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11:22 9/24/2010, Vlad Savov,

arman emami,
armanemami,
clip,
clip-it,
flash drive,
flashdrive,
light,
memory stick,
paper clip,
paperclip,
quirky,
red dot,
red dot design award,
reddot,
reddotdesignaward,
store n go,
storengo,
tiny,
usb,
usb drive,
usb stick,
usbdrive,
usbstick,
verbatim, Engadget

It sure is hard to differentiate yourself in the highly competitive world of ever-shrinking USB storage. To avoid this trend of disregard, Verbatim has sent its latest offering off to paper management school and the results are now apparent for us to see. The new Clip-it comes with an added incision in the middle of its lilliputian body that allows it to act as a paperclip or maybe even a handsome accessory to your geek chique outfit. Verbatim makes sure to tell us (about eleventy times) that the Clip-it has scooped up a red dot Design Award for its ingenuity, and prices the thing at eminently affordable €8.99 (2GB) and €11.49 (4GB) levels. Those correspond to $12 and $15.34, respectively, meaning you could have the whole set of seven colors for less than what you'd have to spend on just one iWatch.Continue reading Verbatim's Clip-it is a USB drive with paperclip ambitions

Verbatim's Clip-it is a USB drive with paperclip ambitions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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10:24 9/24/2010, Chris Ziegler,

4g,
clear,
clearwire,
comcast,
investment,
sprint,
wimax, Engadget

Clearwire isn't in the black yet, having bled about $126 million in the second quarter of 2010 -- but should the need arise for additional investment before it can turn a profit, the company shouldn't plan to knock on Comcast's door. Though it doesn't have as much visibility in the 4G marketplace as Clear and Sprint do, Comcast does actually offer WiMAX service using Clearwire's network and owns about 9 percent of it, but the cable provider's CFO says that the prospects for upping that share aren't good and that its up to Clearwire to "figure this out" -- "this" being its financial pickle. Not exactly a vote of confidence, is it? Obviously, adding (or converting to) LTE is a possible game plan for Clearwire that's going to require some serious cash to pull off, so staying tight with Sprint seems like a stellar idea right about now.

Comcast says additional Clearwire investment is unlikely originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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10:00 9/24/2010, Brian Crecente,

apple,
clips,
culture,
frogger,
hardware,
humor,
ipad,
iphone 4,
ipod nano 6g,
oddities,
pac-man,
robots,
rock-em sock-em iphones, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Turn Your iPod Nano, iPhone 4, iPad Into Walking Robots

While you and I were busy trying to figure out how to talk on the original iPhone in LA and Vegas without dropping the call two seconds later, PachimonDotCom was using his giant brain to transform the smart phones into robots! More »

09:31 9/24/2010, Christina Bonnington,

apple,
camera,
camera flash system,
flash,
flash redirector,
illuminate,
patent,
patent application, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Advanced Camera System Revealed in Apple Patent Application

                Apple's latest patent application details a new camera flash system that would optimize the flash based on the photo's subject. It combines a flash redirector, imaging sensors that concentrate on scene conditions, and a touch screen.                More »

09:30 9/24/2010, Brian Ashcraft,

akb48,
culture,
idoru,
japan,
music,
only in japan,
psp, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Who Is Going To Buy This?

Japan's biggest girl group, AKB48, is getting its own PSP game and PSP hardware. There is even a bundle that comes with kisses! But really, who is going to buy this? More »

09:18 9/24/2010, Rosa Golijan,

china,
map,
microwave,
moon,
moon microwave map,
space, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

                When I first saw the words microwave and moon in a sentence, I thought of dinner—not about the very first microwave map of the entire moon. That was a shame, because the latter is actually a great achievement:                More »

09:00 9/24/2010, Luke Plunkett,

art,
culture,
halo,
humor,
masterchief,
original,
screengrab, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Master Chief Crosses The Delaware

This isn't how we remember him finishing the fight, but that's OK. Thanks Ryan & Lindsay! More »

08:51 9/24/2010, Darren Murph,

ask,
ask engadget,
askengadget,
bluetooth,
bluetooth keyboard,
bluetoothkeyboard,
bt keyboard,
btkeyboard,
ergonomic,
ergonomics,
input peripheral,
inputperipheral,
keyboard,
peripheral,
peripherals, Engadget

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 question is coming to us from Austin, who would love nothing more than to sidestep Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

"I'm starting to feel the effects of years of typing on crummy keyboards, so I want to spare myself further hand and wrist pain. I like the Microsoft Natural keyboards, but I'm working with my iPad most of the time, so those aren't really an option. What (if any) is the best Bluetooth keyboard as far as ergonomics is concerned?"

We personally adore Microsoft's Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000, which is about as curved / ergonomic as Bluetooth keyboards seem to get these days. But if anyone in the crowd knows of a legitimately "split" keyboard with a BT radio in... well, give the world a shout in comments below!

Ask Engadget: best ergonomic Bluetooth keyboard? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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08:50 9/24/2010, Christina Bonnington,

bmw,
bmw mini ev scooter,
mini,
scooter,
smartphone, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Snap Your Smartphone Into the BMW Mini E Scooter to Flip the Ignition

                No need to worry about your smartphone falling out of your pocket as you're scooting around town—in BMW's electric Mini E scooter, it snaps right into the cockpit, acting as an ignition key and easy-to-see GPS unit.                More »

08:30 9/24/2010, TJ Luoma,

howto,
laptop,
lost,
mac,
macbook,
onyx,
recovery,
security,
strangers,
tutorial, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

If you believe in the kindness of strangers, this tip might be for you. Most laptop users fear that their computer will be lost or stolen. Assuming that the right sort of person finds your laptop, however, they might be willing to return it to its rightful owner, if they knew how to contact you.

It is possible to add a short message to the login screen of your Mac. The easiest way to do that is by using Onyx, click on the Parameters tab, and then type your message into the area shown above. I suggest including your name, phone number, and whatever else you think increases your chances of getting it back.

This won't help if a thief has ripped off your Macbook while you weren't looking, but it just might help if you accidentally leave it in a cab and someone trustworthy gets in next. Hey, it could happen!

Note that "certain special characters" includes ( ) so if you want to include a phone number, I suggest using a format such as xxx-xxx-xxxx.

TUAW HowTo: Add contact information to your Mac's login screen originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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08:30 9/24/2010, Brian Ashcraft,

original,
tell us dammit,
tud, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read What Games Are You Looking Forward To?

Hey! It's not Friday. It's Thursday. That's okay. Let's talk. More »

08:21 9/24/2010, Ross Miller,

america,
hastings,
netflix,
netflix ceo,
netflixceo,
reed,
reed hastings,
reedhastings,
streaming,
streaming only,
streamingonly,
us,
usa, Engadget

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings may be stumbling over a publicity misstep or two since launching in Canada just yesterday, but he sure knows the right mea culpa to give. In a blog post entitled "Apologies" -- which, amusingly enough, is published just after "We Blew It" -- the King of the Red Envelope says, "we are looking at adding a streaming-only option for the USA over the coming months." No prices are discussed, but our educated guess would place it parallel to Canada's streaming-only plan, $7.99 monthly. Would we be willing to drop all physical media in exchange for at least one extra dollar per month? Now that's a good question.

Netflix CEO looking into streaming-only option for US 'over the coming months' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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08:10 9/24/2010, Priya Ganapati - Wired,

cellphone,
cellphones,
mobile,
predictive text input,
republished,
t9,
t9 predictive text input, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read How T9 Predictive Text Input Changed Mobile Phones

                Before smartphones took away keyboards and replaced them with slick touchscreens,T9 was the king of software on mobile devices.The predictive text entry method changed how people composed messages and allowed us to type faster than ever on tiny keyboards.                More »

07:50 9/24/2010, Ross Miller,

droid,
droid 2,
droid2,
dummy,
dummy unit,
dummyunit,
motorola,
motorola droid,
motoroladroid,
r2,
r2 d2,
r2 d2 edition,
r2-d2,
r2-d2 edition,
r2-d2edition,
r2d2,
r2d2edition,
verizon,
verizon wireless,
verizonwireless,
vz,
vzw, Engadget

The little astromech smartphone that could (pilfer your wallet) is now touching down in at least one Verizon Wireless store, according to spy shots via Boy Genius Report. The Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 edition launch kit contains just a dummy unit, not an extremely well-put together little Droid, so you won't find any lightspeed animation contained within. Still, if it's the faceplate you want see up close and personal, looks like you might get a chance at just that a tinge earlier than September 30th.

