Engadgetflipped into Latest News Flat Earth advocate dies after homemade rocket crashes Engadget - Jon FingasThe saga of "Mad" Mike Hughes and his homebuilt rocket has come to a tragic end. The Flat Earth advocate died on February 22nd at the age of 64 when the chute for his steam-powered rocket detached shortly
Engadgetflipped into Latest News The best GPS trackers for cats and dogs Engadget - WirecutterA GPS pet tracker, like most emergency gear, is something you hope you never have to use. By Nick Guy This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently
Engadgetflipped into Latest News After Math: The rule of threes Engadget - Andrew TarantolaWhile the Sonic movie was busy running rings around its box office competition last week, a mysterious triplicating pattern began to emerge across the internet among seemingly innocuous and unrelated Uber
Engadgetflipped into Latest News KidKraft's Alexa-powered toy kitchen sizzles and tells dad jokes Engadget - Kris NaudusKids love to cook — or at least to pretend to. They enjoy emulating their parents, especially when it comes to making delicious things to eat. However, our kitchen routines have changed a lot thanks to
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Porsche opens Europe's most powerful EV charging park Engadget - Jon FingasPorsche just unveiled what might be your dream EV charging park -- if you happen to be swinging through eastern Germany, anyway. The automaker has opened Europe's most powerful fast-charging park in Leipzig,
Engadgetflipped into Engadget Gaming Ninja's Twitter account was hijacked Engadget - Jon FingasTech giants and sports organizations aren't the only ones wrestling with high-profile Twitter account hijacks. An intruder compromised the account of well-known streamer Ninja (aka Tyler Blevins) in mid-day
Engadgetflipped into Latest News AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria Engadget - Jon FingasThe use of AI to discover medicine appears to be paying off. MIT scientists have revealed that their AI discovered an antibiotic compound, halicin (named after 2001's HAL 9000), that can not only kill
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Netflix's first 'Transformers' teaser reveals a hopeless war Engadget - Jon FingasNetflix has posted the first teaser trailer for its Transformers animated series, and it's now clear just how the service will take on the robots' origins. The clip for the first part of the War For Cybertron
Engadgetflipped into Everything Google & Android Alphabet's Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet Engadget - Jon FingasAlphabet's Loon just got a big boost from telecoms in its bid to provide high-altitude internet to the world. The company has partnered with several industry giants to form the HAPS Alliance, a group to
Engadgetflipped into Everything Google & Android Google's new terms of service will (hopefully) be easier to read Engadget - Jon FingasIt wants to be clearer about changes that could affect you. Terms of service still tend to read like legal alphabet soup, but Google thinks it can do better. It's notifying users of a TOS change on March
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Spin Master's new NinjaBots are cute little killers Engadget - Kris NaudusNot every big-eyed robot with a squeeky voice can be Wall-E. Do you remember the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon from the '80s? Shredder's minions were all featureless humanoid robots, which heroes
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Ford hopes you'll trade some privacy for discounted car insurance Engadget - Jon FingasFord thinks it has a way to make car insurance more appealing: taking advantage of the data available from connected cars. It's teaming up with Nationwide to introduce its own take on usage-based insurance.
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Bethesda games leave GeForce Now streaming service Engadget - Mariella MoonIt hasn't even been a month since GeForce Now lost access to Activision Blizzard games. Most Bethesda titles will no longer be part of NVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming service. In a post on the NVIDIA
Engadgetflipped into Everything Samsung Samsung temporarily shuts down phone factory following coronavirus case Engadget - Jon FingasThe virus outbreak is cutting a little too close to home. Samsung's coronavirus problems extend beyond people steering clear of phone stores. The company has closed a phone factory in Gumi, South Korea
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Hitting the Books: A brief history of industrial espionage and corn Engadget - Andrew TarantolaWhy engineer GMOs from scratch when you can just steal them? Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring
Engadgetflipped into Engadget Gaming 'Minecraft Earth' gets a bit more physical thanks to new NFC-enabled minis Engadget - Kris NaudusWhen the mobile-based Minecraft Earth was announced last year, it immediately drew comparisons to Pokémon Go because of its use of augmented reality and location-based activities. But it was very different
Engadgetflipped into Latest News The Morning After: Don't buy a Galaxy Z Flip Engadget - Richard LawlerHey, good morning! You look fabulous. Last week Motorola's Razr made its big comeback, then there was a rotary cellphone DIY kit, and this week we learned that the old Tiger Electronics handheld games
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Twitter suspends 70 accounts posting identical pro-Bloomberg content Engadget - Richard LawlerMike Bloomberg's presidential campaign has been much shorter than his competitors and, so far, much louder. With a huge budget, it's paid for posts by social media influencers as well as standard advertisements.
