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How many Roadsters does Tesla have left to sell? Not many, that's for sure

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:30 PM PDT

How many Roadsters does Tesla have left to sell? Not many, that's for sure


How many Roadsters does Tesla have left to sell? Not many, that's for sure
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, AutoblogGreen Exclusive We all knew the day will come when you can no longer buy a new, first-gen Tesla Roadster, but inquiring minds wanted to to know: how far away is that day, exactly? Let's review what we know: Last year, Tesla told the SEC: "We do not plan to sell our current generation Tesla Roadster after 2011 due to planned tooling changes at a supplier for the...

Olympus PEN E-PM1 Mini gets a $500 price tag, September release date

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Olympus PEN E-PM1 Mini gets a $500 price tag, September release date


Olympus PEN E-PM1 Mini gets a $500 price tag, September release date
Remember that cute little Micro Four Thirds camera that Olympus unveiled in June? Well, we just got word that the PEN E-PM1 Mini will ship next month, with an equally petite $500 price tag -- including a 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens. The company is positioning the 12.3 megapixel camera as an upgrade for point-and-shoot users, as "the easiest PEN to use," thanks to a new, simpler user interface and 23 Scene-Select...

As Quora Thinks More About Mobile, They Drop A Pin On Location

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:52 PM PDT

As Quora Thinks More About Mobile, They Drop A Pin On Location


As Quora Thinks More About Mobile, They Drop A Pin On Location
Some of the most interesting and relevant content on Quora are related to places. But up until now, Quora hasn't done much to focus that data using location. Today, they're starting to. A new feature going live shortly will allow users to set location information for topics. For example, if there's a topic about the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, you can now drop a pin to indicate where that is...

Personal subtitle glasses from Sony may get trial run in UK next year

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Personal subtitle glasses from Sony may get trial run in UK next year


Personal subtitle glasses from Sony may get trial run in UK next year
It's been quite a while since we've heard any news about those spiffy specs that put private subtitles in your field of view. It looks like they're finally inching closer to reality though, with some help from Sony's UK arm. The BBC recently took hard-of-hearing Brit Charlie Swinbourne to the theater and let him give the glasses a go....

Rendered Speculation: VW Up! GTI

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Rendered Speculation: VW Up! GTI


Rendered Speculation: VW Up! GTI
Filed under: Volkswagen Volkswagen recently revealed the production version of its dimunitive Up! ahead of its Frankfurt Motor Show reveal, and the Internet is already buzzing with probable varieties of the stylish subcompact. PS-Garage.com designer Seljakboy (A.K.A. Ivan Martinović) turned in his own interpretation of a hotted-up version, the Up! GTI. First impressions?...

Fossil's Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to...

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Fossil's Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true


Fossil's Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true
Fossil's Meta Watch has been beset with delays and defective parts but finally there's good news -- the watches have passed the FCC. The two models (analog and digital) can sync with your Android smartphone or tablet via a Texas Instruments CC2560 Bluetooth controller and are being sold as a "development platform" until enough apps are built to take advantage of the technology....

HTC Sense 3.5 beta screenshots leak, bring tears of joy to weather widget lovers

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 02:14 PM PDT

HTC Sense 3.5 beta screenshots leak, bring tears of joy to weather widget lovers


HTC Sense 3.5 beta screenshots leak, bring tears of joy to weather widget lovers
Now that you've seen high-quality images of the HTC Bliss with the screen turned off, are you curious to see what it looks like when it's on? The same folks at XDA.cn who got hands-on time with the Bliss have now come forth with possible screenshots showing the phone is indeed running on a beta version of Sense UI 3.5....

Ness Serves Up Their First Personal Search App Catering To Restaurant Discovery

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Ness Serves Up Their First Personal Search App Catering To Restaurant Discovery


Ness Serves Up Their First Personal Search App Catering To Restaurant Discovery
Last night I went out to dinner. But I didn't pick where I was going, Ness did. The place was good. Score one for Ness. We previously covered Ness Computing in July, talking about the technology that would power their eventual apps (as well as their funding). Today, the first such app has gone live in the App Store, called simply, Ness....

Samsung's IFA app unveils Galaxy Tab 7.7, Wave 3 and Galaxy Note

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Samsung's IFA app unveils Galaxy Tab 7.7, Wave 3 and Galaxy Note


Samsung's IFA app unveils Galaxy Tab 7.7, Wave 3 and Galaxy Note
We're about a week away from this year's IFA, but that's no reason for the tech teases to dry up. According to a report on This Is My Next, a bevy of product logos from Sammy's Android trade show app were unearthed by a tipster searching for clues in the APK....

Easy Brunch: Spinach and Swiss Quiche, Cinnamon Roll Bites, and Fruit Skewers

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Easy Brunch: Spinach and Swiss Quiche, Cinnamon Roll Bites, and Fruit Skewers


Easy Brunch: Spinach and Swiss Quiche, Cinnamon Roll Bites, and Fruit Skewers
This brunch menu of spinach and Swiss quiche, cinnamon roll bites and fruit skewers is a delicious way to end your week and easy enough to throw together so that you'll still have time to kick back, relax and enjoy your weekend!

2012 Chevy Cruze Eco gets 64.4 mpg in 48-state, 9,564-mile drive

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT

2012 Chevy Cruze Eco gets 64.4 mpg in 48-state, 9,564-mile drive


2012 Chevy Cruze Eco gets 64.4 mpg in 48-state, 9,564-mile drive
Filed under: MPG, Chevrolet The Australian hypermiling duo of John and Helen Taylor have accomplished their goal of breaking the existing record for fuel economy achieved in a gasoline-fed production vehicle during a drive that touched some slice (defined here as at least 30 miles) of all 48 contiguous states. Arriving in Las Vegas after 22 days and an impressive 9,564.2 miles out on the open road, the Taylors of Melbourne, Australia averaged...

Drift HD helmet cam review

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Drift HD helmet cam review


Drift HD helmet cam review
What a difference a year makes, yeah? 13 months ago, we were giving Drift Innovation's latest helmet cam (the HD170) a run through the gauntlet, and now, we're giving that unit's proper successor the same treatment. The simply-named Drift HD action camera is largely the same type of device, albeit one that's 25 percent shorter (this one's just four inches long) and offers a replaceable lens....

Seven-seat Toyota Prius + to debut at Frankfurt Motor Show

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Seven-seat Toyota Prius + to debut at Frankfurt Motor Show


Seven-seat Toyota Prius + to debut at Frankfurt Motor Show
Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Frankfurt Motor Show When the 2012 Toyota Prius V hits U.S. dealerships this fall, it will be missing a seven-seat option. Not so on the Europe-only Prius+. The family-friendlier version of the Prius+ will be make its debut alongside the Prius Plug-in Hybrid at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in mid-September. Designed to "extend the appeal" of the Prius range, the + caters to families in need of...

Sony Ericsson updates Xperia line with the latest Gingerbread goods

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Sony Ericsson updates Xperia line with the latest Gingerbread goods


Sony Ericsson updates Xperia line with the latest Gingerbread goods
Android update junkies are in for a treat from Sony Ericsson. The handset maker's serving up the freshest batch of Gingerbread to its Xperia line of smartphones starting this October. Bundled in to this 2.3.4 rollout are a bunch of OEM enhancements, bringing along deeper Facebook integration that'll let you like and share your app discoveries with friends, and "3D sweep panorama technology," so you can snap those self-portraits for 3DTV...

Samsung’s Galaxy S II To Hit T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, But Not Verizon?

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Samsung's Galaxy S II To Hit T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, But Not Verizon?


Samsung's Galaxy S II To Hit T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, But Not Verizon?
After what has felt like forever for many an Android fan, the Samsung Galaxy S II is finally set to touch down stateside. Come next Monday, Samsung will be spilling the details surrounding the Galaxy S II's US launch. Between the launch timeframe and its positioning as a flagship Android handset, it's pretty much unavoidable that the Galaxy S II will be spun as the iPhone 5′s greatest rival — and in...

