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- Average U.S. vehicle age rises 12% in the last five years
- Engadget Podcast 277 - 01.20.2012
- The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!
- Kia Recalls 146,000 Vehicles
- Accord Coupe Concept Focuses on Tech
- Chrysler to Sell Natural-Gas Pickups
- Bing Brings Postagram To Sundance, Sponsors Postcards For The Movie Stars
- Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5:15PM ET!
- Ericsson, ZTE shake hands, drop patent infringement lawsuits
- Kingston launches new family of high performance SSDs, doesn't care if you're a...
- Carl Icahn smells blood in LightSquared's spectrum, descends to feed on its carrion
- Heyzap Announces Mobile Gaming Partners: PocketGems And More
- Toyota sells 8,400 Prius V wagons in U.S. during first 10 weeks
- LG X3 supposedly leaks, to challenge HTC Edge as first quad-core phone?
- Verizon's reportedly trials VoLTE services in two cities, eyes nationwide rollou...
- Olympus teases with leaked image of OM-D camera, saves the best for last?
- iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Finally Get Proper, Untethered Jailbreaks
- Intel does the executive shuffle
- IRL: The CES 2012 Edition, featuring AirDrop, a new MBP and Crumpler
- Lincoln MKZ may get a plug-in option like its Ford Fusion cousin
- Adafruit Flora lets you wear your open-source love on your sleeve
- Korg unveils two new Kaoss family members, brings anarchy to your pocket
- Time Warner Cable’s New iPhone App Brings Live TV To The Small Screen
- RIM's BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 gets splayed by the FCC
- Brookstone's WiFi cufflinks let you discreetly share data, internet connections
- Absinthe A5 jailbreak released for iPhone 4S, Hacker Dream Team makes untethered...
- 'Dragon's Breath' and other Sundance Festival snacks
- Have normalized $4 gallons of gas dulled U.S. drivers?
- Cool Trick: AntiCrop “Un-Crops” Your iPhone Photos
- The Engadget Show is live tonight with Red Cameras, MakerBot and the coolest gad...
| Average U.S. vehicle age rises 12% in the last five years Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:03 PM PST Average U.S. vehicle age rises 12% in the last five years  Average U.S. vehicle age rises 12% in the last five years Filed under: MPG, USA New cars in the U.S. may be getting better gas mileage than they used to, but that doesn't necessarily mean the vehicles on the road are a whole lot more fuel efficient, overall. That's because more and more of us are driving older cars and light-duty trucks. The average age of the approximately 240 million light-duty vehicles on U.S.... |
| Engadget Podcast 277 - 01.20.2012 Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:03 PM PST Engadget Podcast 277 - 01.20.2012 Engadget Podcast 277 - 01.20.2012 The Engadget Podcast believes in the future. And for each future to shine more brightly than the one that came before it, the present must do its part to fill its future with knowledge. Knowing this, we've voluntarily blacked out this podcast with the indomitable Marks-a-Lot of education -- education about education, and the derivatives of nesting education within itself.... |
| The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET! Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:03 PM PST The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET!  The Engadget Show is live, here at 6:00PM ET! Hey kids, it's that time again! We're kicking off the year right with an action-packed edition of the Engadget Show. The first episode of 2012 is going to be a doozy. We're going to take you through the coolest gadgets of CES and Apple's bid to transform the textbook industry.... |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:02 PM PST Kia Recalls 146,000 Vehicles Kia Recalls 146,000 Vehicles Recall is for 2006-2008 Optima, 2007-2008 Rondo over airbag defect. |
| Accord Coupe Concept Focuses on Tech Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:02 PM PST Accord Coupe Concept Focuses on Tech Accord Coupe Concept Focuses on Tech Which means the new Honda 2013 Accord will have some all-new tech. |
| Chrysler to Sell Natural-Gas Pickups Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:02 PM PST Chrysler to Sell Natural-Gas Pickups Chrysler to Sell Natural-Gas Pickups But will natural gas ever power more than fleet vehicles in the US? |
| Bing Brings Postagram To Sundance, Sponsors Postcards For The Movie Stars Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST Bing Brings Postagram To Sundance, Sponsors Postcards For The Movie Stars  Bing Brings Postagram To Sundance, Sponsors Postcards For The Movie Stars Postagram, the mobile app from Sincerely that lets you create and mail real-life postcards from your phone photos, has worked out a clever real-world integration with Bing for the Sundance film festival this weekend. A street team is wandering the snowy roads of Park City, Utah, taking photos of attendees, collecting their addresses, and mailing them Bing-sponsored postcards. "Your mailbox has a few bills in it, and other boring stuff like that.... |
| Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5:15PM ET! Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5:15PM ET!  Listen to the Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 5:15PM ET! January 20, 2012 5:15 PM EST We've recovered from the grueling week of CES... sort of. As you probably already know, technology doesn't seem to take time off after the big show, and neither do we. Plenty of news has been making the rounds since our star-studded vidcast last week (and by star-studded, we mean Sean Cooper and some nifty handsets, at the same time), so Myriam Joire and Brad Molen... |
| Ericsson, ZTE shake hands, drop patent infringement lawsuits Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST Ericsson, ZTE shake hands, drop patent infringement lawsuits  Ericsson, ZTE shake hands, drop patent infringement lawsuits Back in April, Ericsson and ZTE filed patent infringement lawsuits against each other, with each party claiming that its 4G / WCDMA / GSM technology had been illegally appropriated. Today, though, the two have apparently decided to bury the hatchet, and withdraw their lawsuits. In a statement issued yesterday, ZTE said the two firms arrived at the decision after "extensive discussion and consultation," adding that the move will bring an end... |
| Kingston launches new family of high performance SSDs, doesn't care if you're a... Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST Kingston launches new family of high performance SSDs, doesn't care if you're a business or a consumer Kingston launches new family of high performance SSDs, doesn't care if you're a business or a consumer Kingston's turning its SSD solutions up to eleven on its new SSDNow family of products. The SSDNow V+200 is a solid state drive toting SATA 3.0 SandForce SF-2281, capable of up to 535 MB/s read speeds and 480 MB/s writing speeds. Regardless of whether it's for your office or home rig, Kingston reckons it's got your storage needs covered, offering up the V+200 in 60GB, 90GB, 120GB, 240GB and 480GB sizes.... |
| Carl Icahn smells blood in LightSquared's spectrum, descends to feed on its carrion Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST Carl Icahn smells blood in LightSquared's spectrum, descends to feed on its carrion  Carl Icahn smells blood in LightSquared's spectrum, descends to feed on its carrion Oh, the twisted web that continues to weave itself around LightSquared. After incurring a seemingly endless parade of regulatory and industry obstacles, the Philip Falcone-backed network is now facing yet another potential hurdle. Except this time, it's taken the shape of investor Carl Icahn: a business magnate notorious for swooping in on downtrodden companies (see: Time Warner) and seizing control.... |
| Heyzap Announces Mobile Gaming Partners: PocketGems And More Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST Heyzap Announces Mobile Gaming Partners: PocketGems And More  Heyzap Announces Mobile Gaming Partners: PocketGems And More Gaming startup Heyzap first launched its social discovery service for mobile games nearly a year ago. Now it's unveiling the first list of partners who are using the service. Some of these partnerships weren't exactly a secret before — you could just open up the Heyzap app and see which games were available.... |
| Toyota sells 8,400 Prius V wagons in U.S. during first 10 weeks Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST Toyota sells 8,400 Prius V wagons in U.S. during first 10 weeks  Toyota sells 8,400 Prius V wagons in U.S. during first 10 weeks Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota Toyota sold more Prius V hybrid wagons in the U.S. during the model's first 10 weeks of availability than General Motors sold of its Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in hybrid all last year, Bloomberg News reported, citing Toyota spokeswoman Carly Schaffner. Toyota sold about 8,400 of the hybrid wagons since late October.... |
| LG X3 supposedly leaks, to challenge HTC Edge as first quad-core phone? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST LG X3 supposedly leaks, to challenge HTC Edge as first quad-core phone?  LG X3 supposedly leaks, to challenge HTC Edge as first quad-core phone? Your next tablet is going to rock a quad-core chip, so why not stuff that same silicon into your next phone too? Per PocketNow, that's apparently what LG has up its sleeve with the forthcoming X3. Evidently, the four-core Tegra 3 device will also tote a 1280 x 720 4.7-inch display, 16GB of storage, Ice Cream Sandwich and NFC all in a svelte 9mm package.... |
