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Switched On: Rubber brands

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT

Switched On: Rubber brands


Switched On: Rubber brands
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. More Info Android 4.1 Jelly Bean review: a look at what's changed in Google's mobile OS Sony Xperia Tablet S hands-on Samsung Galaxy Camera One sits far atop the Android smartphone heap while the other has recently stepped up its efforts to compete more aggressively by acquiring the stake of its decade-long joint venture partner. But at the recent IFA event, electronics giants Samsung and Sony both acknowledged the importance of their smartphone sub-brands by stretching them into new product categories. For Sony, its Xperia sub-brand hopped across to its tablet while Samsung brought the Galaxy brand to a connected camera. How these companies have stretched these brands reflects their relative position both in terms of where they've moved from and where they've moved to. For Sony, the move of Xperia to another product category represents somewhat of a full circle (as does the return of the Sony brand to handsets itself). Part of the early playbook for Sony Ericsson was to bring established Sony Electronics brands -- notably Cyber-Shot and Walkman -- to phones focused on imaging and music in the heyday of the feature phone, which the joint venture clung to for too long. Xperia, in contrast, was the company's first "native" sub-brand meant to evoke "experience", of course. And while many in the line have been well-received, they never translated into a strong global market share for Sony Ericsson.Continue reading Switched On: Rubber brandsFiled under: Cellphones, TabletsSwitched On: Rubber brands originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Engadget Mobile Podcast 153: iPhone5 edition - 09.16.2012

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Engadget Mobile Podcast 153: iPhone5 edition - 09.16.2012


Engadget Mobile Podcast 153: iPhone5 edition - 09.16.2012
Yes yes y'all, you know what time it is. Gimme 5 in this edition of the Engadget Mobile Podcast. Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad MolenGuest: Joseph VolpeProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly International) 00:01:00 - iPhone 5 officially announced with 4-inch display, A6 CPU and LTE for $199 on September 21st 00:05:30 - Apple: A6 chip in iPhone 5 has 2x CPU power, 2x graphics performance, yet consumes less energy 00:11:17 - Apple details LTE plans for iPhone 5: true global reach requires multiple models 00:12:00 - Apple announces worldwide carriers for iPhone 5: Sprint, AT&T and Verizon will support LTE in the US (update: No AWS HSPA+ for T-Mobile) 01:04:33 - Apple's new iPhone 5 dock connector: It's called Lightning and it's 80 percent smaller, but the adapter is $29 01:22:00 - Apple details iPhone 5's new camera: 8MP, 'same as iPhone 4S but thinner' 01:24:23 - iPhone 5 confirmed to use nano-SIM, current SIMs not compatible 01:27:30 - Motorola Droid RAZR M review: a very good ICS handset in a small, Kevlar-wrapped package Hear the podcastSubscribe to the podcast [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes [RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically [RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator [Zune] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune MarketplaceDownload the podcastLISTEN (MP3)LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com.Follow us on Twitter@tnkgrl @phonewisdom @engadgetmobile @richardlaiFiled under: Podcasts, MobileEngadget Mobile Podcast 153: iPhone5 edition - 09.16.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Ford's Auto Stop-Start offers hope to foot-heavy drivers

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Ford's Auto Stop-Start offers hope to foot-heavy drivers


Ford's Auto Stop-Start offers hope to foot-heavy drivers
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hybrid, MPG, Ford Would you be willing to slow down your highway driving if it meant saving money on fuel spending and reducing your emissions? I don't. Ford commissioned a survey through Penn Schoen Berlandalso and found that 64 percent of American drivers are driving less frequently to save on gasoline. As for those willing to lighten up on the gas pedal, 41 percent are slowing down to reduce fuel consumption and 10 percent say they draft behind larger vehicles to save fuel. This last one is a dangerous practice, though, and we can't recommend it. For the 59 percent who are not willing to slow down to save on gasoline consumption, Ford asks how about stop-start technology? The 2013 Ford Fusion is offering EcoBoost with Auto Start-Stop technology, along with EcoBoost only and hybrid and plug-in hybrid offerings. For those taking the survey, they're willing to pay more upfront for green products to save money over time, and Auto Start-Stop adds $295 to the purchase price. Ford calculates that if just 50,000 customers add the Auto Start-Stop option to their new Fusion, it would save more than 14 million pounds of CO2 emissions and nearly one million gallons of gasoline annually. And it's very easy to use, especially since it's always ready unless you tell it not to engage. When you stop at a red light, your engine shuts off. When you take your foot off the brake, it automatically starts up again smoothly. For a video of all this, see below. For foot-heavy Americans like myself, stop-start technology is a much more realistic way to save fuel than slowing down to achieve fuel saving and emissions reducing results.Continue reading Ford's Auto Stop-Start offers hope to foot-heavy driversFord's Auto Stop-Start offers hope to foot-heavy drivers originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

IRL: Ballistic Tough Jacket, Dell UltraSharp U2412M and an argument for disposab...

