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- Introducing Engadget: The Comic!
- Lasagna for Your Lawn and Other Ways to Prep Your Soil for Winter
- CARB offers $1 million for development of hybrid school bus
- Growing Up Geek: Iyaz Akhtar
- Chrysler CEO: Guess we'll build more hybrids after all
- NEC's Tele Scouter head-mounted display makes it really hard to not look evil
- Netflix Android app adds support for Honeycomb tablets, extends reach to Canada...
- Driving Distracted in California
- Mercedes Recalls Diesel Cars
- Lytro introduces world's first lightfield camera
- Vodafone brings ARM and Ubuntu together for South African Webbook
- Google Promises Android 4.0 For The Nexus S, “Theoretically” For Gingerbread Dev...
- Toyota could have 600-mile, solid state battery ready by 2015-2020
- IRL: Playseat Evolution, HTC Thunderbolt and a five-year-old iMac
- Google encrypts search for users, paranoiacs unsure how to respond
- The Mega-Video: What’s New In Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)?
- Google Wallet Picks Up Steam With NJ Transit Partnership
- John McCain gives ethanol blender pump subsidies a big 'no'
- Nokia 800 press shots leak, Espoo's Windows Phone Mango lovechild now close at hand
- HTC's new audio API Beats OpenSense into developers
- Teach Siri To Interact With RememberTheMilk
- Apple solar patent wants a sunny display light for your Sunny (De)light
- PlayStation Store hits the Tablet S today, lets gamers relive the glory of the m...
- Banning hybrids from HOV lanes slows everyone down
- Engadget Distro's first special edition traces the origins of the iPhone 4S
- Ford Transit Connect Electric to qualify for $15,000 rebate in California
- Sprint unleashes the HTC EVO Design 4G, available October 23rd for $100
- HTC Unveils First World Phone In The EVO Family: The EVO Design 4G
- Verizon's My FiOS app puts your entire living room under one Android roof
- 2011 Best New Car Resale Values
| Introducing Engadget: The Comic! Posted: 19 Oct 2011 02:13 PM PDT Introducing Engadget: The Comic!  Introducing Engadget: The Comic! If you haven't picked up a copy of Distro yet, you're missing out on all sort of great content, including a little gem hidden away on the back page of each issue. We asked some of our favorite indie cartoonists to create strips based on tech news, and thus Engadget: The Comic was born.... |
| Lasagna for Your Lawn and Other Ways to Prep Your Soil for Winter Posted: 19 Oct 2011 02:13 PM PDT Lasagna for Your Lawn and Other Ways to Prep Your Soil for Winter Lasagna for Your Lawn and Other Ways to Prep Your Soil for Winter Healthy soil is the pillar of a productive garden. |
| CARB offers $1 million for development of hybrid school bus Posted: 19 Oct 2011 01:29 PM PDT CARB offers $1 million for development of hybrid school bus  CARB offers $1 million for development of hybrid school bus Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, USA It's likely you'll never forget waiting at the stop (A = Apple) for that yellow school bus to come on down the street. When it pulled up with smoke billowing out of its garbage can-sized exhaust, you probably couldn't refrain from coughing uncontrollably. Luckily, times are a changin'.... |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2011 01:29 PM PDT Growing Up Geek: Iyaz Akhtar  Growing Up Geek: Iyaz Akhtar 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: Iyaz Akhtar, current associate producer and host of Tech News Today on TWiT.tv. My childhood home had a lot of electronics around because my Dad was a bit of a gadget guy.... |
| Chrysler CEO: Guess we'll build more hybrids after all Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT Chrysler CEO: Guess we'll build more hybrids after all  Chrysler CEO: Guess we'll build more hybrids after all Filed under: Hybrid, Chrysler, Dodge Chrysler-Fiat chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne has never seemed too excited when speaking of electrified vehicles. Sometimes, people don't change; they're dragged kicking and screaming into the new reality. CEO Marchionne recently told Automotive News that Chrysler is left with no choice but to build more hybrid vehicles in the future.... |
| NEC's Tele Scouter head-mounted display makes it really hard to not look evil Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT NEC's Tele Scouter head-mounted display makes it really hard to not look evil  NEC's Tele Scouter head-mounted display makes it really hard to not look evil Case in point: the guy on the right. Sure, he's probably a mild-mannered, law-abiding citizen, but with NEC's Tele Scouter strapped to his spectacles, he looks just a wee bit sinister, doesn't he? The system he's wearing consists of a paperback-sized computer powered by an ARM 500MHz CPU and an AirScouter display mounted atop a pair of glasses.... |
