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Toyota's Auriga Leader transport ship gets hybridized [w/video]

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 02:38 PM PDT

Toyota's Auriga Leader transport ship gets hybridized [w/video]


Toyota's Auriga Leader transport ship gets hybridized [w/video]
Filed under: Etc., Hybrid, Solar, Toyota Toyota's Auriga Leader - Click above to watch video after the jump Given that one container ship can emit nearly as much as 50 millions vehicles, even miniscule improvements made to boost the operating efficiency of these mammoth cargo-hauling vessels are worthy of praise. Back in 2009, Toyota teamed with NYK Line for its transport ship, the Auriga Leader....

Nokia's N950 splayed by FCC, 12-megapixel camera lurking within

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 02:38 PM PDT

Nokia's N950 splayed by FCC, 12-megapixel camera lurking within


Nokia's N950 splayed by FCC, 12-megapixel camera lurking within
Our friends over at the FCC have somehow both scored and already torn asunder Nokia's new flagship MeeGo development phone. Slicing and dicing Espoo's latest confirms the watered-down N9 specs we'd previously heard about, except for one: a 12-megapixel camera. An intriguing addition, as the N950's official specs list an 8-megapixel shooter, which the Finnish firm touted as "different" than the unit in its brother....

Cowon C2 portable media player review

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Cowon C2 portable media player review


Cowon C2 portable media player review
And here you were assuming the tried-and-true PMP was dead. Au contraire. Cowon's not giving up on its dream quite yet, but after the D2 hung around at the company's low-end for the better part of four years, it's an alphabetic step backwards that's taking over as the successor. The diminutive C2 is about as simple as a PMP gets -- design wise, anyway -- but it's actually capable of supporting...

Top 10 Glamorous A-list Destinations

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Top 10 Glamorous A-list Destinations


Top 10 Glamorous A-list Destinations
From the classic to the up-and-coming, here are the top spots for celeb spotting around the world.

DARPA's XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:29 AM PDT

DARPA's XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)


DARPA's XC2V FLYPMode crowd-sourced combat vehicle revealed, now in desert khaki (video)
Okay, so perhaps the specific color here is up for debate, but one thing is clear: the XC2V FLYPMode is one imposing looking vehicle. Also known as the Experimental Crowd-derived Combat Support Vehicle, DARPA has billed this mean machine as the "first crowd-sourced, militarily relevant vehicle design." After being selected as the winning entry to DARPA's design-the-next-Humvee competition, Local Motors tricked out the XC2V FLYPMode in just 14 weeks....

Honda's EV-neo electric scooter to make its European debut in July

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Honda's EV-neo electric scooter to make its European debut in July


Honda's EV-neo electric scooter to make its European debut in July
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Honda, Europe/EU While Honda's EV-neo has been available in Japan since last year, the rest of the world had to make do without them. That will change next month in Europe, as Honda will be unveiling the little electric in Barcelona. That's a good choice, considering 30 percent of all vehicles there are motorcycles....

Lenovo ThinkPad, IdeaPad tablets coming later this month?

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 08:23 AM PDT

Lenovo ThinkPad, IdeaPad tablets coming later this month?


Lenovo ThinkPad, IdeaPad tablets coming later this month?
Well, what do we have here? From the looks of it, we've got ourselves launch dates for a slate of new Lenovo tablets. A little note from the outfit's Affiliate Program, pictured above, shows the Android-packing IdeaPad K1 will, unsurprisingly, debut in late June or July, with a June 28th arrival being pegged for its rumored ThinkPad tablet....

9 Fantastic Floating Homes for Sale

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 06:46 AM PDT

9 Fantastic Floating Homes for Sale


9 Fantastic Floating Homes for Sale
Living close to a body of water has its share of real estate perks — water views, waterfront properties, private beaches, and personal boat launches are a few top-of-mind examples.

Tokyo researchers hijack your hand, help you play the koto (video)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Tokyo researchers hijack your hand, help you play the koto (video)


Tokyo researchers hijack your hand, help you play the koto (video)
Researchers over in the land of the robot-obsessed have found a new, non-invasive way to control your hand while your brain recoils in horror. Reassuringly named the PossessedHand, this belt of electro-stimulation wraps its pad of twenty-eight electrodes around your forearm triggering a range of sixteen bewitched joint actions. Project leader Emi Tamaki claims it feels more like a light massage than say, a full-on Freejack....

