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Make Your Home Smell Like Chocolate

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:49 PM PST

Make Your Home Smell Like Chocolate


Make Your Home Smell Like Chocolate
Here are a few ideas to keep you constantly enveloped in a cocoa cocoon.

Corsair unveils Performance Pro Series SSDs, loads 'em with 6Gb/s Marvel control...

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:49 PM PST

Corsair unveils Performance Pro Series SSDs, loads 'em with 6Gb/s Marvel controllers


Corsair unveils Performance Pro Series SSDs, loads 'em with 6Gb/s Marvel controllers
SandForce-equipped SSDs are seemingly all the rage nowadays, but lest we forget that others, like Marvell, have some peppy controllers of their own. Step up Corsair, who's just announced its new Marvell-equipped line of SATA 3 Performance Pro Series 6Gb/s SSDs. These 2.5-inch storage slabs can achieve 515 MB/s read and 440 MB/s sequential write speeds, and sports a TRIM-like "built-in advanced background garbage collection," which company deems helpful for RAID...

Researchers begin work on Babbage Analytical Engine, hope to compute like it's 1837

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:04 PM PST

Researchers begin work on Babbage Analytical Engine, hope to compute like it's 1837


Researchers begin work on Babbage Analytical Engine, hope to compute like it's 1837
A fully-functional Babbage Difference Engine? That's been done and duplicated. But the even more ambitious Babbage Analytical Engine? That's another story completely. Devised by mathematician Charles Babbage in the 1830s, the Analytical Engine can be considered to be the first programmable computer -- or at least the first notion of one -- but Babbage's plans for it were never finished, and the device itself (which would fill a room) was never...

Leaked Photos Force Early Unveil of Cadillac XTS Sedan

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:04 PM PST

Leaked Photos Force Early Unveil of Cadillac XTS Sedan


Leaked Photos Force Early Unveil of Cadillac XTS Sedan
Full-size four-door revealed in all of its glory.

The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:03 PM PST

The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!


The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!
Last week's show went so well that we're doing it again. We've got Brian and Dana in studio in NYC and Darren beaming in via Skype. As for Tim? He's coming back next week. Or so he says. Chat along after the break.Continue reading The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!The Engadget Podcast is live tonight at 5PM!...

Bob Lutz: "I honestly think Tesla's going to make it."

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST

Bob Lutz: "I honestly think Tesla's going to make it."


Bob Lutz: "I honestly think Tesla's going to make it."
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Tesla Motors Back around 2006, GM's Bob Lutz was spurred to action by Tesla Motors. Unable to get The General to move forward on a plug-in car, he pointed to the California start-up as a reason to get the Chevy Volt project going. This is all made pretty clear in the "Revenge of the Electric Car" movie, which is opening in theaters nationwide this fall....

IOGEAR's Wireless 3D Digital Kit streams the third-dimension in 1080p, ships soo...

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST

IOGEAR's Wireless 3D Digital Kit streams the third-dimension in 1080p, ships soon for $380


IOGEAR's Wireless 3D Digital Kit streams the third-dimension in 1080p, ships soon for $380
It's like the company's CES-launched GW3DKIT, but with a dash of "HD," a spit shine and a realistic shipping date. IOGEAR's GW3DHDKIT has just been revealed to 3D-lovin' content watchers the world over, with the Wireless 3D Digital Kit consisting of a transmitter and receiver with connections that enable it to stream standard, HD or 3D resolution content from one or two HDMI-enabled devices....

Tritton's $50 Trigger headset now shipping, lets budget-minded FPS players keep...

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST

Tritton's $50 Trigger headset now shipping, lets budget-minded FPS players keep their wallets fat


Tritton's $50 Trigger headset now shipping, lets budget-minded FPS players keep their wallets fat
It's been about a month since MadCatz began shipping the first of its four Tritton and Xbox 360 co-branded headsets (the $80 Devastator), and today the company's announced that its $50 Trigger variant is now officially traversing mail routes. At a glance, its nearly identical to the Devastator, offering stereo sound via a wired connection, but that 30 dollar price decrease comes with a trimmed-down feature set -- there's no Selective...

