NASA blunts reports of history-making Mars discovery
NASA today blunted reports of a potentially history-making discovery on Mars. NPR.com had reported last week that John Grotzinger, NASA’s principal investigator for the Mars rover Curiosity mission, told it the rover’s SAM instrument, which is an onboard chemistry lab. had made some “really interesting,” perhaps historic, discoveries. He told NPR.org that the space agency wouldn’t release information...
The Engadget Show 38: Robopocalypse with Chris Anderson, Daniel H. Wilson and our future robot overlords
Greetings from the distant future of 2013. We stand in a basement of a wasteland once known as “New York City,” to deliver you tales of the impending Robopocalypse. We’ll take you to “San Diego” where former Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson and his 3D Robotics business partner Jordi Muñoz are offering up the technology to help turn robotic helicopters into autonomous drones. Next up, author Daniel H....
Google exec rips Facebook as social net of the past
In an interview this week, a Google executive called rival Facebook an outdated social network that is annoying the heck out of users with its ads. He also said there’s a definite advantage to being late to the party. Bradley Horowitz, a vice president of product for Google’s social network, Google+, took to the stage at Business Insider’s Ignition conference in New York on Wednesday. When the conversation turned to...
Apple Introduces New iPod touch and iPod nano
Apple today introduced the new lineup of the world’s most popular music players, including the incredible new iPod touch and reinvented iPod nano. iPod touch comes in a new ultrathin and light anodized aluminum design in five vibrant colors and features a brilliant 4-inch Retina display, a 5-megapixel iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording, Apple’s A5 chip, Siri, and iOS 6. iPod nano, available in seven new colors, is the...
The Engadget Podcast is live today at 1PM!
Hey friends, it’s been a while, but we’re live once again. Tim and Brian are back in the studio and are joined this week for the first time by our very own Barb Dybwad. Join us after the break!Continue reading The Engadget Podcast is live today at 1PM!Comments View post: The Engadget Podcast is live today at 1PM!see it here
