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- MotoCzysz takes 1st and 2nd at TT Zero, misses the ton by a smidgeon [w/VIDEO]
- MSI's SteelSeries keyboard-equipped GT780R, GX780 gaming laptops now available
- SugarSync adds mobile device management, lets you push digital delights directly to iOS (video)
- $99 Etymotic mc2 earbuds claim market-beating noise isolation, full platform ambivalence
- Swype 3.0 Beta To Launch Today, Now Tablet-friendly
- Rotobot mice: the best use of typewriter keys since the typewriter
- BMW's Frozen Black M3: Get 'Em While They're Hot
- Audi R8 GT Spyder Unveiled at Le Mans
- Report: Next-gen Ford Fusion Hybrid to get up to 48 mpg highway
- Volvo's "One Tonne Life" challenge almost reaches goal; family gets down to 1.5 tons of CO2 emissions
- Researchers shield implants from hackers with wireless charm of protection
- NEC makes content addressable memory to take data deposits sans power, RAM green with envy
- U.S. Cellular To Pick Up The HTC Wildfire S, Desire S?
- Microsoft job listing hints at annual Windows Phone updates
- U.S. Cellular Nabs The HTC 7 Pro As Their First Windows Phone 7 Handset
- Samsung To End Nokia’s 15-Year Market Reign?
- Atlantic City Turns to Sex to Attract Business
- Electric Tata Indica Vista is no Nissan Leaf
- Motorola Droid / Milestone 3 gets previewed, Verizon release finally nearing?
- Le Mans: Most Horrific Crash in Years
- Moneta Onyx phase-change memory prototype can write some data 7x faster than traditional SSDs
- Jailbreakers Start Hacking Away At iOS 5′s New Notification Center, Add New Widgets
- 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid is no match for aging Toyota Prius
- Kobo eReader Touch Edition review
- Brando's Bombshell MP3 player gives the TSA something new to balk at
- Report: Suzuki to launch Swift plug-in hybrid in 2013
- IDC: Windows Phone 7 Will Surpass iOS As Number 2 Platform By 2015
- Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year
- YouTube subtly adds HD preview images, logoless playback option
- HP reportedly in talks with major labels over cloud-based service
| MotoCzysz takes 1st and 2nd at TT Zero, misses the ton by a smidgeon [w/VIDEO] Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:03 PM PDT MotoCzysz takes 1st and 2nd at TT Zero, misses the ton by a smidgeon [w/VIDEO]  MotoCzysz takes 1st and 2nd at TT Zero, misses the ton by a smidgeon [w/VIDEO] Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, UK, Racing 2010 and 2011 versions of the MotoCzysz E1pc in action - Click above to watch video after the jump MotoCzysz has convincingly won the TT Zero on the Island of Man with its just-completed 2011 version of the E1pc. Piloted by Michael Rutter, the bike crossed the finish line after taking just 22 minutes and 43.68 seconds to complete the 37.733-mile course....  |
| MSI's SteelSeries keyboard-equipped GT780R, GX780 gaming laptops now available Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:03 PM PDT MSI's SteelSeries keyboard-equipped GT780R, GX780 gaming laptops now available  MSI's SteelSeries keyboard-equipped GT780R, GX780 gaming laptops now available MSI managed to turn a few heads back in April by building a gaming laptop around SteelSeries keyboard with its GX780, and it's now announced that both it and the higher-end GT780R model are available with a list price of $1,550 and $1,750, respectively. In addition to that multicolor backlit keyboard, both models pack a 17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 display, a Core i7 2630QM processor, a pair of USB 3.0 ports...  |
| SugarSync adds mobile device management, lets you push digital delights directly to iOS (video) Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:03 PM PDT SugarSync adds mobile device management, lets you push digital delights directly to iOS (video)  SugarSync adds mobile device management, lets you push digital delights directly to iOS (video) Apple's iOS is great at displaying content already on a device, but transferring documents from your computer to your iPhone or iPad has traditionally been a tedious, inefficient process. SugarSync's new mobile device management sets out to help change that, allowing you to push files directly to your smartphone or tablet using a simple web interface....  |
| $99 Etymotic mc2 earbuds claim market-beating noise isolation, full platform ambivalence Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:03 PM PDT $99 Etymotic mc2 earbuds claim market-beating noise isolation, full platform ambivalence  $99 Etymotic mc2 earbuds claim market-beating noise isolation, full platform ambivalence Etymotic specializes in putting inexpensive moving coil drivers inside noise-isolating buds that can, as an optional upgrade, be individually molded via the company's international "Custom-fit" program. Previous models have been iDevice only, at least in terms of their microphone function and button controls, but the new mc2 should also get along happily with Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, WebOS and Symbian smartphones and tablets....  |
