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- Screen Grabs: The Mentalist takes the iPad to new heights
- Bibendum 2011: VIPA is an akward box with tremendous autonomous abilities
- Comcast's next generation Xfinity Spectrum DVR shows off quad tuners, new menu and apps
- BP, Conoco Philips scrap $35b Alaska natural gas pipeline project
- MeeGo 1.2 lands for netbooks and tablets, leaves handsets hanging on the telephone
- Disney 'Star Wars' Ride Reopens
- Tallest Ferris Wheel in Eastern U.S. Opens in Myrtle Beach
- And Lamborghini Makes Three
- Is this Samsung's first medium format digital camera?
- 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid
- MVS California's Volumetric Head Up Display is a 3D laser show for your car's windshield (video)
- Ford Wants to Give You a Checkup
- Lincoln, Chrysler Top Customer Poll
- iRiver's T9 is the affectionate, all-purpose MP3 player your inner schoolgirl always wanted (video)
- BMW i designer Benoit Jacob discusses future mobility solutions
- Fabrice Bellard builds PC emulator in JavaScript to run Linux in a browser
- Windows Phone 7-style music player for Android arrives from the developer of LauncherPro
- Obama administration is "finalizing the procurement of 100 electric vehicles"
- 4G netbook onslaught imminent as Verizon clears Novatel LTE radio to run on its network
- 3M announces Cloud Library e-book lending service for '21st century' libraries
- Study: Well-to-wheels emissions for CNG vehicles lower than diesel hybrids, fuel cell vehicles
- Engadget Podcast 240 - 05.20.2011
- Explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu plant injures several, could affect iPad 2 production (update: video)
- Mazda selects direct-injected,1.3-liter gasser as first SkyActiv-G engine
- Intel goes ULV for laptops to combat the oncoming tablet horde
- Nokia Sees Lowest Market Share In 14 Years: Gartner
- PSA: New Nook Color partitioning only leaves 1GB for music, other sideloaded content
- Aptera seeking manucfacturing facility outside of California
- Apple Strikes Back in Amazon “App Store” Tiff
- Creepy new Air Force camera can identify and track you from far, far away
| Screen Grabs: The Mentalist takes the iPad to new heights Posted: 20 May 2011 02:58 PM PDT Screen Grabs: The Mentalist takes the iPad to new heights  Screen Grabs: The Mentalist takes the iPad to new heights Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com. Well, it sure looks like The Mentalist went all out for its season finale, stacking not one, not two, but five iPads on top of each other in some sort of makeshift surveillance system (with an extra one the desk for good measure).... |
| Bibendum 2011: VIPA is an akward box with tremendous autonomous abilities Posted: 20 May 2011 02:25 PM PDT Bibendum 2011: VIPA is an akward box with tremendous autonomous abilities  Bibendum 2011: VIPA is an akward box with tremendous autonomous abilities Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, AutoblogGreen Exclusive VIPA - Click above for high-res image gallery One of the most futuristic vehicles at the 2011 Challenge Bibendum was, basically, a kind of elevator. The VIPA (a French acronym that stands for Autonomous Individual Passenger Vehicle) from Ligier is a self-driving electric box that is being designed for use any place where people need to go from point A to point B and back again.... |
| Comcast's next generation Xfinity Spectrum DVR shows off quad tuners, new menu and apps Posted: 20 May 2011 01:52 PM PDT Comcast's next generation Xfinity Spectrum DVR shows off quad tuners, new menu and apps  Comcast's next generation Xfinity Spectrum DVR shows off quad tuners, new menu and apps It's been about six months since we heard Comcast was running tests of a brand new set-top box platform but now thanks to one of our tipsters we're able to see it in action and find out what's on the way. From the remote to the box to the menus it's all new, and appears to be a major step forward for the company and already includes familiar apps like Facebook... |
| BP, Conoco Philips scrap $35b Alaska natural gas pipeline project Posted: 20 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT BP, Conoco Philips scrap $35b Alaska natural gas pipeline project  BP, Conoco Philips scrap $35b Alaska natural gas pipeline project Filed under: Natural Gas, USA Oil behemoths BP and ConocoPhillips have scrapped plans to build a $35 billion pipeline to move natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48. BP and ConocoPhillips claim that the decision to abandon the massive natural gas pipeline project was driven by weak customer demand. The decision, though not a complete shocker, was nonetheless a blow to Alaska's long-delayed hopes of exporting more of its abundant natural gas.... |
