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A night in Richard Branson's state-of-the-art Virgin Hotel Richard Branson knows how to make a first impression. The first thing I saw when I arrived at Virgin's debut hotel was a statuesque blonde in a bright-red trench coat stepping out of a matching-hued Tesla, with a photographer documenting the whole ordeal. [Read more...] VAIO resurrects its flagship Z series with two new hybrid laptops Now that the independent company's got rid of those pesky excess components, it's time for VAIO to make something new.[Read more...] LG's 'luxury' smartwatch has an all-metal body and a leather strap LG is revealing what's (literally) up its sleeve for MWC 2015. It's an Android Wear smartwatch that LG calls its luxury iteration, with an all-metal body, gold and silver finishes and a natural leather strap (which can be swapped out, of course). [Read more...] Fuji's premium telephoto zoom packs some serious punch Fujifilm may still be a relatively niche player in the mirrorless camera field, but that's not stopping the company from putting out some serious lenses to go along with its well-regarded X-series cameras. [Read more...] At last, 'The Simpsons' is streaming in its original aspect ratio When FXX started streaming The Simpsons, it committed a cardinal sin in the eyes of fans: it showed older episodes in widescreen, guaranteeing that you'd miss visual gags meant for 4:3 TV. [Read more...] A brief survey of NASA's space imaging technology Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, will soon have a chance to see those items Neil Armstrong kept from the Apollo 11 moon landing. [Read more...] Cookie Monster wants to take over your browser The entire Engadget staff is pretty excited about Cookie Monster's first PBS Kids movie "The Cookie Thief," (which premieres this Monday, February 16th). [Read more...]