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- LG Display's 4.3-inch bistable display concept eyes-on (video)
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid could pay you back in four years
- Samsung entices with elecrowetting displays at SID 2011: coming to consumers later this year?
- Virgin Mobile Revives $20 Broadband2Go Plan
- Samsung's 22-inch Transparent BLU LCD TV shipping next week, eyes-on at SID 2011 (video)
- Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
- D-Wave One claims mantle of first commercial quantum computer
- Ferraris for the Masses?
- Jag Test Driver Recalls E-Type Launch
- U.S. Seeks ‘Fugitive’ Who Posed as Diplomat to Export Porsches to Russia
- Google Confirms Android Security Glitch, Rolls Out Server-Side Patch
- Secretary LaHood says plug-in vehicle point-of-purchase rebates could replace tax credits in 2012
- HTC touts early Flyer sales, promises NFC-equipped phone within a year
- Boxee Box patch fixes surround sound problems, brings back volume control
- Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
- Energy Secretary Chu says $20,000, 350-mile electric vehicle possible by 2017
- OmniVision's new 5 megapixel CMOS sensor shoots 1080p video, is built for 'slimmer' devices
- 7 Great Cities for College Grads
- Asius' ADEL earbud balloon promises to take some pressure off your poor eardrums
- Renault Zoe's "secret" range will most likely exceed 125 miles
- Toshiba Qosmio X770 gaming laptop surfaces, 3D optional
- Video: Fully Charged takes you inside the record-setting Black Current electric dragster; drives Delta E4 Coupe
- Fujitsu's LifeBook T901 tablet PC now on sale in the US, starting at $1899
- Verizon Sues The FCC… Again… This Time Over Data Roaming
- Google confirms Android security issue, server-side fix rolling out today
- A Zombie-Proof House to Survive the Undead Apocalypse
- Android-powered LG P930 shows up in XML file with 1,280 x 720 display, we think it's a tablet
- RecognizeMe unlocks your jailbroken iPhone using your face, anyone else's (video)
- The AT&T / T-Mobile senate hearing: deciphering the war of words
- BMW Joins the Electric-Vehicle Wars
| LG Display's 4.3-inch bistable display concept eyes-on (video) Posted: 18 May 2011 02:47 PM PDT LG Display's 4.3-inch bistable display concept eyes-on (video)  LG Display's 4.3-inch bistable display concept eyes-on (video) With all the giant screens throwing around flashy 3D graphics at SID, the smaller offerings like this LG 4.3-inch transparent bistable LCD display can be easy to overlook. Lucky for you, our hawk-eyes combined with a love for tiny gadgets landed us -- and our video camera -- right in front of this bantam wonder.... |
| 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid could pay you back in four years Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid could pay you back in four years  2011 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid could pay you back in four years Filed under: Hybrid, USA HybridCars.com got their hands on a new 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and put it through its paces. Except for improved voice recognition of the truck's OnStar telematics system, everything remains largely unchanged from last year's model, which we reviewed here. The Silverado Hybrid packs a whopping 6.0 Liter V8 mated to GM's Two-Mode Hybrid System.... |
| Samsung entices with elecrowetting displays at SID 2011: coming to consumers later this year? Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT Samsung entices with elecrowetting displays at SID 2011: coming to consumers later this year?  Samsung entices with elecrowetting displays at SID 2011: coming to consumers later this year? Liquavista has teased us with the potential of its electrowetting displays for years, but we hadn't gotten to peep its panels post-acquisition until now, at SID 2011. In addition to the several screens we'd seen before, there was a new monochrome model that operates at low frequencies (down to sub-hertz levels) to cut down on current consumption.... |
| Virgin Mobile Revives $20 Broadband2Go Plan Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT Virgin Mobile Revives $20 Broadband2Go Plan  Virgin Mobile Revives $20 Broadband2Go Plan Yeesh! It seems like Virgin Mobile changes up their Broadband2Go plans about as often as I change pants*. First they launched a $40 Unlimited plan, and got rid of almost all of their lesser plans. Then they bailed on the $40 plan, and introduced a whacky 10-day-or-100 MB plan for $10 a pop.... |
