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- Penclic Mouse pointing device set to roll out in US and Canada
- Skoda unveils Volkswagen Up!-based Citigo
- Bethesda tells Mojang to lay down its virtual guns, lawyer up for a trademark ba...
- Facebook’s Mobile Chief: Within 1-2 Years, We’re Going To Be A Mobile Company
- NRG Energy launches nation's 1st commercial-scale V2G project
- Wacom intros new Bamboo line of tablets, carpal tunneled wrists tremble with exc...
- Nokia Siemens makes multi-carrier HSPA+ hurtle at 336Mbps
- Ford’s Got a Thing Called Radar Love
- 2012 Model Year Overview
- First Camaro ZL1 Goes for $250,000
- Budget-friendly Roku LT pops up at the FCC as the 2400X
- Fisker Karma debuts on Two and a Half Men with Ashton Kutcher's new character
- T-Mobile Spots HTC Radar 4G On Horizon, Set For Holiday Launch
- Growing Up Geek: Tom Merritt
- KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan
- Is a second generation Kindle Fire tablet hitting early next year?
- Incentives fail to boost electric vehicle sales in Europe
- Firefox 7 now officially available, promises 'significantly' reduced memory usage
- How to Cook a $16 Muffin
- HTC Amaze 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II sign-up pages go live on T-Mobile, 42Mbps spee...
- MItsubishi, WiTricity ink wireless charging deal
- DVBLogic's Boxee app brings live TV streaming to the Box
- HTC Radar 4G headed to T-Mobile in time for the holidays, chock-full of Mango
- Shopkick By The Numbers: 700M Product Views; 7M Product Scans; 2.3M Users In The...
- Skype Rolls Out Ads, Bluetooth Support in iOS App Update
- Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review
- Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' update begins rolling out today
- Electric Runabout clinches new Nürburgring EV speed record*
- Early Mango users can upgrade directly to RTM build, won't have to roll back to...
- Nissan Leaf first adopters say car exceeds expectations
| Penclic Mouse pointing device set to roll out in US and Canada Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:01 PM PDT Penclic Mouse pointing device set to roll out in US and Canada  Penclic Mouse pointing device set to roll out in US and Canada The Swedish-designed Penclic Mouse has already been making the rounds in Europe for a little while, but it looks like it's now finally ready to make the jump to North America. While there's still no firm word on pricing or availability, Prestige International has confirmed that it will be bringing the device to both the US and Canada, where it will be available at Best Buy, Walmart and other major retailers.... |
| Skoda unveils Volkswagen Up!-based Citigo Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:20 PM PDT Skoda unveils Volkswagen Up!-based Citigo  Skoda unveils Volkswagen Up!-based Citigo Filed under: MPG, Volkswagen This is the all-new Skoda Citigo, and if you're thinking that it looks rather familiar, that's because its Volkswagen-badged kin recently debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. That's right, the long-rumored Skoda version of Volkswagen's new Up! city car has arrived. Buyers will have a choice of two 1.0-liter three-cylinder engines - one with 59 horsepower, the other with a blistering 74 hp - both mated to a... |
| Bethesda tells Mojang to lay down its virtual guns, lawyer up for a trademark ba... Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:20 PM PDT Bethesda tells Mojang to lay down its virtual guns, lawyer up for a trademark battle  Bethesda tells Mojang to lay down its virtual guns, lawyer up for a trademark battle Time was, men could settle their disputes with glinting swords at the ready and their honor on the line. Nowadays, only the cosplaying and Comic Con attending folk alike are likely to burnish (elvish) blades, although they're rather inapt to sully them with enemy blood. Well, unsurprisingly, Mojang head Markus "Notch" Persson's modern day offer of a Quake 3 Arena simulated duel -- his proposed method of extralegal recourse -- was... |
| Facebook’s Mobile Chief: Within 1-2 Years, We’re Going To Be A Mobile Company Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:20 PM PDT Facebook's Mobile Chief: Within 1-2 Years, We're Going To Be A Mobile Company  Facebook's Mobile Chief: Within 1-2 Years, We're Going To Be A Mobile Company Facebook has their sights locked on mobile. We know that. This afternoon at GigaOm's Mobilize conference, Facebook Mobile Chief Erick Tseng touched on just how crucial mobile is to them — and more importantly, how crucial it will be. Just how crucial are we talking about? Within 1-2 years, Tseng sees Facebook becoming as much of a mobile company as it is a desktop/web company. "It's interesting that if you take a look... |
