Category: Tech

Picard’ debuts January 23rd, 2020

[ad_1] For one, CBS has surprise-released the first of its Short Treks mini episodes — you can watch “Q&A” right now. The short tells the tale of Spock’s first day aboard the Enterprise and the headaches that ensue when he’s stuck in a lift with Number One. Future episodes will appear October 10th, November 14th, […]

Netflix is creating a ‘Big Mouth’ spin-off based on its monsters

[ad_1] Netflix clearly wants to make the most of Big Mouth‘s success. The service has ordered Human Resources, a spin-off of the adult-focused animated show that focus on the monsters governing the kids’ lives (and, apparently, everyone else). The teaser clip shows precious little besides the “we manage people” slogan. However, the core creative team […]

Google’s Pixel 4 may invoke Assistant when you raise the phone

[ad_1] It’s not clear if this will be enabled by default, or how Google might prevent accidental Assistant use outside of requiring specific timing (will it inadvertently react to an ongoing conversation, for example?). The apparent leak also doesn’t indicate whether or not raise to talk would be available on launch. Other rumored Assistant features, […]

Recommended Reading: The ICE surveillance playbook

[ad_1] How ICE picks its targets in the surveillance ageMcKenzie Funk,The New York Times Through the lens of officers operating in the Pacific Northwest, The New York Times explains how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) collects information on possible targets. That includes monitoring social media accounts and tapping into “the world’s largest privately run database […]

A Darth Vader dutch oven

[ad_1] A weekly news show chronicling our crippling collective addiction to technology.The Engadget Podcast returns! Get your headphones ready folks, because the Engadget Podcast is back in action! Early next week, Devindra Hardawar and Cherlynn Low will host our first new episode in nearly two years, diving in with reactions to Microsoft’s massive Surface event. […]

The Engadget Podcast returns!

[ad_1] Get your headphones ready folks, because the Engadget Podcast is back in action! Keep an eye out early next week for our first episode in two years, hosted by myself and reviews editor Cherlynn Low. We’ll be diving deep into Microsoft’s Surface event from this week, and posing this question: Is Microsoft making better […]

Sound United won’t acquire Pioneer and Onkyo home audio

[ad_1] Completion of the acquisition hinged on several conditions, including satisfactory due diligence and securing of committed financing. According to a statement released by Sound United and reported by HD Guru, the companies decided not to push through with the agreement after determining that they can’t fulfill all those conditions and close the deal by […]

Kamala Khan will be a main character in the ‘Marvel’s Avengers’ game

[ad_1] In the story, it’s five years after that event, and players will control the teenaged Ms. Marvel — with her polymorphic powers and advanced healing ability — as she attempts to put the Avengers team back together. Her “Embiggen” ability will see Khan grow to giant size in the game, complete with special animations […]

Apple will fix some iPhone 6s ‘no power’ issues for free

[ad_1] If your iPhone 6s is relatively new and simply refused to switch on one day, you can check its serial number on the program’s official page and see if it’s eligible for free repair. Take note that the company says it “may restrict or limit repair to the original country or region of purchase,” […]

Microsoft patent application describes a vibrating floor mat for VR

[ad_1] “In some examples, [the] computing device may take the form of a gaming console, and [the head-mounted display] and peripheral control devices […] may be peripheral to the gaming console,” it wrote in the filing, while the illustrations depict an Xbox as well as a Kinect. While some VR systems warn users when they’re […]