I like this ridiculous Playdate pizza case so much I bought a Playdate
A bunch of the Engadget crew loves the Playdate, the tiny, quirky portable console with a load of great indie games and a crank on the side. I've long had my eye on it, but never pulled the trigger for...
View ArticleX ordered to pay $600K to fired employee who didn’t click 'yes' on email...
Remember when Elon Musk ordered Twitter staff two years ago to “click yes” in an email to promise to work in “extremely hardcore” mode or risk losing their jobs? One of those employees who didn’t click...
View ArticlePolestar 3 production is underway in the US
Electric vehicle company Polestar has started production for the Polestar 3 in South Carolina. Polestar 3 cars from this location are intended for consumers in the US and Europe. The Volvo-owned...
View ArticleX adds passkey logins for Android users
X announced today that it is rolling out support for passkeys on its Android app. The social media platform formerly known as Twitter introduced this security option for iOS users in the US in January,...
View ArticleThe best MacBook for 2024: Which Apple laptop should you buy?
At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Apple announced updates coming to its various operating systems, most of which focus on its own version of AI, dubbed Apple Intelligence. MacBooks...
View ArticleSteam reviews are now a little more useful but a little less fun
Steam reviews tend to be a medley of serious, helpful, jokey and meme-y, but Valve is looking to switch that vibe up a bit. The company has started publicly testing a new "helpfulness" system that will...
View ArticleThe Morning After: Apple is still working on a rotating iPad-like tabletop...
An iPad-like tabletop device, Apple’s reported take on Echo Show and Nest Hub-style touchscreen devices, might still happen. According to Bloomberg, it could debut as soon as 2026, with a thin robotic...
View ArticleMeater's Pro XL uses four of its updated wireless probes to monitor your...
Wireless food probes are some of the best grill tools you can buy. The devices allow you to keep tabs on temperatures without having to maneuver around cables when you need to flip meats or move things...
View ArticleSAG-AFTRA deal will let advertisers replicate actors' voices with AI
SAG-AFTRA has announced a new agreement that would allow actors to earn from AI copies of their voice with their informed consent. The union representing thousands of performers has struck a deal with...
View ArticleUS Homeland Security will reportedly collect face scans of migrant kids
Update, August 15, 5:50PM ET: The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement disputing some of MIT Technology Review's reporting. A spokesperson told Engadget that "DHS does not collect...
View ArticleKim Kardashian is back with a new Beats headphone collab
Kim Kardashian is lending her name and image to a second collaboration with Apple's Beats line of headphones. The latest entry to the Beats x Kim line brings three neutral colors – Moon, Dune, and...
View ArticleLenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 review: Still the king of business laptops
Don’t rock the boat. That’s Lenovo’s strategy for its 12th iteration of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Instead of messing with a winning formula, the company employed small tweaks throughout the laptop,...
View ArticleThrowback survival-horror game Hollowbody is coming on September 12
Hollowbody was one of the standouts from Steam Next Fest earlier this year, and it’s coming out real soon. At a time when everyone is extremely nervous about the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake,...
View ArticleThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season one is streaming for free on...
The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is just around the corner. If you haven't watched the first batch of episodes or want to refresh your memory and have let your Prime...
View ArticleA fake political group that recruited a real candidate in Montana got banned...
Meta’s latest round of account takedowns includes a fake political group that ran dozens of dummy accounts in an attempt to recruit Americans to run for office. The social network detailed the scheme...
View ArticleDyson OnTrac headphones review: When the basics aren’t enough
When you hear the words "Dyson headphones," the first thing that comes to mind is likely the Bane-like Zone. The company debuted its air-purifying wearable in 2022, but woefully short battery life kept...
View ArticleThe Sonos Beam Gen 2 is over $100 off
A good soundbar is one of the easiest ways to improve the audio quality of your home theater set up. As it happens the Sonos Beam (Gen 2), which is one of our favorite mid-range soundbars, is currently...
View ArticleDragon Age: The Veilguard comes out on October 31
Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be released on October 31. The BioWare action RPG is the first installment in the franchise since 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. That’s right. We’ve been waiting ten...
View ArticleCute adventure game The Plucky Squire arrives on September 17
The Plucky Squire has been one of my most anticipated games ever since it started popping up in showcases a couple of years ago. It was delayed out of 2023 and into this year, unfortunately, but the...
View ArticleGoogle brings the AI feature that told Americans to eat rocks to six more...
Google is expanding AI Overviews, the feature that summarizes answers to complex questions from the web and presents them at the top of traditional search results, to six more countries — India, Japan,...
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