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Friday, September 24, 2010
LG E900 stars in epic 20-minute hands-on video, referred to as Optimus 7
We knew Windows Phone 7 leaks would increase as we got closer to launch, but this is just ridiculous. LG's E900, or what we knew as the E900 until now, has been subjected to an exhaustingly detailed hands-on overview, courtesy of some intrepid Czech investigators. Alas, the video is voiced over in that language too, so good luck with your Eastern European phonetics. But hey, at least the visuals are universal. Oh, and before we forget, the MobilMania guys are calling this the LG Optimus 7, presumably that'll be the retail name for this handset. Follow the break to see it.
[Thanks, Manu]Continue reading LG E900 stars in epic 20-minute hands-on video, referred to as Optimus 7LG E900 stars in epic 20-minute hands-on video, referred to as Optimus 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink MobileTechWorld | MobilMania.cz | Email this | Comments
[Thanks, Manu]Continue reading LG E900 stars in epic 20-minute hands-on video, referred to as Optimus 7LG E900 stars in epic 20-minute hands-on video, referred to as Optimus 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink MobileTechWorld | MobilMania.cz | Email this | Comments
SteelSeries debuts customizable Shift gaming keyboard
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 keyboardSteelSeries 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.Permalink | SteelSeries | Email this | Comments
64-bit Linux kernel exploit in the wild, allows local user root escalation
Filed under: LinuxIf you're running a 64-bit Linux kernel, update it now.
There's a new local root exploit, and it seems like Ksplice has yet again managed to get their advertisement fix onto the front page of Slashdot. Normally such an arcane bug wouldn't be an issue, but the example exploit leaves an open backdoor even after the bug has been patched -- lovely.
It's an escalation exploit, so a user still needs to gain local user access to the system -- but still, you're encouraged to update any and all 64-bit Linux systems that you own, especially if they're public, shared servers.64-bit Linux kernel exploit in the wild, allows local user root escalation originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
There's a new local root exploit, and it seems like Ksplice has yet again managed to get their advertisement fix onto the front page of Slashdot. Normally such an arcane bug wouldn't be an issue, but the example exploit leaves an open backdoor even after the bug has been patched -- lovely.
It's an escalation exploit, so a user still needs to gain local user access to the system -- but still, you're encouraged to update any and all 64-bit Linux systems that you own, especially if they're public, shared servers.64-bit Linux kernel exploit in the wild, allows local user root escalation originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Pioneer BDP-43FD: Because You Want a 3D Blu-ray Player With an Armored Chassis [Home Entertainment]
What makes Pioneer's first 3D Blu-ray player stand out? It's got an armored chassis. So you can throw remotes at it. And it's iPhone controlled. Which is all Pioneer's saying about the BDP-43FD, but expect it to be expensive. [Pioneer] More »
Speakercraft's BoomTomb brings subharmonics under ground
The company that invented in-wall speakers wants to make sure your sound system in your backyard looks and sounds as good as the one in your house. The BoomTomb subwoofer with integrated 250 watt amp gets buried in the ground with only the port exposed -- and hopefully somewhere it isn't likely to be tripped over -- where it can accompany your Ruckus speakers that look like rocks. It'll start shipping in the fourth quarter for a yet unannounced price, which means you might have to wait until the spring for the ground to thaw for those in the colder parts of the northern hemisphere.Continue reading Speakercraft's BoomTomb brings subharmonics under groundSpeakercraft's BoomTomb brings subharmonics under ground originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
TheLikestream, Digg For Facebook ?Likes?
Built by former Scribd developer Ed McManus, Facebook "Like" aggregator The Likestream launches today after six weeks of work. Capitalizing on the waning appeal of Digg post-redesign and the popularity of the Facebook "Like" button, the site is a Digg clone but instead of "Diggs" it tracks Facebook "Likes."
Daily Crunch: Out Of The Frying Pan Edition
Round-up: Our Take On Apple?s New Media Devices Post-Apple Palate Cleanser: Beautiful Cast-Iron Skillets Schools Now Tracking Your Kids? Bus Rides Using GPS Boxee Box Gets Priced: $199 iTunes 10 Features New Logo And Social Media Sharing Service, Ping Hands-On With The New Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
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Mario Protects His iPad With A Case Like This [Cases]
I was hoping that putting my iPhone into one of these Super Mario cases would make it magically grow and turn into an iPad, but no such luck. These are just regular iPad cases—they just happen to look great. More »
Sharp prepares XV-Z17000 3D DLP projector for 2011 release
Sharp just announced its first 3D projector, the XV-Z17000, at CEDIA. Due early next year, the company is holding back pricing information until CES but wasn't shy about mentioning mentioning it works with active shutter glasses using either DLP Link or IR syncing technology by bouncing an IR signal off the screen the picture is projected onto. It packs two HDMI 1.4a inputs and specs include a measured 30,000:1 contrast ratio and 1,600 ANSI lumens brightness. Check the press release after the break for the rest of the details currently available, we'll be taking another careful look at this one in January.Continue reading Sharp prepares XV-Z17000 3D DLP projector for 2011 releaseSharp prepares XV-Z17000 3D DLP projector for 2011 release originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
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Sonos' WD100 iPod Dock Floats Music Wirelessly to Multi-Room Systems [Sonos]
Designed for use with a ZonePlayer multi-room system, the WD100 iPod/iPhone dock sends music wirelessly around the house. There's not much of note here, but existing Sonos users can snap up the cheap-as-chips $119 dock from next month. More »
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Dell working on 7-inch tablet, Streak to be sold at Best Buy soon
Dell had moderate success with its Dell Steak (pictured above), and looks to be following upon that with a new tablet. CEO Michael Dell announced the device during a conference in San Francisco, but did not give any details other than it would pack a 7-inch screen and run an unspecified version of Android. Considering the screen size, it is probably safe to assume the device will be a full-fledged tablet, and not a phone/tablet hybrid like the Streak. One would hope that Gingerbread would be released and on the tablet by the time the device is launched, but that might be a pipe dream considering the struggles Dell has had just getting the Streak up to Froyo. In addition, the CEO mentioned that the Streak would be available in Best Buy retail locations soon. [Wall Street Journal]Posted originally at Android CentralSponsored by Android Cases and Accessories
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
What It's Like Inside the Sous Vide King's Kitchen [Taste Test]
Thomas Keller might just be the best chef in America. Not only that, but the man literally wrote the book on sous vide, the preferred geek technique for vacuum-sealed flavor perfection. So what's it like to work in his kitchen? More »
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Sharp's Skinny 3D Blu-ray Player Is What the PS3 Slim Should've Looked Like [3dTv]
A simple, skinny rectangle, Sharp's 3D Blu-ray players pull in Netflix, Pandora and Vudu and plays back Divx files. There's no built-in Wi-Fi, but it comes with a dongle. They're $430 and $500. [Sharp] More »
HTC HD7 pictured and specced by rumormongers trying to outdo one another (update: even more pics!)