Droid 2 R2-D2 edition dummy units force-arriving at Verizon retail? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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07:40 9/24/2010, Goli Mohammadi,

maker faire, MAKE: Blog

One of the events we are looking forward to at World Maker Faire NY this weekend is Diana Eng's Technology Fashion Show, scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Great Hall. Naturally, Diana is incredibly busy getting ready to dazzle us, but she took a few minutes to share some insight with us, including how she got started in fashion tech, over on Craftzine.com.
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07:30 9/24/2010, Luke Plunkett,

avalanche studios,
corybarlog,
film,
justcause2,
madmax,
news,
rumor, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Rumor: Mad Max Game With Just Cause 2 Developers?

Wondering where that Mad Max game had got to? It may have gone to Sweden, to guys who specialise in large worlds and explosions. More »

07:30 9/24/2010, Mike Schramm,

bicycle,
bike,
bike mounted,
bikemounted,
flickr find,
flickr-find,
flickrfind,
ios,
ipad,
mounted,
stereo, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

This is pretty cool -- it's a bike-mounted iPad-controlled stereo spotted at a meetup for a group of BMX riders recently. There's not a lot of information on how it was all put together (maybe if user Mikey Wally sees this he can tell us more in the comments below), but it looks like the iPad is secured with a handlebars mount, and then plugged into a speaker stuck on the front. Assuming it is secure (and I hope it is, otherwise you're going to have a very broken iPad), it seems like a pretty wild way to take your music mobile. As we've discussed before, having an iPad on a bike can be handy in certain situations.

I think it'd be cool to see another music app running on there, or maybe even hook the iPad's accelerometer to the bike somehow, and have it display trip information of some kind as you traveled.

[via Obama Pacman]

TUAW Flickr Find: iPad powering bike stereo originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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07:30 9/24/2010, Brian Barrett,

food,
food rot,
fruit,
meat,
rot,
rotten meat,
rotting food,
spoiled food,
taste test,
taste test 2.0,
timelapse,
timelapse video,
video, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read This Is How Food Rots: Really, Really Grossly

                Food, glorious food! For a while, anyway. Or if properly refrigerated. But when food goes bad, it goes bad—as demonstrated in this time-lapse video of the rotting flesh of dead animals and fruits we call dinner.                More »

07:10 9/24/2010, Ben Drawbaugh,

bdp-41fd,
bdp-430,
bdp-43fd,
blu-ray,
blu-ray player,
blu-rayplayer,
cedia,
cedia 2010,
cedia2010,
pioneer,
pioneer elite,
pioneerelite, Engadget

Not quite as good as an actual announcement, but at CEDIA Pioneer was previewing its BDP-430, BDP-43FD and BDP-41FD 3D Blu-ray players which are expected to cost the same or less than the current models at $299, $399 and $499. The look and feel is pretty much what we've come to expect from Pioneer and the line includes the usual suspect of streaming options, with one yet to be announced option that should be revealed before they hit the street next spring. The Entertainment TAP and Manage Copy demos from last year were no where to be found, sadly, but Pioneer did have a new line of HDMI cables and entry level home theater speakers they were very proud of -- and for good reason considering the price and quality of the items.

Gallery: Pioneer's new trio of 3D Blu-ray players

Pioneer previews its trio of 3D Blu-ray players at CEDIA originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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07:00 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

art,
nes,
nintendo,
retro,
screengrab, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read NES Head: 'A Quasi-Self Portrait Of My Formative Years'

"1985" by Mike Mitchell, an accurate visual representation into the young mind of a Nintendo Entertainment System owner who knew nothing but the pack-in joys of Super Mario Bros., now 25 years old. Via SuperPunch. More »

06:50 9/24/2010, Jesus Diaz,

candy bar,
clips,
diy,
ipad stylus,
video, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read How to Make an iPad Stylus From a Candy Bar Wrapper

                Want a cheap stylus for your iPad? It only takes a pen and one of those metallic candy, cereal, or protein bar wrappers. The Mosspuppet goes all DIY to explain how to do it in this step-by-step video guide. [Twitter]                More »

06:42 9/24/2010, Sean Hollister,

apple,
case,
cellphone,
hack,
hacks,
ipod,
ipod touch,
ipodtouch,
mod,
mods,
peel,
peel 520,
peel520,
pre-order,
preorder,
yosion,
yosion technology,
yosiontechnology, Engadget

"Dear Sir or Madam," the email began, and we almost deleted it at once, but then we realized the gentleman who wrote that line was hawking the Yosion Apple Peel 520. A quick visit to his website did nothing to allay our lingering suspicions -- it appeared to be a hastily-cobbled cash-in through and through -- but still, the prospect of an iPod touch case with cellular capabilities sorely tempted our wallet. We evaded the siren call and left Peel520.net without attempting a purchase, but noticed on our way out several references to the practically identical website for the MicroSIMCutter. Google tells us their owners are one and the same, so if you bought one of those sim-cutting devices (not to be confused with the Cut My Sim) and got your product as promised, we suppose you're liable to get a good deal here. But if you have qualms, well -- wait for Go Solar to formally bring the product to market, or else steer clear.

Apple Peel 520 up for preorder, from the man who brought you the MicroSIMCutter originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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06:30 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

how is this news?,
open thread, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Thank The Lord For Superman

Good evening, super friends. Let's turn this post into a Hall of Justice of off-topic conversation, where anything goes, as long as it's nerdy. More »

06:30 9/24/2010, Mike Schramm,

fun,
gaming,
garry,
garrys mod,
garrysmod,
mac,
os x,
osx,
physics,
sandbox,
steam,
valve, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Valve has released another Steam Play Mac title, and this time it's Garry's Mod, the wild sandbox physics editor that uses assets from Half Life 2 to create whatever you want. The mod is probably most famous for its Rube Goldberg-style creations, but it's also very handy for machinima and other graphic model design as well. It's not so much a game as a way to just create all kinds of wacky machines and computer characters, and have them interact in whatever way you'd like.

If you already own it for the PC, then you own the Mac version as well, so you can head into Steam on OS X and download away. If you don't own it yet, Steam has a 50% off discount up right now, so you can pick it up for just $4.99.

And no, because I'm sure you're wondering, there's still no Left 4 Dead. Soon, we hope. Soon.

TUAW Garry's Mod out for Mac originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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06:11 9/24/2010, Richard Lai,

android,
dell,
looking glass,
lookingglass,
michael dell,
michaeldell,
oracle,
oracle openworld,
oracle openworld 2010,
oracleopenworld,
oracleopenworld2010,
tablet,
video, Engadget

The elusive Looking Glass might have dodged the zoom lenses yesterday, but luckily, the good folks at Oracle managed to tape Michael Dell's lightning demo (pun totally intended) with a close-up shot. From what we can see, the volume rocker is located at the top side of the tablet, right next to what could potentially be a switch for screen rotation lock or silent mode; the headphone jack appears to be on the left-hand side of the device, which makes sense -- we can't imagine this beastly device fitting into a pocket of any sorts, otherwise. Sadly, we can't confirm whether this 7-inch Android tablet uses the same PDMI port as featured on the Streak, nor can we see what's on the back -- we caught a glimpse of something shiny, but the leaked spec sheet we came across some time ago doesn't mention a back camera. Anyhow, you can catch this big daddy in action right after the break -- about 1:27 into the clip.

