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BRIC consumers ready to go with electric vehicles

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:02 PM PDT

BRIC consumers ready to go with electric vehicles


BRIC consumers ready to go with electric vehicles
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America, China, India The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are rapidly moving from stars of the emerging market to major players in any market you want to name. With that transition, automobile ownership in these nations is increasing rapidly, but will BRIC become the rising tide that lifts the electric vehicle boat? Potential owners of automobiles in these countries are flexible when it comes to considering their...

Kinect voice control reaches Australia, Harold Bishop and Donald Fisher will be...

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Kinect voice control reaches Australia, Harold Bishop and Donald Fisher will be pleased


Kinect voice control reaches Australia, Harold Bishop and Donald Fisher will be pleased
Holy dooley! (oh my!) Microsoft's being a big-note oneself (bragging) about getting Xbox 360 voice control working for the Aussies (Australians.) It's invited all the journos (journalists) to a rage (party) down under (in Australia) to show off the system that had difficulty understanding Australian English. Haven't a clue why.Kinect voice control reaches Australia, Harold Bishop and Donald Fisher will be pleased originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Oct 2011...

The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:02 PM PDT

The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!


The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!
Are you ready for this? We're back for a very special Halloween episode of The Engadget Show, live tonight at 6PM ET, and you can join us at this very URL -- so keep your browser locked to this spot. This time out, we've got a very special Halloween episode, including a walk through of a high-tech haunted house, a trip to New York Comic Con, an in-studio costume contest and the...

Saab Turns Down Takeover Offer

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Saab Turns Down Takeover Offer


Saab Turns Down Takeover Offer
Swedish automaker rejects Chinese bid for complete ownership.

Sony Ericsson Forces A Fan Site Into Submission

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Sony Ericsson Forces A Fan Site Into Submission


Sony Ericsson Forces A Fan Site Into Submission
Yikes, what a disheartening story. Proving that they don't know a damned thing about fan communities, Sony Ericsson has filed a formal complaint against the fan-operated blog/forum Xperiablog.net, claiming that the owners were using it in "bad faith". In turn, the site says they will be shutting down operations. If there were a class on "How not to handle potentially sticky trademark issues", this would be lesson one. Here's the thing about the users...

Biscotti TV dunked in the FCC's latte, still a bit hard

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Biscotti TV dunked in the FCC's latte, still a bit hard


Biscotti TV dunked in the FCC's latte, still a bit hard
Webcams have certainly narrowed the distance between loved ones, but it's hard to argue that two people hovering over their laptop screens can rival an in-person conversation. Moving things over to the big screen could make the exchange much more comfortable for everyone involved -- you just need an HDTV, and a Biscotti....

Why is old info about Fisker building Karma in Finland news again? ABC and Sarah...

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:38 PM PDT

Why is old info about Fisker building Karma in Finland news again? ABC and Sarah Palin


Why is old info about Fisker building Karma in Finland news again? ABC and Sarah Palin
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Fisker That the $95,900 Fisker Karma would be built in Finland was never a secret, never up for debate. The car was delayed, and now costs more than it was originally supposed to, but the Finland thing has remained intact. In fact, when the automaker applied for its DOE Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan back in September 2009 and then again when the loan was approved in the...

ASUS Zenbook UX31 review

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:38 PM PDT

ASUS Zenbook UX31 review


ASUS Zenbook UX31 review
It was just last week that we got to take home the Acer Aspire S3, the first Ultrabook to go on sale here in the States. Unfortunately, it doesn't live up to the pillars laid out by Intel: its performance trails similar machines, its battery craps out early and the design, while portable, is too chintzy to make it a bellwether for skinny Windows laptops....

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET!

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:38 PM PDT

The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET!


The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5PM ET!
CTIA wrapped up last week, and that's precisely when all of the crazy action heated up. Get ready for a whirlwind of Ice Cream Sandwiches, RAZR-sharp phones, and some hardcore BBX. If it's mobile, there's a good chance Myriam and Brad have something to say about it -- this week, that's definitely the case....

Beeri: Siri's new best friend cracks open a cold one (video)

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Beeri: Siri's new best friend cracks open a cold one (video)


Beeri: Siri's new best friend cracks open a cold one (video)
We already know that Siri can send texts, check the weather or find you a restaurant, but did you know she can also fetch you a beer. Well, sort of... with a little hacking. The folks at Redpepper dreamed up Beeri, an RC truck that cracks open a can of brew whenever it receives a tweet instructing it to "pour." Since you can text updates to Twitter (40404) and Siri can...

Android Ice Cream Sandwich includes native stylus support

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Android Ice Cream Sandwich includes native stylus support


Android Ice Cream Sandwich includes native stylus support
Styli and Android haven't exactly been strangers as of late -- with devices like the HTC Flyer and Samsung Galaxy Note offering pen-based input -- but it looks like that option will soon be even easier to implement with Ice Cream Sandwich. As noted on Reddit, Google's recent overview of some Android 4.0 platform highlights includes a small tidbit towards the end that details the "full support for stylus input events"...