This morning we had schematics, by lunchtime the HD7 received its first purported image (visible after the break), and now there's already an even bigger and better picture showing the supposed HTC Hub-enriched Windows Phone 7 interface (see above). Any bets against the phone actually dropping into our laps by dinner time? HTCInside.de has garnished its imagery of the phone with a list of specs, headlined by a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1GHz Snapdragon SOC (the same QSD8250 as rumored for the Mozart), a 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, 720p video recording, and 8GB of built-in storage. No, we're not exactly blown away by this hardware inventory either, but WMPoweruser has agreed with everything on the list, excepting a MicroSD expansion slot -- its tipster doesn't think there'll be any such expandability.
Update: And now we've come across even more live imagery, though the handset they're of is adorned with an HD3 label. Hilariously enough, the title of the Chinese forum thread they're from reads "HD3 picked up at the bar" (according to our machine translation, anyway). Still, this supposed HD3 looks like an exact match for the earlier drawing of HTC's jumbo WinPhone, and you'll want to see it if only for the ingeniously integrated kickstand on the back. All yours after the break. Thanks, Ahmad!Continue reading HTC HD7 pictured and specced by rumormongers trying to outdo one another (update: even more pics!)HTC HD7 pictured and specced by rumormongers trying to outdo one another (update: even more pics!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | HTCInside.de, WMPoweruser, Mobile01 | Email this | Comments
Update: And now we've come across even more live imagery, though the handset they're of is adorned with an HD3 label. Hilariously enough, the title of the Chinese forum thread they're from reads "HD3 picked up at the bar" (according to our machine translation, anyway). Still, this supposed HD3 looks like an exact match for the earlier drawing of HTC's jumbo WinPhone, and you'll want to see it if only for the ingeniously integrated kickstand on the back. All yours after the break. Thanks, Ahmad!Continue reading HTC HD7 pictured and specced by rumormongers trying to outdo one another (update: even more pics!)HTC HD7 pictured and specced by rumormongers trying to outdo one another (update: even more pics!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | HTCInside.de, WMPoweruser, Mobile01 | Email this | Comments
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This Is How Much We Text Now [Texting]
How often do we text? I'll give you a hint: it's way more than we did a couple of years ago, and we weren't exactly SMS slackers back then. Also revealed? The kids still love themselves some sexting. More »
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Update coming for the Evo 4G, will fix gmail sync, calendar edits (maybe more)
Sprint just posted that an update is coming to the Evo 4G. It says that Version 3.29.651.5 shall contain fixes for calendar event edit issues and syncing of multiple gmail accounts, both of which have been subject of complaints for some time now. But wait. There's more. Maybe. Word of the update actually started late last night at SDX Developers, and jerdog says that in addition to the gmail and calendar fixes, the infamous 30-frames-per-second graphics cap is lifted, and the GPS reboot will be addressed. We're hoping to get official word on those last two, but we'll gladly take the gmail and calendar fixes, too. [Sprint via Android Central Forums]Posted originally at Android CentralSponsored by Android Cases and Accessories
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Star Walk Goes To New Heights In Version 4.4
Astrology fans worldwide are going to love what Vito Technology has done with their latest Star Walk v4.4 update. They have taken their highly popular and award winning Star Walk app for the iPad and iPhone and made it even better. So let’s get down to business, what’s new in Star Walk 4.4? Arrow Guides [...]
Virgin Mobile getting the Samsung Intercept
Virgin Mobile has joined the wonderful world of Android, with the Samsung Intercept as its first device. The happy marriage was announced on Facebook, and no information was released on pricing or availability. Virgin Mobile promised more info would be coming soon, which is darn nice of them. [Facebook via Phonescoop]Posted originally at Android CentralSponsored by Android Cases and Accessories
WSJ says BlackBerry tablet could be announced as soon as next week
The Wall Street Journal is saying that RIM's now very close to being ready to show off this long-rumored tablet they've been cooking up -- and the public unveiling could come as early as next week when the company will be holding its Developer Conference in San Francisco. The QNX operating system rumor is apparently correct, as is the talk that the only means of connectivity will be WiFi and tethering through a BlackBerry; in other words, you won't need a dedicated service plan for the tablet and it won't be sold on contract (good call). The manufacturing wizards at Quanta are rumored to be on tap for manufacturing it with some sort of Marvell power under the hood, and even if the tablet ultimately fails Foleo-style, it could still be a huge launch: WSJ's sources are also saying that RIM will end up migrating all of its phones to QNX in the long term.
As for the name? WSJ doesn't seem to know, though it does report that "BlackPad" is being thrown around internally; we're kind of partial to "SurfBook" ourselves, especially since "BlackPad" will make it tough to sell the thing in any color other than black. Seriously, who wants an orange BlackPad? Follow the break to sound off in the poll!Continue reading WSJ says BlackBerry tablet could be announced as soon as next weekWSJ says BlackBerry tablet could be announced as soon as next week originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | WSJ | Email this | Comments
As for the name? WSJ doesn't seem to know, though it does report that "BlackPad" is being thrown around internally; we're kind of partial to "SurfBook" ourselves, especially since "BlackPad" will make it tough to sell the thing in any color other than black. Seriously, who wants an orange BlackPad? Follow the break to sound off in the poll!Continue reading WSJ says BlackBerry tablet could be announced as soon as next weekWSJ says BlackBerry tablet could be announced as soon as next week originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | WSJ | Email this | Comments
Hasselblad H4D-31 cuts the entry price for medium format excellence to $13k
It might cost as much as a small car at €9,995 ($13,132), but believe it or not, the H4D-31 represents one of Hasselblad's most affordable offerings to date. Promising to bring all the goodness of the H4D-40, but at a more reasonable price point, this new shooter offers 31 megapixels of resolution and a choice of either an 80mm prime lens or a CF-lens adapter to let you attach V-System gear you've already got in your inventory. As such, it's attempting to perform the fine balancing act of appealing to both system stalwarts looking to go digital and DSLR enthusiasts tempted to step up to a larger sensor. We're still in love with Nikon's D3S, but you've got to admit, that H-embossed focusing ring sure looks sexy.Continue reading Hasselblad H4D-31 cuts the entry price for medium format excellence to $13kHasselblad H4D-31 cuts the entry price for medium format excellence to $13k originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
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Enjoy Streaming Music on Your Apple Device with the Napster App
Napster released an app�that’s compatible with iPhone/iPod touch/iPad iOS 3.0 or later.� The Napster app is free, but it does require a $10/month service.� So long as your monthly service is current, you can listen to an unlimited number of songs on your Apple device.� You can download songs, albums, or playlists to listen even [...] Filed in categories: Audio, Video, TV Gear, News, iPhone, iPad, iPod relatedTagged: Napster app for iPhone/iPod/iPadEnjoy Streaming Music on Your Apple Device with the Napster App originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 20, 2010 at 1:49 pm.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Teac goes retro (again) with CD burner-equipped SL-D920 radio
It may not boast some of the more newfangled features like built-in WiFi, but we're guessing that Teac's new SL-D920 radio packs enough retro flavor to attract plenty of interest nonetheless. In addition to that familiar throwback design (available in red, white or black), the radio packs a built-in CD burner to either play CDs or record from the radio, a USB port to connect an MP3-filled storage device, and a line-in jack to accommodate the media player of your choice -- plus a pair of 5W speakers and a 10W subwoofer. Unfortunately, there's no word on a release over here, but this one's available in Japan right now for ¥20,000 or about $230.Teac goes retro (again) with CD burner-equipped SL-D920 radio originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Coolest Gadgets | Teac | Email this | Comments