| MeeGo 1.2 lands for netbooks and tablets, leaves handsets hanging on the telephone Posted: 20 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT MeeGo 1.2 lands for netbooks and tablets, leaves handsets hanging on the telephone  MeeGo 1.2 lands for netbooks and tablets, leaves handsets hanging on the telephone Just because Nokia has done everything short of taping a "Dear John" letter to MeeGo's mirror doesn't mean the OS is dead. In fact, Intel's Linux-based baby just got a refresh to version 1.2. So what's new this go around? Well, primarily it's under the hood stuff, like improved Atom support and bug fixes out the ying yang.... |
| Disney 'Star Wars' Ride Reopens Posted: 20 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT Disney 'Star Wars' Ride Reopens Disney 'Star Wars' Ride Reopens George Lucas figures he's working on his third generation of "Star Wars" fans, and plenty of them were standing in line to get first crack. |
| Tallest Ferris Wheel in Eastern U.S. Opens in Myrtle Beach Posted: 20 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT Tallest Ferris Wheel in Eastern U.S. Opens in Myrtle Beach Tallest Ferris Wheel in Eastern U.S. Opens in Myrtle Beach The SkyWheel is expected to help draw visitors to center of the downtown Myrtle Beach where a new 1.2-mile oceanfront boardwalk opened last year. |
| Posted: 20 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT And Lamborghini Makes Three And Lamborghini Makes Three 2012 Lamborghini Aventador completes a mad trio of new supercars. |
| Is this Samsung's first medium format digital camera? Posted: 20 May 2011 12:46 PM PDT Is this Samsung's first medium format digital camera?  Is this Samsung's first medium format digital camera? Look closely at that photo above. Those, friends, are digital cameras from Samsung. That's right, even that boxy one that looks quite a bit like an old-school medium format film shooter. This photo was quietly inserted into a blog post from Sammy about lens design, without so much as a caption to clarify what our curious eyes were seeing.... |
| 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Posted: 20 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid  2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Filed under: Hybrid, Porsche, In The AutoblogGreen GarageGreen Speed 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery I had been anticipating the pre-dawn run to the airport for a few days. Having spent the week with a Porsche Panamera Turbo, complete with the torque-boosting Sport Chrono pack (yes, that one), the blast to SFO was a fitting sendoff.... |
| MVS California's Volumetric Head Up Display is a 3D laser show for your car's windshield (video) Posted: 20 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT MVS California's Volumetric Head Up Display is a 3D laser show for your car's windshield (video)  MVS California's Volumetric Head Up Display is a 3D laser show for your car's windshield (video) Your windshield is good for more than just keeping bugs out of your mouth. It's also a big blank canvas waiting to display helpful info like directions, traffic notifications, and safety information. A number big name manufacturers like GM and Pioneer have offered up heads-up display concepts over the past few years, but what makes MVS California's Volumetric Head Up Display really neat is its impressive implementation of the volumetric aspect,... |
| Ford Wants to Give You a Checkup Posted: 20 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT Ford Wants to Give You a Checkup Ford Wants to Give You a Checkup Ford is developing tech for in-car health monitoring. |
| Lincoln, Chrysler Top Customer Poll Posted: 20 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT Lincoln, Chrysler Top Customer Poll Lincoln, Chrysler Top Customer Poll Domestic brands ride high in annual customer satisfaction survey. |
| iRiver's T9 is the affectionate, all-purpose MP3 player your inner schoolgirl always wanted (video) Posted: 20 May 2011 11:39 AM PDT iRiver's T9 is the affectionate, all-purpose MP3 player your inner schoolgirl always wanted (video)  iRiver's T9 is the affectionate, all-purpose MP3 player your inner schoolgirl always wanted (video) Been searching for an MP3 player that can do it all, including whisper sweet nothings in your ear? Behold the iRiver T9, a slim, Barbie pink number with screen savers that say, "I love you" and "enjoy your life." For such a gimmicky device, it actually offers a healthy feature set, including an FM radio, voice recorder, step and calorie counters, a built-in USB connector, and the ability to shake to... |
| BMW i designer Benoit Jacob discusses future mobility solutions Posted: 20 May 2011 11:06 AM PDT BMW i designer Benoit Jacob discusses future mobility solutions  BMW i designer Benoit Jacob discusses future mobility solutions Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, BMW At a panel discussion Sunday evening at WantedDesign, an international design exhibition held in Manhattan that occurred alongside the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Benoit Jacob opined that, "after over a century of car design, it may be time for a bit of a rebirth." Jacob is the head designer for BMW i, the eco division of the well-known German automaker.... |
