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Razer totes Hydra sticks and 6400dpi dual-sensor mice to E3 2011, we go hands-on

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Razer totes Hydra sticks and 6400dpi dual-sensor mice to E3 2011, we go hands-on


Razer totes Hydra sticks and 6400dpi dual-sensor mice to E3 2011, we go hands-on
Razer's Sixense electromagnetic orb threw around plenty of intradimensional portals at CES, but sadly the company wouldn't let us play. Today at E3 2011, however, we were finally handed the reins. Those twin sticks are impressively responsive and accurate in the specially-made Sixense levels for Portal 2, and it's a heck of a lot of fun to physically stretch out blocks, reposition portals with a twist of the wrist and physically...

Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook gets iFixit teardown, lays bare its telling internals

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook gets iFixit teardown, lays bare its telling internals


Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook gets iFixit teardown, lays bare its telling internals
It's already made an early debut, just to sell out in a matter a hours, and now Samsung's answer to the Chromebook, the Series 5, is getting some attention of a more destructive sort. The folks over at iFixit have proven once again that ripping apart consumer electronics is not only therapeutic, but also enlightening, this time putting Google's ultraportable under the knife....

HP TouchPad to be available June 22nd, starting at $500 for 16GB?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT

HP TouchPad to be available June 22nd, starting at $500 for 16GB?


HP TouchPad to be available June 22nd, starting at $500 for 16GB?
We've learned to take possible TouchPad release dates with a grain of salt at this point, but enterprise vendor Synnex has now provided yet another possible one, as well some additional confirmation of earlier leaks. According to a pair of listings on its website, the HP TouchPad (curiously also sporting the Pavilion moniker here) is estimated to be available on June 22nd in both 16GB and 32GB capacities for $499.99 and...

Video: On board the Nissan Leaf Nismo RC at the Sodegaura Forest Raceway

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Video: On board the Nissan Leaf Nismo RC at the Sodegaura Forest Raceway


Video: On board the Nissan Leaf Nismo RC at the Sodegaura Forest Raceway
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Racing Nissan Leaf Nismo RC - Click above to watch videos after the jump On Thursday, the Nissan Leaf Nismo RC will hit the tarmac during a demonstration event prior to the 79th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is precisely why the engineers behind Nissan's electric racer have been getting the machine out on the track for some shake-down action. With its trick carbon fiber bodywork...

Real Racing 2 HD beats Wii U to the wireless, dual-screen gaming punch

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Real Racing 2 HD beats Wii U to the wireless, dual-screen gaming punch


Real Racing 2 HD beats Wii U to the wireless, dual-screen gaming punch
Hey, guess what? That Real Racing 2 HD update that combined your iPad and TV for dual-screen gaming action will soon be able to ditch the wires and use AirPlay to beam every turn and crash to your flatscreen. You'll need an Apple TV or other Mac device hooked up to your set, and the feature won't be unlocked until iOS 5 hits, but it should satisfy your curiosity for what...

Look Out, Lodsys: Apple Begins Asking Developers If They’re Having Legal Issues

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Look Out, Lodsys: Apple Begins Asking Developers If They're Having Legal Issues


Look Out, Lodsys: Apple Begins Asking Developers If They're Having Legal Issues
What to make of this? When James Wilson of LithiumCorp (makers of the iPad app Tweed) went to submit an update last night, he noticed a new question lurking about in the process: Are you updating this app because of a legal issue? This one should be particularly interesting for anyone following the Lodsys patent debacle (tl;dr: a bunch of iOS developers get legal threats from Lodsys over patents they claim the developers...

eyeSight Plans To Bring A Touch-Free Experience To iOS

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT

eyeSight Plans To Bring A Touch-Free Experience To iOS


eyeSight Plans To Bring A Touch-Free Experience To iOS
When the touchscreen first appeared, I felt like I had been launched into the future, until they started showing up everywhere. Now that touchscreens are pretty much the norm, the next logical step would be the no-touch screen, which is basically what eyeSight Mobile Technologies is looking to do. The same folks that developed Touch Free Interfaces have now added the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4 to its list of...

Periodic Table welcomes two new, ultraheavy elements, jury still out on the names

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Periodic Table welcomes two new, ultraheavy elements, jury still out on the names


Periodic Table welcomes two new, ultraheavy elements, jury still out on the names
If you bump in to the Periodic Table of Elements today, be sure to give it a hearty Mazel Tov, because it's just welcomed two new members to the family. Yesterday, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) officially recognized elements 114 and 116, crediting the discovery to scientists from Russia's Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in California....

Video Gamer Wins Spot on Nissan Racing Team

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Video Gamer Wins Spot on Nissan Racing Team


Video Gamer Wins Spot on Nissan Racing Team
Virtual reality is quickly becoming just reality in the world of car racing video games.

