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200 mph Ford Mustang sells for $300,000

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:53 PM PST

200 mph Ford Mustang sells for $300,000


200 mph Ford Mustang sells for $300,000
Talk about a markup.

Sony Xperia Ion pricing revealed?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:53 PM PST

Sony Xperia Ion pricing revealed?


Sony Xperia Ion pricing revealed?
Yup, it's another crumb of information making its way from the decidedly leaky ship that is Sony Mobile Communications -- as with all these, let's keep our tinfoil helmets set to skeptical. This time it looks like we've got rumored pricing for the Xperia Ion handset we played with at CES....

Teenage Engineering introduces Oplab musical prototyping platform

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:53 PM PST

Teenage Engineering introduces Oplab musical prototyping platform


Teenage Engineering introduces Oplab musical prototyping platform
After finally getting the OP-1 up for order last January, Teenage Engineering is getting its second product to market -- Oplab. The latest offering is meant to compliment its slick synth, but we can see plenty people falling in love with it on its own. The Oplab is a tinker kit and DIY platform, akin to Arduino or Microsoft's .NET Gadgeteer, but designed explicitly for generating and manipulating sound....

No “Drastic Change Needed”? Looks Like RIM’s Stockholders Disagree

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:03 PM PST

No "Drastic Change Needed"? Looks Like RIM's Stockholders Disagree


No "Drastic Change Needed"? Looks Like RIM's Stockholders Disagree
Good news: You've been promoted to CEO! Bad news: Public perception of your company has tanked over the past few years, and your stockholders are looking at you to save the day. What ever you do first, just hope that you don't give the world that sound bite that suggests you think everything is okay and that nothing at the company needs to change....

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 pm

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:03 PM PST

Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 pm


Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30 pm
CES is over and we're back to our regular time when we let you peek into the recording booth where the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5:30 pm. And we don't know about anyone else, but it sure feels good getting back to our old time slot. Embedded Ustream tools and a list of topics after the break.Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30...

KDJ-One: the Game Boy of music making is real(ly coming, in a bit) (video)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 02:03 PM PST

KDJ-One: the Game Boy of music making is real(ly coming, in a bit) (video)


KDJ-One: the Game Boy of music making is real(ly coming, in a bit) (video)
Cyberstep sent our hearts aflutter-ish at last year's NAMM with its prototype KDJ-One, a Game Boy with gigantism that held a portable digital audio workstation inside. Now, twelve months later, the company's pulled the dust sheets from a version that's ready for prime-time. Inside its roomy bowels you'll find a 1.0GHz Intel Atom processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD and a 5-inch WVGA (800 x 400) touchscreen that'll let you control that...

Essential oil? The controversy over mustard oil

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:13 PM PST

Essential oil? The controversy over mustard oil


Essential oil? The controversy over mustard oil
Mustard oil has left a lot of home cooks and even some chefs scratching their heads over one pivotal question for the pungent culinary accouterment: Is it safe?

EV maker Coda Holdings launches energy-storage division

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

EV maker Coda Holdings launches energy-storage division


EV maker Coda Holdings launches energy-storage division
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Coda Automotive Coda Holdings, parent company of the Los Angeles-based electric-vehicle maker Coda Automotive, is launching a division specializing in energy storage as the company looks to cash in on what many believe will be a rapidly growing market for secondary use of electric-vehicle batteries. The new company, aptly named Coda Energy, will specialize in designing battery systems that may be used for on-site power supply as well as a...

Does Your Business Need Mobile Apps? Bizness Apps (& More) Give You The Premium...

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

Does Your Business Need Mobile Apps? Bizness Apps (& More) Give You The Premium Tools


Does Your Business Need Mobile Apps? Bizness Apps (& More) Give You The Premium Tools
Let's say you want to give your small business a mobile presence. You'd like to develop some mobile apps, but you don't have the time, money, or technical skills to do it yourself, and you're not too excited about the idea of paying a developer an armload to do it for you....

Thanks To Santa, Tablets And E-Readers Are (Almost) Everywhere

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

Thanks To Santa, Tablets And E-Readers Are (Almost) Everywhere


Thanks To Santa, Tablets And E-Readers Are (Almost) Everywhere
Ownership of tablets and e-book readers saw a big spike over the holidays — in fact, it nearly doubled in the United States, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. The study was based on telephone surveys conducted in mid-December and January, which found that ownership of both device types nearly doubled in just a month....

