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Here's how to tell how efficient your motorcycle is, all the way back to 1934 mo...

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Here's how to tell how efficient your motorcycle is, all the way back to 1934 models


Here's how to tell how efficient your motorcycle is, all the way back to 1934 models
Filed under: MPG, On Two Wheels As oil prices rise, the cost of a gallon of gas keeps rocketing up too. As consumers look to save money on fuel, there's at least one way to ensure your mode of transportation is both frugal and a blast to drive: buy a motorcycle! No matter what car you compare them to, motorcycles are usually some of the most efficient forms of gas-powered transport around....

Amazon tablet coming in November for $250?

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Amazon tablet coming in November for $250?


Amazon tablet coming in November for $250?
Much ink has been spilled in the rumor mill about a coming Amazonian tablet, and now those rumors look to be confirmed. TechCrunch has apparently gotten some time with Amazon's forthcoming slate, and reports that it has a 7-inch, backlit color capacitive screen and is bereft of physical buttons. Word on the web is that the hardware is already good to go, and Amazon is making the last few software tweaks...

AR.Drone control finally comes to Android, lazy quadrocopter enthusiasts rejoice

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

AR.Drone control finally comes to Android, lazy quadrocopter enthusiasts rejoice


AR.Drone control finally comes to Android, lazy quadrocopter enthusiasts rejoice
The folks at Parrot have been promising us an Android app for the AR.Drone since pretty much day one. Well, it certainly took long enough (it's been over a year since the app was demoed at Google I/O), but pre-made quadrocopter fans no longer have to reach for unofficial solutions to pilot their unmanned vehicle with their Droids....

2012 Nissan Armada, Titan Prices Set

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

2012 Nissan Armada, Titan Prices Set


2012 Nissan Armada, Titan Prices Set
Armada SUV starts at $39,465, Titan pickup gets $28,385 base price.

Archos A100S tablet hits the FCC, does the opposite of a full reveal

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Archos A100S tablet hits the FCC, does the opposite of a full reveal


Archos A100S tablet hits the FCC, does the opposite of a full reveal
It looks like the folks at Archos are keeping our friends at the FCC busy this summer. Following in the footsteps of the mysterious A70S2 tablet and the coy A80S, the A100S internet tablet is now making its way through the regulatory gatekeeper. Like its predecessors, this filing hasn't given us much to go on; it comes with the typical confidentiality requests, which means we won't get any of the juicy...

Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I’ve Seen It, Played With It.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Amazon's Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I've Seen It, Played With It.


Amazon's Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I've Seen It, Played With It.
It's called simply the "Amazon Kindle". But it's not like any Kindle you've seen before. It displays content in full color. It has a 7-inch capacitive touch screen. And it runs Android. Rumors of Amazon making a full-fledged tablet device have persisted for a while. I believe we were one of the first to report on the possibility from a credible source — the same person who accurately called Amazon's Android Appstore....

Dish reportedly launching Blockbuster movie streaming service next month

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Dish reportedly launching Blockbuster movie streaming service next month


Dish reportedly launching Blockbuster movie streaming service next month
Dish Network already has its DishOnline streaming service for its own paying customers, but it looks like it's now set to take direct aim at Netflix with a standalone subscription service that will be open to everyone. According to Bloomberg, that will operate under the company's recently acquired Blockbuster brand and, in what's surely a bitter pill for Netflix to swallow, it's said to include titles from Starz (which also handles...

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET!

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET!


The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET!
We're not going to let a Burning Man get in the way of our weekly podcast, are we? That's a negatory, as the Engadget Mobile Podcast lives on in Myriam Joire's absence. Co-host Brad Molen is still behind the mic offering his soothing sounds, and in to help him hit the weekly rant quota are special guests Zachary Lutz and Dante Cesa....

