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Watch a brace of Nissan Leaf EVs frolic in the snow

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:37 PM PST

Watch a brace of Nissan Leaf EVs frolic in the snow


Watch a brace of Nissan Leaf EVs frolic in the snow
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Japan While there were concerns that the Nissan Leaf might not be a very good vehicle for colder climates, the automaker is ready to demonstrate otherwise. It recently invited a few dozen journalists to have a go in the snow with its signature all-electric on a test course in Shibetsu, Hokkaido in the north of Japan....

Quantum speed limits within reach, present moves ever closer to future

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:37 PM PST

Quantum speed limits within reach, present moves ever closer to future


Quantum speed limits within reach, present moves ever closer to future
Got your wire-rimmed spectacles on? Had a full night's rest? Eager to get those synapses firing? Here's hoping, because Marc Cheneau and co. are doing everything they can to stretch the sheer meaning of quantum understanding. The aforesaid scientists recently published an article that details a method for measuring quantum particle interaction in a way that has previously been considered impossible....

Games Decreasing In Popularity On Android, Entertainment Apps On The Rise

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

Games Decreasing In Popularity On Android, Entertainment Apps On The Rise


Games Decreasing In Popularity On Android, Entertainment Apps On The Rise
The mobile app ecosystem is growing so quickly – exponentially, even – that sometimes it's hard to see the larger trends occurring in the space. To really gain insight, it helps to look back over a longer period of time, like a year for example, in order to take stock of the changes taking place. To that end, I reached out to mobile app search company Chomp, who kindly obligated my curiousity...

NEC will cut 10,000 jobs after forecasting $1.3 billion annual loss, mostly in m...

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

NEC will cut 10,000 jobs after forecasting $1.3 billion annual loss, mostly in mobile phone biz


NEC will cut 10,000 jobs after forecasting $1.3 billion annual loss, mostly in mobile phone biz
After releasing a revised financial forecast for FY 2011 that predicts an annual $1.3 billion loss, its third in the last four years, NEC announced it will cut around 10,000 jobs. Bloomberg Businessweek reports President Nobuhiro Endo announced the cuts, revealing most of the cuts will come from the company's mobile-phone handset business, with 7,000 of them expected to be in Japan....

Engadget Mobile Podcast 123 - 01.29.2012

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

Engadget Mobile Podcast 123 - 01.29.2012



Engadget Mobile Podcast 123 - 01.29.2012
If a BlackBerry falls from the bush in the forest, but there are no bloggers to blog about it, does it make a sound? The Engadget Mobile Podcasters answer this question at length with the help of the one and only CrackBerry Kevin.Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad MolenGuests: Kevin Michaluk, Sean CooperProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)00:04:24 - Editorial: RIM's new CEO isn't the shakeup it needed 01:16:45...

Nokia clarifies battery update on Lumia 800, promises audio / camera fixes soon

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:27 AM PST

Nokia clarifies battery update on Lumia 800, promises audio / camera fixes soon


Nokia clarifies battery update on Lumia 800, promises audio / camera fixes soon
Nokia already came clean about the Lumia 800 battery bug, but evidently that just wasn't enough to appease the masses. A community manager in the outfit's own forums has just responded to pages upon pages of comments regarding the most recent update, partly to (re)set the record straight regarding the battery, and partly to address more fixes that are just around the bend....

Mad Catz MLG Pro Circuit controller review (PS3)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:49 AM PST

Mad Catz MLG Pro Circuit controller review (PS3)


Mad Catz MLG Pro Circuit controller review (PS3)
While most of us play games purely for their entertainment value, an elite few get their game on while calling themselves "professionals." These superstars of simulated battle make the rounds in various tournaments, including, most notably, Major League Gaming Pro Circuit championships. Now those digital athletes, as well as the masses of seasoned "amateurs," can compete with professional (or at least officially licensed) equipment -- we're talking about gear like Mad...

Refresh Roundup: week of January 23, 2012

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:10 AM PST

Refresh Roundup: week of January 23, 2012


Refresh Roundup: week of January 23, 2012
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....

BMW, Tendril will build demonstration home 'wired' for ActivE electric vehicle

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:32 AM PST

BMW, Tendril will build demonstration home 'wired' for ActivE electric vehicle


BMW, Tendril will build demonstration home 'wired' for ActivE electric vehicle
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, BMW BMW and Boulder, CO-based energy management company Tendril will build a demonstration home designed to power BMW's ActiveE electric vehicle while minimizing the home and the car's carbon footprint, the New York Times reported. The home, which will be built at BMW's San Francisco Bay Area technology office by this March, will have "smart" thermostats, solar panels and appliances, the newspaper said, citing the companies, which didn't disclose...

Lenovo's 14-inch IdeaPad Y470p launches with Radeon HD 7690M GPU

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:43 AM PST

Lenovo's 14-inch IdeaPad Y470p launches with Radeon HD 7690M GPU


Lenovo's 14-inch IdeaPad Y470p launches with Radeon HD 7690M GPU
Who knew a "p" packed so much punch? Just weeks after Lenovo cut loose with a boatload of new machines, the outfit has quietly slipped out an even newer model tailored for gamers. The 14-inch IdeaPad Y470p looks just about like the existing Y470, but swaps out the middling NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M for a far more potent Radeon HD 7690M....

Purdue University creates 'bass' powered medical implant, knows where it hertz

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:21 AM PST

Purdue University creates 'bass' powered medical implant, knows where it hertz


Purdue University creates 'bass' powered medical implant, knows where it hertz
We've seen all kinds of medical implants over the years, but none that had a musical preference -- until now. Researchers at Purdue University have created a pressure sensitive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) that uses sound waves as an energy source. The proof-of-concept has a vibrating cantilever that's receptive to sound -- or music -- in the 200 - 500Hz frequency range, which is towards the bottom end of the audible range....

Motorola starts selling WiFi Xyboards for $400 and up

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST

Motorola starts selling WiFi Xyboards for $400 and up


Motorola starts selling WiFi Xyboards for $400 and up
What's that? You want an eight or ten inch WiFi tab, but failed to place your pre-order for one of Moto's latest earlier this month? Worry not, slate-seeking friend, for both the WiFi Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 are officially on sale at Motorola's website, with free two-day shipping thrown in for good measure....

NY Public Library turns stereographs into animated GIFs, reminds your 3D TV of i...

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:59 PM PST

NY Public Library turns stereographs into animated GIFs, reminds your 3D TV of its roots


NY Public Library turns stereographs into animated GIFs, reminds your 3D TV of its roots
Digging your 3D TVs, video game consoles and laptops? Thank the past -- the New York Public Library is here to remind you that streographic entertainment has been blowing minds for over 100 years, and has the animated gifs to prove it. The Library recently introduced Stereogranimator, a web app that taps into the institution's large collection of historical stereographs and allows user to convert them into wiggling GIF animations and...

Ask Engadget: Best HD LED Pico Projector for a small room?

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST

Ask Engadget: Best HD LED Pico Projector for a small room?


Ask Engadget: Best HD LED Pico Projector for a small room?
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 Ellio, who fancies switching up his home entertainment kit with a HD LED projector. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com....

Sprint Galaxy Nexus registration page gets served up by Google

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 04:45 PM PST

Sprint Galaxy Nexus registration page gets served up by Google


Sprint Galaxy Nexus registration page gets served up by Google
Good news is here for folks on Sprint who've been anxiously waiting for a first taste of LTE connectivity and Ice Cream Sandwich. Google's official Galaxy Nexus website has quietly gone live with a registration section for anyone on the Now Network who wants to be notified when the device goes up for sale....

Mobile Miscellany: week of January 23, 2012

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 03:15 PM PST

Mobile Miscellany: week of January 23, 2012


Mobile Miscellany: week of January 23, 2012
This week may not have been incredibly packed with news in the mobile world, but it was still 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 January 23, 2012:Continue reading Mobile Miscellany: week of January 23, 2012Mobile Miscellany: week of January 23, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 Jan 2012...