Gallery: Dell's Looking Glass tablet gets another chance to shine (video)

Continue reading Dell's Looking Glass tablet gets another chance to shine (video)

Dell's Looking Glass tablet gets another chance to shine (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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06:10 9/24/2010, Kyle VanHemert,

apps,
iphone,
iphoneapps,
ipodtouch,
lord of the rings middle earth defense,
lordoftherings,
lotr, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Check Out the Upcoming Lord of the Rings Tower Defense iPhone Game

                What'd I learn from my hands-on with Lord of the Rings: Middle Earth Defense, the forthcoming LOTR tower defense game? That Aragorn's just as much of a badass when he's small enough to fit it the palm of your hand.                More »

06:00 9/24/2010, Owen Good,

billboard,
bungie,
halo,
halo: reach,
music,
soundtracks,
video game music, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Reach Cracks Billboard's Top 200

Per its name, The Billboard 200 is a weekly list of the 200 highest-selling albums in the U.S. The official soundtrack for Halo: Reach debuted at No. 157 for the past week, the best mark ever for the franchise. More »

05:50 9/24/2010, Jesus Diaz,

nuclear,
nuclear reactors,
russia, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Russia Is Building Floating Nuclear Reactors Near the North Pole

                Great. The guys who built Chernobyl, dropped 456 atomic bombs near an area with one million people, and built atomic lighthouses only to abandon them engulfed in radioactive fog, are now building floating nuclear reactors on the Artic Sea.                More »

Streaming music from a computer to all manner of home audio devices is an area Sonos, Logitech, and Apple have been competing in for years. The recently-released MP-1 music player from Orb, though, is a surprise contender that can perform a host of streaming duties for less than $70. Like the competition, it works by connecting to a powered audio device via an in-line jack, and can play music stored locally, on a network, or from services like Pandora when streamed over 802.11b/g/n WiFi through its companion Orb Caster media server software. To sweeten the package, the company is also throwing in their Orb Controller app for iOS devices -- which normally costs $10 -- for a low price of free, and apparently has plans to release an Android version of the remote sometime in the near future. Sure, it's a little strange for us to see a company known for their free media streaming software jump in the hardware game so abruptly, but the MP-1's mixture of functionality for the price is a pretty enticing first step. Plus, if the move ignites a price war to the bottom with the aforementioned competition, who are we to complain?

[Thanks, Tom]
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Wireless, Networking

Orb MP-1 music player pulls Sonos-like tricks for way less than a Benjamin originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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05:30 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

beta,
dead space 2,
ps3,
visceral games, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Dead Space 2 Multiplayer Beta Creeps Out To Small Group

EA and Visceral Games are in the process of opening up Dead Space 2 multiplayer to a small group of "dedicated fans" of the series, inviting select PlayStation 3 owners into an advance beta. More »

05:30 9/24/2010, Mike Schramm,

college,
free to play,
freemium,
freetoplay,
ipad,
iphone,
microtranactions,
mmo,
ngmoco,
research,
simulation,
universities,
we city,
we-city,
we-farm,
we-rule,
wecity, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Ngmoco has introduced its third title in the "We" series. We City arrives after We Rule and We Farm as the same kind of social simulation game. This time around, players will be building and creating their own cities, but other than the setting and the graphics, not too much has changed. Just like the other We titles, you can build farms to grow harvests (in this case, factories that build products), houses for citizens to give you rent, stores for your Plus+ friends to come and put orders in, and various types of decorations and custom items to paint your ~~kingdom~~, sorry ~~farm~~, sorry city as you see fit. What's called Mojo and Gro in the other two games is here called Zap, and available for the usual microtransactions, or some for free as you level up.

Colleges are the one big innovation here -- you can build colleges and universities to do research for you, and those bits of research can unlock new buildings and items. It's kind of a shame Ngmoco didn't go too far off of the beaten path -- especially with NimbleBit's Pocket Frogs showing that you can do different (and really fun) things with freemium, it's disappointing to see another "We" game with only the names and graphics changed out.

But then again, I guess I can't blame them for going with what works. We City is available for free now on both the iPhone and the iPad -- if you've played the other games, you know what you're in for, and if you've never seen Ngmoco's freemium model in action, here's your chance to check it out.

TUAW Ngmoco releases We City originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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05:30 9/24/2010, Sam Biddle,

art,
johnriepenhoff,
minipizza,
pizza,
recursivepizza,
taste test,
taste test 2, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Recursive Pizza Topped With Smaller Pizzas Requires Advanced Degree to Eat

                John Riepenhoff is an artist, not a chef. Which is why he describes his pizza-topped pizza as "meant to address the ontology of the social as material in art." I love art theory, but I just want a slice.                More »

05:22 9/24/2010, Rosa Golijan,

movie,
movies,
netflix,
netflix streaming only plan,
streaming, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

                Because of the large library of streamable content available on Netflix, many never even bother to take advantage of the fact that they can receive DVDs in the mail as part of their subscription plans. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings must've had those folks in mind when he hinted at some potential future subscription options:                More »

05:16 9/24/2010, Donald Melanson,

energy,
energy saving,
energysaving,
hisaver,
motion sensor,
motionsensor,
power,
power bar,
power strip,
powerbar,
powerstrip,
surge protector,
surgeprotector,
tomauri,
tomauri inc,
tomauriinc,
video, Engadget

You probably wouldn't want to use it for all your electronics, but we're guessing that most folks could find a few uses for this new motion-sensor equipped HiSAVER power strip, which can automatically cut off power when you leave the room. To avoid too much powering on and off, the strip only shuts off power if it doesn't detect any motion for ten minutes, and it includes a master outlet and a second selectable outlet that can be kept on all the time if you like. No word on US availability just yet, but Tomauri has just announced that it'll be distributing the strip in Canada, and it promises that it'll save you between $30 and $50 a year on your power bill -- good thing, considering the power strip itself costs $110. Head on past the break for a quick video demonstration.Continue reading Motion sensor-equipped HiSAVER power strip cuts power when you leave the room

Motion sensor-equipped HiSAVER power strip cuts power when you leave the room originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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05:10 9/24/2010, Jesus Diaz,

architecture,
jawas,
utriai residence, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read This Is the Fanciest Farm House You Can Imagine

                This beautiful 4564-square-foot house reminds me of Magneto's base in Secret Wars, with its second floor almost fully suspended over the air. At night it looks like the Jawas' Sandcrawler. It's actually a farm house on the Minija Valley, Lithuania.                More »

05:00 9/24/2010, Owen Good,

donny moore,
ea sports,
football,
madden,
madden nfl 11,
nfl,
randy moss,
ratings,
sports, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read The 100 Rating Returns To Madden After Two Years

Randy Moss's superhuman grab in Week Two against the Jets - and lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis - boosted his "spectacular catch" rating in Madden NFL 11 to 100, the first time since 2008 any player's hit that score. More »

05:00 9/24/2010, Mike Schramm,

1942,
capcom,
cheap,
dark void zero,
darkvoidzero,
games,
iphone,
mega man 2,
megaman2,
prices,
resident evil 4,
residentevil4,
sale,
sales,
weekend, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Good news everyone! Capcom's putting some of its iPhone title on sale this weekend, so head on over to the App Store to pick up Resident Evil 4, 1942: First Strike, Mega Man II, Dark Void Zero, or a few of Capcom's other licensed games for just a penny short of a buck. Not all of the titles are on sale, so no luck with Street Fighter IV or Phoenix Wright, but there are some good options in there anyway.

I'm especially excited for Mega Man II, since that was such a favorite of mine as a kid. Turns out being patient on the App Store can save you a lot of money, and even bigger developers are learning that going cheap, if only for a limited time, can raise apps in the rankings significantly.