| NRG Energy launches nation's 1st commercial-scale V2G project Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:40 PM PDT NRG Energy launches nation's 1st commercial-scale V2G project  NRG Energy launches nation's 1st commercial-scale V2G project Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, USA The "cashback car" is one step closer to reality. Headquartered in New Jersey, NRG Energy, generator of electricity for nearly 20 million U.S. homes, is going to partner with the University of Delaware on a vehicle-to-grid scheme that will supposedly become the U.S.' first commercial-scale V2G project. NRG Energy states that the vehicle-to-grid project, called eV2g, will use parked electric automobiles as grid-stabilizing units, meaning that plugged-in vehicles... |
| Wacom intros new Bamboo line of tablets, carpal tunneled wrists tremble with exc... Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:40 PM PDT Wacom intros new Bamboo line of tablets, carpal tunneled wrists tremble with excitement  Wacom intros new Bamboo line of tablets, carpal tunneled wrists tremble with excitement Members of the creative class, your input options have arrived. Wacom, maker of the tablet you've spent countless deadline-driven, bleary-eyed nights slaving over, has outed a trio of updates to its Bamboo line -- each targeted to a particular user profile. At the low-end of this newly introduced range, home office / business users can opt-in for the company's pen-only Bamboo Connect, which'll set you back about $80 for the base... |
| Nokia Siemens makes multi-carrier HSPA+ hurtle at 336Mbps Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:39 PM PDT Nokia Siemens makes multi-carrier HSPA+ hurtle at 336Mbps  Nokia Siemens makes multi-carrier HSPA+ hurtle at 336Mbps It's easy to shrug off technical achievements like this while real-world data speeds still lag so far behind. Nevertheless, the adrenalin junkies at Nokia Siemens Services insist their latest HSPA+ platform will be commercially available to carriers by the end of next year and, to prove it actually works, they've been demoing at PT Expo Comm in Beijing.... |
| Ford’s Got a Thing Called Radar Love Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:39 PM PDT Ford's Got a Thing Called Radar Love Ford's Got a Thing Called Radar Love Sales of radar-based safety systems far exceed expectations. |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:39 PM PDT 2012 Model Year Overview 2012 Model Year Overview Here's a look at the new and refreshed vehicles coming down the pike. |
| First Camaro ZL1 Goes for $250,000 Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:39 PM PDT First Camaro ZL1 Goes for $250,000 First Camaro ZL1 Goes for $250,000 Sells at auction to Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick. |
| Budget-friendly Roku LT pops up at the FCC as the 2400X Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT Budget-friendly Roku LT pops up at the FCC as the 2400X  Budget-friendly Roku LT pops up at the FCC as the 2400X Well, this is kinda interesting: a brand new Roku just hit the FCC, sporting model number 2400X. Beyond the fact that we just got a trio of new streaming media boxes from the company, the model number would almost seem to imply this is a last-gen device (the Roku 2 lineup all start with "30").... |
| Fisker Karma debuts on Two and a Half Men with Ashton Kutcher's new character Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:21 PM PDT Fisker Karma debuts on Two and a Half Men with Ashton Kutcher's new character  Fisker Karma debuts on Two and a Half Men with Ashton Kutcher's new character Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Fisker The hit CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men has a brand new plugged-in star: the Fisker Karma. Last night, Fisker's $95,900-plus plug-in sedan made its debut on the show, with Walden Schmidt - the internet mogul played by A-list celeb Ashton Kutcher, real-life husband of Demi Moore - behind the wheel.... |
| T-Mobile Spots HTC Radar 4G On Horizon, Set For Holiday Launch Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:21 PM PDT T-Mobile Spots HTC Radar 4G On Horizon, Set For Holiday Launch  T-Mobile Spots HTC Radar 4G On Horizon, Set For Holiday Launch Looks like the HD7 won't be the only Windows Phone on T-Mobile's shelves for much longer. Right on the heels of yesterday big smartphone announcement, T-Mobile has pulled back the curtains on the newest Windows Phone in their lineup: the HTC Radar 4G. The Radar was one of two Windows Phones revealed at IFA by HTC, and while AT&T made sure to snag the big boy, the Radar is no slouch.... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:21 PM PDT Growing Up Geek: Tom Merritt  Growing Up Geek: Tom Merritt 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 a special guest: journalist and broadcaster Tom Merritt, current host of Tech News Today on TWiT.tv. I always hesitate to apply the term geek to myself.... |
| KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:21 PM PDT KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan  KDDI launches latest line of skinny big-screened smartphones for Japan In addition to the already announced Fujitsu-Toshiba Arrows Z, HTC Evo 3D and Motorola Photon, Japanese carrier KDDI has now also confirmed a trio of new handsets. There's plenty of similarities; they're all Android, all waterproof and are each packing an eight megapixel camera. Kyocera's Digno is a slimline offering available in three different colors, and puts some of Kyocera's US offerings to shame looks-wise.... |
