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Must See HDTV (September 26th - October 2nd)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Must See HDTV (September 26th - October 2nd)


Must See HDTV (September 26th - October 2nd)
After last week's slew of premieres there's still a few new shows popping up this week, as well as season premieres of old favorites (Dexter, Mythbusters). Transformers: Dark of the Moon makes its Blu-ray debut on Friday but with no 3D or special features it'll have to wait to top our list....

Kindle Fire tablet purportedly on tap for Wednesday, set to ship in November

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Kindle Fire tablet purportedly on tap for Wednesday, set to ship in November


Kindle Fire tablet purportedly on tap for Wednesday, set to ship in November
"Kindle Fire." Can't say that's the name we would've thrown together if given five minutes to dwell and assured that we'd take on absolutely no risk at all for it failing, but hey -- who are we to question Jeff Bezos? TechCrunch is keeping the Kindle tablet rumors fresh with a new helping of intel, hitting the wires just two days prior to the outfit's September 28th press event....

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM


Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM
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 5:30PM. We're back at our regular time, so take a peek at the live stream, chat and list of topics after the break.Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PMJoin the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM originally appeared on...

World's Second Oldest Functional "Car" Heading to Auction

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:37 PM PDT

World's Second Oldest Functional "Car" Heading to Auction


World's Second Oldest Functional "Car" Heading to Auction
Steam-powered De Dion quadricycle was built in 1884.

Is Your Car Company Tracking You?

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Is Your Car Company Tracking You?


Is Your Car Company Tracking You?
It can unlock your car if you lose your keys, and even disable and find it if it gets stolen, but now General Motors' OnStar system knows where you are and what you're doing all the time, whether or not you pay for the service.

Nissan of Canada delivers first Leaf to Ottawa resident [w/video]

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:56 PM PDT

Nissan of Canada delivers first Leaf to Ottawa resident [w/video]


Nissan of Canada delivers first Leaf to Ottawa resident [w/video]
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, North America, Videos Step by step, the arrival of the Nissan Leaf in Canada has inched forward. Now, Nissan of Canada handed over the keys to a shiny black 2011 Leaf SL to Ricardo Borba, a resident of Ottawa and the first individual in all of Canada to place a Nissan Leaf order. It was Allen Childs, president of Nissan Canada, who made the hand-off at Hunt Club Nissan...

HTC Vigor Photo Leak Reveals 1.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor, 720p Display, And 4G L...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:56 PM PDT

HTC Vigor Photo Leak Reveals 1.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor, 720p Display, And 4G LTE Support


HTC Vigor Photo Leak Reveals 1.5 GHz Dual-Core Processor, 720p Display, And 4G LTE Support
Since we first caught wind of the HTC Vigor, things have been blurry. And I don't just mean leaked photos — we've been back and forth on a few different features like display resolution, or whether or not it'll be a Droid-branded handset. But for a handset with such an air of mystery, our latest leak has really spilled the beans....

London Science Museum undusts Oramics machine, revisits OG electronic music inno...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:56 PM PDT

London Science Museum undusts Oramics machine, revisits OG electronic music innovation


London Science Museum undusts Oramics machine, revisits OG electronic music innovation
Practicing its fist pump and channeling its inner Devo, the London Science Museum will be paying homage to electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram by resurrecting her old synthesizer last used in the '70s -- a device that relies on 35mm magnetic tape to pump out jams. The classic clunker was found in a French barn last month and will be brought out into the open for the first time in forty...

Start your engines, open your wallets: Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSRs available f...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:56 PM PDT

Start your engines, open your wallets: Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSRs available for pre-ordering


Start your engines, open your wallets: Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSRs available for pre-ordering
The green flag just waved on pre-orders for Fanatec's line of Forza Motorsport accessories, including the CSR Wheel ($250), CSR Elite Pedal Set ($150) and CSR Shifter Set ($60). To refresh your memory: all feature metal construction that, as we noted, gives them a solid, rugged feel. The wheel's force feedback is powered by a Mabuchi RS550 motor, with two additional actuators simulating motor and ABS vibration....

World's Second Oldest Functional "Car" Heading to Auction

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:56 PM PDT

World's Second Oldest Functional "Car" Heading to Auction


World's Second Oldest Functional "Car" Heading to Auction
Steam-powered De Dion quadricycle was built in 1884.

YouTube to get regularly scheduled channels, tries on traditional TV suit?

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT

YouTube to get regularly scheduled channels, tries on traditional TV suit?


YouTube to get regularly scheduled channels, tries on traditional TV suit?
What's old is new again. Or, is it that content is still king? We could never keep those Web 2.0 arguments straight, but from the sound of this latest YouTube rumor, ol' Mountain View might be moonwalking into an old media model. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google's been hustling to get contracts for a lineup of regularly scheduled channels ironed out "within the next 60 days." That sort of...

