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7 Dream Homes for Car Collectors

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 02:51 PM PDT

7 Dream Homes for Car Collectors


7 Dream Homes for Car Collectors
If you're looking for a Father's Day gift, here's a unique, but expensive idea.

"Green tech geek" trying to trading up to a Tesla Roadster [w/video]

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 02:12 PM PDT

"Green tech geek" trying to trading up to a Tesla Roadster [w/video]


"Green tech geek" trying to trading up to a Tesla Roadster [w/video]
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Tesla Motors Martin Provost on trading up to a Tesla Roadster - Click above to watch video after the jump Self-proclaimed green tech geek, Martin Provost, is on a quest to buckle himself into the driver's seat of a Tesla Roadster. Not just any Roadster will do....

Westinghouse announces its first 3D HDTV, coming to a discount department store near you

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 02:12 PM PDT

Westinghouse announces its first 3D HDTV, coming to a discount department store near you


Westinghouse announces its first 3D HDTV, coming to a discount department store near you
Just 18 short months after 3D made its big HDTV debut at CES 2010, Westinghouse is finally ready to make its own entry into the third dimension, with the 47-inch W47S2TCD. Like most Westinghouse sets, there's really nothing special to make this rather generic TV pop (until you toss on one of the four included pairs of 3D glasses), but you will be getting a passive 1080p 3D display, 3:2 pulldown,...

New York Post blocks iPad access through Safari browser, hopes you'll pay for a subscription instead

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT

New York Post blocks iPad access through Safari browser, hopes you'll pay for a subscription instead


New York Post blocks iPad access through Safari browser, hopes you'll pay for a subscription instead
Well, that's one way to make people pay for puns. The New York Post, that bastion of fair, balanced, and not-at-all sensationalistic reporting, has blocked iPad owners from reading its stories through the tablet's Safari browser. If folks want the full spill on Hugh Hefner getting ditched at the altar, they'll be prompted to download the iOS app, which requires signing up for a subscription starting at $6.99 on a month-to-month...

Receipt Racer makes printing fun, wastes more paper than you ever thought possible (video)

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Receipt Racer makes printing fun, wastes more paper than you ever thought possible (video)


Receipt Racer makes printing fun, wastes more paper than you ever thought possible (video)
Sure, you could use your printer to spit out spreadsheets, but how about hooking up a DualShock 3 to play it like a video game? That's exactly what Joshua Noble and the undef duo did during a workshop related to OFFF last week, and the result is stunning (if not hilarious)....

T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide spotted in the clear, sans case

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 12:17 PM PDT

T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide spotted in the clear, sans case


T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide spotted in the clear, sans case
We've already seen it turn up in a few blurry shots, and seen it pictured a bit more clearly inside a case, but we now finally have our first good, unobstructed look at T-Mobile's still unannounced myTouch 4G Slide. What's more, the tipster that provided the shots to TmoNews also offered up a few quick impressions, saying that the keyboard was "amazing" and roughly comparable to the T-Mobile G2, and that...

Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you'll let it

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 11:39 AM PDT

Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you'll let it


Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you'll let it
And here we thought folks were concerned about protecting their personal data. As it turns out, however, a sizable chunk of Android users have volunteered to give a group of University of Cambridge researchers a look at exactly how they use their cellphones. By downloading the Device Analyzer app from the Android market, more than 1,000 participants have allowed the data collection program to harvest statistics in the background while they...

Senate denies Navy's missile-destroying laser funding, puts the kibosh on annoying Dr. Evil impressions

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Senate denies Navy's missile-destroying laser funding, puts the kibosh on annoying Dr. Evil impressions


Senate denies Navy's missile-destroying laser funding, puts the kibosh on annoying Dr. Evil impressions
Leave it to the Senate to crush the military's fragile dreams. All the Navy ever really wanted was a giant ship-based laser that could be used to shoot down missiles. Despite some record breaking stats, however, the latest defense authorization bill handed down from the Senate Armed Services Committee throws a giant congressional wet blanket on the free-electron laser....

DOE says 5 million smart meters installed in U.S.

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:23 AM PDT

DOE says 5 million smart meters installed in U.S.


DOE says 5 million smart meters installed in U.S.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, USA Modernizing the U.S.' antiquated electrical grid is a task that will likely take decades to complete, but at least we're off to a good start with more than five million smart meters installed nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Smart meter technology allows consumers to monitor energy consumption and costs and, in some cases, easily enables owners of plug-in vehicles to charge up at off-peak (i.e.,...

Gordon Murray reveals new Batmobile, Dark Knight gets serious about reducing carbon footprint

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Gordon Murray reveals new Batmobile, Dark Knight gets serious about reducing carbon footprint


Gordon Murray reveals new Batmobile, Dark Knight gets serious about reducing carbon footprint
So you've finished building your Batman Forever-style Batmobile, your Tumbler's up on blocks in the front yard, and you're itching for a new project. It's not too early to start planning a DIY version of Gordon Murray's newly unveiled Bat-ride (part of the Batman Live World Arena Tour). The designer drew on his experience with the McLaren F1 for his new concept car, which includes a healthy dose of imagineering: there's...

Commodore USA begins shipping replica C64s next week, fulfilling your beige breadbox dreams (video)

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Commodore USA begins shipping replica C64s next week, fulfilling your beige breadbox dreams (video)


Commodore USA begins shipping replica C64s next week, fulfilling your beige breadbox dreams (video)
If you're like us, you've probably been holding your breath in anticipation since Commodore USA announced its replica of the famous C64. It promised a keyboard PC that duplicated the original's retro-beige finish, with an Atom CPU and an NVIDIA Ion graphics card under the hood. But despite numerous announcements, and even after a cross-promotion with Tron: Legacy, they've yet to ship any products....

