 64-channel "dry" electroencephalogram (EEG), reportedly the world's first. Traditional EEG...

They've officially slipped the silk off of everything on four wheels at the 2016 North American International Auto Show, and a few automakers selfishly hogged all the attention. Our team was in full force at every debut,...

If you've never heard of the game Desert Bus, then you're missing out. Well, you're missing out on a game that quite literally has you drive across the desert in a bus. The game is quite literally the most boring thing y...

Natural disasters seem to be more plentiful and powerful than ever. But an alliance of Asian countries and universities is coming to the rescue. The plan is to launch a flock of small satellites to help monitor destructi...

Sony is launching a connected light that performs a surprising number of chores. The "Multifunctional Light," developed using Toshiba's LED lighting tech, can (of course) output a full spectrum of light to match your moo...