Over the past year, Google's DeepMind AlphaGo AI has taken on (and defeated) worldwide Go masters in a series of high-profile matches. But in a sly move similar to a game-playing Turing test, DeepMind recently unleashed AlphaGo on some unsu…
Lees meerSamsung makes perfectly nice PCs and all, but to date it hasn't ever really courted the growing gamer market. Well, that changes today: the company officially revealed its new Notebook Odyssey, its first ever dedicated gaming laptop. Well, …
Lees meerSamsung's Notebook 9 series laptops are best known for their light weight, and this year is no exception. The company announced its spate of super-sleek notebooks before the show officially started, but we took the updated 15-inch Notebook …
Lees meerLate last year, I lamented that Google didn't make Chromebooks a priority over the holiday season. With Android apps and the Google Play Store coming to the platform, it seemed like a perfect time to push Chrome OS. As this morning's leak s…
Lees meerTake a deep breath, Vine fans. We knew this was coming. In a tweet, the team confirmed today that Vine will be closed down on January 17th, clarifying the "January" timeframe it gave out last month. On that day, the app will become Vine Cam…
Lees meerSamsung might finally be ready to bring the Galaxy Note 7's fiery story to a close. The company opened up its CES keynote with a promise that it would "soon" report on the root cause of the Note 7's battery fires. That's not exactly a clear…
Lees meerFollowing earlier production tests, Tesla's Gigafactory is now pumping out Powerwall 2 and Powerpack 2 energy storage products at full speed, with Model 3 cell production set to follow next quarter. By 2018, it'll produce 35 GWh of lithium-…
Lees meerICYMI, the Engadget Team has assembled in Las Vegas for CES 2017! Yes, we'll be exhaustively covering press conferences and showing you the weirdest gadgets known to man. But, we'll also be documenting our experiences (from every literal an…
Lees meerIt's no secret that Samsung didn't have the best 2016, so you know the company is ready to start the new year on a high note. While it already introduced a couple of products ahead of CES 2017, there should be some surprises at its keynote …
Lees meerAt best, most consumers know Softbank as the Japanese phone carrier that owns Sprint -- but the company is much bigger than that. Softbank has its hands in robotics, smart vehicles, processors and more. It even invests in other companies, a…
Lees meerAfter a few years of absence, laser projectors are back, as LG announced one and now Hisense has too. Unlike LG's 1080p beamer however, this short-throw projector can display a 100-inch 4K image from just a few inches away, and 2,700 lumens…
Lees meerWhen Ev Williams left Twitter to build Medium, it was with the intention of building "the best writing tool on the web." It's up to you to decide whether he succeeded, but it looks as if his efforts weren't enough to make the company a succ…
Lees meerWelcome to Las Vegas and CES 2017. Today is press day, with all the big tech companies hosting hour-long media events to show off the major products they'll be releasing over the next 12 months. First up is LG, but we'll also hear from Pana…
Lees meerAfter years of being clunky concepts, mesh wireless routers are finally becoming viable options for your home, thanks to the likes of Eero and Google WiFi. At CES, ASUS finally unveiled its own mesh solutions, the HiveSpot and HiveDot route…
Lees meerYou don't have to opt for LG to get OLED anymore, now that Panasonic has announced the EZ1002. Its first OLED TV, the display is probably still the same one you'd get from LG, but Panasonic has tied this to its Studio Colour HCX2 processor,…
Lees meerForza Horizon 3 players on Windows PCs just got a lot more than they bargained for. When Microsoft and Playground Studios posted the January car pack update, they briefly released the wrong version (likely a developer build) of the racing …
Lees meerWhile ASUS's ZenFone AR might have bolted out of the CES secrets stable days early, that doesn't diminish from a phone that's trying to drag us into the future -- whether that's virtual reality or augmented reality. ASUS says its ZenFone AR…
Lees meerYou're about to feel better if you've been holding back on buying a new TV. The HDMI Forum has unveiled a new specification for its namesake video connector, HDMI 2.1, and there's enough here to make enthusiasts happy. It now supports both …
Lees meerASUS' ZenFone Zoom was an ugly phone. While the front was discrete enough, the back was a leather-clad monster with a plastic disk jutting out. The benefit, of course, was the 3x optical zoom lens that allowed you to capture detail from afa…
Lees meerWith the 2016 Mag and HyperAdapt 1.0, Nike turned its idea of self-lacing shoes into a reality in 2016. And who better to talk about this than two of the masterminds behind the project, Nike's Senior Innovator Tiffany Beers and Vice Preside…
Lees meerCBS is America's most-watched network, but it's resisted letting its channels onto platforms that it didn't control. That's about to change with the news that it's signed up to Hulu's forthcoming live TV streaming service. CBS, as well as C…
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