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Hertz on Demand teams with Marriot to offer electric vehicles in SF

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Hertz on Demand teams with Marriot to offer electric vehicles in SF


Hertz on Demand teams with Marriot to offer electric vehicles in SF
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, SMART, USA Hertz is turning over a new Leaf (or ten, to be exact) by expanding its Marriot Hotel rental fleet in San Francisco, CA to include electric vehicles. The rental agency is adding ten Leafs and some Smart Fortwo Electric Drive vehicles to its sort of Zipcar-ish Hertz on Demand fleet in San Fran. Rich Broome, Hertz's senior vice-president of corporate communications, says the Leafs will cost around...

Quickoffice update brings document editing to the TouchPad

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Quickoffice update brings document editing to the TouchPad


Quickoffice update brings document editing to the TouchPad
Well, we knew it was coming, and folks, it's finally here -- the promised update to Quickoffice HD that finally brings document editing to HP's slate. Available gratis for TouchPad owners, the overhaul enables text formatting in Word docs, in addition to enabling cell and function editing in Excel spreadsheets....

Microsoft details Windows 8 Explorer tweaks, adds ribbon UI

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Microsoft details Windows 8 Explorer tweaks, adds ribbon UI


Microsoft details Windows 8 Explorer tweaks, adds ribbon UI
Lots of things are getting tweaked, if not completely overhauled, for Windows 8. That includes the ever-present Windows Explorer. Just like many other Microsoft apps, the file manager will be adopting the slightly more finger-friendly ribbon interface. But don't freak out about your precious screen real estate, the next version of Explorer will actually display more files than Windows 7 could by moving the details pane to the right-hand side and...

TomTom announces Go Live 1535M in all its app-wielding glory, offers dashboard t...

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT

TomTom announces Go Live 1535M in all its app-wielding glory, offers dashboard tweeting


TomTom announces Go Live 1535M in all its app-wielding glory, offers dashboard tweeting
If you're a fan of TomTom's Go Live series of nav units, you'll get a kick out of what the company announced today. Hitting retail and online stores in October is "the world's first portable navigation device with a suite of popular travel apps," the Go Live 1535M. That's right folks, this piece of dashboard flair will allow you to use Yelp, TripAdvisor, Expedia and Twitter all from the comfort of...

Motorola Droid Bionic to include Webtop accessories

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Motorola Droid Bionic to include Webtop accessories


Motorola Droid Bionic to include Webtop accessories
Back when we first caught a glimpse of the Droid Bionic, we speculated that the post-Atrix placement of the micro-USB and micro-HDMI ports might make it compatible with the updated Photon Webtop dock and accessories. Judging by the screenshot grabbed by Droid Life, we might have a winner as the add-ons look to be interchangeable, possibly a first step towards CEO Sanjay Jha's promised improvements....

Infiniti Previews Vettel FX50

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Infiniti Previews Vettel FX50


Infiniti Previews Vettel FX50
The crossover, inspired by F1 ace Sebastian Vettel, will bow in Frankfurt.

Lexus bumps up price of CT 200h, HS 250h for 2012

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Lexus bumps up price of CT 200h, HS 250h for 2012


Lexus bumps up price of CT 200h, HS 250h for 2012
Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus For 2012 Model Year vehicles, Lexus retained 2011 pricing for most of its offerings, but decided to up the sticker price for the compact CT 200h Premium and HS 250h. For 2012, the CT 200h gets a pedestrian warning system and sees Nebula Gray Pearl appear as an exterior hue....

Isis: AT&T, Verizon, And T-Mobile’s $100 Million Gamble In Mobile Payments

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Isis: AT&T, Verizon, And T-Mobile's $100 Million Gamble In Mobile Payments


Isis: AT&T, Verizon, And T-Mobile's $100 Million Gamble In Mobile Payments
NFC will be ubiquitous one day, but we still have quite a ways to go. Unlike other smartphone features, this requires adoption on a huge scale from just about everyone, which will definitely take a while. But we are getting closer. While Sprint fiddles with its Google Wallet, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have reportedly made plans to invest upwards of $100 million in their joint-venture mobile payments network called Isis....