Amazon Appstore for Android gets a Kindle Fire-inspired facelift

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST

Amazon Appstore for Android gets a Kindle Fire-inspired facelift


Amazon Appstore for Android gets a Kindle Fire-inspired facelift
The Kindle Fire itself may still be a week away from release, but users of other Android tablets and phones can now get a small taste of what's in store courtesy of version 2.0 of the Amazon Appstore. That update began rolling out late last night and, as you can see above, it brings with it a refreshed UI that moves the app more in line with the Kindle Fire's steely...

Digidrench whets our appetite for water-based Arduino adventures (video)

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST

Digidrench whets our appetite for water-based Arduino adventures (video)


Digidrench whets our appetite for water-based Arduino adventures (video)
Wondering what you get when you mix an Arduino kit with some food coloring and plenty of water? Well, the Digidrench team came up with the concept of developing a media controller that mimics the flow of water in and out of three separate containers. The pay-off? Seeing three of the team get coated in a brightly colored mess....

Comcast shifts some customers to IPv6, promises it won't hurt

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST

Comcast shifts some customers to IPv6, promises it won't hurt


Comcast shifts some customers to IPv6, promises it won't hurt
No sooner have you memorized the IP address of your media server and then your ISP has to go and mess it all up -- in this case, by adding a whole lot of extra digits. It's for a good cause, though: Comcast is launching its IPv6 pilot as part of a long and grueling global transition away from IPv4, whose 4.3 billion addresses are now severely depleted....

Mitsubishi rolls out new Mirage alongside Concept PX-MiEV II for Tokyo

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:50 AM PST

Mitsubishi rolls out new Mirage alongside Concept PX-MiEV II for Tokyo


Mitsubishi rolls out new Mirage alongside Concept PX-MiEV II for Tokyo
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Mitsubishi, Tokyo Motor Show With the Tokyo Motor Show coming up around the bend, Japan's automakers are preparing to roll out their best. And Mitsubishi isn't about to sit idly by. The Tri-Diamond automaker has two major world debuts planned for its home-market expo: one production vehicle and one concept....

Intel's Haswell detailed: three different GPUs, single-chip solution for ultrabooks

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:50 AM PST

Intel's Haswell detailed: three different GPUs, single-chip solution for ultrabooks


Intel's Haswell detailed: three different GPUs, single-chip solution for ultrabooks
The demo of the 22nm Haswell running on a tiny solar cell at IDF was impressive, but it didn't really give us any idea what shipping products might look like. Well, a few slides popped up over at Chiphell that give us a few more details about how the tock, to Ivy Bridge's tick, is shaping up....

Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 To Fix iOS 5 Battery Issues

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:06 AM PST

Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 To Fix iOS 5 Battery Issues


Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1 To Fix iOS 5 Battery Issues
Remember those frustrating iOS 5 battery issues? It looks like they're about to be a thing of the past, as Apple has just released an update to its iOS mobile operating system, iOS 5.0.1, designed to fix the problem. The software update includes a few of other tweaks, too, including bug fixes for document syncing via iCloud, the addition of multi-tasking gestures for iPad 1 and improved voice recognition for Australian users. After...

Nokia’s Crazy Bendy Kinetic Concept Blew Your Mind? Watch This!

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:06 AM PST

Nokia's Crazy Bendy Kinetic Concept Blew Your Mind? Watch This!


Nokia's Crazy Bendy Kinetic Concept Blew Your Mind? Watch This!
Nokia is totally ready for the future. They've already debuted a totally insane flexible kinetic interface concept, and now they've even drawn up an implementation for it: HumanForm. No, the phone doesn't look like a you-themed action figure, but rather has a tear drop shape (probably my biggest gripe about the concept)....