Remains of Doritos Creator to Be Buried in Chips

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Remains of Doritos Creator to Be Buried in Chips


Remains of Doritos Creator to Be Buried in Chips
West was a marketing vice president for Dallas-based Frito-Lay in 1961 when, while on a family vacation near San Diego, he found a snack shack selling fried tortilla chips. 

2014 Corvette: Details Leak Out

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT

2014 Corvette: Details Leak Out


2014 Corvette: Details Leak Out
Reading the tea leaves on the design of the 7th-generation 'Vette.

Bob Lutz joining EV maker VIA Motors

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Bob Lutz joining EV maker VIA Motors


Bob Lutz joining EV maker VIA Motors
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM Bob Lutz is apparently planning to keep busy in his retirement. In addition to snapping up an advisory role with General Motors, the former automotive executive has just announced that he is joining up with VIA Motors, an electric vehicle manufacturer responsible for converting full-size GM products into extended-range hybrids. At this point, it's unclear exactly what kind of role Lutz will play in the company or what his...

ASUS announces trio of new E Series all-in-one PCs

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

ASUS announces trio of new E Series all-in-one PCs


ASUS announces trio of new E Series all-in-one PCs
It's already been a fairly busy month for ASUS, but it's not done just yet -- the company has now announced three new E- Series all-in-one PCs, one of which is available starting today. That would be the 23.6-inch ET2410, which starts at $899 and packs your choice of second-gen Intel Core processors, up to a 1TB hard drive, a max 8GB of DDR3 memory, a Blu-ray drive and an HDMI...

T-Mobile: 90 percent of our smartphone owners use Android, 'ball is in Apple's c...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

T-Mobile: 90 percent of our smartphone owners use Android, 'ball is in Apple's court for iPhone 5'


T-Mobile: 90 percent of our smartphone owners use Android, 'ball is in Apple's court for iPhone 5'
Here at Mobilize, T-Mobile's CTO Cole Brodman revealed that over 75 percent of his company's phones sold in 2011 were smartphones, with 90 percent of those powered by Google's green little robots (read: Android). In a sense, that's not too shocking given the carrier's current portfolio, but it's still a truly dominating figure....

Spinning Wall Turns Backyard Into an Ampitheater

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Spinning Wall Turns Backyard Into an Ampitheater


Spinning Wall Turns Backyard Into an Ampitheater
Timothy Pulver is the brain behind Mr. Spinwall, hardware that can make your TV wall spin with just a push of your finger.

T-Mobile reveals HTC Amaze 4G, flaunts better camera and faster HSPA+

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

T-Mobile reveals HTC Amaze 4G, flaunts better camera and faster HSPA+


T-Mobile reveals HTC Amaze 4G, flaunts better camera and faster HSPA+
Europe may be enjoying the Sensation XE, but today at Mobilize, T-Mobile's announced that it's getting the exclusive on HTC's Amaze 4G ($259.99 on a two-year contract), while also confirming the hardware whispers we've heard. With its 4.3-inch qHD screen and 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, it's one of the first smartphones able to connect to T-Mobile's upgraded 4G (HSPA+ 42Mbps) network and is the first HTC phone featuring an NFC chip --...

T-Mobile Sonic 4G Mobile HotSpot bringing OLED display, HSPA+ connectivity this...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

T-Mobile Sonic 4G Mobile HotSpot bringing OLED display, HSPA+ connectivity this October


T-Mobile Sonic 4G Mobile HotSpot bringing OLED display, HSPA+ connectivity this October
It feels like just yesterday that we saw T-Mobile's original 4G Mobile HotSpot at CTIA (our review is here), and already the purgatory-presiding US carrier is ushering out a successor. Alongside the Galaxy S II and Amaze 4G, the Sonic 4G Mobile HotSpot is being revealed at Mobilize, and it's hailed as the carrier's fastest ever in the category....

T-Mobile makes Galaxy S II official at Mobilize: ships on October 12th for $230

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

T-Mobile makes Galaxy S II official at Mobilize: ships on October 12th for $230


T-Mobile makes Galaxy S II official at Mobilize: ships on October 12th for $230
Samsung might have already announced T-Mobile's variant of the Galaxy S II, but here at Mobilize the carrier's gone and revealed all the nitty-gritty details. We can now confirm that the 4.52-inch smartphone wields a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor clocked at 1.5GHz, eschewing Sammy's 1.2GHz Exynos found on its other stateside brethren....

Facebook’s iPad App Was Feature Complete In May, But They Won’t Release It, So T...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Facebook's iPad App Was Feature Complete In May, But They Won't Release It, So The Developer Quit


Facebook's iPad App Was Feature Complete In May, But They Won't Release It, So The Developer Quit
You may recall that two months ago, we found and leaked Facebook's iPad app. What was especially awesome is that the entire app was buried the code for Facebook's iPhone app, you just had to do a few tricks to enable it. Once Facebook realized what we found, they took moves to try and shut it down....

