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- Switched On: Extra Sensory Perception
- Bad air makes for good eatin': more CO2 means more weight
- With TV Everywhere, It’s All About Discovery
- Apple TV (2012) gets torn down, confirmed to have 512MB of RAM, 8GB of storage
- MARCH MADNESS: Wolfpack erase early deficit, hang on to top Hoyas
- MARCH MADNESS: Georgetown women hold off Fresno St, 61-56
- Tips for painting a room
- Sony Tegra 3 slate benchmarked, Tablet S successor on the way?
- Why Highlight Wasn’t A Breakout Success At SXSW
- New York's Chinatown Fair arcade presses start to continue
- Engadget Mobile Podcast 130 - 03.18.2012
- Panasonic Lumix GF5 accidentally leaked by Hong Kong spokesperson?
- Daimler's car2go car-sharing service will launch in UK this fall
- HP sneaks out new dv4, dv6, dv7 and g4 Pavilion laptops, Ivy Bridge in tow (video)
- SQ Blaster Plus blasts some infra-red at the FCC
- Jaguar drops turbines for hybrid supercar
- Thumb Offers A Reality Test For SXSW Apps
- Ask Engadget: Best Mac Mini carrying case?
- Pioneer launches its 2012 VSX AV receivers lineup, available now starting at $249
- Mobile Miscellany: week of March 12th, 2012
- Mike Daisey Says His Show Is “True” Even If It’s Not True
- Nokia confirms Lumia 710, 800 to be knighted with mobile hotspot 'soon'
| Switched On: Extra Sensory Perception Posted: 18 Mar 2012 03:00 PM PDT Switched On: Extra Sensory Perception  Switched On: Extra Sensory Perception Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. At Intel's CES 2012 press conference, the giant chipmaker justified calling thin notebook PCs "ultrabooks" by noting how the devices would increasingly be characterized by more than their thinness. The integration of sensors has become so core to the modern smartphone experience that their absence would make using such devices untenable.Most of that differentiation was based on plans to... |
| Bad air makes for good eatin': more CO2 means more weight Posted: 18 Mar 2012 02:10 PM PDT Bad air makes for good eatin': more CO2 means more weight  Bad air makes for good eatin': more CO2 means more weight Filed under: Etc., Europe/EU, North America Nope, it's not the cheeseburger, it's the air that's making you pack on the pounds. A Danish study of weight-gain statistics over a 22-year period found that increased carbon dioxide in the air may be causing people to eat more and therefore may be making people fatter.... |
| With TV Everywhere, It’s All About Discovery Posted: 18 Mar 2012 01:25 PM PDT With TV Everywhere, It's All About Discovery  With TV Everywhere, It's All About Discovery Editor's Note: David McIntosh is the founder and CEO of Redux, a fast-growing video discovery company. Redux is the top downloaded app on Google TV, and grew 10x to 3.5M monthly users in 2011 with a "TV Everywhere" strategy as outlined below. 200 million connected TV devices will cumulatively ship in the next 18 months, and combined with Xbox (23 million+ Live customers), PS3, Wii, and devices like Apple TV and Roku,... |
| Apple TV (2012) gets torn down, confirmed to have 512MB of RAM, 8GB of storage Posted: 18 Mar 2012 12:39 PM PDT Apple TV (2012) gets torn down, confirmed to have 512MB of RAM, 8GB of storage  Apple TV (2012) gets torn down, confirmed to have 512MB of RAM, 8GB of storage We already knew about most of the latest Apple TV's technical upgrades, but a few key specs have eluded us since its announcement. That's now changed, however, thanks to user aicjofs over at XMBC's forum, who ripped a fresh unit apart to find out exactly what's inside of its shell.... |
| MARCH MADNESS: Wolfpack erase early deficit, hang on to top Hoyas Posted: 18 Mar 2012 12:39 PM PDT MARCH MADNESS: Wolfpack erase early deficit, hang on to top Hoyas MARCH MADNESS: Wolfpack erase early deficit, hang on to top Hoyas Lorenzo Brown hit three free throws in the final 10.6 seconds and North Carolina State conjured up its glorious tradition with a 66-63 upset of third-seeded Georgetown in a Midwest Regional on Sunday. |
| MARCH MADNESS: Georgetown women hold off Fresno St, 61-56 Posted: 18 Mar 2012 12:39 PM PDT MARCH MADNESS: Georgetown women hold off Fresno St, 61-56 MARCH MADNESS: Georgetown women hold off Fresno St, 61-56 Tia McGee scored 17 points and Georgetown held on to beat Fresno State 61-56 on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2012 12:39 PM PDT Tips for painting a room Tips for painting a room Pick your paint, throw on an old baseball cap and get ready to work some interior decorating magic. |
