Engadget Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Engadget interviews Apple co-founder Ron Wayne

by Steven Sande (Dec 19th, 2011)

Ron Wayne is the man who missed out on the fortunes of Apple. He was one of the three co-founders of Apple, along with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. Shortly after he signed the contract (which sold last week for almost $1.6 million) that founded the company, he sold his share for a mere ...

If Siri were paired with a GPS app

by Steven Sande (Dec 12th, 2011)

We all love Siri. Whether it's the fascinating and sometimes unintentionally humorous comments that it makes, or the fact that it's surprisingly useful in a variety of situations, Siri has captured the imagination of many iPhone users. In a guest post for our sister site Engadget, NPD Group ...

TUAW at the NYC Engadget meetup August 25

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 18th, 2011)

Yes, Engadget will be having one of their reader meetups next week and myself and fellow editor Dave Caolo will be there to personally meet and greet you Apple fans in attendance. If meeting two handsome geeks isn't enough to draw you to the event, we'll also be giving away a ton of loot -- ...

Engadget goes hands-on with iOS 5

by Steven Sande (Jun 8th, 2011)

Our big sister site, Engadget, had a chance to go hands-on with iOS 5 the other day at WWDC and took oodles of screenshots to enjoy. TUAW, of course, has a number of writers who also have had a day or two to grope the new iOS, but who are limited by Non-Disclosure Agreements to what they can ...

Engadget app updated with landscape mode, save for later options

by Mike Schramm (May 14th, 2011)

Our good friends at Engadget have posted an update to their iOS app. The new version introduces a landscape viewing mode for all of the included content and new "save for later" options that will send your favorite Engadget posts off to reading services like Evernote, Instapaper, and Read It ...

Engadget reviews the iPad 2

by Chris Rawson (Mar 10th, 2011)

Our sister site Engadget has spent the past week playing around with its iPad 2 review unit, and Engadget's review is now live. (We'll just assume Apple meant to send one to TUAW, but it got lost in the mail ... along with all of our event invitations.) Engadget gives the iPad 2 a score of 9/10, ...

Engadget reviews MacBook Pro 2011 edition

by Michael Rose (Mar 4th, 2011)

If you're hungering for more hands-on detail on Apple's newest laptops, head over to our sister site Engadget where Nilay Patel and Joanna Stern have put the 15" model through its paces in a full review. Not to keep you in suspense: "the new MacBook Pro is the fastest laptop we've ever tested, ...

Engadget: iPad 2 thinner, faster, has cameras, no SD slot or high-res display

by Steven Sande (Feb 25th, 2011)

Our buddies at Aol Tech sister site Engadget have heard some details from very reliable sources (Engadget's Joshua Topolsky notes "these sources have been dead right on specific Apple plans and specifications for unannounced products in the past") regarding the second-generation iPad that will be ...

Engadget goes hands-on with the new MacBook Pro

by Josh Helfferich (Feb 24th, 2011)

If you thought today couldn't get any more hands-on, you were wrong. The folks over at our sister blog, Engadget, just received a review unit of the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt technology and posted lots of delicious photos for us nerds to enjoy. (Note that unlike many other ...

Engadget iPad app now available

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 15th, 2010)

What's better than a (non-existent) TUAW iPad app? A real, live Engadget iPad app! Our big sister Engadget just rolled out a shiny new iPad app featuring a ton of stuff like Evernote and Instapaper integration, support for the Engadget podcast and much, much more. Oh, did you know there's an ...

Chill out with the iPhone-powered massage chair

by Mike Schramm (Oct 20th, 2010)

We've seen an iPhone-controlled R2-D2, a quadricopter, a dog treat dispenser, a tank, and even an iPhone-controlled soda machine. But c'mon people, let's get a little more practical here -- let's hook it up to a massage chair. That's exactly what Human Touch did with the HT-9500. For just US$4,999, ...

Rumor: MacBook Air downsized details previewed

by Michael Rose (Oct 20th, 2010)

As the clock ticks down toward today's Back to the Mac event, Engadget relays some insider info from a trusted source regarding the capabilities and specs of the all-but-certain MacBook Air 11.6" form factor subnotebook. The details: 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (with a 2.33GHz BTO option). No ...

Apple TV jailbreak news: USB restore mode discovered

by Richard Gaywood (Sep 30th, 2010)

The Apple Press and Engadget bring us word that the Apple TV, when connected to iTunes via its mini USB port, pops up this "restore this device" dialog that will look very familiar to iPhone, iPod, and iPad users. This is another step forward for would-be Apple TV jailbreakers because it will give ...

With AirPlay, Apple opens iTunes software to a 3rd party

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 9th, 2010)

Engadget reports that Apple has opened its AirPlay technology to a third party, BridgeCo. BridgeCo is the maker of JukeBlox, a network streaming technology that's embedded into its partners' audio products and equipment to allow wireless audio streaming. And, it just so happens, according to ...

Does the Apple TV need 1080p?

by Richard Gaywood (Aug 13th, 2010)

Engadget's tasty scoop on Wednesday suggests that the long-rumoured but still-mythical Apple TV hardware refresh would lack 1080p output. As is fairly routine now, weblogs, forums, and Twitter exploded with "ZOMG APPLE #FAIL" and similar thoughtful criticism. But assuming it's true, is this really ...