President Obama urges EPA to withdraw proposed ozone standards

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:56 PM PDT

President Obama urges EPA to withdraw proposed ozone standards


President Obama urges EPA to withdraw proposed ozone standards
Filed under: Legislation and Policy, USA In a statement released this morning, President Barack Obama urged Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to withdraw its proposed draft of Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), leaving in place Bush-era regulations. Back in January 2010, the EPA proposed a strengthening the NAAQS for ground-level ozone, The proposed revisions were to be based on scientific evidence regarding ozone and its impact on...

Samsung’s New Android UI Is Ambitious But Flawed

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Samsung's New Android UI Is Ambitious But Flawed


Samsung's New Android UI Is Ambitious But Flawed
One of the beautiful things about Android is how extensively you can customize things. A quick peek in the Android Market reveals tons of widgets, skins, and launcher replacements, all ready to give the Android device in your life a fresh new look. Shockingly, Samsung has decided to throw their hat into the customization ring with its own launcher replacement called Pure Breeze, developed by their San Jose Mobile Lab. For the...

Daimler Smart Forvision: a solar-powered roof with plastic wheels never looked s...

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Daimler Smart Forvision: a solar-powered roof with plastic wheels never looked so good


Daimler Smart Forvision: a solar-powered roof with plastic wheels never looked so good
No, it's not a Micro Machine -- it's the Daimler Smart Forvision. Daimler paired up with chemicals giant BASF to improve Smart's flagship EV after being soundly trounced by the Nissan Leaf's longer range. With an emphasis on efficiency, the Forvision goes up to 20 percent further than the standard Fortwo....

Toshiba FlashAir WiFi SD Card will make your Eye-Fi's water

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Toshiba FlashAir WiFi SD Card will make your Eye-Fi's water


Toshiba FlashAir WiFi SD Card will make your Eye-Fi's water
Eye-Fi's wireless cards push photos straight from digital cameras without cables, but what if you want to pull some pics back the other way? Toshiba's solving that problem with the two-way FlashAir, an 802.11 b/g/n enabled 8GB SD Card that can also exchange data directly with compatible devices. If pushing photos to a camera isn't your bag you can always always use FlashAir as a mountable wireless drive in your SD-enabled...

World's first wastewater-to-hydrogen fueling station opens in California

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:18 PM PDT

World's first wastewater-to-hydrogen fueling station opens in California


World's first wastewater-to-hydrogen fueling station opens in California
Filed under: Hydrogen, USA Air Products, a self-proclaimed leader in hydrogen fueling technology, officially opened its latest fueling station in California - one that draws its feedstock from a sustainable source. Air Products' station pump hydrogen- generated from municipal wastewater at Orange County Sanitation District's (OCSD) water treatment facility - into fuel cell vehicles....

Jarre AeroSystem One's music makes the audiophiles come together

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Jarre AeroSystem One's music makes the audiophiles come together


Jarre AeroSystem One's music makes the audiophiles come together
We've all got that one friend who just cannot believe you'd listen to 128kbps MP3s. Well, forget the rent, slap a handful of Benjamins down, slot this AeroSystem One next to your IKEA furniture, and then continue to play those low bit rate tracks -- it should drive'em nuts. Designed with a decidedly anti-regressive approach to sound quality, Jarre's lamp-like audiophile rig is the Lady Liberty of digital music, accepting not...

Android 2.3.6 begins rolling out to Samsung Nexus S, fixes voice search concerns

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Android 2.3.6 begins rolling out to Samsung Nexus S, fixes voice search concerns


Android 2.3.6 begins rolling out to Samsung Nexus S, fixes voice search concerns
If you've been one of the unlucky folks who've been experiencing issues with the voice search on your Samsung Nexus S, fortune may be coming your way this weekend in the form of an OTA update. Android 2.3.6, which aims to fix the voice search bug (other improvements haven't been detailed yet, aside from "security patches"), has officially begun rolling out to the device....

