Engadget UK asks: Is fitness tech improving your life?

August is almost upon us, and that means we don’t have very long before the lighting of the Olympic flame in Rio, Brazil. Team GB has its work cut out: it’s expected to bring home between 47 and 79 medals this summer, up from a forecast of between 40 to 70 at the 2012 London Games. While Mo Farah and co. attempt to meet those targets, we want to learn more about what motivates you to get active. Do you use fitness apps?...

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Apple Introduces iPad Pro Featuring Epic 12.9-inch Retina Display

Watch the film Watch the keynote iPad Pro is more than the next generation of iPad — it’s an uncompromising vision of personal computing for the modern world. It puts incredible power that leaps past most portable PCs at your fingertips. It makes even complex work as natural as touching, swiping, or writing with a pencil. And whether you choose the 12.9-inch model or the new 9.7-inch model, iPad Pro is more capable, versatile, and...

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Crowd Play puts the audience in control in Telltale’s ‘Batman’

Before you think that you could totally screw over someone’s custom-created Dark Knight, however, know that the host might still have control. There are two types of Crowd Play. One will give the peanut gallery the final say, while the other will let the player override the voting masses. On paper, it sounds perfect for folks streaming on Twitch or YouTube. But the reality is that latency between a stream and the viewers is...

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Crowd Play puts the audience in control in Telltale’s ‘Batman’

Before you think that you could totally screw over someone’s custom-created Dark Knight, however, know that the host might still have control. There are two types of Crowd Play. One will give the peanut gallery the final say, while the other will let the player override the voting masses. On paper, it sounds perfect for folks streaming on Twitch or YouTube. But the reality is that latency between a stream and the viewers is...

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Apple Brings Innovation Back to Television with All-New Apple TV

Watch the films TV is a major part of our lives. We gather together around our big screens to watch big shows and big events. Yet somehow, the overall experience of TV has continued to stagnate. Until now. It all starts by recognizing that apps are the future of television. HBO NOW, WatchESPN, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes — apps are quickly becoming how we watch today. So we built a foundation around this vision — with an operating system...

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