Tuesday, November 30, 2010

AR.Pursuit augmented reality shooter app for AR.Drone now available on iTunes

Do you really need another reason to lust after the AR.Drone? Ok, then how about A http://f.ast.ly/5pESN

'The Collective' steampunk USB drive is the stocking stuffer Jules Verne always wanted

Miffed you didn't buy that $300 8GB steampunk USB drive we shared over the summer? http://f.ast.ly/5Kvpw

Sanyo Pedal Juice battery pack powers your wah-wah without distortion

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Delta expands WiFi access to select regional jets

Good news, frequent (and not so frequent) fliers. In addition to offering free Gog http://f.ast.ly/5xPPd

LG Star struts its stuff on film, toys with an iPhone 4 (video)

We can't get enough of the world's first Tegra 2 smartphone, the LG Star, so if th http://f.ast.ly/5b9mW

AirSync for doubleTwist brings wireless syncing to Android phones

Been looking for the perfect thing to boast to your iPhone-owning friends about? W http://f.ast.ly/54dx4

HP Slate beginning to ship?

We've got word from one loyal reader that his HP Slate is en route from Shanghai, http://f.ast.ly/55bqu

Venue Pro makes brief appearance on Dell's website: $150 on-contract, December 14th launch?

There's no sign left of it now, but it looks like none other than the Venue Pro ma http://f.ast.ly/5vMHN

The Engadget Interview: Sir Richard Branson on Project and the iPad

So we were lucky enough to sit down with Sir Richard Branson at this morning's lau http://f.ast.ly/5tASn

Microsoft reiterates copy and paste is Windows Phone 7's first update, 'additional updates delivered in the future'

Chris Walsh -- one of the forces behind the ChevronWP7 app sideload hack for Windo http://f.ast.ly/5uAJV

Bell Mobility launches Netgear Turbo Hub, sends juicy HSPA+ to your WiFi and Ethernet gear

Canada's Bell appears to be taking advantage of Netgear's partnership with Ericsso http://f.ast.ly/5CBBU

Samsung releases 'GPS Restore' app for Captivate and other Galaxy S models

Seems Samsung still hasn't solved the GPS woes on many of its Galaxy S models to t http://f.ast.ly/5g4JE

Dell Inspiron Duo review

When Dell first demoed the Inspiron Duo and its vertically rotating screen on stag http://f.ast.ly/5trBL

Acer confirms plans for Windows Phone 7

We saw the briefest whisper of an indication a couple months ago, but now Acer CEO http://f.ast.ly/57j7C

Panasonic welcoming crash test consumers to the handheld gaming Jungle

In an interesting move for a major console launch, Panasonic is reaching outside o http://f.ast.ly/5HX47

The Fingerist turns your iPhone into an iKeytar, available now

Remember The Fingerist, the guitar headstock-themed speaker and case for your iPho http://f.ast.ly/5Wsq8

Sony ships 4.1 million PlayStation Move controllers to retailers

A little press release from none other than Sony informed us this morning that the http://f.ast.ly/5mNhv

Infinity I-Kitchen sports Linux-based touch screen computer, kitchen sink still not included

We've seen ridiculous fridge concepts from Electrolux before and covered Linux run http://f.ast.ly/5a4CL

Office Depot welcomes 10-inch ViewSonic G Tablet into the fold, slaps $399 sticker on it

If your tablet wishlist includes things like Tegra 2, Android 2.2, and 1080p video http://f.ast.ly/5cm5F

Virgin officially announces Project magazine for iPad (and iPhone soon)

We're here at Virgin's press event for Project magazine, which Sir Richard Branson http://f.ast.ly/5aMeg

Sony sells 4.1 million PlayStation Move controllers around the globe

A little press release from none other than Sony has just informed us that the com http://f.ast.ly/5QUFA

Verizon hosting 4G LTE news conference tomorrow to discuss launch plans

Guess what people, Verizon's LTE network launch is really for real and the carrier http://f.ast.ly/5bvrH

Verizon sucks at Photoshop: confuses the Droid X for an iPhone

Man, Motorola's not going to be pleased about this! The Droid X is justifiably one http://f.ast.ly/5nNtG