Volvo starts production of C30 Electric; 250 due by end of 2012

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Volvo starts production of C30 Electric; 250 due by end of 2012


Volvo starts production of C30 Electric; 250 due by end of 2012
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Volvo, Europe/EU Volvo C30 Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery Today, Swedish automaker Volvo announced that production of the C30 Electric has commenced. Initially, the battery-powered C30 will be manufactured and delivered to customers throughout Europe, including Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. Volvo says that approximately 250 C30 Electrics will be built by the end of 2012....

Google rolls out 'safer and snazzier' Chrome 12 web browser

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Google rolls out 'safer and snazzier' Chrome 12 web browser


Google rolls out 'safer and snazzier' Chrome 12 web browser
The latest version of a Chrome browser may not be quite the event it once was since Google switched to a six-week release schedule, but the company seems to be plenty pleased with the just-released Chrome 12 nonetheless, which it's dubbed "safer and snazzier." That's because the browser now boasts a number of new measures to prevent malware and phishing attempts (and give you more control over data stored on your...

Samsung Galaxy S II said to be Verizon-bound in July

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Samsung Galaxy S II said to be Verizon-bound in July


Samsung Galaxy S II said to be Verizon-bound in July
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so when it comes to the Samsung Galaxy S II, our tiny American hearts are getting rather sick of all the love we've been experiencing lately. Computerworld's latest rumor may be just what we need to stay sane for another month, though; it cites an unnamed Verizon spokesperson who mentioned this Fascinate follow-up will be coming in for a soft landing sometime in July, though...

Star Wars: The Old Republic scores gaudy promotional peripherals from Razer

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Star Wars: The Old Republic scores gaudy promotional peripherals from Razer


Star Wars: The Old Republic scores gaudy promotional peripherals from Razer
A long time ago, in a boardroom far, far away... a designer (flanked by marketing execs) pitched an idea for a set of Star Wars: The Old Republic branded peripherals, and the CEO of Razer told his troopers to "make it so." Or, at least that's how we imagine it happened....

San Francisco Takes Grasshopper Tacos Off the Menu

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

San Francisco Takes Grasshopper Tacos Off the Menu


San Francisco Takes Grasshopper Tacos Off the Menu
San Franciscans with a hankering for grasshopper tacos will have to learn how to make them at home after the city's health department forced a popular restaurant to take them off the menu.

Online Find of the Day: K20-powered Honda Insight recalls '88 CRX Si

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Online Find of the Day: K20-powered Honda Insight recalls '88 CRX Si


Online Find of the Day: K20-powered Honda Insight recalls '88 CRX Si
Filed under: Hybrid, Honda Honda Insight with K20A2 Swap - Click above for high-res image gallery We miss the first-generation Honda Insight. The aluminum-bodied hybrid represented a no-holds barred quest for fuel efficiency with innovative weight saving techniques, an aerodynamic design and a tiny 1.0-liter gasoline engine. As a result, the two-door garnered an EPA-rated 70 mpg highway and 61 mpg city - a far cry from the 43 mpg highway of the...

Netgear's Universal WiFi Range Extender now available for balding home networks

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Netgear's Universal WiFi Range Extender now available for balding home networks


Netgear's Universal WiFi Range Extender now available for balding home networks
Few things in life are more aggravating than WiFi dead spots -- especially when you've just settled in to stream the latest Game of Thrones episode, after a long and excruciating week of tech blogging. Good thing that Netgear's Universal WiFi Range Extender, first spotted at this year's CES, is now available for shipping....

Is This What Your Smartphone Will Look Like In 2013? We Hope So

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Is This What Your Smartphone Will Look Like In 2013? We Hope So


Is This What Your Smartphone Will Look Like In 2013? We Hope So
We're all aware that smartphones could potentially replace a lot of the technology we depend on today, but that can't happen until someone develops some better processors, which is exactly what Qualcomm is claiming to have done. In fact, the chipset maker promises that in the next two years, your smartphone could act as a 3D set-top box, a game console, and a cloud-based computer with way longer battery life than...

The Slow March of Green Progress

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

The Slow March of Green Progress


The Slow March of Green Progress
Automatic start-stop: big steps forward often look like small ones.

Video: WaveJet is personal water propulsion powered by batteries

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Video: WaveJet is personal water propulsion powered by batteries


Video: WaveJet is personal water propulsion powered by batteries
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in WaveJet demonstration - Click above to watch video after the jump Some call it a powered surfboard, we call it an innovative water propulsion system. Technically, WaveJet is a patented Personal Water Propulsion (PWP) engine designed for use in a range of watercraft, including surfboards, kayaks, kiteboards and light boats....

Google Maps Navigation To Get A True Offline Mode This Summer?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Google Maps Navigation To Get A True Offline Mode This Summer?


Google Maps Navigation To Get A True Offline Mode This Summer?
Google already has one of the best turn-by-turn navigation systems around built into their Android Maps app — especially considering that it's free. Still, there's one key feature it lacks when put up against the competition: true offline navigation, for those times when a data connection just doable. According to Dutch blog All About Phones, though, that very feature is on the way....

