Your Google search history is probably littered with typos, questionable queries, embarrassing visits to malware-infected websites, porn, Facebook, porn, Facebook, basic math questions a 6-year-old would know, juvenile jokes and so forth. It’s not a proud place to be. But what if in order to make all those searches you do on Google, you had to talk to a real life person? Can you imagine if Google was just some guy in an office answering all of your life’s questions?
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Flat smartphones are so early 2013; concave is the new hotness. At least, that’s what Samsung and LG might have you believe: both companies have brought new curved displays to a limited market for an extremely high price. The Samsung Galaxy Round and the LG G Flex probably won’t be on most people’s wish lists, as each one costs well above $900 in Korea. Still, we have a feeling we’ll be seeing plenty more (for a lower price) in the not-too-distant future. If this is indeed a sign of things to come, why shouldn’t we want to spend more time with the phone that started the whole craze? Fortunately for us, our friends at Negri Electronics — an online retailer which sells the Galaxy Round and G Flex — offered us the chance to use an imported Korean version for a few days. Take a look at the galleries below and read on for some detailed impressions.%Gallery-slideshow122862%
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
It’s been just about 10 months since an LG device has showed up in “IRL.” That was back in January, when our Canadian editor Jon Fingas took the Optimus G for a spin on Rogers. Now he’s back to test the G2, though he’s still waxing a bit sentimental about the ol’ G. So how does it stack up? Let’s see.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG
Smartphones, tablets, smartphones, repeat. We tend to come back to the same sorts of gadgets here in “IRL,” but this week we’re shaking things up with a fitness device. Associate HD Editor Ben Drawbaugh is one of the few mountain biking enthusiasts on staff, which means he was one of the only people qualified to test out a bicycle computer, something we normally wouldn’t review. After the break, find out if a $60 Bluetooth Low Energy sensor is worth the investment.
Filed under: Misc, Peripherals
So you say a phone’s too big to live with? Challenge accepted. In this week’s issue, Jon takes the Galaxy Mega 6.3 for a spin to see if it’s prohibitively large, or just stupidly so.
Filed under: Cellphones, Samsung, AT&T, LG
If you’re going to buy the Lumia 1020 for its 41-megapixel camera (and if not that, what the heck did you buy it for?) you may as well spring for the $59 camera grip too. That’s what Philip told himself, anyway, after picking up the phone on AT&T.
Filed under: Misc, Peripherals, Nokia
We suppose if there are folks who’d prefer a gaming laptop as their primary PC, then there must also be a market for portable gaming mice. But would you pay $115 for one?
Is it pandering to have one of our Canadian writers play with every new BlackBerry? Perhaps — not that we could’ve stopped him anyway. In this week’s issue, we have Mr. Jon Fingas sharing his thoughts on the Q5 and its physical keyboard, while Philip splurges on JBL speakers to match his new Lumia 1020.
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc, Portable Audio/Video, Blackberry
It’s been a while (four months, actually) since we’ve featured a camera in “IRL,” but today we’re breaking that dry spell as we explain what it’s like to live with Sony’s NEX-5N. Meanwhile, Mailplane 3 is great for Gmail power users (or so says Darren), but you’ll need to own a Mac — and, you know, feel OK spending $25 for the update.
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
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