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- Toyota Prius-inspired bicycle takes on its final shape
- Android trash can robot begs the question: 'Why are you hitting yourself?' (video)
- Fujitsu to launch first Windows Phone Mango handset in... August?
- Shaw Cable's Netflix competitor bypasses bandwidth caps on its way to the TV
- Orange UK offers daily 30MB for £3 roaming option for fee weary travelers
- Light bulb efficiency passes through US House, incandescent bulbs flicker in celebration
- First electric McRae Buggy makes debut, shows off [w/video]
- Pandora Radio's HTML5 redesign hands-on
- HP TouchPad goes on sale in the UK, starts at £399 for 16GB WiFi model
- Hotmail adds 'My friend's been hacked!' feature to finger phishers
- U.S. ethanol production falls a bit, but is still up compared to 2010 numbers
- Crowdflow tracks 880 iPhones across Europe, wants to put you on the map
- Plick hitches an elastic ride on the DIY robotics train (video)
- Microvision's SHOWWX+ pico projector gets HDMI upgrade
- Scientists find less damaging defibrillation method, heart tissue relieved
- iOS 4.3.4 jailbroken with PwnageTool on iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad 1
- Wall-E gets a LEGO Mindstorms NXT makeover, tears up the dance floor (video)
- GScreen's dual-screen SpaceBook touts twin 17-inchers, now up for pre-order
- Game Changers
- LG takes Gingerbread-sporting Optimus Net and Pro out of the oven
- WiFi hacker lands 18-year prison sentence, sex offender status for campaign of cyber vengeance
- Foursquare promised for N9, updated S40 variant looks to tide you over (video)
- Chrysler Prices Four New SRT Models
- Game Changers
- 10 Cars That Deserved to Fail
- How the Chevy Volt leads buyers to the Cruze
- LaCie's Thunderbolt-equipped Little Big Disk sees apparent shipping delay
- Suzuki Every electric van hits the streets of Japan
- Android 3.2 gets official, updated SDK now available
| Toyota Prius-inspired bicycle takes on its final shape Posted: 16 Jul 2011 03:03 PM PDT Toyota Prius-inspired bicycle takes on its final shape  Toyota Prius-inspired bicycle takes on its final shape Filed under: Etc., Transportation Alternatives, Toyota What if the Toyota Prius were a bicycle? For Prius Project No. 011, Toyota called on one of the most respected names in cycling, Parlee Cycles, to answer that question. Ten weeks later, the Prius-inspired bicycle (pictured above) emerged. Countless hours went into designing, developing and perfecting the monocoque carbon-fiber bicycle and its one-of-a-kind brainwave operated shifter. This amazing concept bike is, according to Toyota, "a purpose-built machine... |
| Android trash can robot begs the question: 'Why are you hitting yourself?' (video) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 03:03 PM PDT Android trash can robot begs the question: 'Why are you hitting yourself?' (video)  Android trash can robot begs the question: 'Why are you hitting yourself?' (video) We've seen robots that look like they've had one too many, but we're pretty sure this little guy needs to check into rehab. Despite its absolutely adorable appearance, this Android seems hell-bent on destruction, literally beating itself up, and eventually falling on its face. Built using the requisite Arduino, a trash can, some LEDs, and a slew of other components, this little guy was apparently created in three days on a... |
| Fujitsu to launch first Windows Phone Mango handset in... August? Posted: 16 Jul 2011 02:01 PM PDT Fujitsu to launch first Windows Phone Mango handset in... August?  Fujitsu to launch first Windows Phone Mango handset in... August? Say it ain't so -- not only is a phone not delayed, it's actually planning to come out earlier than its quoted launch window? This particular miracle is the exception much more than the rule, but Microsoft's latest Windows Phone OS (nicknamed "Mango,") might come out prior to the anticipated fall release.... |
| Shaw Cable's Netflix competitor bypasses bandwidth caps on its way to the TV Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT Shaw Cable's Netflix competitor bypasses bandwidth caps on its way to the TV  Shaw Cable's Netflix competitor bypasses bandwidth caps on its way to the TV While US residents seethe over increases in Netflix's pricing, our neighbors in Canada are upset by the competing Movie Club package Shaw Cable is offering. The $12 per month service offers unlimited access to "hundreds of the best Hollywood moves" and plans to have high definition feeds later this summer for an additional $5 (cable companies in the US have a similar scheme under the name Vutopia.) Causing the issue are... |