HP Mini 1104 tickles budgets, tackles on the go needs

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

HP Mini 1104 tickles budgets, tackles on the go needs


HP Mini 1104 tickles budgets, tackles on the go needs
As Ultrabooks give us one more reason to eschew the cramped dimensions of low-powered netbooks, outfits like HP continue to churn out the little laptops that could've despite the deafening ring of that category's death knell. So, if you're a student on a crunched budget, a business-y type with low-cost computing needs or just a wee PC fetishist, this latest Mini should suit your tiny tastes just fine....

AT&T and T-Mobile file request for FCC approval of spectrum transfer

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

AT&T and T-Mobile file request for FCC approval of spectrum transfer


AT&T and T-Mobile file request for FCC approval of spectrum transfer
It looks like AT&T is ready to uphold its end of the bargain. As promised, the GSM giant is poised to hand over spectrum to T-Mobile valued at $1 billion as a result of the proposed merger failing, and once again the FCC is the gatekeeper that holds the keys to the success of the transfer....

Danica Patrick skipping Indy 500 in 2012

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

Danica Patrick skipping Indy 500 in 2012


Danica Patrick skipping Indy 500 in 2012
NASCAR driver will spend Memorial Day weekend in Charlotte.

Comcast's extra ads ruin NFC championship game conclusion in some areas

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST

Comcast's extra ads ruin NFC championship game conclusion in some areas


Comcast's extra ads ruin NFC championship game conclusion in some areas
It wasn't just RIM that had designs on the limelight during the football action last night. Comcast affiliates inserted extra commercials over the NFC Championship game last night, thoughtfully playing the clips over the climax of the match 'twixt the Giants and the 49ers. Frustrated fans who missed out on parts of the fourth quarter and overtime promptly began voicing dissent on the company's support forums....

Is this an image of the LG Optimus 3D 2?

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:20 PM PST

Is this an image of the LG Optimus 3D 2?


Is this an image of the LG Optimus 3D 2?
What you see before you is either the deranged rantings of a lunatic, or the second generation of LG's Optimus 3D, erm, 3D smartphone. Currently codenamed "CX2," the handset's packing a new NOVA autostereoscopic display for better brightness, an unnamed 1.2GHz dual-core TI CPU and an NFC module. What isn't changing is the dual five-megapixel cameras, the 8GB storage or the display's size or resolution....

Honda delivers first Fit EV to City of Torrance

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Honda delivers first Fit EV to City of Torrance


Honda delivers first Fit EV to City of Torrance
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Honda Torrance, CA is going to the front of the line. Honda delivered the first Fit EV to the city government Friday as part of an EV demonstration program that will include an unspecified number of the little electric vehicles in tests before the consumer launch in limited markets (read: California and Oregon) happens this summer....

200 mph Ford Mustang sells for $300,000

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

200 mph Ford Mustang sells for $300,000


200 mph Ford Mustang sells for $300,000
Talk about a markup.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera review

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera review


Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera review
It's no surprise that the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera category is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. These compact, pro-featured ILCs undoubtedly have a strong future, with mass consumer appeal and a widening assortment of price points. We're particularly taken with the technology's compact footprint -- we're focusing our camera reviews on mirrorless models, and even outfitted our entire CES team with Sony's NEX-C3....

Epson's iProjection wireless projection app: wireless projection using an app

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:36 AM PST

Epson's iProjection wireless projection app: wireless projection using an app


Epson's iProjection wireless projection app: wireless projection using an app
Facetious headlines aside, Epson's produced iProjection: an app that lets you display those awkward holiday snaps on any wirelessly connected (Epson branded) projectors from your iOS device. All you need is to make sure your iPod/Pad/Phone is on the same network as the projector, launch the app and make sure the first thing on show isn't that candid shot of you on a beach....

KDDI putting ads in the notification bar on Android phones

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:36 AM PST

KDDI putting ads in the notification bar on Android phones


KDDI putting ads in the notification bar on Android phones
Imagine you're walking down the block when, suddenly, your phone goes off. You take it out of your pocket, unlock that sucker and pull down the notification bar to reveal... an ad! The idea of such a travesty is enough to make our blood (which is primarily just liquid caffeine and taurine at this point) boil....

Infiniti teases M hybrid drag race against Porsche Panamera S Hybrid

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST

Infiniti teases M hybrid drag race against Porsche Panamera S Hybrid


Infiniti teases M hybrid drag race against Porsche Panamera S Hybrid
Filed under: Hybrid, Infiniti, Porsche, Racing Infiniti has started throwing stones at the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. The Japanese luxury brand aims to pit its M Hybrid against the electrified German five-door in a fight for the title of the world's fastest-accelerating production full hybrid. How's that for a mouthful? The Porsche Panamera S Hybrid dishes out 380 horsepower and is good for a 0-60 mph time of around 5.7 seconds, all...

