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The Engadget Show is live tomorrow with Boeing, the Tokyo Motor Show and the year's best gadgets
We'll be dashing through the proverbial tech snow, laughing all the way at 6PM ET tomorrow. We're gonna tour the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, take a trip to Tokyo Motor Show and check out the best gadgets of 2011. Best of all, you can join us live! If you're in New York City, we've got a few extra tickets left over. If you'd like to attend, email jon dot turi at engadget dot com including your full name and confirmation that you can show up. Everyone else can follow along from home right here. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
Lockheed Martin shows us how it's getting Orion ready to explore the cosmos
It's not every day that America designs an entirely new spacecraft. Rarer still is the creation of a vehicle that can carry man, not just machine, beyond the earth's gravitational pull. In the history of the world, there have been only eight such human transports: the Vostok, Voskhod, and Soyuz capsules from Russia, the American-made Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules, plus the Space Shuttle, and China's Shenzhou spacecraft. That list is going to get a new member soon, as NASA (with a big assist from Lockheed Martin) is building the most technologically advanced spaceship the Earth has ever seen; the aptly-named Orion. In ancient Greek mythology, Orion was a hunter born of the earth who was eventually placed among the heavens by Zeus. NASA's Orion is a multipurpose crew vehicle (MPCV) that looks similar to the Apollo capsules and is here to replace the venerable Space Shuttle. It's capable of taking us further into the cosmos to than we've ever been -- to asteroids, the moon, and even Mars. This mission flexibility and interplanetary reach is what sets Orion apart from previous manned spacecraft, but that adaptability requires some heavy duty engineering and extensive testing to guarantee its ability to handle any NASA mission with aplomb. Head on past to break to learn more about how Lockheed Martin's getting the MPCV ready for deep space.
The Engadget Show - 027: Nokia's Stephen Elop, Qualcomm, NASA and more
Man, do we have a show for you this month. It's a veritable Thanksgiving feast of gadgety goodness. Brian and Tim kick things off by taking a looking at the Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, Kobo Vox, a slew of Samsung Galaxy Tabs, the Motorola Razr and the HTC Rezound. Next up, Michael Gorman visits Lockheed Martin to check out the Orion spacecraft the company is building for NASA.Brian and Terrence put iOS, Android and Windows Phone to the test with some mobile operating system newbies, and Tim sits down with Nokia's Stephen Elop to discuss the company's struggles and successes. Qualcomm's Raj Talluri pays us a visit in the studio to show off his company's snazzy new S4 chip, and if all of that wasn't enough, Brooklyn's Milagres plays us out in style.Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian HeaterSpecial guests: Stephen Elop, Raj TalluriProducer: Guy StreitDirector: Michelle StahlExecutive Producers: Joshua Fruhlinger, Brian Heater and Michael RubensMusic by: MilagresDownload the Show: The Engadget Show - 027 (HD) / The Engadget Show - 027 (iPod / iPhone / Zune formatted) / The Engadget Show - 027 (Small)Subscribe to the Show:[iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (MP4).[Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (MP4).[RSS MP4] Add the Engadget Show feed (MP4) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.[HD RSS] Get the Engadget Show delivered automatically in HD.[iPad RSS] Get the Engadget Show in iPad-friendly adaptive format.
The Engadget Show is live tonight with Nokia's Stephen Elop, Qualcomm, NASA and more!
The Engadget Show! It's tonight! Live at 6PM ET! If you're not lucky enough to join us in-person at our NYC studio, you can follow along online. Just set your browsers here. It's almost crazy how much we have planned this month, including an interview with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, an appearance by Qualcomm and a trip to Lockheed Martin in Colorado, to take a look at the Orion spacecraft the company is building for NASA. We'll also be looking at the Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, Motorola Razr, HTC Rezound, three Galaxy tabs and will be serenaded by the indie rock stylings of Milagres. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
The Engadget Show is live tomorrow with Nokia's Stephen Elop, Qualcomm, NASA and more!
It's November, time to give thanks for all of the wonderful things in our lives. Things like gadgets. So, so many gadgets. We've got a veritable cornucopia of excitement, this time out, including an interview with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, an appearance by Qualcomm and a trip to Lockheed Martin in Colorado, to take a look at the Orion spacecraft the company is building for NASA. We'll also be taking a look at the hottest new gadgets, doing some head-to-head mobile OS testing in the Engadget Labs with smartphone newbies and rocking out to the music stylings of Brooklyn's own Milagres. We're shooting tomorrow at 6PM ET in Manhattan, but if you're not around the Big Apple, you can follow along live from home right here on this very site. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
The Engadget Show returns Wednesday, November 16th -- win a ticket to the taping!
