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Toyota starts taking Prius Plug-In orders in Japan

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:11 PM PST

Toyota starts taking Prius Plug-In orders in Japan


Toyota starts taking Prius Plug-In orders in Japan
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota, Japan Back on Earth Day, Toyota opened up its U.S. reservation books for the Prius Plug-in Hybrid. Even though the first examples of the Prius Plug-In - which starts at $32,000 - will be available in select U.S. markets in the spring, the car won't be obtainable nationwide until early 2013....

Crapgadget: 'you really shouldn't have' edition

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:11 PM PST

Crapgadget: 'you really shouldn't have' edition


Crapgadget: 'you really shouldn't have' edition
Looking for a great gift for someone you love? Look no further than our extensive Holiday Gift Guides. Looking for a gift for someone for whom you harbor a strong sense of indifference or vague dislike? We've got your back with this installment of Crapgadget, featuring a security-enabled fanny pack, some suction cup speakers and a bedazzled bird. Read - Here's one way to assure that your iPhone 4 never gets stolen:...

Vuzix Tac-Eye LT offers a clip on HUD for rugged, wannabe cyborgs

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:11 PM PST

Vuzix Tac-Eye LT offers a clip on HUD for rugged, wannabe cyborgs


Vuzix Tac-Eye LT offers a clip on HUD for rugged, wannabe cyborgs
Does a pair of screens placed over your eyes seem like overkill? Well, AR enthusiasts, Vuzix has heard your calls and has introduced the Tac-Eye LT -- a transparent monocular AMOLED display that only puts info in front of one of your peepers. Unlike some of the company's other head-mounted displays, the Tac-Eye isn't aimed at personal entertainment....

Apple puts Galaxy Tab 10.1N on the chopping block, asks German court for prelimi...

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:11 PM PST

Apple puts Galaxy Tab 10.1N on the chopping block, asks German court for preliminary injunction


Apple puts Galaxy Tab 10.1N on the chopping block, asks German court for preliminary injunction
It wasn't long ago that Samsung modified its Galaxy Tab 10.1 to get it back on the German market, and it didn't take long for Apple to respond. Apparently, Cupertino didn't take kindly to Sammy's sneaky workaround, and has filed for an injunction to stop the 10.1N from showing up on store shelves in Germany....

Time Warner Cable's tablet app available for Android, live TV streaming still iP...

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:11 PM PST

Time Warner Cable's tablet app available for Android, live TV streaming still iPad only


Time Warner Cable's tablet app available for Android, live TV streaming still iPad only
As promised, a Honeycomb compatible version of Time Warner Cable's tablet app has arrived before the return of the NBA. Dubbed TWC TV in its Android iteration, v1.0 includes an integrated guide, the ability to act as a remote control, search TV listings, and schedule DVR recordings. So far it's only promised to operate on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Xoom tablets, but the notes indicate it should scale to whatever...

Market For Mobile Health Apps Projected To Quadruple To $400 Million By 2016

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST

Market For Mobile Health Apps Projected To Quadruple To $400 Million By 2016


Market For Mobile Health Apps Projected To Quadruple To $400 Million By 2016
The latest healthtech research shows that the forecast is looking good for mobile health solutions, especially for those companies buying into mobile apps. ABI Research recently released a report which predicts that the sports and health mobile app market is on pace to hit $400 million in revenues by 2016....

GM Builds 100 Millionth Small Block Engine

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST

GM Builds 100 Millionth Small Block Engine


GM Builds 100 Millionth Small Block Engine
Yea, you could've had a V8. A whole lot of them.

Kindle Fire gets first taste of CM7, needs work on its hand-eye coordination

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST

Kindle Fire gets first taste of CM7, needs work on its hand-eye coordination


Kindle Fire gets first taste of CM7, needs work on its hand-eye coordination
Well, with source code and root firmly in hand, it was only a matter of time before someone got a custom ROM up and running on the Fire. Of course, the first contestant for your hacked Kindle dollar is the reliable, and damn-near ubiquitous CM7. XDA Developers Forum member JackpotClavin posted a pair of images showing the Gingerbread-based ROM booted up on his 7-inch Amazon tablet....

Recipe: Butternut Squash Lasagna With Sage, Onions and Parmesan Cheese

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST

Recipe: Butternut Squash Lasagna With Sage, Onions and Parmesan Cheese


Recipe: Butternut Squash Lasagna With Sage, Onions and Parmesan Cheese
Still trying to figure out what to do with that bountiful harvest of butternut squash?  You roasted it, mashed it and did the soup already (maybe a few too many times).  Why not try it in lasagna?

Charles Walton, father of RFID technology, dies at 89

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST

Charles Walton, father of RFID technology, dies at 89


Charles Walton, father of RFID technology, dies at 89
We have some somber news to bring you today: Charles Walton, the man who pioneered the rise of RFID technology, has died at the age of 89. The Cornell-educated entrepreneur garnered more than 50 patents over the course of his career, but it only took one to cement his legacy -- a 1973 patent for a "Portable radio frequency emitting identifier." It may not have been the first RFID-related invention, but...