| Swype 3.0 Beta To Launch Today, Now Tablet-friendly Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:24 PM PDT Swype 3.0 Beta To Launch Today, Now Tablet-friendly  Swype 3.0 Beta To Launch Today, Now Tablet-friendly Swype. It's just one of those things where you know if you love it or hate it within about 30 seconds of your first touch. Some people just can't wrap their heads around dragging their finger from letter to letter rather than poking around; others pick it up immediately, and then can't imagine typing on a phone without it. If you're part of the "love it" camp, you've got a reason to...  |
| Rotobot mice: the best use of typewriter keys since the typewriter Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:24 PM PDT Rotobot mice: the best use of typewriter keys since the typewriter  Rotobot mice: the best use of typewriter keys since the typewriter These fully-functional wireless Rotobot mice from designer Aaron Ristau will make you look seriously cultivated when people drop by your apartment. In our eyes, that means they officially join the esteemed ranks of typewriter-themed Works of Art, but unfortunately it also means they cost $180 -- which might be hard to stomach when you realize that each one is just a non-ergonomically modded $25 Logitech M305....  |
| BMW's Frozen Black M3: Get 'Em While They're Hot Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:24 PM PDT BMW's Frozen Black M3: Get 'Em While They're Hot BMW's Frozen Black M3: Get 'Em While They're Hot The sales pitch "act fast!" has rarely been truer than this.  |
| Audi R8 GT Spyder Unveiled at Le Mans Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:24 PM PDT Audi R8 GT Spyder Unveiled at Le Mans Audi R8 GT Spyder Unveiled at Le Mans The 552-hp V10 drop-top gets to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds.  |
| Report: Next-gen Ford Fusion Hybrid to get up to 48 mpg highway Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT Report: Next-gen Ford Fusion Hybrid to get up to 48 mpg highway  Report: Next-gen Ford Fusion Hybrid to get up to 48 mpg highway Filed under: Hybrid, MPG, Ford 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery While Ford is busy busting its you know what to prep its next-gen CD4 vehicles - the Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ here in the States and the Ford Mondeo in other markets - for launch, the team of Blue Oval engineers assigned to development of the next-gen Ford Fusion Hybrid is reportedly hard at work reducing...  |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT Volvo's "One Tonne Life" challenge almost reaches goal; family gets down to 1.5 tons of CO2 emissions  Volvo's "One Tonne Life" challenge almost reaches goal; family gets down to 1.5 tons of CO2 emissions Filed under: Volvo, Carbon Offset Back in January, we reported on the Lindell family as they embarked on their "One Tonne Life" challenge outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Three months into the project, the Lindells had reduced their carbon emissions by an impressive 64 percent, dropping from 7.29 tons of CO2 emissions per person per year to just 2.7 tons....  |
| Researchers shield implants from hackers with wireless charm of protection Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT Researchers shield implants from hackers with wireless charm of protection  Researchers shield implants from hackers with wireless charm of protection Everything can be hacked -- that's an important detail to keep in mind as we start cramming wireless radios into our bodies attached to medical implants. Researchers have been working on ways to protect devices like pacemakers from ne'er-do-wells looking to cause, not just e-harm, but physical injury or even death....  |
| NEC makes content addressable memory to take data deposits sans power, RAM green with envy Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT NEC makes content addressable memory to take data deposits sans power, RAM green with envy  NEC makes content addressable memory to take data deposits sans power, RAM green with envy Wouldn't it be great if system memory was super speedy like RAM and non-volatile like flash? Well, NEC and Tohoku University's new content addressable memory (CAM) has accomplished the trick -- it promises five-nanosecond retrieval speeds equal to sticks of DDR3 1600 and can store data even when the power's off....  |
| U.S. Cellular To Pick Up The HTC Wildfire S, Desire S? Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT U.S. Cellular To Pick Up The HTC Wildfire S, Desire S?  U.S. Cellular To Pick Up The HTC Wildfire S, Desire S? Aaaaand U.S. Cellular picks up another pair of slightly obscure phones — or, at least, it looks like they're about to. After picking up the LG Genesis (after Verizon quietly killed their plans to carry it) and the HTC 7 Pro (months after Sprint launched it as the "Arrive"), two more handsets have just been spotted lurking in U.S....  |
