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The Cure for the Common Ultrabook
With the IdeaPad Y500, Lenovo says to hell with the modern laptop diet plan and pumps out a high-performance machine primed for gaming. […]
Bright Type
The PROplus iPad Keyboard from Zagg is perfect for traveling typists, as long as they can handle a little extra weight. […]
Super-Lightweight iPad Keyboard Is All Thumbs
The Archos Bluetooth Keyboard is a nearly weightless addition to your iPad, but you'll have to put your fingers through boot camp to use it. […]
Baby Sitter
The Clek Foonf child car seat is expensive, but it addresses numerous safety issues and legal requirements, and has the design flourishes to please your inner retro sci-fi geek. […]

Veho Muvi HD NPNG edition review
You might think that GoPro has the extreme sports camera market stitched up with its Hero range. In fact, the popularity of those cameras has inspired a lot of other manufacturers to produce action cameras that have an amazing range of features. One such... […]
Adobe Photoshop Express now available for Windows 8 and RT
There are some really good apps for Windows 8 now, but they are still the exception, rather than the rule. Happily, Adobe has launched Photoshop Express to help up the numbers of useful programmes for Windows 8 and RT users. The app, which is free with... […]
Polaroid launches XS80 1080p action camera
Polaroid might be little more than a licensing brand these days, giving it's name over to products it thinks "fit" with the image, but its new action camera seems like a solid idea that's priced well to compete with other, similar action cameras. Producing... […]
A week in reviews: May 13 - May 17
An interesting week in reviews again with cars, headphones and the mighty Popcorn Hour A-400. There was a time when the Popcorn Hour was the must-have gadget for the home cinema aficionado with a lot of video stored on computers, but these days, things... […]

A New Approach for Blocking Zero-Day Threats
Cybercriminals use zero-day and unpatched application vulnerabilities to install data-stealing malware on corporate endpoints because these are -- and will continue to be -- an issue with virtually all software applications. Zero-day exploits that take advantage of unknown vulnerabilities are the hardest to defend. […]
Nintendo Scoops E3 With Previews of Upcoming Titles
Nintendo has once again gone straight to gamers with its latest Nintendo Direct video to generate hype for its latest offerings. The video game console maker and game publisher announced Friday that popular characters will arrive for the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS handheld system. The latest Nintendo Direct primarily focused on games coming out this sum […]
Lawmakers Ask for Clarity on Google Glass and Privacy
Eight members of Congress have sent a letter to Google asking about the privacy implications of Google Glass. The letter was sent from Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and seven other lawmakers from the bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus. It asks Google whether users will be able to opt in to various proposed scenarios. […]
Google Scolded on Taxes by British MPs
In what likely amounts to a combination of headline-chasing and genuine frustration, members of the British Parliament sounded off this week on Google and the company's tax practices. Margaret Hodge, chair of the public accounts committee, told Matt Brittin, Google's northern Europe boss, that Google's behavior on taxes was "devious" […]

Visteon's HABIT is a concept infotainment system that puts road trip copilots out of a job (video)
A good acronym also hints at what it does, and Visteon's new intelligent in-car concept, HABIT, is a good example of that. The Human Bayesian Intelligence Technology system -- to give it its full name -- learns the behaviour of drivers so it can automatically change the temperature, heat the seats and drop that Biohazard album just when you need it most […]
Ask Engadget: can you use an Android tablet as a graphics tablet?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Xan, who wants Cintiq functionality without paying Cintiq prices. If you're looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I'm a s […]
Mobile Miscellany: week of May 13th, 2013
If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a new handset from Sony to the US and UK, updates to Nokia Creative Suite and three new (and very inexpensive) smartphones from Blu Products. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket […]