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Review: Energizer Dual-Zone Inductive Charging Pad

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 03:21 PM PDT

Review: Energizer Dual-Zone Inductive Charging Pad


Review: Energizer Dual-Zone Inductive Charging Pad
Short Version: Energizer's Inductive Charging pad gets rid of the wires, looks nice, and just makes getting your charge on easier. Unfortunately, the accessories needed to use the charging pad make your phone fat and ugly. Features: Qi charging technology Compatible with iPhone 3G/3GS/4 and BlackBerry Curve 8900 Dual-zone MSRP: $89.00 Single-zone MSRP: $54.99 Pros: Qi: the universal standard for inductive charging (read: your next phone will likely be supported, too) NO WIRES!!!...

BlackBerry Music to serve up 50 songs for $5 a month?

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 02:43 PM PDT

BlackBerry Music to serve up 50 songs for $5 a month?


BlackBerry Music to serve up 50 songs for $5 a month?
Well, it looks like BlackBerry's banking on another BBM to pull it out of the enterprise-only lurch, and this one should be like music to your ears. Earlier this week, we reported that RIM was readying a new music service, and now All Things D is giving us some juicy (unofficial) details on the tentatively titled BlackBerry Music....

Japan pushing for 24.1% increase in fuel economy by 2020

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 02:06 PM PDT

Japan pushing for 24.1% increase in fuel economy by 2020


Japan pushing for 24.1% increase in fuel economy by 2020
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, Japan 2011 Nissan Micra / March - Click above for high-res image gallery Japanese automakers will most likely need to boost their fleetwide fuel economy by 24.1 percent by 2020 to meet stringent standards being drawn up by the government, reports the Nikkei business daily. This isn't like the recent CAFE increase in the U.S....

Fujitsu IS12T Mango phone ready to launch August 25th, already accepting preorders?

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Fujitsu IS12T Mango phone ready to launch August 25th, already accepting preorders?


Fujitsu IS12T Mango phone ready to launch August 25th, already accepting preorders?
When we first learned of the Fujitsu IS12T, the world's first handset sporting Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango," it was rumored to be showing up in the second half of August. Our hopes were crushed, however, when the company officially stated that it should be available the following month "or beyond." Sure, a September launch would still be on right on time (given Microsoft's intent of releasing the update this fall), but...

Pebble: McQueen’s 911 Sells for $1.25M

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Pebble: McQueen's 911 Sells for $1.25M


Pebble: McQueen's 911 Sells for $1.25M
1970 Porsche was the actor's personal car on the set of 'Le Mans.'

Pebble Beach 2011: The Short List

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Pebble Beach 2011: The Short List


Pebble Beach 2011: The Short List
Classics, auction cars, concepts and new models from Monterey.

Best Buy stops selling selling the TouchPad, HP offers refunds to owners

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Best Buy stops selling selling the TouchPad, HP offers refunds to owners


Best Buy stops selling selling the TouchPad, HP offers refunds to owners
Tempted by the promise of a $99 TouchPad, in spite of its imminent demise? Well, it looks like American Best Buys won't be enjoying the same liquidation sale as our neighbors to the north. A couple of tipsters have reported that the big box electronics retailer has pulled the webOS tablets from its shelves and is shipping them back to HP....

Electricity consumption up 12.2 % in China in 2011

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Electricity consumption up 12.2 % in China in 2011


Electricity consumption up 12.2 % in China in 2011
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, China BYD eBUS-12 China's National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on Sunday that the nation's total consumption of electricity from January 2011 through the end of July shot up approximately 12.2 percent when compared to the same time frame in 2010. It's estimated that China consumed nearly 2.69 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in the first seven months of 2011....

Caption Contest: No doubt, these two are definitely made for each other

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Caption Contest: No doubt, these two are definitely made for each other


Caption Contest: No doubt, these two are definitely made for each other
Ah, yes. We all know that couple... the ones that don't speak to each other at dinner because they're too busy playing Cut the Rope or tweeting. You know 'em: the texting while walking or texting while driving sort of folks. What can we say? Sometimes you're locked in an epic battle you can't walk away from....

Coda names Thomas Hausch as senior VP of marketing and sales

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Coda names Thomas Hausch as senior VP of marketing and sales


Coda names Thomas Hausch as senior VP of marketing and sales
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Coda Automotive After countless delays, the Coda Sedan is scheduled to launch in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of 2011. So, now's the time for Coda Automotive to gear up for sales of the electric four-door, right? Let's hope that Thomas Hausch is up to the job, as he was just named to the automaker's newly created role of senior vice-president of marketing, sales and aftersales....