| Verizon's reportedly trials VoLTE services in two cities, eyes nationwide rollou... Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:38 PM PST Verizon's reportedly trials VoLTE services in two cities, eyes nationwide rollout next year  Verizon's reportedly trials VoLTE services in two cities, eyes nationwide rollout next year Verizon's Voice over LTE (VoLTE) platform has been in the works for a while now, and according to industry insiders, it's about ready to hit the big time. Catharine Trebnick, an analyst at Northland Capital Markets, told Light Reading Mobile this week that the service has already launched on a trial basis in two cities, and that Big Red plans to roll it out on a nationwide level in 2013.... |
| Olympus teases with leaked image of OM-D camera, saves the best for last? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:38 PM PST Olympus teases with leaked image of OM-D camera, saves the best for last?  Olympus teases with leaked image of OM-D camera, saves the best for last? Some would say that "one picture is worth a thousand words," but all we're visualizing here are a few camera-driven buttons and a small portion of Olympus branding. Though, 43 Rumors is claiming that this is indeed the soon-to-be new addition to the OM series, which is expected to get unveiled next month.... |
| iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Finally Get Proper, Untethered Jailbreaks Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:50 AM PST iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Finally Get Proper, Untethered Jailbreaks  iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Finally Get Proper, Untethered Jailbreaks While the once long list of legitimate reasons to jailbreak your iPhone has taken a hit with each new iOS release, that burning desire to "Free your device" and/or "Fight the power" and/or "Just do crazy stuff that other people can't do" never really goes away. 3 months after the release of the iPhone 4S and 10 months after the release of the iPad 2, the ridiculously talented iOS hacking community has... |
| Intel does the executive shuffle Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:50 AM PST Intel does the executive shuffle  Intel does the executive shuffle Time to update your Intel executive playing cards. The chipmaker is doing some serious reshuffling high up in its ranks. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that SVP Brian Krzanich and EVP Dadi Perlmutter will be taking on the roles of chief operating officer and chief product officer, respectively. The big moves come on the heels of some positive looking financial results.... |
| IRL: The CES 2012 Edition, featuring AirDrop, a new MBP and Crumpler Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:50 AM PST IRL: The CES 2012 Edition, featuring AirDrop, a new MBP and Crumpler  IRL: The CES 2012 Edition, featuring AirDrop, a new MBP and Crumpler Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. We came, we saw, we collapsed. After seven days in Vegas and 700-plus posts, we'd love nothing more than to catch up on The Daily Show, eat something other than In-N-Out Burger and bask in what we... |
| Lincoln MKZ may get a plug-in option like its Ford Fusion cousin Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST Lincoln MKZ may get a plug-in option like its Ford Fusion cousin  Lincoln MKZ may get a plug-in option like its Ford Fusion cousin Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Ford, Lincoln Ford may make a plug-in hybrid-electric version of its Lincoln MKZ sedan for the 2013 model year, if there's customer demand for that variant, USA Today reported, citing comments Ford executive Scott Tobin made at the Detroit Auto Show recently. As it is, the 2013 MKZ will include gas-powered and hybrid vesions. Ford will include a gas, hybrid and plug-in hybrid option for its 2013 Fusion mid-size... |
| Adafruit Flora lets you wear your open-source love on your sleeve Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST Adafruit Flora lets you wear your open-source love on your sleeve  Adafruit Flora lets you wear your open-source love on your sleeve Let's face it, not every occasion calls for pulsating cufflinks, so Adafruit is offering up a little more diversity in its wearable line with Flora, an open-source electronics platform that you can wear on your person. The 1.75-inch board is not quite available for sale, but it's currently being put through some real-world testing.... |
| Korg unveils two new Kaoss family members, brings anarchy to your pocket Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:01 AM PST Korg unveils two new Kaoss family members, brings anarchy to your pocket  Korg unveils two new Kaoss family members, brings anarchy to your pocket Two K-words we're almost always pleased to hear: Korg and Kaoss. Good, then, that the former has decided to make more of the latter -- the mini Kaoss Pad 2, and Kaossilator 2, to be precise. Both new editions will slip in your pocket, and are dominated by that all-important X-Y pad.... |