| Orange UK offers daily 30MB for £3 roaming option for fee weary travelers Posted: 16 Jul 2011 11:57 AM PDT Orange UK offers daily 30MB for £3 roaming option for fee weary travelers  Orange UK offers daily 30MB for £3 roaming option for fee weary travelers Oh Orange UK customers, you lucky dogs, your carrier is giving you a bit of a break as we enter globe-trotting season. No longer are you chained to absurd per-MB roaming charges or unecessary monthly plans. Instead, you can shell out £3-a-day (about $5) for 30MB of data -- which is plenty for checking e-mail and doing some light browsing.... |
| Light bulb efficiency passes through US House, incandescent bulbs flicker in celebration Posted: 16 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT Light bulb efficiency passes through US House, incandescent bulbs flicker in celebration  Light bulb efficiency passes through US House, incandescent bulbs flicker in celebration Not like Congress has anything more pressing on its plate right now, but the suits on Capitol Hill have somehow found time to poke their noses in yet another minute aspect of our personal lives -- lighting. All jesting aside, it was starting to look like those old, power-hungry incandescent bulbs wouldn't have a second chance at life.... |
| First electric McRae Buggy makes debut, shows off [w/video] Posted: 16 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT First electric McRae Buggy makes debut, shows off [w/video]  First electric McRae Buggy makes debut, shows off [w/video] All-electric McRae Buggy - Click above to watch video after the jump As we were telling you, Tim Coronel is just plain nuts! is planning on competing in the 2012 Dakar Rally aboard an all-electric McRae Buggy. This serious test for electric propulsion has now officially taken its first steps with the wraps being removed from the first version of their battery-powered Buggy. Using numbers crunched by students from Delft University of Technology... |
| Pandora Radio's HTML5 redesign hands-on Posted: 16 Jul 2011 09:53 AM PDT Pandora Radio's HTML5 redesign hands-on  Pandora Radio's HTML5 redesign hands-on Earlier this week, Pandora announced that it would finally be dropping its longtime support for Flash in favor of HTML5. The move is one piece of a big redesign for the site, one which will begin rolling out to Pandora One (the $36 / year premium version) subscribers in pieces, as part of a limited testing period before being made available to the service's entire massive user base. The timing could have... |
| HP TouchPad goes on sale in the UK, starts at £399 for 16GB WiFi model Posted: 16 Jul 2011 08:51 AM PDT HP TouchPad goes on sale in the UK, starts at £399 for 16GB WiFi model  HP TouchPad goes on sale in the UK, starts at £399 for 16GB WiFi model Here's an interesting titbit: HP's TouchPad has already begun to ship to speciality shops in the land of untamed energy usage and a holier-than-thou attitude, but for the pernickety among us, you may know that the company's first webOS slate hasn't actually hit the streets of Londontown. Until now, ole chap.... |
| Hotmail adds 'My friend's been hacked!' feature to finger phishers Posted: 16 Jul 2011 07:18 AM PDT Hotmail adds 'My friend's been hacked!' feature to finger phishers  Hotmail adds 'My friend's been hacked!' feature to finger phishers Hotmail's spent the past few years playing catch up with the competition, but for the most part, it hasn't done anything particularly groundbreaking with its services. Earth shattering might not be the appropriate descriptor for its latest addition, but Hotmail's added a helpful new feature to distinguish plain old spam from the kind that comes form a trusted source.... |
| U.S. ethanol production falls a bit, but is still up compared to 2010 numbers Posted: 16 Jul 2011 06:16 AM PDT U.S. ethanol production falls a bit, but is still up compared to 2010 numbers  U.S. ethanol production falls a bit, but is still up compared to 2010 numbers Filed under: Ethanol, USAU.S. ethanol production fell 3.5 percent for the week ending July 8, down 32,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the prior week. Ethanol producers shouldn't worry much, since this is up six percent from the same time frame in 2010 and most biofuel refineries in the U.S.... |
| Crowdflow tracks 880 iPhones across Europe, wants to put you on the map Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:43 AM PDT Crowdflow tracks 880 iPhones across Europe, wants to put you on the map  Crowdflow tracks 880 iPhones across Europe, wants to put you on the map Do you have dreams of becoming a digital firefly, flitting back and forth across Europe? The folks at Crowdflow can help with that -- all you need to do is use your iPhone, and adopt a share-alike attitude. Using location data collected from 880 iPhones, the team has created a video showing iPhone movement through Europe for the month of April, 2011.... |