First the Taser, Now the ?Pain Ray"? [Pain]
Mike Booen, VP of Raytheon's advanced security and directed energy systems, has "a vision": "We want to get to the point where it's a hand-held device." "It" is the assault intervention device. Development in that direction is underway. More »
Sprint Drops Pre and Pixi Pricing to $50 and Free [PriceDrops]
Those of you looking for a free smartphone will have another option, with Palm's Pixi available for a cool zero dollars with a two year contract. The Pre will also see a discount to $50, with mail-in rebate. [Engadget] More »
Shocker! Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard available for pre-order
Of all the Bluetooth keyboards that have been released for portable devices lately, this is certainly one of them. Cervantes Mobile's Jorno doesn't look particularly comfortable, but it does fold up into a tiny square, it's got a cradle that will fit most handsets, and it's compatible your favorite Bluetooth HID profile-enabled devices. It will be out early next year for $99, although if you pre-order it now you can get it for a smooth $79 -- which is probably the upper limits of what we'd pay for it. That is, if we were going on a modern day On The Road-type odyssey with nothing but a backpack and our dreams, and an iPad to keep a journal of our thoughts. Which we aren't. PR after the break.Continue reading Shocker! Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard available for pre-orderShocker! Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard available for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Jorno | Email this | Comments
Shocker! Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard available for pre-order
Of all the Bluetooth keyboards that have been released for portable devices lately, this is certainly one of them. Cervantes Mobile's Jorno doesn't look particularly comfortable, but it does fold up into a tiny square, it's got a cradle that will fit most handsets, and it's compatible your favorite Bluetooth HID profile-enabled devices. It will be out early next year for $99, although if you pre-order it now you can get it for a smooth $79 -- which is probably the upper limits of what we'd pay for it. That is, if we were going on a modern day On The Road-type odyssey with nothing but a backpack and our dreams, and an iPad to keep a journal of our thoughts. Which we aren't. PR after the break.Continue reading Shocker! Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard available for pre-orderShocker! Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard available for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Jorno | Email this | Comments
Google offers up WebGL demos to flaunt Chrome's hardware accelerated rendering
Filed under: Google, Browsers
Internet Explorer 9 isn't the only pony in the hardware accelerated rendering race. Just about everyone is getting in on the GPU action, and Google's offering up some new partner-created demos to show what Chrome can do.
The WebGL-powered demos include a wall of photos by CoolIris, virtual aquarium, an animated grassy field, and a slick little paint-your-own-figurine -- on which I wasted far too much time "testing."
The Chromium blog points out that you'll need either Chromium or Chrome Canary installed to get the full experience, and you'll also want to add --enable-accelerated-2d-canvas to your shortcut in order to turn on the necessary (for best performance, not for WebGL) hardware acceleration features.Google offers up WebGL demos to flaunt Chrome's hardware accelerated rendering originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Internet Explorer 9 isn't the only pony in the hardware accelerated rendering race. Just about everyone is getting in on the GPU action, and Google's offering up some new partner-created demos to show what Chrome can do.
The WebGL-powered demos include a wall of photos by CoolIris, virtual aquarium, an animated grassy field, and a slick little paint-your-own-figurine -- on which I wasted far too much time "testing."
The Chromium blog points out that you'll need either Chromium or Chrome Canary installed to get the full experience, and you'll also want to add --enable-accelerated-2d-canvas to your shortcut in order to turn on the necessary (for best performance, not for WebGL) hardware acceleration features.Google offers up WebGL demos to flaunt Chrome's hardware accelerated rendering originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Leaf Aptus-II 12 snaps 80 megapixels of awesome on the back of your pro shooter
You ever wonder how CSI sleuths can keep enhancing their images all the way until they see what brand sneakers the perp is wearing? Well, they probably had a pre-release version of one of these Aptus-II 12s from Leaf. This new digital back can fill a staggering 80 million pixels with imaging data, thanks to its 53.7mm x 40.3mm-sized CCD sensor. It comes strapped with a 3.5-inch touchscreen on the back, 80 to 800 ISO range, 1.5 0.6fps capture rate, and a mind-boggling 480MB max file size per image. Should you have the imaging gear to match up to such might, you'll want to know that the Aptus-II 12 is shipping now from Leaf Partners worldwide with a price tag just under €24,000 ($31,387), or you could grab the 12R version -- which features a rotating sensor allowing you to shoot portrait shots without having to turn your camera sideways -- for €31,995 ($41,850). That's actually pretty decent value for your money, considering you'd have had to spend the same amount on the Aptus-II 10 only six months ago -- and that only had a measly 56 megapixel sensor!Leaf Aptus-II 12 snaps 80 megapixels of awesome on the back of your pro shooter originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink dpreview | Leaf Photography | Email this | Comments
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Enjoy Streaming Music on Your Apple Device with the Napster App
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AOL, Patch Team Up With Slew Of Journalism Schools For PatchU Project
AOL and its subsidiary Patch this morning announced the launch of PatchU, a new network of partnerships between local Patch publications and journalism schools, colleges and universities to help prepare the next generation of journalists for future endeavors in the ever-evolving new media landscape.
The initiative, which debuted this fall, offers internship and coursework opportunities at local Patch publications to students under the guidance of Patch?s editors.
The initiative, which debuted this fall, offers internship and coursework opportunities at local Patch publications to students under the guidance of Patch?s editors.
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Panasonic Lumix GH2: A Superhero Micro Four Thirds Camera That Dabbles In 3D [DigitalCameras]
Panasonic's Lumix GH2 is a Micro Four Thirds camera that does it all: it has a swanky new sensor, an articulating touchscreen, it shoots full 1080i HD video, and even has a secret weapon: compatibility with an interchangeable 3D lens. More »
Firefox 4 update moves link previews to awesome bar
Filed under: Mozilla, Browsers
Clearly, the status bar's days are numbered. Even Internet Explorer 9 has removed the bottom-dwelling bar in favor of inline tooltips.
Now, in the latest updates to Firefox 4, Mozilla's browser has moved status bar link previews to the right-hand side of the Awesome Bar. Hover a link, and the destination URL appears in soft, gray text. Sure, it looks OK when you're currently viewing a page with a nice, short URL -- but what about on something like an Amazon product page? Take the jump to see!
Mozilla's implementation still looks good, laying the link preview atop the page's URL. On longer links, Firefox does replace the "overflow" with an elipsis, but the domain name is always displayed -- which is helpful in keeping users from entering their username and password on fakebook.com instead of facebook.com.
Thanks again, Yansky!Firefox 4 update moves link previews to awesome bar originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Clearly, the status bar's days are numbered. Even Internet Explorer 9 has removed the bottom-dwelling bar in favor of inline tooltips.
Now, in the latest updates to Firefox 4, Mozilla's browser has moved status bar link previews to the right-hand side of the Awesome Bar. Hover a link, and the destination URL appears in soft, gray text. Sure, it looks OK when you're currently viewing a page with a nice, short URL -- but what about on something like an Amazon product page? Take the jump to see!
Mozilla's implementation still looks good, laying the link preview atop the page's URL. On longer links, Firefox does replace the "overflow" with an elipsis, but the domain name is always displayed -- which is helpful in keeping users from entering their username and password on fakebook.com instead of facebook.com.
