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2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist doesn't waste gas by running in place

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:56 PM PDT

2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist doesn't waste gas by running in place


2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist doesn't waste gas by running in place
Filed under: Hybrid, Buick, Videos In its latest 30-second advertisement pitching the 2012 LaCrosse eAssist, Buick makes an interesting point: since people don't constantly run in place, its near-luxury mid-size sedan doesn't either. The ad thus extolls the virtues of eAssist, a fuel-saving mild hybrid setup with stop-start technology available in the LaCrosse....

iPhone 5 / 4S placeholders pop up at Cincinnati Bell, questionable specs in tow

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:56 PM PDT

iPhone 5 / 4S placeholders pop up at Cincinnati Bell, questionable specs in tow


iPhone 5 / 4S placeholders pop up at Cincinnati Bell, questionable specs in tow
It looks like the iPhone speculation train is gaining steam on the way to its final destination, and this time it's flying by Cincinnati Bell's pre-paid service, i-Wireless. A helpful tipster sent in the above screenshot of an iPhone 5 placeholder, accompanied by a $639.99 price tag and a handful of specs: 32GB, 4-inch screen and 4G data speeds....

Nokia developing 'Meltemi' OS for feature phones?

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Nokia developing 'Meltemi' OS for feature phones?


Nokia developing 'Meltemi' OS for feature phones?
Although Nokia still hopes Windows Phone will round out a "three-horse race" with iOS and Android, it's said to be cooking up an entirely new operating system aimed at lower-end handsets. According to the Wall Street Journal, the OS (codenamed "Meltemi") is meant to cement Nokia's top dog status in emerging markets, where feature phones remain king....

Radio Shack inventory screen pegs iPhone 5 for Sprint

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Radio Shack inventory screen pegs iPhone 5 for Sprint


Radio Shack inventory screen pegs iPhone 5 for Sprint
Could it be? Are the rumors true? If this screenshot, apparently culled from Radio Shack's inventory system, is any indication, Sprint will indeed be among the carriers offering the iPhone 5. That lines up just right with previous reports from Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, slating the phone to hit the Now Network in mid-October....

Radical American Racing Car Unveiled

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Radical American Racing Car Unveiled


Radical American Racing Car Unveiled
America's great red white and blue hope will be attacking the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year…on French rubber!

Honda leads all automakers with 11 LEED-certified sites in North America

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Honda leads all automakers with 11 LEED-certified sites in North America


Honda leads all automakers with 11 LEED-certified sites in North America
Filed under: Etc., MPG, Honda, North America, USA In North America's green race, Honda LEEDs the pack. Honda now leads all automakers with 11 certified "green buildings" in North America. Honda's North American powertrain division in Anna, OH and its Canadian headquarters in Ontario (pictured) both recently earned LEED certification from the nonprofit Green Building Council, bringing the automaker's LEED-certified total to 11 facilities in North America. The nonprofit awards LEED (Leadership in Energy...

Fiddy Cent gets into the headphone game with SYNC by 50, countdown to Ford lawsu...

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Fiddy Cent gets into the headphone game with SYNC by 50, countdown to Ford lawsuit begins... now


Fiddy Cent gets into the headphone game with SYNC by 50, countdown to Ford lawsuit begins... now
Well, after the termination of 50 Cent's alignment with Sleek, it was only a matter time before the rapper's SMS Audio company filled the void. (After all, how do you know your cans are quality if they haven't been endorsed by a man who was shot nine times and survived.) We don't know when the wireless SYNC by 50 headphones will arrive or how much they'll cost, but you can bet...

Mobile Miscellany: week of September 26, 2011

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Mobile Miscellany: week of September 26, 2011


Mobile Miscellany: week of September 26, 2011
This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of September 26, 2011: Last week we heard the rumor that Sprint would be launching the BlackBerry Curve 9350 on October 2nd, and we've finally received the official confirmation....

