Samsung's influential chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
He made Samsung the giant it is now, but had ethical problems.
Electronics
Sphero acquires LittleBits and its set of scientific toys
Sphero now has over 140 patents in robotics, electronics, software and IoT.
Researchers create '2D' gold a million times thinner than a fingernail
The material could have a major impact on nano technologies.
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Foxconn boss Terry Gou is running for president of Taiwan
He says a sea goddess came to him in a dream.
Chinese tech at CES: Politics is temporary, business is permanent
How Chinese tech businesses will cope with a trade war.
8Littlebits' latest kits are inspired by modern inventors
Build a keytar, robotic arm or makeshift space rover.
Turkey’s president calls for a boycott of US electronics
The move comes as tensions between Turkey and the US mount.
LittleBits’ Marvel kit lets you code your own superpowers
Build and customize the gauntlet with a host of colorful 'bits.'
Gibson files for bankruptcy to ditch electronics, focus on guitars
Rapidly maturing debt owed to private equity firms put the company in a bind.
One of the UK's largest electronics retailers is broke
Maplin's gone into administration after failing to find a buyer.
littleBits and Pearson bring electronics kits to US schools
Kids will learn how to invent devices that explain scientific concepts.
Washington state bill would make hard-to-repair electronics illegal
It would ban sales of such products starting next year.
Kano combines its coding kits for a DIY 'laptop'
It's powered by a Raspberry Pi 3 and comes with a 10.1-inch display.
Emirates will hand out Surface tablets on flights from Dubai
The new service is a workaround to the current US electronics ban.
Amazon considers opening augmented reality furniture stores
It may also launch pure electronics stores.
Electron microscope draws nano-sized patterns in metal ink
The breakthrough could lead to finely detailed, super-optimized electronics.
This self-healing material could solve many wearable woes
The experimental electronics material works in high humidity and even after being cut in half - once it heals itself.
Engadget giveaway: Win an mCookie Family Kit courtesy of Microduino!
Easily add intelligence to LEGO creations and more.
Stretchy circuits will make for better wearables and robots
Liquid-metal electronics can be stretched up to four times their original length.