| Netflix Android app adds support for Honeycomb tablets, extends reach to Canada... Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT Netflix Android app adds support for Honeycomb tablets, extends reach to Canada and Latin America  Netflix Android app adds support for Honeycomb tablets, extends reach to Canada and Latin America Honeycomb tablet owners have already been able to use Netflix unofficially thanks to some .APKs that have been floating about, but the company has now finally updated the app with some official support for Android 3.x tablets beyond those that shipped with it pre-installed. What's more, the latest version of the app also brings with it support for Netflix users in Canada and Latin America, who can likewise enjoy some some... |
| Driving Distracted in California Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT Driving Distracted in California Driving Distracted in California Study finds Californians eat, chat—anything but watch the road. |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2011 12:44 PM PDT Mercedes Recalls Diesel Cars Mercedes Recalls Diesel Cars Nearly 7,000 2011-2012 diesels recalled for possible fuel leaks. |
| Lytro introduces world's first lightfield camera Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:59 AM PDT Lytro introduces world's first lightfield camera  Lytro introduces world's first lightfield camera Ready for the world's first light field camera -- you know, the spiffy kind that can infinitely focus? After demoing the tech earlier this year, Lytro's ready to unveil the world's shipping product, a little something it calls the Lytro camera. Developing...Lytro introduces world's first lightfield camera originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:50:00 EDT.... |
| Vodafone brings ARM and Ubuntu together for South African Webbook Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:58 AM PDT Vodafone brings ARM and Ubuntu together for South African Webbook  Vodafone brings ARM and Ubuntu together for South African Webbook If you don't know what Ubuntu is by now, we're not sure what tech blog you're reading -- 'cause it sure isn't this one. Ok, so finding a computer with the world's most popular Linux distro preloaded on it isn't exactly easy (there aren't any lurking in your local Best Buy, that's for sure).... |
| Google Promises Android 4.0 For The Nexus S, “Theoretically” For Gingerbread Dev... Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:58 AM PDT Google Promises Android 4.0 For The Nexus S, "Theoretically" For Gingerbread Devices, Too  Google Promises Android 4.0 For The Nexus S, "Theoretically" For Gingerbread Devices, Too With a few hours of Ice Cream Sandwich familiarity under our belts, the looming question in everyone's mind is: when will the Android 4.0 update roll out to existing devices? Well, nobody knows. But after talking with a few authorities on the subject, we at least have a few hints.... |
| Toyota could have 600-mile, solid state battery ready by 2015-2020 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT Toyota could have 600-mile, solid state battery ready by 2015-2020  Toyota could have 600-mile, solid state battery ready by 2015-2020 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Toyota, JapanThe Holy Grail of electric vehicle technology is coming soon, according to Japanese news outlet Nikkei. The Holy Grail, at least for now, is solid-state battery technology. Nikkei reports that Toyota, along with partners Tokyo Institute of Technology and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, have developed a prototype solid-state battery that could be ready for commercialization in the 2015-to-2020 time frame. Here's why sold-state batteries are such... |
| IRL: Playseat Evolution, HTC Thunderbolt and a five-year-old iMac Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT IRL: Playseat Evolution, HTC Thunderbolt and a five-year-old iMac  IRL: Playseat Evolution, HTC Thunderbolt and a five-year-old iMac Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Quick poll for the Android loyalists out there: anyone getting the Droid RAZR? Opting for the Galaxy Nexus instead?... |
| Google encrypts search for users, paranoiacs unsure how to respond Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT Google encrypts search for users, paranoiacs unsure how to respond  Google encrypts search for users, paranoiacs unsure how to respond When Al Gore first created the internet (hard wink, everybody), we're pretty sure the plan was for Big Brother to collect your data, not Silicon Valley titans. Now Google, the company that mainly tends the gates to the web's vast array of information, is stepping up to its "Do No Evil" motto, and making encrypted search the norm -- for account users.... |