TUAW Capcom's titles go on sale for 99 cents originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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04:54 9/24/2010, Ben Drawbaugh,

3d,
auto-iris,
cedia,
cedia 2010,
cedia2010,
diamond 3d,
diamond3d,
dlp,
hdmi 1.4,
hdmi1.4,
mitsubishi,
projector,
rs232, Engadget

The first new projector for the US is the HC4000 (pictured) which is touted as a great price for the performance DIY HT projector and features the 1080p DarkChip 3 DLP light engine. It is capable of 1300 lumens and provides up to 750:1 ANSI contrast ratio. It has support for an optional anamorphic lens for those 2.35:1 movies and is rated at a very quiet 25dBA in low mode. The estimated price is $1495 and should be available immediately. The bigger brother is the Diamond 3D which evidently has no price, but does use the 120hz Sony SXRD light engine, has an auto-iris function for easy setup, only musters 19dBa of noise while it is running and features two HDMI 1.4 inputs and an RS232 port for control.Continue reading Mitsubishi America offers up two new 3D projectors

Mitsubishi America offers up two new 3D projectors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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04:50 9/24/2010, Jesus Diaz,

i love pixel,
t-shirt, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read I [Red Pixel] Pixel T-Shirt

                I [red pixel] this t-shirt. I think it could have been better if it said "I [red pixel] 8-Bit", but "I [red pixel] pixel" is close enough. [3D Supply]                More »

04:31 9/24/2010, Paul Miller,

billy may,
billymay,
concept,
concept phone,
conceptphone,
mozilla,
mozilla labs,
mozilla seabird,
mozillalabs,
mozillaseabird,
open web concept phone,
openwebconceptphone,
seabird,
video, Engadget

Look up, peasant, from your soot-stained hands. Drop that shovel into the furrowed ground and gaze upon the magic* that Mozilla has wrought. Concept designer Billy May, working through Mozilla's "Open Web Concept Phone" project, has gathered community feedback and followed up on some rather mundane visions for the mobile future with this little beauty, the Mozilla Seabird. The completely fictional device has a disturbing initial resemblance to a BlackBerry Storm, but as the video unfolds the functionality is really what sells this thing. The big innovation is the use of dual pico projectors on the side of the handset, which can provide different functionality based on the phone's orientation: flat on a table they pump out the two halves of a QWERTY keyboard, up on a dock they offer the dual purpose of a large viewing screen above and a seamless projected keyboard below. Other features, like the pop-out wireless pointer / Bluetooth headset are slightly less realistic but no less charming. Now, before you get too excited, you should know that Mozilla has no plans to build this or any phone, they're just messing around with some fancy 3D software and the bright imagination of their community of users. Still, for the two minutes and thirty seven seconds that the video after the break unfolds, allow yourself to think: "What if?"

*Actually, it's just a 3D render.Continue reading Mozilla's Seabird phone concept teaches us how to dream

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04:30 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

bulletstorm,
ea,
epic games,
impressions,
original,
people can fly,
preview,
ps3,
tgs,
tgs 2010,
tokyo game show 2010,
top,
xbox 360, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Bulletstorm Hands On: Big Guns, Big Boots & Big Combos

Playing Bulletstorm for the first time last week, I felt less like playing another me-too first-person shooter and more like a Tony Hawk Pro Skater game I used to lose hours in. More »

04:30 9/24/2010, Brian Crecente,

day note,
note, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

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04:30 9/24/2010, Kyle VanHemert,

coffee,
qotd,
question,
taste test,
taste test 2010,
tea, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Do You Drink Coffee or Tea?

                We've schooled you on coffee. We've schooled you on tea. Both drinks have fiercely loyal followings. Which side are you on?                More »

04:30 9/24/2010, Mike Schramm,

4g,
4g-lte,
ceo,
iphone,
ivan seidenberg,
ivanseidenberg,
rumors,
service,
veriphone,
verizon, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

The rumors have been flying around for longer than I can remember about there being a Verizon iPhone, but here it is, straight from one of the sources: "We would love to carry it when we get there, but we have to earn it." That's Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg speaking honestly on his company's chances at carrying the iPhone anytime soon. From that statement alone, you can probably conclude that while there may have been talks between Verizon and Apple about carrying the iPhone, it's not going to happen anytime soon, including by January (which is when the latest rumor puts the mythical announcement).

Why not? Seidenberg is talking about "earning it" with his company's 4G LTE network. While most of the rumors have evolved around a CDMA iPhone, Seidenberg says it's more likely that Apple will want to make a 4G phone, and whenever Apple decides to do that, Seidenberg wants to be there with the network to support it. "I think 4G will accelerate the process," he said, "and any other decisions Apple makes would be fine with us. Hopefully, at some point Apple will get with the program."

So if you were planning to jump on a brand new VeriPhone sooner rather than later, consider those hopes dashed -- for now. This means we get to stop dealing with the obviously fake "screaanshots," right?

TUAW Verizon CEO says no to iPhone? Oh. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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04:18 9/24/2010, Richard Lawler,

1080p,
3lcd,
cedia,
cedia 2010,
cedia2010,
contrast ratio,
contrastratio,
epson,
home cinema,
homecinema,
pro cinema,
procinema,
projector,
reflective, Engadget

Since it's CEDIA time, Epson has seen fit to unveil several new 1080p projectors, ranging from price brackets in the (reasonable for this crowd) sub-$7,000 category with the new Pro Cinema 6100 to the Home Cinema 8350 which comes in at less than $1,300. The Pro Cinema 6100 (above) debuts the company's new 3LCD Reflective and UltraBlack tech courtesy of a dual-layered auto iris that is its first to reach dynamic contrast ratios of up to 1,000,000:1, while the Pro Cinema 31000 and Home Cinema 21000 beamers feature similar lens technology with appropriately lower-end chipsets, stats and prices when all of them ship in December. The next jump down is the Home Cinema 8350 and 8700UB models that eschew the new HDMI 1.4 ports and more exotic lens technology of the higher end models while still bringing improved specs over last year's lineup to retailer shelves when they ship later this month. Detailed specs follow after the break if you're wondering just how far an extra dollar or two will go.Continue reading Epson rolls out new 3LCD projectors for budgets big and medium

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04:10 9/24/2010, Brian Barrett,

boxes,
food,
lunch,
lunchbox,
lunchbox history,
lunchboxes,
taste test,
taste test 2.0, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read A History of the Lunch Box

                Equally important to the food you eat is how it's presented. Especially if that food is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and baby carrots, and you're carrying it to school day after day. That's the importance of the all-mighty lunchbox.                More »

04:07 9/24/2010, Phillip Torrone,

open source hardware, MAKE: Blog

The Open Source Hardware (OSHW) Draft Definition version 0.4 is up! If you've followed the evolution of the definition you'll note some updates and changes - it's looking really solid.

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04:00 9/24/2010, Gareth Branwyn,

maker faire, MAKE: Blog

Posted to the World Maker Faire Daily:

The members of ArcAttack! were on site Wednesday to begin to set up. The Great Hall at the NY Hall of Science is going to be an amazing venue for their musical Tesla coils. The Great Hall, which is over 100 feet tall, was built for the 1964 World's Fair as a cathedral to science.

As you can see from the photo, we have a 20-foot tall platform to elevate two large Tesla coils. Two smaller Tesla coils will be on floor level.

ArcAttack! will be performing twice an hour during Maker Faire.
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04:00 9/24/2010, Owen Good,

bing,
microsoft,
microsoft points,
pc,
xbox 360,
xbox live, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Free Microsoft Points Deal Not As Convenient As It Sounds

Yeah, you can get 200 free Microsoft Points right now just for using Bing, the company's search engine. Sounds fast and easy, right? Wrong. Well, you must download the "Bing Bar," which only works - surprise! - on Internet Explorer. More »

04:00 9/24/2010, Erica Sadun,

app store,
appstore,
even more farts,
evenmorefarts,
farts,
flatulence,
more farts,
morefarts,
no comment,
nocomment,
steve jobs,
stevejobs, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Okay, so Steve Jobs may have said something like "The world doesn't need any more fart apps." But, really, did the world actually need a summary of every fart app on App Store in under two minutes?

Do pretzels need mustard or peanut butter need jelly? We here at TUAW firmly respond: No comment.