Tesla employee plane crash still under investigation

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

Tesla employee plane crash still under investigation


Tesla employee plane crash still under investigation
Filed under: Etc., Tesla Motors Back in February of 2010, a tragic plane crash in Palo Alto, CA took the lives of three Tesla Motors employees: 56-yeard-old Doug Bourn, who was piloting the Cessna 310, 31-year-old Andrew Ingram and 42-yeard-old Brian Finn. In August of 2010, Ingram's family filed suit against Bourn. Now, some 20 months after the fatal crash, investigators are still perplexed by the event....

DARPA's Dr. Fankenllite could plunder space graves, create orbital abominations...

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

DARPA's Dr. Fankenllite could plunder space graves, create orbital abominations (video)


DARPA's Dr. Fankenllite could plunder space graves, create orbital abominations (video)
There are countless satellites, long deactivated, orbiting the Earth in what amounts to a giant cemetery in the sky. DARPA's Phoenix program sees these piles of junk not as refuse, but as a resource just waiting to be harvested. The plan is to re-engineer existing technology, like robots used in remote surgery and advanced imaging systems found in off-shore drilling platforms, for the harsh environment of space....

Buyers trading in Toyota Prius for Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Buyers trading in Toyota Prius for Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf


Buyers trading in Toyota Prius for Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Nissan, Toyota Through the end of September, year-to-date U.S. sales of the electric Nissan Leaf hit 7,199 units and sales of plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt tallied 3,895 units. What vehicles were those 11,000-plus people driving before their new plug-ins? Recently, Barbara Keys, a R.L. Polk & Co consultant, surveyed buyers of both the Leaf and Volt and discovered that the vehicles are conquest hits....

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus WiFi hitting the US November 13th for $400, availabl...

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus WiFi hitting the US November 13th for $400, available in 16GB for now


Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus WiFi hitting the US November 13th for $400, available in 16GB for now
Nearly a month after its initial announcement, Samsung's ready to deliver the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus to the good ol' US of A just in time for the winter gift-giving season. The WiFi-only device, which packs a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU with 1GB of RAM, Android 3.2, 3MP camera with 720p HD video capture and a 7-inch LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution, will be begging for your credit card as of...

Razer Synapse 2.0: take your fussy gaming setup wherever you go

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Razer Synapse 2.0: take your fussy gaming setup wherever you go


Razer Synapse 2.0: take your fussy gaming setup wherever you go
Ever go to a LAN party and find it's taking too long to get your gear set up the way you like? Probably not, especially if you own a Razer or other gaming mouse that stores your preferences on its internal memory. Still, it would be far easier if your tweaks were stored in the cloud and available everywhere -- which is the thinking behind Synapse 2.0....

Siri, Could You Pour Me A Beer?

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Siri, Could You Pour Me A Beer?


Siri, Could You Pour Me A Beer?
It's Friday. Time to sit back, put your feet up, and crack open a cold one. Better yet, why not let Siri pour your beer for you? All you need is an iPhone 4S and a can of somethin' nice. And an R/C car. And an Arduino hooked up to a Twitter account....

RIM: Wait! Don’t Switch! Buy Our New Stuff Instead!

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 11:31 AM PDT

RIM: Wait! Don't Switch! Buy Our New Stuff Instead!


RIM: Wait! Don't Switch! Buy Our New Stuff Instead!
According to a recent statement from RIM, business customers who aren't completely satisfied with their BlackBerrys must be working with outdated hardware. Their answer to these customers' woes? Just get a new BlackBerry. My response? Make them want one. Let's back up a bit. The customers RIM refers to were ones surveyed by a research firm called Enterprise Management Associates....

Amazon Prime Instant Video expands its library with even more video from PBS

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Amazon Prime Instant Video expands its library with even more video from PBS


Amazon Prime Instant Video expands its library with even more video from PBS
PBS has been down with Amazon's Prime Instant Video service since it launched, and now it's providing even more all-you-can-eat video for streaming under an expanded agreement. Naturally that means lots of episodes of NOVA and Antiques Roadshow, and "for the first time on digital video", 200 episodes of The French Chef with Julia Child....

Transformer Prime gets official landing page, shows mostly bezel

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Transformer Prime gets official landing page, shows mostly bezel


Transformer Prime gets official landing page, shows mostly bezel
After getting its first showing at AsiaD, we know ASUS' Transformer sequel is super thin, powered by NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 chip and coming soon. And now we really know it, because the Transformer Prime has been gifted an official landing page, along with a requisite shadowy product shot. There's no trace of the original's mocha hues, which have been replaced with something brighter, and we think it looks mightily enticing....

