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Casio's smartphone-ready G-Shock watch set to hit Japan in March

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 03:33 PM PST

Casio's smartphone-ready G-Shock watch set to hit Japan in March


Casio's smartphone-ready G-Shock watch set to hit Japan in March
Casio's G-Shock GB-6900 watch was originally set to roll out sometime this year (having even made an appearance at FCC way back in July) but, according to TechCrunch, the company was forced to delay its release to due to shortages resulting from the Thailand floods. Now it looks like you'll be able to finally pick one up on March 16th of next year -- at least in Japan, where it's set...

The ZUGO reimagines the Yugo for the 21st-century cheapskate

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:16 PM PST

The ZUGO reimagines the Yugo for the 21st-century cheapskate


The ZUGO reimagines the Yugo for the 21st-century cheapskate
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in The Zastava Yugo 45 was intended to be a serious car. Instead, it became a punchline. Milos Paripovic's Zugo concept, on the other hand, is a bit of a joke that instead was taken seriously enough to win fifth place in a European design competition. After updating the lines of the Yugo for the Zugo, Paripovic endowed it with features that probably would have been useful on the...

2011 Year in review: A timeline

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:16 PM PST

2011 Year in review: A timeline


2011 Year in review: A timeline
In an industry that changes minute by minute, a year's worth of news is a lot to digest. We combed our archives in an attempt to drown out the noise and came up with a short list of the stories that made 2011. Consider this an abridged look back at the year that was....

MSN Direct goes dark, SPOT watches to suffer no more

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:30 PM PST

MSN Direct goes dark, SPOT watches to suffer no more


MSN Direct goes dark, SPOT watches to suffer no more
When the noble SPOT watch was discontinued back in 2008, Microsoft promised the FM service that kept them informed would soldier on. A year later that service too had its days numbered, and now, today, the counter clicks over to zero. MSN Direct, which also pushed content to navigation devices and digital baristas, is dead for good, meaning those devices will never again receive wireless updates....

iOS apps shown running on Apple TV at 720p in new video demo

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:43 AM PST

iOS apps shown running on Apple TV at 720p in new video demo


iOS apps shown running on Apple TV at 720p in new video demo
We've seen a jailbroken Apple TV running iOS apps but admittedly, the last demo we were treated to was brief, dimly lit and light on commentary. Now, the developers behind the Apple TV MobileX project are back with a longer, more explanatory video, and this time you can see apps like Facebook, YouTube, Safari and Maps running at 720p resolution....

A Toast To Technology

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:24 AM PST

A Toast To Technology


A Toast To Technology
I hold the unpopular opinion that technology – more specifically the proliferation of social media – is not intrinsically "good" in any sense. Social media is, however, important and I propose we raise our glasses of good cheer for what social media and its related technologies has wrought around the world this past year and the good it will, in real terms, do in the future....

HP Folio 13 review

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:24 AM PST

HP Folio 13 review


HP Folio 13 review
By the time HP unveiled its first Ultrabook, the Folio 13, other heavyweights like Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and Toshiba had already gotten a head start of up to several months. But being fashionably late to market may have worked in Hewlett-Packard's favor: the Folio 13 ($900 and up) is temptingly priced for what it is....

PSA: iPhone alarm clock not working again? Time to update

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 08:37 AM PST

PSA: iPhone alarm clock not working again? Time to update


PSA: iPhone alarm clock not working again? Time to update
Hey, remember that madcap time last year when iPhone alarms didn't work on January 1st or 2nd? Still having the same issue this year? Well, you might want to think about updating. We're seeing a flood of reports from users whose alarm clocks are not working again this year, but from what we're able to tell that's because the affected users haven't taken the time to update their devices past iOS...

Sony cuts Tablet S price by $100, now starts at $400 for 16GB

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 08:37 AM PST

Sony cuts Tablet S price by $100, now starts at $400 for 16GB


Sony cuts Tablet S price by $100, now starts at $400 for 16GB
New year, new pricing strategy? We just got word that Sony's cut the price of its 9.4-inch Tablet S by $100, so that it now starts at $400 for the 16GB model, and $500 for the 32GB flavor. The move follows a temporary $50 price cut, which Sony announced on December 15th and said would last through the end of the year....

Founder And Former CEO Of McAfee.com Lands $1.5M For ‘Grokr’

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:51 AM PST

Founder And Former CEO Of McAfee.com Lands $1.5M For 'Grokr'


Founder And Former CEO Of McAfee.com Lands $1.5M For 'Grokr'
Srivats Sampath has raised $1.5 million for a new startup called Grokr, an SEC filing shows. Currently an Executive-in-Residence at VC firm U.S. Venture Partners, Sampath is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Mercora, the company behind the (now defunct) music discovery tool Social.fm. He was previously founder and CEO at McAfee.com (now an Intel company)....

Top Food Trend Predictions for 2012

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:51 AM PST

Top Food Trend Predictions for 2012


Top Food Trend Predictions for 2012
It's there in our culinary crystal ball, barely visible through the "steam" of liquid nitrogen, somewhere underneath those pearls of agar agar and gelatin: Here are trends that will be big, and what's in store for the food world in 2012

Refresh Roundup: week of December 26, 2011

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:06 AM PST

Refresh Roundup: week of December 26, 2011


Refresh Roundup: week of December 26, 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....