Samsung Galaxy S II not coming to Verizon after all? (Update: confirmed)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Samsung Galaxy S II not coming to Verizon after all? (Update: confirmed)


Samsung Galaxy S II not coming to Verizon after all? (Update: confirmed)
Many of us were holding out hopes that the Function, Verizon's rumored variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II, would be the latest addition to its LTE lineup, but now we're hearing that it may not be coming to the carrier at all. According to the Wall Street Journal, it appears quite likely that Big Red won't be involved in Samsung's anticipated launch event this coming Monday....

Growing Up Geek: Joe Pollicino

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Growing Up Geek: Joe Pollicino


Growing Up Geek: Joe Pollicino
Growing up geek? I'm having trouble believing I did. In preparation for this piece I scoured all of my family's photo albums (these stop at around 2004 -- must've been that digital camera craze), and the pictorial evidence to support my geeky ways just doesn't seem to exist. Notably, I had to start wearing huge glasses in kindergarten, but to me that's merely a trapping of the stereotypical nerd aesthetic --...

Nissan Canada certifies 27 Leaf dealerships

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Nissan Canada certifies 27 Leaf dealerships


Nissan Canada certifies 27 Leaf dealerships
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, North America Nissan of Canada has listed the 27 dealers that will initially sell and service the $38,395 ($39,003 U.S. at the current exchange rate) electric Leaf. The dealers, according to Nissan, have undergone specialized training and modified their service departments to gear up for the arrival of the Leaf. Canadian deliveries of the few Leafs bound for that country have already begun for some fleet customers....

OfficeTime Expense Tracking Software Expands To iOS With iPhone, iPad Apps

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT

OfficeTime Expense Tracking Software Expands To iOS With iPhone, iPad Apps


OfficeTime Expense Tracking Software Expands To iOS With iPhone, iPad Apps
Time and expense tracking is tedious, even on a personal level. Dealing with it in an office environment is clearly much worse. But OfficeTime is looking to make that a bit easier, today announcing its expansion from just a PC/Mac desktop app to iOS. For something as annoying as expense tracking, OfficeTime took a smart approach for mobile....

Verizon to offer Intuit's GoPayment in retail stores, free after rebate

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Verizon to offer Intuit's GoPayment in retail stores, free after rebate


Verizon to offer Intuit's GoPayment in retail stores, free after rebate
There's nothing worse than missing out on your favorite street meat because you've only got plastic. But even smaller vendors may soon be able to process that dollar hot dog with a credit card, as Verizon Wireless is making Intuit's GoPayment card reader available in its 2,300 retail stores. The small business-friendly machine plugs into a BlackBerry, Android or iOS device to transform the smartphone or tablet into a credit card...

Opel seeking hybrid powertrain partner

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Opel seeking hybrid powertrain partner


Opel seeking hybrid powertrain partner
Filed under: Hybrid, Opel Opel Ampera - Click above for high-res image gallery German newspapers are reporting that General Motor's European unit, Opel, is seeking a hybrid powertrain partner to reduce development costs as the automaker eyes the future rollout of more gas-electric vehicles. Opel boss Karl-Friedrich Stracke was quoted by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as saying: Hybrid technology is becoming increasingly more important....

Engadget's NYC Reader Meetup is happening tonight!

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Engadget's NYC Reader Meetup is happening tonight!


Engadget's NYC Reader Meetup is happening tonight!
As a great poet once wrote, "Today is the greatest day I've ever known." Okay, that might be hyping things up a bit, but we're pretty pumped to meet you all tonight. Engadget editors have flown in from as far as Hong Kong to attend tonight's NYC Engadget Reader Meetup....

Nextpeer Lets Mobile Developers Turn Single-Player Games Into Multi-Player Games

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Nextpeer Lets Mobile Developers Turn Single-Player Games Into Multi-Player Games


Nextpeer Lets Mobile Developers Turn Single-Player Games Into Multi-Player Games
Nextpeer is a newly launched mobile developer toolkit that lets game developers quickly and easily add multi-player gaming to their single-player games. With Nextpeer's tournament and social SDK (software development kit), developers can add customizable features that enable their game's users join real-time, social tournaments where they compete against other users for top scores or achievements. The idea is so simple, it's surprising it hasn't been done before....

