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Nook Tablet gets rooted, bootloader stays under lock and key

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PST

Nook Tablet gets rooted, bootloader stays under lock and key


Nook Tablet gets rooted, bootloader stays under lock and key
Jealous of that root-ready Kindle Fire, but not ready to trudge through the Amazon to get it? Don't worry, you can stay huddled up with your Nook Tablet and get all the device rooting you want -- with a few caveats. Although the good folks on the XDA Forums haven't unlocked the slab's bootloader just yet, they've managed to root the tablet all the same....

Switched On: Between a Nook and a hard place

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 02:47 PM PST

Switched On: Between a Nook and a hard place


Switched On: Between a Nook and a hard place
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. In the 1988 comedy Coming to America, a blatant McDonald's rip-off named McDowell's draws the legal ire of the empire built by Ray Kroc. In explaining his pathetic defense that includes noting that McDowell's uses golden arcs instead of golden arches, the eatery's manager notes that while both the Big Mac and his Big Mick both include the 1970s jingle-immortalized...

Walmart selling Limited Edition Blue Wii for $99.96 on Black Friday

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PST

Walmart selling Limited Edition Blue Wii for $99.96 on Black Friday


Walmart selling Limited Edition Blue Wii for $99.96 on Black Friday
No, you aren't "losing" that thing up top -- Walmart will indeed be bringing those limited edition blue Wiis to the US of A starting this Thursday, and better still, it'll be hawking 'em for just $99.96 apiece. If you'll recall, the powder blue variants of Nintendo's newest home console were previously reserved for other sections of the globe, but a new spot that just aired on CBS' broadcast of the...

Carlos Ghosn says making Nissan Leaf cheaper is his top priority

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 01:17 PM PST

Carlos Ghosn says making Nissan Leaf cheaper is his top priority


Carlos Ghosn says making Nissan Leaf cheaper is his top priority
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Nissan After the devastating earthquake in Japan earlier this year, what was at the top of Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn's list of things to do? Make sure production of the all-electric Leaf got back on track. This important point was revealed in an article in the New York Times about Ghosn's recent talk in New York about the five big crises that recently caused various amounts of trouble for...

Nokia's latest EDoF camera demonstrates improvement with macro shots

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 01:17 PM PST

Nokia's latest EDoF camera demonstrates improvement with macro shots


Nokia's latest EDoF camera demonstrates improvement with macro shots
Nokia's second generation Extended Depth of Field (EDoF) camera was recently put through the wringer by the folks at All About Symbian, and for a technology that traditionally fails at macro shots, we're happy to see that the engineers in Espoo have made dramatic advances with this second go-around. Using the same lens and sensor as before, we're told the improvements come from a refined image processor alone....

TouchPad Microwave Hack Finds Videos That End Right When The Popcorn Is Ready

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 12:31 PM PST

TouchPad Microwave Hack Finds Videos That End Right When The Popcorn Is Ready


TouchPad Microwave Hack Finds Videos That End Right When The Popcorn Is Ready
Your better half is off doing things more important than making you food. Looks like it's leftovers night! You stick the grub in the microwave, punch in the time, hit start… and you're bored. A minute and thirty seconds?! To heat CHICKEN!? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH ALL OF THIS TIME. Meet the μWave, the most clever mish-mash of a hack I've seen in ages....

Gogo announces agreement with Air China, will begin live trials in early 2012

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 11:00 AM PST

Gogo announces agreement with Air China, will begin live trials in early 2012


Gogo announces agreement with Air China, will begin live trials in early 2012
Your somewhat boring flights between cities in China are about to get a little less boring. Wireless in-air entertainment outfit Gogo has announced that the company has reached an agreement to provide a trial of its service on Air China flights. The first live trial on a commercial flight was conducted on November 15 on a Boeing 737 en-route from Beijing to Chengdu and live trials are expected to continue through...

Food Inspires Fashion

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 11:00 AM PST

Food Inspires Fashion


Food Inspires Fashion
If the mood strikes, you can literally have your pants and eat them too, as designers are increasingly making clothing and accessories out of real food, or at least what looks like real food.

PlayStation Home lets friends watch free movies together now, UStream and radio...

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 10:15 AM PST

PlayStation Home lets friends watch free movies together now, UStream and radio next month


PlayStation Home lets friends watch free movies together now, UStream and radio next month
Sony's recently redesigned PlayStation Home project has always been about bringing online social experiences to the PS3 that mirror their real-world counterparts: hanging out in your apartment with friends, window shopping at the mall, Quincying. Now it can add one more notch to its virtual world experience belt by offering the ability to view full length movies for free, streamed by Sony's Crackle network....