Thanks again, Yansky!Firefox 4 update moves link previews to awesome bar originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Sony Announces New Xplod In-Dash Car Stereos Designed For Connectivity and Customization
I drive a 2006 Mazda 3 5 Door and love it except for two things. The A/C is crappy and so is the stock stereo. I keep toying with the idea of replacing the stereo and these new Sony Xplod in-dash units might make me finally pull the trigger. Sony has introduced 4 different radios [...] Filed in categories: Car Gear, News, Spotlight GadgetsTagged: Car, RadioSony Announces New Xplod In-Dash Car Stereos Designed For Connectivity and Customization originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 18, 2010 at 1:58 pm.
Monday, September 20, 2010
BlackBerry Storm3 is actually a warmed-over Storm2?
The plot thickens! You might recall that alleged Storm3 shot from a few hours back -- didn't look half bad, right? Well, remember how we also postulated that it could be a Photoshop job? It's still too early to call it one way or the other, but BGR is reporting that the real Storm3 is more of a Storm2 clone that's slimmed down a bit, lost a tad of weight, and matches up with specs we'd seen in the past, even daring to carry on with the clicky SurePress display that the Torch ditched. Why Verizon would release a phone at the end of 2010 so close in design to an existing device that has accumulated virtually zero buzz is unclear; furthermore, we're more confused than ever whether the shot we saw earlier was a fake or yet another RIM device unrelated to the Storm line. For now, we're going to chalk it all up to SurfBook mania until we get it sorted out, so hang tight.BlackBerry Storm3 is actually a warmed-over Storm2? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | BGR | Email this | Comments
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VLC Media Player for iPad now available, your video codec worries decidedly lessen
(function() { var s = document.createElement('SCRIPT'), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0]; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = 'http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js'; s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1); })(); Digg Well, would you look at that? Ever since Apple added some leeway (and snark!) to its App Store submission rules, the approved apps have become increasingly more interesting: Google Voice clients, a Commodore 64 emulator, and now the VLC Media Player with claims to support "nearly all codec there is." We've spent a few minutes with the program already, and while it's import method is reminiscent of CineXPlayer (i.e. via the Apps tab), the thumbnail-rich interface is much prettier. Official launch date is tomorrow, but we've had no problem downloading from the US and UK stores already, so go ahead and give it a whirl. Or if not, our gallery is below. Gallery: VLC Media Player for iPad screenshotsVLC Media Player for iPad now available, your video codec worries decidedly lessen originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Zath | Applidium, iTunes | Email this | Comments
Would You Ever Buy a Peek? [Question]
Earlier today, in the wake of the announcement of the Peek 9, the latest and greatest in a series of truly baffling gadgets, Brian Barrett asked "Who In Their Right Mind Would Buy a Peek 9?" Well, would you? More »
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Mezzi Gold M-Zero Molded ?Chuck? Briefcase Review
The Mezzi M-Zero Gold Aluminum Briefcase-the same briefcase that made a cameo appearance on the NBC show "Chuck". Anyone watch the NBC television nerd series “Chuck“?� It’s all about this average computer whiz guy nerd who works at a Best Buy-like store.� He’s harmless, nerdy, a little on the wussy side.� One day Chuck receives [...] Filed in categories: Laptop Gear, Reviews, Travel GearTagged: aluminum, briefcase, ChuckMezzi Gold M-Zero Molded “Chuck” Briefcase Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 19, 2010 at 3:29 pm.
RIM files 'SurfBook' trademark in Canada, cyberspace awaits
It's pretty common for companies in the heat of product development to file for trademarks, domain names, and patents first and ask questions later, so we can understand (we guess) that RIM took the initiative to put the milquetoast "BlackPad" on lock earlier this year for the tablet it's almost certainly working on -- the logic, of course, is that if you fire enough shots in the dark, at least one of your filings isn't going to suck. To that end, it looks like the boys and girls in Waterloo filed for "SurfBook" in early August, though it's only showing up in Canada's filing system at this point -- there's no matching documentation in the USPTO just yet. Obviously, applying the word "surf" to anything electronic at this point evokes the pleasingly vintage phrase "surfing through cyberspace," which leads us to believe you'll probably be able to use the SurfPad to browse the World Wide Web and swap warez on your favorite BBS. Keep trying, RIM. No, wait -- definitely use SurfPad.RIM files 'SurfBook' trademark in Canada, cyberspace awaits originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Electronista | CIPO | Email this | Comments
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This Aurora Photo Is the Most Insane I've Ever Seen [Astronomy]
By far, this is the most spectacular and insane photography of an aurora borealis I've ever seen. When I showed this in our virtual bullpen, the unanimous reaction was complete awe. More »
Use VPN On Your iPad To Protect Privacy | Plus Special Giveaway Inside
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Inhabitat's Week in Green: Honeycomb skyscrapers, solar funnels, and the Karma PHEV supercar
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.
High tech architecture took the spotlight this week as Aedas unveiled a set of photovoltaic crystalline honeycomb skyscrapers for Abu Dhabi and San Francisco unfurled plans for a sail-shaped solar stadium for the America's Cup yacht race. We also took an exclusive look inside a high-tech solar home that actually produces more energy than it consumes, and spotted a new technology that can transform any home's electrical wiring into an information-transmitting antenna.
We also showcased some of the world's most efficient vehicles as the winners of the $10 million Automotive X-Prize were announced, and we were excited to hear that the first factory-built Fisker Karma supercar will be rolling up to the Paris Auto Show next month. Finally, we peek inside Jay Leno's envy-inducing green garage in this week's episode of Green Overdrive.
In other news, MIT made waves on the renewable energy front as they revealed a new "solar funnel" technology that could increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells 100 times. We also took a first look at Eddy GT's new streamlined city-friendly wind turbine, and we saw Tesla batteries jump-start residential solar systems by storing excess energy.Inhabitat's Week in Green: Honeycomb skyscrapers, solar funnels, and the Karma PHEV supercar originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
High tech architecture took the spotlight this week as Aedas unveiled a set of photovoltaic crystalline honeycomb skyscrapers for Abu Dhabi and San Francisco unfurled plans for a sail-shaped solar stadium for the America's Cup yacht race. We also took an exclusive look inside a high-tech solar home that actually produces more energy than it consumes, and spotted a new technology that can transform any home's electrical wiring into an information-transmitting antenna.
We also showcased some of the world's most efficient vehicles as the winners of the $10 million Automotive X-Prize were announced, and we were excited to hear that the first factory-built Fisker Karma supercar will be rolling up to the Paris Auto Show next month. Finally, we peek inside Jay Leno's envy-inducing green garage in this week's episode of Green Overdrive.