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 p.m.

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 p.m.


Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 p.m.
It's Monday, and we're still here to help by letting you peek into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5:30 pm. We finally managed to find our regular time on our regular day, but at this point is there even such a thing? So take a peek at the live stream, chat and list of topics after the break.Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast...

DJ Sound Control computer mod redefines luggable

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:23 PM PDT

DJ Sound Control computer mod redefines luggable


DJ Sound Control computer mod redefines luggable
Few would look at Lenovo's decidedly ordinary A700 all-in-one desktop and think: DJ rig, but then you wouldn't be PC modder Chris Blarsky (of the Hulk PC mod fame). After four months of work, he's managed to transform the 23-inch system into the so-called DJ Sound Control rig you see above, which comes complete with sliding drawer to accommodate a keyboard or other DJ gear in case the slew of built-in...

Real life Minecraft block combines cardboard box, Arduino, and a projector (video)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Real life Minecraft block combines cardboard box, Arduino, and a projector (video)


Real life Minecraft block combines cardboard box, Arduino, and a projector (video)
You know how when you were a kid, the box something came in was almost as fun as the toy itself? Well, that doesn't have to change as you get older -- provided you've retained that creative spark. Ben Purdy apparently kept his imagination nimble and, with the help of a projector, a piezo element and an Arduino (of course), turned a plain ol' box into a real life Minecraft block....

Seesmic Focuses On The Social Enterprise; Debuts Android, iPad Apps For Salesfor...

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Seesmic Focuses On The Social Enterprise; Debuts Android, iPad Apps For Salesforce CRM


Seesmic Focuses On The Social Enterprise; Debuts Android, iPad Apps For Salesforce CRM
Social application developer Seesmic is making a big move into the social enterprise and is debuting a dedicated Android app and iPad app for Salesforce's CRM product (Windows Phone 7 will also be added soon), called Seesmic CRM. The Android app will be launched tomorrow morning at Salesforce's annual conference, Dreamforce, and Seesmic will launch the iPad app in a few weeks. For background, Seesmic, which was founded by French entrepreneur Loic...

HTC Sense 3.5 caught on camera, gets a manicured walkthrough (video)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:45 PM PDT

HTC Sense 3.5 caught on camera, gets a manicured walkthrough (video)


HTC Sense 3.5 caught on camera, gets a manicured walkthrough (video)
It was only a matter of time before leaked screen shots of HTC's Sense 3.5 became leaked video footage. Purportedly running on the OEM's unreleased, ladies-only Bliss handset, XDA.cn has a hands-on of the Android-based UI that looks to be more of a refinement, than revolutionary update. So, what can we glimpse from this apparent sneak peek?...

Activists pressure Ford to clean up tons of toxic waste in New Jersey

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Activists pressure Ford to clean up tons of toxic waste in New Jersey


Activists pressure Ford to clean up tons of toxic waste in New Jersey
Filed under: Etc., Ford Toxic, lead-heavy paint is the scourge of New Jersey's industrial past. Part of this history is that, thirty years ago, Ford Motor Company dumped paint sludge in Rockland County, NJ along the Ramapo River. Following a contentious bit of back and forth, there's word that Ford will remove some of the waste, enough, it seems, to fill 325 dump trucks. The contamination rests above the Ramapo Aquifer, which provides...

LG VS920 pushes through FCC with Verizon LTE, could be the LG Revolution 2?

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

LG VS920 pushes through FCC with Verizon LTE, could be the LG Revolution 2?


LG VS920 pushes through FCC with Verizon LTE, could be the LG Revolution 2?
The LTE-toting LG Revolution is still the most recent phone to debut on Verizon's 4G lineup -- at least for another week or so, that is -- but we're already seeing clues to the phone's sequel popping up. We saw the Revolution 2 show up on a leaked roadmap so the mysterious follow-up has been on our radar, but we weren't expecting to see it quite this early....

iTunes Rival Rdio Launches Gift Cards, Available Online And At Target

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

iTunes Rival Rdio Launches Gift Cards, Available Online And At Target


iTunes Rival Rdio Launches Gift Cards, Available Online And At Target
Streaming music service Rdio from Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, is today launching two new music gifting options – physical gift cards and online credits. Consumers will be able to purchase the virtual gift card options in $10, $25, $50 and $100 values or in user-selected amounts. Meanwhile, physical cards in the $10 and $25 values will be sold in over 600 Target retail stores here in the U.S. The Rdio...

Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and golden Wiimote headed for November...

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and golden Wiimote headed for November 20th release


Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and golden Wiimote headed for November 20th release
It's hard to believe Link (read: you) has been saving Hyrule and the kidnap-prone Zelda for 25 long years. To commemorate this video gaming milestone, and its upcoming Skyward Sword installment, Nintendo's issuing a limited edition Fabergé egg. Alright, we kid, it's actually the golden Wii Remote Plus we told you about back at E3, except now we've got a release date and pricing....

Lexus Execs Rescue GS Sedan

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Lexus Execs Rescue GS Sedan


Lexus Execs Rescue GS Sedan
The new GS 350 almost didn't happen. What does that say about Toyota?

Peugeot bringing HX1 "minivan," 508 RXH diesel hybrid to Frankfurt

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Peugeot bringing HX1 "minivan," 508 RXH diesel hybrid to Frankfurt


Peugeot bringing HX1 "minivan," 508 RXH diesel hybrid to Frankfurt
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Peugeot, Frankfurt Motor Show The Frankfurt Motor Show is always a big event for Peugeot, which has used the occasion to show off interesting vehicles like the 308 hybrid HDi and the Flux in 2007 and the BB1, the 5008 minivan and the RCZ sport coupe in 2009....

Video: Sense 3.5 UI Leak Shows The New Face Of HTC Phones

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Video: Sense 3.5 UI Leak Shows The New Face Of HTC Phones


Video: Sense 3.5 UI Leak Shows The New Face Of HTC Phones
Eagle-eyed readers may have spotted the "With HTC Sense" badge on the newly-leaked HTC Vigor's rear-end, and yet another leak may have disclosed what to expect when the thing turns on. A five minute video tour of HTC's updated Sense 3.5 UI has just surfaced, and gives us a peek at what the next big HTC devices have in store for us. Speaking in broad terms, it looks very much like the...

Comex Answers Questions About iPhone Hacking Before Heading Off To Apple

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Comex Answers Questions About iPhone Hacking Before Heading Off To Apple


Comex Answers Questions About iPhone Hacking Before Heading Off To Apple
If you pay even a small bit of attention to the iPhone jailbreaking scene, you've probably heard by now: one of its golden boys is heading for greener pastures. Nicholas Allegra — perhaps known better as comex , the brain behind the one-click, web-based jailbreaking tool, JailbreakMe — is hangin' up his hacker hat and heading for Cupertino, having been offered an internship at Apple. Before settling down in his new seat,...

Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds camera review

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds camera review


Olympus PEN E-P3 Micro Four Thirds camera review
Being the gadget hounds that we are, we're still struggling to fully digest the Micro Four Thirds / interchangeable lens camera market. The performance freak in us suggests that one simply buy a smaller DSLR given the parallel annoyance of carrying around a bag full of lenses, but the mobility junkie in us does appreciate the downsizing -- however minor....