| Samsung's 22-inch Transparent BLU LCD TV shipping next week, eyes-on at SID 2011 (video) Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT Samsung's 22-inch Transparent BLU LCD TV shipping next week, eyes-on at SID 2011 (video)  Samsung's 22-inch Transparent BLU LCD TV shipping next week, eyes-on at SID 2011 (video) We weren't actually allowed to get our hands on Samsung's 22-inch Transparent BLU LCD TV -- the showcase was accompanied by a "Do not touch" label -- but we were able to get our first in-the-flesh look at the see-through display at SID this week. According to Sammy's rep, the monitors, which can operate without or without a backlight, will start shipping to manufacturers as soon as this week, but consumers... |
| Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Now that the Centers for Disease control has warned Americans to prepare for a possible "Zombie Apocalypse," it may be a good time to rethink your upcoming automobile purchase. |
| D-Wave One claims mantle of first commercial quantum computer Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT D-Wave One claims mantle of first commercial quantum computer  D-Wave One claims mantle of first commercial quantum computer Whether or not D-Wave has actually built a quantum computer is still a matter of debate (though, a study authored by the company and published in Nature claims to prove its success) but, whatever it is these crafty Canadians have created, you can order one now and start crunching qubits with abandon.... |
| Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT Ferraris for the Masses? Ferraris for the Masses? Ferrari plans to branch out beyond its supercar exclusivity. |
| Jag Test Driver Recalls E-Type Launch Posted: 18 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT Jag Test Driver Recalls E-Type Launch Jag Test Driver Recalls E-Type Launch Norman Dewis' mad dash through Europe to deliver the E-Type on time. |
| U.S. Seeks ‘Fugitive’ Who Posed as Diplomat to Export Porsches to Russia Posted: 18 May 2011 01:38 PM PDT U.S. Seeks 'Fugitive' Who Posed as Diplomat to Export Porsches to Russia U.S. Seeks 'Fugitive' Who Posed as Diplomat to Export Porsches to Russia The U.S. State Department has launched an investigation into whether a former New York resident and others posed as Russian diplomats to car dealerships around the country so they could obtain diplomatic discounts on Porsche and Lexus vehicles and then sell them overseas for possibly tens of thousands of dollars in profit. |
| Google Confirms Android Security Glitch, Rolls Out Server-Side Patch Posted: 18 May 2011 01:38 PM PDT Google Confirms Android Security Glitch, Rolls Out Server-Side Patch  Google Confirms Android Security Glitch, Rolls Out Server-Side Patch 99 percent of Android phones are susceptible to impersonation attacks. The bad news: Google has confirmed that the problem does exist. The good news: Google is also fixing the problem, starting today, and it shouldn't require any action on your part. The security issue, discovered this week by German researchers, could potentially give attackers access to personal accounts by playing on an exploit in Android's ClientLogin API.... |
| Secretary LaHood says plug-in vehicle point-of-purchase rebates could replace tax credits in 2012 Posted: 18 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT Secretary LaHood says plug-in vehicle point-of-purchase rebates could replace tax credits in 2012  Secretary LaHood says plug-in vehicle point-of-purchase rebates could replace tax credits in 2012 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, USA Back in February, President Obama proposed changing the credit for plug-in vehicles over to a point-of-purchase rebate, a move that would likely speed up the $7,500 payment. Under the proposal, dealers would reduce the sticker price of eligible plug-in vehicles and apply for reimbursement from the government. Well, according to U.S.... |
| HTC touts early Flyer sales, promises NFC-equipped phone within a year Posted: 18 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT HTC touts early Flyer sales, promises NFC-equipped phone within a year  HTC touts early Flyer sales, promises NFC-equipped phone within a year It's still not dishing much in the way of specifics, but it looks like HTC is at least cautiously optimistic about the success of its Flyer tablet -- or, as the company's top exec in Europe, Florian Seiche, put it at a recent Reuters summit: "it's early days but we feel very good about it." Seiche also unsurprisingly talked up tablets in general, and said that he thought schools would "probably"... |
| Boxee Box patch fixes surround sound problems, brings back volume control Posted: 18 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT Boxee Box patch fixes surround sound problems, brings back volume control  Boxee Box patch fixes surround sound problems, brings back volume control Good news for those left less than satisfied by their auditory experience after the recent Boxee Box 1.1 update, the company has completed work on a fix and released the v1.1.1 update earlier today. Owners of the box can now matrix stereo audio sources through their surround sound setup again and if you prefer volume control to be on, it's just a click of a settings checkbox away.... |
| Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Posted: 18 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Best Car to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse Now that the Centers for Disease control has warned Americans to prepare for a possible "Zombie Apocalypse," it may be a good time to rethink your upcoming automobile purchase. |
| Energy Secretary Chu says $20,000, 350-mile electric vehicle possible by 2017 Posted: 18 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT Energy Secretary Chu says $20,000, 350-mile electric vehicle possible by 2017  Energy Secretary Chu says $20,000, 350-mile electric vehicle possible by 2017 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, USALast Friday, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa celebrated the installation of Coulomb Technologies' 500th plug-in vehicle charging station. That's interesting in and of itself, but it was something Chu said that captured our attention. First, Chu opened with this obligatory statement: The Department of Energy is happy to be a part of this, but more importantly we're very happy to... |
| OmniVision's new 5 megapixel CMOS sensor shoots 1080p video, is built for 'slimmer' devices Posted: 18 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT OmniVision's new 5 megapixel CMOS sensor shoots 1080p video, is built for 'slimmer' devices  OmniVision's new 5 megapixel CMOS sensor shoots 1080p video, is built for 'slimmer' devices Apple might be poised to ditch OmniVision for its next round of iPhone / iPod Touch cameras, but that hasn't stopped the company from trotting out a fresh crop of sensors. Weeks after unveiling a beastly 12 megapixel number, it's announced the OV5690, a 5 megapixel chip, and the first to use the company's second-generation OmniBSI-2 pixel architecture.... |
| 7 Great Cities for College Grads Posted: 18 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT 7 Great Cities for College Grads 7 Great Cities for College Grads Chances are, if you're nabbing a new job, you probably need a new place to live. |
| Asius' ADEL earbud balloon promises to take some pressure off your poor eardrums Posted: 18 May 2011 11:57 AM PDT Asius' ADEL earbud balloon promises to take some pressure off your poor eardrums  Asius' ADEL earbud balloon promises to take some pressure off your poor eardrums Listener fatigue: it's a condition that affects just about everyone who owns a pair of earbuds and one that myriad manufacturers have tried to mitigate with various configurations. According to researchers at Asius Technologies, though, the discomfort you experience after extended periods of earphone listening isn't caused by faulty design or excessively high volumes, but by "acoustic reflex." Every time you blast music through earbuds, your ear muscles strain to reduce... |
| Renault Zoe's "secret" range will most likely exceed 125 miles Posted: 18 May 2011 11:23 AM PDT Renault Zoe's "secret" range will most likely exceed 125 miles  Renault Zoe's "secret" range will most likely exceed 125 miles Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault Renault Zoe - Click above for high-res image gallery Renault says that the range of its battery-powered Zoe, which is due to launch in Europe in late 2012, will exceed 200 kilometers (124.3 miles). How far beyond 200 km will a fully charged Zoe go before completely running out of juice?... |
| Toshiba Qosmio X770 gaming laptop surfaces, 3D optional Posted: 18 May 2011 11:23 AM PDT Toshiba Qosmio X770 gaming laptop surfaces, 3D optional  Toshiba Qosmio X770 gaming laptop surfaces, 3D optional Toshiba's Qosmio X500 gaming laptop got a modest update earlier this year in the form of the X505, but it's now getting a proper successor with the company's new X770 model. In addition to boasting a more metallic enclosure, this one actually shrinks the display from 18.4 inches to a slightly more portable 17.3 inches (still 1920 x 1080), but it expectedly doesn't compromise much in terms of other specs --... |
| Posted: 18 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT Video: Fully Charged takes you inside the record-setting Black Current electric dragster; drives Delta E4 Coupe  Video: Fully Charged takes you inside the record-setting Black Current electric dragster; drives Delta E4 Coupe Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Racing Inside the Black Current electric dragster - Click above to watch video after the jump The latest episode of Robert Llewellyn's plug-in-centric show Fully Charged has hit the Internet and this time 'round Llewellyn drives the Delta E4 Coupe prototype and takes you inside the record-setting Black Current electric dragster.... |