Will The Next iPhone Be Thinner And Wider? A Gazillion Leaked Cases Say Yes

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Will The Next iPhone Be Thinner And Wider? A Gazillion Leaked Cases Say Yes


Will The Next iPhone Be Thinner And Wider? A Gazillion Leaked Cases Say Yes
The Internet is awash in purported iPhone 5 cases. Like most iPhone related rumors, it's hard to decipher fact from fantasy, but the sheer amount of nearly identical cases seem to state that at least several manufacturing houses have the same iPhone dimensions. The image here is a iPhone 4 in one of these many cases....

Get off the phone: Cause of fatal G-Wiz crash revealed

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Get off the phone: Cause of fatal G-Wiz crash revealed


Get off the phone: Cause of fatal G-Wiz crash revealed
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) Though exempt from formal crash test standards in most countries, vehicles like the electric, Indian-built Reva - sold in England as the G-Wiz - have occasionally been subjected to informal tests, and the results have raised eyebrows. Years ago, Top Gear subjected a G-Wiz to EuroNCAP crash tests to see how it would hold up....

Growing Up Geek: Sean Buckley

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Growing Up Geek: Sean Buckley


Growing Up Geek: Sean Buckley
Welcome to Growing Up Geek, an ongoing feature where we take a look back at our youth and tell stories of growing up to be the nerds that we are. Today, we have our very own Associate Editor, Sean Buckley. The hardest question I was ever asked as a kid was "what do you want to be when you grow up?" When the boys all cried "Fireman!," and the girls unanimously pledged...

TV Ad Pegs The Droid Bionic For September 8 Release

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT

TV Ad Pegs The Droid Bionic For September 8 Release


TV Ad Pegs The Droid Bionic For September 8 Release
The Droid Bionic has been a long time coming. It was originally announced back in January at CES and it's now September, but we're willing to forgive the incredibly annoying wait for that dual-core LTE magic. Especially since it's been all but officially confirmed that we'll be seeing the Bionic on shelves on September 8....

Creative Zen X-Fi3 hands-on (video)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Creative Zen X-Fi3 hands-on (video)


Creative Zen X-Fi3 hands-on (video)
This tiny thing in our hands above is the latest PMP from Creative. Portability is clearly the thing here -- the Zen X-Fi3 is extremely tiny and light. It has a little color screen on it, as well, but don't get too excited on that front -- unfortunately the player doesn't sport a touchscreen, so you've got to use the controls on the bezel, which aren't particularly responsive....

Electric Audi A2 concept will light up Frankfurt with lasers

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:24 AM PDT

Electric Audi A2 concept will light up Frankfurt with lasers


Electric Audi A2 concept will light up Frankfurt with lasers
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Audi, Frankfurt Motor Show Audi just can't seem to get enough all-electric concept cars. After the e-trons of the past few years, Audi is bringing an all-electric A2 concept to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. Instead of the quirky style of the Urban Concept, the A2 EV is a compact four-seater designed to add efficient technologies - like adaptive laser lights in the taillights - to...

Crux360 iPad 2 keyboard case review

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:24 AM PDT

Crux360 iPad 2 keyboard case review


Crux360 iPad 2 keyboard case review
Yeah... we know. At this point you're probably clutching your funds tightly, eagerly anticipating the release of the iPad 3. But for those of you who recently purchased version 2.0, or perhaps just discovered your need for a Bluetooth keyboard, allow us to shed some light on the Crux360. Sure this isn't the first one of these we've seen, but the full range of motion in the hinge makes this a...

Gartner, IDC: Windows Phone To Steal Second Place From iOS By 2015

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 10:24 AM PDT

Gartner, IDC: Windows Phone To Steal Second Place From iOS By 2015


Gartner, IDC: Windows Phone To Steal Second Place From iOS By 2015
Based on its history, you probably wouldn't expect to see Windows Phone take off like a rocket. But apparently that's what it's going to do. Research out of Gartner and IDC says that Mango may grab a whopping 20 percent of the market by 2015, with the help of hardware partners like HTC and a little extra effort in the marketing department....

Verizon launches Droid Bionic September 8th, is giving some away through an AR s...

