Japan gets official on plans and details for world's fastest maglev

We'd already heard about Central Japan Railway Company's not-so-near-term intentions to deploy a speedy new maglev system in the country, but it looks like it's just now getting official with things, and it's still promising to have it up and running no soo... full story

updated Wed January 02, 2008

LG & Mark Levinson launching two home theater systems at CES

We didn't have to wait long to hear more about Mark Levinson's partnership with LG, resulting in two new home theater systems to launch at CES 2008. No longer limited to audiophiles searching eBay auctions for ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Axiotron finally ships Modbook OS X tablet

Welcome to 2008, readers, and if Axiotron's announcement that its long-awaited Modbook is finally shipping -- several weeks ahead of schedule -- is any indication, it looks to be a good year indeed for consume...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Macworld rumors du jour: external optical drives, multi-touch trackpad

While anything is obviously possible, it sure seems like the safe bet is that Apple will unveil some form of ultraportable laptop at MacWorld in a couple of weeks, and it now looks like the rumor mill is start...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

2008 Bloggies nominations now open

This is a friendly reminder that nominations for the 2008 Weblog Awards (a.k.a. "the Bloggies") are now open, with dozens of empty text boxes just waiting for your input. There are actually a number of categor...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Did you apply for your TV converter box coupons yet?

If you're anything like us, your only New Year's resolution for this particular ride around the sun is to sign up for a converter box coupon in preparation for the 2009 digital TV transition -- even if, also l...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Predictions for 2008?

Engadgetdamus bids you greetings. With MMVII in the can, we can only direct our ponderations to what fantastical gadgets and events await in the new year. We beseech you, foretell the year's events and present...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Japan gets official on plans and details for world's fastest maglev

We'd already heard about Central Japan Railway Company's not-so-near-term intentions to deploy a speedy new maglev system in the country, but it looks like it's just now getting official with things, and it'...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Xbox Live outage: day 11, "up and running", except not

We're well aware the first three words on the Xbox Live service status box are "up and running," but those issues are continuing to persist, and if our flooded tip jar and the Xbox Live forums are anything to ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Lenovo rolls out Olympic-themed USB drive

Lenovo long ago revealed its Olympic-themed laptops, but it looks like the company isn't done with the technology tie-ins just yet, as it's now trotted out a similarly-branded USB flash drive to go along with ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Mod your 4G iPod with internal Bluetooth

For the extreme tinkerer and iPod aficionado, we present to you what appears to be the first ever internal-Bluetooth enabled iPod. Using a flash-memory-modded 20GB 4G iPod, a Jabra A120S Bluetooth music adapte...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Wiimote weapon kit takes uselessness to dangerous new levels

Wiimote add-ons of all sorts have been flooding in virtually since the console's debut, but when it comes to sheer uselessness and dangerousness, it's tough to beat this latest bundle from the folks at Dragon ...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

Xbox rumors: Live users to get recompense and more speculation about an integrated HD DVD drive

Not that we'd put it past Microsoft or anything, but we can already smell a rumor brewing where there is probably none regarding the long-speculated and continuously denied plans to integrate an HD DVD drive i...

updated Wed January 02, 2008

The Stephenson G-Metric Nano casemod is pure Bioshock

The old cliche informs us that a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the case of Jeffery Stephenson's PC enclosures -- that's most definitely true. His latest design comes in the form of a sleek, tiny de...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Panasonic, Hitachi and Canon make billion-dollar LCD deal official

No longer a rumor, Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic) and Canon are joining forces to shake up the LCD biz. Panasonic and Canon have each agreed to take 24.9% ownership of Hitachi Displays, which will use the inve...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Asus monitors: your best defense against crossbow attacks?

This one's YouTube caption says it best: "Shooting at the monitor from the arbalest! Striking!" If you replace 'arbalest' with 'fancy European crossbow' you've got a recipe for entertainment. Some Ukrainian cr...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Caption contest, Xmas edition: AIBO Claus

Ho, ho, h-- er, woof, woof, woof! Even though AIBO has been spayed, so to speak, that doesn't mean the little guy can't dress up and get into the Christmas spirit just like the rest of his fellow Roombas and R...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Merry Christmas: win two round trip tickets on JetBlue + noise canceling headphones

Hey, it's Christmas, so how do you like the sound of two round trip tickets to anywhere JetBlue flies? Not good enough? Ok, what if we threw in a pair of noise canceling headphones, as well? Will that pass mus...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide: for enemy

If there are fifty ways to leave your lover, surely there are at least a few methods to make miserable and humiliating the life of your arch-nemesis with the aid of gadgets. If you've got a chip on your should...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

Xbox Live having trouble. Again. On Christmas day.

We hear a lot of people are having problems with Xbox Live today (we're not, for the record), but if you're feeling a bit sheepish about giving the gift of a 360 + Live service to a loved one, just imagine how ...

updated Wed December 26, 2007

RIM developing angled Blackberry keyboard?

If you've been astounding friends and family with your thousands-of-words-per-minute typing skills on your Blackberry, RIM's latest patent may come as a bit of a heart-stopper. According to "recent" filings fr...