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- Google thinks your digital books belong on a digital bookcase, digitally (video)
- Average fuel efficiency rises to 22.4 mpg for Model Year 2011 vehicles
- Motorola locks RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets
- Intel earnings beat company records: $14.3 billion revenue, $3.7 billion net income
- Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013
- Apple Q4 earnings fall short of expectations: $28.27 billion in revenue, $6.62 b...
- Buick Opens Pandora's Box, Makes App Standard in 2012
- Honda Insight Gets 2012 Refresh
- Hertz adds Transit Connect Electric to plug-in rental fleet, wants thousands mor...
- Hori Tactical Assault Commander 3 PS3 keyboard and mouse: for fans of butch peri...
- Video: Hands-On With Motorola’s iPod Nano Challenger, The MOTO ACTV
- Doxie Go portable scanner creates searchable PDFs without a PC, syncs to almost...
- Ultra HDTV technical standards agreed on, more pixels is a good thing
- Ice Cream Sandwich widgets leak out ahead of official launch
- Ontario resident buys Chevy Volt sight unseen
- Bill Gross Explains What’s Different About Chime.in: “You Can Follow A Part Of...
- Hands-on with the Motorola Droid RAZR's (many) accessories (video)
- Motorola Droid RAZR hits FCC with Verizon LTE, global GSM radio
- Charging Stations Multiply but Electric Cars are Few
- Video: Making of the Lexus LFA
- Elon Musk: Tesla Model S makes other premium sedans feel like jalopies
- Hands-On With The Verizon Droid RAZR By Motorola
- Droid RAZR vs. Droid vs. iPhone 4: head-to-head
- Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013
- The Longest Knife
- 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder out 'n' about in Malibu
- Motorola Motoactv hands-on
- Motorola Droid RAZR hands-on (video)
- RIM announces PlayBook 2.0 Developer Beta and Runtime, marries Android to BlackB...
- Verizon Officially Unveils The World’s Thinnest Smartphone: The Motorola Droid RAZR
| Google thinks your digital books belong on a digital bookcase, digitally (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 03:30 PM PDT Google thinks your digital books belong on a digital bookcase, digitally (video)  Google thinks your digital books belong on a digital bookcase, digitally (video) How to best view the Google Books collections? Why, a digital bookcase, of course. But this isn't just any bookcase, it's a giant spinning 3D helix of a bookcase, collecting more than 10,000 titles in 28 subjects. Users can navigate the WebGL Bookcase by spinning it around or swiping it up and down.... |
| Average fuel efficiency rises to 22.4 mpg for Model Year 2011 vehicles Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:48 PM PDT Average fuel efficiency rises to 22.4 mpg for Model Year 2011 vehicles  Average fuel efficiency rises to 22.4 mpg for Model Year 2011 vehicles Filed under: MPG, USA If Americans can't buy fuel efficient vehicles, then they're not going to do so. Between July and September, passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. averaged 22.2 miles per gallon, down from 22.5 mpg in the second quarter of 2011. It's believed that the decline in fuel economy was due to extremely low inventories, particularly of subcompacts and compacts, as a result of the quake in Japan on March 11. Ward's... |
| Motorola locks RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:48 PM PDT Motorola locks RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets  Motorola locks RAZR bootloader, angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets Like the Droid 3 before it, Motorola's Droid RAZR will be shipping with a locked bootloader -- despite the company's promise to start unlocking its handsets. Sure, the Atrix is ripe for the hacking, but it seems like Verizon really doesn't want Moto encouraging its customers to start mucking around with custom ROMs.... |
| Intel earnings beat company records: $14.3 billion revenue, $3.7 billion net income Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:47 PM PDT Intel earnings beat company records: $14.3 billion revenue, $3.7 billion net income  Intel earnings beat company records: $14.3 billion revenue, $3.7 billion net income Apple may not have fared as well as expected in its own Q4, but just up the road in Silicon Valley Intel managed to exceed analyst predictions, posting record revenue of $14.3 billion -- up $3.2 billion, or 29 percent year-over-year. The company also set new records for microprocessor units shipped, and expects further growth over the next quarter, with notebook computer sales driving $14.7 billion in predicted Q4 revenue.... |
| Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013 Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:47 PM PDT Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013 Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013 Where this car is going you still need roads, but not gasoline. |
| Apple Q4 earnings fall short of expectations: $28.27 billion in revenue, $6.62 b... Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:06 PM PDT Apple Q4 earnings fall short of expectations: $28.27 billion in revenue, $6.62 billion net profit  Apple Q4 earnings fall short of expectations: $28.27 billion in revenue, $6.62 billion net profit Apple's earnings for Q4 2011 are out, and the company has fallen short of expectations. It still managed to rake in $28.27 billion during the quarter, which is up from $20.3 billion in Q3 2010, but quite a bit short of the $29.69 billion analysts were counting on -- net profits came in at $6.62 billion.... |
| Buick Opens Pandora's Box, Makes App Standard in 2012 Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:05 PM PDT Buick Opens Pandora's Box, Makes App Standard in 2012 Buick Opens Pandora's Box, Makes App Standard in 2012 Internet radio comes to GM's near-luxury brand. |
| Honda Insight Gets 2012 Refresh Posted: 18 Oct 2011 02:05 PM PDT Honda Insight Gets 2012 Refresh Honda Insight Gets 2012 Refresh The hybrid gets a high-tech look, better mpg, more legroom. |
| Hertz adds Transit Connect Electric to plug-in rental fleet, wants thousands mor... Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:22 PM PDT Hertz adds Transit Connect Electric to plug-in rental fleet, wants thousands more EVs  Hertz adds Transit Connect Electric to plug-in rental fleet, wants thousands more EVs Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, Ford The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest general-use vehicle rental firm, has announced the addition of five Ford Transit Connect Electric vans into its Hertz on Demand fleet, a first for the automotive rental industry. With a unique combination of sedan-like driving dynamics, cargo capacity, accessibility and low operating costs, the Transit Connect is an ideal choice for electrification, says Azure Dynamics, manufacturer of record for the Transit... |
| Hori Tactical Assault Commander 3 PS3 keyboard and mouse: for fans of butch peri... Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:22 PM PDT Hori Tactical Assault Commander 3 PS3 keyboard and mouse: for fans of butch peripherals  Hori Tactical Assault Commander 3 PS3 keyboard and mouse: for fans of butch peripherals Peripheral makers often give their devices preposterous names -- remember when you asked your grandparents for that Thrustmaster? Hori has outdone itself with the Tactical Assault Commander 3, which won't allow you to command any sort of tactical assault outside of your PS3. Admittedly, when you settle down in front of the TV, you'll see it's got some pretty useful features.... |
| Video: Hands-On With Motorola’s iPod Nano Challenger, The MOTO ACTV Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:22 PM PDT Video: Hands-On With Motorola's iPod Nano Challenger, The MOTO ACTV  Video: Hands-On With Motorola's iPod Nano Challenger, The MOTO ACTV This morning, Motorola dropped a bit of a surprise with the MOTO ACTV, an iPod Nano-esque thimble of a device. Does the world need another tiny, crappy audio player? Probably not. But what about a tiny, Android-powered audio player that focuses on gauging exercise? Still, probably not — but hey, it'll be fun to hack! Now, lets be clear: the idea of a device that gauges your athletic ability isn't a new... |
| Doxie Go portable scanner creates searchable PDFs without a PC, syncs to almost... Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:22 PM PDT Doxie Go portable scanner creates searchable PDFs without a PC, syncs to almost anything  Doxie Go portable scanner creates searchable PDFs without a PC, syncs to almost anything As far as scanners go, Doxie makes some of the more interesting products on the market. There's one problem though... the bright trail of hot pint hearts splashed across the front. Thankfully, the upcoming Doxie Go dons a more conservative shell that will look just as at home in a CEO's office as it would in a 16-year-old girl's bedroom.... |