Foki vacuum footwear concept lets you walk in Roomba's shoes

They may not be the first vacuum shoes to emerge in concept form, but these so-cal http://f.ast.ly/5VccK

Google to face formal EU antitrust investigation over unfair downranking of search competitors

Way back in February, the European Union announced its intention to look into alle http://f.ast.ly/5TJKE

Apple forces PhotoFast to abandon 256GB upgrade kit for MacBook Airs

Remember that peppy aftermarket 256GB SSD upgrade from PhotoFast that easily smoke http://f.ast.ly/5wnmS

Talay Robot will document your tweet, give it a soundtrack, Twitvid the results (video)

Tweet a message @talayrobot and something magical happens. An ST Robotics arm whir http://f.ast.ly/5KGk7

Cowon 3D is the 1080p-playing, 4.8-inch PMP that just jumps out at you

As far as 3D goes, we can still take it or leave it, but what's really got us intr http://f.ast.ly/5G58k

LG Star shows up again, flexes its Tegra 2 muscle for the camera

That high-end Android smartphone from LG seemingly destined for release early next http://f.ast.ly/5xtUM

Monday, November 29, 2010

Sandisk, Sony, and Nikon propose 500MB per second memory card with more than 2TB capacity

While the CompactFlash Association scoots along at a maximum transfer rate of 167M http://f.ast.ly/5VxtG

HTC job listing hints at an E Ink / 3D-filled future, new North Carolina facility

Months back, word on the street had it that HTC was looking to grab up emptied spa http://f.ast.ly/53ypC

Dell Vostro V130 updated with more ports, fancy 'Hyperbaric' cooling

Back when we reviewed the Dell Vostro V13 we had a few complaints, including the f http://f.ast.ly/5xKcU

Nook Color finds its roots? Angry Birds say yes

We already knew the Nook Color was capable of something a bit more than its initia http://f.ast.ly/5uD2X

Richard Branson's 'Project' iPad magazine now hitting European iTunes stores

He just had to beat Rupert Murdoch, didn't he? Project, Richard Branson's iPad mag http://f.ast.ly/54nXf

Microsoft announces 2.5 million Kinects sold in first 25 days

Points for style, Microsoft, crossing the 2.5 million Kinect sensors sold mark a c http://f.ast.ly/5WsBq

Comcast, Level 3 Communications square off over video streaming, network neutrality principles

According to networking company Level 3 Communications, Comcast just couldn't wait http://f.ast.ly/5V7K9

BlackBerry Empathy design concept feels bad that you're stuck using a BlackBerry

Rest easy, folks: we know it's pointy at the bottom, but we've been assured this i http://f.ast.ly/5Hhf3

Neato XV-11 robot vacuum gets its very own open source LIDAR hack

There's nothing like a little bounty to light a fire under a group of open source http://f.ast.ly/5T6UE

HTC Merge accessories in the wild -- nope, still not official yet

Here's what we know about the HTC Merge: it's also been known as the Lexicon, it's http://f.ast.ly/5cERw

Zalman's SandForce-based N Series SSD drive gets reviewed, patted on the back

Zalman's making an SSD? You betcha, and it's embedding a SandForce SF-1222 control http://f.ast.ly/5xXsX

Fonera SIMPL router now on sale for $49, moving quickly to telcos

Still holding tight to the "Sharing is Caring!" mantra? Not afraid in the least of http://f.ast.ly/5GjwQ

Dockstar FreeAgent hacked into inexpensive emulation masterpiece (video)

Hello, multipurpose! Seagate's Pogoplug-based FreeAgent DockStar -- at least at a http://f.ast.ly/53cys

Motorola Olympus hitting AT&T in 'December or January,' says now-deleted Facebook post

Excited for Tegra 2 to finally take the Android smartphone world by storm? Recent http://f.ast.ly/54tn7

Sectra virtual autopsy table available now, Stan Brakhage nonplussed

Though not offering the sort of stark, terrible beauty (or the gore) of The Act of http://f.ast.ly/5LF9f

Softbank makes 16GB iPad WiFi + 3G free with two-year contract

An iPad for zilch on contract? Yessir... but only if you pack up and move to the L http://f.ast.ly/5YvcN

