Subscribe:

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Shops Online

Shops Online

White House audit finds oversight needed with DOE advanced vehicle loans

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 03:04 PM PST

White House audit finds oversight needed with DOE advanced vehicle loans


White House audit finds oversight needed with DOE advanced vehicle loans
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, USA If you worry that you might lose $10 billion but then only lose $3 billion, is that a success? That's the current fiscal reality of the Department of Energy's advanced energy projects loan guarantee program, the one that most people know simply because it gave a loan guarantee to Solyndra, which then went belly up....

Time Warner Cable's TWC TV launches for PC, brings live TV streaming to the desktop

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 03:04 PM PST

Time Warner Cable's TWC TV launches for PC, brings live TV streaming to the desktop


Time Warner Cable's TWC TV launches for PC, brings live TV streaming to the desktop
After expanding its live TV streaming from iPads to iPhones, Time Warner Cable is going in the other direction and offering the service on PCs. The PC version of TWC TV launched today in beta -- still no word on streaming to Android devices or HDTVs yet -- but the Silverlight player will work on Windows and OS X, in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Chrome....

Verizon Tempts Employees With Limited Edition Droid RAZRs

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:22 PM PST

Verizon Tempts Employees With Limited Edition Droid RAZRs


Verizon Tempts Employees With Limited Edition Droid RAZRs
A life spent caught up in the drudgery of retail is usually pretty free of frills, but Verizon Wireless employees may soon be getting a shot at some swanky hardware if some newly-leaked images hold true. According to Android And Me, Verizon has reached out to their employees with an offer they may not be able to refuse: limited edition Droid RAZRs and Droid RAZR MAXXs. And what's so limited about these...

Alcatel OT-915 with QWERTY keyboard, Gingerbread said to be launching at MWC

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:22 PM PST

Alcatel OT-915 with QWERTY keyboard, Gingerbread said to be launching at MWC


Alcatel OT-915 with QWERTY keyboard, Gingerbread said to be launching at MWC
How do you improve on the phone we described as "one of the cheesiest Android devices we've ever handled"? If you're Alcatel, you switch from a sliding to candybar form factor, ditch the large, candy-colored buttons and add a touchscreen. That about sums up the OT-915, a budget handset that's slated to make its official debut at Mobile World Congress later this month, but whose existence Electricpig claims to have confirmed...

Microsoft guide explains how to submit apps to the Windows Store (video)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 02:22 PM PST

Microsoft guide explains how to submit apps to the Windows Store (video)


Microsoft guide explains how to submit apps to the Windows Store (video)
Microsoft is serious about Windows 8, and if you're serious about submitting Metro-style apps then there's now a healthily long and detailed blog post (at the source link) explaining how. The post suggests that Redmond's app police are looking at a roughly a six-day turnaround for signing off and publishing the average title, with content compliance taking the longest time because it involves "real people." As the real person in the...

Apple Made $22 Billion In Revenue On Developing World In 2011, Just $1.4B in 2007

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 01:38 PM PST

Apple Made $22 Billion In Revenue On Developing World In 2011, Just $1.4B in 2007


Apple Made $22 Billion In Revenue On Developing World In 2011, Just $1.4B in 2007
CEO Tim Cook described Apple's conquest of the developing world today at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference. He said "In 2007, and we didn't launch the iPhone outside the U.S. until 2008, Apple's revenue combined from greater China and several other parts of asia, India, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America was $1.4 billion....

Is Ford working on a new supercar?

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 01:38 PM PST

Is Ford working on a new supercar?


Is Ford working on a new supercar?
Jamal Hameedi has a dream.

HP unveils Z1 all-in-one workstation: 27-inch IPS display, starts at $1,899

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 01:38 PM PST

HP unveils Z1 all-in-one workstation: 27-inch IPS display, starts at $1,899


HP unveils Z1 all-in-one workstation: 27-inch IPS display, starts at $1,899
If you fancy yourself a power user, HP's got a "world's first" trick up its sleeve that might lure you in. Earlier today, the Palo Alto outfit took the wraps off its newest all-in-one, the HP Z1. This workstation is a mere distant cousin to HP's consumer-focused Omni and TouchSmart lines -- not that that's a bad thing....

BRD RedShift SM hoons San Francisco, MX reveal coming

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

BRD RedShift SM hoons San Francisco, MX reveal coming


BRD RedShift SM hoons San Francisco, MX reveal coming
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, USA Since revealing the RedShift SM electric supermoto last August, the BRD boys have been keeping busy going about the business of commercializing a great idea. Building and presenting a ground-breaking prototype is one thing. Working out all the bugs and putting in neat rows the ducks necessary to build and sell a fully developed product is quite another....