Meporter, The App That Lets You Report Local News As It Breaks, Launches In Beta...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Meporter, The App That Lets You Report Local News As It Breaks, Launches In Beta On Android


Meporter, The App That Lets You Report Local News As It Breaks, Launches In Beta On Android
At Disrupt NYC in May, a startup called Meporter launched its location-based news app that enables every man, woman, and child to write, photograph, and record their own video of local news — as it breaks. Of course, recording will only take you so far. Meporter also allows users to share those very stories they cover with any Internet-connected and mobile-device-carrying person on the planet....

Survey finds BlackBerry developers still profitable, Android Market as the store...

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Survey finds BlackBerry developers still profitable, Android Market as the store to watch


Survey finds BlackBerry developers still profitable, Android Market as the store to watch
Although the BlackBerry app store may be missing a favorite app or ten, according to a report from Evans Data Corp., developers are still making money by creating apps for the OS. Although the survey feels a bit narrow in scope (just 400 working developers were polled), 13 percent of 'Berry devs said they make $100,000 or more per app -- which according to the data collectors -- is "considerably more...

Toyota launches Pixis Space minivehicle in Japan

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Toyota launches Pixis Space minivehicle in Japan


Toyota launches Pixis Space minivehicle in Japan
Filed under: MPG, Toyota, Lightweight, Japan Over in Japan, Toyota Motor just launched the Pixis Space, the automaker's first-ever passenger minivehicle sold with a Toyota badge and the microvan will soon arrive at more than 200 Toyota dealerships nationwide. Toyota says the Pixis Space, a rebadged Daihatsu Move Conte, has been designed to meet the diversified needs of buyers in Japan....

Is iOS5′s Assistant Going To Be Voice Control On Steroids?

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Is iOS5′s Assistant Going To Be Voice Control On Steroids?


Is iOS5′s Assistant Going To Be Voice Control On Steroids?
"Remind me to watch the Doctor Who season finale this Saturday." If new reports are to be believed, then the iPhone 5′s new Assistant functionality can take voice input like that and automagically convert it into an entry in iOS 5′s Reminders app. 9to5Mac's sources have come forward with boatloads of new details about Apple's attempts to shoehorn voice commands into iOS, and if true, they paint quite the compelling picture. British sci-fi...

Samsung Series 7 laptop now available for pre-order at Best Buy

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Samsung Series 7 laptop now available for pre-order at Best Buy


Samsung Series 7 laptop now available for pre-order at Best Buy
About a month ago, we got handsy with a certain 15.6-inch Samsung Series 7 laptop. Now, it appears that svelte, quad-core notebook's ready to flood the mass marketplace. Up for pre-order on Best Buy, Sammy's 4G WiMAX-enabled entry for the "design conscious" will cost you about $880 -- already chopped down from its near $1,000 price tag....

With Version 2.0 On Fire, Instagram Zooms Past 10 Million Users

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

With Version 2.0 On Fire, Instagram Zooms Past 10 Million Users


With Version 2.0 On Fire, Instagram Zooms Past 10 Million Users
Six days ago, Instagram pushed version 2.0 live in the App Store. A big time upgrade with a focus on the camera, co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom expected signups to pick up some significant steam. But it was more like they caught fire. Over the weekend, Instagram was seeing a signup rate of over one new user a second — roughly 75 per minute, Systrom says....

Toyota breaks compressed air speed record, hits 80.3MPH with Ku:Rin

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Toyota breaks compressed air speed record, hits 80.3MPH with Ku:Rin


Toyota breaks compressed air speed record, hits 80.3MPH with Ku:Rin
Thankfully styled like the more dashing cousin in the typically awkward-looking compressed air car family, Toyota's Ku:Rin (meaning Air-Wheel) has smashed the speed record for cars powered by (not necessarily hot) air. Sure, measuring a svelte 0.8m across, there's certainly no space for the kids or the groceries, but it can reach a maximum speed of 80.3MPH....

Fully Charged drives the diesel-sipping Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Fully Charged drives the diesel-sipping Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4


Fully Charged drives the diesel-sipping Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Peugeot, UK, Videos The latest episode (number 29!) of Robert Llewellyn's plug-in-centric show Fully Charged has hit the Internet showing Llewellyn taking the diesel Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 for a spin. The Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 is the world's first production through-the-road diesel hybrid vehicle. Priced from £26,995 ($41,567 U.S....

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 gets priced, goes on sale in UK

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 gets priced, goes on sale in UK


Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 gets priced, goes on sale in UK
Sure, it may not be as exciting as those two LTE beasts from Samsung that we saw earlier today, but the Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 has crept on sale in the land of crumpets, Coldplay and some Middleton couple (we jest!). According to reviews on Amazon UK, it appears a lucky few have already got their hands on one, but they're now available en masse; expect to fork out just shy...