Doka Harumi’s robot dance routine fills us with shame for humanity, but mostly Japan

Doka Harumi’s robot dance routine fills us with shame for humanity, but mostly Japan

Have you ever felt guilty after watching a robot dance? Don’t worry, you will soon. Worse than that time you “accidentally” sat through four episodes of Sailor Moon. Worse than that time you watched the Helicopter Boyz video and then sent it to all your friends. Worse than that time ...

Chrome OS ‘Diet’ version fits on a 1GB USB key, brings more WiFi support

Chrome OS ‘Diet’ version fits on a 1GB USB key, brings more WiFi support

Not everyone has a 4GB USB key or SD card just lying around, which was required to run Hexxeh’s first build of Chromium OS, and we’d say that 8GB keys are exponentially more rare, which is what Dell requires with its build of the Chrome OS open source variant. Well, ...

USB Inserts bring ads into the print age and back again… or something

USB Inserts bring ads into the print age and back again… or something

Be honest: you really want to crack open a magazine and find one of these paper-thin USB key ads, right? No? Well… here’s the thing. We really think this is a cool concept made to order, super slim, die cut USB drives that can be tucked in the pages ...

Lancerlink pico proj features ARM processor, Windows CE

Lancerlink pico proj features ARM processor, Windows CE

If you’re a fan of both Windows and projectin’ stuff, this is your lucky day! Hot on the heels of news that LG’s WinMo-powered pico projector-packin’ eXpo is heading for AT&T, Lancerlink has announced a little something called the MPJ-104WCE. This 5.5-inch long projector ships with Windows CE 5.0, 4GB ...

Engadget has been nominated for ‘Blog of the Decade’  and you vote for the winner!

Engadget has been nominated for ‘Blog of the Decade’ and you vote for the winner!

Hey gang. Normally we’re not very concerned with prizes or accolades; just getting to play with the latest and greatest gadgets is reward enough for us… though we’re a little excited about this one. Adweek has just announced its “Best of the 2000s” awards, and Engadget is up for “Blog ...

BT boss has only broadband home

BT boss has only broadband home

BT admits its chairman is the only person in a village on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border with broadband.

eBay fined in perfume sales row

eBay fined in perfume sales row

A Parisian court fines eBay 1.7m euros after ruling it had not kept to an injunction banning users from selling on LVMH perfumes.

Solar panel costs ’set to fall’

Solar panel costs ’set to fall’

The cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected according to new research.

Stephen Gately tops Google search

Stephen Gately tops Google search

The death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately was fastest rising search topic on Google’s UK site in 2009, the firm says.

EBay fined by Paris court over LVMH sales

EBay fined by Paris court over LVMH sales

CHICAGO A French court fined eBay Inc 1.7 million euros ($2.6 million) for violating a 2008 injunction that prevents French users of the online auction site from buying or selling LVMH perfumes and cosmetics on any eBay website.

Nokia plans one Linux phone next year: source

Nokia plans one Linux phone next year: source

HELSINKI Nokia plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source told Reuters on Monday, dampening prospects of a quick makeover of the Finnish group’s struggling product line-up.

Amazon says Kindle sales hit monthly record in Nov

Amazon says Kindle sales hit monthly record in Nov

NEW YORK Amazon.com said on Monday that its Kindle electronic book reader posted its best sales yet in the month of November, as rivals struggle with fulfilling their customer orders.

Ahead of the Bell: Motorola’s ‘Cliq’ not clicking

Ahead of the Bell: Motorola’s ‘Cliq’ not clicking

Motorola Inc.’s shipments of smartphones seem to be running slightly behind its target for the quarter, but not enough to hurt earnings, an analyst said Monday. Oppenheimer analyst Ittai Kidron said shipments of the Droid phone is meeting expectations, but…

Sharp shows plant making 10th generation panels

Sharp shows plant making 10th generation panels

Huge sheets of glass are guided by robotic arms, sliding and turning in a towering germ-free plant, the world’s first making giant “10th generation” panels for flat screen TVs. Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp.’s futuristic-looking plant doesn’t have a…

World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record

World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record

The world’s largest atom smasher broke the world record for proton acceleration Monday, firing particle beams with 20 percent more power than the American lab that previously held the record. The power of the Large Hadron Collider’s proton beams is essential…