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- Switched On: Next for the nano
- Wine Glasses are Not Born Alike
- Average fuel economy up four months in a row
- Sony's latest PS Move Bundles let you go Medieval, get your groove on
- 2012 London Olympics Super Hi-Vision broadcast coming to select US, Japan, UK lo...
- Refresh Roundup: week of November 7, 2011
- How Google, eBay, And PayPal Are Gearing Up For A Very Mobile Holiday Shopping S...
- Lenovo IdeaPad U300s review
- Qualcomm aquires HaloIPT, announces London wireless charging trial
- Evolve Motorcycles shows off $50k Xenon lightcycle, Lithium electric streetbike
- Visual Spice creates a 7-foot tall papercraft Gundam, films the entire process a...
- PlayStation Vita gets a content management app, plays nice with PS3 and PC
- Ask Engadget: best rugged (but tiny) USB flash drive?
- Shanghai Science and Technology Commission proposes 100 'innovation houses' for...
- Galaxy Note hooks up with O2, brings the hybridized goods to British hands
| Switched On: Next for the nano Posted: 13 Nov 2011 02:29 PM PST Switched On: Next for the nano  Switched On: Next for the nano Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. For all the grousing about the minimal changes from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S, Apple's fastest smartphone incorporates sweeping shifts compared to what the company did with its iPod line. From keeping the waning iPod classic in the lineup to leaving the still-potent iPod touch untouched save for a blanching and price reduction, the venerable digital media player... |
| Wine Glasses are Not Born Alike Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:46 PM PST Wine Glasses are Not Born Alike Wine Glasses are Not Born Alike Just as there are a lot of variables that go into a good wine, so too are there in choosing a wine glass. Size, shape, material and thickness of the glass are all considerations in picking the right glass. |
| Average fuel economy up four months in a row Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST Average fuel economy up four months in a row  Average fuel economy up four months in a row Filed under: MPG According to the data collected by TrueCar.com, the miles per gallon average for all vehicles sold in October 2011 is expected to be 22.2. That may not sound like much when compared to the kind of numbers that are tossed around when talking about hybrids, newer diesels or even the latest generation of efficient small sedans, but it's a small step in the right direction from the 21.5 mpg... |
| Sony's latest PS Move Bundles let you go Medieval, get your groove on Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST Sony's latest PS Move Bundles let you go Medieval, get your groove on  Sony's latest PS Move Bundles let you go Medieval, get your groove on Good ol' gaming bundles can be enticing when you're on the prowl for a new console or accessory set, and we have to admit, we'd be excited to lay some motion-controlled moves down with Sony's latest PlayStation offerings. Back at E3, we had a chance to slice enemies with virtual swords in Medieval Heros: Deadmunds Quest, thanks to the PS Move's 1:1 tracking abilities.... |
| 2012 London Olympics Super Hi-Vision broadcast coming to select US, Japan, UK lo... Posted: 13 Nov 2011 10:52 AM PST 2012 London Olympics Super Hi-Vision broadcast coming to select US, Japan, UK locations  2012 London Olympics Super Hi-Vision broadcast coming to select US, Japan, UK locations While Super Hi-Vision isn't expected to bring its 7,680 x 4,320 resolution (16x more detail than your 1080p display, for those keeping count) home for several years, the NHK and BBC have confirmed it will be available for public screenings next year during the 2012 London Olympics. Screening dates have been arranged for three countries (Japan, UK, and US), and it appears domestic viewers will want to plan on visiting the... |
| Refresh Roundup: week of November 7, 2011 Posted: 13 Nov 2011 09:23 AM PST Refresh Roundup: week of November 7, 2011  Refresh Roundup: week of November 7, 2011 Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix.... |
| How Google, eBay, And PayPal Are Gearing Up For A Very Mobile Holiday Shopping S... Posted: 13 Nov 2011 07:55 AM PST How Google, eBay, And PayPal Are Gearing Up For A Very Mobile Holiday Shopping Season  How Google, eBay, And PayPal Are Gearing Up For A Very Mobile Holiday Shopping Season Online holiday shopping reached record levels in 2010. And e-commerce spending is up this year. All signs point to consumers spending even more online this holiday season. I sat down with executives from Google, eBay, PayPal and ShopKick to discuss the trends that are expected to emerge in the e-commerce space over the next few months.... |