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 11:17 AM PDT

IRL: Ballistic Tough Jacket, Dell UltraSharp U2412M and an argument for disposable AA batteries


IRL: Ballistic Tough Jacket, Dell UltraSharp U2412M and an argument for disposable AA batteries
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. What a week. What a month! So far this September, Amazon, Nokia, Motorola and Apple have announced new products, and HTC is up next, with a press event scheduled for Wednesday. We'll let you speak for yourselves -- maybe you want more liveblogs -- but we here at Engadget keen to take a break from the hands-on posts and breaking news posts and talk shop about the products we already own. This week, Jason tests a rugged tablet sleeve, Don rates his Dell monitor and Darren makes the case for disposable AAs (and yes, he has a favorite brand).Continue reading IRL: Ballistic Tough Jacket, Dell UltraSharp U2412M and an argument for disposable AA batteriesIRL: Ballistic Tough Jacket, Dell UltraSharp U2412M and an argument for disposable AA batteries originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Visualized: London Underground circuit map is also a radio

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT

Visualized: London Underground circuit map is also a radio


Visualized: London Underground circuit map is also a radio
London has a rich history of underground radio stations, but what if we flipped that, and turned London's Underground into a radio? Well it'd look like this. The circuit-board radio project is a collaboration between Yuri Suzuki and Masahiko Shindo, and uses Harry Beck's iconic tube map design. Note the choice of BBC's White City for the tuner, and Hyde Park's Speaker's Corner for volume control -- plus a few other famous names changed for geeky in-joke fun. We love the attention to detail, we just hope it's not permanently tuned to Capital FM.Filed under: MiscVisualized: London Underground circuit map is also a radio originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink PSFK | Design Boom | Email this | Comments

Google Senior VP of Mobile: Aliyun OS 'under no requirement to be compatible', b...

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT

Google Senior VP of Mobile: Aliyun OS 'under no requirement to be compatible', but it won't get help from Android ecosystem alliance


Google Senior VP of Mobile: Aliyun OS 'under no requirement to be compatible', but it won't get help from Android ecosystem alliance
Andy Rubin has added another response to Alibaba's Aliyun OS, after Google's insistence that Acer put the launch of its new smartphone on pause. He focuses (again) on the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which OEMs agree to when they work with the platform, promising to keep Android a happy (and relatively compatible) platform. Amazon dodges any similar issues with its Kindle Fire tablets, because it didn't sign up to the same alliance. Rubin says that because Aliyun uses Android's framework and tools -- as well as housing some suspect Android apps (and pirated Google programs) within its own App Store -- the mobile OS "takes advantage of all the hard work that's gone into that platform by the OHA." Google's looking to protect how Android behaves as a whole, and the senior VP suggests that if Alibaba's new OS wanted "to benefit from the Android ecosystem" then they could make the move across to full compatibility. We're still waiting to hear what Acer (and Alibaba) plan to do next. [Thanks Jimmy]Filed under: Cellphones, Software, MobileGoogle Senior VP of Mobile: Aliyun OS 'under no requirement to be compatible', but it won't get help from Android ecosystem alliance originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Google+ (Andy Rubin) | Email this | Comments

Inhabitat's Week in Green: GPS shoes, shape-shifting bicycle and a wheelchair he...