We've just returned our storm trooper outfits, and it's already time to start talking November. We're coming back atcha on Wednesday, November 16th, and we've got lots of excitement planned, including, get this, a look at Lockheed Martin's Orion Project -- and that's just the beginning! The Engadget Show is sponsored by Sprint and will take place in our intimate NYC studio, so if you want to get in, you'll need to win a ticket in advance. Sprint is also offering 60 guaranteed tickets to The Engadget Show taping to the first 60 entrants who text "ENGADGET" to 467467 or enter online! Standard text messaging rates apply. Click for the Official Rules and see how to enter online. If you live outside of the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT), you can enter online for a chance to win a trip for two to New York City to attend The Engadget Show. Standard text messaging rates apply. Click here to enter. Here are the details if you win a ticket: The event is all ages. We'll open doors and begin seating at 5:15pm on November 16th, and the taping begins at 6:00PM. We'll be closing the doors at 5:50PM. Winners must pick confirm and print tickets 24 hours before taping begins or risk forfeiting their seat. Please bring a photo ID with you to the taping. The show length is around an hour. If you're a member of the media who wishes to attend, please contact us at: engadgetshowmedia [at] engadget [dot] com, and we'll try to accommodate you. All other non-media questions can be sent to: engadgetshow [at] engadget [dot] com. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
Grace One City e-motorbike review
There comes a time in nearly every person's life when they need to get up, get out the door and get to work. Some drive, some walk, some take one form of public transportation or another -- but a noble few do something different. Those people ride their bikes, holding on to the passion gained in a childhood of racing around the neighborhood on Huffys and Schwinns, skinning knees or elbows when the latest attempt at a sweet jump turned a little sour. Sure, those people may say they're saving money or the environment by riding a bike into work, but we all know they do it for fun. As is the case with most wheeled pursuits, the fun factor increases with the speed, and with that idea we welcome to you to the Grace One. It's a German electric bike that offers more high-tech trappings than your average economy car -- a good thing, because it costs nearly as much as one. What does this $6,000 bike offer? Speed. Sweet, effortless speed (up to 25MPH without you burning a single calorie), and we recently had the chance to put one through its paces. Read on to see how we fared. %Gallery-136083%
The Engadget Show - 026: A visit from Intel, a trip to New York Comic Con, haunted houses and costume contests
Hope you weren't planning on falling asleep tonight. We've got a very spooky episode of The Engadget Show coming at you this week. We get a behind the scenes tour of the technology that goes into running Manhattan's Nightmare haunted house. And we swing by New York Comic Con, to discuss the state of digital comics and shoot the breeze with geek legends Mark Hamill and Stan Lee. We also announce the winners of our Frankengadget contest and give away the clothes from Tim's back to the winner of our in-studio costume contest, courtesy of Halloweencostumes.com -- oh, did we mention that Tim and Brian and dressed as Darth Vader and a storm trooper this whole episode? Because they are. Intel's staff futurist Brian David Johnson stops by to talk about the near future of the chipmaker and the role science fiction plays in his daily work. We pay tribute to Steve Jobs with the help of some eager Apple fans. And we take a look at the iPhone 4S, Amazon Kindle and the ASUS Zenbook UX31.%Gallery-137459% Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Special guests: Brian David Johnson Producer: Guy Streit Director: Alexander Vietmeier Executive Producers: Joshua Fruhlinger, Brian Heater and Michael Rubens Download the Show: The Engadget Show - 026 (HD) / The Engadget Show - 026 (iPod / iPhone / Zune formatted) / The Engadget Show - 026 (Small) Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (MP4). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (MP4). [RSS MP4] Add the Engadget Show feed (MP4) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically. [HD RSS] Get the Engadget Show delivered automatically in HD. [iPad RSS] Get the Engadget Show in iPad-friendly adaptive format.
The Engadget Show is live tomorrow with Intel, New York Comic Con and more!