In other news, MIT made waves on the renewable energy front as they revealed a new "solar funnel" technology that could increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells 100 times. We also took a first look at Eddy GT's new streamlined city-friendly wind turbine, and we saw Tesla batteries jump-start residential solar systems by storing excess energy.Inhabitat's Week in Green: Honeycomb skyscrapers, solar funnels, and the Karma PHEV supercar originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
UK research team brings quantum computing closer than ever... or so they say
You know the drill -- some quirky research team whips up some phenomenal discovery in the middle of nowhere, gloats about it, gets it published in a journal you've never heard of it, and then it all vanishes into the ether, leaving your soul hurt and wondering why you ever got your hopes up in the first place. The Foundations wrote a little tune about this very situation back in 1968, but a UK team from the Center for Quantum Photonics led by Jeremy O'Brien are claiming that their latest discovery is no joke. According to him, most people have believed that a functional quantum computer wouldn't be a reality for at least another score, but he's saying "with real confidence that, using [his] new technique, a quantum computer could, within five years, be performing calculations that are outside the capabilities of conventional computers." The center of this bold claim is a new photonic chip that works on light rather than traditional electricity, and those who built it say that it could "pull important information out of the biggest databases almost instantaneously." Of course, this stuff would hit the Department of Defense long before it hits your basement, but it's on you to keep tabs on the progress. Wouldn't be let down again, now would we?UK research team brings quantum computing closer than ever... or so they say originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Financial Times | Email this | Comments
HTC Desire HD ROM gets dumped, ported, chopped, and screwed... oh, and benchmarked
Lots of activity involving the just-announced HTC Desire HD in the past couple days, despite the fact that it's yet to be released anywhere -- and frankly, that's just the kind of can-do attitude from the dev community that we like to see. First off, the HD2 -- which, considering the screen size and general spec sheet similarity, makes an obvious candidate for a ROM transplant -- has indeed gotten an early port, and something tells us this hack is going to get a lot of spit and polish over the next few weeks and will end up breathing fresh life into a phone that had been crippled by its dead-man-walking operating system. There'd been a video of the port in action, but sadly, it's been pulled off YouTube for some mysterious reason, so hopefully it'll reemerge (along with instructions for HD2 owners) soon.
Meanwhile, the Desire HD is apparently putting up some hardcore benchmark scores on the strength of its updated Snapdragon MSM8255 processor, posting a Quadrant score of nearly 2,000 -- about two-thirds better than a Froyo-equipped Nexus One. The dumped ROM is already online, so feel free to start digging through it... and if you somehow have a prototype Desire HD lying around, all the better.
[Thanks, garsim]HTC Desire HD ROM gets dumped, ported, chopped, and screwed... oh, and benchmarked originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink hdblog.it | xda-developers, CoolSmartPhone | Email this | Comments
Meanwhile, the Desire HD is apparently putting up some hardcore benchmark scores on the strength of its updated Snapdragon MSM8255 processor, posting a Quadrant score of nearly 2,000 -- about two-thirds better than a Froyo-equipped Nexus One. The dumped ROM is already online, so feel free to start digging through it... and if you somehow have a prototype Desire HD lying around, all the better.
[Thanks, garsim]HTC Desire HD ROM gets dumped, ported, chopped, and screwed... oh, and benchmarked originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink hdblog.it | xda-developers, CoolSmartPhone | Email this | Comments
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Hungarian Stringbike Prototype Swaps Chain for Wires [Bicycles]
Designers from the Schwinn Csepel Zrt think they've perfected the bicycle by removing that messy chain and replacing it with a hipster. Ha! Sorry, I meant cable. Two, to be precise. More »
Mario's Guts Aren't Made of 8-Bit Pepperoni Pizza [Art]
After looking at this Mario's sculpture—which should be included in the Bodies exhibition—I'm craving for an ultra-realistic version of Nintendo's game. One that would get the 25-year-old plumber's guts spilt each time he gets smashed. [Jason Freeny—Thanks Lolo!] More »
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Facebook Is Secretly Building A Phone
Facebook is building a mobile phone, says a source who has knowledge of the project. Or rather, they're building the software for the phone and working with a third party to actually build the hardware. Which is exactly what Apple and everyone else does, too.
It was a little less than a year ago that we broke the news that Google was working on a phone of its own - which was eventually revealed as the Nexus One. It was about that time, says out source, that Facebook first became concerned about the increasing power of the iPhone and Android platforms. And that awesome Facebook apps for those phones may not be enough to counter a long term competitive threat.
Specifically, Facebook wants to integrate deeply into the contacts list and other core functions of the phone. It can only do that if it controls the operating system.
It was a little less than a year ago that we broke the news that Google was working on a phone of its own - which was eventually revealed as the Nexus One. It was about that time, says out source, that Facebook first became concerned about the increasing power of the iPhone and Android platforms. And that awesome Facebook apps for those phones may not be enough to counter a long term competitive threat.
Specifically, Facebook wants to integrate deeply into the contacts list and other core functions of the phone. It can only do that if it controls the operating system.
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Walmart The CellPhone Co.
When I first heard this bit of news, I thought, “Please, not another Straight Talk …” Thankfully it is not.� Walmart Family Mobile, Powered by T-Mobile has just thrown its hat into the race with a pretty competitive price point for service. Will it be a deal budget-junkies can’t resist? Or will the handsets being [...] Filed in categories: Miscellaneous, News, WirelessTagged: t-mobile, walmart, WirelessWalmart The CellPhone Co. originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 17, 2010 at 9:52 pm.
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Denmark's Wave Building Is the Camel's Humps [Architecture]
The architects of this "Wave" building in Denmark describe it as resembling waves during the day, and mountains in the evenings. Me? I think it looks like a camel caught in quick-sand, with only its two humps poking through. More »
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Nokia's Peter Skillman talks design priorities, gives us hope for a sunny MeeGo future
A day before jetting off to London to commence his role as MeeGo's head of User Experience and Services, Peter Skillman was kind enough to sit down with the design junkies at ZURB and dish out his thoughts on what makes for good mobile design and where it is that most companies trip up. Lest you forget, this is the dude that was in charge of putting the Palm Pre together, so he's not exactly without credence in these circles. Which is a good thing, because he doesn't bother with pulling any punches. Peter namedrops Motorola's Motoblur as an unnecessary layer on top of Android, criticizes the failure of different groups within companies to communicate effectively, and finishes off his treatise with a list of priorities for successful design: consistency, emotional content, and a paranoid fear of mediocrity. Inspiring stuff, we're sure you'll agree. Other tidbits of import include the fact that Pete had to withstand nine days of interviews before getting the Nokia job, and also this memorable quote on the topic of smartphones: "if you're not succeeding at the high end, then you're absolutely doomed to failure." We've been saying the same thing for ages and it's encouraging to know that Nokia now has an exec with his finger on the market's pulse. Now let's see him deliver on those words. You'll find the full interview at the source link below.Nokia's Peter Skillman talks design priorities, gives us hope for a sunny MeeGo future originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | ZURB | Email this | Comments
Will We Discover An Earth-like Planet By May 2011? [Earth]
Using math way more complicated than I fully understand, a scientific paper predicts that we will find a potentially habitable Earth-like planet by early May 2011. Oh. More »
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Daily Crunch: Out Of The Frying Pan Edition
Round-up: Our Take On Apple?s New Media Devices Post-Apple Palate Cleanser: Beautiful Cast-Iron Skillets Schools Now Tracking Your Kids? Bus Rides Using GPS Boxee Box Gets Priced: $199 iTunes 10 Features New Logo And Social Media Sharing Service, Ping Hands-On With The New Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
Google's iTunes competitor to be cloud-centric, allow streaming, full previews
Filed under: Audio, Google
It's no secret that Google has been planning an iTunes competitor -- and it's a foregone conclusion that if this is a Google service, it's going to feature serious cloud integration. According to Billboard.biz, however, Google's initial licensing proposal is now in the hands of the major labels, and a "digital locker" is definitely part of the plan.