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Google fully explains why its apps aren't on new Huawei phones Engadget - Richard LawlerSince last spring, the government's entity list ban against Huawei (and ZTE) has largely prevented US companies from working with them. Despite legal wrangling and trade negotiations between the two countries
Engadgetflipped into Latest News WSJ: Comcast's NBCUniversal is in advanced talks to acquire Vudu Engadget - Mariella MoonComcast-owned media company NBCUniversal is in "advanced talks" to acquire Vudu from Walmart, according to The Wall Street Journal. We're just a couple of months away from the launch of NBCUniversal's
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Vinyl cover maker Slickwraps coughs up customer info in a data breach Engadget - Igor BonifacicA security researcher claims the company didn't respond to their warnings. If you have an account with Slickwraps, you'll want to change your password as soon as possible. The company, one of the more
Engadgetflipped into Latest News 'Friends' cast is locked in for a reunion special to launch HBO Max Engadget - Richard LawlerThe service will launch a few months after the show's 25th anniversary. Now that AT&T spent more than $400 million pulling Friends from Netflix to serve as one of the pillars for its HBO Max streaming
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Hot Wheels brings its NFC-enabled stat-tracker to even more toys this year Engadget - Kris NaudusNow you have even more options for track building with Hot Wheels ID. For stats-obsessed kids, last year's release of Hot Wheels ID was a godsend. The NFC-based system let you scan your cars into the to
Engadgetflipped into Everything Google & Android Google search is showing invitations to private WhatsApp groups Engadget - Jon FingasYour private WhatsApp group might not be as private as you'd like. DW journalist Jordan Wildon has noticed that Google is indexing at least some WhatsApp group invitations in its search, making it possible
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Analytics firm exposed data for 120 million households Engadget - Jon FingasIt could have been used for fraud on a large scale. Exposed databases are all too common, but this one may be more serious than most. Researchers at UpGuard discovered that the Australian market analysis
Engadgetflipped into Latest News The Hot Wheels RC Cybertruck is a mini Tesla for $400 Engadget - Kris NaudusIf you're feeling pretty hype about the Tesla Cybertruck but don't have $39,900 to spend on one, maybe Hot Wheels' newest RC vehicle is more your thing. Sure, it's only 1/10 the size and made out of plastic,
Engadgetflipped into Engadget Gaming The first 'Apex Legends' map is returning for a weekend-long event Engadget - Igor BonifacicKings Canyon is available to play through a separate playlist. If it's been a while since you played Apex Legends, you may want to take some time to return to the game this weekend. Starting today through
Engadgetflipped into Latest News iHeart will turn podcasts into books starting with ‘Stuff You Should know’ Engadget - Marc DeAngelis‘Stuff You Should Know’ will be the first podcast to receive a book treatment. Plenty of people listen to podcasts on their commute and during work, but iHeartMedia is hoping they can squeeze even more
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Minuscule ID chips could help spot even the smallest counterfeits Engadget - Jon FingasThere are times when something is simply too small to tag it with existing technology, and that can be a serious problem when you're trying to fight counterfeits. MIT researchers might have a way to tag
Engadgetflipped into Latest News Facebook plans to clarify when pro-Bloomberg posts come from staffers Engadget - Christine FisherThe changes could impact all political campaigns and their staff. Thanks to Mike Bloomberg, Facebook wants to make it more obvious when paid campaign staffers share posts promoting candidates, CNBC reports.
Engadget Want to work at Engadget? We're hiring a social media manager! Engadget - Barb DybwadDo you live and breathe social media tools and have a passion for metrics? Engadget is looking for you! We're searching for a very special social- and community-savvy individual to lead the charge setting
Inside Flipboard3D Printing On the Red Couch with DIY Doyenne Brit Morin Inside FlipboardWith Brit + Co, a company devoted to simple and beautiful ways to live a more creative life, Brit Morin believes she’s tapping into a “biological urge†we all have to create…and to create a better