| Posted: 13 Nov 2011 07:11 AM PST Lenovo IdeaPad U300s review  Lenovo IdeaPad U300s review Review enough Ultrabooks and you'll start to wrestle with this idea of value. We've seen cheap ones that don't perform well and expensive ones that do. Things get really dicey when you throw in machines that cost a bit less, look good and perform well, but are nonetheless flawed in some key way -- like having a sticky keyboard or a trackpad with a mind of its own. For more than a... |
| Qualcomm aquires HaloIPT, announces London wireless charging trial Posted: 13 Nov 2011 06:26 AM PST Qualcomm aquires HaloIPT, announces London wireless charging trial  Qualcomm aquires HaloIPT, announces London wireless charging trial Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, UK Over the past year and a half, HaloIPT has been working hard at moving inductive power transfer - a wireless charging technology - from the labs at the University of Auckland where it was developed into actual vehicles, such as the Rolls Royce 102 EX.... |
| Evolve Motorcycles shows off $50k Xenon lightcycle, Lithium electric streetbike Posted: 13 Nov 2011 04:13 AM PST Evolve Motorcycles shows off $50k Xenon lightcycle, Lithium electric streetbike  Evolve Motorcycles shows off $50k Xenon lightcycle, Lithium electric streetbike This year's Milan International Motorcycle Show is definitely featuring a healthy assortment of battery-powered two wheeled machines, and now Evolve Motorcycles has two more plug-in designs to add to the list. First up is its Xenon, aka the Tron Lightcycle replica, which is a real bike that you can purchase 32-inch hubless rims, OLED light tape and all for $50,000.... |
| Visual Spice creates a 7-foot tall papercraft Gundam, films the entire process a... Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:18 AM PST Visual Spice creates a 7-foot tall papercraft Gundam, films the entire process as a timelapse (video)  Visual Spice creates a 7-foot tall papercraft Gundam, films the entire process as a timelapse (video) Believe it or not, the massive seven-foot Gundam you're looking at was mostly constructed out of paper -- 720 sheets, to be exact. The papercraft artist behind the model, Taros Lesko (aka Visual Spicer), began creating it nearly a year ago, and estimates that it took him about 350 hours and four to five months to complete.... |
| PlayStation Vita gets a content management app, plays nice with PS3 and PC Posted: 12 Nov 2011 10:24 PM PST PlayStation Vita gets a content management app, plays nice with PS3 and PC  PlayStation Vita gets a content management app, plays nice with PS3 and PC Worried your PlayStation Vita is going to be so full of repurchased PSP content that you won't be be able to store it all? Yeah, neither are we -- but if you want another place to keep your Vita's picture, video, music and game content, Sony says your PC and PS3 will do nicely.... |
| Ask Engadget: best rugged (but tiny) USB flash drive? Posted: 12 Nov 2011 08:15 PM PST Ask Engadget: best rugged (but tiny) USB flash drive?  Ask Engadget: best rugged (but tiny) USB flash drive? We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Chris, who seems to be looking for the world's toughest (and smallest) USB flash drive. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I'm looking for a... |
| Shanghai Science and Technology Commission proposes 100 'innovation houses' for... Posted: 12 Nov 2011 06:07 PM PST Shanghai Science and Technology Commission proposes 100 'innovation houses' for DIYers  Shanghai Science and Technology Commission proposes 100 'innovation houses' for DIYers Here we call them hackerspaces and generally they're sustained through the contributions of paying members. The Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality has decided to go with the more esoteric "innovation house" and is expecting support from the government, but the concept is the same -- a pubic place where those with an idea can go and make it a reality.... |
| Galaxy Note hooks up with O2, brings the hybridized goods to British hands Posted: 12 Nov 2011 03:57 PM PST Galaxy Note hooks up with O2, brings the hybridized goods to British hands  Galaxy Note hooks up with O2, brings the hybridized goods to British hands Sammy's already released its massive mobile in-betweener to the UK, but so far the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note's failed to catch on with the country's carriers. Well, the winds of wireless change are sweeping in and O2 looks to be the spot for your subsidized needs. There's not much more than a November mention and the promise of it "Coming soon" on the operator's landing page.... |
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