| Sony Tegra 3 slate benchmarked, Tablet S successor on the way? Posted: 18 Mar 2012 11:54 AM PDT Sony Tegra 3 slate benchmarked, Tablet S successor on the way?  Sony Tegra 3 slate benchmarked, Tablet S successor on the way? If you're looking to benchmark tools for hints at Sony's next slate, then you're looking at a little number that calls itself the V150. According to the NenaMark Android GPU benchmarking tool, this 1.4GHz tablet rocks a 1280 x 752 display and Android 4.0.3. An Nvidia Tegra 3 helps this slate achieve a benchmark score of 59.70, which is well above the Tablet S' 42.89 average.... |
| Why Highlight Wasn’t A Breakout Success At SXSW Posted: 18 Mar 2012 10:23 AM PDT Why Highlight Wasn't A Breakout Success At SXSW  Why Highlight Wasn't A Breakout Success At SXSW [Editor's Note: Brenden Mulligan is an entrepreneur who created Onesheet, TipList, ArtistData, MorningPics, and PhotoPile. He's a mentor for 500 Startups and several startups. You can find him on Twitter at @mulligan.] Highlight is one of the most talked about apps out there. It was touted to be the breakout app at this year's SXSW.... |
| New York's Chinatown Fair arcade presses start to continue Posted: 18 Mar 2012 09:37 AM PDT New York's Chinatown Fair arcade presses start to continue  New York's Chinatown Fair arcade presses start to continue Live in New York? Miss the familiar sound of a quarter dropping into an arcade slot? If so, then news that the Chinatown Fair arcade could be re-opening will definitely give you a power-up. It turns out that film maker Kurt Vincent headed down to the disused locale to shoot its vacant halls, only to bump into the new owner shuffling some game cabinets back in.... |
| Engadget Mobile Podcast 130 - 03.18.2012 Posted: 18 Mar 2012 08:07 AM PDT Engadget Mobile Podcast 130 - 03.18.2012 Engadget Mobile Podcast 130 - 03.18.2012 Wade through the post-St. Paddy's fog with the Engadget Mobile Podcast -- the only podcast that, if it were a mobile phone, it would be bathed in lightning, have its radio flashed, and have a pixel density three thousand times greater than even the most sensitive eagle could detect.Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad MolenProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International)00:02:30 - iPad review (2012) 00:17:33 - Galaxy Note LTE... |
| Panasonic Lumix GF5 accidentally leaked by Hong Kong spokesperson? Posted: 18 Mar 2012 06:35 AM PDT Panasonic Lumix GF5 accidentally leaked by Hong Kong spokesperson?  Panasonic Lumix GF5 accidentally leaked by Hong Kong spokesperson? Frequent social networkers can tell you that Instagram's usually plastered with food photos and self-portraits, so we were quite surprised to see a product leak over there. After some careful inspection, we're pretty certain that the above picture shows a legit Panasonic Lumix GF5, which from this angle bears much resemblance to the GF3 bar the grip.... |
| Daimler's car2go car-sharing service will launch in UK this fall Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:50 AM PDT Daimler's car2go car-sharing service will launch in UK this fall  Daimler's car2go car-sharing service will launch in UK this fall Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, SMART, Daimler Daimler's about to find out of its car-sharing service translates to left-hand drive. The automaker's Car2go will debut in the UK this fall when it starts service in Birmingham, England. Birmingham's city council approved a plan for car2go to supply as many as 250 Smart Fortwo gas-powered two-seaters, which residents can rent within a 30-square-mile radius around the city. The service is part of Birmingham's effort to... |
| HP sneaks out new dv4, dv6, dv7 and g4 Pavilion laptops, Ivy Bridge in tow (video) Posted: 18 Mar 2012 05:06 AM PDT HP sneaks out new dv4, dv6, dv7 and g4 Pavilion laptops, Ivy Bridge in tow (video)  HP sneaks out new dv4, dv6, dv7 and g4 Pavilion laptops, Ivy Bridge in tow (video) We know Ivy Bridge is close to landing, but when damn it, when? Until we know for sure, what about these new notebooks from HP that sneaked out with barely a flicker of ballyhoo. There are four new Pavilions on their way, the dv4-5000, dv6-7000, dv7-6000 and g4-2000. All of them are getting the Ivy Bridge treatment bar the g4, which sticks with Sandy Bridge.... |