| Plick hitches an elastic ride on the DIY robotics train (video) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 02:39 AM PDT Plick hitches an elastic ride on the DIY robotics train (video)  Plick hitches an elastic ride on the DIY robotics train (video) Man, we hope Gumby's collecting some royalty checks for this one. One part incredible-stretching toy, and one part DIY robotics kit, the Plick project takes the traditional hobbyist approach to brick-building your own bot and slaps a little rubber all around it. The industrial design prototype from Brazilian engineer Gabriel Paciornik combines programmable robotic parts with an elastic wired connection suitable for strapping your mad scientist creations to everyday objects.... |
| Microvision's SHOWWX+ pico projector gets HDMI upgrade Posted: 16 Jul 2011 01:06 AM PDT Microvision's SHOWWX+ pico projector gets HDMI upgrade  Microvision's SHOWWX+ pico projector gets HDMI upgrade Look who finally decided to join the HDMI game. It's Microvision's SHOWWX+, now aptly named the SHOWWX+ HDMI. It's still bringing the brightness with 15 laser lumens, a 5,000:1 native contrast ratio, and 2-hour battery life. As before, it supports all your iDevices, and, now, any HDMI-equipped machine, including the BlackBerry PlayBook, pictured above -- not all devices will support full video mirroring, however.... |
| Scientists find less damaging defibrillation method, heart tissue relieved Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT Scientists find less damaging defibrillation method, heart tissue relieved  Scientists find less damaging defibrillation method, heart tissue relieved Good news, aging Earthlings: a team of researchers have found a way to shock a coding patient's heart, while leaving other organs and tissues undamaged from the defibrillator. The device send a single high voltage pulse of electrical energy to a patient's chest in order to fix an irregular or nonexistent heart beat; traditionally, what often results is damage to point of contact and surrounding skin cells, muscles and tissues, but... |
| iOS 4.3.4 jailbroken with PwnageTool on iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad 1 Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:28 PM PDT iOS 4.3.4 jailbroken with PwnageTool on iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad 1  iOS 4.3.4 jailbroken with PwnageTool on iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad 1 We're less than 12 hours clear of iOS 4.3.4 hitting the streets, and already posters at Redmond Pie claim to have a PwnageTool 4.3.3 bundle that unlocks it. Ready to roll on every device except for the iPad 2, this tethered jailbreak brings back Cydia and anything else you might have missed after foolishly updating this afternoon.... |
| Wall-E gets a LEGO Mindstorms NXT makeover, tears up the dance floor (video) Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:28 PM PDT Wall-E gets a LEGO Mindstorms NXT makeover, tears up the dance floor (video)  Wall-E gets a LEGO Mindstorms NXT makeover, tears up the dance floor (video) Alright, let's all be upfront here. When you saw this Pixar masterpiece you caught yourself thinking, "Destruction of the Earth? Not so bad... if that means I get my own Wall-E." It's ok, other more robotically-adept Quebecers had the same idea. Except they managed to mix it up with a LEGO Mindstorms NXT kit and create a waste-collecting romantic of their own -- sans the devastation of our world.... |
| GScreen's dual-screen SpaceBook touts twin 17-inchers, now up for pre-order Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:55 PM PDT GScreen's dual-screen SpaceBook touts twin 17-inchers, now up for pre-order  GScreen's dual-screen SpaceBook touts twin 17-inchers, now up for pre-order Look out, ThinkPad W700ds -- there's a new dual-screen beast in town, and it's not settling for second best. After first appearing in September of 2009, we hadn't heard a peek from GScreen save for one brief blip in 2010. Now, however, it seems that a dream has become reality.... |
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| LG takes Gingerbread-sporting Optimus Net and Pro out of the oven Posted: 15 Jul 2011 06:53 PM PDT LG takes Gingerbread-sporting Optimus Net and Pro out of the oven  LG takes Gingerbread-sporting Optimus Net and Pro out of the oven Gingerbread is not just for the high-end folks -- even the entry-level guys need a little rhizome flavored love now and again. LG understands that, and it's why the company is introducing a pair devices to its Optimus line dubbed the Net and Pro. The Optimus Pro, just like its similarly monikered Droid Pro, is a candybar QWERTY device with a 2.8-inch touchscreen.... |