| The Mega-Video: What’s New In Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)? Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT The Mega-Video: What's New In Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)?  The Mega-Video: What's New In Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)? Sure, other sites might have footage of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.) They grabbed a Galaxy Nexus, fumbled with it for a second or two, and then shot 2-3 minutes of video with a device/interface they weren't really familiar with. And that's fine. But I didn't want to do that — I wanted us to do it right.... |
| Google Wallet Picks Up Steam With NJ Transit Partnership Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT Google Wallet Picks Up Steam With NJ Transit Partnership  Google Wallet Picks Up Steam With NJ Transit Partnership The days of scrounging in your pockets for bus fare are over, if Google and NJ Transit have anything to say about it. NJ Governor Chris Christie announced earlier today that the third largest transit system in the country has partnered with Google to bring their wireless Wallet payment system to bus routes and rail lines in the Northeast. Customers will be able to tap their Nexus S 4Gs at a handful... |
| John McCain gives ethanol blender pump subsidies a big 'no' Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:30 AM PDT John McCain gives ethanol blender pump subsidies a big 'no'  John McCain gives ethanol blender pump subsidies a big 'no' Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, USABack in April, the Obama administration announced that it will offer incentives to gasoline stations that install E85 (a fuel consisting of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline) blender pumps. This proposal, according to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, was put forth in an effort to get 10,000 additional E85 pumps installed nationwide. However, Obama's scheme has met resistance in the form of Senator John... |
| Nokia 800 press shots leak, Espoo's Windows Phone Mango lovechild now close at hand Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:30 AM PDT Nokia 800 press shots leak, Espoo's Windows Phone Mango lovechild now close at hand  Nokia 800 press shots leak, Espoo's Windows Phone Mango lovechild now close at hand Stephen Elop famously fumbled when shots of Nokia's "super confidential" Mango handset made their way to the interwebs. Since then, we've seen footage from the factory floor, and even teases of upcoming marketing materials outing the 800, or the phone formerly known as Sea Ray. Now, leaked press shots over on PocketNow, once again, treat us to a preview of the Espoo / Redmond mobile marriage and its candybar-shaped offspring --... |
| HTC's new audio API Beats OpenSense into developers Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:30 AM PDT HTC's new audio API Beats OpenSense into developers  HTC's new audio API Beats OpenSense into developers Earlier this summer HTC scooped up a slice of Beats by Dr. Dre stock, and we're finally seeing the much-anticipated Beats Audio popping up in phones. We also know that HTC is throwing developers some neat API tools, so it's no stretch to imagine that the two projects might one day play nice together.... |
| Teach Siri To Interact With RememberTheMilk Posted: 19 Oct 2011 10:30 AM PDT Teach Siri To Interact With RememberTheMilk Teach Siri To Interact With RememberTheMilk This isn't a new trick – and you could probably use the same technique to push reminders to any CalDAV-compliant system, but the folks at to-do list makers RememberTheMilk have gotten reminders to pop up automatically online. The trick is to add RememberTheMilk as a CalDAV account. In Settings, select Mail, Contacts, Calendars.... |
| Apple solar patent wants a sunny display light for your Sunny (De)light Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:44 AM PDT Apple solar patent wants a sunny display light for your Sunny (De)light  Apple solar patent wants a sunny display light for your Sunny (De)light Let's begin with the usual disclaimer: Apple patent applications do not mean the outlandish technology will be arriving in the next iPhone, just that someone in a Cupertino basement cooked it up during a marathon "imagining" session (possibly while enjoying a cool glass of purple stuff). The company's latest drawings-and-charts masterpiece concerns the construction and placement of photovoltaic cells and, more importantly, using the sun's energy to illuminate a display.... |
