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Coda wraps up $147 million Series D investment round

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Coda wraps up $147 million Series D investment round


Coda wraps up $147 million Series D investment round
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Coda Automotive The car still isn't here, but the money keeps coming in. Coda Automotive, the Los Angeles-based firm responsible for the oft-delayed $44,900 Coda Sedan, has announced the successful completion of its Series D investment round. The automaker secured $147 million in funds, exceeding its initial target of $125 million. Led by New World Strategic Investment Limited, an established firm that has a history of supporting Asia's clean-tech industry,...

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

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:34 PM PDT

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


The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!
Are you ready for this? If not, too bad, because we're back, and boy have we got jam-packed show this month. The next episode of The Engadget Show starts shooting tonight at 6PM ET, and you can join us at this very URL -- so keep your browser locked to this spot. This time out, we'll be testing out the Grace One electric bike on the streets of New York City, paying...

Introducing Engadget Distro!

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Introducing Engadget Distro!


Introducing Engadget Distro!
Say hello to Engadget Distro. At its most molecular level, it's nothing more than a series of ones and zeros, cobbled together in a compiler and made to look like words and images on Apple's iPad. But in reality, it's something far greater -- something that the entire Engadget staff couldn't be more proud to have their names on....

Engadget HD Podcast 266 - 09.20.2011

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Engadget HD Podcast 266 - 09.20.2011



Engadget HD Podcast 266 - 09.20.2011
Netflix's surprise split took the top spot this week, so we dug into what this means for the company and its subscribers, especially those who prefer Blu-ray quality over streaming convenience. Closing things out is our quick preview of this week's fall TV premieres, with a few media streamers, CEDIA notes, satellite outages and Windows 8 discussion squeezed in between....

Thieves Swipe Award-Winning German Winemaker's Grape Harvest

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Thieves Swipe Award-Winning German Winemaker's Grape Harvest


Thieves Swipe Award-Winning German Winemaker's Grape Harvest
A leading German winemaker awoke Tuesday to find his prized grape harvest had been swiped overnight by thieves.

Jaguar-Land Rover to construct $484-million 4-cylinder engine factory in UK

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Jaguar-Land Rover to construct $484-million 4-cylinder engine factory in UK


Jaguar-Land Rover to construct $484-million 4-cylinder engine factory in UK
Filed under: Diesel, Manufacturing/Plants, MPG, Jaguar, Land Rover, UK Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced it will invest £355 million ($484 million U.S. at the current exchange rate) to construct a state-of-the-art advanced engine facility in the UK, as the automaker seeks growth by addressing global demand for low-emission gasoline and diesel engines. Announced by the automaker's chief executive officer, Dr....

HP's unreleased white TouchPad and Pre 3 for AT&T (hands-on video)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:54 PM PDT

HP's unreleased white TouchPad and Pre 3 for AT&T (hands-on video)


HP's unreleased white TouchPad and Pre 3 for AT&T (hands-on video)
What's this? Some of HP's unreleased WebOS devices? Well yes! Say hello to the white european TouchPad, the black TouchPad 4G for AT&T, the Pre 3 for AT&T, and our very own Veer 4G review unit, all gathered on a fine specimen of new century modern upholstery. We were able to unbox these devices and handle the hardware, but the software was off limits....

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

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:54 PM PDT

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


The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!
Are you ready for this? If not, too bad, because we're back, and boy have we got jam-packed show this month. The next episode of The Engadget Show starts shooting tonight at 6PM ET, and you can join us at this very URL -- so keep your browser locked to this spot. This time out, we'll be testing out the Grace One electric bike on the streets of New York City, paying...

The Search for the Elusive Electric Beetle

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:54 PM PDT

The Search for the Elusive Electric Beetle


The Search for the Elusive Electric Beetle
The newly formed iCon Electric Vehicle Group may be planning to live up to its name.

Where Are America's Most Expensive Highways and Byways?

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Where Are America's Most Expensive Highways and Byways?


Where Are America's Most Expensive Highways and Byways?
With air travel becoming prohibitively expensive more and more travelers are taking to the roads, but even our highways and byways are no longer the easy way out as tolls continue to climb for states seeking additional revenue streams.

Droid Bionic mod brings HDMI mirroring and Webtop to your car, please drive resp...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Droid Bionic mod brings HDMI mirroring and Webtop to your car, please drive responsibly


Droid Bionic mod brings HDMI mirroring and Webtop to your car, please drive responsibly
You're cruisin' in your sweet ride when all of a sudden you realize exactly what your set of wheels is missing: Webtop. While the vast majority of us may shrug off the thought, convincing ourselves that our 3.5mm jack or cassette player is plenty to keep us mindlessly entertained through the morning commute, one man with the know-how dared to be different....

