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West Coast Electric Highway plugs in on Oregon's Interstate 5

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 02:27 PM PDT

West Coast Electric Highway plugs in on Oregon's Interstate 5


West Coast Electric Highway plugs in on Oregon's Interstate 5
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and PolicyFrom Mexico to Canada - or from Canada to Mexico, whichever way your heart desires - a West Coast journey in the U.S. is one step closer to reality for plug-in vehicle drivers. Today, the first part of the West Coast Electric Highway was officially opened in Salem, OR....

IRL: Rayovac Mobile Power Pack, a TomTom car charger and cleaning a DSLR sensor

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 01:42 PM PDT

IRL: Rayovac Mobile Power Pack, a TomTom car charger and cleaning a DSLR sensor


IRL: Rayovac Mobile Power Pack, a TomTom car charger and cleaning a DSLR sensor
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. This week's edition of IRL is geekier than usual because really, only the nerdiest of you would be reading a tech site when you could be pretending to be Irish....

Rejoice, Twitter Power Users: “Next Generation” Tweetdeck Apps Coming For Androi...

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PDT

Rejoice, Twitter Power Users: "Next Generation" Tweetdeck Apps Coming For Android And iOS


Rejoice, Twitter Power Users: "Next Generation" Tweetdeck Apps Coming For Android And iOS
The big Twitter redesign at the end of last year seemed to mean that the company was ditching power users to get more mainstream. The web site and the mobile apps added "Connect" and "Discover" pages to help new users find interesting people and topics. But the unified new interface buried direct messages and other features that long-time users had grown to rely on. However, Twitter has not forgotten about its devoted...

Windows 8 app keeps perps under virtual lock and key, frightens pedestrians (video)

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Windows 8 app keeps perps under virtual lock and key, frightens pedestrians (video)


Windows 8 app keeps perps under virtual lock and key, frightens pedestrians (video)
Need something to sate that Windows 8-lust Microsoft stirred up with its Consumer Preview? Then take a gander at this in-development vehicle control app shown off at the company's Redmond campus as part of this year's Worldwide Public Safety Symposium. Developed by Modularis, an outfit known for their enterprise, federal and OEM automation solutions, the Metro-style application turns its host slate into a virtual controller, granting users remote access to door...

Kinect makes pact with head-mounted display, virtual reality Skyrim ensues

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Kinect makes pact with head-mounted display, virtual reality Skyrim ensues


Kinect makes pact with head-mounted display, virtual reality Skyrim ensues
Yeah, streaming Skyrim on a Tegra 3-powered Ice Cream Sandwich tablet is nice and all, but what about folks who want a more immersive experience with their beloved time sink? One tech-savvy gamer took matters into his own hands -- conjuring a bit of electronics alchemy by throwing together Sony's HMZ-T1 head-mounted display with a Kinect sensor, a TrackIR5 for head tracking and voice recognition software....

Why Mobile Operators Are Becoming Mad Men

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Why Mobile Operators Are Becoming Mad Men


Why Mobile Operators Are Becoming Mad Men
Editor's note: Rich LeFurgy is a general partner at Archer Advisors. LeFurgy was Founding Chairman of the IAB and sfBIG, a Venture Capitalist (WaldenVC), head of ad sales at Starwave (ESPN.com) and the Walt Disney Internet Group. Follow him on Twitter @rich_lefurgy. The characters on AMC's television show Mad Men and the real-life mobile operators of today are pretty much the same....

TiVo co-founder, CTO Jim Barton resigns

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PDT

TiVo co-founder, CTO Jim Barton resigns


TiVo co-founder, CTO Jim Barton resigns
Co-founder of TiVo and CTO Jim Barton has long outlasted our deathwatch, but his time as an executive at the DVR maker quietly came to an end this week according to documents filed with the SEC. CEO Tom Rogers thanked Jim for his "commitment to innovation" in a statement, and the filing indicates he will stick around as a $25,000 per month consultant in "patent matters and litigation" among other things...

US Navy LASR research facility builds robots, not ray guns

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT

US Navy LASR research facility builds robots, not ray guns


US Navy LASR research facility builds robots, not ray guns
The US Navy announced a new robotics research facility this week located within the existing Naval Research Laboratory's main site in Washington D.C. The Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research, or LASR, was created to support NRL research in "robotics and autonomous systems of interest to the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense," wrote LASR director Alan C....

Final ITC ruling affirms Motorola Mobility didn't violate Apple's patents

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PDT

Final ITC ruling affirms Motorola Mobility didn't violate Apple's patents


Final ITC ruling affirms Motorola Mobility didn't violate Apple's patents
The preliminary decision already determined that, in this case, Motorola Mobility hadn't violated any of Apple's patents with its Droid series, and now a final review has affirmed those initial findings. While this might not be a massive turn up for the books, it does close the doors on at least one big name patent dispute....