| Time Warner Cable’s New iPhone App Brings Live TV To The Small Screen Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST Time Warner Cable's New iPhone App Brings Live TV To The Small Screen  Time Warner Cable's New iPhone App Brings Live TV To The Small Screen Time Warner Cable is today launching a new iPhone application that allows customers to watch live television from their iPhone or iPod Touch device as well as control, manage and program their DVR. With the new app, users can browse the TV guide, favorite channels and search for programs by title or episode name. There is a small catch to all this live TV-viewing, of course: it only works within the home. The... |
| RIM's BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 gets splayed by the FCC Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST RIM's BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 gets splayed by the FCC  RIM's BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 gets splayed by the FCC Thus far, the Waterloo-Stuttgart wünderchild's been scooped, made official and even toyed with back at this year's CES. What hasn't happened yet, is a proper review, but until that joyous day comes we'll take what we can get in the form of this quasi-teardown, courtesy of the FCC. Those with stellar memory and a keen eye will recall we'd seen it pass through governmental annals once before, yet at that time... |
| Brookstone's WiFi cufflinks let you discreetly share data, internet connections Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST Brookstone's WiFi cufflinks let you discreetly share data, internet connections  Brookstone's WiFi cufflinks let you discreetly share data, internet connections If you somehow aren't satisfied with your growing collection of Nintendo, PlayStation, Game Boy Color and steampunk styled cufflinks, Brookstone just might be the Q to your Bond. In addition to rocking the USB-storage trick we've seen in other technological shirt links, this sleeve fastener also promises to act as a WiFi hotspot when paired with a hard-wired PC.... |
| Absinthe A5 jailbreak released for iPhone 4S, Hacker Dream Team makes untethered... Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST Absinthe A5 jailbreak released for iPhone 4S, Hacker Dream Team makes untethered dreams come true  Absinthe A5 jailbreak released for iPhone 4S, Hacker Dream Team makes untethered dreams come true Been waiting with bated breath to liberate that dual-core A5 within your shiny, white (we presume) Jony Ive-designed device? Well, you can exhale now, as a "Dream Team" of iOS hackers have just released Absinthe A5: an untethered solution for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. For the uninitiated, this particular hack will not only free your handset or tablet from Apple's controlling grasp, it'll also retain the jailbreak upon reboot.... |
| 'Dragon's Breath' and other Sundance Festival snacks Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST 'Dragon's Breath' and other Sundance Festival snacks 'Dragon's Breath' and other Sundance Festival snacks There is a snack that chef Marcel Vigneron can't wait to put into Will Farrell's mouth. Will Farrell ride the dragon. |
| Have normalized $4 gallons of gas dulled U.S. drivers? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST Have normalized $4 gallons of gas dulled U.S. drivers?  Have normalized $4 gallons of gas dulled U.S. drivers? Filed under: Green Culture Here's a thought: the constant but not overly dramatic climb in the price of gas these past few years is numbing us to just how much we're paying for the privilege to fill our tanks. After what it calls "the worst year ever for gas prices" in 2011, the Charlotte Observer found that - locally, at least, in North Carolina - people just don't really care any more.... |
| Cool Trick: AntiCrop “Un-Crops” Your iPhone Photos Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST Cool Trick: AntiCrop "Un-Crops" Your iPhone Photos  Cool Trick: AntiCrop "Un-Crops" Your iPhone Photos A newly released iPhone app called AntiCrop proclaims to the be the first application that allows you to "un-crop" your photos. What that means is that the app is able to extend the edges of your photos by using an intelligent content filling tool that duplicates the background, making your picture bigger than it was before.... |
| The Engadget Show is live tonight with Red Cameras, MakerBot and the coolest gad... Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:21 AM PST The Engadget Show is live tonight with Red Cameras, MakerBot and the coolest gadgets of CES! The Engadget Show is live tonight with Red Cameras, MakerBot and the coolest gadgets of CES! Are you ready for this? We sure are. We're back from CES, just slightly worse for wear, and we've got a lot to discuss. We're going to kick off the first Engadget Show of 2012 with a parade of some of last week's hottest gadgets. We'll also be taking a look at Apple's new education initiative, giving you a behind the scenes tour of Engadget's CES trailer and taking you straight... |
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