HP TouchPad rumored to lack document editing at launch

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 06:32 AM PDT

HP TouchPad rumored to lack document editing at launch


HP TouchPad rumored to lack document editing at launch
The WebOS nuts at PreCentral have received an anonymous tip-off that HP's imminent slate won't be able to edit Office docs out of the box. As much as we'd like to dismiss this as a retaliatory rumor put out by BlackBerry, it emits an unfortunate whiff of truth. While HP has previously made a big deal of the TouchPad's inclusion of the Quickoffice app, it has only said it's "working with...

Renault-Nissan to open advanced engineering and research lab in Silicon Valley

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 05:54 AM PDT

Renault-Nissan to open advanced engineering and research lab in Silicon Valley


Renault-Nissan to open advanced engineering and research lab in Silicon Valley
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Nissan, Renault, USA As part of its drive to focus on sustainable technologies, advanced engineering and the zero-emissions vehicles of the future, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is opening a research lab in Silicon Valley, CA, right across the street from Google's headquarters. We suppose it doesn't hurt that Google recently put Leafs into its RechargeIT Gfleet. In its official press release, the Renault-Nissan Alliance states that the facility...

Grid announced as TTXGP Euro series kicks off 2011 season at Silverstone

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Grid announced as TTXGP Euro series kicks off 2011 season at Silverstone


Grid announced as TTXGP Euro series kicks off 2011 season at Silverstone
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, UK, Racing TTXGP - Click above to watch video after the jump The European portion of the TTXGP electric motorcycle racing season gets under way today at Silverstone Circuit and the eight-strong grid has been officially announced. Competition should be pretty fierce with last year's UK champs, Team Agni, facing off against newcomers Team Berix from Sweden and Team Prozza of Japan as well as last year's...

Spy satellites become reluctant space celebs, get their own paparazzi

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Spy satellites become reluctant space celebs, get their own paparazzi


Spy satellites become reluctant space celebs, get their own paparazzi
Not only do American military satellites have to put up with the constant threat of ultrasonic space droppings, now they must also suffer the prying lenses of a couple of Frenchmen. Thierry Legault and Emmanuel Rietsch have spent the past two years turning consumer-grade components into a system that can keep up with the zippy and supposedly secret movements of craft like the X-37B space plane and the NROL-49 low-Earth orbit...

Bushnell BackTrack D-Tour personal GPS takes you home, shows you how it got you there

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 02:03 AM PDT

Bushnell BackTrack D-Tour personal GPS takes you home, shows you how it got you there


Bushnell BackTrack D-Tour personal GPS takes you home, shows you how it got you there
We've seen our fair share of uncomplicated (and under-featured) GPS units, but the Bushnell BackTrack D-Tour throws in just enough tricks to make our inner techno-mountain-man salivate. The D-Tour does away with onboard maps and turn-by-turn directions for five simple waypoints and a digital compass. Lose your way? Just follow the arrow back to the campsite....

Google trademarks Photovine, hints at new photo-sharing service

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 10:54 PM PDT

Google trademarks Photovine, hints at new photo-sharing service


Google trademarks Photovine, hints at new photo-sharing service
Well, it looks like Google's got the online rumor mill churning with its latest trademark application. Back on June 7th, El Goog filed a USPTO application for the name Photovine, sending sparks flying down the, er, grapevine about a possible photo-sharing program. The application cites a service dedicated to the "transmission of visual images and data by telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, the Internet, information services networks and data networks." Unsurprisingly,...

Ask Engadget: what's the best wireless HDMI transmitter / receiver?

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 08:24 PM PDT

Ask Engadget: what's the best wireless HDMI transmitter / receiver?


Ask Engadget: what's the best wireless HDMI transmitter / receiver?
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Allen, who needs to cut the cord in the worst possible way. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I'm moving to a small studio and...

Microsoft to malware: your AutoRunning days on Windows are numbered

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:33 PM PDT

Microsoft to malware: your AutoRunning days on Windows are numbered


Microsoft to malware: your AutoRunning days on Windows are numbered
Beware, malware. The Windows AutoRun updates for Vista and XP SP3 that Microsoft released in February have so far proven successful in thwarting your file corrupting ways. Although Windows 7 was updated to disable AutoPlay within AutoRun for USB drives -- freezing the ability for a virus to exploit it -- the aforementioned versions had remained vulnerable up until right after January....

Reserve Power: when inventor meets informercial, Part 1

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 05:18 PM PDT

Reserve Power: when inventor meets informercial, Part 1


Reserve Power: when inventor meets informercial, Part 1
Ross Rubin contributes Reserve Power, a column focused on personal perspectives and products. They come from across the country to a conference room at Telebrands, the Fairfield, NJ-based infomercial marketer that serves as the arbiter in the TV show Pitchmen. It was Inventors Day, an event that the company holds around the country about every six weeks....

SageTV HTPC software acquired by Google, next stop Google TV?

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 05:18 PM PDT

SageTV HTPC software acquired by Google, next stop Google TV?


SageTV HTPC software acquired by Google, next stop Google TV?
In what may be an interesting development for the future of Google TV, the folks at Mountain View have purchased SageTV. The HTPC software has been doing its media center thing on multiple platforms since 2002, and according to a note on its homepage the developers "believe our ideas will reach an even larger audience of users worldwide on many different products, platforms and services." While there's no word on exactly...