The Nex Playground is everything Xbox Kinect wanted to be

It's the year 2026 and the hottest game in my living room is Fruit Ninja. No, I'm not in the midst of an ill-advised retro mobile gaming kick. Instead, my family and I have been jumping arou [...]

How to use Apple's Playlist Playground to make AI-generated mixes

With the release of iOS 26.4, Apple Music's Playlist Playground can now generate playlists with the help of AI. Best of all, you don't need an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone to take advan [...]

Microsoft launches MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a cheaper and faster AI image model

Microsoft today launched MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a lower-cost, higher-speed variant of its flagship text-to-image model that the company says delivers production-ready quality at nearly half the price. [...]

Apple’s new Siri AI is more than just a smarter assistant — it's a new enterprise app layer

Apple’s new Siri AI, unveiled yesterday at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2026), may look like a consumer product story on the surface. But for enterprise developers and I [...]

Engadget Podcast: Why is the Nex Playground 'AI console' such a hit?

Over the past two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a niche for itself with kids and parents alike. It's a small box that sits in front of your TV and uses a camera, along with computer vi [...]

The Morning After: The Nex Playground channels the spirit of Xbox's Kinect

You might not have heard of the Nex Playground, but it’s a tiny gaming system built entirely around Kinect-like games. With its camera and computer vision processing, the $249 Nex Playground can tra [...]

Apple Black Friday deals: We found the biggest savings on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches and AirTags

There’s no denying Apple’s massive reputation in the tech world. And it appears it’s not just hype — our reviews put an Apple product at the top of our buying guides to tablets, smartwatches, [...]

The best Apple Black Friday deals on iPads, AirPods, MacBooks, Apple Watches and AirTags are already up to 39 percent off

Black Friday is a banner time to pick up some of the latest gear from Apple for a discount. Engadget has been reviewing Apple’s products for, oh, 20 years or so — this year alone saw us evaluate, [...]

Engadget review recap: Shokz OpenFit Pro, Nex Playground, Sony A7 V and more

We’re starting to hit our stride in 2026. Now that February is here, our reviews team is flush with new devices to test, which means you’ve got a lot to catch up on if you haven’t been following [...]