The NYC Engadget Reader Meetup is less than two weeks away!



Hey, listen, do you smell something? That’s the sight of a reader meetup coming over the horizon, fast! As we told you a few weeks back, we’re having a bit of a party on Thursday, August 25th at Guastavino’s, which is located at 59th Street in New Y…

Samyang announces 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC lens



Samyang Optics has announced a 24mm F1.4 lens in Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Samsung NX, Sony Alpha and Four-thirds mounts. This manual focus lens, with its large f1.4 aperture, is made up of 13 elements in 12 groups including 4 low-dispersion elements (ED)….

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemelo doesn’t believe in electric cars, Santa Claus (video)



As saucy as some of them may be, today’s electric car is definitely a novelty. Still, it’s not too hard to imagine a future where the majority of autos run on electrons — whether they’re pushed from batteries or hydrogen fuel cells. Not everybody’s…

T-Mobile: overages on 200MB data plan in, throttling out



Bad news T-Mobile fans: AllThingsD just confirmed that throttling on the 200MB plan is going the way of the dodo, with the carrier opting to charge overage fees instead. Under the new entry-level plan, those exceeding their monthly allotment will fa…

Engadget Podcast 252 – 08.12.2011



You might think the Engadget Podcasters are a bunch of dudes and dudettes who sit around and obsess over consumer electronics all day for a living. Aaaaaaannnnd…….you might be right. That’s why we brought in Garry Dell’Abate, a guy who obsesses …