| Fabrice Bellard builds PC emulator in JavaScript to run Linux in a browser Posted: 20 May 2011 11:06 AM PDT Fabrice Bellard builds PC emulator in JavaScript to run Linux in a browser  Fabrice Bellard builds PC emulator in JavaScript to run Linux in a browser Tired of playing around with Android apps in your web browser courtesy of Amazon's virtual machine? Well, thanks to super hero programmer Fabrice Bellard, you can now try your hand at something a little more challenging. "For fun," he built a complete PC emulator in JavaScript, and then used it to run a fully functioning version of Linux in a web browser.... |
| Windows Phone 7-style music player for Android arrives from the developer of LauncherPro Posted: 20 May 2011 10:33 AM PDT Windows Phone 7-style music player for Android arrives from the developer of LauncherPro  Windows Phone 7-style music player for Android arrives from the developer of LauncherPro Any Android fans that envied Windows Phone 7's Metro UI style can have it for their media player (the launcher has been done before, try Launcher 7 in the Market), thanks to this app released by the developer of the popular LauncherPro homescreen replacement. As seen in the video above next to a real WP7 device, the look and functionality of the Zune player is present in a remarkably full featured... |
| Obama administration is "finalizing the procurement of 100 electric vehicles" Posted: 20 May 2011 10:01 AM PDT Obama administration is "finalizing the procurement of 100 electric vehicles"  Obama administration is "finalizing the procurement of 100 electric vehicles" Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, Nissan, Legislation and Policy, USA The General Services Administration (GSA), which oversees two-thirds of the 600,000-plus vehicles in the U.S. government's fleet, is putting the final touches on its first 100-unit purchase of electric vehicles, according to a U.S. Department of Energy official. Patrick Davis, the DOE's vehicle technologies program director, told a Senate panel that: The administration shares your commitment to upgrading the federal fleet and is finalizing... |
| 4G netbook onslaught imminent as Verizon clears Novatel LTE radio to run on its network Posted: 20 May 2011 10:01 AM PDT 4G netbook onslaught imminent as Verizon clears Novatel LTE radio to run on its network  4G netbook onslaught imminent as Verizon clears Novatel LTE radio to run on its network Xoom owners might still be waiting for an LTE upgrade, but it does look like 4G netbooks and tablets could be hitting Verizon's network pretty soon. The carrier, known for its stringent testing standards, has cleared Novatel Wireless' E362 module to run on its network, paving the way for devices with embedded 4G radios.... |
| 3M announces Cloud Library e-book lending service for '21st century' libraries Posted: 20 May 2011 10:01 AM PDT 3M announces Cloud Library e-book lending service for '21st century' libraries  3M announces Cloud Library e-book lending service for '21st century' libraries Both Amazon and Sony have already hopped aboard the e-book library lending train and now, it looks like they'll have to make room for 3M, as well. Yesterday, the company announced a new Cloud Library e-book lending service that will allow users to browse and borrow digital books directly from their iPads, Nooks and Android-based tablets.... |
| Study: Well-to-wheels emissions for CNG vehicles lower than diesel hybrids, fuel cell vehicles Posted: 20 May 2011 09:28 AM PDT Study: Well-to-wheels emissions for CNG vehicles lower than diesel hybrids, fuel cell vehicles  Study: Well-to-wheels emissions for CNG vehicles lower than diesel hybrids, fuel cell vehicles Filed under: Natural Gas 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas - Click above for high-res image gallery In a paper published in the journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Joshua Gifford, a Master's student in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University (ISU), along with Robert C. Brown, director of ISU's center for sustainable environmental technologies, propose the evaluation of four metrics in well-to-wheels (WTW) analysis of automotive vehicles - primary energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG)... |
| Engadget Podcast 240 - 05.20.2011 Posted: 20 May 2011 09:28 AM PDT Engadget Podcast 240 - 05.20.2011 Engadget Podcast 240 - 05.20.2011 The world: it's always changing. The technology world [a subset of the world]: it's also always changing. From the Beginnings department: The PlayStation Network is reborn in most nations, the Thinkpad X1, HTC Flyer, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are baptized with official Engadget Reviews, an Android security flaw worms its way into our consciousness, and Kansas City is officially added to the official "fast places to surf the net" list.... |
| Explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu plant injures several, could affect iPad 2 production (update: video) Posted: 20 May 2011 08:55 AM PDT Explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu plant injures several, could affect iPad 2 production (update: video)  Explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu plant injures several, could affect iPad 2 production (update: video) An explosion occurred at Foxconn's Chengdu plant earlier today, with reports claiming several workers have been injured. The Taiwanese company has yet to release a statement regarding figures and the cause of this tragedy, but according to 21st Century Business Herald, witnesses saw a lightning hit the A05 building before the explosion took place -- it is believed that this is a case of dust explosion, and security guards were allegedly... |
| Mazda selects direct-injected,1.3-liter gasser as first SkyActiv-G engine Posted: 20 May 2011 08:21 AM PDT Mazda selects direct-injected,1.3-liter gasser as first SkyActiv-G engine  Mazda selects direct-injected,1.3-liter gasser as first SkyActiv-G engine Filed under: MPG, Mazda Mazda's SkyActiv technologies - Click above for high-res image gallery Mazda has selected its direct-injected, 1.3-liter gasoline powerplant to head the launch of the automaker's SkyActiv engines. On May 18th, Mazda officially unveiled the 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine at the Automotive Engineering Exposition at the Pacifico Yokohama convention center near Tokyo, Japan. The SkyActiv-G 1.3-liter mill features a compression ratio of 14.0:1 and has been engineered to be highly efficient, especially... |
| Intel goes ULV for laptops to combat the oncoming tablet horde Posted: 20 May 2011 08:21 AM PDT Intel goes ULV for laptops to combat the oncoming tablet horde  Intel goes ULV for laptops to combat the oncoming tablet horde Intel has been talking up its x86-powered smartphones and battery-sipping Atoms for tablets quite a bit recently, but the company hasn't forgotten its roots in traditional PC form-factors. At an investor event in San Francisco, CEO Paul Otellini announced a significant change to its line of notebook CPUs -- ultra low voltage will be the new norm, not just a niche chip for high-end ultra-portables.... |
| Nokia Sees Lowest Market Share In 14 Years: Gartner Posted: 20 May 2011 07:48 AM PDT Nokia Sees Lowest Market Share In 14 Years: Gartner  Nokia Sees Lowest Market Share In 14 Years: Gartner Things have never been so bleak for the world's largest handset maker. Fresh off of rumors that Nokia would be selling off its handset division to Microsoft, new numbers from Gartner reveal that Nokia's current market share is the lowest its been since 1997, nearly 14 years ago. Over the course of the last few years, Nokia's market share has dropped to 25 percent, pretty on par with its market share... |
| PSA: New Nook Color partitioning only leaves 1GB for music, other sideloaded content Posted: 20 May 2011 07:48 AM PDT PSA: New Nook Color partitioning only leaves 1GB for music, other sideloaded content  PSA: New Nook Color partitioning only leaves 1GB for music, other sideloaded content If you're planning to pick up a Nook Color, keep an eye out for a little blue dot on the box -- no, they're not defective, but new models with the dot have been tweaked to make sure Barnes & Noble retains control of most of that (already limited) internal storage.... |
| Aptera seeking manucfacturing facility outside of California Posted: 20 May 2011 07:15 AM PDT Aptera seeking manucfacturing facility outside of California  Aptera seeking manucfacturing facility outside of California Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Aptera, USA 2010 Aptera 2e - Click above for high-res image gallery Remember Aptera? Well, after the 2e's struggles at last year's Automotive X-Prize competition, Aptera went silent. Now, in Aptera's latest newsletter, the automaker's intentions to relocate have surfaced. According to the newsletter, Aptera is trying to secure a manufacturing facility outside of California.... |
| Apple Strikes Back in Amazon “App Store” Tiff Posted: 20 May 2011 07:15 AM PDT Apple Strikes Back in Amazon "App Store" Tiff  Apple Strikes Back in Amazon "App Store" Tiff Shockingly enough, Apple isn't down with Amazon's claim that the term "app store" is generic, and recently denied such a claim during the ongoing tiff between the two application providers. Amazon argues that the term "app store" is generic, and when the words are put together, they signify a store where one can buy and download applications.... |
| Creepy new Air Force camera can identify and track you from far, far away Posted: 20 May 2011 07:15 AM PDT Creepy new Air Force camera can identify and track you from far, far away  Creepy new Air Force camera can identify and track you from far, far away Sure you can do neat things like unlock your iPhone using facial recognition, but the Air Force has far grander visions for the tech. Specifically it wants a camera that can identify and track possible insurgents at a significant distance (though it's unclear how far we're talking about here) using only a few seconds of footage.... |
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