TUAW No comment: Current infoMania versus the fart apps originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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03:57 9/24/2010, Richard Lawler,

biggest,
charlotte,
charlotte motor speedway,
charlottemotorspeedway,
hd,
hdtv,
largest,
led,
nascar,
panasonic,
racing,
record,
scoreboard,
stock car,
stockcar, Engadget

It's been a bad week for Jerry Jones. Not only are the Cowboys 0-2, but Panasonic and Charlotte Motor Speedway have announced plans to take away his record for the largest HD video screen anywhere. Scheduled to debut in May 2011, the 720p, 16,000 sq ft (200 feet wide, 80 feet tall, 165,000 lbs, more specs are in the press release after the break) LED video wall will be installed along the backstretch between turns 2 and 3 at the race track allowing fans seated on the frontstretch to still see drivers shake and bake all the way around the track. A quick perusal of Wikipedia's list of top videoboards reminds of former contenders for the title -- massive screens at stadiums hosting the Kansas City Royals, Tokyo horse racing, Longhorns football and Miami Dolphins will all drop one more notch on the list.Continue reading Panasonic, Charlotte Motor Speedway team up for the biggest HD screen ever

Panasonic, Charlotte Motor Speedway team up for the biggest HD screen ever originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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03:50 9/24/2010, Rosa Golijan,

cellphone,
cellphones,
concepts,
design,
mobile,
mozilla,
mozilla seabird concept design,
seabird,
smartphone,
smartphones, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read If Mozilla Ever Made A Cellphone, This Is How It Might Look

                Everyone's busy gossiping about a Facebook phone which may or may not exist right now, but let's pause all that and daydream about an incredibly lovely phone that very certainly won't ever become reality: The Mozilla Seabird.                More »

03:31 9/24/2010, Sean Hollister,

controller,
dualshock 3,
dualshock3,
explode,
exploding,
exploding batteries,
exploding battery,
exploding controller,
explodingbatteries,
explodingbattery,
explodingcontroller,
game controller,
gamecontroller,
knock-off,
knock-offs,
peripherals,
playstation,
playstation 3,
playstation3,
ps,
ps3,
psa,
scare,
scare tactics,
scaretactics,
sixaxis,
sony,
third-party, Engadget

We're not sure why anyone would buy a knock-off DualShock 3 or SIXAXIS gamepad, considering the trouble Sony's taken to make sure they don't work, but the PlayStation 3 manufacturer has another reason you might want to steer clear of counterfeit pads -- they could be tiny Li-ion bombs poised to explode. Talk about force feedback! Yes, the company that brought us exploding laptop batteries says that third-party products "which are practically identical in appearance to genuine PlayStation(R)3 wireless controllers" may burst into flame, and as you might expect, Sony suggests that you run out to your nearest retailer and purchase the real deal instead.

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03:30 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

club nintendo,
only in japan,
super mario bros., Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Club Nintendo of Japan's Totally Sweet Mario Bros. Totes

Another day, another chance to curse our local iteration of Club Nintendo while coveting the goods offered to Nintendo fans in Japan. Take these lovely Mario and Luigi toned totes, which proudly celebrate Super Mario Bros. 25th anniversary. More »

03:30 9/24/2010, Sam Biddle,

dinner,
eating,
food,
foursquare,
meals,
privacy,
status,
taste test,
taste test 2,
yelp, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Is Foursquare Ruining Eating Out?

                What is your iPhone doing to dinner? When we obsessively track down a niche eatery on Yelp, are we excited because of the perfectly limed fish tacos, or because broadcasting our discovery on Fourquare will just make us look cool?                More »

03:30 9/24/2010, Mel Martin,

features,
ios 4,
ios4,
ipad,
iphone,
ipod,
ipod touch,
music,
sonos,
wirless music, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Sonos has announced a new accessory for owners of the Sonos wireless music system. The Wireless Dock allows you to quickly connect an iPod or iPhone and access the music on it from any room in the house that has a Sonos ZonePlayer.

The device is a pretty clever idea that is a natural expansion of the existing Sonos brand. Of course, most people will have the music that is on their iPod or iPhone in their Sonos system already, but the device will allow visitors to plug in and access that their own music, which makes it great for drop-ins or weekend guests. The music data on the device will not have to be indexed, so it really is just plug it in and play the music.

The dock will be before the end of October, and sell for US $119.00. It works with the iPod touch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation), iPod classic, iPod nano (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation), iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPhone, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

There are, of course, other ways to spread your music around the house (don't forget that iTunes now allows you to plug and play others' music as well), but Sonos owners will find this a quick and easy solution to integrating your portable iOS devices into an existing music system. We'll have a sample for testing soon and let you know how it does.

TUAW Sonos introduces wireless dock for iPods and iPhones originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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03:30 9/24/2010, Sean Michael Ragan,

furniture, MAKE: Blog

By product designer Ed Swan, the Mark Makers table is currently on display at an ongoing London design show, where visitors are invited to participate in decorating it by abrading the layered paint with sandpaper. Cool idea. I just hope there's a big stack of free dust masks sitting next to it.

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03:12 9/24/2010, Chris Ziegler,

data tether,
data tethering,
datatether,
datatethering,
microsoft,
tether,
tethering,
windows phone 7,
windowsphone7, Engadget

Sound familiar? For Windows Phone 7, seems like Microsoft's taking an angle shared by both Apple and Google on a feature that enjoys a tenuous relationship at best with network operators, saying that data tethering will be available but it'll be up to carriers to decide whether to offer it. Though feature removal rarely goes over well with potential buyers of Windows Phone 7 devices, it's actually a pretty easy call from Microsoft's perspective: the company needs as much carrier support as it can get right now to ramp up a fresh mobile platform going against entrenched giants with several years' head start, and enforcing the availability of a feature that tends to choke 3G networks probably wouldn't be a great way to get that. Needless to say, we've little doubt that the dev community will find a way around any roadblocks in short order -- but officially, anyhow, the ball is in the operators' courts.

Windows Phone 7 has tethering support, up to carriers whether to enable it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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03:10 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

garry's mod,
mac,
mac gaming,
mac os x,
steam,
valve, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Garry's Mod Brings Source Powered Insanity To Macs

Garry Newman's crazy physics sandbox for the Source engine, the one that lets you manipulate, animate and torture characters from Half-Life, Counter-Strike and Team Fortress, has joined the list of Mac games on Steam. More »

02:52 9/24/2010, Brian Barrett,

internet,
super wi-fi,
top,
what is super wi-fi,
white space,
wi-fi,
wireless, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read What Is "Super Wi-Fi"?

                The FCC just cleared a path for a new generation of "Super Wi-Fi" technologies. Sounds great! But what the heck is Super Wi-Fi?                More »

02:50 9/24/2010, Owen Good,

bungie,
halo,
halo: reach,
larry hyrb,
major nelson,
microsoft,
numbers,
xbox 260,
xbox live, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Turns Out Modern Warfare 2 Was More Popular Than Reach In Its Launch Week

It wouldn't be a big surprise if Halo: Reach was the No. 1 title on Xbox Live during its launch week. It's a big ass game after all. But that was not the case, as some corrected numbers show. More »

02:50 9/24/2010, Kyle VanHemert,

android,
froyo,
galaxytab,
samsung,
samsunggalaxytab,
swype,
tablets,
video, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Watch 10 Minutes of Hot Samsung Galaxy Tab Action

                We've caught plenty of glimpses of Samsung's 7" Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab, but now they're done beating around the bush. Here's nine minutes and change showing pretty much every feature it has to offer. And it looks awesome. [Crunchgear]                More »

02:49 9/24/2010, Donald Melanson,

email,
email app,
email client,
emailapp,
emailclient,
galaxy,
galaxy tab,
galaxytab,
gmail,
samsung,
tab,
video, Engadget

Can't get enough of the Galaxy Tab? Then Samsung's got you covered with its latest, and possibly most detailed video overview of the tablet yet. Running just over nine minutes, the video doesn't exactly offer a ton in the way of surprises (apart from a rather curious contact listing for someone named "Bill Jobs"), but Samsung's demonstration of the Tab's email client did catch our eye. As you can see above, it shows a Gmail account with what appears to be starred emails. Unfortunately, it's not clear if those stars are actually tied to Gmail, since the client also showed the same stars in a Hotmail account during our first hands-on with the device. So, is a star just a star, or a star? Just one of many things to ponder as you watch the complete video after the break.Continue reading New Galaxy Tab video offers thorough overview, glimpse of starry mail client