Verizon’s New LTE Promotion Meant To Benefit iPhone Users Too

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:06 AM PST

Verizon's New LTE Promotion Meant To Benefit iPhone Users Too


Verizon's New LTE Promotion Meant To Benefit iPhone Users Too
Verizon's new 4G data plan promotion sounds awfully generous, but CFO Fran Shammo said at an investors' conference yesterday that it's more than just a way to push 4G hardware during the holidays. The deal is also meant to reduce congestion on the company's 3G EV-DO network, so iPhone users will be able to enjoy a more consistent network experience. "We want the iPhone user to experience what every other Verizon Wireless...

IRL: Nikon D3S, iPod Classic and Klipsch's Image One headphones

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:06 AM PST

IRL: Nikon D3S, iPod Classic and Klipsch's Image One headphones


IRL: Nikon D3S, iPod Classic and Klipsch's Image One headphones
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. We almost don't want to talk about our tablets and phones this week, just because one or two show-stoppers here and there have made pretty much everything we own seem wholly inadequate....

Apple releases iOS 5.0.1, fixes bugs plaguing battery life and document syncing

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:06 AM PST

Apple releases iOS 5.0.1, fixes bugs plaguing battery life and document syncing


Apple releases iOS 5.0.1, fixes bugs plaguing battery life and document syncing
Get ready to fire up iTunes and plug in that iOS device, because Apple's just released iOS 5.0.1. The release notes are identical to the two beta releases, which include fixing bugs relating to battery life and document syncing, while also re-enabling app switching gestures that developers previously had access to on the original iPad....

Honey, at home: Phillips urban beehive shrinks your ecological footprint, increa...

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:06 AM PST

Honey, at home: Phillips urban beehive shrinks your ecological footprint, increases holes on belt


Honey, at home: Phillips urban beehive shrinks your ecological footprint, increases holes on belt
It's a first-world issue: running out of honey when we need just a little more to sweeten up that bowl of oatmeal or cup of coffee. What we need is a constant supply of the golden stuff, and Philips has thankfully come up with this urban beehive to provide precisely that....

Honda previews Small Sports EV and AC-X plug-in concepts for Tokyo

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:17 AM PST

Honda previews Small Sports EV and AC-X plug-in concepts for Tokyo


Honda previews Small Sports EV and AC-X plug-in concepts for Tokyo
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, On Two Wheels, Tokyo Motor Show, Holden Honda plans to take to the Tokyo Motor Show this December with the largest display of any automaker in attendance. The company will show off a range of production and concept vehicles, including a slew of motorcycles. The car side of the line will offer visitors the chance to get cozy with a new plug-in hybrid concept as well as an EV....

Assa Abloy developing NFC-enabled key cards for BlackBerry handsets, locked doors

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:17 AM PST

Assa Abloy developing NFC-enabled key cards for BlackBerry handsets, locked doors


Assa Abloy developing NFC-enabled key cards for BlackBerry handsets, locked doors
The BlackBerry of the future may just unlock new doors -- literally. This week, RIM inked a new partnership with Sweden's own Assa Abloy, the company behind those NFC-enabled door locks we've seen in recent years. In a statement released Tuesday, Assa Abloy said it was working with the handset manufacturer to develop similar key card technology for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930, as well as the BlackBerry Curve 9350...

Ericsson-sponsored 'On The Brink' mini-film puts connectivity in perspective

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:16 AM PST

Ericsson-sponsored 'On The Brink' mini-film puts connectivity in perspective


Ericsson-sponsored 'On The Brink' mini-film puts connectivity in perspective
Every so often, a film (or short) like this crops up. Be it from AT&T in 1993, or Microsoft every couple of years, there's just something amazing about dreaming of the future. This go 'round, we've got an Ericsson-sponsored piece dubbed "On The Brink," which touches on the past, present and presumed future of connectivity....