HP ProBook 5330m review

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT

HP ProBook 5330m review


HP ProBook 5330m review
We always have to chuckle when laptop makers talk about making business systems look more palatable to the employees toting 'em. After all, it's not like we're going to walk off the job because we don't like the looks of that black box we've been assigned. Or are we? Nonetheless, laptop manufacturers are going out of their way to make their corporate systems look (and perform) more in line with their...

Google Maps Navigation to go offline this summer? Garmin and TomTom on notice

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Google Maps Navigation to go offline this summer? Garmin and TomTom on notice


Google Maps Navigation to go offline this summer? Garmin and TomTom on notice
Dutch tech site All About Phones claims that Google Maps Navigation will get a true offline mode later this summer. In December the Android app received an update that cached routes and the surrounding areas, but without a data connection you still couldn't enter a new destination. A source inside the Dutch telco industry said that Goog would removing the requirement for coverage -- an obvious next step for the nav...

California Running Out of Money for Electric Car Rebates

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:52 AM PDT

California Running Out of Money for Electric Car Rebates


California Running Out of Money for Electric Car Rebates
Worse, the state is also planning to halve the maximum rebate available for each car purchase from $5,000 to $2,500. 

More details on Honda's plug-in hybrid Accord

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT

More details on Honda's plug-in hybrid Accord


More details on Honda's plug-in hybrid Accord
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Honda Honda Accord plug-in hybrid demonstrator - Click above for high-res image gallery Back in December of 2010, Honda unveiled an Accord dressed in vinyl that read "Plug-in Hybrid." Though that plug-in hybrid was nothing more than an early-stage prototype, Honda did reveal these preliminary specs for its plug-in: This new hybrid system is designed for mid-size to larger vehicles and will be introduced in a future Honda model in...

New 'semi-solid' battery for EVs could recharge as fast as pumping gas

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT

New 'semi-solid' battery for EVs could recharge as fast as pumping gas


New 'semi-solid' battery for EVs could recharge as fast as pumping gas
Researchers at MIT reckon they've struck oil. In fact, you're looking at what they call "Cambridge crude" -- a substance that could halve the weight and cost of EV batteries and make them quicker to charge too. The black goo is packed with a high concentration of energy in the form of particles suspended in a liquid electrolyte....

T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide spotted trying on some cases

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:38 AM PDT

T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide spotted trying on some cases


T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide spotted trying on some cases
We've already seen some blurry pictures of T-Mobile's forthcoming MyTouch 4G Slide running Gingerbread, and we now have our best look yet at the phone itself (or a dummy unit, anyway) courtesy of an unknown accessory maker. As you can see, however, the shot above obtained by Pocket Now still leaves some of the phone obscured by those cases, but at least you now know what it looks like in argyle.T-Mobile...

Mad Catz brings Mac support to R.A.T. gaming mice

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Mad Catz brings Mac support to R.A.T. gaming mice


Mad Catz brings Mac support to R.A.T. gaming mice
Mac users certainly have quite a few more gaming options these days than they once did, and they can now also add Mad Catz's series of Cyborg R.A.T. gaming mice to that list. The company finally released some Mac drivers for the complete range of mice today, which will let you take advantage of all the advanced features Windows users are already accustomed to....

Mitsubishi sets Canadian i-MiEV price at $32,998

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Mitsubishi sets Canadian i-MiEV price at $32,998


Mitsubishi sets Canadian i-MiEV price at $32,998
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, North America $32,998. That's the price that Mitsubishi Motors has announced for the i-MiEV in Canada when the little space egg goes on sale there later this year. (That's $33,891 U.S. at today's exchange rate). Yes, Canada will get the i-MiEV, and not the fatter, longer U.S.-only i that will cost $27,990....

TAG Heuer (Re)Introduces Their Fancy Android Cellphone

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

TAG Heuer (Re)Introduces Their Fancy Android Cellphone


TAG Heuer (Re)Introduces Their Fancy Android Cellphone
We've been hearing about the TAG Heuer LINK for a while now and it's finally launching in July. It's basically a very expensive, very corny Android smartphone with a few specific features including a crown for winding, presumably, the battery. It's my opinion that if you're rich enough to afford/silly enough to buy this phone you should probably just buy a nice watch and an iPhone and call it a day. Enjoy...

Corsair recalls its 120GB Force 3 SSD due to 'stability issues'

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Corsair recalls its 120GB Force 3 SSD due to 'stability issues'


Corsair recalls its 120GB Force 3 SSD due to 'stability issues'
Living amongst us right now, on our street, metro carriage, or section of highway, there are people who have recently bought a Corsair 120GB Force Series 3 with product code CSSD-F120GB3-BK. If you're one of them you need to know that this particular drive is subject to a recall due to "stability issues"....