Google wants to include an option that -- for US$25 per year -- would allow users to store their songs in the locker. Users would be able to access or stream their music anywhere, much like you can already do with Google Docs. Docs, of course, only allows you to play one track at a time, but it's not really intended to be a music service.
The proposal also states that Google's app would scan your drive for music (as any good library/sync/player application does), and any tracks recognized as being licensed would be made available via your digital locker. Billboard notes that Google talks about including files acquired via P2P networks, and that could cause some blowback, though I'm not sure why.
iTunes is pretty much the undisputed king of desktop music apps (like it or not), and it doesn't seem to have a problem importing discographies downloaded from torrent sites or one-hit-wonders acquired from Limewire. Heck, it'll even sync them onto iPods and iPhones -- so I certainly hope that the labels don't make with the dickery and give Google a hard time about this choice.
One other cool detail that's being talked about is that Google Music might include full previews. That's huge, especially if you're like me and enjoy songs that "evolve" from beginning to end. It's hard to know if you're going to like tracks from certain bands if all you can hear is 30 or 60 seconds... "Schism" by Tool is seven and a half minutes long -- 60 seconds is barely a taste.Google's iTunes competitor to be cloud-centric, allow streaming, full previews originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
It's no secret that Google has been planning an iTunes competitor -- and it's a foregone conclusion that if this is a Google service, it's going to feature serious cloud integration. According to Billboard.biz, however, Google's initial licensing proposal is now in the hands of the major labels, and a "digital locker" is definitely part of the plan.
Google wants to include an option that -- for US$25 per year -- would allow users to store their songs in the locker. Users would be able to access or stream their music anywhere, much like you can already do with Google Docs. Docs, of course, only allows you to play one track at a time, but it's not really intended to be a music service.
The proposal also states that Google's app would scan your drive for music (as any good library/sync/player application does), and any tracks recognized as being licensed would be made available via your digital locker. Billboard notes that Google talks about including files acquired via P2P networks, and that could cause some blowback, though I'm not sure why.
iTunes is pretty much the undisputed king of desktop music apps (like it or not), and it doesn't seem to have a problem importing discographies downloaded from torrent sites or one-hit-wonders acquired from Limewire. Heck, it'll even sync them onto iPods and iPhones -- so I certainly hope that the labels don't make with the dickery and give Google a hard time about this choice.
One other cool detail that's being talked about is that Google Music might include full previews. That's huge, especially if you're like me and enjoy songs that "evolve" from beginning to end. It's hard to know if you're going to like tracks from certain bands if all you can hear is 30 or 60 seconds... "Schism" by Tool is seven and a half minutes long -- 60 seconds is barely a taste.Google's iTunes competitor to be cloud-centric, allow streaming, full previews originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Beyond Ynth for iPhone: Cute Bug Faces Tough Puzzles [Apps]
In Beyond Ynth (and Beyond Ynth HD, for the iPad), you play as Kribl, a chipper little insect who solves puzzles in four brightly animated worlds. But don't let the cutesy look fool you—these puzzles are tough. More »
Round Fishbowls Too Mundane? Let Your Fish Live in a Fish Hotel [Fish Hotel]
Stack these cube shaped fish bowls on top of one another to create a modern high-rise for your fish collection. Perfect for aggressive fish like bettas, or other aquarium lone rangers. [Amazon via Design Milk] More »
Arab Center's Wall Is Alive With 30,000 Mechanical Eyes [Architecture]
The Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute, for you non-Francophones) is a 19 nation cultural consortium with incredible architectural bragging rights. Merging traditional Arab patterns with clever engineering, its south-facing wall dilates thousands of apertures to control sunlight exposure. More »
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PhotoFast's PowerDrive-LSI PCIe SSD screams past the competition at 1400MB a second
Usually we find overwrought product names, ostentatious paintjobs, and flame decals tacky, but all's forgiven with this PCI Express 2.0 SSD. CompactFlash stalwart PhotoFast has unveiled its all-new PowerDrive, which claims it can read your mind data at 1.4GBps and write it at an even faster 1.5GBps. That's the rough equivalent of reading two full CDs' content every second! Need we say more? The PowerDrive's speed puts the stinking fast Fusion-io ioXtreme to shame, humbles PhotoFast's own 1GBps G-Monster, and matches OCZ's otherworldly Z-Drive. The supported OS list includes a nice selection of Linux flavors as well, and sizes stretch from 240GB up to 960GB. Pricing? One word: unaffordable.PhotoFast's PowerDrive-LSI PCIe SSD screams past the competition at 1400MB a second originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Akihabara News | PhotoFast | Email this | Comments
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PlayStation Move shooting attachment preview: it's a shooting attachment!
We're not sure what we were expecting to experience when we picked up this gun-style "shooting attachment" for the PlayStation Move, but it was hardly full of surprises. Basically, it's a comfy, lightweight attachment that makes holding your Move controller feel like holding a gun, and pulling the trigger button feel like pulling a trigger. We do love the retro look, quality Sony construction (we're pre-rolling our eyes at the inevitable crappy third party versions and their inferior plastics) and pretty much everything else about the attachment. The biggest perk is that for shooting games you'll be able to hold your arm out straight more naturally, instead of pointing "up" at the screen with the traditional Move controller grip. Unfortunately, the Big 3 Gun Shooting title we tested it on wasn't showing off 1:1 aiming to really let us know how this would feel in that scenario, but for the on-rails-shooter lovers out there (the attachment puts the face buttons out of thumb's reach, so it's useless for more in-depth games like SOCOM 4 or Killzone 3) we'd say there are worse things you could spend $20 on. Check it out on video after the break. Gallery: PlayStation Move shooting attachment previewContinue reading PlayStation Move shooting attachment preview: it's a shooting attachment!PlayStation Move shooting attachment preview: it's a shooting attachment! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
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Friday, September 17, 2010
The Most Powerful Colors In the Web [Web]
These are the top 100 web brands—from computer companies to search engines to social web sites to porn sites—ordered by color. Apparently, the "top brands within categories tend to use similar color palettes." More »
Addictive Flight Doodle iPhone Game Is Free For Today Only [Dealzmodo]
Flight Doodle is a whimsical and addictive iPhone game and it's free all day long. So head over to the App Store now and take advantage of the deal before the clock chimes midnight. [iTunes via Intomobile] More »
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Firefox 4 update moves link previews to awesome bar
Filed under: Mozilla, Browsers
Clearly, the status bar's days are numbered. Even Internet Explorer 9 has removed the bottom-dwelling bar in favor of inline tooltips.
Now, in the latest updates to Firefox 4, Mozilla's browser has moved status bar link previews to the right-hand side of the Awesome Bar. Hover a link, and the destination URL appears in soft, gray text. Sure, it looks OK when you're currently viewing a page with a nice, short URL -- but what about on something like an Amazon product page? Take the jump to see!
Mozilla's implementation still looks good, laying the link preview atop the page's URL. On longer links, Firefox does replace the "overflow" with an elipsis, but the domain name is always displayed -- which is helpful in keeping users from entering their username and password on fakebook.com instead of facebook.com.
