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 September 12, 2007

Sony launches four high-end Blu-ray recorders

It may be raining on AT&T's parade today but the sun is out and blasting Japan with plenty of Blu-ray. Four new Sony Bravia recorders in fact, capable of burning 50GB dual-layer, BD-R/RE discs with an addi...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

TomTom to provide embedded PND for Toyota's Yaris

While we've certainly heard quite a lot about Toyota and its purported partnerships of late, the most recent one looks to be fairly set in stone. Reportedly, TomTom announced at the Frankfurt auto show that "th...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

The hundred gadget giveaway: round 33

Alright everybody, round thirty-three of Engadget's hundred gadget giveaway! Up for grabs for the next six hours: Gold - LG LN735 GPS unit Silver - Timex i-Control iPod controlling watchBronze - Jansport liv...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Engadget Japanese reporting live from Microsoft's Xbox TGS event

Ok, this is kind of weird and incestuous, but our Japanese spinoff (Engadget Japanese) is reporting live to our games spinoff (Joystiq) from Microsoft's pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference. We just feel like ...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Inventor shows off robot chef

While it may not boast quite the same capabilities of the AICookingrobot that came out of China last year, this robot chef designed by retired professor Liu Changfa looks like it should be more at home in your ...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Don't worry, iPhone hackers: Apple doesn't hate you

It's really an ethical dilemma for the ages. On one hand, you love your shiny new Apple toy so much, you just have to hack in new functionality, on the other hand you can't bear to think that the mighty Steve J...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

NTP shows fall 2007 lawsuit fashions, sues AT&T, Sprint, Verizon

Remember those crazy sons of guns at patent holding firm NTP that ended up working RIM for a shade over $612 million? They're back at it, throwing lawsuits at AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon -- that's three of th...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

iPhone SIM unlock giveaway: round 2

iPhoneSIMfree's finally launched, and the crew that software unlocked the iPhone has hooked us up with five iPhone unlocks to give away to you, our faithful, iPhone obsessed readers. We'll be giving one away ea...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Lamborghini Reventon boasts configurable displays

It looks like Lamborghini's new extremely limited Reventon won't have any trouble attracting attention inside or out, with its eye-catching exterior backed up by a fully tricked-out interior, including "comple...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

VeriChip defends its implantable microchips, promises they're safe

Man, that was quick. Just two days after reports hit the net about RFID implants being linked to cancer, VeriChip is lunging out to vehemently defend its own implantable microchip. Interestingly enough, the fir...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Cooltone mini fridge keeps tunes, beverages on tap

As far as gadget-enhanced fridges go, this Cooltone one leaves a bit to be desired, but it still packs enough unnecessary excess to attract some attention, although actual sales might be another matter. On the...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Blue Zune leaked via Target ad?

Legitimate or not, we really just couldn't care less. Hit us up when you're ready to start competing with a real update, will you Microsoft?[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

updated Wed September 12, 2007

The hundred gadget giveaway: round 32

Alright everybody, round thirty-two of Engadget's hundred gadget giveaway! Up for grabs for the next six hours: Gold - Wowwee creepy animatronic Elvis head Silver - Philips SPC 900NC/27 webcamBronze - Mophie...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

New Treo 500 pics surface showing off color schemes, back and side views

Sure, we know the actual event is only a few hours away, but can you ever really see too many pre-release photos of a new mobile phone... especially when it's this much of a let-down? That's right folks, feast...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

LaCie lays out 500GB Golden Disk external HDD

Just in case LaCie's LEGO / Porsche-inspired hard drives don't excite you, the firm is apparently looking to snatch your business another way: by gilding an external HDD and waving it in your grille. The Golde...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Developing: iPhone Dev Team one step away from free unlock?

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_Dev_Team_one_step_away_from_free_unlock'; Now that iPhoneSIMfree is in the wild, the iPhone Dev Team folks that started all this hackery have been looking to see how th...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

iPhone SIM unlock open source code, application released!

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_SIM_unlock_open_source_code_released'; We've got it fresh from the people who engineered this piece, people; hacker Zappaz and his crew have released an early, dirty, u...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

LaCie intros 2big trio of professional RAID drives

We know, you're probably still gawking at that shiny hunk of hard drive that LaCie announced earlier today, but for the pros out there, this lineup is likely to be more your style. The 2big family -- which wil...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

iUnlock released: the first free, open source iPhone SIM unlock software

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iUnlock_released_the_first_free_open_source_iPhone_SIM_unlock_software';It looks like the battle's officially over between iPhoneSIMfree and the numerous unique groups of open ...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

Logitech's new AudioHub Notebook Speaker System

Logitech is filling a questionable "gap" in the world of USB peripherals today with its new AudioHub device. The 2.1 unit parks itself behind your laptop and pokes out a pair adjustable satellite speakers on e...