Refresh Roundup: week of November 14, 2011

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 07:58 AM PST

Refresh Roundup: week of November 14, 2011


Refresh Roundup: week of November 14, 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....

Mitsubishi i tops 2012 EPA Fuel Economy Guide

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 06:26 AM PST

Mitsubishi i tops 2012 EPA Fuel Economy Guide


Mitsubishi i tops 2012 EPA Fuel Economy Guide
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Mitsubishi, USA What's the most fuel-efficient vehicle sold in the United States? Well, for 2012 it's the Mitsubishi i, at least according to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. The two federal agencies have combined to issue the latest edition of their Fuel Economy Guide, and Mitsubishi's subcompact electric leads all vehicles with a combined rating of 112 miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent....

Review: The Samsung Captivate Glide For AT&T

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 05:41 AM PST

Review: The Samsung Captivate Glide For AT&T


Review: The Samsung Captivate Glide For AT&T
Short Version Keyboard-loving Android fans historically haven't had much luck with AT&T's lineup — a quick look at their wares reveals only a handful of options, none of which are terribly impressive. The Captivate Glide is AT&T's most recent attempt at marrying a full QWERTY keyboard and a competitive spec sheet, but will it find an audience outside of hardcore messagers?...

Lumia heads all the way to China in spring 2012, Nokia to fill the hole in their...

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 05:41 AM PST

Lumia heads all the way to China in spring 2012, Nokia to fill the hole in their hearts


Lumia heads all the way to China in spring 2012, Nokia to fill the hole in their hearts
Statesiders aren't the only ones waiting on the Lumia line to launch. You can add China to the list of countries beholden to Espoo's "coming soon" promise. According to a report in Chinese magazine Global Entrepreneur, an unnamed Nokia exec has pinned down a release for the company's flagship WP 7 handsets, stating they'd likely hit sometime in April of 2012....

Samsung's modified Galaxy Tab 10.1N for Germany gets examined

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:55 AM PST

Samsung's modified Galaxy Tab 10.1N for Germany gets examined


Samsung's modified Galaxy Tab 10.1N for Germany gets examined
As you may recall from earlier this week, Samsung has started selling a slightly modified version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Germany to satisfy a recent court ruling, which deemed the original model a little too Apple-like in some respects. Just how modified is the new 10.1N model?...

Turn your Kinect hack into a startup with Microsoft's Accelerator program

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 02:38 AM PST

Turn your Kinect hack into a startup with Microsoft's Accelerator program


Turn your Kinect hack into a startup with Microsoft's Accelerator program
Wanna turn your Kinect hack into, um, money? Microsoft can help you out, now that it's teamed up with TechStars to launch the Kinect Accelerator -- a program designed to turn Kinect-based ideas into real world startups. To participate, innovators must first apply to the Accelerator before the January 25th deadline....

Is this Nikon's D800 DSLR?

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 01:53 AM PST

Is this Nikon's D800 DSLR?


Is this Nikon's D800 DSLR?
Grab the salt shaker folks -- if Nikon Rumors is to be believed, what you're gazing at is Nikon's hotly rumored D800 DSLR. The camera is reportedly packing goodies like a massive 36 megapixel sensor capable of 7360 × 4912 resolution, and an ISO range of 100 to 6400 that's pushable to 25,600....

Tiny Tower breaks ground on Android

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:38 PM PST

Tiny Tower breaks ground on Android


Tiny Tower breaks ground on Android
Android takes another step closer to iOS's arguably superior gaming offering, adopting cult low-fi sim Tiny Tower. Froyo is the minimum requirement for the game run, but given the very dominant status of Android 2.0 and up, most won't find it an issue. This management sim lets you create a mix of businesses and attractions to draw Bitizens (the pixelated chaps you see above) to come live, work and play in...

Apple patent application aims to keep iPhones shatter-proof with shock mounted g...

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 09:24 PM PST

Apple patent application aims to keep iPhones shatter-proof with shock mounted glass


Apple patent application aims to keep iPhones shatter-proof with shock mounted glass
From 'smart' pens to a smarter Siri, Apple's always attempting to find new ways to improve the iPhone, and the company's latest patent application wants to keep its crack-prone glass blemish free. Aptly named a "shock mounting cover glass in consumer electronic devices," the invention claims a tunable shock mount sandwiched between the phone's glass and other hardware....