Audi Urban Concept rendered

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Audi Urban Concept rendered


Audi Urban Concept rendered
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Audi, Frankfurt Motor Show Audi didn't release any additional information the on the Audi Urban Concept today, but it did let loose a photo rendering album of the e-tron-branded concept in coupe and roadster forms that we'll soon get to know in Frankfurt. Powered by two electric motors, the driver and passenger will get to their staggered seating positions through the tailgate, and can let the sun shine in...

Samsung May Buy webOS, Recruits Former HP Exec

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Samsung May Buy webOS, Recruits Former HP Exec


Samsung May Buy webOS, Recruits Former HP Exec
When HP decided to kill off webOS, most people were more concerned with who would snatch up the PC business that went tumbling down the trash chute alongside it. A few options were thrown out, but most bets were placed on Samsung, who's reportedly been looking to outsource some notebook orders....

GScreen's Spacebook begins shipping this November, doubles your laptop editing fun

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

GScreen's Spacebook begins shipping this November, doubles your laptop editing fun


GScreen's Spacebook begins shipping this November, doubles your laptop editing fun
Twins, like cupcakes, are universally regarded as a good thing. So, it stands to reason that GScreen's attempt to double your laptop's screen size would be an equally appealing idea. Turns out, duping a display took the Alaska-based company a wee bit longer to fully flesh out, but the time has finally arrived for its debut....

CyanogenMod Team Gets Android Working On HP TouchPad

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

CyanogenMod Team Gets Android Working On HP TouchPad


CyanogenMod Team Gets Android Working On HP TouchPad
There have been a flurry of efforts in recent days aimed at getting a workable version of Android up-and-running on the webOS-based HP TouchPad. The mission has been funded in part by modding community called HackNMod, which is hoping to give the tablet's early adopters an operating system with a more certain future: Android. It appears that the CyanogenMod team has finally made that happen....

Hey look, a Wheego LiFe out in the wild

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Hey look, a Wheego LiFe out in the wild


Hey look, a Wheego LiFe out in the wild
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Wheego The Wheego LiFe has arrived at MC Electric Vehicles, a dealership in Seattle. The LiFe, an ultra-compact electric two-door that zips along at speeds of up to 65 miles per hour, could be considered a competitor to the Nissan Leaf, but we'd reckon it's not. Yes, the LiFe has a Leaf-like range of 100 miles, a Leaf-ish price of $32,995 and, like all other electric vehicles, operates in near-silence....

When two chatbots have a conversation, everyone wins (video)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

When two chatbots have a conversation, everyone wins (video)


When two chatbots have a conversation, everyone wins (video)
What did one chatbot say to the other chatbot? Quite a lot, actually -- but good luck making any sense out of it. That's what researchers from Cornell's Creative Machines Lab recently discovered, after pitting two bots against one another for a good ol' fashioned talk-off. It's all part of the lab's submission to this year's Loebner Prize Competition in Artificial Intelligence -- an event that awards $100,000 to the team...

Parrot Asteroid to drive music, Android from your dash this October (video)

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Parrot Asteroid to drive music, Android from your dash this October (video)


Parrot Asteroid to drive music, Android from your dash this October (video)
We've seen flavors of Android on our tablets, smartphones -- even a microwave oven -- but Parrot's Asteroid receiver is finally ready to park in your car's dash, bringing a tricked out version of Google's mobile OS to yet another innovative platform. In addition to an FM radio and a line-in connection (duh), the Asteroid also includes USB connectivity, an SD card slot, music on demand, and voice activated music search....

LG Bolsters Optimus 3D App Library With 3D Game Converter

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

LG Bolsters Optimus 3D App Library With 3D Game Converter


LG Bolsters Optimus 3D App Library With 3D Game Converter
Compelling content is the key to ensuring that 3D smartphones are more than a just a flash in the pan, and right now, there just isn't much of it floating around. LG, maker of the Optimus 3D handset, aims to address that content issue with the recent announcement of their new 3D Game Converter software. Due for its first demo at IFA 2011 in Berlin, LG's new 3D Game Converter does exactly...