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 07:32 AM PDT

Inhabitat's Week in Green: GPS shoes, shape-shifting bicycle and a wheelchair helicopter


Inhabitat's Week in Green: GPS shoes, shape-shifting bicycle and a wheelchair helicopter
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Apple dominated the news cycle this week with the debut of the iPhone 5, as the internet was buzzing with details about the lighter, thinner and faster new iPhone. But not everyone was thrilled with the news. A journalist in China spent 10 days undercover working at a Foxconn factory, detailing the grueling conditions workers undergo to produce the new gadget. Apple wasn't the only tech company in the news this week, though; Google got some time in the spotlight this week too, as the company's new augmented-reality glasses were trotted down the runway at New York Fashion Week. Continuing the trend of high-tech fashion, British designer Dominic Wilcox unveiled a GPS shoe that guides you home from anywhere in the world. This week, a team of Finnish researchers did what we would have thought was impossible, building an electricity-free computer that's powered by water droplets. Israeli designer Nitsan Debbi cooked up a batch of working electronic products made of bread. A Boise-based tech company used 3D printing technology to produce a new working beak for an injured bald eagle. Artist Luzinterruptus fitted 10,000 books that had been discarded by public libraries with LED lights and covered the streets of Melbourne with them, and in an exciting development the much-anticipated Low Line underground park in NYC debuted a full-scale model of their incredible fiber-optic solar-concentrating technology in New York City's lower east side. And in a surprising development, a researcher in Switzerland discovered a special strain of fungus that can make an ordinary violin sing like a Stradivarius.Continue reading Inhabitat's Week in Green: GPS shoes, shape-shifting bicycle and a wheelchair helicopterFiled under: Transportation, ScienceInhabitat's Week in Green: GPS shoes, shape-shifting bicycle and a wheelchair helicopter originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments

AMD's Hondo tablet chip will happily run Windows 8 and Linux, but not Android

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 06:59 AM PDT

AMD's Hondo tablet chip will happily run Windows 8 and Linux, but not Android


AMD's Hondo tablet chip will happily run Windows 8 and Linux, but not Android
Today's business jargon gem: TAM, Total Addressable Market. AMD feels that Windows 8 comes with plenty of the stuff, so it sees no commercial need to make its forthcoming tablet chip -- codenamed Hondo -- play nice Android as well. Speaking to The Inquirer, corporate VP Steve Belt said it was a "conscious decision" not to go after compatibility with Google's OS, because AMD doesn't want to spread itself into "other markets." What could this mean for us tablet-buyers? No dual-booting Windows / Android magic on AMD devices, for one thing, which is perhaps a shame now that ASUS has shown off the combo's potential. On the other hand, Belt made it clear that Honda will support Linux, which -- for now, at least -- is more than can be said of Intel's rival low-power silicon, Clover Trail.Filed under: TabletsAMD's Hondo tablet chip will happily run Windows 8 and Linux, but not Android originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | The Inquirer | Email this | Comments

Fisker will start selling Karma in China in November

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 05:25 AM PDT

Fisker will start selling Karma in China in November


Fisker will start selling Karma in China in November
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Asia, China, Fisker The time difference between California and Beijing is quite a bit less than 11 months, but we doubt plug-in enthusiasts in China will quibble with that.Fisker Automotive, which in late 2010 reached an agreement with China Grand Automotive Group to have its Karma extended-range plug-in sports sedans sold in China, will start doing so in November, according to Inautonews. California-based Fisker also said it will base its Asia operations in Shanghai. The company initially set a deadline with China Grand Automotive to start Fisker sales in China by the end of 2011. China Grand Automotive has more than 200 dealerships across China that sell more than 40 auto brands. In April, Fisker reached an agreement to have its cars sold in the Middle East and North Africa by Al-Futtaim Group. That company, which also sells Jeep, Toyota and Volvo vehicles, was supposed to open a Fisker dealership in Dubai this year. Fisker, which started producing the Karma last year, has made around 2,000 vehicles thus far.Fisker will start selling Karma in China in November originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Visualized: Apple's 20 megawatt solar farm

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 03:48 AM PDT

Visualized: Apple's 20 megawatt solar farm


Visualized: Apple's 20 megawatt solar farm
We've seen Apple's North Carolina data center in various states of undress, but never before have we seen its associated solar farm looking so complete. That sure is a lot of solar panels. We're not all that surprised though, with the intense thirst for energy from the servers that it feeds. In fact, initial reports indicated that -- although impressive -- the solar farm would still only be supplying 60 percent of the sites requirements. No fear though, as the remaining 40 is said to come from other equally eco-friendly sources. We'd be happy with enough to keep our iPad permanently juiced.Continue reading Visualized: Apple's 20 megawatt solar farmFiled under: MiscVisualized: Apple's 20 megawatt solar farm originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | GigaOm | Email this | Comments

IHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:39 AM PDT

IHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market


IHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market
Times change, this is an indisputable truth. But nothing reminds us of this fact as well as a landmark statistic. If there was ever any doubt about the shift towards of mobile computing, then let this be it: personal computers no longer account for the majority of demand for DRAM chips. With 49 percent of all new memory still headed for PCs, it's hardly time to book the hearse for desk- and laptops just yet, but the statistic from IHS iSuppli remind us of the increasing market share that mobiles and tablets are taking. In fact, even though total DRAM shipments for PCs continues to rise, it's estimated that the total share will slip another 6 percent, to 42.8, between Q2 this year and the end of 2013. Of course, this is good news if you have a vested interest in both, not so good if you don't.Filed under: Cellphones, DesktopsIHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Reuters | iSuppli | Email this | Comments

IHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market

Posted: 16 Sep 2012 01:38 AM PDT

IHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market


IHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market
Times change, this is an indisputable truth. But nothing reminds us of this fact as well as a landmark statistic. If there was ever any doubt about the shift towards of mobile computing, then let this be it: personal computers no longer account for the majority of demand for DRAM chips. With 49 percent of all new memory still headed for PCs, it's hardly time to book the hearse for desk- and laptops just yet, but the statistic from IHS iSuppli remind us of the increasing market share that mobiles and tablets are taking. In fact, even though total DRAM shipments for PCs continues to rise, it's estimated that the total share will slip another 6 percent, to 42.8, between Q2 this year and the end of 2013. Of course, this is good news if you have a vested interest in both, not so good if you don't.Filed under: Cellphones, DesktopsIHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Reuters | iSuppli | Email this | Comments

NVIDIA loses mobile division lead Mike Rayfield

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 11:57 PM PDT

NVIDIA loses mobile division lead Mike Rayfield


NVIDIA loses mobile division lead Mike Rayfield
NVIDIA's road into mobile may have just taken an unwanted (if temporary) detour. The company confirmed at week's end that its Mobile Business Unit's General Manager Mike Rayfield quietly left the company on August 24th to join another firm, although we don't know whether he's headed to a rival or in another direction altogether. NVIDIA also hasn't yet said who replaces Rayfield at the helm. No matter who takes his place, the departure is a significant blow to the crew in Santa Clara: the executive had been heading mobile development at NVIDIA since 2005, before anyone really knew the company was interested in the handheld space, and helped make the Tegra name synonymous with fast Android phones and tablets like the One X and Nexus 7. There's little doubt that more than a few competitors would like to have him onboard.Filed under: Cellphones, TabletsNVIDIA loses mobile division lead Mike Rayfield originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Wall Street Journal | Email this | Comments

Anandtech: Apple iPhone 5 features 1GB of RAM, A6 is a custom SoC

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 08:04 PM PDT

Anandtech: Apple iPhone 5 features 1GB of RAM, A6 is a custom SoC


Anandtech: Apple iPhone 5 features 1GB of RAM, A6 is a custom SoC
Unsurprisingly, Apple left us in the dark regarding some specifics of the iPhone 5 upon its release. Thankfully, the good folks over at Anandtech have done a bit of digging into those numbers you see bordering Apple's Apple A6 SoC, definitively figuring out that Cupertino's latest phone packs in a total 1GB of Samsung-sourced memory. The site clocks the DRAM inside at 1,066Mhz, noting that it's comprised of two 512MB dies in a dual-channel LPDDR2 package with 32 bits per channel. Further, Anandtech lists the the speed of the iPhone 5's memory at 8,528MB/sec -- an ample 33 percent boost over the 6,400MB/sec rating for the RAM in the iPhone 4S, but well below the 12,800 MB/sec needed to drive the new iPad's bandwidth-hungry screen resolution. Beyond that, the site believes that the A6 is Apple's first truly in-house creation, as it's using math units too new to be found in a ARM Cortex-A9 architecture (like the A5 or A5X) but reportedly isn't a match for the soon-to-be-released Cortex-A15. If true, the implication is significant -- it suggests Apple is taking the more aggressive path of a chip designer like Qualcomm and custom-tailoring large parts of its processor designs to get the speed it wants on a more exacting schedule. That's a quick summation of the details; hit up the source links below if you want the explanation in full geek speak. Jon Fingas contributed to this post.Filed under: Cellphones, MobileAnandtech: Apple iPhone 5 features 1GB of RAM, A6 is a custom SoC originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Anandtech (1), (2) | Email this | Comments

Ask Engadget: best carry-on electronics bag?