| Is a second generation Kindle Fire tablet hitting early next year? Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT Is a second generation Kindle Fire tablet hitting early next year?  Is a second generation Kindle Fire tablet hitting early next year? Shortly after information started leaking out about the warmly-named Amazon tablet, gdgt offered up some supplementary details from sources explaining why the Fire looks an awful lot like the PlayBook. According to the anonymous informants, the thing was built using the same template as RIM's device. Apparently the product is more or less being rushed out the door to make it out in time for the holidays.... |
| Incentives fail to boost electric vehicle sales in Europe Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT Incentives fail to boost electric vehicle sales in Europe  Incentives fail to boost electric vehicle sales in Europe Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Europe/EU JATO Dynamics, a UK-based supplier of "automotive intelligence," reports that government subsidies and other monetary incentives have not significantly boosted plug-in vehicle sales in Europe. JATO's research suggests that price has only a minute impact on the decision to buy a plug-in vehicle and points to Germany, Europe's leading plug-in nation, as a prime example this.... |
| Firefox 7 now officially available, promises 'significantly' reduced memory usage Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT Firefox 7 now officially available, promises 'significantly' reduced memory usage  Firefox 7 now officially available, promises 'significantly' reduced memory usage A new version number for a browser release may not be quite as major as it used to be, but Mozilla is promising a few fairly big improvements with the just-released Firefox 7. The biggest of those are all in the performance department, including "significantly" reduced memory usage (up to 50 percent less in some cases), and a new version of the hardware-accelerated Canvas that promises to speed up HTML5 sites.... |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT How to Cook a $16 Muffin How to Cook a $16 Muffin Last week's news that the government supposedly paid $16 apiece for breakfast muffins at a Justice Department conference set off critics of government spending. |
| HTC Amaze 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II sign-up pages go live on T-Mobile, 42Mbps spee... Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT HTC Amaze 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II sign-up pages go live on T-Mobile, 42Mbps speeds within reach  HTC Amaze 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II sign-up pages go live on T-Mobile, 42Mbps speeds within reach You can buy it on Sprint, snag in on October 2nd at AT&T, or just sit tight and wait for Magenta to get its Galaxy S II release ball rolling. Hot on the heels of yesterday's Mobilize announcement, T-Mobile's thrown up a product page for its particular variant of Samsung's uber-hyped handset, in addition to a landing page for the recently unveiled HTC Amaze 4G (a rebranded Sensation XE for the... |
| MItsubishi, WiTricity ink wireless charging deal Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:19 AM PDT MItsubishi, WiTricity ink wireless charging deal  MItsubishi, WiTricity ink wireless charging deal Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors has teamed with Boston-based WiTricity and Japan's IHI Corporation to research and develop a program designed to make wireless charging a reality for plug-in vehicle owners. It's hoped that the collaboration will advance the development of a real-world wireless charging solutions, which Mitsubishi claims will make recharging electric vehicles, including its 2012 i and i-MiEV, simpler and more convenient. Mitsubishi aims to install WiTricity's wireless charging... |
| DVBLogic's Boxee app brings live TV streaming to the Box Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:19 AM PDT DVBLogic's Boxee app brings live TV streaming to the Box  DVBLogic's Boxee app brings live TV streaming to the Box If online video streams and locally stored media aren't providing enough functionality for your Boxee Box, now you can watch regular TV on it too. The Digital Lifestyle mentions DVBLogic has released a new version of its DVBLink client for the device that lets you browse the program guide and watch live TV, provided you also have a home server set up with its software and a tuner.... |