50 Uses for Toothpicks

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:35 AM PDT

50 Uses for Toothpicks


50 Uses for Toothpicks
They're not just for sticking an olive on your sandwich.

Hyundai working on fuel-saving 10-speed automatic

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:56 AM PDT

Hyundai working on fuel-saving 10-speed automatic


Hyundai working on fuel-saving 10-speed automatic
Filed under: MPG, Hyundai What's eight plus two? If you guessed ten, then you'd be right. As in, right on the mark in answering a related question: How many forward gears will Hyundai's next-generation automatic transmission feature? Automotive News reports that Koren automaker Hyundai will skip past nine speeds and go straight for a double-digit ten-speed trans as soon as 2014....

Sony PS Vita caps 3G downloads at 20MB, encourages extensive mini play

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:56 AM PDT

Sony PS Vita caps 3G downloads at 20MB, encourages extensive mini play


Sony PS Vita caps 3G downloads at 20MB, encourages extensive mini play
Just two months to go, and gamers of the Sony persuasion can get their thumbs-on the PS Vita. While we were getting comfy with the available list of this PSP successor's dos and don'ts, out comes further info to rain on our anticipated PlayStation Suite parade. According to a report from ASCII, game downloads over 3G connections will be limited to a max of 20MB....

Kodak's Waterproof Playfull records your pool parties in 720p, lets you relive t...

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:39 AM PDT

Kodak's Waterproof Playfull records your pool parties in 720p, lets you relive that belly flop


Kodak's Waterproof Playfull records your pool parties in 720p, lets you relive that belly flop
Do you like to play rough? Good, then this Kodak's for you. Up for pre-order on the imaging company's website, is an update to the Playfull we got eyes-on with at CES earlier this year -- except this handheld camera's waterproof, as well as dustproof and drop-proof (although, only "onto plywood")....

Compact Stress Meter provides checkups from the comfort of your cubicle (video)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:43 AM PDT

Compact Stress Meter provides checkups from the comfort of your cubicle (video)


Compact Stress Meter provides checkups from the comfort of your cubicle (video)
Chances are you don't need a machine to know that the office stresses you out, but if you've ever felt an urge to actually quantify the toll your boss takes on your body, the Compact Stress Meter could be your new best buddy. Developed by researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University, this system uses a pulse wave sensor and infrared reflective probe to measure the blood flowing through a user's fingertips, which...

The9 Launches Mobile Gaming Platform & SDK To Give Developers Access To The Chin...

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:48 AM PDT

The9 Launches Mobile Gaming Platform & SDK To Give Developers Access To The Chinese Market


The9 Launches Mobile Gaming Platform & SDK To Give Developers Access To The Chinese Market
The9, the sizable NASDAQ-listed Chinese game publisher and developer, has made quite a few investments in the U.S. gaming market over the last year. (Reflecting, it seems, a rising Asian interest in U.S. companies, especially gaming.) As part of its international strategy, The9 has been full-steam ahead on creating better ways for international gaming companies and developers to make inroads into the Chinese mobile and social gaming markets, which have been...

Samsung releases 1.5GHz Exynos processor and 16MP CMOS for mobiles, if you're nice

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:10 AM PDT

Samsung releases 1.5GHz Exynos processor and 16MP CMOS for mobiles, if you're nice


Samsung releases 1.5GHz Exynos processor and 16MP CMOS for mobiles, if you're nice
Samsung's just announced the newest and fastest version of its Exynos mobile processor. The 4212 is a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 clocked to 1.5GHz, built using a 32mn process that makes it 30 percent more efficient and 25 percent faster than the 4210. Last year's model was capable of many impressive feats, but its 3D abilities were hampered by the limits imposed by the its HDMI 1.3 controller....

