A few years back, CES attendees went mad for Olly, a doughnut-shaped speaker with a voice assistant that adapted to your personality. It was a refreshing change to the seemingly infinite hardware packing Alexa and Google Assistant, and visitors were… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2QBeF6n via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "What happened to the doughnut-shaped Olly speaker? January 09, 2020 at 08:49PM"

While it's probably not fair to call it a delay, it's been a while since we've heard anything about the Android version of Dead Cells. The game's mobile release was initially announced by developer Motion Twin this past May, with the iOS version comi… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/39R0f9M via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "‚Dead Cells‘ is finally coming to Android later this year January 09, 2020 at 08:35PM"

In its ongoing quest to become profitable, Lime says it will exit 12 markets across the globe. In the US, the company will shutter operations in four cities: Atlanta, Phoenix, San Diego and San Antonio. It will also leave Linz, Austria, as well as Bo… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2uz73c1 via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Lime exits 12 cities and lays off 100 employees in search of profit January 09, 2020 at 07:46PM"

Late last month, Uber and Postmates sued California in an attempt to block AB5, the law that would reclassify many gig economy workers as employees. While that fight is not over, Uber is also preparing for the event that AB5 takes effect. The company… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2QEmSXx via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Uber makes changes in California to brace for new gig worker law January 09, 2020 at 07:23PM"

Japanese footwear brand Asics turned up at CES 2020 this year with a "prototype" of its first smart running shoe. The as-yet unnamed model harnesses technology made in partnership with Japanese sensor company No New Folk. Or, at least, it showed up w… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2t5BAxJ via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "This is not Asics‘ new smart shoe January 09, 2020 at 07:00PM"

A new creative game mode is coming to Fortnite in which you'll be rescuing others rather than trying to be the last player(s) standing. Details on how Liferun actually works are a little thin for now but, according to a press release, players will ta… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2tJ1p6C via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "An upcoming Fortnite creative mode will let you save lives for once January 09, 2020 at 06:27PM"

At its CES 2020 keynote, Intel showed off its upcoming Xe discrete graphics chip and today, we're seeing exactly how that's going to be implemented. First off, Intel unveiled a standalone DG1 "software development vehicle" card that will allow develo… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2QXco4m via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Intel’s first discrete GPU is built for developers January 09, 2020 at 06:00PM"

Twitch has a bit less of a stranglehold over game streaming than it did a few years ago, and Facebook Gaming in particular seems to be on the rise. In December 2019, it had an 8.5 percent market share (i.e. the total time people spent watching those… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2T8vG9N via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Facebook Gaming viewership skyrocketed in 2019 January 09, 2020 at 06:00PM"

Samsung wants to add cars to its smart home ecosystem. At CES, Samsung announced that it's teaming up with Smartcar to make its SmartThings app compatible with "most new cars" in the US. Through the app, users will be able to do things like locate an… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/302w9vy via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Samsung’s SmartThings app will soon connect to your car, too January 09, 2020 at 05:39PM"