Huawei files trademark for PhoPad, but shouldn’t be worried about anyone taking the name
Huawei filed a trademark for a “PhoPad” with the USPTO this week. There’s no guarantee that the manufacturer will come out with such a device — which, given the name, we’d expect to be similar in concept to the ASUS PadFone or FonePad — but who …
The Case For Gambling Apps On Android
Gambling has been a part of human history for as long as we have documented. From dice rolling to roulette tables, many people find the allure of putting money on the line in the hopes of increasing their own kitty to be utterly intoxicating. This intoxication can, and has, unfortunately led to…
Time Machines: Atari’s CES Endgame
Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets, and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. In the week’s leading up to the biggest gadget show on Earth, we’ll be offering a special …
IRL: 18 holes with the Zepp GolfSense swing analyzer
Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.
File this under “things we don’t normally review at Enga…
3Doodler review: a $99 3D-printing pen
I’ve spent a fair bit of time trying to explain the WobbleWorks 3Doodler to people over the past year or so. My descriptions generally alternate between the company’s slightly misleading “3D-printing pen” to “sort of like a hot glue gun that melts…
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: eco-friendly Christmas trees, Kingdom of Erebor Lego replica and a ring that translates sign language
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.
At this time of year, you tend to see lots of cars with Christmas trees strapped to their roofs. But tha…
Android 4.4.1 shows signs that mirroring to Chromecast is coming soon
So far, the ability to wirelessly stream the display of an Android phone or tablet to your TV has been limited to solutions like Miracast, but information spotted by Cyanogen Inc. cofounder Koushik Dutta suggests that will change soon. Dutta, who …
Netflix’s Daredevil TV show will be lead by Cabin in The Woods director Drew Goddard
Netflix’s slate of original content has been extraordinarily well-received so far, and that’s likely related to the people behind the shows. Big names like David Fincher and Kevin Space drew people to House of Cards, while the award-winning Orange…
Motorola CEO Suggests That The Release Of Project Ara May Be Closer Than You Think
By far one of the most intriguing projects that has made waves in the past year is Motorola’s Project Ara, first brought to our attention thanks to Dave Hakkens’ Phonebloks concept videos. If you haven’t heard of Project Ara before, the primary aim of the project is to research…
C Spire kicks off pre-registration for its Mississippi gigabit fiber service
C Spire, the regional wireless carrier with gigabit-sized dreams, has just announced that residents in nine Mississippi cities can now pre-register for its home fiber program. The southern US-based company recently revealed its plans to join Googl…
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