Mobile Miscellany: week of August 15, 2011

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Mobile Miscellany: week of August 15, 2011


Mobile Miscellany: week of August 15, 2011
This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of August 15, 2011: Vodafone's very own budget-friendly Facebook Phone, the Vodafone 555, is now on sale....

Samsung Galaxy Precedent coming to Straight Talk, seemingly $150 off-contract (v...

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Precedent coming to Straight Talk, seemingly $150 off-contract (video)


Samsung Galaxy Precedent coming to Straight Talk, seemingly $150 off-contract (video)
Walmart and its MVNO partner, TracFone, are preparing to plunge into the shallow depths of Android with the Samsung Galaxy Precedent. While little is known about the device itself, it appears strikingly similar to the Samsung Prevail, from the chunky volume rocker and external microSD card slot on the side of the phone, to the absent flash on the rear....

We're In ushers Bing into the location-based social networking game

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 02:13 AM PDT

We're In ushers Bing into the location-based social networking game


We're In ushers Bing into the location-based social networking game
Are you one of the few out there who thought Latitude was, like, totally awesome, but your heart lies with the boys at Redmond? Well, rejoice Bing fans, because We're In is the location-based social network you've been waiting for. At its most basic, the app lets you share your location with friends, find contacts on a map, and update your status -- great for seeing who is around and organizing...

Apple, Microsoft meet with Turkish minister, may bid to supply 15 million tablet...

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Apple, Microsoft meet with Turkish minister, may bid to supply 15 million tablets to schools


Apple, Microsoft meet with Turkish minister, may bid to supply 15 million tablets to schools
When it comes to the economy, things appear to be pretty shaky in the land of feta and olive oil, but at least Greece's neighbor to the east is ready to spend, considering a very ambitious (and costly) investment in its education system. Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan just completed a tour through Seattle and Silicon Valley, making stops to meet with executives at Apple, Intel and Microsoft along the way....

Mobiado's Grand Touch phones ditch the Nexus S plastic for a precious metal finish

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 08:45 PM PDT

Mobiado's Grand Touch phones ditch the Nexus S plastic for a precious metal finish


Mobiado's Grand Touch phones ditch the Nexus S plastic for a precious metal finish
Nothing quite screams money to burn like last year's tech gilded in pricey, CNC-machined metals. Purveyor of mobile extravagance, Mobiado, has recently rolled out the red carpet for two new additions to its Grand Line -- the Grand Touch and Grand Touch GCB. These high-end exercises in wireless hauteur are merely gussied up versions of Samsung's Nexus S, sporting the same ol' 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 16GB of storage, 512MB RAM, 4-inch...

Adidas Wearable Coach prototype promises to help you find the perfect pitch

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Adidas Wearable Coach prototype promises to help you find the perfect pitch


Adidas Wearable Coach prototype promises to help you find the perfect pitch
A gadget that helps with your running or cycling is one thing, but can a device also make you a better pitcher? Designer Sebastiaan Pijnappel thought so, and the Adidas Wearable Coach prototype is his solution -- which, as of yet, is not an actual Adidas product. The idea is a simple but ingenious one; the device plays musical notes that correspond to certain movements, strike just the right ones and...

Maintenance Made Easy

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Maintenance Made Easy


Maintenance Made Easy
Minding your car's mileage milestones.

Let the liquidation begin -- HP's 16GB TouchPad on sale for $99

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 06:15 PM PDT

Let the liquidation begin -- HP's 16GB TouchPad on sale for $99


Let the liquidation begin -- HP's 16GB TouchPad on sale for $99
Well, that didn't take long. It's only been a day since HP announced its intention to discontinue production of webOS devices, and it looks like the outfit's already throwing its flagship tablet in the bargain bin. PreCentral reports that HP sent out a memo to its affiliates asking them to cut the price of the ill-fated TouchPad to $99 and $149 for the 16GB and 32GB editions, respectively....

Andy Pad Pro makes film debut, shows off bird slinging skills (video)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 05:38 PM PDT

Andy Pad Pro makes film debut, shows off bird slinging skills (video)


Andy Pad Pro makes film debut, shows off bird slinging skills (video)
Still waiting to get your affordable Android tablet on? You've got a little over a week to go, but here attempting to tide you over is a montage of the Andy Pad Pro. First made official in July (alongside a video of its lesser sibling), the Gingerbread tablet still rocks a 1.2GHz Cortex A8, a "powerful 3D GPU" and 1080p HDMI output....