Wacom Intuos5 touch review

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 09:10 AM PDT

Wacom Intuos5 touch review


Wacom Intuos5 touch review
It's no secret Wacom has a firm grasp on what it takes to make great graphic input devices. Fresh off of its introduction of the Inkling last Fall, the outfit recently unveiled the latest member of its high-end pen tablet line, the Intous5 touch. Essentially, Wacom took what made the Intuos4 a great addition to any designer or illustrator's workflow and refined it, with this latest iteration sporting a new rubber-coated...

Pioneer launches RMX1000 Remix Station, now no tune is safe (video)

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 08:23 AM PDT

Pioneer launches RMX1000 Remix Station, now no tune is safe (video)


Pioneer launches RMX1000 Remix Station, now no tune is safe (video)
Pioneer has been dishing out its line of digital DJ tools for long enough that you'd hope it knows what the spinners want, and these days it seems that's remixing tools. The RMX1000 is a new effects based unit, that looks like an evolution of the firm's EFX range. It still cooks up those chops, rolls, and reverbs, but also has a companion "Remixbox" software, as well as studio-friendly VST /...

EPA accepts E15 Misfueling Mitigation Plan, opens door to sales

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 06:49 AM PDT

EPA accepts E15 Misfueling Mitigation Plan, opens door to sales


EPA accepts E15 Misfueling Mitigation Plan, opens door to sales
Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, USA It may not have the most interesting name - the Misfueling Mitigation Plan for E15 - but it does do something interesting for the fuel supply in the United States. After passing through what Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen calls "rigorous testing and mountains of challenges," the higher ethanol blend called E15 - which is fifteen percent biofuel and 85 percent...

Untethered jailbreak for new iPad shown on YouTube, not quite ready for download

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 06:49 AM PDT

Untethered jailbreak for new iPad shown on YouTube, not quite ready for download


Untethered jailbreak for new iPad shown on YouTube, not quite ready for download
Are we shocked to see an untethered iOS 5.1 jailbreak for the new iPad? Not so much. Are we surprised to see it arrive so quick? Hell, yes. The iPad 2's untethered jailbreak took an eternity, whereas this new tunnel seems to have been dug during one fleeting Friday night....

How to fix a toilet

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 06:04 AM PDT

How to fix a toilet


How to fix a toilet
Let's face it: a broken toilet is an inconvenient and inevitable part of life.

75-year-old Atalanta sports car returns

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 06:04 AM PDT

75-year-old Atalanta sports car returns


75-year-old Atalanta sports car returns
Updates are under the skin.

Seagate GoFlex Satellite reportedly getting firmware update on March 19th

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 05:18 AM PDT

Seagate GoFlex Satellite reportedly getting firmware update on March 19th


Seagate GoFlex Satellite reportedly getting firmware update on March 19th
Still rockin' one of those (cargo) pocket-sized GoFlex streaming drives we showed you a while back? Marvelous. According to Gear Diary, Seagate's given the site intel saying it's getting ready to roll out a Satellite firmware refresh on the 19th of this month. Allegedly, the update will boost the limit on the number of devices that can be connected simultaneously, making the jump from three to eight, as well as promising...

Time Warner Cable brings 26 local NYC channels to iOS app, website

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 03:01 AM PDT

Time Warner Cable brings 26 local NYC channels to iOS app, website


Time Warner Cable brings 26 local NYC channels to iOS app, website
While it may not be the good news the Android army was hoping for, TWC's got some Big Apple-sized bits to share. Via its Untangled blog, Time Warner announced it's finally adding local channels to its iPhone / iPad app and TWCTV site, including CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC and Univision (because you can never have enough novelas)....

GeChic On-Lap 1302 is a 'Secret Tool' to give your smartphone dual screens (video)

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 12:42 AM PDT

GeChic On-Lap 1302 is a 'Secret Tool' to give your smartphone dual screens (video)


GeChic On-Lap 1302 is a 'Secret Tool' to give your smartphone dual screens (video)
If you've ever felt the burning urge to mirror your smartphone's display onto a larger screen, then you might consider stuffing GeChic's portable, 13.3-inch monitor into the ol' man purse for your next wayward outing. We're not promising that it'll be simple, but in addition to supporting laptops, game consoles and digital cameras, you can also rig up your smartphone to the On-Lap 1302 monitor -- with the assistance of a...

Google Wallet’s Founding Engineer, Product Lead Already at Work on Next Startup,...

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 10:28 PM PDT

Google Wallet's Founding Engineer, Product Lead Already at Work on Next Startup, Tappmo


Google Wallet's Founding Engineer, Product Lead Already at Work on Next Startup, Tappmo
More people leaving Google Wallet means more founders for mobile payments startups! Jonathan Wall, a founding engineer on Google Wallet, and Marc Freed-Finnegan, its product lead, are already heads down on their next venture Tappmo after having their last day at Google on March 5. They're not saying too much about what it is aside from saying it's about revolutionizing offline payments....