Meka, UT Austin researchers show off 'sociable' Dreamer robot head

The folks at UT Austin's HCR Laboratory have been working on a Meka humanoid robot http://f.ast.ly/54dpG

US Surpreme Court agrees to hear Microsoft appeal in Word patent case

It's been quite a few months since we've seen any major developments in Microsoft' http://f.ast.ly/5Fxqt

Two Kinects join forces to create better 3D video, blow our minds (video)

Remember when Oliver Kreylos impressed and shocked us by showing that a single Mic http://f.ast.ly/5LqXr

Sony PSP to gain unlimited music via cloud-based Qriocity service

Just days after Sony's Qriocity video-on-demand service went live across Europe, i http://f.ast.ly/5SV86

MS applies for patent on 'light-induced shape-memory,' a touchscreen that could touch back

Touchscreens are selfish lovers, taking your gentle caresses and impatient taps wi http://f.ast.ly/52U4U

Playboy releases not-so-discrete 250GB 'cover to cover' hard drive

Well, you can finally throw out that trunk in your grandfather's garage. Hugh Heff http://f.ast.ly/58487

Bicycle lock climbs poles, encourages would-be thieves to look elsewhere (video)

Had your morning cup of Haterade? Get ready to have it flushed out. A team of bicy http://f.ast.ly/5yacj

Mouse Computer's Lm-mini30X nettop gets D525 processor and SSD, costs a lot of cheese

What would you pay for a netbook without a screen? How about one that's rocking a http://f.ast.ly/5Jx3a

Nooka Zub Zayu watch has no hands, a name only Trevor Horn could love

Call us suckers for odd watches if you must, but there is something about Nooka's http://f.ast.ly/5dTap

Lady Gaga trapped in an Android smartphone, we wish she'd stay there (video)

NTT DoCoMo has Darth Vader selling its Android wares, so what could KDDI au possib http://f.ast.ly/52AQb

Steve Ballmer looking into removal of Drive Extender from Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server hasn't exactly taken the consumer market by storm, showing yet http://f.ast.ly/5f4sQ

Lenovo teases S800 phone with translucent color display, won't let anyone touch it

Step aside, Sony Ericsson, your Xperia Pureness has been beaten at its own game by http://f.ast.ly/5hYhD

Microsoft in talks to start new TV service using the 360?

Microsoft's been strangely quiet during the recent smart TV explosion even though http://f.ast.ly/5JnPe

ASUS Eee Note EA-800 priced at $230, launching in Taiwan this week

Woah, it was only last week that we finalized the naming scheme for ASUS's LCD-equ http://f.ast.ly/5NM4K

LaCie's Hub4 quadruples your USB 3.0 pleasure

Even in their prime, USB hubs were never the sexiest part of a tech geek's shoppin http://f.ast.ly/5ycvS

WikiLeaks: Chinese Politburo responsible for Google hacking

You had to know something interesting would come out of the quarter million diplom http://f.ast.ly/5UA5X

Harvard scientists rejuvenate elderly mice, laugh maniacally

The reversal of aging has been one of the great dreams of humanity, but it seems l http://f.ast.ly/5UgHa

Adafruit Propeller Platform USB entices DIY electronics builders, 'Gadget Gangsters' at large

It's days like today where you realize just how badly you need to scratch that DIY http://f.ast.ly/PTPBq

Sharp's Galapagos media tablets landing December 10, costing quite a few Yen

Sharp's evolutionary tablets are coming, people. It's just that they're coming to http://f.ast.ly/5kgGa

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 USB 3.0 SSD reviewed, hits ludicrous speeds

We've all seen the scene in some movie or another: secret agent infiltrates the en http://f.ast.ly/5yUtY

Sprint and Clearwire deliver WiMAX to Los Angeles, Ohio, Miami and Washington DC, promises SF on December 28th

Seems like Sprint wants to get every last lick of 4G coverage in before Verizon fl http://f.ast.ly/5jXKb

MIT developing smart adaptive LED lighting system to reduce energy use by up to 90 percent

It's very well that manufacturers are constantly pushing for more efficient LEDs, http://f.ast.ly/5d7dg

Comcast internet down across parts of the eastern seaboard, fix on the way

Twitter's abuzz with angry Comcast customers tonight, as internet service is down http://f.ast.ly/5R5fd

Switched On: Acer's Iconic Keyboard

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. http://f.ast.ly/56Ep7

Sony fires barrage of touchscreen patent applications, only one points at new PSP

Lawyers for Sony Computer Entertainment America must have been mighty busy last Oc http://f.ast.ly/5PPYT

Inhabitat's Week in Green: modernizing the US national grid, not to mention deserts and pyramids

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green develop http://f.ast.ly/5YC9m

iPhone 3G, 3GS get iOS 4.2.1 unlock, using risky ultrasn0w workaround

Can't wait another minute for your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS to be carrier-unlocked http://f.ast.ly/5hx3k

Samsung Nexus S reappears at the FCC with a pair of new antennas

Thinking that the not-yet-announced Samsung GT-i9020T (a.k.a. Nexus S) might be de http://f.ast.ly/58hqr

AMOLED shortage to become a surplus in 2011

Samsung's beautiful Super AMOLED panels are becoming more and more common in mobil http://f.ast.ly/52WPc

Kinect used to control Super Mario on a PC, redefine convergence (video)

If, like us, you've been waiting to see Kinect in control of a truly marquee game, http://f.ast.ly/P37FH

DARwIn-OP humanoid revealed, ready to open source your robotics program

The next version of the RoboCup-famous DARwIn bot is about ready to give the Nao a http://f.ast.ly/5FP3S

Nao developer program kicks off: $4,800, robot included

We've been following Aldebaran Robotics' Nao humanoid robot literally since it too http://f.ast.ly/5efJ5

Sony aims for half of Japan's e-reader market by 2012

Given the dominance of Sony's Walkman over in the Land of the Rising Sun, it's a l http://f.ast.ly/5hSbV

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Osram's new LED package 50 percent brighter, promises cameraphone flashes that suck 50 percent less

See those smiling twentysomethings up there? That, folks, is the kind of happiness http://f.ast.ly/5yhny

Nokia toys with context-aware smartphone settings switch, Jigsaw provides better context for apps like this

If Intel prognosticated correctly, context is the future of apps -- your device's http://f.ast.ly/5LKAk

Australian Senate passes bill to split Telstra in two, pushes National Broadband Network closer to reality

The future of Australian's Labor Party-backed National Broadband Network is lookin http://f.ast.ly/5DeDN

Keepin' it real fake: 'MacBook Pro' runs 'OS X,' dodges questions on 'legitimacy'

Oh, sure -- we've seen a litany of knockoff MacBook Pro units, but how's about one http://f.ast.ly/5rrUD

Gateway stuffs Core i5-470UM, Bluetooth 3.0 into 11.6-inch EC19C-A52C/S laptop

Don't call it a netbook, capiche? Gateway has just outed a new 11.6-incher over in http://f.ast.ly/5LeJ6

Tokyoflash brings RPM LED wristwatch concept to reality (video)

Tokyoflash, purveyor of all things awesome when it comes to watches, has just unve http://f.ast.ly/5eUAj

Boeing's Spectrolab subsidiary set to mass produce 39.2 percent efficient solar cells

Boeing's Spectrolab subsidiary has been working on making solar cells more and mor http://f.ast.ly/5JYAD

Manufacture Royale debuts $1.2 million Opera accordion watch, Sir Steampunk scoffs

Well, pardon us. We balked at the $208 price tag affixed to Tokyoflash's RPM LED w http://f.ast.ly/5RTtK

Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs start to seep out, 2GHz quad-core i7-2630QM coming to HP dv7

Intel's Core i7-2630QM chip has made the leap from the company's roadmap onto its http://f.ast.ly/5kvKL

BendDesk: the curved multitouch workspace of the future (video)

The Media Computing Group -- otherwise known as the dudes and dudettes responsible http://f.ast.ly/5kqPn

Symbian Foundation axing websites on December 17th, source repositories available 'upon request'

We'd heard that the Symbian Foundation would undergo some drastic changes as it tr http://f.ast.ly/5Ygwb

Android 2.1 rolling out to Sony Ericcson Xperia X8, depending on product code

Here's an extra bonus for those of you who snapped up an unlocked Xperia X8 on a f http://f.ast.ly/5emNJ

