Walmart will test self-driving delivery services with electric cars

Posted on 10/11/2020 by Engadget

Walmart isn’t about to let rivals like Amazon delve further into self-driving deliveries without offering a response. As CNBC reports, the retailer has teamed up with GM’s Cruise for a self-driving delivery pilot due to start early 2021 in Scottsdale...

Best Buy won’t sell next-gen consoles in-store this year

Posted on 05/11/2020 by Engadget

Following Sony’s announcement earlier today that the PlayStation 5 will only be available to buy online on launch day, Best Buy and Walmart say they likewise plan to restrict in-store sales of next-gen consoles. At Walmart, the only way you’ll be abl...

Amazon Prime Day will reportedly start on October 13th

Posted on 22/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After it was delayed earlier in the year, Prime Day 2020 will kick off partway through next month, according to The Verge. The website says it obtained an internal Amazon email that states the two-day shopping event will start on October 13th. The co...

Amazon Fresh grocery store in Los Angeles opens to the public

Posted on 17/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After a short period where you could only visit the store if you had an invite, Amazon's first Fresh grocery location is now open to the public. Starting today, anyone who wants to visit the Woodland Hills, Los Angeles store can do so from 7AM to 10P...

At 25, eBay is a reminder of a bygone internet

Posted on 03/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

eBay is officially old. It turns 25 today, joining the likes of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Yahoo, both of which also had their quarter-century anniversaries earlier this year. Like Internet Explorer and Yahoo, eBay is showing its age. But whil...

Amazon’s Prime Air can officially begin drone delivery trials in the US

Posted on 31/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

As of today, Amazon is officially an “air carrier.” The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Amazon Prime Air the designation, which allows Amazon to begin its first commercial delivery trials in the US, Bloomberg reports. The company will u...

Apple is opening its first ‘floating’ store in Singapore

Posted on 24/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Apple has hundreds of physical stores dotted around the world, serving as stores, repair centers and community hubs where people can learn to be more creative. Until now, though, none of these glistening Apple meccas have been built on water. As The...

Oral-B’s absurd $200 AI toothbrush is finally available

Posted on 20/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Oral-B showed off its flashy new AI-powered iO toothbrush at CES 2020. It threw around phrases like “linear magnetic drive” and "oscillating, rotating movements,” but the company didn’t reveal the price. Now, the brush is finally available, and it st...

Amazon may turn dying JC Penney and Sears stores into warehouses

Posted on 09/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The department stores that anchor shopping malls have struggled to survive in the face of online shopping, but those spaces might find a new lease on life through their greatest foe. Wall Street Journal sources claim Amazon is in talks with mall owne...

Microsoft is permanently closing all but a few retail stores

Posted on 26/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

On Friday, Microsoft said it plans to close many of its physical Microsoft Store locations permanently. Moving forward, it will focus its efforts on Microsoft.com, where the company’s customers can go to purchase products, as well as get support and...

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