Tiny Tower breaks ground on Android

Android takes another step closer to iOS’s arguably superior gaming offering, adopting cult low-fi sim Tiny Tower. Froyo is the minimum requirement for the game run, but given the very dominant status of Android 2.0 and up, most won’t find it an issue. This management sim lets you create a mix of businesses

Apple patent application aims to keep iPhones shatter-proof with shock mounted glass

From ‘smart’ pens to a smarter Siri, Apple’s always attempting to find new ways to improve the iPhone, and the company’s latest patent application wants to keep its crack-prone glass blemish free. Aptly named a "shock mounting cover glass in consumer electronic devices," the invention claims a tunable

Android.com easter egg has the robot doing the moonwalk (video)

It’s Easter in November! At least over at Android.com. The website’s latest refresh brought us a whole lot of Ice Cream Sandwich, but the real treat’s a bit of a hidden gem. Google’s new site’s packing an easter egg in the lower-left hand corner that has the little green robot doing the moonwalk, waving

From The Myojo-Waraku 2011 Festival In Fukuoka, Japan: Demos From 8 Asian Startups

Last weekend, I attended Myojo-Waraku 2011 [JP] in Fukuoka/Southern Japan, a three-day tech and creative festival highly inspired by SXSW. Much like the event in the US, the idea for the counterpart in Japan (the first ever) is to bring together people from different fields, namely movies, music, games

Ask Engadget: best DIY wireless home security (and fire) system?

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Roger, who is just about tired of hearing "ADT." If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget

3D-printed tail hooks up with Arduino, wags the dog (video)

In the year 3000, surgeons should be able to graft animal body parts onto our willing flesh. But, let’s be real, aside from a reanimated Walt Disney (ok, not really), most of us won’t live to see that scifi horror-filled day. Filling in, for the time being, is a nifty Arduino hack from the mind of one

Engadget Mobile Podcast 113 – 11.19.2011

Everyonce in a while, a phone so huge, so spectacular, so…galactic comes along that it eclipses all other news, distracting podcast hosts to the point of almost-no-return. The Galaxy Nexus did that for Myriam this week, and luckily Brad and Joseph had an extra pair of hands to bring her back from the

Jim Breyer: “We See 10,000 Media Business Plans A Year, And Invest In About Ten”

Jim Breyer, the star venture partner at Accel, is a very busy man. He sits on the boards of Facebook, Walmart, News Corp, and Dell, among others. I caught up with him last week at the Techonomy conference, where he talked about what areas Accel is investing in. In Part I of my video interview above,

Say hello to the iShred, snowboarders’ tribute to Steve Jobs (video)

Every third Thursday, the team at California based Signal Snowboards like to spice things up some and make something a little more outside the box. This time around the team decided on creating a fitting tribute to Steve Jobs — a custom ride complete with built-in iPad — and thus the iShred was born.

YouTube Video Prompts Calls for UC Davis Chancellor’s Resignation

The Faculty Association at the University of California, Davis, is calling for the resignation of chancellor Linda Katehi after a YouTube video…