Auto applications sought for new advanced metal that's 100x lighter than Styrofo...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:33 AM PST

Auto applications sought for new advanced metal that's 100x lighter than Styrofoam [w/video]


Auto applications sought for new advanced metal that's 100x lighter than Styrofoam [w/video]
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Lightweight Automakers are being pinched to increase safety and improve fuel efficiency, but those two goals often work against each other. That could change thanks to a material that is 99.99-percent air. Ward's Automotive reports that the California Institute of Technology, HRL Laboratories and the University of California-Irvine have combined to develop a micro-lattice material that is said to be 100 times lighter than Styrofoam and strong like steel....

Fisker Karma recall is official, 239 cars will need their battery packs swapped

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:46 AM PST

Fisker Karma recall is official, 239 cars will need their battery packs swapped


Fisker Karma recall is official, 239 cars will need their battery packs swapped
The folks at Fisker are probably more excited to see the calendar roll over than anyone, as a tumultuous 2011 comes to an and with another setback for the Karma. A battery issue previously thought to affect around 50 cars will actually result in the recall of 239. GigaOM points out an NHTSA notice confirming a problem with the positioning of hose clamps on the high-voltage Li-Ion batteries....

Red Digital Cinema sues competitor Arri over e-mail hacking, adds new charges to...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:43 AM PST

Red Digital Cinema sues competitor Arri over e-mail hacking, adds new charges to the list


Red Digital Cinema sues competitor Arri over e-mail hacking, adds new charges to the list
The behind-the-lens drama between camera makers Red Digital Cinema and Arri has taken yet another step recently, as Red filed suit December 21st against Arri alleging corporate espionage. Former Arri executive Michael Bravin has already plead guilty to criminal charges that he illegally accessed emails at his previous employer, camera distributor Band Pro Film & Digital....

Meizu MX launches today, lines dotted all over China as usual

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:14 AM PST

Meizu MX launches today, lines dotted all over China as usual


Meizu MX launches today, lines dotted all over China as usual
This time last year we witnessed the Meizu M9 madness in Shenzhen, so we decided to pay our favorite gadget city another visit for the MX launch today (still the 1.4GHz dual-core model, of course). Surprisingly, the lines in Huaqiangbei this time were significantly shorter, but we were told that this was due to tighter security measures as requested by the local authorities -- if you've seen last year's photos you'll...

Forget Pay N' Spray: GTA3 for Android allows proper user mods

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 10:44 PM PST

Forget Pay N' Spray: GTA3 for Android allows proper user mods


Forget Pay N' Spray: GTA3 for Android allows proper user mods
A group of cool cats has figured out how to add new textures and other mods to cars and buildings in the Android version of Grand Theft Auto 3. The XDA Developers forum is a good place to start for mod file downloads and the files can be inserted in the sdcard/android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/gta3/ directory (which happens to be the same directory structure as the PC version)....

Ask Engadget: best live traffic standalone GPS?

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 07:47 PM PST

Ask Engadget: best live traffic standalone GPS?


Ask Engadget: best live traffic standalone GPS?
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 from Elliot 'Mr. E' M. Smith who is trying to avoid Los Angeles rush-hour traffic with the help of his GPS. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "I prefer...

Facebook’s Mobile App Has A Big Holiday Week On iPhones, Bigger On Android

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:18 PM PST

Facebook's Mobile App Has A Big Holiday Week On iPhones, Bigger On Android


Facebook's Mobile App Has A Big Holiday Week On iPhones, Bigger On Android
Millions of new iPhones and Androids got activated during and after Christmas this year — and what have people done with their new devices? They've downloaded Facebook's mobile apps, of course. I've been watching this trend for a few years, and the past week has been the biggest yet, based on the numbers visible in the AppData app tracking service....

Holga brings its retro, rotary, filter phone case to the Galaxy S II

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 05:33 PM PST

Holga brings its retro, rotary, filter phone case to the Galaxy S II


Holga brings its retro, rotary, filter phone case to the Galaxy S II
We get it. Really, we do -- photo filters fun. We also get that sometimes an app just isn't gonna cut it. You want quick access to double, triple or even quadruple image lenses as well as colored overlays. Well, iPhone 4 and 4S owners had their prayers answered in mid November a $25 Holga case, now Android fans have their own version -- provided those Android fans own a Galaxy...

cTrix forges Atari 2600 and guitar together, mesmerizes nerds (video)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:19 PM PST

cTrix forges Atari 2600 and guitar together, mesmerizes nerds (video)


cTrix forges Atari 2600 and guitar together, mesmerizes nerds (video)
If you're going to rock out, you might as well do so with a video game console from the '70s as the core of your guitar. In fact, this is precisely what modder cTrix has done with his gATARI2600. In his configuration, he's able to write and play new music through an Atari 2600 by using an EPROM programmer (a software application he wrote) and daughterboards to feed the new music...