Universal ticker hack takes a look back at a time before NASDAQ (video)

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 10:28 PM PDT

Universal ticker hack takes a look back at a time before NASDAQ (video)


Universal ticker hack takes a look back at a time before NASDAQ (video)
Know what takes the sting out of your crashing stock portfolio? Arduino fun, silly geeks. Alright, so in this case it's an FTDI Basic board, but the spirit of this hack remains the same. A Swarthmore student by the name of Ames Bielenberg picked up where his hobbyist Pops left off and cooked up a Spring Break scheme to reanimate a late 19th century Universal Ticker....

California judge OKs Honda mileage settlement

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:59 PM PDT

California judge OKs Honda mileage settlement


California judge OKs Honda mileage settlement
A judge approved a settlement Friday to give owners of Honda Civic hybrids up to $200 each over claims that the fuel economy of the cars was inflated, casting aside arguments that a motorist's victory in small claims court entitled other owners to a larger award.

PatchWerk lets you control a monsterous modular synth with your browser (video)

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:14 PM PDT

PatchWerk lets you control a monsterous modular synth with your browser (video)


PatchWerk lets you control a monsterous modular synth with your browser (video)
The Paradiso Synthesizer at the MIT Museum might be the largest homemade instrument of its type. That fact alone does make it interesting but, what makes this room-sized collection of wooden cabinets connected by a web of cables really stand out is the fact that you can control it from the comfort of you home with nothing more than a browser....

CyanogenMod disables root access by default, now requires user configuration

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 07:28 PM PDT

CyanogenMod disables root access by default, now requires user configuration


CyanogenMod disables root access by default, now requires user configuration
Holy crap! CyanogenMod, the custom ROM of choice for many power users, will no longer offer root access upon first install. Now before you panic, let's make this part clear: everyone so inclined may still enable superuser access -- for ADB, apps or both -- from the Developer Options menu....

Bunnie Huang builds open-source geiger counter to help Japanese civilians

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 06:43 PM PDT

Bunnie Huang builds open-source geiger counter to help Japanese civilians


Bunnie Huang builds open-source geiger counter to help Japanese civilians
Chumby co-creator Andrew "Bunnie" Huang was so moved by the Japanese Earthquake and Fukushima meltdown that he felt compelled to help out. Teaming up with nonprofit organization Safecast, he started work on a radiation monitor that was suitable for everyday civilian use, rather than it remain the sole province of officials....

MARCH MADNESS: Norfolk stuns Missouri in upset

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:58 PM PDT

MARCH MADNESS: Norfolk stuns Missouri in upset


MARCH MADNESS: Norfolk stuns Missouri in upset
Kyle O'Quinn's booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental upset of Missouri as the words spilled out of his mouth faster than he could think.

If you can't plug your car in...

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:13 PM PDT

If you can't plug your car in...


If you can't plug your car in...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Videos Plug In America members sure like to point out how much better their cars are than regular gas vehicles. The latest video version of this message shows a happy Chevrolet Volt driver - but not the way GM portrays them - who goes through the list of ways a plug-in car benefits the driver and society. Sure, the video is about as subtle as a baseball bat...

Roku 4.3 update tweaks Netflix, device discovery issues

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:13 PM PDT

Roku 4.3 update tweaks Netflix, device discovery issues


Roku 4.3 update tweaks Netflix, device discovery issues
Second gen Roku media streamers should be seeing a software update the next time they're powered up, as a company blog post mentions v4.3 is rolling out right now, following the last update that hit back in December. The Roku 2 and Roku LT should experience a variety of improvements to Netflix streaming that include video startup, screen navigation, audio / video sync and settings for subtitles and audio....

The new iPad: are you buying one?

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 04:28 PM PDT

The new iPad: are you buying one?


The new iPad: are you buying one?
Today is the day many have been patiently, or not so patiently, waiting for. The new iPad saunters onto shelves around much of the globe, and into the sweaty palms of the "gotta-have-its." So, were you dazzled by that display? Or tempted by the LTE and new graphics chip? Maybe you're upgrading, or treating the partner (by treating yourself)?...

FCC Fridays: March 16, 2012

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 04:28 PM PDT

FCC Fridays: March 16, 2012


FCC Fridays: March 16, 2012
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol' Federal Communications Commission's site. Since we couldn't possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we've gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week....

How to Afford a Million-Dollar Ride

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 04:27 PM PDT

How to Afford a Million-Dollar Ride


How to Afford a Million-Dollar Ride
Get into a dream vehicle at a fraction of the cost of the original.