Filed under: Gaming, PeripheralsWe keep waiting for “wireless” contact charging pads to blow our minds and revolutionize the way we use gadgets, but perhaps we’re just being idiot optimists. Or perhaps not. We’re seeing great possibilities with this latest implementation of WildCharger’s tech, the TouchCharge Kit from Psyclone for Xbox 360 controllers. The kit includes […]

Filed under: CellphonesNokia’s North American N96 has already made an appearance at Best Buy Mobile locations but, if you’re the die hard type that prefers to keep things as Nokia-centric as possible, you’ll no doubt be pleased to know that Nokia’s flagship phone is now also available at Nokia’s two flagship stores in New York […]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/microsoft/MS_placing_I_m_a_PC_recording_booths_outside_Apple_Stores’; The Apple / Microsoft ad war keeps escalating — while Apple continues to insist that John Hodgman is the human representation of all PCs, Microsoft is taking its populist approach to the streets. Very specific streets, actually — it’s placing “I’m a PC” recording booths outside of Apple stores, […]

Filed under: Household
We’ve always thought our basement full of old Newtons and Amiga machines was pretty spooky, but we’d admit that we’ve been one-upped by Pennsylvania’s Halloween Park, which built an entire haunted mansion using off-the-shelf HAI home automation equipment. Designed by Digital Panacea, the system is “run by typical motion detectors, contacts, resets, and […]

Filed under: Podcasts
We hope you’re prepared to be menaced by the unstoppable, demon-like tech punditry and heart attack-inducing fear that only the Engadget Podcast can provide. This week, the team takes you on a hellish ride through the rancid underworld of the New Xbox Experience with Joystiq’s evil kingpin Chris Grant. You can also hear […]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Because as we all know, “The iPod is the Devil’s MP3 player!” Enjoy this charming clip after the break.Note: Video is only available in the US. And only to Real Americans.
Continue reading Al-Qaeda endorses… the Zune on Conan O’BrienAl-Qaeda endorses… the Zune on Conan O’Brien originally appeared on Engadget on […]

Filed under: Displays
Printed and flexible OLEDs aren’t exactly uncharted territory, but a group of European organizations led by Finland’s VTT Technical Research Center look to be taking things a bit further than most, and they’re saying their material could eventually be cheap enough to be used in everything from product packaging to business cards. Helping […]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Microsoft’s newest Zunes (along with the 3.0 software) have been out for well over a month now, which means you’ve had ample opportunity to really test one out and form some educated opinions. Now, it’s time to open up and let loose. Are you still down with the design? Do […]

Filed under: Laptops
The new MacBook Air has landed, and folks all over are recording their impressions of the slightly-revamped ultraportable. Obviously there’s very little to note externally, with the same packaging and design to the computer — the only real difference is the new mini DisplayPort plug to replace that totally oddball microDVI plug. What’s […]

Filed under: Desktops
Presumably in an (utterly futile) attempt to bring down the power grid all around the Mediterranean, print magazine PC World Greece benchmarked three powerful Nehalem desktop processors — the Core i7 Extreme Edition 965, and the apparently non-extreme Core i7 920 and 940. Names aside, performance from all three was extreme compared to […]