1-Month Old BuzzDoes Scores $750K For Mobile App Marketing Platform

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST

1-Month Old BuzzDoes Scores $750K For Mobile App Marketing Platform


1-Month Old BuzzDoes Scores $750K For Mobile App Marketing Platform
BuzzDoes, a newly launched word-of-mouth marketing tool for mobile app developers, has secured $750,000 in seed funding from angel investors and Proxima Ventures. The tool, which operates as a drop-in SDK (software development kit), allows developers to add a viral recommendation feature to their application using a single line of code. Once installed, app users are "incentivized" (meaning rewarded), for recommending the app in question to their friends. Getting a mobile app noticed...

PSP games get ESRB rating for PlayStation certified devices, coming soon to Sony...

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST

PSP games get ESRB rating for PlayStation certified devices, coming soon to Sony phones and tablets?


PSP games get ESRB rating for PlayStation certified devices, coming soon to Sony phones and tablets?
It looks like Sony's been reading our daily email missives, bemoaning the state of its PlayStation certified gaming selection. The message appears to be getting through, with several PSP titles getting spotted over at the Entertainment Software Rating Board with PlayStation certification. Ahead of any official fanfare, there's no big hitters here just yet, but titles like Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and Daxter are likely to be more resonant with gamers...

Greek yogurt on a growth spurt

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST

Greek yogurt on a growth spurt


Greek yogurt on a growth spurt
Chobani is making Greek yogurt as fast as Americans are eating it.

Sony's new cameraphone CMOS jams bigger gear into the same space (video)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST

Sony's new cameraphone CMOS jams bigger gear into the same space (video)


Sony's new cameraphone CMOS jams bigger gear into the same space (video)
Sony's done gone and developed a new back-illuminated CMOS designed to improve the state of your casual camerawork. Traditional units mount a merged pixel-sensor and circuit on a supporting substrate -- the innovation here is to produce the two separately and layer them without any additional material. This makes manufacturing easier and without a mount, you're able to lever-in bigger kit into the same space....

Supreme Court says police must get search warrant to use GPS tracking devices

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:49 AM PST

Supreme Court says police must get search warrant to use GPS tracking devices


Supreme Court says police must get search warrant to use GPS tracking devices
The US Supreme Court ruled today that police must first obtain a search warrant before using GPS devices to track a suspect's vehicle, agreeing with an earlier appeals court ruling but rejecting the Obama administration's position on the case. In delivering the decision, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that the court holds "that the government's installation of a GPS device on a target's vehicle, and its use of that device to monitor...

Mystery Sony-branded Arc appears in Resident Evil trailer, Umbrella Corp. doesn'...

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 08:49 AM PST

Mystery Sony-branded Arc appears in Resident Evil trailer, Umbrella Corp. doesn't comment on rumor or speculation (video)


Mystery Sony-branded Arc appears in Resident Evil trailer, Umbrella Corp. doesn't comment on rumor or speculation (video)
While most rumors of a high-definition Arc were laid to rest with the reveal of the LTE'd Xperia Ion and the sumptuous Xperia S at CES, it hasn't quite stopped smartphone fans poring over the web for a sniff of its possible existence. This time -- get that salt shaker ready -- it's a cameo in the trailer for the latest cash-in release from the Resident Evil franchise....

Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For HTML5-Based Publishing Platform, MediaEverywhere

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:57 AM PST

Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For HTML5-Based Publishing Platform, MediaEverywhere


Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For HTML5-Based Publishing Platform, MediaEverywhere
Polar Mobile, a digital media platform provider that builds apps for some of the biggest media companies, today announced it has secured an additional $6 million in funding. The new round, led by growth equity firm Georgian Partners, joins more than $3 million invested in the company previously from private investors, bringing its total funding to $9 million. The company is also announcing its plans for a new product line called MediaEverywhere,...

First 'General Lee' sells for $110,000

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:57 AM PST

First 'General Lee' sells for $110,000


First 'General Lee' sells for $110,000
The General Lee finally comes up a little short.

Olympus turns to Sony to help it get its feet back on the ground

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 07:57 AM PST

Olympus turns to Sony to help it get its feet back on the ground


Olympus turns to Sony to help it get its feet back on the ground
Olympus might have some good news soon: it might have found a hero to rescue it from its woes. The "troubled" (read: it hid $1.7 billion worth of accounting losses, was nearly de-listed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is currently suing its leadership team for fraud) company is reportedly about to negotiate a capital-and-business alliance with Sony....