It sounds like something out of science fiction; splicing DNA from one animal into another to create some sort of genetic hybrid, but Peng Peng the sheep has made it science fact. The adorable newly-cloned lamb has become the first sheep to have a bit of a worm spliced into him, making him the very first worm-sheep on the planet. More »

NASA successfully transported the Space Shuttle from Florida to Virginia yesterday on its way to the Smithsonian. But how you get a 150,000-pound space vehicle off a 230-foot airplane without dropping it? More »

NASA successfully transported the Space Shuttle from Florida to Virginia yesterday on its way to the Smithsonian. But how you get a 150,000-pound space vehicle off a 230-foot airplane without dropping it? More »

It sounds whack, but a new scientific study suggests that people who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner. Sadly, that doesn't quite mean that you can run out and stuff your face full of candy all day to keep your weight down—but it does mean you probably should be eating some chocolate regularly. More »

It sounds whack, but a new scientific study suggests that people who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner. Sadly, that doesn't quite mean that you can run out and stuff your face full of candy all day to keep your weight down—but it does mean you probably should be eating some chocolate regularly. More »

Audi R18 Hybrid spotted in the flesh, sounds as good as it looks originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Internships suck, whether you're in New York, LA, DC, or wherever. You do menial work for token payment (or none), all in the name of experience. At Foxconn, it's about the same—but you great free housing and more money. More »

Internships suck, whether you're in New York, LA, DC, or wherever. You do menial work for token payment (or none), all in the name of experience. At Foxconn, it's about the same—but you great free housing and more money. More »

At almost 97 feet tall and 117 feet wide, the screen at the Darling Harbour IMAX Theater in Sydney is the largest in the world. And after 16 years of service, it needed to be replaced. More »

The new NTH Music Synthesizer uses simple circuitry packaged in an intuitive interface to produce evil tones that would sound perfect in an old arcade game. The second you see this thing in action, you're going to want get your hands on it. More »

RFID chips are super cool because those little buggers can beam things wirelessly. The guys at Mythbusters totally thought so too and wanted to make an episode about how trackable and hackable RFID chips were. Sounds amazing! Everyone would've learned more about the technology that's invisibly invading our lines. But, nope. Credit Card companies banned 'em. More »

A few beers, a summer day, and a Slip 'n Slide? Sounds like heaven. But then you add just a simple little roof to the mix, and suddenly everything goes wrong. More »

It sounds insane, but DARPA recently laid down a challenge to computer scientists: work out how to reconstruct shredded pages of paper. The winning team has finished — two days ahead of schedule. More »

Continue reading Magnetic Cello almost makes it cool to play the cello (video)

Magnetic Cello almost makes it cool to play the cello (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung Focus S wanders through FCC en route to AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The TSA will no longer require children 12 years or younger to remove their shoes while going through airport security. It's part of a larger change that might even stop the nasty TSA from groping kids too. It sounds good but it's really not. More »

"Combined Surface User Interface" is a cool little patent application filed by Microsoft back in 2010, detailing the creation of a shared workspace stitched together by pico projectors attached to mobile devices. Users can interface with the projected area through motion captured on a camera. If the whole thing sounds a bit familiar, don't worry, you're not crazy. Earlier in the month, a patent application from Apple surfaced carrying the "Projected Display Shared Workspaces" title, detailed a fairly similar scenario. Interestingly, the two applications were filed a week apart, Microsoft's on February 3rd, 2010, and Apple's on February 11th of that year. It's important to note, before jumping to any conclusions, of course, that the granting of patents in a case like this doesn't hinge on the filing date.

Microsoft patent application details pico projected shared workspace, sounds vaguely familiar originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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