Buckeye Bullet 3 shooting for 400-plus mph electric speed record in 2012

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Buckeye Bullet 3 shooting for 400-plus mph electric speed record in 2012


Buckeye Bullet 3 shooting for 400-plus mph electric speed record in 2012
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USA, Racing Buckeye Bullet 2.5 - Click above for high-res image gallery It isn't easy, but work to engineer, design and develop the third version of the Buckeye Bullet capable of breaking past 400 miles per hour is underway. The Ohio State University (OSU) team behind the Buckeye Bullet has revealed that version 3.0 is to be a fresh design that relies on the power of batteries alone to rocket...

AT&T enhances network in part of Manhattan you probably won't visit

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

AT&T enhances network in part of Manhattan you probably won't visit


AT&T enhances network in part of Manhattan you probably won't visit
If you're walking through New York City today, you may notice that your AT&T phone just got a little bit faster. But you probably won't. The carrier activated a new broadband cell site in Manhattan's Turtle Bay area in Midtown -- somewhere between Times Square and the Upper East Side -- in a five-block area that few tourists ever visit....

Yahoo! adding Toyota Prius Plug-in to WeCar fleet

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:23 PM PDT

Yahoo! adding Toyota Prius Plug-in to WeCar fleet


Yahoo! adding Toyota Prius Plug-in to WeCar fleet
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota Toyota Prius Plug-in - Click above for high-res image gallery How's this for a work perk? Employees at the Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA will soon get to sample the Toyota Prius Plug-in during the work day as the gas-electric vehicle is scheduled to join Yahoo!'s WeCar fleet. What's WeCar, you ask....

Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings (some) cable channels to the tablet

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:23 PM PDT

Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings (some) cable channels to the tablet


Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings (some) cable channels to the tablet
Whether or not your cable TV provider has decided to offer live TV streaming to your mobile devices, you can do it yourself with the new HDHomeRun iPad app from Elgato. Paired with one of SiliconDust's new HDHomeRun Prime CableCARD tuners, the $17.99 app can tune into cable channels that are sent without encyption or are marked copy freely (varies from provider to provider) and even allows users to record them...

Retina Display-equipped iPad 3 looking more and more likely for early 2012

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Retina Display-equipped iPad 3 looking more and more likely for early 2012


Retina Display-equipped iPad 3 looking more and more likely for early 2012
Well, the Wall Street Journal's headline certainly isn't going to surprise you -- Apple Developing New iPad -- that has been a safe assumption since the iPad 2 was announced. Rumors are circulating though (some, for quite a while) that are painting an increasingly convincing picture of a Retina Display-equipped slate shipping in early 2012....

The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:46 PM PDT

The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!


The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!
*** You can also stream the show live on your iPhone or iPad by clicking here. The Engadget Show is live again, tonight, starting at 6:00PM ET! Not only will it be filmed live in New York City, it will be streaming live to you on these very internets. Lock your browser in to this address at that time and you'll receive yourself a visual treat and an information smorgasbord. We'll be looking...

Ford electrifies DTE Energy with four Transit Connect Electric vans

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:09 PM PDT

Ford electrifies DTE Energy with four Transit Connect Electric vans


Ford electrifies DTE Energy with four Transit Connect Electric vans
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford Ford Transit Connect Electric - Click above for high-res image gallery The DTE Energy headquarters in downtown Detroit, MI are now home to two of the four Ford Transit Connect Electric vans owned by the Michigan-based utility company. DTE Energy says the addition of the electric Transit Connect is but one step in its effort to expand the use of alternative-fuel vehicles....

Sprint's Epic Touch 4G may be first US-bound Galaxy S II, arriving September 9th?

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:09 PM PDT

Sprint's Epic Touch 4G may be first US-bound Galaxy S II, arriving September 9th?


Sprint's Epic Touch 4G may be first US-bound Galaxy S II, arriving September 9th?
Samsung is expected to unveil its US Galaxy S II lineup on August 29th, and if you have that date highlighted on your calendar for that very reason, this rumor will likely turn you ancy for the next ten days. We're hearing from SprintFeed that the Samsung Epic Touch 4G, Sprint's variant of the upcoming device, may win the race to market by launching on September 9th....