| Ultra HDTV technical standards agreed on, more pixels is a good thing Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:39 PM PDT Ultra HDTV technical standards agreed on, more pixels is a good thing  Ultra HDTV technical standards agreed on, more pixels is a good thing The high-definition pride of your living room may not want to hear it, but it looks like ultra high-definition TV (or UHDTV) has now taken another step towards reality. While shop-floor products remain years away, experts in the ITU Study Group on Broadcasting Service have made several agreements on technical standards for your (next?) next TV purchase.... |
| Ice Cream Sandwich widgets leak out ahead of official launch Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:39 PM PDT Ice Cream Sandwich widgets leak out ahead of official launch  Ice Cream Sandwich widgets leak out ahead of official launch We expect to be hearing plenty more about Ice Cream Sandwich before the day is out, but that doesn't mean there isn't still room for some last-minute leaks. We've already seen a couple of updated apps slip out, and we now also have what appears to be our first look at Google's refreshed widgets for the new OS.... |
| Ontario resident buys Chevy Volt sight unseen Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT Ontario resident buys Chevy Volt sight unseen  Ontario resident buys Chevy Volt sight unseen Filed under: Hybrid, Chevrolet, First Drive Would you buy a vehicle without driving, touching or even seeing it? We know we wouldn't, but that's exactly what Lisa Osborne of Ontario, Canada did in late September. The Windsor-area resident became one of the first Chevrolet Volt buyers in Canada after she drove all the way to a Toronto-area General Motors dealership last month to purchase the plug-in sedan.... |
| Bill Gross Explains What’s Different About Chime.in: “You Can Follow A Part Of... Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT Bill Gross Explains What's Different About Chime.in: "You Can Follow A Part Of A Person"  Bill Gross Explains What's Different About Chime.in: "You Can Follow A Part Of A Person" Bill Groos was just on stage to officially introduce UberMedia's latest product, Chime.in. The app hit iTunes yesterday. It is an online mobile social network built around interests. We've been seeing a lot of companies trying to tackle the interest graph lately, and Chime.in is the latest. Chime.in does this by layering the interest graph on top of the social graph (the connections between people you know).... |
| Hands-on with the Motorola Droid RAZR's (many) accessories (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT Hands-on with the Motorola Droid RAZR's (many) accessories (video)  Hands-on with the Motorola Droid RAZR's (many) accessories (video) It wouldn't be a Motorola event without a glut of accessories, and boy howdy did the company deliver on that front. Sure, the Droid RAZR may not actually be out yet, but when it does hit, the handset will have plenty of things to hold it, dock it, charge it and stream stuff from it.... |
| Motorola Droid RAZR hits FCC with Verizon LTE, global GSM radio Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT Motorola Droid RAZR hits FCC with Verizon LTE, global GSM radio  Motorola Droid RAZR hits FCC with Verizon LTE, global GSM radio Surprisingly, Motorola seems to have been taken a page out of Apple's book, as the Droid RAZR was curiously approved by the FCC almost immediately after it was announced. And there's some good stuff to behold in here, too; in addition to the usual Verizon-friendly LTE Band 13 radio with CDMA 800 / 1900 support, we also found instances of GSM and WCDMA.... |
| Charging Stations Multiply but Electric Cars are Few Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT Charging Stations Multiply but Electric Cars are Few Charging Stations Multiply but Electric Cars are Few Across the US, such equipment is proliferating even though it is unclear whether plug-in cars will prove popular. |
| Video: Making of the Lexus LFA Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:56 AM PDT |
| Elon Musk: Tesla Model S makes other premium sedans feel like jalopies Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:12 AM PDT Elon Musk: Tesla Model S makes other premium sedans feel like jalopies  Elon Musk: Tesla Model S makes other premium sedans feel like jalopies Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Tesla Motors Leave it to Elon Musk to make the boldest of statements to date regarding the Tesla Model S. Following the recent 2012 Model S Beta first ride, Tesla CEO Musk told the crowd: The Model S is not the best electric car, it's the best car of any kind.... |