FCC accepts AT&T's request for withdrawal, plans to release report on its findin...

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST

FCC accepts AT&T's request for withdrawal, plans to release report on its findings today


FCC accepts AT&T's request for withdrawal, plans to release report on its findings today
In a conference call to press this afternoon, the FCC announced that it will grant AT&T's request to formally withdraw its application to acquire T-Mobile US. In addition, the agency will also release a 109-page report today that discusses what it found over nine months of reviewing the merger. In short, the FCC found that the cons of the deal outweighed the pros, and AT&T is likely to build out its...

Ford: And Then There Were Four

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:22 PM PST

Ford: And Then There Were Four


Ford: And Then There Were Four
The search for Ford CEO Alan Mulally's successor rolls on.

Nissan Reveals Juke Concept Pre-Tokyo

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:22 PM PST

Nissan Reveals Juke Concept Pre-Tokyo


Nissan Reveals Juke Concept Pre-Tokyo
Tiny crossover gets Nismo treatment, upgraded performance.

Carrier IQ Video Shows Alarming Capabilities Of Mobile Tracking Software

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

Carrier IQ Video Shows Alarming Capabilities Of Mobile Tracking Software


Carrier IQ Video Shows Alarming Capabilities Of Mobile Tracking Software
You may be aware of the growing controversy surrounding Carrier IQ, a piece of software found pre-installed on Sprint phones that, according to developers who have investigated, is capable of detecting, recording, and transmitting various user actions and inputs. Among the data CIQ potentially has access to are location, SMS, apps, and key presses. News of the software has been percolating for months on development forums, but when Trevor Eckhart recently summarized...

Nissan fuel cell vehicle on track for 2015

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

Nissan fuel cell vehicle on track for 2015


Nissan fuel cell vehicle on track for 2015
Filed under: Hydrogen, Nissan, Tokyo Motor Show With over 20,000 Leafs running around the planet, Nissan is looking to introduce yet another alt-powered vehicle to the world, and judging by its recent work with fuel cells, a hydrogen-powered vehicle could be here in four year's time. Today in Japan, Nissan showed off its next-generation fuel cell stack, the one that the automaker has claimed has the world's best power density for its size....

Lenovo trudging into the smart TV arena, plans LeTV launch in Q1 2012

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

Lenovo trudging into the smart TV arena, plans LeTV launch in Q1 2012


Lenovo trudging into the smart TV arena, plans LeTV launch in Q1 2012
A Chinese company throwing French around in its product names. Right. Oddities aside, it looks as if the LePhone will soon have LeCompany -- Lenovo will be pushing out its first smart TV in the first quarter of 2012. The simply-titled LeTV will be an internet-connected display, but outside of that, hardly anything else is being made public....

Qbo robot looks in a mirror, learns who he is (video)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

Qbo robot looks in a mirror, learns who he is (video)


Qbo robot looks in a mirror, learns who he is (video)
A robot equipped with stereoscopic vision and some object and facial recognition programs opens up a whole number of different possibilities, but few quite as interesting as what happens when you place said robot in front of a mirror. It took a bit of guidance (and no doubt a bit of prep), but the open source Qbo robot was quickly able to both recognize and learn to identify himself when he...

Malls halt cellphone-tracking experiment after complaint from Senator Schumer

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

Malls halt cellphone-tracking experiment after complaint from Senator Schumer


Malls halt cellphone-tracking experiment after complaint from Senator Schumer
As you may have heard last week, two US malls (the Promenade Temecula in Southern California and Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Virginia) decided to conduct a little experiment this holiday shopping season, in which they employed some cellphone-tracking technology in an effort to learn more about individuals' shopping patterns....

PlayStation Vita won't play grandpa's games -- for now

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

PlayStation Vita won't play grandpa's games -- for now


PlayStation Vita won't play grandpa's games -- for now
While Sony confirmed that the PS Vita will be able to dive into the PSP's back-catalog from launch, it looks like it'll miss out on anything pre-millennium. An updated page from the PS Vita's Japanese site has backed up rumors that PSOne Classics and other "archive games" won't be available when the quad-core console arrives in Asian stores next month....

Jailbroken iOS 5 devices get Siri0us, tap into Nuance's dictation servers (video)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:34 PM PST

Jailbroken iOS 5 devices get Siri0us, tap into Nuance's dictation servers (video)


Jailbroken iOS 5 devices get Siri0us, tap into Nuance's dictation servers (video)
Sure, it's leaps and bounds away from all the parlor tricks that Siri is able to perform, but now, jailbroken iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch devices -- that have been upgraded to iOS 5 -- may access the dictation portion of Siri's prowess. Thanks to Siri0us, the free app available through Cydia, users will gain the option to speak messages and search queries rather than type them, which could...