Thanks again, Yansky!Firefox 4 update moves link previews to awesome bar originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Clearly, the status bar's days are numbered. Even Internet Explorer 9 has removed the bottom-dwelling bar in favor of inline tooltips.
Now, in the latest updates to Firefox 4, Mozilla's browser has moved status bar link previews to the right-hand side of the Awesome Bar. Hover a link, and the destination URL appears in soft, gray text. Sure, it looks OK when you're currently viewing a page with a nice, short URL -- but what about on something like an Amazon product page? Take the jump to see!
Mozilla's implementation still looks good, laying the link preview atop the page's URL. On longer links, Firefox does replace the "overflow" with an elipsis, but the domain name is always displayed -- which is helpful in keeping users from entering their username and password on fakebook.com instead of facebook.com.
Thanks again, Yansky!Firefox 4 update moves link previews to awesome bar originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Audi robot arms take over London, write messages with LEDs day and night (video)
Here's yet another fine preview of the inevitable robot apocalypse -- car-assembling arms in the city center overlooking us feeble humans. For now, though, these machines are merely part of an Kram/Weisshaar art installation dubbed Outrace. Throughout the week-long London Design Festival, you can go to Outrace.org to submit a short text message that you wish to be displayed in Trafalgar Square, and with a bit of luck, the monitoring staff will pick up your greeting. What happens next is that the eight LED-equipped Audi robot arms will start scribing your message in the air, which is then captured by the 36 long-exposure cameras surrounding the stage (even during the day, courtesy of welding glass filter), and it'll end up on the LED board as pictured. Stuck outside London? Fret not, as you can see the beasts in action via the website's live video stream, or you can watch bullet-time videos of each text submission on Outrace's YouTube channel -- you can see our message in both clips after the break. Enjoy!Gallery: Audi robot arms take over London, write messages with LEDs day and nightContinue reading Audi robot arms take over London, write messages with LEDs day and night (video)Audi robot arms take over London, write messages with LEDs day and night (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
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New Apple TV's iOS can be jailbroken and made to run apps?
Remember the mysterious reference to iProd 2,1 that appeared in the iPad's code? We thought it might be a new CDMA or camera-equipped iPad, but it just might have been the new iOS-based Apple TV instead. Diving through the iOS 4.2 beta, a TUAW tipster allegedly uncovered the above key, which hints that we might have been right about the device's app potential all along. Though Apple may rely on a simpler media streaming UI for the home theater to enhance accessibility and ease of use, there's always the chance the community might jailbreak the $99 set-top box to do far greater things. While you wait with bated breath for confirmation of this wondrous possibility, why not check out our Apple TV hands-on?New Apple TV's iOS can be jailbroken and made to run apps? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | TUAW | Email this | Comments
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Know When it?s Time for Tea with the Boil Buoy Boiling Water Chime
Quirky’s latest community developed product is the Boil Buoy kitchen gadget. Its function is to let you know when your water is boiling on the stove. The Boil Buoy is made from 100% food and heat-safe materials and features a small buoyant chime that sits in your pot and rings when the water starts boiling. [...] Filed in categories: Kitchen Gadgets, Miscellaneous, News, Spotlight GadgetsTagged: Know When it?s Time for Tea with the Boil Buoy Boiling Water Chime originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 17, 2010 at 2:00 pm.
Beyond Ynth for iPhone: Cute Bug Faces Tough Puzzles [Apps]
In Beyond Ynth (and Beyond Ynth HD, for the iPad), you play as Kribl, a chipper little insect who solves puzzles in four brightly animated worlds. But don't let the cutesy look fool you—these puzzles are tough. More »
The man behind Foxconn, the largest and most powerful exporter in the world
Filed under: Business, Apple
First, a little trivia. You know that famous Foxconn factory -- the iPhone one, the one with the suicides -- well, it has between 300,000 and 450,000 employees. That's about four times the size of Microsoft and Dell, or ten times the size of Apple. But here's the scary bit: that factory ('Foxconn City') represents less than half of Foxconn's entire 920,000-strong workforce. By 2011, that number will grow to 1.3 million -- and every single one of them is making gadgets for us. Anyone would think that we're a society of consumers...
Bloomberg Businessweek has a fascinating (8-page!) interrogative analysis of Foxconn's owner, Terry Gou. Those million workers have just one boss -- or 'general', as he likes to call himself. As of today, it's speculated that he has a personal fortune of some $6 billion, but to Gou that's seemingly inconsequential: "I am not interested in knowing how much I have. I don't care. I am working not for money at this moment, I am working for society, I am working for my employees."
The story goes on, detailing how Foxconn started small, with Gou using a $7,500 loan from his mother to make plastic knobs for TVs. Soon after he was making connectors for the Atari 2600. Then in the early 1980s he toured the USA to pick up new customers, and the rest is history.
Sadly, a lot of the story is about Foxconn's working conditions -- and the suicides. I guess the allure of writing about death is such that even Bloomberg can't escape it. Nevermind that, even after 13 suicides, the suicide rate is still below the national average. Nevermind that Foxconn is providing jobs (well-paid by Chinese standards!) to the incredibly poor citizens of central China.
Still, if you're interested in finding out how the largest exporter in the world does business, about how Terry Gou goes that extra mile to ensure the happiness of Apple, Dell and other big-hitters, you should read the story.The man behind Foxconn, the largest and most powerful exporter in the world originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
First, a little trivia. You know that famous Foxconn factory -- the iPhone one, the one with the suicides -- well, it has between 300,000 and 450,000 employees. That's about four times the size of Microsoft and Dell, or ten times the size of Apple. But here's the scary bit: that factory ('Foxconn City') represents less than half of Foxconn's entire 920,000-strong workforce. By 2011, that number will grow to 1.3 million -- and every single one of them is making gadgets for us. Anyone would think that we're a society of consumers...
Bloomberg Businessweek has a fascinating (8-page!) interrogative analysis of Foxconn's owner, Terry Gou. Those million workers have just one boss -- or 'general', as he likes to call himself. As of today, it's speculated that he has a personal fortune of some $6 billion, but to Gou that's seemingly inconsequential: "I am not interested in knowing how much I have. I don't care. I am working not for money at this moment, I am working for society, I am working for my employees."
The story goes on, detailing how Foxconn started small, with Gou using a $7,500 loan from his mother to make plastic knobs for TVs. Soon after he was making connectors for the Atari 2600. Then in the early 1980s he toured the USA to pick up new customers, and the rest is history.
Sadly, a lot of the story is about Foxconn's working conditions -- and the suicides. I guess the allure of writing about death is such that even Bloomberg can't escape it. Nevermind that, even after 13 suicides, the suicide rate is still below the national average. Nevermind that Foxconn is providing jobs (well-paid by Chinese standards!) to the incredibly poor citizens of central China.
Still, if you're interested in finding out how the largest exporter in the world does business, about how Terry Gou goes that extra mile to ensure the happiness of Apple, Dell and other big-hitters, you should read the story.The man behind Foxconn, the largest and most powerful exporter in the world originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Playboy Goes Non Nude For iPad
Soon the official Playboy iPad App will be revealed but certain other elements won’t be. What we’re trying to say is that in order to follow Apple’s very strict anti-obscenity rules Playboy has agreed to keep their app for the iPad tablet device entirely non-nude and tasteful. With no nudity allowed Playboy may just have [...]