Still awake? There's a Chumby FunBox app for that

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Still awake? There's a Chumby FunBox app for that


Still awake? There's a Chumby FunBox app for that
The FunBox is a bedside alarm clock but it's also a widget-running Chumby, which means it'll let you check your twitter feeds, load up a track on Pandora or do other inappropriately stimulating activities right before catching some Zs. The device has just passed through the FCC and its paperwork reveals a 3.5-inch (possibly resistive) touch screen, a 454MHz processor, 1GB DDR memory, SD card slot and a USB port for...

Hitachi glasses-free 3D technology lets you view weird chicken things from multi...

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:46 PM PDT

Hitachi glasses-free 3D technology lets you view weird chicken things from multiple angles


Hitachi glasses-free 3D technology lets you view weird chicken things from multiple angles
We might not have chosen the above weird baby chick to pitch our autostereoscopic technology to the world, but at least it makes for some memorable imagery. The hatchling is a 3D image generated by projectors, overlayed on top of a real world object, which can be viewed by multiple people at multiple angles without the need for 3D glasses....

Virgin Mobile announces LG Optimus Slider, sneakily postpones data throttling un...

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:09 PM PDT

Virgin Mobile announces LG Optimus Slider, sneakily postpones data throttling until 2012


Virgin Mobile announces LG Optimus Slider, sneakily postpones data throttling until 2012
Virgin Mobile was originally intending to celebrate the new month by flipping the switch on throttled data, but it decided to push those plans back and announce a couple new phones instead. The prepaid carrier announced the upcoming launch of the LG Optimus Slider (note: it's not the Optimus Note) and the HTC Wildfire S in October and, in the same press release, nonchalantly mentioned that it would delay reducing throughput...

Nissan’s Mind-Reading Cars

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:09 PM PDT

Nissan's Mind-Reading Cars


Nissan's Mind-Reading Cars
Cars connected to your brain: When you think left, it turns left.

BMW Confirms 5-Series Hybrid for US

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:09 PM PDT

BMW Confirms 5-Series Hybrid for US


BMW Confirms 5-Series Hybrid for US
The 335-horsepower ActiveHybrid 5 arrives in March 2012.

AT&T asks court to dismiss lawsuits filed by Sprint and C Spire Wireless

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:54 PM PDT

AT&T asks court to dismiss lawsuits filed by Sprint and C Spire Wireless


AT&T asks court to dismiss lawsuits filed by Sprint and C Spire Wireless
Well, look at Ma Bell now, wishing it'd all just go away. Tied up in lawsuits, the company has filed motions to dismiss the two complaints brought by Sprint and C Spire Wireless (formerly Cellular South), which seek to block AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile. In the filings, it's argued that the two providers represent their own interests, rather than that of the public....

Global spending on advanced oil, gas exploration tech to hit $10.17 billion in 2011

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Global spending on advanced oil, gas exploration tech to hit $10.17 billion in 2011


Global spending on advanced oil, gas exploration tech to hit $10.17 billion in 2011
Filed under: Etc., Natural Gas Although the Arctic has incredible potential energy resources - the United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates 90 billion barrels of undiscovered oil and 1,668 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered gas - extracting that fuel will be costly. A calculated and cautious approach to exploitation will be vital to optimal development, according to the UK-based analytical firm Visiongain....

2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas priced from $26,155*

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:15 PM PDT

2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas priced from $26,155*


2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas priced from $26,155*
Filed under: Honda, Natural Gas The totally redesigned 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas (formerly known as the Civic GX), America's only natural gas-burnin' passenger vehicle, will hit Honda dealerships nationwide on October 18 with a starting MSRP $26,155, (*excluding a $750 destination fee). Add in navigation, and the Civic Natural Gas tops out at a substantial $27,655 plus $750 for delivery. A modified version of the 1.8-liter, four-cylinder found in the gas-fueled 2012...

FCC Fridays: September 30, 2011

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:15 PM PDT

FCC Fridays: September 30, 2011


FCC Fridays: September 30, 2011
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there, we've gathered up all the raw info you may want (but probably don't need)....