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Viliv S5 MID gets accuracy-boosting HID driver for Windows 7
Viliv’s S5 MID, the little machine that packs the Vaio P’s Z520 processor in a legitimately pocketable form-factor, just got a breath of fresh air. It’s an HID (human interface device) driver for Windows 7, boosting the machine’s touchscreen abilities and enabling the breadth of Windows 7’s tablet functionality. According to Uber Tablet this greatly [...]
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LG’s 15-inch 15EL9500 OLED TV sets sail for Europe, scheduled to arrive this May
We’ve had only tantalizingly brief (or is it briefly tantalizing?) chances to see LG’s glorious OLED television, but each and every time it’s left us with the feeling that our lives are poorer for not having one in our homes. Sure, that says as much about our tech addiction as it does about the 3mm-thick [...]
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Nokia Teases, Heavily, That C-Series Phones Are Launching at CeBIT [Nokia]
Remember Nokia? They make cellphones (still!), and at CeBIT they’re hinting hard that two more, possibly the C5 and C6, are about to join their ranks.
The hint was packaged in the Nokia Conversations newsletter. C if you can figure out what it is:
“Of course, we don’t comment on rumours or leaks, but we are looking [...]
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Growin’ Up Speaker System Design Rooted in Trees [Speakers]
“Larry, your new speakers look great, really they do. But…something’s off. I can’t put my finger on it, but they just sound, I dunno, kind of wooden. You know?”
Because they’re inspired by trees! Haha. I kill me.
Anyway, really, designer Marcos Ignacio Madia must have gone all Sigourney Weaver in the jungle from Gorillas in the [...]
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Corsair Nova, Reactor SSDs now available
Well, it didn’t exactly seem like these were nearing an imminent release when they were introduced earlier this month, but Corsair has now pulled a pleasant surprise and announced that its new Nova and Reactor SSD drives are available right now. As expected, the Reactor series comes in 60GB and 120GB varieties and uses the [...]
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Fujitsu’s LifeBook UH900 gets unboxed, sized up against the competition
Fujitsu’s LifeBook UH900 started shipping to Americans just over a fortnight ago, and now one has landed into the capable hands of Pocketables. Boasting a 2GHz Atom CPU and some of the most unsightly adapters we’ve ever seen, this flip-open handheld — which just looks too lovely to be saddled with the “UMPC” moniker — [...]
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The Pentagon Wants You—Yes, You!—to Develop a Life-Saving Robot [Robots]
Hey you! Be all that you can be! Help the U.S. military design an autonomous robot capable of ferrying injured troops from the front lines to safety with little or no help from a human hand:
It’s no joke—direct from the Pentagon comes word that the Army wants someone out there, beyond its secretive five walls [...]
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Palm webOS 1.4 update hits Verizon’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus
According to a little late night tweet from Palm — and the update screen on our device — the stacked new webOS 1.4 update is making its way out into the world for the company’s Verizon-flavored devices. That’s right, Plussers — video recording (and editing) is just a small download away. So why are you [...]
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Caltech gurus whip up highly efficient, low cost flexible solar cell
Solar cells are cute and all, but let’s be real — these things are far too inefficient for mainstream use. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology are working hard to remedy that very issue, and they’ve recently concocted a “new type of flexible solar cell that enhances the absorption of sunlight and efficiently converts [...]
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Apple supplier audit reveals sub-minimum wage pay and records of underage labor
Apple’s famous desire for total control over its operations seems to have extended to its manufacturing facilities as we’ve come across Cupertino’s Supplier Responsibility 2010 Progress Report, which details audits the American company has done of its overseas suppliers and the failures identified therein. The findings are pretty damning on the whole, with more than [...]
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Palm Pixi now $50 on Sprint
Likely a direct counterstrike to Verizon’s $79.99 Pixi Plus, Sprint has dropped the retail price of its original WiFi-less Pixi all the way down to $49.99 after $100 mail-in rebate on a new two-year contract. As you might recall, the Pixi debuted at $100, but now that the Pre’s leaving it in the dust with [...]
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Sprint Cuts Palm Pixi’s Price to $50 [PalmPixi]
Capitalism! Sprint was cool offering Palm Pixi for $100, until Verizon’s Palm Pixi Plus slid in underneath at $79. Well Sprint’s having none of that, slashing the original Palm Pixi’s price to a mere $50 for new customers, after all of the rebates and contracts and what have you. Remember, the candybar Pixi doesn’t have [...]
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Japanese ‘age prediction machine’ is really just a mosquito tone test
And this, folks, is yet another reason why the Land of the Rising Sun is truly one of the world’s greatest places. Japan, which is famous for having ridiculously polite citizens and some of the zaniest toys known to man, has just delivered its latest gem: the Age Prediction Machine. As you might expect, the [...]
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The Engadget Show Live! With Avner Ronen, WP7S demo, and more…
Keep your eyes tuned to this post — because at 5:00 PM ET, we’ll be starting The Engadget Show live, with Avner Ronen of Boxee, Aaron Woodman showing off Windows Phone 7 Series, plus much, much, more! You seriously don’t want to miss it!
Of course, if you’re in NY we’d love to have you attend [...]
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All U.S. Android Phones Reportedly Getting the Bump to 2.1 [Rumor]
We recently heard that Android 2.1 was on its way to the Droid, but now sources tell AndroidandMe that all U.S. Android phones will be receiving Android 2.1 firmware in coming months, though some will require a wipe to upgrade.
As we’ve heard is the case with the Droid, some niceties like animated wallpapers probably won’t [...]
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Child Workers Discovered in Apple Factories [Apple]
February has not been a good month for the Apple supply chain. After the assault, the arson, and the poisonings, now Apple’s annual supplier report reveals that this year 11 minors were found working in factories that manufacture their products.
The 24-page report is full of bad news. The worst of it: three different factories Apple [...]
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Kalkhoff’s pedal-assist electric bicycles now available in North America — cruisers unite!
Europeans have been cruising around on Kalkhoff e-bikes for millenniums now, but ye old Americans have been forced to either walk, pedal similar two-wheeled machines with our own energy, or fire up the HEMI-based Charger while throwing a finger up at Ma Earth. Thankfully, Portland’s own Greenlight Bikes is doing what no one else would: [...]
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Twitter-enabled LED table lets you get your Lite-Brite on from afar
Well, here’s a bit of a twist on the ever popular DIY Twitter gadget. Rather than controlling a device via Twitter, or having a device simply display or read tweets aloud, the folks behind this LED-stuffed table have taken a slightly more artistic approach by relying on the tweeting masses to generate patterns of light [...]
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Palm’s WebOS 1.4 now available for Sprint, O2 and Movistar phones
No leaks or release date rumors this time, a mere 39mb download is all that separates your Pre from video recording, and promises of enhanced performance and battery life. Check out Palm’s trailer for the new features and the full changelog after the break.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Continue reading Palm’s WebOS 1.4 now [...]
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WD’s ‘Advanced Format’ Caviar Green HDD gets benchmarked, minor benefits found
Western Digital has yet to actively market its “advanced format” hard drives — in fact, there’s a decent chance you’ve no idea what we’re talking about if you weren’t tuned in on December 11th. In short, it’s a technology that alters a hard drive’s sector size from 512 bytes (the standard for the past three [...]
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