New Galaxy Tab video offers thorough overview, glimpse of starry mail client originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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02:44 9/24/2010, Sam Biddle,

netflix,
pricing,
reedhastings,
streaming,
unfair, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Netflix CEO Thinks Americans Are Too Egocentric to Notice Canada's Discount

                Canada finally has Netflix—and for a dollar cheaper than its southern pals! Online streaming will cost only $7.99 a month up north, compared to $8.99 in the US. And Netflix's CEO thinks Americans are too self-centered to notice.                More »

02:44 9/24/2010, Brian Barrett,

android,
android 3.0,
gaming phones,
gingerbread,
google,
mobile,
mobile phones,
playstation,
playstation phone,
psp,
sony,
sony ericsson,
sony playstation,
unconfirmed, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Sony's PlayStation Division Wants Some Android-Savvy Engineers

                Well this could be interesting! Looks as though Sony's apparently in search of a developer with Android experience for its PlayStation division. Which could mean that the rumored Android 3.0 PlayStation phone closer to reality than we thought. Or maybe—if they're just staffing up now—further away. Either way, it's a positive sign that this really could happen. Which if done right would be a pretty wonderful thing. [Sony via Engadget via Joystiq]                More »

02:30 9/24/2010, Steven Sande,

idisk,
ipad,
iwork,
iwork for ipad,
iworkforipad,
keynote,
microsoft office,
microsoftoffice,
mobileme,
numbers,
pages, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

iWork for iPad was updated yesterday with many changes, one of those being that the mobile app suite now includes integration with the MobileMe iDisk.

What does that mean for iPad users who use Pages, Numbers, and Keynote? You can save your documents to the iDisk and then open them either from the iPad or any other internet-attached Mac or Windows machine. The details were posted on MobileMe News, the blog of the MobileMe team.

Windows users can point a browser to me.com/idisk and upload existing Microsoft Office documents. Once the documents are in the cloud, they can be opened from the iPad for viewing or editing. Once work has been completed on the documents, they can be saved back to the iDisk as iWork, Microsoft Office, or PDF files.

It would be nice if iWork for iPad also supported Dropbox or Box.net, but for the time being, it's good to see that Apple has added support for their own cloud storage solution.

[via TiPB]

TUAW Apple's MobileMe News details how iWork for iPad works with iDisk originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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02:30 9/24/2010, Matt Mets,

robotics, MAKE: Blog

Axel32 of Let's Make Robots! built this nice-looking SCARA robot arm with computer vision capability for about $40. A SCARA robot consists of a multi-jointed arm that is more rigid in one direction (the z axis) than the others (x and y), which makes it particularly suited for dealing with assembly processes where parts might not be lined up perfectly and a bit of compliance is necessary. Axel's version uses the usual Arduino and Processing suspects to create a pretty sophisticated looking machine that can pick up objects by clicking on their picture. He has hopes of taking it with him on the job to perform repetitive tasks, that sounds like a great idea to me!
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02:25 9/24/2010, Paul Miller,

america,
cisco,
flip,
flipport,
freedom,
freedommic,
mic,
microphone,
scosche,
the boss,
theboss,
wireless mic,
wireless microphone,
wirelessmic,
wirelessmicrophone, Engadget

Freedom. Justice. Microphones. We're pretty sure you can find all of those in the constitution, or inside the pure essence of eagle tears, or in Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" played backwards. Scosche understands, and that's why they're unveiling the freedomMIC add-on for Flip Video cameras. It's one of those new FlipPort-compatible accessories that we're sure we'll be seeing plenty of now that Cisco's new wave of cameras are out for public consumption. The mic itself offers a pretty neat solution to the perennial problem of sucky Flip audio: you plug the receiver base into the bottom of the Flip and hand the wireless lapel mic to your subject. Conveniently, you can start and stop recording with the microphone itself, and a 4 hour rechargeable battery should get you through the most trying of interviews or impassioned YouTube monologues. The mic will be out in "late December" for $100.

Scosche freedomMIC for Flip Video cameras is the wireless microphone add-on for Real Americans originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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02:10 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

dlc,
harmonix,
mtv games,
rock band,
rock band 2, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Rock Band Proves Its Mettle With More METAL Next Week

Harmonix is making Rock Band's already massive song list a little heavier next week, adding a fresh injection of thrash metal, thanks to Anthrax. That's just a small slice of the rock band coming to Rock Band soon. More »

02:10 9/24/2010, Jesus Diaz,

cars,
circular saws,
dragster,
powertools,
saws, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read 6-Circular-Saw Powered Dragster Is Lots of Fun and/or Potentially Horrible Death

                Here's a weekend DIY idea if you have six 16-inch Makita circular saws laying around: Build a dragster, use them as your engine, and enter the Power Tool Drag Racing Competition. That's exactly what Barry Lee, on the photo, did.                More »

02:07 9/24/2010, Donald Melanson,

gaming keyboard,
gamingkeyboard,
keyboard,
shift,
steelseries,
steelseries shift,
steelseriesshift,
zboard, Engadget

Looking for some more customization options than your standard gaming keyboard offers? Then you might want to consider the new SteelSeries Shift, which can accommodate various Zboard keysets to tailor the keyboard for specific games. Those looking to take things even further can also record macros (including timed delays) directly on the keyboard itself, and you'll naturally get plenty of gamer-friendly touches all around, including some improved rubber domes that promise a lifecycle of 15 million keystrokes per key, and even some "fine-tuned heat spots" centered around commonly used keys like WASD. Look for the keyboard itself to set you back $89.99, while individual keysets will run you $24.99 apiece.

Continue reading SteelSeries debuts customizable Shift gaming keyboard

SteelSeries debuts customizable Shift gaming keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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02:00 9/24/2010, Gareth Branwyn,

open source hardware, MAKE: Blog

MAKE's Dale Dougherty moderating a panel on Productizing: Scaling/ Manufacturing/Moving beyond DIY

Some collected tweets and comments from the floor of the Open Hardware Summit:

@wseltzer: Bruce Perens (founder OSI): "I'm a counselor to sick companies; their disease is IP."

@Federico_II: Perens: there are no more isolated nuts. Whatever kind of nut you are, you can find 50 just like you on the net.

@celinecelines: Is OS important? It is if you like democracy. It makes people better- Bruce Perens

@gcoley1: Open hardware is 'faster than trying to drive a standard.'

@magnolfi: "Innovation as a system's capacity to achieve unexpected results" - quoted by John Wilbanks ( VP for science, Creative Commons)

@wseltzer: Both Arduino and DIY Drones say TM protection is the key IP -- sell what you want, but don't say you're us.

"It's so cool to be here with all the Henry Fords of this industry!" - Eric Von Hippel (MIT)

@chr1sa (DIYDrone/Wired) follows the "give the bits, sell the atoms" business model.

Coley: "Thru-hole components are the vacuum tubes of the future: if they exist, you can't get them"

"DIY has been invisible for systemic reasons " -Von Hippel

David Carrier of Parallax says they sell more microcontrollers by opening their reference designs.

@katehartman: I'm fascinated by the continual dance between #openhardware ideals and the very human knee-jerk sense of ownership.

The opensource hardware draft v0.4 draft is up! http://bit.ly/bfWGwe
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01:50 9/24/2010, Owen Good,

2k sports,
basketball,
nba,
nba 2k,
nba 2k11,
ratings,
sports, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read NBA 2K11's Player Ratings Bring The Heat

Operation Sports today got the player ratings for all 30 starting lineups in NBA 2K11. Unsurprisingly, the Miami Heat have the league's top rated starting five, though they are tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for that position. More »

01:44 9/24/2010, Donald Melanson,

desire,
desire hd,
desire hd rom,
desirehd,
desirehdrom,
evo,
evo 4g,
evo4g,
htc,
htc desire,
htc droid incredible,
htc evo,
htc evo 4g,
htc incredible,
htcdesire,
htcdroidincredible,
htcevo,
htcevo4g,
htcincredible,
incredible,
port,
rom,
video, Engadget

You've already seen it ported to the HTC HD2, and it looks like the recently-leaked HTC Desire HD ROM has now also made its way to two more likely candidates for a port: the Droid Incredible and original Desire. As you might expect, there are a few issues that you'll likely want to consider before diving right in -- there's no camera support yet on either phone, for instance -- but it does look like it otherwise reasonably stable for a beta, and it does bring some of the boot speed improvements seen on the Desire HD itself. Head on past the break for a quick video, and hit up the source links below for all the necessary details.