The next episode of the Engadget Show is coming at you live -- or should we say "undead" -- tomorrow. We're shooting tomorrow at 6PM ET in Manhattan, but if you're not around the Big Apple, you can follow along live from home right here on this very site. This time out, we've got a very special Halloween edition of the show, including a behind the scenes trip to a high tech haunted house, a visit to New York Comic Con packed with special guests, a costume contest and the unveiling of our Frankengadget winner. We'll also sit down with Intel's resident futurist to talk forward looking technology, pay tribute to Steve Jobs and take a look at the month's hottest new gadgets. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
The Engadget Show returns Friday, October 21st -- win a ticket to the taping!
Are you ready for this? We're dropping another Engadget Show on your head next Friday, October 21st! This time out, we'll be celebrating Halloween early, with a costume contest, a trip to New York Comic Con and all manner of additional surprises. The Engadget Show is sponsored by Sprint and will take place in our intimate NYC studio, so if you want to get in, you'll need to win a ticket in advance. If you are joining us in studio, make sure to come in costume if you want to be eligible to win some awesome giveaways, including a very special $900 complete costume package provided by HalloweenCostumes.com. But don't worry, if you can't get there in person we'll have a download up soon after taping. Sprint is also offering 60 guaranteed tickets to The Engadget Show taping to the first 60 entrants who text "ENGADGET" to 467467 or enter online! Standard text messaging rates apply. Click for the Official Rules and see how to enter online. If you live outside of the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT), you can enter online for a chance to win a trip for two to New York City to attend The Engadget Show. Standard text messaging rates apply. Click here to enter. Here are the details if you win a ticket: The event is all ages. We'll open doors and begin seating at 5:15pm on October 21st, and the taping begins at 6:00PM. We'll be closing the doors at 5:50PM. Winners must pick confirm and print tickets 24 hours before taping begins or risk forfeiting their seat. Please bring a photo ID with you to the taping. The show length is around an hour. If you're a member of the media who wishes to attend, please contact us at: engadgetshowmedia [at] engadget [dot] com, and we'll try to accommodate you. All other non-media questions can be sent to: engadgetshow [at] engadget [dot] com. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
The Engadget Show - 025: We ride an electric bike, check out the new Keepon and get serenaded by Jonathan Coulton
We've got a whole lot of show coming at you this month! Tim and Brian start things off by unveiling Distro, Engadget's new weekly greatest hits magazine for the iPad. We also take a look at Sony's new 3D-enabled video headset and the purse-friendly HTC Rhyme. Next up, Tim takes a spin around New York City on the Grace One electric bicycle, and we try to figure out whether it's worth the rather steep price tag. Brian pays a visit to the folks at Frog to discuss the company's long history and take a look at some of its industry shaping designs. Keepon co-creator Marek Michalowski stops by the studio to discuss the creation of his little yellow robot and explain how the dancing 'bot made the journey from research tool to retail toy. We swing by the Maker Faire in New York to check out 3D printers, a life-size game of Mouse Trap and get stuck in the (Polaroid) Matrix. And Make: Live co-hosts Becky Stern and Matt Richardson join us in the studio to talk about some of their own favorite DIY projects. We close the show with an interview and a few songs from Jonathan Coulton. (Spoiler: he plays the song from Portal.) Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Special guests: Becky Stern, Matt Richardson, Marek Michalowski Producer: Guy Streit Director: Michelle Stahl Executive Producers: Joshua Fruhlinger, Brian Heater and Michael Rubens Music by: Jonathan Coulton Download the Show: The Engadget Show - 025 (HD) / The Engadget Show - 025 (iPod / iPhone / Zune formatted) / The Engadget Show - 025 (Small) Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (MP4). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (MP4). [RSS MP4] Add the Engadget Show feed (MP4) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically. [HD RSS] Get the Engadget Show delivered automatically in HD. [iPad RSS] Get the Engadget Show in iPad-friendly adaptive format.
The Engadget Show is live tonight, with Jonathan Coulton, Maker Faire, Keepon, and more!
