Sam Rutherford
Sam is a Senior Writer at Engadget and previously worked at Gizmodo as a Senior Reporter. Before that, he worked at Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag as a Staff Writer and Senior Product Review Analyst, overseeing benchmarks and testing for countless product reviews. He was also an archery instructor and a penguin trainer too (really).
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Here's the list of every Apple Watch model and watch band option, and how much it will cost to buy them.

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Not every enhancement in Android 5.0 Lollipop is obvious. Here's how to add new users and guest accounts in Android 5.0.

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High-resolution screens mean sharp videos at the cost of small, hard to read text. Here's two ways to make text bigger in Android 5.0.

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If you're looking to make Google's Material design UI even easier to read, here's how to turn on two high-contrast settings in Android 5.0.

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Increase your smartphone or tablet's security by enabling Smart Lock in Android 5.0, which lets you use trusted devices, places and faces to unlock your device.

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In Android 5.0, follow these steps to see what apps and components are eating your battery.

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If you're like one of the millions of color deficient tech users, here's how to turn on the color blind modes in Android 5.0.

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After two years of development, Valve is finally ready to unveil the final version of its Steam Controller.

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At GDC 2015, 11 Bit Studios senior writer Pawel Miechowski talked about the award-winning This War of Mine and its upcoming tablet versions.

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We go hands-on with the the Nvidia Shield, which delivers Nvidia Grid game streaming straight to your living room.

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With the average user having 29 or more installed apps, here's how to stop apps from auto-updating to save data usage and battery life.

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The new Pentax KS-2 offers a tiny retractable lens and 3-inch LCD on what it claims is the world's smallest DSLR kit.

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Medium format killers? Canon lets loose a pair of 50MP, full-frame cameras, the 5DS and 5DS R, promising the sharpest pics ever from a DSLR.

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Thanks to the rumor mill, we have a good idea of what might be coming on HTC's possible One M9. Here's what we know so far.

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With design elements taken from its famous line of guitars, Gibson’s new guitar-inspired headphones sound great and look even better.

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Sony's new flagship 4K Action Cam shoots brilliant high-res video with even better image stabilization and crisper audio.

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Nikon pulls the covers off a new DSLR camera and two lenses. The new D5500 features the companies first-ever touchscreen on a DSLR.

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Liquid Image brings 4G video streaming on the Ego LS Model 800 camera, allowing users to send videos straight to YouTube without Wi-Fi.

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Marshall's Major II on-ear headphones delivers clean, neutral lows and warm, rich mids with a style that calls back to its 60's heritage.

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A curious combination of a smartphone camera and a GoPro, the HTC RE takes pictures and movies without interfering with the moment.

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Editor's ChoiceOlloclip's new 4-in-1 Lens for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus delivers its trademark image and build quality, now for both front and rear cameras.

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Editor's ChoiceOne of the best Android phones now shines on Windows, boasting even better battery life on top of the same speedy specs of the original.

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Almost every smartphone maker has now hopped on the phablet bandwagon, pushing screen sizes up and over the 5-inch barrier. But the two biggest names in this arena are Apple and Samsung. With the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4, Samsung continues to refine its fo
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