Satellite web surfing at 40Mbps with ViaSat SurfBeam 2 Pro (video)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

Satellite web surfing at 40Mbps with ViaSat SurfBeam 2 Pro (video)


Satellite web surfing at 40Mbps with ViaSat SurfBeam 2 Pro (video)
If you've been relying on a satellite modem for your daily dose of the Internet, you're probably all too familiar with sub-1Mbps download speeds and an overall painful experience. That's exactly why we've been so impressed with ViaSat and its new 12Mbps down, 3Mbps up Exede residential satellite broadband product....

Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche sells for $49,000

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche sells for $49,000


Tom Cruise's 'Risky Business' Porsche sells for $49,000
What's a name worth?

The Number Of Mobile Devices Will Exceed World’s Population By 2012 (& Other Sho...

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST

The Number Of Mobile Devices Will Exceed World's Population By 2012 (& Other Shocking Figures)


The Number Of Mobile Devices Will Exceed World's Population By 2012 (& Other Shocking Figures)
Despite its long and boring name, Cisco's "Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update" is one of the more fascinating data-filled reports you'll read this year. The report examines the dramatic growth we're seeing in the mobile Internet space, including the massive demands for mobile data, the growth of mobile video, and the rise of the smartphone as new gateway to the web itself. Globally, mobile data traffic grew 2.3-fold...

Sony Z Series Walkman Player review

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:11 PM PST

Sony Z Series Walkman Player review


Sony Z Series Walkman Player review
Since it was announced last August, we've anxiously been waiting for Sony's flagship Walkman Z (the first to feature Android) to hit US shores. (It made it here well after the holidays passed. Better late than never, right?) While Sony is billing the Z as a Walkman first and foremost, its spacious 4.3-inch display and 1GHz Tegra 2 SoC ensure it's powerful and well-sized for playing games and generally making the...

Canada welcomes the Galaxy Note, available on Bell and Telus for $199 today (video)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 12:11 PM PST

Canada welcomes the Galaxy Note, available on Bell and Telus for $199 today (video)


Canada welcomes the Galaxy Note, available on Bell and Telus for $199 today (video)
Boom. Just as promised, the large beast that is Samsung's don't-call-it-a-tablet handset has hit available status in the Land of the Maple Leaf. Canadian carriers Bell and Telus have the Galaxy Note up for grabs now on their respective sites at the cost of $199 with a whopping three-year contract, while anything's yet to pop up on Rogers' page (we'll let you know as soon as it does)....

Vauxhall Ampera amps up for police duty at Scotland Yard

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:27 AM PST

Vauxhall Ampera amps up for police duty at Scotland Yard


Vauxhall Ampera amps up for police duty at Scotland Yard
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Opel, UK Americans have our own ideas about what a police cruiser should be: big, fast, menacing. The kind of vehicle that you can't mistake pulling up behind you on the freeway, and with enough muscle to chase you down should your foot get a little heavier than it should....

Reminder: Vote for the 2011 Engadget Awards!

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:27 AM PST

Reminder: Vote for the 2011 Engadget Awards!


Reminder: Vote for the 2011 Engadget Awards!
Emmys? Check. Grammys? Check. Engadget Awards 2011? Almost there. Now that we've gone through the nomination process, it's time for you to let us know who deserves to be crowned king of its category, which in some special cases, might not be something to be completely proud of. The clock's ticking and you have until 11:59PM ET on Monday February 20th to drop your precious ballot in....

ZTE Light Tab 2 launches in the UK, proudly sporting Gingerbread

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:27 AM PST

ZTE Light Tab 2 launches in the UK, proudly sporting Gingerbread


ZTE Light Tab 2 launches in the UK, proudly sporting Gingerbread
If you don't mind your Gingerbread a bit stale, the ZTE V9A Light Tab 2 is now available in the UK. To jog your memory, for £235 you can snag the 7-inch, Android 2.3 slate complete with a 1.4GHz single-core processor, dual cameras, WiFi and 3G connectivity (no word on service providers)....

BMW engineers helping US long jumpers ahead of Olympics

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:42 AM PST

BMW engineers helping US long jumpers ahead of Olympics


BMW engineers helping US long jumpers ahead of Olympics
The ultimate jumping machines?

AT&T’s Wireless Data Traffic Doubles Every Year, But Throttling Is Not The Solution

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:42 AM PST

AT&T's Wireless Data Traffic Doubles Every Year, But Throttling Is Not The Solution


AT&T's Wireless Data Traffic Doubles Every Year, But Throttling Is Not The Solution
AT&T Senior Executive VP John Donovan took to the company's Innovation Space blog to talk wireless data, and the statistics he brings to the table are nothing if not impressive. Among other tidbits, Donovan revealed that the carrier's wireless data traffic has doubled every year since 2007. "Over the past five years, AT&T's wireless data traffic has grown 20,000%," he said. He pegs this "wireless data tsunami" on the growing popularity of smartphones,...