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 08:04 PM PDT

Ask Engadget: best carry-on electronics bag?


Ask Engadget: best carry-on electronics bag?
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 coming to us from Ben, who needs a stylish way to carry around his electronics haul. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "Hey Engadget, I'm looking for your help in picking a new travel bag. Ideally, I'd like something that's in a messenger format, but I'm open to other options if you can suggest them. Currently I've got a 13-inch laptop (and charger), iPad, noise cancelling headphones and the various bits and bobs that go with them. Any help you can provide would be great, thanks!" This week, we're revisiting a topic from January 2010, but given how much has changed since then, it's well worth keeping it up to date. We've heard good things about the Timbuk2 Commute Messenger that we gave away as part of our Back to School sweepstake, but your humble narrator is still toting around a cumbersome (and less useful) Lowepro Fastpack 250, which the TSA doesn't take kindly to. Still, that's why we'll open this up the floor and find out what you're all rocking when it comes time for that gadget-laden cross-country jaunt.Filed under: Misc, PeripheralsAsk Engadget: best carry-on electronics bag? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments

Mobile Miscellany: week of September 10th, 2012

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 06:18 PM PDT

Mobile Miscellany: week of September 10th, 2012


Mobile Miscellany: week of September 10th, 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, C Spire Wireless activated its first LTE networks and we discovered strong indication that Isis will leverage the GSMA's SIM-based NFC standard for its mobile payments system. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "best of the rest" for this week of September 10th, 2012.Continue reading Mobile Miscellany: week of September 10th, 2012Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Software, MobileMobile Miscellany: week of September 10th, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments

DisplayLink shows off adapters and docks from HP, Lenovo, EVGA and Targus at IDF...

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 05:12 PM PDT

DisplayLink shows off adapters and docks from HP, Lenovo, EVGA and Targus at IDF 2012


DisplayLink shows off adapters and docks from HP, Lenovo, EVGA and Targus at IDF 2012
With the proliferation of Ultrabooks, laptops are shipping with fewer ports and smaller screens. One of the benficiaries of the streamlined designs is DisplayLink, whose technology can turn a single USB port into a bevy of connections. At IDF 2012, the company showed off new gear from several vendors, including EVGA, HP, Lenovo and Targus. First, there's a handsome little puck from EVGA, called the UV Plus+39, that plugs into your laptop's USB 2 or 3.0 socket to grant you HDMI and DVI output at up to 2048 x 1152 resolution for $85. Next up, Lenovo's self-explanatory USB 3.0 to DVI adapter that supports the same max resolution as the Plus+39 for $80. Lastly, a pair of docks from Targus and HP. HP's 3005pr USB 3.0 Port Replicator turns your laptop's USB 3.0 port into four USB 2.0, two USB 3.0, one HDMI, DisplayPort, and RJ-45 jacks, plus audio in and out connections for a mere $150. Targus' $250 USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Dual Video Docking Station has similar connectivity to HP's solution, but swaps DisplayPort for DVI and adds the ability to charge 90W laptops using its included array of power adapters. Having trouble deciding which one's for you? Perhaps our photos in the gallery below will help you decide.Gallery: DisplayLink at IDF 2012Filed under: PeripheralsDisplayLink shows off adapters and docks from HP, Lenovo, EVGA and Targus at IDF 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 19:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | EVGA, Lenovo, HP, Targus | Email this | Comments

Alt-week 9.15.12: The ultimate wind machine, Egyptian Lego and the office of our...

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 04:07 PM PDT

Alt-week 9.15.12: The ultimate wind machine, Egyptian Lego and the office of our dreams


Alt-week 9.15.12: The ultimate wind machine, Egyptian Lego and the office of our dreams
Alt-week peels back the covers on some of the more curious sci-tech stories from the last seven days. Sometime we wonder, what would we have ended up doing if we didn't spend our time trawling the web for the week's best alternative tech stories? We could have been paleontologists, novelists, engineers, or if we were really lucky, worked for Google. Instead, here we are bringing you some of the more colorful tech-tales from the last seven days, which we're really not complaining about. That said though, at least on this occasion, we got to taste a bit of all the above. This is alt-week.Continue reading Alt-week 9.15.12: The ultimate wind machine, Egyptian Lego and the office of our dreamsFiled under: Misc, Science, AltAlt-week 9.15.12: The ultimate wind machine, Egyptian Lego and the office of our dreams originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 19:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments