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It's hard to think of an automotive segment that's seen more investment and faster growth than energy-efficient green cars. Whether using a pure battery electric drivetrain or a plug-in hybrid design, eco-friendly automo...

Tim Bajarin, Jan Dawson, and Ben Bajarin discuss the game developers conference and uptick in virtual reality interest. They also dive into their thoughts on the upcoming Apple event on Monday. If you happen to …

Microsoft's very first batch of Edge browser extensions is small, but it seems the company's taking steps to make sure Windows users get more in the future. According to Microsoft Senior Program Manager Jacob Rossi, the ...

The console wars have begun! Ben compares the inner workings of the original PlayStation and Nintendo 64 by tearing them down to their chips and highlighting the electronics design considerations, in case you want to mak...

The Navy's multi-national arctic exercise known as ICEX is underway in the far north and the USAF is getting in on the action. A C-17 from the 249th Airlift Squadron dropped 10 Pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadro...

Tomorrow is the vernal equinox! You might think that it's simply the mid-point between each solstice, but that's not exactly correct. Joe Hanson, host of It's Okay to be Smart, explains.

And just like that, GDC 2016 has come to a close. But, before the Engadget team says goodbye to the gaming conference, we wanted to give you a look at some of the highlights of the week. Virtual reality was definitely th...

The Girls Make Games initiative aims to encourage young women to dive into the rich industry of video game development, and it seems to be doing the trick. This year at the Independent Games Festival awards ceremony, nin...

It's easy to coast when you're in first place, but in the fiercely contested SUV segment it's also a recipe for disaster. Lexus has been sitting pretty at the top of the luxury SUV pile for years now - a class of car the...

That first big trailer for The Force Awakens was great, and we've established that anytime you cut another movie in the same style , the end result is just as great. So what happens when you recut Harry Potter with it? P...

Remember back when everyone was making cute third-person platformers? Or when everyone was making World War II shooters? Now we've got three different VR bird games, all showcased at this year's Game Developers Conferenc...

Twenty-nine people died in traffic-related accidents on the streets of San Francisco in 2014. Seventeen of them were pedestrians and cyclists. So when I commute through the city on a bike, there's no such thing as being ...

A university research team recently developed a new method for real-time facial reenactment that works with a regular web camera, overcoming several challenges in computer vision technology. It's also creepy as hell.

You may know that the Stagefright security flaw is theoretically dangerous, but it hasn't been that risky in practice -- it's just too difficult to implement on an Android device in a reliable way. Or rather, it was. Sec...

The hit mobile game Crossy Road may not have answered why the chicken wanted to cross the road, but at least now we can ponder why Mickey Mouse wants to do the same. Revealed at GDC 2016 earlier this week, Disney Crossy ...

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San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), the annual event that serves as the hub of things once considered geeky but are now mainstream, has revealed that it's going to launch its own streaming service this year in an attempt to prov...

Nietzsche said: if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back into you. If we look deep into these man made holes we might face our own monstrosity we fight ever since, or witness humankind's majesty.

As the Founder and CEO of Insomniac Games, Ted Price is responsible for esteemed console games like Ratchet and Clank, Sunset Overdrive and Fuse. Then there's Song of the Deep, a gorgeous 2D platformer that's slated to r...

Currently in its second season, Formula E, the all-electric championship racing series, is starting to - ahem - gain real traction in the world of motorsport. While the first season, which kicked off less than two years ...

Light up your adventures with the Biolite Mini Power Light. Providing you with three different modes, this lantern can produce the ideal lighting for any scenario. Complete with a versatile metal clip, which can also be ...

Connect your entire home quickly and easily with the SmartThings Outlet by Samsung. Plugging right into your existing outlet and connecting to the SmartThings Hub, this device creates a new, smarter outlet anywhere in yo...