Aereo puts TV antennas in the cloud, streams OTA broadcasts on the internet

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:42 AM PST

Aereo puts TV antennas in the cloud, streams OTA broadcasts on the internet


Aereo puts TV antennas in the cloud, streams OTA broadcasts on the internet
We've all heard about SlingBox, that nifty bit of kit that lets you stream your cable or satellite television to the mobile device of your choice, and now a new company called Aereo aims to provide a similar service for OTA broadcast television. The service costs $12 dollars a month and will launch March 14th, but is only available to folks in New York City....

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 spotted at the FCC

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:42 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 spotted at the FCC


Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 spotted at the FCC
Intrigued by Samsung's new petite smartphone? Well, those not gearing up for quad-cores and high-definition screens can now spy some dizzying label placement details and more from its recent FCC visit. Expect the Galaxy Mini 2 to pack both 850 and 1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE radios, meaning it'll be compatible with both AT&T and (EDGE-only) T-Mobile networks....

'Risky Business' Porsche for sale

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST

'Risky Business' Porsche for sale


'Risky Business' Porsche for sale
There is no substitute for a Tom Cruise fan.

The Engadget Show returns Saturday, February 18th with DJ Spooky and Google -- g...

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST

The Engadget Show returns Saturday, February 18th with DJ Spooky and Google -- get a ticket to the taping!


The Engadget Show returns Saturday, February 18th with DJ Spooky and Google -- get a ticket to the taping!
Yep, it's Valentine's Day. We weren't sure what to get the tech fan who has everything (you're all loaded up on Lumia 710s, right?), so we decided to put together an amazing show for you. And if you're in New York City this week, you can join us live at the Times Center in midtown....

Sony prepping power outlet that demands payment, identification

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST

Sony prepping power outlet that demands payment, identification


Sony prepping power outlet that demands payment, identification
We're already counting down the days until these bad boys find themselves in your local cafe and airport terminal. Sony is working on power outlets that are able to identify a user and determine their permissions at that particular socket. With the quick tap of a card, phone or other NFC device your authentication info is passed to a server over the powerline itself....

Second voluntary service campaign for Nissan Leaf updates range estimate, safety...

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:14 AM PST

Second voluntary service campaign for Nissan Leaf updates range estimate, safety features


Second voluntary service campaign for Nissan Leaf updates range estimate, safety features
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan The Nissan Leaf is getting a second "voluntary service campaign" in the U.S. to improve the car's awareness of the battery state of charge and to make it a bit safer. The service will boost the accuracy of the Leaf's on-board range estimate display, improve Carwings connectivity (which will make the companion smartphone app more accurate and thus give a driver a better estimate of when charging will...

NASA activates Robotnaut 2 on board the ISS, watch it live (video)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:14 AM PST

NASA activates Robotnaut 2 on board the ISS, watch it live (video)


NASA activates Robotnaut 2 on board the ISS, watch it live (video)
You've already seen it unboxed on board the International Space Station, and now you can watch as the crew of the ISS activates Robotnaut 2 and begins to put it through its paces. The robot was turned on just before noon Eastern, but there's still plenty more to see -- head on past the break for the live stream....

Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show (...

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:13 AM PST

Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show (video)


Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show (video)
This is one of those little projects you wish you could just play with the second you've seen it. Greek Artist Petros Vrellis coded an interactive light and sound show into Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night -- that you can control with your fingers. With a swipe of a single digit (or hand) you can pull the particles of the artists paint daubs to redirect the swirling mass of night sky...

Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Initial Impressions (Video)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:29 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Initial Impressions (Video)


Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Initial Impressions (Video)
Even if it isn't my favorite new device, I'm glad to see the Galaxy Note bring something totally different to the mobile table. At first glance you'd think it was a tablet, especially when you set it next to a "regular" phone, but you'd soon realize the Note has a 4G LTE radio tucked inside to let you phone home....

An Answer To Apple: Inkling Creates First Industrial Publishing Platform For Int...

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:29 AM PST

An Answer To Apple: Inkling Creates First Industrial Publishing Platform For Interactive eBooks


An Answer To Apple: Inkling Creates First Industrial Publishing Platform For Interactive eBooks
A little less than a month ago, Apple held an education-focused event in which it announced the launch of iBooks 2, a move the company said it was making in an effort to "reinvent the textbook" by allowing users to purchase and download textbooks to their iPads. The new app enables the transformation of those expensive, heavy textbooks into lightweight interactive, digital textbooks, at $15 a pop....

Delivery App Postmates Offers A Last-Minute Valentine’s Gift

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:29 AM PST

Delivery App Postmates Offers A Last-Minute Valentine's Gift


Delivery App Postmates Offers A Last-Minute Valentine's Gift
Yes, there are going to be a lot of startups trying to capitalize on Valentine's Day. Postmates, however, has the advantage of doing something cool — something that involves free chocolate. When the app launched last year at TechCrunch Disrupt, the coverage described it as the "Uber of packages." On its face, the comparison might sound a little silly (at least, it did to me) but in the same way that Uber...