Engadget staffers spend the entire year poking, prodding and otherwise testing the latest tech gadgets. So we’ve got a pretty good handle on what’s unique and interesting right now. We put together ...

You’re reading Infinite Scroll, Kyle Chayka’s weekly column on how technology shapes culture. When did having lots of followers lose its inherent appeal? It’s a post-pandemic phenomenon. During the ...

Here at CR, we regularly see products come through our labs that are touted as innovative, imaginative, and exciting. And most of the time, these items are anything but—in other words, it’s tough to ...

Too Late to Be Cool features a telling archival cover photo shot by Henry Diltz back in 1979. Both album and image took a long time to reveal themselves, and in the end – like that flashlight trained ...

It's official. The Switch 2 is getting the next entry in the long-running Fire Emblem series. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave will be available sometime in 2026, though we have nothing more specific than ...

The Sepulchromatic emblem is a new cosmetic for players to unlock in Destiny 2. Unlike Twitch drops, in-game accomplishments, or events, unlocking this emblem will require a bit of cash. Get ready to ...

Hip. Popular. The cat’s pajamas. What makes some people “cool” and others not? A group of researchers nailed down six characteristics commonly found in individuals that most people around the world ...

An international team of researchers may have just cracked the code for what makes someone “cool.” And no matter where you live, the personality traits that make someone “cool” appear to be consistent ...

The definition of “cool” would seem to be an ephemeral thing. (We’re not talking temperature here. We’re talking James Dean, Serena Williams, and Arthur Fonzarelli cool.) What inspires one to admire ...

Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe. By Christina Caron Is there a secret sauce that helps explain why people as different as ...