| WiFi hacker lands 18-year prison sentence, sex offender status for campaign of cyber vengeance Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT WiFi hacker lands 18-year prison sentence, sex offender status for campaign of cyber vengeance  WiFi hacker lands 18-year prison sentence, sex offender status for campaign of cyber vengeance Look, we understand that being accused of pedophilia is horrible but, if you're not keen on spending time in the pokey, it's probably not best to exact your revenge by hacking and framing your accusers for making terrorist threats or downloading child pornography. That was the unfortunate route chosen by Minnesotan Barry Ardolf, whose neighbors Matt and Bethany Kostolnik went to the police after he allegedly kissed their four-year-old son on... |
| Foursquare promised for N9, updated S40 variant looks to tide you over (video) Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT Foursquare promised for N9, updated S40 variant looks to tide you over (video)  Foursquare promised for N9, updated S40 variant looks to tide you over (video) Been too long since your last MeeGo fix? Foursquare's stepping in to hold you over with a video of the popular location-based service on Nokia's upcoming N9. While waiting to get your grubby paws all over Elop's miscarriage, indulge yourself in an updated S40 app, which now includes tighter Ovi Maps integration and the heretofore omitted "Explore" function.... |
| Chrysler Prices Four New SRT Models Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT Chrysler Prices Four New SRT Models Chrysler Prices Four New SRT Models Challenger, Charger, Cherokee, 300 – but will Magnum make the cut? |
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| Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT 10 Cars That Deserved to Fail 10 Cars That Deserved to Fail These auto embarrassments couldn't fail fast enough for us. |
| How the Chevy Volt leads buyers to the Cruze Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:20 PM PDT How the Chevy Volt leads buyers to the Cruze  How the Chevy Volt leads buyers to the Cruze Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Chevrolet, GM 2011 Chevrolet Cruze - Click above for high-res image gallery Is the Chevy Volt just a big bait and switch? According to CNN Money (yep, that's the same site that recently called the Chevrolet Volt's technology obsolete), the Volt is more or less a brilliant marketing ploy dreamed up by some clever folks over at General Motors. CNN Money says the Volt is a halo vehicle that,... |
| LaCie's Thunderbolt-equipped Little Big Disk sees apparent shipping delay Posted: 15 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT LaCie's Thunderbolt-equipped Little Big Disk sees apparent shipping delay  LaCie's Thunderbolt-equipped Little Big Disk sees apparent shipping delay Remember way back in February when Thunderbolt was unveiled? Shocking though it may be, a 10Gbps interconnect is useless without peripherals, and thankfully Promise and LaCie also announced compatible drives touting Q2 / summer availability. As promised, Promise's wares released as expected alongside Apple's T-bolt cable, but LaCie's Little Big Disk has been curiously absent.... |
| Suzuki Every electric van hits the streets of Japan Posted: 15 Jul 2011 04:18 PM PDT Suzuki Every electric van hits the streets of Japan  Suzuki Every electric van hits the streets of Japan Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Suzuki, Japan Following the launch of the electric Mitsubishi Minicab i-MiEV, Suzuki decided to enter the fray with its battery-powered Every van. Suzuki has reportedly manufactured 13 of the electrified vans, which will be handed out to its dealerships in Japan on a trial basis. This, according to Integrity Exports, will allow Suzuki to test out its electrified people-moving machine ahead of the automaker's launch of a mass-produced battery-powered... |
| Android 3.2 gets official, updated SDK now available Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:47 PM PDT Android 3.2 gets official, updated SDK now available  Android 3.2 gets official, updated SDK now available And just like that, it's official. After hearing about the next incremental step in Honeycomb's journey by way of Huawei's MediaPad, we've seen breadcrumbs about its functional differences. Today, we're being given the full shebang -- Google has just made official v3.2, boosting the API level to 13 and releasing the SDK into the wild in one fell swoop.... |
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