Android.com easter egg has the robot doing the moonwalk (video)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 08:40 PM PST

Android.com easter egg has the robot doing the moonwalk (video)


Android.com easter egg has the robot doing the moonwalk (video)
It's Easter in November! At least over at Android.com. The website's latest refresh brought us a whole lot of Ice Cream Sandwich, but the real treat's a bit of a hidden gem. Google's new site's packing an easter egg in the lower-left hand corner that has the little green robot doing the moonwalk, waving hello and juggling among other things....

Ask Engadget: best DIY wireless home security (and fire) system?

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:11 PM PST

Ask Engadget: best DIY wireless home security (and fire) system?


Ask Engadget: best DIY wireless home security (and fire) system?
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 Roger, who is just about tired of hearing "ADT." If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I'm moving into a new place, and I need a...

3D-printed tail hooks up with Arduino, wags the dog (video)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 05:41 PM PST

3D-printed tail hooks up with Arduino, wags the dog (video)


3D-printed tail hooks up with Arduino, wags the dog (video)
In the year 3000, surgeons should be able to graft animal body parts onto our willing flesh. But, let's be real, aside from a reanimated Walt Disney (ok, not really), most of us won't live to see that scifi horror-filled day. Filling in, for the time being, is a nifty Arduino hack from the mind of one Artharis that breathes erratic life into a 3D printed tail....

Engadget Mobile Podcast 113 - 11.19.2011

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 05:41 PM PST

Engadget Mobile Podcast 113 - 11.19.2011


Engadget Mobile Podcast 113 - 11.19.2011
Everyonce in a while, a phone so huge, so spectacular, so...galactic comes along that it eclipses all other news, distracting podcast hosts to the point of almost-no-return. The Galaxy Nexus did that for Myriam this week, and luckily Brad and Joseph had an extra pair of hands to bring her back from the fold: Aaron Baker of phonedog.com....

Hybrid Cars Safer in Crashes, Insurer's Study Finds

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:55 PM PST

Hybrid Cars Safer in Crashes, Insurer's Study Finds


Hybrid Cars Safer in Crashes, Insurer's Study Finds
Hybrid vehicles are 25 percent safer for their occupants than conventional fuel models but are more hazardous for pedestrians, according to a study from an insurance institute released on Thursday.

Say hello to the iShred, snowboarders' tribute to Steve Jobs (video)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 04:55 PM PST

Say hello to the iShred, snowboarders' tribute to Steve Jobs (video)


Say hello to the iShred, snowboarders' tribute to Steve Jobs (video)
Every third Thursday, the team at California based Signal Snowboards like to spice things up some and make something a little more outside the box. This time around the team decided on creating a fitting tribute to Steve Jobs -- a custom ride complete with built-in iPad -- and thus the iShred was born....

Freescale Home Health Hub wants to usher in the era of connected medical devices

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 03:26 PM PST

Freescale Home Health Hub wants to usher in the era of connected medical devices


Freescale Home Health Hub wants to usher in the era of connected medical devices
Freescale has its little silicon hands in all sorts of things: e-readers, smartphones, tablets, even refrigerators. Now the manufacturer is looking to make a dent in the healthcare industry with a connected platform called Home Health Hub (HHH). The i.MX28-based HHH isn't an actual product, but a reference platform for others to build on....

Pump Rebels calendar adds 12 sexy ladies to green cars

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 02:41 PM PST

Pump Rebels calendar adds 12 sexy ladies to green cars


Pump Rebels calendar adds 12 sexy ladies to green cars
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Green Culture Ready for green cars to go really mainstream? Like objectifying women mainstream? Then we have just the calendar for you: Pump Rebels. The 2012 calendar is now on sale for $14.99 from Amazon or directly from the producers, who will apparently send a dollar from every calendar sold to the Blue Green Alliance, a "non-profit dedicated to expanding the green economy, jobs, alternative energy, and mass transit."...

How-to: use Google Music from anywhere (yes, outside of the United States)

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 02:41 PM PST

How-to: use Google Music from anywhere (yes, outside of the United States)


How-to: use Google Music from anywhere (yes, outside of the United States)
Now that Google Music has finally clawed its way out of the realm of beta-ware, anybody in the US can sign up to play without an invitation. Of course, that leaves many folks out of the equation, so we thought it a good time to point out at least one other route to let you get involved in the service, no matter where you live....