Galaxy Nexus Gets The iFixit Teardown Treatment

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Galaxy Nexus Gets The iFixit Teardown Treatment


Galaxy Nexus Gets The iFixit Teardown Treatment
I've spent what seems like months obsessing over every little bit of Galaxy Nexus minutiae that's crossed the wire, and what better to celebrate its (hopefully) impending launch than to watch one get torn apart? That's right folks — iFixit is at it yet again, and this time it's the GSM Galaxy Nexus that's going under the knife. Dismantling the Galaxy Nexus seems simpler than is the case with some other devices...

Graffiti Artists Angry Over JLo's Fiat Advertisement

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Graffiti Artists Angry Over JLo's Fiat Advertisement


Graffiti Artists Angry Over JLo's Fiat Advertisement
"I love the Bronx" mural used without permission.

Foursquare Adds Scoutmob To Its Growing List Of Deal Providers

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Foursquare Adds Scoutmob To Its Growing List Of Deal Providers


Foursquare Adds Scoutmob To Its Growing List Of Deal Providers
Over the last year, Foursquare has been actively buddying up with the daily deal players. Groupon, LivingSocial, Gilt City, AT&T Interactive, BuyWithMe and Zozi all provide their daily deals to Foursquare. And today, Atlanta-based Scoutmob joins the ranks of deal sites partnering with the check-in champion, as Foursquare will today begin offering Scoutmob's 50 percent-plus discounted deals in 13 U.S....

Apple and Google just say no to ESRB mobile app ratings

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Apple and Google just say no to ESRB mobile app ratings


Apple and Google just say no to ESRB mobile app ratings
You're familiar with the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), right? They're the lot who help moms and dads ensure that their kiddies only get their grubby mitts on age-appropriate content. Recently, the ESRB's reach extended into the mobile space, but it turns out that Apple and Google aren't down with the ESRB's handy dandy ratings system....

Amtrak begins testing e-ticketing system, other futuristic things

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Amtrak begins testing e-ticketing system, other futuristic things


Amtrak begins testing e-ticketing system, other futuristic things
It's been a long time coming, but it looks like Amtrak is finally ready to get with the times. This month, the human-carrier began testing a new e-ticketing system for passengers traveling along its Downeaster line, which extends from Maine to Boston. Under the trial, travelers can either print their tickets at home, or have them e-mailed as a barcode-laced PDF file for conductors to scan....

The Little Printer Puts Your Customized Digital Content On A Slip Of Paper

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:55 AM PST

The Little Printer Puts Your Customized Digital Content On A Slip Of Paper


The Little Printer Puts Your Customized Digital Content On A Slip Of Paper
Our collective trajectory these days seems to be a migration from print to digital. Books, calendars, to-do lists, and newspapers are all victims of the digital revolution, at least in paper form. But not everyone's down with the death of paper. Meet the Little Printer, the latest gizmo out of Berg Cloud....

Microsoft Builds A Browser-Based Windows Phone 7 Simulator To Woo iPhone/Android...

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:54 AM PST

Microsoft Builds A Browser-Based Windows Phone 7 Simulator To Woo iPhone/Android Users


Microsoft Builds A Browser-Based Windows Phone 7 Simulator To Woo iPhone/Android Users
While the features that Windows Phone 7 can call "exclusive" are few and far between, there's at least one aspect of it that is absolutely, undeniably original: the user interface. Called "Metro", the UI is so unique that it's almost polarizing — you'll know whether you love it or hate it within a few seconds....

Motorola Xoom 2 unboxing and first impressions (video)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:54 AM PST

Motorola Xoom 2 unboxing and first impressions (video)


Motorola Xoom 2 unboxing and first impressions (video)
What's this oddly curved box we see before us? Ah, yes, it's Motorola's (joint) second attempt at the Android tablet game. The Xoom 2 is another 10.1-inch widescreen Honeycomb offering, looking to make up for the lost opportunities of its predecessor -- slimmer, faster and certainly packing more vertices. While we put it through its paces, we thought you'd appreciated some close-up shots with what appears to be the final retail...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus torn down, Ice Cream Sandwich gets everywhere

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:54 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy Nexus torn down, Ice Cream Sandwich gets everywhere


Samsung Galaxy Nexus torn down, Ice Cream Sandwich gets everywhere
What sorts of mysteries does the Samsung Galaxy Nexus hold? Only the folks at iFixit and their trusty screwdrivers know for sure. Thankfully, the site is willing to share. Check out a teardown of one of the year's most eagerly anticipated smartphones. Thrill to the 1.2GHz dual-core processor, marvel to the five megapixel rear-facing camera and be astonished by the NFC antenna in the source link below.Samsung Galaxy Nexus torn down,...

Nielsen's Q3 numbers are out: Android's still atop the OS chain, Apple remains n...

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:54 AM PST

Nielsen's Q3 numbers are out: Android's still atop the OS chain, Apple remains number one manufacturer


Nielsen's Q3 numbers are out: Android's still atop the OS chain, Apple remains number one manufacturer
Another quarter has come and gone, and you know what that means: Nielsen ratings are out again. The latest batch of numbers don't reveal anything wildly new, but they're still just as telling nonetheless: 44 percent of mobile subscribers in the US use a smartphone in the US. Of those, 71 percent are in possession of an Android device or an iPhone....