| Microsoft job listing hints at annual Windows Phone updates Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT Microsoft job listing hints at annual Windows Phone updates  Microsoft job listing hints at annual Windows Phone updates From the looks of it, a job posting on Microsoft's career site has informally confirmed that Windows Phone is on track to receive "major yearly releases." The idea of pushing a hefty Mango-sized package of features to its phones once a year shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as both iOS and Android aim for the same goal, but it's nice to see that the folks in Redmond have a...  |
| U.S. Cellular Nabs The HTC 7 Pro As Their First Windows Phone 7 Handset Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT U.S. Cellular Nabs The HTC 7 Pro As Their First Windows Phone 7 Handset  U.S. Cellular Nabs The HTC 7 Pro As Their First Windows Phone 7 Handset If you're one of U.S. Cellular's 6.1 million customers and you've been just aching for a Windows Phone handset, your only option so far has been… erm… deal with it. Deal no longer! This morning, U.S. Cellular added their first WP7 handset, the HTC 7 Pro, to their arsenal. As one of the first WP7 handsets that Microsoft ever showed (and as the handset that Sprint launched as the "Arrive" back in...  |
| Samsung To End Nokia’s 15-Year Market Reign? Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT Samsung To End Nokia's 15-Year Market Reign?  Samsung To End Nokia's 15-Year Market Reign? It looks as though Nokia's 15-year reign is coming to a close: according to Nomura Research Institute, Samsung is expected to usurp the world's largest phone maker this quarter. And if losing the top spot isn't tough enough, Nokia likely won't even take the second place position this quarter either; Nomura sees Apple sliding past Finland's finest, as well. Nokia has had a tough year, losing market share to Apple's iPhone and...  |
| Atlantic City Turns to Sex to Attract Business Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT Atlantic City Turns to Sex to Attract Business Atlantic City Turns to Sex to Attract Business Miss America and her tiara are gone, replaced by lingerie-wearing blackjack dealers, beverage servers in bustiers or fishnets, a million-dollar steakhouse/gentlemen's club and soon a "Naked Circus."  |
| Electric Tata Indica Vista is no Nissan Leaf Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT Electric Tata Indica Vista is no Nissan Leaf  Electric Tata Indica Vista is no Nissan Leaf Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Tata Though regularly overshadowed by vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, specs for the battery-powered Tata Indica Vista EV seem to indicate that it's a worthy competitor. Let's look at those numbers: Tata says the vehicle will offer performance on par with other electric autos: a 0 to 60 miles per hour time of under ten seconds, the ability to go 125 or so miles on a...  |
| Motorola Droid / Milestone 3 gets previewed, Verizon release finally nearing? Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT Motorola Droid / Milestone 3 gets previewed, Verizon release finally nearing?  Motorola Droid / Milestone 3 gets previewed, Verizon release finally nearing? The Motorola Droid 3 hasn't exactly been doing the best job of staying under wraps, and it (or the international Milestone 3 variant, to be specific) has now landed in the hands of Chinese website xda.cn, which has provided what's surely the most extensive look at the phone to date....  |
| Le Mans: Most Horrific Crash in Years Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT Le Mans: Most Horrific Crash in Years Le Mans: Most Horrific Crash in Years Video: Driver walks away, and his team goes on to win.  |
| Moneta Onyx phase-change memory prototype can write some data 7x faster than traditional SSDs Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT Moneta Onyx phase-change memory prototype can write some data 7x faster than traditional SSDs  Moneta Onyx phase-change memory prototype can write some data 7x faster than traditional SSDs As file sizes for many data types continue to grow, smaller chunks are also becoming more ubiquitous, particularly on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, and search tools like Google. These high-volume, small-size blocks of data may soon be served up from a specific type of SSD, like the Moneta Onyx prototype developed by a team at the University of California, San Diego....  |
| Jailbreakers Start Hacking Away At iOS 5′s New Notification Center, Add New Widgets Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:50 AM PDT Jailbreakers Start Hacking Away At iOS 5′s New Notification Center, Add New Widgets  Jailbreakers Start Hacking Away At iOS 5′s New Notification Center, Add New Widgets It's the Circle of Life, friends. Apple releases a new build of iOS. Jailbreakers find a way in, and add something really cool that makes jailbreaking worthwhile. Sooner or later, Apple gets around to replicating said really-cool-feature in an official means, and everyone says "Wow! Now there's pretty much no reason to jailbreak!" Then Jailbreakers take that feature and make it even cooler. The latest feature going through the cycle: Notifications....  |
