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NHTSA releases Chevy Volt fire investigation details

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:40 PM PST

NHTSA releases Chevy Volt fire investigation details


NHTSA releases Chevy Volt fire investigation details
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a statement on its investigation into a Chevrolet Volt fire that occurred at the organization's facilities. NHTSA had done a side-impact test on a Volt then parked it outside, and three weeks later Chevy's plug-in hybrid caught fire....

Hack your monitor and 3D glasses, ensure ultimate privacy

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:40 PM PST

Hack your monitor and 3D glasses, ensure ultimate privacy


Hack your monitor and 3D glasses, ensure ultimate privacy
You've always wanted a bit more privacy with your monitor (porn jokes notwithstanding) and if you're willing to tear apart a spare LCD monitor and a pair of 3D theater glasses (thanks, Dreamworks and Pixar!), you'll get it. In lieu of a thicker tinfoil hat, Instructables' dimovi suggests removing the LCD's frame, cutting out its polarized film with a utility knife before removing the screen's film adhesive with a combination of...

Fnatic pro gaming team gets limited edition headset and mouse from SteelSeries

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:19 AM PST

Fnatic pro gaming team gets limited edition headset and mouse from SteelSeries


Fnatic pro gaming team gets limited edition headset and mouse from SteelSeries
As you may well be aware, professional gamers have been getting more and more pro over the years, even including the sort of product endorsements you'd expect from professional athletes. Case in point: this new limited edition headset and mouse pair from SteelSeries, which each sport the colors and logo of Team Fnatic....

NASA's Curiosity rover is on its way to Mars (video)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:32 AM PST

NASA's Curiosity rover is on its way to Mars (video)


NASA's Curiosity rover is on its way to Mars (video)
It's been described by the scientist in charge as "the most complex mission that has ever been undertaken to the surface of another planet," and NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft is now well on its way to Mars. An Atlas V rocket carrying the Curiosity rover launched from Cape Canaveral this morning, and a successful separation of the craft occurred in space shortly thereafter, kicking off a journey to Mars that's...

Mazda's i-ELOOP does regenerative braking with capacitors instead of batteries

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:56 AM PST

Mazda's i-ELOOP does regenerative braking with capacitors instead of batteries


Mazda's i-ELOOP does regenerative braking with capacitors instead of batteries
Mazda has decided there's simply no reason why hybrid cars and EVs should have all of the regenerative braking fun. Its new system, called i-ELOOP, is aimed at traditional internal combustion vehicles. But, rather than rely on batteries, the company turned to capacitors which can be charged and discharged in just seconds....

Mobile Miscellany: week of November 21, 2011

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 07:21 AM PST

Mobile Miscellany: week of November 21, 2011


Mobile Miscellany: week of November 21, 2011
This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here's some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of November 21, 2011: Bell Canada is getting a couple new LG devices: the entry-level LG Eclypse, coming December 2nd, is a QWERTY device with Gingerbread [PocketNow], and the high-end LG Optimus LTE,...

One Bowl, Little Clean Up: Let Them Bake Cake

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 05:46 AM PST

One Bowl, Little Clean Up: Let Them Bake Cake


One Bowl, Little Clean Up: Let Them Bake Cake
If 50s singer Gracie Fields knew how complicated cake recipes were going to be she'd have changed her classic, "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake" to "Oh, No, I Wouldn't."

Fisker says Karma will meet 15,000 production target for 2012

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 05:46 AM PST

Fisker says Karma will meet 15,000 production target for 2012


Fisker says Karma will meet 15,000 production target for 2012
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Fisker A raft of production delays slowed the arrival of the first Fisker Karma. Though the initial round of vehicles were finally delivered, the delays mean that Fisker will only ship 1,500 of the four door plug-in hybrids in 2011, well short of the original target of 7,000. There has been an effort to turn Fisker into a scandal and these lower production numbers are enough to fan the flames....

CompuLab Fit-PC3 comes in many flavors of AMD, starting at $328

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 05:46 AM PST

CompuLab Fit-PC3 comes in many flavors of AMD, starting at $328


CompuLab Fit-PC3 comes in many flavors of AMD, starting at $328
The march of the mini PCs continues, this time with a pumped-up little number from CompuLab. We've already reported on the Fit-PC3, which forgoes the Atom and Tegra 2 of previous models in favor of AMD's APUs, but it's only now that full pricing has been divulged. You're looking at $328 for the cheapest barebones nettop, which includes the fan-less case, motherboard and a 1GHz single-core processor with integrated Radeon HD...

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE arrives in Japan, NTT DoCoMo offers up its first course...

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 03:25 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE arrives in Japan, NTT DoCoMo offers up its first course of 4G phones


Samsung Galaxy S II LTE arrives in Japan, NTT DoCoMo offers up its first course of 4G phones
Japan has got it's first taste of an LTE smartphone, and this one's Galaxy-flavored. Oh yes, Samsung's Galaxy S II LTE has made an appearance on NTT DoCoMo, running on the Japanese carrier's next-generation Xi network and promising top download speeds of around 37.5Mbps. The latest member to the carrier's top-drawer Next series will set you back around $260 (¥20,000) on a two-year contract....

