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Editor's note: Nadav Gur is the founder and CEO of Desti, a virtual personal assistant for travel incubated by SRI. Previously, he was founder and CEO of Worldmate, the first mobile travel app. “Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” --Albert Einstein Since the launch of Siri on the iPhone 4S last year, the media has been abuzz with the potential implications of what’s next – from Google’s Eric Schmidt commenting that Siri poses a great threat to Google, to countless articles by VCs and thought leaders.

Archos makes regular stops at the FCC. We know this. When it passes an Arnova-badged device called the GBook through the US agency, though, that piques our interest. The name immediately suggests a reading-friendly Android tablet in the vein of the K...

Here's an incredible look at SolarImpulse, a single-seat aircraft that is fitted with 12,000 solar cells across its immense wings, "but only weighs as much as the average family car." It has just become the first solar-powered plane to make a tra...

Becoming a real-life superhero, complete with powers, isn't as far fetched as it once seemed, thanks to the quickly advancing technologies that are constantly under development. We've rounded up five of these technologies that you may soon see on...

You'd think that most prison / jail inmates aren't the most clever of people, but these DIY weapons - in addition to these five prison gadgets - would like to prove otherwise. They range from simple guns (above) to weapons manufactured from Nokia...

LEDs are great for lighting rooms, costumes, and apparently, illuminating the ocean as well, or at least when installed on surfboards. Pukas has done just that, and limited these surfboards to just 4-units in the world. Continue reading for a vid...

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from is from Amandeep, who needs a case for his new superphone. If you're looking to s...

We've probably all heard our parents tell us to not play so much video games and go outside for a change, but fortunately, all of those hours spent cooped up in your room might have been worth it. Here are a few reasons you can shout back when th...

Editor's note: Gordon Ritter is a founder and general partner at Emergence Capital focused on cloud companies.  In the days before the cloud, on-premise software providers that focused on selling into a vertical market were considered second-class citizens to the “big guns” selling into the broader horizontal marketplace. The real “win”—in market share, wallet share and ultimately, profits—was the broadest approach. The notion of specializing in solutions that serve a market niche or specific industry was considered limited unless it was just the start of something more horizontal.

There are certain times of the year where wearing a costume is welcomed, and some of those include conventions as well as during Halloween festivities. We've rounded up seven awesome robot costumes to get you inspired, starting with a female Gund...