| Fujitsu's LifeBook T901 tablet PC now on sale in the US, starting at $1899 Posted: 18 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT Fujitsu's LifeBook T901 tablet PC now on sale in the US, starting at $1899  Fujitsu's LifeBook T901 tablet PC now on sale in the US, starting at $1899 That machine looming large at the top of this page is Fujitsu's LifeBook T901 tablet PC and it's now for sale in the US of A. Powered by an Intel Core i5-2520M processor, the T901 features a 13.3-inch, 1280 x 768 LCD that supports NVIDIA's Optimus graphics. The display also rocks an active digitizer, though you'll have to pay an additional $100 for the dual digitizer that enables five-finger capacitive multitouch.... |
| Verizon Sues The FCC… Again… This Time Over Data Roaming Posted: 18 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT Verizon Sues The FCC… Again… This Time Over Data Roaming  Verizon Sues The FCC… Again… This Time Over Data Roaming Verizon's big red flag seems to be transforming into one of revolt, as the carrier has chosen to follow up its recent Net Neutrality suit against the FCC with another one. This time, the Federal Communications Commission's new data roaming rules are in the carrier's crosshairs, as the new regulation would benefit regional carriers and their customers while doing virtually nothing to benefit the nation's largest wireless provider.... |
| Google confirms Android security issue, server-side fix rolling out today Posted: 18 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT Google confirms Android security issue, server-side fix rolling out today  Google confirms Android security issue, server-side fix rolling out today No Android security flaw is good news for Google, but the recently discovered ClientLogin issue that left the OS vulnerable to impersonation attacks is surely at least a bit more welcome than some of the alternatives. That's because the flaw can be fixed at the server-side level (rather than on millions of Android phones), and Google has now confirmed that a fix is rolling out today, although it may take a... |
| A Zombie-Proof House to Survive the Undead Apocalypse Posted: 18 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT A Zombie-Proof House to Survive the Undead Apocalypse A Zombie-Proof House to Survive the Undead Apocalypse Scared of zombies? Concerned about the apocalypse? Have we got the house for you. A Polish architectural firm has designed the world's first zombie-proof abode — the "Safe House". |
| Android-powered LG P930 shows up in XML file with 1,280 x 720 display, we think it's a tablet Posted: 18 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT Android-powered LG P930 shows up in XML file with 1,280 x 720 display, we think it's a tablet  Android-powered LG P930 shows up in XML file with 1,280 x 720 display, we think it's a tablet Typically, when tidbits about unannounced products start to trickle out, we begin our inquiry with general truths -- say, "this is a smartphone" -- and then work our way up to the nitty gritty. In the case of LG's mysterious P930 device, though, our search for clues starts at the opposite end.... |
| RecognizeMe unlocks your jailbroken iPhone using your face, anyone else's (video) Posted: 18 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT RecognizeMe unlocks your jailbroken iPhone using your face, anyone else's (video)  RecognizeMe unlocks your jailbroken iPhone using your face, anyone else's (video) We don't often jailbreak our iPhones to test apps, but a facial recognition unlock tool seemed a worthy excuse, so we gave it a shot. RecognizeMe uses the front-facing camera in your iPhone 4 (and iPad 2, eventually) to unlock the phone for its owner. Unfortunately, it also unlocked the device for Brian Heater (center), our resident 900 number enthusiast, and Bianca Bosker, Huff Po's tech editor and our only other... |
| The AT&T / T-Mobile senate hearing: deciphering the war of words Posted: 18 May 2011 09:34 AM PDT The AT&T / T-Mobile senate hearing: deciphering the war of words  The AT&T / T-Mobile senate hearing: deciphering the war of words Over the course of the next year, AT&T and its opponents will be in the ring, duking it out in a war of words in attempt to convince the government that a $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile by AT&T should or should not take place. Consumers have the most to win or lose here, yet we are resigned to watching from the sidelines as both sides lob countless facts and stats... |
| BMW Joins the Electric-Vehicle Wars Posted: 18 May 2011 09:34 AM PDT BMW Joins the Electric-Vehicle Wars BMW Joins the Electric-Vehicle Wars BMW's i3 EV should produce 150 hp, but no date yet for arrival. |
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