LG V60 ThinQ 5G hands-on: Two screens, not enough polish [26 Feb 2020|10:00am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/MQ2nBAAPU2Y/ LG's smartphone business spent most of last year struggling to turn a profit, but the company has found at least one strategy it wants to stick with. Instead of giving people unpolished, unproven, expensive foldables, it starting building phone... post comment

Everything you missed at Toy Fair 2020 [26 Feb 2020|10:13am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/u_RQ2iFzCFs/ If you're a toy-loving child (and which kid isn't), your favorite times of year are birthdays and the big gift-giving holidays in December. If you're a toy-loving adult, however, your Christmas comes much earlier in the year, when all the compa... post comment

Model:Cycles review: An affordable and approachable FM groovebox [26 Feb 2020|10:35am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/H7nsi_gcHOo/ Fair or not, Elektron has a reputation for making complex and kinda pricey electronic music gear. Last year though, it made a serious play for the entry level with the Model:Samples ($299), an affordable, sample-based groovebox that simplified... post comment

Optoma CinemaX P1 review: A stunning 4K projector with terrible apps [26 Feb 2020|11:00am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/8EK-kQwIxyU/ The shiniest new toys in AV land are the short-throw laser projectors you might have seen recently, particularly at CES. They're cool because they give you a huge, bright image for a fraction the price of a comparably sized 4K TV. At the same time, t... post comment

Harmonix’s next music-making game puts your DJ skills to the test [26 Feb 2020|11:21am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/QfOkGuNEuXo/ Harmonix, the developer behind Rock Band and Dance Central, is back with a new music-making game: Fuser. Players will become music festival DJs, mixing vocals, bass lines, beats and riffs from artists like Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, 50 Cent, Th... post comment

Logitech and Herman Miller team up to design ergonomic gaming furniture [26 Feb 2020|11:51am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/kOdF2Mb6mUY/ Plenty of gaming chairs look cool, but whether or not they're actually good for your back is another question. Furniture company Herman Miller and Logitech's gaming hardware brand Logitech G want to change that. They're teaming up to create a line of... post comment

Eero's mesh WiFi routers now support Apple HomeKit [26 Feb 2020|12:00pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/DFepjzCaJ98/ Eero has acted on its promise of supporting HomeKit for Routers. You can now add any Eero, Eero Pro or Eero Beacon device running eeroOS 3.18.0 (or later) to Apple's Home app, letting the mesh WiFi routers firewall your smart home devices so that a v... post comment

Could you live with this budget Android for four years? [26 Feb 2020|12:30pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gJ5JSCG5Gn8/ Five years ago, Sharad Mittal had a dilemma. He and his wife had just watched Noah, a movie starring Russell Crowe with a heavy environmental message underneath its retelling of the classic Biblical tale. The movie moved him deeply, giving him a new... post comment

GOG's new refund policy lets you return a game even if you've played it [26 Feb 2020|12:50pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/jxOyP3b7xiY/ GOG is simplifying its refund process, making it easier to get your money back if you don't like a game you recently purchased. Moving forward, you have up to 30 days to refund any game, including ones you've already installed and played. post comment

Surface Duo may let you 'peek' at notifications [26 Feb 2020|01:15pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/6zi_dTSI4dw/ When it comes to the next generation of folding phones, Microsoft was right to choose dual displays over folding screens. But one thing some other foldable phones have that Microsoft lacks is a screen on the outside of the device. To make up for that... post comment

GrubHub+ gets you free deliveries and cashback for $10 a month [26 Feb 2020|01:51pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/2adBYrExNug/ GrubHub is launching a new subscription service. Starting today, you can pay $10 per month to get access to GrubHub+. Its main perks include unlimited free delivery and 10 percent cash back on orders. Additionally, if you donate through the company's... post comment

PlatinumGames' first original project looks like Ant-Man meets Godzilla [26 Feb 2020|02:09pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/wsI47wjY3Uw/ PlatinumGames is about to unleash its full freakish flamboyance on the world. Led by veteran director Hideki Kamiya, PlatinumGames has created stand-out titles on the behalf of major publishers for the past 14 years, churning out hits like Bayonetta... post comment

Starbucks embraces fake meat, starting in Canada [26 Feb 2020|02:35pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/lZOpafXOCno/ Next week, when Starbucks rolls out its spring menu in stores across Canada, it will include one notable addition: a breakfast sandwich with Beyond Meat sausage. Starbucks joins a growing list of brands that have added Beyond Meat's plant-based offer... post comment

Ava DuVernay teams with 'Star Wars' veteran on Amazon sci-fi series [26 Feb 2020|03:30pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/NJ4pQ-NuDnY/ Amazon's commitment to sci-fi on Prime Video may have scored it a particularly sweet deal. Ava DuVernay's Array Filmworks is partnering with Victoria Mahoney (who helped direct Rise of Skywalker as well as episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Power and You)... post comment

Facial recognition startup Clearview AI says its full client list was stolen [26 Feb 2020|03:45pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/IP7JRXo51uU/ You might expect a high-profile (and controversial) facial recognition startup like Clearview AI would have its data locked down, but it turns out it's just as vulnerable as almost any other company to malicious individuals. In a notification obtaine... post comment

Apple will open its first India retail store in 2021 [26 Feb 2020|03:53pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/wau4dP6l-v0/ If Apple is going to keep iPhone sales going in a market that's cooling down, it may have to court regions where it previously hasn't sold well -- and it appears poised to do just that. CEO Tim Cook told attendees at Apple's annual shareholder meetin... post comment

Pope Francis wants you to give up being a jerk online for Lent [26 Feb 2020|04:27pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/8B8a2O6k7f8/ Forget quitting smoking or cutting carbs from your diet. If you're thinking of something to give up this Lent, which starts today (Ash Wednesday), Pope Francis has a surprisingly modern suggestion. During the weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Sq... post comment

The creator of the Konami Code has died [26 Feb 2020|05:10pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/PUJbkoT6hoM/ Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a and start. It's the most famous cheat code in all of gaming, and now its creator, former Konami employee Kazuhisa Hashimoto, has died. He was 61-years-old. post comment

Google Translate adds languages for the first time in four years [26 Feb 2020|06:05pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/R8_hqlO7Bj0/ Believe it or not, Google hasn't added languages to Translate since 2016 -- it's not clear why, but the company is making up for that apparent omission. It's adding five languages, including Kinyarwanda (Rwanda), Odia (India), Tata, Turkmen and, not... post comment

Clarence Thomas laments ruling that let FCC kill net neutrality [26 Feb 2020|06:59pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/eiNNTAPSJyI/ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas doesn't have many fans among open internet advocates. His decision in the 2005 Brand X broadband case let the FCC classify internet service any way it liked as long as there was a justification, giving Ajit Pai'... post comment

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