AMD taps Lenovo's Rory Read to be President and CEO

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:40 AM PDT

AMD taps Lenovo's Rory Read to be President and CEO


AMD taps Lenovo's Rory Read to be President and CEO
AMD has finally found itself a permanent CEO. The company today named Rory P. Read to the post, also announcing that he'll serve as President and as a member of the board of directors. Read most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Lenovo, and spent 23 years serving in a variety of roles at IBM prior to that....

Samsung’s IFA App Reveals New Galaxy Tab, Wave Handset

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Samsung's IFA App Reveals New Galaxy Tab, Wave Handset


Samsung's IFA App Reveals New Galaxy Tab, Wave Handset
Samsung's pre-IFA Unpacked app is usually pretty dry as far as contents are concerned: there are event schedules and press releases aplenty, but some curious Android fans have discovered some juicy new tidbits deep within the app's innards. This is my next reports that after a bit of poking around in the app's contents, logos for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Samsung Galaxy Note, and the Samsung Wave 3 have all been...

Tim Cook: Who is Apple's new CEO?

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Tim Cook: Who is Apple's new CEO?


Tim Cook: Who is Apple's new CEO?
Tim Cook is no dark horse. He's no outsider either. And while most of us were caught a bit off guard when Apple announced Steve Jobs's resignation last night, none were too surprised when the 50-year-old executive was formally named his replacement. It's a role for which Cook has been groomed for some time now, even temporarily stepping into the position in 2004, 2009 and early 2011, as Jobs took leave...

Libyan rebels claim Ghaddafi's all-electric Fiat 500 as prize

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Libyan rebels claim Ghaddafi's all-electric Fiat 500 as prize


Libyan rebels claim Ghaddafi's all-electric Fiat 500 as prize
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Africa Libyan leader (ex-leader?) Muammar Qaddafi apparently had some unusual items in his personal collection. Rebel forces stormed his compound this week, and we now know he had a scrapbook dedicated to former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, lots of weapons and, oddly, a doorless, all-electric Fiat 500 (similar to the model shown above). According to Corriere Della Sera (Google translated version), Qaddafi had "many" electric cars, and the...

Sony's Digital Link Sound System brings all-in-one iOS integration to your dashb...

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Sony's Digital Link Sound System brings all-in-one iOS integration to your dashboard


Sony's Digital Link Sound System brings all-in-one iOS integration to your dashboard
Is your car yearning for more iOS integration? Sony's got you covered, with its new Digital Link Sound System. The company's new audio package is available in two models: the all-in-one XDP-PK1000 and the more compact XDP-MU110. The former consists of five components, including an iPhone / iPod Touch cradle (pictured above), wireless remote control, customizable digital sound processor, 12-inch box subwoofer and 300 watt Class D mono block amp....

Jumio Comes To WordPress, Turns Blog Readers’ Webcams Into Credit Card Readers

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Jumio Comes To WordPress, Turns Blog Readers' Webcams Into Credit Card Readers


Jumio Comes To WordPress, Turns Blog Readers' Webcams Into Credit Card Readers
Jumio, the new technology that turns webcams into credit card readers, is now offering a plugin for WordPress websites. The new Jumio Netswipe add-on allows website visitors to pay for products or make donations quickly and easily, just by holding up their credit card to their computer's webcam. For WordPress publishers, adding Netswipe to their site is simple – just download, install and activate like any other WordPress plugin. With the new plugin, WordPress...

Android Users Finally Get Full Qik Premium Experience

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Android Users Finally Get Full Qik Premium Experience


Android Users Finally Get Full Qik Premium Experience
Android-toting Qik fans will have reason to smile today: the Skype-owned company has announced that their Premium service for Android devices has finally been fleshed out with new functionality and services for the discerning mobile videophile. For $4.99/month, Qik Premium users are now treated to unlimited storage of video content on Qik.com, where basic users are limited to a scant 25....