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E-Skin for Robots Could Lead to Touchy-Feely Prosthetics for Humans
Robots can be made made strong, robots can be made tireless, but a big problem with robots so far is that they can't be made to have a sense of touch as humans do. The same issue challenges designers of prosthetic limbs. Imitating the motor movements of joints and muscles is one thing, but imitating human skin with all its myriad ways of detecting sensation is quite another.
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How to Turn the iPod Nano Into a Wristwatch
Admit it: When you saw the puny touchscreen iPod Nano you thought, “That could make a cool watch.” Accessory makers thought so, too, and a handful of them are already selling fancy straps to turn your iPod Nano into a watch. The truth is you don’t really need to waste money on any of them, [...]
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Microsoft on IE9: our hardware acceleration is better than yours
Filed under: Microsoft, Browsers
In a blog post -- nay, a call to arms! -- published just moments ago, Microsoft's IE9 team has lowered and braced its hardware acceleration joust and begun its thundering charge towards September 15th: the date of the beta.
The entire post seems dedicated to hardware acceleration, however. Does IE9 have another weapon up its sleeve, or is this it? Perhaps we'll see a series of blog posts over the next few days detailing IE9's secret weapons -- but somehow I doubt it. The developer previews haven't produced any new and exciting technologies, but maybe Microsoft has saved something for the IE9 beta launch next Tuesday.
Internet Explorer 9's secret juice, incidentally, is a rendering pipeline that is hardware accelerated from end to end -- from the downloading of images and video into the graphics card's memory, through to the final composition made by the Desktop Window Manager in the IE9 window. To do this, IE9 leverages both Direct2D and DirectWrite for content rendering, and Direct3D for the actual composition. The blog post has a very nice diagram that details the process, if you're interested.
Microsoft claims that IE9 is the only browser that is fully hardware accelerated -- and while I can confirm that it has the edge on Firefox, I think Chrome might be a lot closer than Microsoft thinks. Of course, Chrome can't win: in a rather thinly-veiled attack, the post also points out that 'other browsers', with their mix of different subsystems and abstraction layers, won't be as fast or stable as IE9.
I'm bored of all this hardware acceleration talk! Where's the user interface? Will IE9 have add-ons, or an app store? Hardware acceleration is great and all, but first and foremost a browser has to be usable.Microsoft on IE9: our hardware acceleration is better than yours originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
In a blog post -- nay, a call to arms! -- published just moments ago, Microsoft's IE9 team has lowered and braced its hardware acceleration joust and begun its thundering charge towards September 15th: the date of the beta.
The entire post seems dedicated to hardware acceleration, however. Does IE9 have another weapon up its sleeve, or is this it? Perhaps we'll see a series of blog posts over the next few days detailing IE9's secret weapons -- but somehow I doubt it. The developer previews haven't produced any new and exciting technologies, but maybe Microsoft has saved something for the IE9 beta launch next Tuesday.
Internet Explorer 9's secret juice, incidentally, is a rendering pipeline that is hardware accelerated from end to end -- from the downloading of images and video into the graphics card's memory, through to the final composition made by the Desktop Window Manager in the IE9 window. To do this, IE9 leverages both Direct2D and DirectWrite for content rendering, and Direct3D for the actual composition. The blog post has a very nice diagram that details the process, if you're interested.
Microsoft claims that IE9 is the only browser that is fully hardware accelerated -- and while I can confirm that it has the edge on Firefox, I think Chrome might be a lot closer than Microsoft thinks. Of course, Chrome can't win: in a rather thinly-veiled attack, the post also points out that 'other browsers', with their mix of different subsystems and abstraction layers, won't be as fast or stable as IE9.
I'm bored of all this hardware acceleration talk! Where's the user interface? Will IE9 have add-ons, or an app store? Hardware acceleration is great and all, but first and foremost a browser has to be usable.Microsoft on IE9: our hardware acceleration is better than yours originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Make Clothes Out of a Can With Spray-On Fabric
(Editor?s note: A link in this story that is not safe for work is marked NSFW.)
Tight-fitting T-shirts and hipster jeans would get even snugger if you could just spray them on.
That idea just got a little less far-fetched. A liquid mixture developed by Imperial College London and a company called Fabrican lets you spray clothes [...]
Tight-fitting T-shirts and hipster jeans would get even snugger if you could just spray them on.
That idea just got a little less far-fetched. A liquid mixture developed by Imperial College London and a company called Fabrican lets you spray clothes [...]
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Samsung Media Hub: movies and next-day TV shows from NBC, Paramount, Universal, and more
We've been itching to see how Samsung would leverage Media Hub, and now we're getting the goods at its Galaxy Tab event. Compatible with Tab and Galaxy S devices, both movies and next-day TV shows will be available for purchase and rental. As for the content partners, they're not quite shabby: MTV Networks, NBC, Paramount, Universal Studios, and Warner, with more to be announced. Purchased content can be shared with up to five devices. What's not specified is pricing. We should be getting hands-on with it soon, so stay tuned -- or whatever the internet equivalent of that idiom is.Samsung Media Hub: movies and next-day TV shows from NBC, Paramount, Universal, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
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Adobe's 64-Bit Flash Player Available Now [Adobe]
Windows, Mac and Linux users can now access the 64-bit beta version of Flash Player. [Adobe via 9to5Mac] More »
The Looxcie Wearable Video Camera Never Stops Recording [VideoCameras]
The problem with YouTube is that you can only share stuff you happened to be recording. The Looxcie, a $200 video camera that you wear on your ear, proposes a simple solution: record everything, all the time. More »
Appazaar Recommends Android Apps Through Usage and Location [Downloads]
Android only: The Android Market isn't much help at finding and recommending apps. Appazaar aims to work like iTunes' Genius engine for Android, but better. It recommends apps based not only on what you use, but where you're located. More »
LaCie Wireless Space takes on Time Capsule, doubles as NAS and WLAN router
And here you were thinking the upcoming Photokina trade show was all about cameras. Not so, vaquero. Granted, LaCie's probably taking advantage of this here event to reveal it's latest and greatest media storage device, but we digress. The newly announced Wireless Space is perhaps the most interested and multifaceted device to emerge from the company in quite some time, and to say it's taking on Apple's Time Capsule would be understating things tremendously. In essence, what we have here is a NAS backup drive and an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi access point / router, all bundled into one delicious black box. Available in 1TB and 2TB flavors, the Space enables both Mac and PC users both to backup their files wirelessly (or via cabling, should you so choose), and it also acts as a network hard drive for accessing files remotely, a UPnP / DLNA media streamer and a full-on router should you need one. It's fully compatible with Time Machine, and you'll also find a trio of Ethernet sockets and a pair of USB jacks on the rear. It's shipping today for $229.99 and $349.99, respectively, leaving Apple the loser once again in the price department. Is that a war we smell brewin'? Gallery: LaCie Wireless SpaceContinue reading LaCie Wireless Space takes on Time Capsule, doubles as NAS and WLAN routerLaCie Wireless Space takes on Time Capsule, doubles as NAS and WLAN router originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments
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