Engadget’s guide to Home Entertainment

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Galaxy Watch Active 2 review: An acceptable midrange smartwatch

Gallery: Galaxy Watch Active 2 review | 16 Photos But while I used the physical bezel to interact with previous Galaxy watches more than half the time, I barely used this virtual one at all. When I did, it was more for the novelty factor and to feel the haptic response than to get any…

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Autoblow AI is a sex toy that promises ‘surprise’

Autoblow was started back in 2008 with its first eponymous product that sought to mechanically simulate oral sex. Creator Brian Sloan went on to crowdfund backing for the Autoblow 2 in 2014, with additional campaigns for two more hardware revisions, the 2+ in 2016 and 2+XT in 2017. All of them blew past their initial…

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The Making of ‘Doom’ Is Getting a TV Show

Greetings, and welcome to Replay, where we recap all the gaming headlines you might have missed this week. This time, we've got TV, reality and otherwise, publisher disputes, and Magic: the Gathering. Let's get right to it.Masters of Doom Is Coming to TV, and Here Are Its StarsIt's time, finally: videogames are becoming prestige television.…

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Unfixable iOS Exploit Is the Latest Apple Security Upheaval

For the last several years, so-called jailbreaks of iPhones—cracking iOS to let any software run on the device—have been exceedingly rare. When one appeared in August for iOS 12, it was surprising to even the most dedicated Apple hackers. But today a security researcher published an exploit that lays the foundation to jailbreak almost every…

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What to Expect From the 2019 World Track Championships

Throughout the IAAF World Athletics Championships, WIRED's editor in chief, Nicholas Thompson, will be chatting with Knox Robinson, the former editor-in-chief of The Fader and the founder of The Black Roses running club in NYC.Nick Thompson: Knox, good afternoon! And welcome to WIRED. I’ve run a lot of races and workouts with you over the…

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Trump Still Doesn’t Believe Russia Hacked the 2016 Election

Nearly three years since US intelligence agencies collectively stated that the Kremlin had hacked the Democratic National Committee, President Donald Trump still takes every opportunity to publicly downplay and dismiss the facts about Russia's interference in the 2016 election. No surprise there. But what Trump revealed in his July 25 conversation with Ukrainian president Volodymyr…

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The Icelandic Village Where the Sun Never Sets in Summer

Ólafsfjörður is a small fishing village in northern Iceland with a population of fewer than 1,000 people. There's a church, a few shops, a single gas station, a fish factory, a school, and not much else—which made it the ideal spot for an artist's residency for Belgian photographer Bastiaan van Aarle. In July 2017, seeking…

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The Dangers of Delaying FAA Modernization

Last month, during his swearing-in remarks as the new administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Stephen Dickson promised to “ensure our aviation system maintains its proper place leading the world in both safety and operational performance.”WIRED OPINIONABOUTThe Honorable Tidal W. (Ty) McCoy is the former acting secretary and senior assistant secretary of the Air Force…

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The Arctis 1 Wireless Is the Go-Anywhere Gaming Headset

When I travel, I like to spend the bulk of my time with my headphones on, doing pretty much nothing. The three-hour train trip to Seattle is lovely as a silent movie, accompanied by my own personal music. I stare out the window, occasionally play something on my Nintendo Switch, read something, or—if the Wi-Fi…

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