| SQ Blaster Plus blasts some infra-red at the FCC Posted: 17 Mar 2012 11:54 PM PDT SQ Blaster Plus blasts some infra-red at the FCC  SQ Blaster Plus blasts some infra-red at the FCC The SQ Blaster Plus strolled into town, but before it knew what had hit it, it was bundled into the back of a van and taken to the FCC's secret underground bunker in Washington. It was there that strange men in blue lab coats found out what lay beneath that black plastic box that's remarkably similar to last year's offering.... |
| Jaguar drops turbines for hybrid supercar Posted: 17 Mar 2012 09:00 PM PDT Jaguar drops turbines for hybrid supercar Jaguar drops turbines for hybrid supercar Will rely on turbocharged four cylinder for extra oomph. |
| Thumb Offers A Reality Test For SXSW Apps Posted: 17 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PDT Thumb Offers A Reality Test For SXSW Apps  Thumb Offers A Reality Test For SXSW Apps Every year, before, during, and after South by Southwest, everyone's eager declare someone the winner of the conference. Then comes the inevitable backlash, with questions about whether Popular App X will ever catch on with "regular people" — or if it's just useful to techies who are constantly checking their iPhones in search of the next party. For the second year in a row, mobile Q&A app Thumb (formerly known as Opinionaided)... |
| Ask Engadget: Best Mac Mini carrying case? Posted: 17 Mar 2012 07:34 PM PDT Ask Engadget: Best Mac Mini carrying case?  Ask Engadget: Best Mac Mini carrying case? 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 is from Kevin, who's decided to abandon laptops for his Mac Mini. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.... |
| Pioneer launches its 2012 VSX AV receivers lineup, available now starting at $249 Posted: 17 Mar 2012 06:09 PM PDT Pioneer launches its 2012 VSX AV receivers lineup, available now starting at $249  Pioneer launches its 2012 VSX AV receivers lineup, available now starting at $249 We've seen Pioneer stuff its VSX line with 3D and Bluetooth goodness in the past; now, the Japanese outfit is unveiling its 2012 AV receivers portfolio in an attempt to widen its offerings. Starting with the lower-end models, the VSX-522 and VSX-822 are both packing 5.1 surround audio, while the main difference between the two is the lack of AirPlay and Bluetooth on the former.... |
| Mobile Miscellany: week of March 12th, 2012 Posted: 17 Mar 2012 04:41 PM PDT Mobile Miscellany: week of March 12th, 2012  Mobile Miscellany: week of March 12th, 2012 Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, we've seen T-Mobile expand its network coverage and take an argument to the FCC regarding interoperability requirements of the 700MHz band.... |
| Mike Daisey Says His Show Is “True” Even If It’s Not True Posted: 17 Mar 2012 03:56 PM PDT Mike Daisey Says His Show Is "True" Even If It's Not True  Mike Daisey Says His Show Is "True" Even If It's Not True The episode and transcript of the This American Life episode retracting Mike Daisey's piece about Apple and Foxconn are now live. If this is an issue you care about, you should listen to the whole thing. As host Ira Glass announced yesterday, the show found "significant fabrications" in the story, to the point where "we can't vouch for its truth." For example, Daisey admits that he never met a worker who had... |
| Nokia confirms Lumia 710, 800 to be knighted with mobile hotspot 'soon' Posted: 17 Mar 2012 03:12 PM PDT Nokia confirms Lumia 710, 800 to be knighted with mobile hotspot 'soon'  Nokia confirms Lumia 710, 800 to be knighted with mobile hotspot 'soon' If you've poured over the specs of Nokia's Lumia 710 and 800 handsets during the last few months, you've likely noticed the duo's lack of mobile hotspot functionally. Of course, the Finnish phone maker didn't completely abandoned the feature in Windows Phone, as the ability to turn your device into a portable access point will ship with its flagship Lumia 900 and the recently announced 610 at launch.... |
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