And Now You Have One More Reason To Ignore QR Codes

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

And Now You Have One More Reason To Ignore QR Codes


And Now You Have One More Reason To Ignore QR Codes
QR codes are a wonderfully charming technology… demonstration. But how many of us actually use them on a regular basis? Outside of Japan (the birthplace of QR), the only use cases I've seen with any real prevalence are: 1) Quickly getting to an Android app's download page from a review site. 2) When you really, really want to know more about that print mag's McDonald's ad. 3) Scanning that mysterious QR code sticker that...

Mitsubishi Evo XI to get diesel hybrid powertrain in 2014

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Mitsubishi Evo XI to get diesel hybrid powertrain in 2014


Mitsubishi Evo XI to get diesel hybrid powertrain in 2014
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Mitsubishi At one time, Mitsubishi was close to axing the Evo XI completely, a move that would've crushed the dreams of automotive enthusiasts across the globe. Terminating the Evo was not in Mitsubishi's cards, but stringent emissions regulations were catching up on the hallowed four-wheel-drive, tarmac-terrorizing machine. Dramatic action was required to keep the Evo alive and, for Mitsubishi's team of Japanese engineers, that meant outside-the-box thinking was a...

2012 BMW ActiveE

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT

2012 BMW ActiveE


2012 BMW ActiveE
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMWHow does one make the decision to put $2,250 down and then pay $499 a month for a 24-month lease of an all-electric BMW? Autoblog's Damon Lavrinc is currently working out his personal answer to this exact question about the 2012 BMW ActiveE and recently got the chance to test out the all-electric 1 Series in the streets around Munich....

Smart Cover can unlock password-protected iPads running iOS 5 (video)

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Smart Cover can unlock password-protected iPads running iOS 5 (video)


Smart Cover can unlock password-protected iPads running iOS 5 (video)
Psst. Hey, do you carry a spare Smart Cover around with you? Well, if you're an unscrupulous sort, you can actually use it to bypass the lock screen of any iPad running iOS 5. This multi-step security hole will let you browse whatever's running behind the passcode screen, whether that's email, apps or the homescreen....

HP's chief strategy officer to retire next month, won't have a successor

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT

HP's chief strategy officer to retire next month, won't have a successor


HP's chief strategy officer to retire next month, won't have a successor
Remember Shane Robison, the HP exec who advocated for the survival of webOS following the company's decision to dismantle its hardware unit? Yeah well, he's about to make an exit. HP confirmed yesterday that Robison will retire from his position as executive VP and chief strategy and technology officer on November 1st, after spending eleven years at the company....

Finally, an electric vehicle that won't kill you

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Finally, an electric vehicle that won't kill you


Finally, an electric vehicle that won't kill you
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-inT3 Motion, makers of the Segway-ish T3 electric stand-up vehicle and the oddly configured three-wheeled electric R3, has revealed its latest electric, the T3 Non-Lethal Response Vehicle (NLRV). Designed for law enforcement, T3 says the NLRV is especially suited handling for riots and violent protests. The T3 NLRV's supposed crowd control effectiveness is based on a threefold approach....

The Engadget Show is live tonight, with Intel, New York Comic Con, haunted house...

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 09:22 AM PDT

The Engadget Show is live tonight, with Intel, New York Comic Con, haunted houses and more!


The Engadget Show is live tonight, with Intel, New York Comic Con, haunted houses and more!
The Engadget Show! It's tonight! Live at 6PM ET! If you're in New York City, we've got a few extra tickets left over. If you'd like to attend, email jon dot turi at engadget dot com including your full name and confirmation that you can show up tonight. Do it quick enough and we'll save you a seat....

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Go Live In 22 New Countries

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 09:22 AM PDT

iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Go Live In 22 New Countries


iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Go Live In 22 New Countries
If you're one of the many Apple fanbois outside of the original seven countries in which Apple initially launched the iPhone 4S, I feel your pain. Though I placed my pre-order early, "complications" at AT&T have forced me to endure another 18-21 days and suffice it to say, I've turned a nice pukey shade of green with envy....

Georgia Tech spies on nearby keyboards with iPhone 4 accelerometer, creates spiP...

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Georgia Tech spies on nearby keyboards with iPhone 4 accelerometer, creates spiPhone


Georgia Tech spies on nearby keyboards with iPhone 4 accelerometer, creates spiPhone
Ever plopped your cellular down next to your laptop? According Georgia Tech researchers, that common scenario could let hackers record almost every sentence you type, all thanks to your smartphone's accelerometer. They've achieved the feat with an impressive 80 percent accuracy using an iPhone 4, and are dubbing the program they've developed, spiPhone....

GM's Car of the Future...Circa 1969

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 09:21 AM PDT

GM's Car of the Future...Circa 1969


GM's Car of the Future...Circa 1969
So this is the kind of car we should be driving today.