We're getting closer! We're shooting tonight at 6PM ET, and if you're lucky enough to be in NYC we have a few tickets left over. If you'd like to attend, e-mail jon dot turi at engadget dot com including your full name and confirmation that you can show up tonight. Do it quick enough and we'll save you a seat. If, however, you're not lucky enough to join in on the fun in person in NYC, you can follow from home right here. We have an interview with musician / internet sensation Jonathan Coulton, who will be discussing his viral rise to the top of the guitar-playing YouTube masses and treating us to a familiar song or two. We'll also be traveling to Maker Faire in NYC to take a look at robots, racing turtle shells, fire breathing iron dragons, and a lot of 3D printers. And Make:Live co-hosts Matt Richardson and Becky Stern will be joining us live in the studio to discuss some of their favorite DIY projects. Then we'll be paid a visit by the creators of the Keepon, to discuss the origins of their adorable little dancing 'bot. Tim will take a trip through the mean streets of New York City on the Grace One electric bike and Brian will pop by Frog's Manhattan location to take a look at the company's latest industry-defining designs. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
The Engadget Show is live tomorrow, with Jonathan Coulton, Maker Faire, Keepon, and more!
Boy, have we got an action-packed show for you tomorrow! Some might say it's a little too action-packed, but not us, man. And yep, we're doing it live again, because that's just how we roll. We're shooting tomorrow at 6PM ET, and if you're not lucky / local enough to join in on the fun in person in NYC, you can follow from home on this here site. We'll be joined by musician / internet sensation Jonathan Coulton, who will be discussing his viral rise to the top of the guitar-playing YouTube masses and treating us to a familiar song or two. We'll also be traveling to Maker Faire in NYC to take a look at robots, racing turtle shells, fire breathing iron dragons, and a lot of 3D printers. And Make:Live co-hosts Matt Richardson and Becky Stern will be joining us live in the studio to discuss some of their favorite DIY projects. Then we'll be paid a visit by the creators of the Keepon, to discuss the origins of their adorable little dancing 'bot. Tim will take a trip through the mean streets of New York City on the Grace One electric bike and Brian will pop by Frog's Manhattan location to take a look at the company's latest industry-defining designs. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
Engadget takes over Times Square, courtesy of TS2 (video)
Remember when we took over Times Square last month? Contrary to comments-based speculation, we didn't drop several years' salary to see our names and faces (and pets) up in lights. We were actually shooting a segment for the Engadget Show about a new service from Times Square2 (TS2). The NASDAQ / Thomson Reuters alliance is working to increase engagement on the giant electronic billboards it controls in one of the most heavily trafficked spots in the US. The organization has designed a free API for developers, making it possible to create applications for its giant ad spaces on the side of the Thomson Reuters and NASDAQ buildings, and it showed us some of the fruits of its labor in the video clip that you'll find after the break.%Gallery-130286%
The Engadget Show returns Tuesday, September 20th -- win a ticket to the taping!
Oh man, do we have another action-packed episode of The Engadget Show coming your way! This time out, we'll be visited by the one and only Jonathan Coulton, who will be treating us to some rock and regaling us with tales of his viral journey through the music industry. Tim and Brian will also be sitting down with the creators of Keepon, to discuss the adorable little yellow 'bot's path from interactive learning tool to store shelves. And we'll be taking a trip to the Frog studio in SoHo and Maker Faire in Queens, NY, and discussing some of our favorite DIY projects with Make: Live co-hosts Becky Stern and Matt Richardson. The Engadget Show is sponsored by Sprint and will take place in our intimate NYC studio, so if you want to get in, you'll need to win a ticket in advance. But don't worry, if you can't get there in person we'll have a download up soon after taping. Sprint is also offering 60 guaranteed tickets to The Engadget Show taping to the first 60 entrants who text "ENGADGET" to 467467 or enter online! Standard text messaging rates apply. Click for the Official Rules and see how to enter online. If you live outside of the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT), you can enter online for a chance to win a trip for two to New York City to attend The Engadget Show. Standard text messaging rates apply. Click here to enter. Here are the details if you win a ticket: The event is all ages. We'll open doors and begin seating at 5:15pm on September 20th, and the taping begins at 6:00PM. We'll be closing the doors at 5:50PM. Winners must pick confirm and print tickets 24 hours before taping begins or risk forfeiting their seat. Please bring a photo ID with you to the taping. The show length is around an hour. If you're a member of the media who wishes to attend, please contact us at: engadgetshowmedia [at] engadget [dot] com, and we'll try to accommodate you. All other non-media questions can be sent to: engadgetshow [at] engadget [dot] com. Subscribe to the Show: [iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (M4V). [Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (M4V). [RSS M4V] Add the Engadget Show feed (M4V) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically.