Update: We're getting word that even the HTC EVO 4G's in on the speedy-booting game now, with a Desire HD ROM as well as an original Desire build from MIUI. They're apparently still half-baked like the other two, missing camera support, WiFi and 4G as well, but if you've been looking for an opportunity to tweak, hit up link number three below.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Continue reading HTC Desire HD ROM ported to Droid Incredible, Desire (update: EVO 4G too)

HTC Desire HD ROM ported to Droid Incredible, Desire (update: EVO 4G too) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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01:30 9/24/2010, Mike Fahey,

education,
james gee,
learning,
learning through interaction,
national science foundation,
science,
top, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Teaching Our Schools To Up Their Game

In this Finding Your Science video from the National Science Foundation Arizona State University linguist James Paul Gee discusses how schools kill the joy of learning and how video games can bring it back to life. More »

01:30 9/24/2010, matt buchanan,

candy,
chocolate,
dessert,
eater,
eater national,
food,
mast bros.,
mast brothers,
taste test,
taste test 2.0,
tweet, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Inside the Little Chocolate Factory So Good Willy Wonka Would Kill Himself

                The Mast Brothers make chocolate in NYC. It's one of the very few places that craft bean-to-bar chocolate. It is crazy delicious. With our friends at Eater, we'd like to show you how they make it. And their beards.                More »

01:30 9/24/2010, Dave Caolo,

apps,
iphone,
mta,
new jersey,
new york,
newjersey,
newyork,
njtransit,
path,
retail,
visa, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

MTA New York City Transit, New Jersey Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have collaborated with Visa to create a payment system that uses Visa's PayWave technology and several popular smartphones, including the iPhone. Travelers trying out the service can pay for passage onto the trains by simply waving a properly-equipped iPhone over a special sensor at the turnstiles.

Here's how it works. First, iPhones equipped with PayWave and special sensors (don't ask us how you get one) are activated, which let the users know when it's ready to use. Then, it's held before the sensor and presto! You're in.

Currently, the pilot program is limited to 28 stops along the Lexington line of the New York subway system. Similar testing is being done in London, Paris, Istanbul, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

It's a neat idea. I've certainly lost track of how much credit I've got on a card, and I detest waiting in line at the machine. Of course, this also means an increase of people waving easily dropped (or grabbed) iPhones around.

[Via Electronista]

TUAW New York, New Jersey transit pilot iPhone payment system originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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01:30 9/24/2010, John Baichtal,

lego, MAKE: Blog

This creation, by YouTube user MennoGorter appears to use four NXT servos to manipulate its legs, as well as an ultrasonic sensor to avoid obstacles. [Via TheNXTStep.]
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01:21 9/24/2010, Kyle VanHemert,

bdxs500u,
bluray,
bluraydrive,
sony,
sonybdxs500u,
usb,
usb20, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Sony's 6X BDX-S500U External Blu-Ray Drive Burns 25GB in 20 Minutes

                Sony Optiarc's new portable Blu-ray drive is fast: it can burn single layer discs at 6x speed and dual layer ones at 4x. That means you could burn 25GB in the time it takes to watch an episode of Fraiser.                More »

01:21 9/24/2010, Nilay Patel,

android,
droid,
droid x,
droidx,
editorial,
froyo,
google,
hack,
hacked,
leak,
motorola, Engadget

That picture above is no joke -- that's where I ended up last night trying to revive my Droid X review unit. It was fun, in a hacky mad-scientist sort of way, but it's also really sad -- a testament to how Google approves Android device hacking with a wink and a nod, but doesn't provide any safety nets for its most passionate users.

Let's back up, though. How did I end up in such dire straits? It started when I had the nerve to update this Droid X to the leaked Android 2.2 build -- a simple process that involved installing the file on a microSD card and restarting. Unfortunately, since Motorola refuses to provide a sanctioned upgrade path from the leaked build to the official 2.2 build released earlier this week, I was forced to downgrade back to 2.1 to get back on track. Based on how easy the update was, this would be a piece of cake, right?Continue reading Editorial: Firmware, forums, and desperation -- the dark side of Android hacking

Editorial: Firmware, forums, and desperation -- the dark side of Android hacking originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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01:10 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

donkey kong country returns,
gamestop,
nintendo,
pre-orders,
retro studios,
wii, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Donkey Kong Country Pre-order Bonuses Are Bananas

Wii owners who have already earmarked funds for Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii may want to fork over some of that cash to GameStop, especially if they want to encase their Wii Remotes in banana pouches. More »

01:05 9/24/2010, Becky Stern,

maker faire, MAKE: Blog

Don't miss the Madagascar Midway, Chariot Races, and more from the Madagascar Institute this weekend at World Maker Faire NY. Poster by Jason.
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00:58 9/24/2010, Chris Ziegler,

android,
desire z,
desirez,
g2,
google,
pre order,
pre-order,
preorder,
qwerty,
slider,
t-mobile,
vision, Engadget

T-Mobile has had a longstanding tradition of giving current customers first dibs on pre-orders for hot products, and it looks like the upcoming G2 will be no exception. TmoNews has a rather telling screen shot suggesting that T-Mobile subscribers will be able to sign up for the Android-powered QWERTY slider starting tomorrow through October 4, with retail availability following a couple days later on the 6th; we've already had that date on lock through Best Buy Mobile, so it comes as no surprise. From what we've seen so far, the G2 and the Desire Z are pretty easy to fall in love with -- trust us when we say the hinge mechanism is exquisite -- so who's signing up tomorrow?

T-Mobile G2 pre-orders starting tomorrow for current customers, it seems originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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00:50 9/24/2010, Jason Chen,

bicycle,
bike,
biking,
computer,
liverider,
liverider bike computer,
outdoors,
review,
video review, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read How To Use Your iPhone As a Bike Computer

                The LiveRider iPhone app and bike kit is meant to be the equivalent of the dashboard of your car, but on your bike. After going on a few rides with it, you'll feel completely naked without it.                More »

00:50 9/24/2010, Mike Fahey,

convertible,
ideazon,
keyboard,
keysets,
pc,
peripherals,
shift,
steelseries,
zboard, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read There's A New Convertible Keyboard In Town

When peripheral manufacturer SteelSeries bought out Zboard creator Ideazon in 2008, everyone wondered what would happen to the Zboard. The SteelSeries Shift is what happened to the Zboard. More »

00:44 9/24/2010, Sam Biddle,

apple,
appletv,
content,
nbc,
nbcuniversal,
rentals,
television, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

                Future Apple TV owners, we hope you like Fox and ABC a whole lot, because NBC Universal is only the latest studio to say they're not sharing their toys—$0.99 rentals would "devalue" their content, says NBC Universal's CEO. [CNET via SlashGear]                More »

Here's a lesson in actual vs. theoretical. Sony Optiarc America has announced the new BDX-S500U external USB 2.0 Blu-ray drive capable of burning single-layer BD-R discs at smoking speeds of 6x or dual-layer discs at up to 4x. If you do the math, those specs imply transfer speeds of 27Mbps for single-sided 25GB discs and total burn times of roughly 20 minutes. That's great news for folks with PCs looking to use the high-storage medium or watch 3D Blu-rays -- except for one tiny hitch. See, USB 2.0's theoretical maximum transfer speed is 60MBps, but in the real world most are lucky to get even half that rate. According to tests by Techworld, those with certain USB 3.0 chipsets can even experience USB 2.0 rates as low as 11MBps. In that light, the BDX-S500U's impressive speeds -- just like Paul Walker -- may be too fast and too furious for its computer counterparts to keep up, making it a different kind of bag of hurt for buyers. While no official pricing has been offered the drive will go on sale later this month and online retailers are already listing prices in the range of $214 to $240. For full specs and details, check out the PR after the break.Continue reading Sony's blazing fast BDX-S500U Blu-ray drive tests USB 2.0's true transfer chops

Sony's blazing fast BDX-S500U Blu-ray drive tests USB 2.0's true transfer chops originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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00:34 9/24/2010, Kyle VanHemert,

alien,
awesomethings,
diy,
instructables,
machines,
movies,
powerloader, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read How Hard Would You Kick Yourself If the Aliens Came and You Hadn't Made Your Power Loader?

