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

Double iPod dissection: 3G nano, 6G classic go under the knife

You've seen the announcement, you've peeped the hands-on, and you've read the reviews -- but how well do you really know the new iPod nano and classic? Well, thanks to the folks at iFixit, you can get familiar...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

The hundred gadget giveaway: round 31

Alright everybody, round thirty-one of Engadget's hundred gadget giveaway! Up for grabs for the next six hours: Gold - Singstar bundle - Singstar Pop (plus two mics, adapter), Singstar Amped, Singstar 80s (PS2)...

updated Wed September 12, 2007

South Korean investigation finds Intel violated antitrust laws

It wasn't all that long ago that the European Commission slapped Intel with some fairly significant antitrust charges, and it now looks like South Korea is set to do the same. According to Business Journal, aft...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

NAB takes on Microsoft, Google with anti-white space internet ads

It's not often Microsoft and Google are on the same seemingly-losing side of a debate, but things just aren't looking good for the White Space Coalition, the open-airwaves internet access project backed by the...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Vodafone signs Omnifone's MusicStation service for UK

So Vodafone made another little announcement during the unveiling of their iPhone-less Christmas lineup: an exclusive Omnifone music service deal for our more cultured, special British friends. The all-you-can-...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Sprint's Q4 lineup: Rumor, Centro, Touch, and Pearl 8130

What started as a trickle of unofficially official shots from Sprint's Q4 pipeline has suddenly become a deluge. Check the LG Rumor, Touch (aka, Vogue), and Blackberry Pearl 8130 all dressed up with Sprint lo...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

IBM uses nanotechnology to craft miniscule art

It's not like we haven't seen art on silicon before, nor is IBM any stranger to the more bizarre world of design, but the firm is nevertheless "touting one of the tiniest pieces of art ever made." The project,...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Ugobe announces Pleo delay, cut in production by 50%

Bad news for the cuddly adorable dino-robot hopeful in the audience, Ugobe is announcing yet another Pleo delay today, this time due to a battery issue. Not only will Pleo hatch another month late (from Octobe...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Sony launches "Net Juke" hard drive-based stereo systems

Finally, Sony is stepping up the mini-stereo concept nearly into the year 2007 with its latest offerings, the NAS-D55HD, NAS-M75HD, and NAS-M95HD hard drive-based sound machines. The new models offer a number...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Hannuri Biz's 3.5-inch Nurian FX1 "electronic dictionary"

We're having a hard time seeing where the "dictionary" part of this device comes into play -- all we're seeing is 3.5-inches of touchscreen LCD and a nice little PMP wrapped around it. The Nurian FX1 from Hann...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

BiTMICRO crams 416GB of SSD into 2.5-inch IDE HDD

Oh sweet, sweet SSD. BiTMICRO clearly shares our love for that speedy, stable and battery-friendly form of storage, and is letting the world know with its new 416GB 2.5-inch SSD drive, which as far as we can te...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Epson intros Endeavor NJ5100Pro laptop

Epson's Endeavor laptops may not turn many heads (save for the odd Hello Kitty invasion), but the company's latest at least packs some decent specs, as well as a range of configuration options. On the top end,...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Fujitsu PalmSecure mouse: reads veins, won't secure palms

If you think about all the crap you could integrate into a mouse, a world's first vein reader seems downright, ingenious. Still, it's just the latest biometric technique to join iris-scanning and fingerprint re...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

The hundred gadget giveaway: round 30

Alright everybody, round thirty of Engadget's hundred gadget giveaway! Up for grabs for the next six hours: Gold - Hava (original) Silver - Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000Bronze - Jansport Livewire: alt pack (iPod ...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

dB Dragger gets 180.5dB from a single subwoofer

We've seen (and heard, er, felt) some pretty sensational subwoofers in our day, but we can't even imagine what 180.5dB of mind-rattling bass (at the dash, no less) would do to one's senses. Nevertheless, Alan ...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Sprint on parade: Centro, Vogue, and OQO Model 02

Ugh, not more pictures of Palm's Centro, you gasp. Yes... and much more. This time, it's the Centro nuzzled up for some quickie shots with Sprint's Treo 755p and new Vogue (that's, HTC Touch to the rest of the...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

RF-ECG biosensor kit enables wireless medical monitoring

The kit recently unveiled by the Medical Electronic Science Institute most certainly has some homegrown competition, as it too seeks to record and wirelessly transmit "ECG signals and motion, as well as heart r...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

iTunes now serving-up Ringtones

If paying for ringtone snippets of the songs you already own is your idea of a good time, then get on over to iTunes trust funders, Apple's now serving up ringtones at $1.98 a pop. But they're only $0.99 you sa...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

More Palm Centro details leaked for Sprint

The cats at the Morning Paper claim to have a piece of marketing collateral which spills, or at least, reshuffles the beans on the Palm Centro for Sprint. EV-DO, check. Palm OS (Garnet), check. Touch-screen, ch...

updated Tue September 11, 2007

Super Trackstick covertly logs joyrides

Gizmos such as the Super Trackstick have been around for a tick, but the newest creation from Telespial Systems makes logging those late night trips to wherever a lesson in simplicity. This diminutive device to...