Daniel Cooper

Senior Editor

Daniel Cooper is Engadget’s roving reporter, tackling the topics both big and small that shape our world. He has been writing about the future for more than 25 years, and abandoned a promising career as an intellectual property lawyer to join Engadget in 2011. His interests include climate change, sustainability, transportation, health tech, wearables, the interaction of technology with sexuality, smart tech and the future of arts and culture — oh and Star Trek, he does that, too. He has appeared on BBC News, Cheddar, ABC News Radio and BBC Radio, and his work has been featured in The New York Times and The AV Club, amongst many others. He lives in Norwich with his family, and is only doing this until he can become the executive producer of Doctor Who.

Articles by Daniel Cooper

A $105,000 robot arm nobody needs cooked me a delicious lunch
Moley Robotics wants to bring its $105,000 cooking robots to the home. Here's what it's like to dine at its table.
I’m so glad Slow Horses is a hit
You should make an effort to catch 'Slow Horses' on Apple TV+.
What happens when solar panels die?
Do Solar Panels ever get a second chance?
The Rubber Keyed Wonder is an adoring portrait of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
'The Rubber Keyed Wonder' is an affectionate, if one-eyed, look at the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
MyRow took my Concept2 rower and made it smart
MyRow's aftermarket screen brings Peloton-esque classes to Concept2 rowers.
Oura’s fourth-generation smart ring gets smaller and smarter
Oura's fourth-generation smart ring gets a sleeker body, better sensors and longer battery life.
Ring brings 24/7 recording to some of its wired cameras
If you pay $20 a month, you'll unlock continuous monitoring and recording for your wired Ring camera.
reMarkable Paper Pro review: Writing in color is nice, but it'll cost you
reMarkable's Paper Pro sets the standard for an e-paper tablet.
The Morning After: Meta launches a newer, cheaper VR headset
All the news from Meta Connect 2024, and we've played with both the PS5 Pro and the new Zelda game.
The Morning After: Get ready for Meta Connect
The biggest news stories this morning include Meta Connect, Palword's arrival on the PS5 and Duolingo's cute piano.
The Morning After: Elon blocks blocking
The biggest news stories this morning include the new macOS, and X's end to blocking.
The Morning After: SpaceX gets a surprising new enemy
The biggest news stories this morning include SpaceX's new enemy, Microsoft's nuclear ambitions and what's going on down at OpenAI?
iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron
iFixit has made a smart soldering iron to improve everyone's repair work.
Apple needs to remember what the iPhone 16 is for
Apple needs to remember the iPhone shouldn't be used for everything.
Apple brings sleep apnea detection to the Watch Series 10
Your Apple Watch will now keep watch while you sleep.
The new reMarkable Paper Pro adds a color display
reMarkable's third-generation writing slate gets a color display and far faster internals.
Honor solves a major folding phone problem with the Magic V3
Honor's Magic v3 is only a little bit thinner than its predecessor, but that goes a long way to making it feel nicer in your pocket.
Honor’s new laptop has a detachable webcam
Honor's new 14-inch MacBook Air rival has a detachable webcam for a cleaner display setup.
Honor's high-end MagicPad 2 offers elegance and style
The MagicPad 2 appears to be a compelling iPad alternative.
The Morning After: The iPhone 16 launches September 9
The biggest news stories this morning: All about the iPhone 16, plus Boeing's terrible year continues.

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