PSA Peugeot-Citroen to offer range of "eco-friendly" vehicles

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:43 AM PDT

PSA Peugeot-Citroen to offer range of "eco-friendly" vehicles


PSA Peugeot-Citroen to offer range of "eco-friendly" vehicles
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Citroen, Peugeot Aside from pure electric vehicles like the C-Zero and iOn, PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced that it's aiming to pack its lineup full of "eco-friendly" vehicles. The goal, according to PSA Peugeot-Citroen chief executive officer Phillippe Varin, is to launch an "eco-friendly solution" in all vehicle segments. This decision, according to Ward's Auto (sub....

OnLive Viewer hits HTC Flyer, ripped and posted for other Android gaming voyeurs (video)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:10 AM PDT

OnLive Viewer hits HTC Flyer, ripped and posted for other Android gaming voyeurs (video)


OnLive Viewer hits HTC Flyer, ripped and posted for other Android gaming voyeurs (video)
Those of you toting around an HTC Flyer probably just got an update that loaded OnLive Viewer on your 7-inch tablet. Don't get too excited though, the name of the app says it all -- this is a viewer not a player. So, if you've got a voyeuristic streak, you can watch others shoot their way through F.E.A.R....

NextComputing wants you to take your desktop for a stroll, preferably a short one

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT

NextComputing wants you to take your desktop for a stroll, preferably a short one


NextComputing wants you to take your desktop for a stroll, preferably a short one
After watching NextComputing dance around the definition of mobile computing for so long, we're not all that surprised to see the firm tease its first suitcase-desktop sporting an internal battery. The headlining promise of two to four hours of battery life, however? We'll take the whole salt shaker, thanks. NextComputing's half-minute demo shows an unnamed workstation disconnected, unplugged, and lugged off....

Solar Sinter solar-powered 3D printer turns sand into glass, renews our faith in higher education (video)

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 09:54 PM PDT

Solar Sinter solar-powered 3D printer turns sand into glass, renews our faith in higher education (video)


Solar Sinter solar-powered 3D printer turns sand into glass, renews our faith in higher education (video)
Where would we be without the world's graduate art projects? In the case of Markus Kayser's Solar Sinter, we might never have seen the day when a solar-powered 3D printer would turn Saharan sand into a perfectly suitable glass bowl. Well, lucky for us (we suppose) we live in a world overflowing with MA students, and awash in their often confusing, sometimes inspiring projects....

Ask Engadget: best gaming mouse for first-person shooters?

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:50 PM PDT

Ask Engadget: best gaming mouse for first-person shooters?


Ask Engadget: best gaming mouse for first-person shooters?
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 Alex, who seems to be sick and tired (but mostly sick) of doing poorly in deathmatches due to a troublesome mouse....

AMP camera records 1080p HDR video, you probably can't have one

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 06:18 PM PDT

AMP camera records 1080p HDR video, you probably can't have one


AMP camera records 1080p HDR video, you probably can't have one
We've already seen cameras that let you pretend you live in a radioactive apocalypse shoot HDR video, combining overexposed and underexposed images into one surreal composite. But so far, that kind of dystopian trippiness has been relegated to experiments and rigs using two lenses. But here we have AMP, a portable-enough five-pound camera that splits the light into three sensors, giving it a range of 17.5 stops to "reveal reality" in...

Reserve Power: When inventor meets informercial, Part 2

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Reserve Power: When inventor meets informercial, Part 2


Reserve Power: When inventor meets informercial, Part 2
Ross Rubin contributes Reserve Power, a column focused on personal perspectives and products. Last week's Reserve Power took you behind the scenes of technology and infomercials, and this week we're bringing it to its natural conclusion. Catch up by reading last week's installment here, and catch the rest just below.Continue reading Reserve Power: When inventor meets informercial, Part 2Reserve Power: When inventor meets informercial, Part 2 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat,...

Is this the next Sony VAIO Z?

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT

Is this the next Sony VAIO Z?


Is this the next Sony VAIO Z?
We haven't heard much about Sony's ultra slim VAIO Z in months, but when we have, we've always been left with more questions than answers. We've seen its specs (but not handsome face) splashed on various European websites, while Sony, for its part, has only made the coy promise that its newly redesigned S series thin-and-lights are not meant to replace the more premium Z line....