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Quadrocopter fleet stuns Londoners with giant hovering Star Trek logo (video)

Matt Kaey March 25, 2013

Before quadrocopters become Skynet’s roaming recon fleet, they’ll begrudgingly entertain us, and in a recent promotional enterprise, a swarm braved the London “spring” to remind us of the imminent launch of Star Trek: Into Darkness. Over the weekend, drone masters Ars Electronica Futurelab sent a party of 30 LED-tagged AscTec Hummingbirds halfway to Hoth, and… Continue Reading »

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Nokia accuses Google of ‘forcing’ VP8 video codec on the world, uses patent system to resist it

Matt Kaey March 25, 2013

Just when Google thought everything was going swell with its open source VP8 video standard for the web, up pops one last hurdle. And it’s a big one: Nokia has suddenly decided to use the patent system to try to prevent VP8 from being adopted as a free (or at least free-er) alternative to the… Continue Reading »

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CyanogenMod founder leaves Samsung, praises the Galaxy S 4 on his way out

Matt Kaey March 25, 2013

Less than two years after the CyanogenMod founder was scooped up by Samsung to improve Android’s veneer, Steve Kondik has decided to depart for greener pastures. In a Google Plus posting, the software engineer shared his mostly positive impressions for Samsung’s Galaxy S 4, casually mentioning that he’d departed the Korean behemoth’s embrace. The one… Continue Reading »

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Pi MusicBox weds Spotify and Raspberry Pi, plays your favorite tunes

Matt Kaey March 25, 2013

Do you listen to Spotify? Do you have a Raspberry Pi? Well, Pi MusicBox might just be the thing for you. It’s a bootable Debian image for RaspBerry Pi that implements Modipy, a music server which enables playback from local storage, Spotify streaming and remote-control from any MPD (Music Player Daemon) client or web browser… Continue Reading »

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How would you change LG’s Optimus L7?

Matt Kaey March 25, 2013

When we placed LG’s Optimus L7 into the palm of our reviewer, they found the handset to be stylish, with a cracking display, excellent battery life and a (then) up-to-date version of Android. Sadly, the party ended after that — with sluggish internals that can’t cope with the company’s UI tweaks, weak touchscreen and a… Continue Reading »

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Refresh Roundup: week of March 18th, 2013

Matt Kaey March 25, 2013

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make… Continue Reading »

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The Weekly Roundup for 03.18.2013

Matt Kaey March 25, 2013

You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past seven days — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click… Continue Reading »

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Switched On: Higher stakes, higher ground for crowdfunding, part 1

Matt Kaey March 24, 2013

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. The power of crowdfunding is that, by aggregating relatively modest donations from what is often hundreds or even thousands of backers, consumers can help artists and inventors turn ideas or concepts into reality. The Pebble smartwatch that set the record for funds raised… Continue Reading »

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Kyocera Torque review: a rugged phone delivering superior sound

Matt Kaey March 24, 2013

More Info Kyocera Torque coming to Sprint’s Direct Connect lineup in March, we go hands-on (video) Kyocera Torque hitting Sprint March 8th, carrying $100 price tag Kyocera teases tissue conduction audio technology for mobile phones at CTIA Sacrificing a smartphone’s thin and sleek form factor with a case is tantamount to sacrilege in some circles…. Continue Reading »

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