Ngmoco And TinyCo Partner To Bring TinyCo Games To Mobage

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST

Ngmoco And TinyCo Partner To Bring TinyCo Games To Mobage


Ngmoco And TinyCo Partner To Bring TinyCo Games To Mobage
Social games outfit ngmoco, now a DeNA-owned company, is partnering with indie mobile game developer TinyCo in order to bring TinyCo's games to Android and the Mobage social gaming platform. The first two titles to be ported over are Tiny Chef and Tiny Nightclub. Mobage, as you may remember, arrived in an English version on Android in summer 2011 following Toyoko-based DeNA's December's acquisition of ngmoco for $400 million....

World's smallest electric car redefines microscopic with one-molecule EV

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST

World's smallest electric car redefines microscopic with one-molecule EV


World's smallest electric car redefines microscopic with one-molecule EV
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., EV/Plug-in How about these stats for an all-electric car: Range: Six billionths of a meter. Seating: Zero (like not even close to anything more). Operating temperature: -266C (in a high vacuum). Size: One molecule long/wide/tall. Those are the figures for what we can safely say is the smallest electric "car" ever developed....

Any.DO Launches A Social To Do List App With $1 Million In Funding

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST

Any.DO Launches A Social To Do List App With $1 Million In Funding


Any.DO Launches A Social To Do List App With $1 Million In Funding
It's not often that an iPhone user gets jealous of an Android application, but that's definitely the case here with Any.DO, the gorgeous new social To Do list app for Android launching today. The app comes from the team behind Taskos, one of the most popular To Do list applications on the Android Market. More notably, Any.DO is backed by $1 million in angel funding from Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavours, Blumberg Capital, Genesis...

Will A LTE-Friendly Lumia 800 Hit U.S. Shores Next Year?

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST

Will A LTE-Friendly Lumia 800 Hit U.S. Shores Next Year?


Will A LTE-Friendly Lumia 800 Hit U.S. Shores Next Year?
The Lumia 800 may not have a gargantuan screen or a front-facing camera, but according to The Verge, the U.S.-bound version of Nokia's flagship Windows Phone may play nice with some of our LTE networks. It's a welcome surprise for domestic Nokia fans — when the Lumia series was first announced last month, Nokia slyly omitted any release details for the United States....

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 review

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 review


Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 review
What is the optimal size for a modern-day tablet? Is it 10 inches? Is it seven? Or, is it something smaller, like the economy-sized smartphone that is the Galaxy Note? We can't say for sure, but we surely can say that Samsung is as much in the dark as we are....

Nokia's Humanform concept phone, not shaped like us (video)

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST

Nokia's Humanform concept phone, not shaped like us (video)


Nokia's Humanform concept phone, not shaped like us (video)
We barely recovered from Nokia's futuristic concept buffet at Nokia World, but a new video has unearthed the deceptively named Humanform. Fortunately not shaped like a dolly, this teardrop device cooked up Nokia's in-house labs supposedly uses some as-yet unexplained nanotechnology, with a bendable transparent display and a fully touch sensitive casing....

Packard Bell trims the fat on PB oneTwo all-in-one desktop PC line

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 09:17 AM PST

Packard Bell trims the fat on PB oneTwo all-in-one desktop PC line


Packard Bell trims the fat on PB oneTwo all-in-one desktop PC line
Don't look now, UKers -- but you've got yet another option in the burgeoning world of all-in-one PCs. Thrilling, we know. Packard Bell has just issued the revamped PB oneTwo, an all-in-one PC line that may very well end up referred to as "PB 12" in your domicile. Nomenclature aside, this freshened up device is a full 65 percent slimmer than the one your mate purchased two years ago, giving you...

Appitalism: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place For Apps

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 08:19 AM PST

Appitalism: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place For Apps


Appitalism: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place For Apps
We're lucky here in the old U.S. of A. App stores are pretty much monolithic and aside from a few odd stragglers, there's really only one place to find apps for each of the platforms. However, what if your country does't support a certain app store or what if you want to send your friends to a certain app, knowing that they each have different phones?...