Engadget previews Ferrari's future hypercars at the World Design Contest (video)
Ferrari's been one of the most respected car manufacturers in the world since the 1940s, but it hasn't exactly gotten there by being bleeding-edge. In the early '60s, when rear-engined cars were sweeping the charts in Formula One, Il Commendatore -- Enzo Ferrari -- refused to take one racing, famously saying "the horse doesn't push the cart along with its nose." It would take many humiliating defeats before his company would finally put that horse where it belongs. Being an early adopter, obviously, was not a priority. It's only in the past few years, with cars like the Enzo and 458 Italia, that Ferrari has truly embraced modern ideas of whizz-bang tech to make their cars genuinely faster -- not just easier to drive. That's just the beginning. Automotive technology is finally starting to accelerate the way personal computing devices have for the past few decades. New means of propulsion are combining with ever-greater integrated systems and it's easy to see this as leading us toward a generation of cars faster and still more efficient than anything we've yet seen on the roads. Ferrari calls this four-wheeled singularity the "hypercar," and to get an idea of just what that car of the future might look like it invited 50 teams of designers from major universities around the world to compete. Join us as we look at some of the best creations. %Gallery-133210%
The Engadget Show - 024: We visit Ferrari, take over Times Square, check out the Grid 10, and talk patents with the EFF
It's another action-packed episode of the Engadget Show! Tim, Brian and Dana start things off by taking a look at the latest devices from RIM and discussing the BlackBerry's future -- or lack thereof -- in the consumer space. Also on the reviews table is the latest in iPhone 5 KIRF technology. Next up, Tim travels all the way to Italy, to get a tour or Ferrari's factories and discuss what the high performance sports car might look like in the years and decades to come (hint: it will probably be red). Fusion Garage Founder and CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan pops by the studio to show off the Grid 10 and Grid 4 and discuss why his company deserves another chance. Brian maxes out our travel budget swinging by Times Square to put Engadget's name in lights on some cool new interactive billboards. Electronic Frontier Foundation staff attorney Julie Samuels pays us a visit to discuss the state of patent law in the US, in the wake of Google's recently announced Motorola acquisition. Also, what the heck is up with the whole Apple / Samsung thing anyway? The show wraps up with a solo, guitar pedal-filled performance by Parts & Labor's Dan Friel. The video stream of the show is above, and you can also download us in HD below.%Gallery-131451%
Big box earbuds put to a blind 'taste' test in the Engadget Labs
Hello, and welcome to yet another installment of Engadget Laboratories. This time around we're taking a pseudo scientific look at sub-$100 earbuds. We've all been caught out, headphoneless, and desperate to put some tunes in our ears. So, the question is, what exactly do you get for your money when you stumble into a Best Buy and pick up whatever happens to be hanging on the shelves? Clearly you're trading convenience for selection when you shuffle into a big box shop for your audio needs, but that doesn't necessarily mean you should just grab the cheapest thing hanging by the register, or the most expensive for that matter. We randomly selected four sets of phones, at four different price points, and put it to a group of average Joes and Janes to see if they could actually tell the difference between a $100 pair of buds and a $10 pair (while blindfolded and trapped inside a booth).
Near Times Square? Come see Engadget on a really big screen
If you're on the island of Manhattan and are anywhere near Times Square, check out this lovely display of lights. For the next half-hour or so you'll be able to check out Engadget on one heck of a big screen, right above the NASDAQ sign. You won't even need those reading glasses! Wondering what this is all about? Check out the next Engadget Show, where all will be explained. %Gallery-130286%
Westone lab tour: how in-ear monitors are made, from impressions to impressing (video)
You probably don't think "top-tier audio" when you ponder the wonders of Colorado Springs, but sure enough, one of music's best kept secrets is headquartered there, camped out slyly in quite the nondescript building. A few months back, we were granted unprecedented access to Westone's lair (just a year and change after visiting Klipsch's HQ), and they even let a film crew in for good measure. The goal? To show you, the budding audiophile, exactly how a set of custom in-ear monitors are crafted, and what kind of work goes into creating one of the planet's most diminutive speaker arrangements. We've whipped up the entire experience there in the video above, but if you're looking for a more textual perspective, head on past the break. %Gallery-126952%