Leak, Revamp, Repeat: How The HTC Rhyme Almost Went Unisex

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Leak, Revamp, Repeat: How The HTC Rhyme Almost Went Unisex


Leak, Revamp, Repeat: How The HTC Rhyme Almost Went Unisex
A while back, rumors surfaced about a new Android smartphone built by HTC. Rumors and leaks happen with just about every phone, but for this particular Android handset, we were hearing quite a lot about it. Eventually specs trickled out, but before that all we knew was that it was a phone targeted to women: The HTC Bliss (now known as the Rhyme)....

musiXmatch, The IMDB For Song Lyrics, Comes To iTunes & Spotify; Passes 1M Mobil...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:14 PM PDT

musiXmatch, The IMDB For Song Lyrics, Comes To iTunes & Spotify; Passes 1M Mobile Downloads


musiXmatch, The IMDB For Song Lyrics, Comes To iTunes & Spotify; Passes 1M Mobile Downloads
I don't know about you, but I'm awful at remembering the lyrics to songs, and I often find myself turning to Google search to answer my lyrical questions — and frequently, to lose arguments. Apparently, I'm not alone, as "lyrics" is one of the most searched-for terms on Google. While a quick search is often all one needs to flick on the light switch, overall, lyric search remains a pretty disappointing...

HTC Rhyme clicks its heels, calls O2 its exclusive UK home

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:14 PM PDT

HTC Rhyme clicks its heels, calls O2 its exclusive UK home


HTC Rhyme clicks its heels, calls O2 its exclusive UK home
Listen up, all you single ladies, err, people with style -- HTC's charm-dongled handset's about to dash across the pond. Launching as an exclusive on UK carrier O2, the 3.7-inch device'll saunter its way into handbags throughout the British isles on October 17th, bringing with it that recently unveiled slew of accessories -- headphones, dock, charm and leather pouch....

Take a Ride in a Z06 Corvette

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Take a Ride in a Z06 Corvette


Take a Ride in a Z06 Corvette
Video: A lap around GingerMan Raceway in in a Z06 'Vette.

Road Raves Video: Riding With Rover

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Road Raves Video: Riding With Rover


Road Raves Video: Riding With Rover
Learn how to keep your beloved pet safe when you hit the road.

GM to Develop EVs in China

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:14 PM PDT

GM to Develop EVs in China


GM to Develop EVs in China
GM and Chinese partner SAIC will develop EV parts and platforms.

Biofuel breakthrough? Valero to extract corn oil during ethanol production process

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Biofuel breakthrough? Valero to extract corn oil during ethanol production process


Biofuel breakthrough? Valero to extract corn oil during ethanol production process
Filed under: Ethanol, USABack in March of 2011, a Valero representative posted this response to a question on a Yahoo! Finance message board: Thank you for your interest in Valero Energy. We do not currently extract corn oil at out ethanol plants, but this technology is under consideration and may be implemented in the future....

Engadget giveaway: win one of five Nexus S 4G phones with $1,000 Google Wallet c...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Engadget giveaway: win one of five Nexus S 4G phones with $1,000 Google Wallet credit!


Engadget giveaway: win one of five Nexus S 4G phones with $1,000 Google Wallet credit!
We're pretty excited about Google Wallet, but the service is currently only available for Nexus S 4G phone owners, leaving most of you waiting for broader implementation. Well, how would you like to skip the line, getting to test it out on a Nexus S 4G of your very own?...

Amazon's Kindle Library Lending service rolls in to Seattle, in full beta regalia

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Amazon's Kindle Library Lending service rolls in to Seattle, in full beta regalia


Amazon's Kindle Library Lending service rolls in to Seattle, in full beta regalia
Saddle up, kids, because it looks like Amazon's Kindle Library Lending service is inching its way toward launch. According to the Digital Reader, the retailer's OverDrive-powered feature has begun rolling out to two Seattle-area libraries, where some users have already succeeded in downloading e-books from their local repositories. Early testers are also reporting that they've been able to access a wide collection of digitized works using the beta service, with equipped...

Samsung Epic 4G Touch gets torn down, confirms its epic crendentials

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Samsung Epic 4G Touch gets torn down, confirms its epic crendentials


Samsung Epic 4G Touch gets torn down, confirms its epic crendentials
The Samsung Epic 4G Touch is a triumph of engineering, jamming oh-so-very-much into an oh-so-little frame. What better way to celebrate its wonderous design, than to tear it all down to its constituent parts, and then reassemble it? Thank the guys at iFixit, because they've already done it -- again....

Microsoft to offer discounted hardware, software to students from low-income fam...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Microsoft to offer discounted hardware, software to students from low-income families


Microsoft to offer discounted hardware, software to students from low-income families
You don't need a PhD in economics to realize that times are pretty tough right now -- especially for those at the lower end of the income ladder. Fortunately, though, Microsoft has announced a new initiative aimed at providing one million students from low-income families with discounted hardware, software and broadband service....

A lack of public transit means you're less likely to have a job

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

A lack of public transit means you're less likely to have a job


A lack of public transit means you're less likely to have a job
Filed under: Transportation Alternatives, USA Does no access to public transit mean no jobs? That's the argument that Adie Tomer makes in a report compiled for the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program. While the situation is not exactly cut-and-dry, Tomer says 42 percent of suburban residents without vehicles don't have access to mass transit and suggests that's a serious problem....

Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 wrap-up

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 wrap-up


Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 wrap-up
We came, we saw, we conquered -- and just like that, Intel's Developer Forum was over. Much like years past, Chipzilla was proudly beating its own drum: we saw demos of Ivy Bridge and Haswell, a healthy helping of Ultrabooks and of course its high speed interconnect du jour, Thunderbolt....

Card.io’s SDK Comes To Android

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Card.io's SDK Comes To Android


Card.io's SDK Comes To Android
Card.io, the mobile commerce company started by two former AdMob employees, Mike Mettler and Josh Bleecher Snyder, is launching a software development kit (SDK) for Android today. The SDK for iOS launched in June, allowing mobile app developers to retrieve credit card information from cards held up in front of the phone's camera....

T-Mobile customers would be able to keep rate plans on AT&T after contract expires

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

T-Mobile customers would be able to keep rate plans on AT&T after contract expires


T-Mobile customers would be able to keep rate plans on AT&T after contract expires
The post-merger AT&T&T world is a mysterious one. Nobody knows what it looks like or what the rules will be, and it's quite likely we won't know all of the answers until the acquisition has been completed -- if it makes it that far. However, at least another piece has been added to the puzzle for now; according to an internal employee FAQ sent in to TmoNews, any customer in love...

Huawei gives October shipping date for MediaPad in Malaysia, US and China by yea...

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Huawei gives October shipping date for MediaPad in Malaysia, US and China by year's end


Huawei gives October shipping date for MediaPad in Malaysia, US and China by year's end
Been wondering when you were gonna get a chance to smear fingerprints all over 7-inches of Android 3.2, courtesy of Huawei's MediaPad? Well, if you happen to live in Malaysia, it should be by the middle of October. The rest of you shouldn't fret though -- the company plans to have it on shelves in the US, China, Hong Kong and Thailand before the end of the year....

LaCie ships Little Big Disk Thunderbolt, promises 240GB SSD variant in mid-October

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

LaCie ships Little Big Disk Thunderbolt, promises 240GB SSD variant in mid-October


LaCie ships Little Big Disk Thunderbolt, promises 240GB SSD variant in mid-October
It's taken its sweet time, but folks who weren't exactly keen on the Promise Pegasus finally have a compact option for putting their Thunderbolt port to good use. LaCie has just announced that it's Little Big Disk Thunderbolt external drive -- a first for the outfit -- is available to purchase....

Motorola Atrix 2 peeks out (again) from the wild, destined for AT&T faux G?

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Motorola Atrix 2 peeks out (again) from the wild, destined for AT&T faux G?


Motorola Atrix 2 peeks out (again) from the wild, destined for AT&T faux G?
Now that the tidal wave of Bionic hype has crashed upon Verizon's shore, it's time to focus our anticipation on Moto's other beast phone -- the Atrix 2. Leaked shots of the AT&T-branded update came to light this past July, giving us a glimpse of its Blur-ified UI and some tentative specs....

China to GM: Give us Chevy Volt secrets or it'll cost $19,000 more

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:56 AM PDT

China to GM: Give us Chevy Volt secrets or it'll cost $19,000 more


China to GM: Give us Chevy Volt secrets or it'll cost $19,000 more
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, Legislation and Policy, China Like many countries, China provides subsidies to support the use of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Considering the heavy levels of pollution often found in China's rapidly growing cities, this seems both admirable and understandable. It can also be significant, with subsidies going as high as $19,300. As General Motors seeks to introduce the Chevrolet Volt to the Chinese market, it's counting on these...