                In only two weeks, Alexthemoviegeek constructed this meticulously detailed, full-size Power Loader. He has generously offered instructions so you can do the same. But first, let's watch his take on a full-size Alien Queen replica:                More »

00:30 9/24/2010, Stephen Totilo,

modnation racers,
naughty dog,
ps3,
uncharted 2,
uncharted: drake's fortune, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Let This Be The Lone Uncharted Kart Racer

Thanks to the PlayStation 3's ModNation racers, game developers who might dream of detouring their best series into the Mario Kart genre can instead just make, say, an Uncharted ModNation track. The official Uncharted mods are now available for all. More »

00:30 9/24/2010, Dave Caolo,

apple,
apple corporate,
applecorporate,
appleinsider,
hardware,
headphone jack,
headphonejack,
ipod,
patent, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Apple's developers has been shrinking the iPod with nearly every update, yet they aren't done. This week, AppleInsider has discovered a patent application that reveals even smaller audio jacks that could be used in future, tinier iPods. To understand how, we must discuss pogo pins and cantilever beams.

Contemporary audio jacks use cantilever beams, which extend into the cavity of the jack itself, and are pushed out of the way when a plug is inserted. The beams then make contact with the plug and allow data, audio and power to be transferred. They also take up a decent amount of space; too much in Apple's opinion.

The patent mentions pogo pins, which are embedded into the cavity and extend to make contact with an inserted plug. Furthermore, the patent claims that pogo pins would "greatly reduce" the size of the audio jack "in two dimensions." Consider that the current iPod shuffle is essentially the width of its jack, and you see how it's become a limiting factor.

Do we want these things to get smaller? The shuffle already feels like a postage stamp.

TUAW Apple patent application reveals tiny audio jacks originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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00:30 9/24/2010, Adam Harris,

deals,
dealz,
dealzmodo,
gadget dealz,
gadget dealz of the day,
hobomodo, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Gadget Deals of the Day

                Today we bring you some extra spicy deals on a Lenovo Thinkpad, a 2 TB External Hard Drive, and a free 8-piece Order of Chil-fil-A Spicy Nuggets. That's hot.                More »

00:29 9/24/2010, matt buchanan,

cedia,
cedia 2010,
electrostatic,
home entertainment,
martin logan,
martin logan electromotion esl,
sound,
speakers, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL: Insane Audiophile-Worthy Electrostatic Speakers for Under $2000

                "Affordable" for futuretastic electrostatic speakers means a few grand. Martin Logan's ElectroMotion ESL electrostratic speakers'll be under $2000 when they're out in March, using the cheapest full-size electrostatic transducer ever. They sounded superclean during a five-minute demo. [Martin Logan]                More »

00:15 9/24/2010, Chris Ziegler,

att,
calling all innovators,
callingallinnovators,
contest,
n8,
nokia,
ovi store,
ovistore,
symbian,
symbian3, Engadget

Nokia has made no secret of the fact that improving its long-tepid relationship with the North American market is a priority -- but we'll admit, we didn't expect AT&T to throw its weight behind a rather massive Symbian developer contest this quickly. The concept is simple: develop and submit an app targeting the N8 by January 28 of next year; the best one (in Nokia's eyes) gets a cool quarter million, while 17 (yes, seventeen) runners-up get $150,000, which is still a pretty gigantic number. What makes this fascinating is that although AT&T had dipped its toes in the Symbian waters a few times over the years, it currently offers nothing but the Vivaz and refurbished E71x units -- and it hasn't announced any plans to carry the N8. Considering the size and scope of this contest, Nokia's definitely putting its money where its mouth is -- it seems to understand the importance of building a healthy third-party app catalog to drive a platform's success -- and we imagine AT&T's got some announcements of its own in the coming months. Just a hunch.

Nokia's latest Calling All Innovators developer contest features AT&T involvement originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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00:10 9/24/2010, Michael McWhertor,

nsfw,
super meatboy,
team meat,
xbla,
xbox 360,
xbox live arcade, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Super Meat Boy Creators Say 'Fuck You' To The DLC System With 'Teh Internets'

Team Meat, the makers of upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release Super Meat Boy, have devised a way to deliver downloadable levels to their bloody, meaty indie platformer, all for free. They call it "Teh Internets." More »

00:10 9/24/2010, Kat Hannaford,

china,
electric cars,
japan,
lanthanum,
neodymium,
prius,
rare earth elements,
toyota,
toyota prius, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read China Withholds Valuable Materials Needed for Electric Cars From Japan

                Unless China and Japan can sort out their shit and the exportation of rare earth elements can proceed into Japan, the future of electric cars could be thrown into jeopardy. Production of cars like the Prius could slow down dangerously.                More »

00:09 9/24/2010, matt buchanan,

core 3,
core 3 os,
creston core 3,
crestron,
home automation,
home entertainment, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Crestron Core 3 OS Lets You Control Your Entire House from Android, iPhone and iPad

                There's lot going on in home automation giant Crestron's new Core 3 OS, but up there is the fact that it runs on basically anything—from the iPhone and iPad to the Samsung Galaxy tablets sprinkled around their booth.                More »

23:50 9/23/2010, Mike Fahey,

3d dot game heroes,
atlus,
littlebigplanet,
mediamolecule,
ps3,
sackboy,
sony, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Sackboy Invades The Kingdom Of Dotnia

On the same day LittleBigPlanet 2 is delayed a feature update for Atlus' 3D Dot Game Heroes brings a special guest to the retro land of Dotnia. More »

23:47 9/23/2010, Vlad Savov,

adobe,
depth of field,
depthoffield,
lens,
lenses,
plenoptic,
plenoptic lens,
plenoptic lenses,
plenopticlens,
plenopticlenses,
refocus,
video, Engadget

Yes, you read that correctly. The fevered dreams of crime scene investigators up and down the country are being brought to reality by Adobe, with just a single extra lens and some crafty software knowhow. Basically, a plenoptic lens is composed of a litany of tiny "sub-lenses," which allow those precious photons you're capturing to be recorded from multiple perspectives. The result is that you get a bunch more data in your image and an "infinite" depth of field, meaning you can toggle at what distance you want your image to be focused after the act of taking it. These plenoptic lenses are inserted between your shooter's usual lens and its sensor, though commercialization is sadly said to still be a fair distance away. Never fear, you can get hold of a video demo much sooner than that -- you know where it's at.Continue reading Adobe shows off plenoptic lenses that let you refocus an image after it's taken (video)

Adobe shows off plenoptic lenses that let you refocus an image after it's taken (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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23:30 9/23/2010, Lisa Katayama,

food,
hack,
ramen,
soup,
survival,
tastetest,
tastetest20,
top, Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog

Click here to read Souped Up: How to Make Instant Ramen into a Gourmet Meal

                Everyone loves instant ramen, but eating the same starchy Maruchan crap every night is boring. Here's a short list of ingredients that'll help you doctor your ramen—and save you from feeling like the broke-ass that you truly are.                More »

23:30 9/23/2010, Stephen Totilo,

facebook,
farmville,
top,
unhappiness, Kotaku, the Gamer's Guide

Click here to read Facebook Malfunction Spawns FarmVille Panic, Schadenfreude

Facebook is not working well right now. It's down for a lot of folks. That means FarmVille crops may be dying. And that means some people are upset. Others are laughing. More »

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