| HTC Radar 4G headed to T-Mobile in time for the holidays, chock-full of Mango Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:19 AM PDT HTC Radar 4G headed to T-Mobile in time for the holidays, chock-full of Mango  HTC Radar 4G headed to T-Mobile in time for the holidays, chock-full of Mango Looks like the HTC Radar 4G is the real deal, after all. T-Mobile outed the Windows Phone Mango-sporting handset today, talking up the device's 3.8-inch screen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, five-megapixel camera (with a devoted camera button) and, of course, the titular 4G speed. No precise date on the thing yet, but the magenta carrier says it should be out in the States before the holidays.Continue reading HTC Radar 4G headed to... |
| Shopkick By The Numbers: 700M Product Views; 7M Product Scans; 2.3M Users In The... Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:19 AM PDT Shopkick By The Numbers: 700M Product Views; 7M Product Scans; 2.3M Users In The Past Year  Shopkick By The Numbers: 700M Product Views; 7M Product Scans; 2.3M Users In The Past Year We've written plenty of times about Shopkick, an innovative geo-coupon system that has received funding from Kleiner Perkins, Greylock, SV Angel and others. Today, the company is revealing a number of impressive stats about its service. Instead of checking in, as you would with a geo app like Foursquare or Gowalla, shopkick automatically recognizes when someone with the free Android or iPhone app on their phone walks into a store.... |
| Skype Rolls Out Ads, Bluetooth Support in iOS App Update Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:39 AM PDT Skype Rolls Out Ads, Bluetooth Support in iOS App Update  Skype Rolls Out Ads, Bluetooth Support in iOS App Update Skype's updated iOS app is turning out to be a bit of a mixed bag. It manages to add a few useful new features, like Bluetooth headset support and in-call video stabilization, but one addition may have some users groaning: in-app advertising. Now, not everyone will have to deal with Skype's latest advertising push.... |
| Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:39 AM PDT Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review  Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review Let's face it: Windows Phone, as we know it, has an enormous amount of potential, but it's a first-generation operating system. For the first eleven months of its existence, it's lacked many of the common features we've come to enjoy (and take for granted) on Android and iOS, but then again, even those platforms have taken their turn getting the major wrinkles ironed out.... |
| Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' update begins rolling out today Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:39 AM PDT Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' update begins rolling out today  Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' update begins rolling out today It's raining Mango, Hallelujah! Windows Phone 7.5 is now officially ready to get pushed to existing devices, and in a big way. Taking lessons Microsoft learned from the update debacle that was NoDo, the company's eager to do a much more efficient (and quick) job of rolling out its latest revamp.... |
| Electric Runabout clinches new Nürburgring EV speed record* Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:59 AM PDT Electric Runabout clinches new Nürburgring EV speed record*  Electric Runabout clinches new Nürburgring EV speed record* Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Racing, Videos It was a big deal when Peugeot's EX1 set the electric vehicle speed record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with a time of 9.01:33 this past May (video here). In response, Toyota worked hard to make sure that its TMG EV P001 made the run in 7.47.79 at the end of August.... |
| Early Mango users can upgrade directly to RTM build, won't have to roll back to... Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:59 AM PDT Early Mango users can upgrade directly to RTM build, won't have to roll back to NoDo  Early Mango users can upgrade directly to RTM build, won't have to roll back to NoDo Over the weekend, the folks over at Windows Phone New Zealand discovered the "Mango Friends and Family Bundle: Pre-Cleanup" -- the first in a series of two refreshes that promise to clear away any beta updates ahead of Mango's long-awaited rollout. At the time, it seemed like this tool would allow developers to upgrade to the RTM build of the OS, without rolling back to NoDo and losing all of their... |
| Nissan Leaf first adopters say car exceeds expectations Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:18 AM PDT Nissan Leaf first adopters say car exceeds expectations  Nissan Leaf first adopters say car exceeds expectations Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan Being on the cutting edge is cool-so long, as you don't actually get cut. There are thousands of people living on that edge with modern plug-in vehicles, and plenty of reports on the Internet sharing their first-hand experiences. Fortunately, for early owners of the Nissan Leaf, getting plugged-in has been anything but painful.... |
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