| 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid is no match for aging Toyota Prius Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:12 AM PDT 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid is no match for aging Toyota Prius  2012 Honda Civic Hybrid is no match for aging Toyota Prius Filed under: Hybrid, Honda 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery Though it's miles-per-gallon-rating rings in at 44/44/44 (that's city/highway/combined), the all-new 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid is no match for the third-generation, 51/48/50-mpg-rated Toyota Prius that debuted as a 2010 model year vehicle. Sure, the 2012 Civic Hybrid is more fuel-efficient than its predecessor, but it doesn't trump the Prius and that's a shame considering that Honda's hybrid now...  |
| Kobo eReader Touch Edition review Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:12 AM PDT Kobo eReader Touch Edition review  Kobo eReader Touch Edition review When it first announced the launch of its eReader Touch Edition late last month, Kobo referred to itself again and again as the "David" in a reader market full of "Goliaths." It's not difficult to see why -- the company's chief competition in the space is Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Sony, all giants in their respective fields....  |
| Brando's Bombshell MP3 player gives the TSA something new to balk at Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:12 AM PDT Brando's Bombshell MP3 player gives the TSA something new to balk at  Brando's Bombshell MP3 player gives the TSA something new to balk at Nah, grenade and bomb-shaped PMPs aren't anything new, but we'll confess to never seeing anything quite like this. Hosted up at the always-unpredictable Brando website, the USB Bombshell MP3 Player acts as a portable speaker, a radio and a markedly volatile MP3 player. There's an inbuilt USB port and SD card slot for loading up your favorite Rise Against albums, and the integrated Li-ion battery pack should keep it ticking for...  |
| Report: Suzuki to launch Swift plug-in hybrid in 2013 Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT Report: Suzuki to launch Swift plug-in hybrid in 2013  Report: Suzuki to launch Swift plug-in hybrid in 2013 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Suzuki, Japan Suzuki Swift PHEV - Click above for high-res image gallery It's been awhile since we've come across reports related to Suzuki's Swift plug-in hybrid concept that debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show way back in 2009, but now the Nikkei (sub. req.) claims that Suzuki is looking to launch the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as early as 2013. The Nikkei says that the concept Swift plug-in is powered...  |
| IDC: Windows Phone 7 Will Surpass iOS As Number 2 Platform By 2015 Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT IDC: Windows Phone 7 Will Surpass iOS As Number 2 Platform By 2015  IDC: Windows Phone 7 Will Surpass iOS As Number 2 Platform By 2015 A couple of years ago, if someone had told me that the Windows Phone platform would become more popular than iOS, I would have laughed in their face. Now, however, IDC is claiming that it just may become a reality by 2015, as WP7 is expected to snatch the number two platform spot from iOS, currently ranked just behind Android....  |
| Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year  Sony, Panasonic, others to launch cross-platform e-book service, later this year Don't look now, but there's some major synergy going on in Japan's e-book market, now that Sony, Panasonic, Rakuten and Kinokuniya have all joined forces on a new digital quest. Today, the quartet of companies announced they're working on a system that would allow users to purchase and read content across their respective e-readers, injecting the e-cosmos with a heavy dose of free love and good vibes....  |
| YouTube subtly adds HD preview images, logoless playback option Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:55 AM PDT YouTube subtly adds HD preview images, logoless playback option  YouTube subtly adds HD preview images, logoless playback option It ain't nearly as monumental as the day that YouTube actually started supporting high-def videos, but it'll certainly make those who routinely upload HD content a bit happier. We're talking about two new additions put forth by the YT team: HD preview images and a logoless playback option. Any new video uploaded to the site in a resolution of 480p or higher will have an HD preview image wherever the player...  |
| HP reportedly in talks with major labels over cloud-based service Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:54 AM PDT HP reportedly in talks with major labels over cloud-based service  HP reportedly in talks with major labels over cloud-based service We've already seen some rumors of a cloud-syncing music store for the HP TouchPad, not to mention talk of "Music Synergy," and it now looks like there could be some more movement on that front. According to Billboard.biz, HP's discussions with the major record labels about a cloud-based service of some sort are now "heating up," although that apparently doesn't mean an actual launch is imminent....  |
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