Mouse Computer's LuvBook S heals emotional scars, one Hello Kitty at a time

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 01:02 AM PST

Mouse Computer's LuvBook S heals emotional scars, one Hello Kitty at a time


Mouse Computer's LuvBook S heals emotional scars, one Hello Kitty at a time
What the world needs now is just one thing, and that thing is a bejeweled Hello Kitty laptop. Fortunately, Japan's Mouse Computer is well aware of this, which is why it's unleashed the LuvBook S, pictured above. Designed in collaboration with Sanrio and Swarovski, this masterpiece is powered by a 2.2 GHz Intel Core i3-2330M processor and boasts an 11.6-inch, 1,366 x 768 display....

RIM's giving away PlayBooks to enterprise customers, might start begging soon

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 11:29 PM PST

RIM's giving away PlayBooks to enterprise customers, might start begging soon


RIM's giving away PlayBooks to enterprise customers, might start begging soon
It slashed prices, promised the moon on a stick for next year's OS upgrade and now Research in Motion has resorted to just giving the beleaguered BlackBerry PlayBook away. Purchase a copy of BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5 between now and the end of the year and you'll bag a free 16GB tablet....

Screen Grabs: Covert Affairs exposes secret Rogers service in Washington DC

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:56 PM PST

Screen Grabs: Covert Affairs exposes secret Rogers service in Washington DC


Screen Grabs: Covert Affairs exposes secret Rogers service in Washington DC
Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com. Fans of USA's Covert Affairs know that Annie Walker's stomping ground is Washington DC, where she pretends to be a buyer for the Smithsonian....

PSA: Nokia reiterates Drive isn't coming to Windows Phone Marketplace

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 08:25 PM PST

PSA: Nokia reiterates Drive isn't coming to Windows Phone Marketplace


PSA: Nokia reiterates Drive isn't coming to Windows Phone Marketplace
There seems to be a bit of confusion about Nokia Drive's future in the Windows Phone Marketplace. News of its impending arrival -- for a price -- was originally tweeted by a third-party and then re-tweeted by Nokia India. Sadly, we're told this was all just a mistake. We originally reached out to Espoo's finest to confirm the story, and well, we met a giant brick wall in the process....

Arduino hacker conjures NES and Etch-a-sketch wonderment (video)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 07:38 PM PST

Arduino hacker conjures NES and Etch-a-sketch wonderment (video)


Arduino hacker conjures NES and Etch-a-sketch wonderment (video)
You never know when that creative spark will ignite in your brain and compel you to sketch out some ideas. But when that genius moment finally arrives, you might consider grabbing your original Nintendo controller, quickly wiring it up to an Arduino board, connecting that to some motors and then using those to drive the dials on an Etch-a-Sketch....

New Post-Accident Chevy Volt Engine Fires Prompt Investigation

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 06:04 PM PST

New Post-Accident Chevy Volt Engine Fires Prompt Investigation


New Post-Accident Chevy Volt Engine Fires Prompt Investigation
New fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt have prompted an investigation to assess the risk of fire in the electric car after a serious crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.

Cambridge researchers translate graphene into printable circuitry material, brin...

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 06:04 PM PST

Cambridge researchers translate graphene into printable circuitry material, bring basic 'Skynet' factory to you


Cambridge researchers translate graphene into printable circuitry material, bring basic 'Skynet' factory to you
Yes, graphene is amazing and possesses many useful / otherworldly properties. The ability to use graphene itself to print flexible, transparent thin-film transistors via an inkjet printer is just another one of them. Over at the University of Cambridge, researchers have discovered that it's possible to print standard CMOS transistors using a graphene component....

Visualized: Steve Jobs and his patents, as showcased by the USPTO

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 05:19 PM PST

Visualized: Steve Jobs and his patents, as showcased by the USPTO


Visualized: Steve Jobs and his patents, as showcased by the USPTO
The United States Patent and Trademark Office put together something special this month for a new exhibit honoring Steve Jobs and the influence he's had. The row of iPhone-like monoliths you see above is now in the atrium of the agency's offices in Alexandria, Virginia (also home to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum), and they're being used to display the more than 300 patents that have Steve Jobs'...

Microsoft: “Microsoft Has Had [Voice Control] In Windows Phones For A Year”

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 04:32 PM PST

Microsoft: "Microsoft Has Had [Voice Control] In Windows Phones For A Year"


Microsoft: "Microsoft Has Had [Voice Control] In Windows Phones For A Year"
In a charming interview with Forbes Magazine, Microsoft's Craig Mundie discussed future products at Microsot, including the success and plans for the Kinect as well as their mesa para computación, the Surface. Most important to certain folks who like computers by Apple were his comments on Siri. Basically, he said Windows Phone has had voice control – namely simple commands like "text Mom" and Bing searches – for a year now....

Cricket unveils ZTE Chorus, its third Muve Music smartphone

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 04:32 PM PST

Cricket unveils ZTE Chorus, its third Muve Music smartphone


Cricket unveils ZTE Chorus, its third Muve Music smartphone
We're not saying much, but a little bird told us about this travesty months and months ago. Now, it seems that Cricket is ready to act on its plans, and well, here's the ZTE Chorus. It's certainly a handsome device, but sadly, there's not a whole lot going on underneath the hood....

Crapgadget: BFF Gemz dilute the notion of a best friend (video)

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 03:43 PM PST

Crapgadget: BFF Gemz dilute the notion of a best friend (video)


Crapgadget: BFF Gemz dilute the notion of a best friend (video)
If you want a charm that hangs 'round your neck and glows whenever your friend Missy tells you she loves Justin Bieber, then eMotion Inc has the gadget for you. The BFF Gemz sends pre-written coded messages to pals up to 450 feet away, which they can access the next time they're at a computer....