| PlayStation Store hits the Tablet S today, lets gamers relive the glory of the m... Posted: 19 Oct 2011 09:44 AM PDT PlayStation Store hits the Tablet S today, lets gamers relive the glory of the mid-'90s  PlayStation Store hits the Tablet S today, lets gamers relive the glory of the mid-'90s Remember how badly you wanted a PlayStation phone, only to find out that "experience" was headed to a multitude of devices across the Android spectrum? Well, it looks like Sony's finally making good on that retro-gaming promise. Starting today, the company's one stop shop for its classic games of yesteryear goes live in nine countries -- although, you'll have to be a Tablet S owner to partake of the PlayStation Certified... |
| Banning hybrids from HOV lanes slows everyone down Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:59 AM PDT Banning hybrids from HOV lanes slows everyone down  Banning hybrids from HOV lanes slows everyone down Filed under: Hybrid, Legislation and PolicyWhodathunk that banning hybrid vehicles from California's High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes would lead to additional congestion on the state's highways and even longer commute times? Transportation engineers at the University of California, Berkeley did, and that's why the University's researchers are now pushing for HOV access to be granted to more vehicles, not less. UC Berkeley researchers recently discovered that after single-occupant hybrid vehicles were booted... |
| Engadget Distro's first special edition traces the origins of the iPhone 4S Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:59 AM PDT Engadget Distro's first special edition traces the origins of the iPhone 4S  Engadget Distro's first special edition traces the origins of the iPhone 4S We promised you some unexpected surprises, and it's time that we delivered. Distro's very first special edition is ready for download (and yes, it's available on PDF too). This one's all about a device that's never failed to get folks talking. Yup! It's the iPhone special issue. Love it or hate it, Apple's flagship phone has had an undeniable impact on the mobile space.... |
| Ford Transit Connect Electric to qualify for $15,000 rebate in California Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:59 AM PDT Ford Transit Connect Electric to qualify for $15,000 rebate in California  Ford Transit Connect Electric to qualify for $15,000 rebate in California Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Ford, Legislation and Policy The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is set to add an additional category to its Hybrid Incentive Voucher Program (HVIP) that awards buyers of zero-emissions light-duty commercial vehicles, including the Ford Transit Connect Electric, a discount of up to $15,000 on their green vehicle purchase. Starting in November, light-duty zero-emissions commercial vehicles with a GVWR between 5,001 and 8,500 pounds will be eligible for vouchers of... |
| Sprint unleashes the HTC EVO Design 4G, available October 23rd for $100 Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:59 AM PDT Sprint unleashes the HTC EVO Design 4G, available October 23rd for $100  Sprint unleashes the HTC EVO Design 4G, available October 23rd for $100 That HTC EVO Design 4G leaked a couple months ago? Oh, it's real -- and Sprint's finally ready to share its story with the world. The tale of the EVO Design 4G is simple enough: for a penny under $100, you can have a WiMAX-capable device with GSM roaming that features a 4-inch qHD (960 x 540) display, 1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU, Android 2.3 with HTC Sense UI, Mobile Hotspot, a... |
| HTC Unveils First World Phone In The EVO Family: The EVO Design 4G Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:58 AM PDT HTC Unveils First World Phone In The EVO Family: The EVO Design 4G  HTC Unveils First World Phone In The EVO Family: The EVO Design 4G HTC has just added another phone to its line of EVO handsets, the HTC EVO Design 4G. While it can't necessarily match the specs of its EVO 3D cousin, the EVO Design 4G does have a trick up it's sleeve — compatibility with CDMA, HSPA and GSM networks, making it the first global phone in the EVO family.... |
| Verizon's My FiOS app puts your entire living room under one Android roof Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:58 AM PDT Verizon's My FiOS app puts your entire living room under one Android roof  Verizon's My FiOS app puts your entire living room under one Android roof Leaving home is hard, especially when you've got a backlog of on-demand movies and TV shows staring at you with big puppy dog eyes. Fortunately, however, Verizon has now come out with My FiOS -- a new app for Android users that promises to keep you constantly connected to all your home entertainment systems, and more.... |
| 2011 Best New Car Resale Values Posted: 19 Oct 2011 08:58 AM PDT 2011 Best New Car Resale Values 2011 Best New Car Resale Values What's the car you buy today going to be worth tomorrow? |
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