Movie Gadget Friday and Blade Runner return!
Filed under: Features, Misc. Gadgets
Ariel Waldman contributes Movie Gadget Friday, where she highlights the lovable and lame gadgets from the world of cinema.
To warmly welcome back an old Engadget classic, Movie Gadget Friday, we figured it might also be best to take a second look at a staff [...]
Dell laptops packing a jolt, again
Filed under: Laptops
It looks like Dell didn’t exactly learn from its past misadventures with electricity, as it now seems that a number of users (including some of the staff at Crave UK) have reported similar shocking behavior from some of the company’s most recent laptops. Those problems, not surprisingly, are [...]
Robot goes bowling, gets angry
Filed under: Robots
Everyone knows you can’t take a robot bowling. After a few pitchers of beer-flavored suds, deep-fried mushrooms, and pickled eggs even the most well-mannered robot will turn ugly. Bring a vision-guided, fireball-throwing industrial robot and it’s guaranteed. Hey robot, this isn’t ‘Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. [...]
iPhone v1.1.3 causing major issues with SMS message order?
Filed under: Cellphones
Apparently, a lot of iPhone users are experiencing issues related to out of order SMS conversations.
[Thanks Mark and Sean]
What’s the deal, have you seen this? Shout it out in comments.
This post intentionally out of order.
A lot of people were pretty damned stoked about the [...]
Nokia closing German plant, slashing up to 2,300 jobs
Filed under: Cellphones
Despite some encouraging financials out of Espoo as of late, Nokia is looking to cut costs and slim down in its effort to keep its paws firmly around the coveted title of number one cellphone manufacturer in the world. Its Bochum, Germany plant bears the [...]
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DIY spy sunglasses cost just $40
Filed under: Wearables
On the real, spy glasses are old hat, but building a set on your own for under $40 is most definitely notable. An engineering fellow has managed to do just that by snagging a micro camera from eBay for around $18 and wiring it up to a [...]