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:45 AM PDT

Verizon launches Droid Bionic September 8th, is giving some away through an AR scavenger hunt


Verizon launches Droid Bionic September 8th, is giving some away through an AR scavenger hunt
It's been a long and tortuous road for the Droid Bionic. From our first taste of its dual-core potential at CES, to the stream of leaked specs, shots and release dates of the phone in the months since. Well, the wait officially ends on September 8th, as Verizon just confirmed the release date with a new version of the robotic battle teaser ad we saw a couple weeks ago....

PhotoAppLink Ties iPhone Photo Apps Together To Make Multi-App Editing Simple

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:45 AM PDT

PhotoAppLink Ties iPhone Photo Apps Together To Make Multi-App Editing Simple


PhotoAppLink Ties iPhone Photo Apps Together To Make Multi-App Editing Simple
Several iPhone app developers have teamed up to launch PhotoAppLink, a new open source initiative that aims to simplify photo editing by tying multiple photo-editing apps together. As you know, there are an incredible number of photo editing apps in iTunes today, and often, each especially excels in one particular area....

LG Hom-Bot 2.0 Smart Robot Vacuum Cleaner hands-on (video)

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:45 AM PDT

LG Hom-Bot 2.0 Smart Robot Vacuum Cleaner hands-on (video)


LG Hom-Bot 2.0 Smart Robot Vacuum Cleaner hands-on (video)
Smile, you're on Vacucam! LG's Hom-Bot (RoboKing in the US) was zipping around its own special playpen on the stage at the company's IFA booth today, picking up the occasional speck of dust and using its dual cams to spy on bloggers and Germans, while also diligently avoiding a plastic family dog along its ten-square-foot cube of real estate....

Chevy Volt retail stock hits 1,361 units

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Chevy Volt retail stock hits 1,361 units


Chevy Volt retail stock hits 1,361 units
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet General Motors execs say production of the Chevrolet Volt will not hit a level capable of satisfying demand until the second-quarter of 2012. Despite dismal August sales of only 302 units, GM insists it's not a lack of demand that's holding the Volt back. While The General continues to blame the Volt's lack of sales on limited availability - thanks in part to a recent four-week shutdown at...

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 8.9 goes LTE for T-Mobile at IFA

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 8.9 goes LTE for T-Mobile at IFA


Samsung's Galaxy Tab 8.9 goes LTE for T-Mobile at IFA
What secret could this Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 hold? Check out the little LTE logo hiding out on the back of the device. Yep, T-Mobile's aggressively magenta-ed out IFA booth was showcasing this beauty, as way of showing off the European carrier's blazing LTE speeds. Hardware, it seems, was incidental to the company's demos -- but boy howdy do we care. The T-Mobile reps didn't offer up much in the way of...

Fisker inks BMW deal, Nina EVs gain Ultimate Driving Machine DNA

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Fisker inks BMW deal, Nina EVs gain Ultimate Driving Machine DNA


Fisker inks BMW deal, Nina EVs gain Ultimate Driving Machine DNA
Fisker Nina -- sounds more like a Bolshoi ballerina to us, but these codenamed, future EVs are now on course for a German heart and soul infusion. BMW has recently inked a deal that will see its four-cylinder turbocharged engine and additional components included in 2012 production models of the American auto maker's mid-sized sedans....

Nike Apologizes For Nike+ Issues, Promises Fixes, New Platform Soon

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Nike Apologizes For Nike+ Issues, Promises Fixes, New Platform Soon


Nike Apologizes For Nike+ Issues, Promises Fixes, New Platform Soon
Jayme Martin, VP and GM of Nike Running, has emailed a letter to Nike+ users, apologizing for the platform's performance over the past few months. He says that Nike is aware of a number of issues that have been affecting its users, including problems logging in, syncing devices, sharing runs and editing profiles. "Just like you, we hold ourselves to incredibly high standards," writes Martin, "and right now Nike+ isn't living up...