| Hands-On With The Verizon Droid RAZR By Motorola Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:12 AM PDT Hands-On With The Verizon Droid RAZR By Motorola  Hands-On With The Verizon Droid RAZR By Motorola After the hot mess that was the Droid Bionic Saga (Delay! Delay! Delay! Screw it, release garbage.), I didn't think I could ever like another Motorola device again. Guess I was wrong. I just spent a bit of time with the just announced Droid RAZR, and, at least at first glance, it is… surprisingly great.... |
| Droid RAZR vs. Droid vs. iPhone 4: head-to-head Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:12 AM PDT Droid RAZR vs. Droid vs. iPhone 4: head-to-head  Droid RAZR vs. Droid vs. iPhone 4: head-to-head Just how thin is 7.1mm? Well, we could tell you (been there, done that), or we can show you. And what better way to really drive the point home than with some head-to-head shots? We busted out our trusty iPhone 4 and the lead brick that is the first-generation Motorola Droid for good measure.... |
| Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013 Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:12 AM PDT Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013 Electric DeLorean Coming in 2013 Where this car is going you still need roads, but not gasoline. |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 11:12 AM PDT The Longest Knife The Longest Knife A knife with a five foot blade? Absolutely. A maguro bōchō knife is used to cut giant bluefin tuna. But from handle to tip, it stands taller than the average American male. |
| 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder out 'n' about in Malibu Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:27 AM PDT 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder out 'n' about in Malibu  2014 Audi e-tron Spyder out 'n' about in Malibu Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Audi, Videos Don't say we never gave you anything beautiful. For example, how about a video of the 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder whizzing down the sun-drenched streets of Malibu, CA. The two-minute clip doesn't reveal anything new, performance-wise, but watching this truly modern machine, with its crisp lines, carbon composite exterior and drop-dead gorgeous styling, is a treat for the eyes. The two-seat Audi e-tron Spyder is equipped with... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:27 AM PDT Motorola Motoactv hands-on  Motorola Motoactv hands-on So when Motorola teased its "faster, thinner, smarter, stronger" event we were pretty sure that was a not-so-subtle reference to the 7mm-thick Droid RAZR. As it turns out, the company was also being quite literal. Instead of a Xoom 2, the outfit rounded out its New York City presser with Motoactv, an iPod Nano-like touchscreen device that plays music and keeps track of your various fitness vitals.... |
| Motorola Droid RAZR hands-on (video) Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:27 AM PDT Motorola Droid RAZR hands-on (video)  Motorola Droid RAZR hands-on (video) To everyone who rocked a Motorola RAZR in the '00s, it's time to get excited again. The line -- or at least the name -- has been reborn, and not without good reason. This is a thin device -- extremely thin. The Droid RAZR by Motorola is 7.1mm thin, in fact, and holding it up next to the iPhone 4 makes Apple's phone look downright beefy by comparison.... |
| RIM announces PlayBook 2.0 Developer Beta and Runtime, marries Android to BlackB... Posted: 18 Oct 2011 10:27 AM PDT RIM announces PlayBook 2.0 Developer Beta and Runtime, marries Android to BlackBerry  RIM announces PlayBook 2.0 Developer Beta and Runtime, marries Android to BlackBerry Research in Motion announced the developer beta of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 today at its annual DevCon event. The new beta will be released today, and has a few goodies that we've been waiting a long time for: namely, BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps and the BlackBerry Plug-In for Android Development Tools, which will give developers the opportunity to bring their Android apps to the PlayBook.... |
| Verizon Officially Unveils The World’s Thinnest Smartphone: The Motorola Droid RAZR Posted: 18 Oct 2011 09:42 AM PDT Verizon Officially Unveils The World's Thinnest Smartphone: The Motorola Droid RAZR  Verizon Officially Unveils The World's Thinnest Smartphone: The Motorola Droid RAZR If you remember from a teaser video posted a few days ago, today is a big day. Verizon and Motorola have finally announced the much-anticipated Droid RAZR, the next LTE beast to grace big red's shelves. Here at the launch event in New York City, we're hearing four words over and over again: faster, thinner, smarter, and stronger.... |
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