Caltech research could lead to quantum hard drives, networks, parallel universes

Quantum anything has typically fallen into our oft-used category of 'awesome thing http://f.ast.ly/5k2AQ

Acer seduces with slim, trim AZ3750-A34D all-in-one PC

Go 'head Acer! Get down with your bad self! After introducing a bevy of tablets at http://f.ast.ly/5heEt

Orange UK prices 3G iPad at £199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today

Want an iPad but can't countenance the associated outlay of cash up front? Orange http://f.ast.ly/5Pnus

Modified radar gun identifies suicide bombers up to ten meters away

William Fox of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey and John Vesecky, his col http://f.ast.ly/5BPGS

Advent Vega nabs Android Market access courtesy of MoDaCo custom ROM

The Advent Vega seems to be gaining some serious traction overseas, but despite th http://f.ast.ly/5Rt2c

Toshiba TG01 slowly, surely gets hacked to run Android

It's easy to forget about the TG01 nowadays, but bear in mind that Toshiba's WinMo http://f.ast.ly/5enGB

Friday, November 26, 2010

Pockito wearable camcorder: endorsed by Miley Cyrus and Joe McCreep

Hard to say where exactly iRes Technology found this guy on the right (Miley clear http://f.ast.ly/5e5TV

PhotoFast's AP1000 takes AirPlay support to your car

3.5mm auxiliary inputs and stereo Bluetooth used to be good enough -- but that was http://f.ast.ly/PK4H9

How would you change Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 Beta?

It's not often that a web browser makes into our HWYC lineup, but it's also a rare http://f.ast.ly/5SErQ

Hasselblad H4D-40 Stainless Steel medium format camera: limited to 100 units, priced at €13,990

Wondering just how large a premium that Ferrari badge was adding to Hasselblad's F http://f.ast.ly/5Y5TH

Pirate Bay founders lose appeal: jail time reduced, fines raised

It's been a while since the four Pirate Bay founders lost their case in a Stockhol http://f.ast.ly/5Yfh9

Netfllix executive reveals the method behind its multiple PS3 UI madness

Netflix doesn't make a move without testing things out first, which is evidenced b http://f.ast.ly/5RAau

Intel research projects bring Legos to life, make groceries interactive

Kinect hacks aren't the only projects using depth cameras these days, Intel's Seat http://f.ast.ly/56jsJ

Editorial: My next iPad won't be a 7-incher, but I wish it could be

It took me a while, but I'm starting to fall in love with my iPad in a way I haven http://f.ast.ly/5PFjb

Microsoft: we figured people would hack Windows Phone 7, would suggest that they don't

Hot on the heels of the release of a utility for bypassing the Windows Marketplace http://f.ast.ly/PTwxr

Jolicloud Jolibook review

The Jolicloud Jolibook. Oh yes, it's sounded like a made-up device ever since the http://f.ast.ly/Pwhqg

OpenVizsla hopes to bring USB sniffing to the everyhacker

Remember that Kinect hack how-to? A key figure in the story was the use of a USB a http://f.ast.ly/5LjA8

AAXA debuts L1 v2: world's smallest 20 lumen pico projector

The pico projector may have peaked a year or so ago, but AAXA Technologies is hopi http://f.ast.ly/PEbYX

Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide: E-readers

Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the hea http://f.ast.ly/PwXBP

Next iPad likely to get a new screen, front-facing camera; USB port... not so likely

New rumors are swirling about the iPad 2, and they're a bit of a grab bag. The sou http://f.ast.ly/5McNY

Hasselblad's Ferrari-branded H4D camera: now available for just €21,499

Now that you've wasted precious moments of your life saving $10 here, $8 there and http://f.ast.ly/5Jqnv

Nendo's ceramic circuit board speaker gives the rest of the audio world body image issues

We've seen slick hand-crafted ceramic speakers in the past, but this one millimete http://f.ast.ly/5JYCS

Land Crawler exTreme robot carries 175 pounds of human

Human-carrying (or human-assisting) robots come in all shapes and sizes, but we ha http://f.ast.ly/58tXg

NoMute reclaims iPad orientation lock in iOS 4.2, but only if you jailbreak

If you've yet to upgrade your iPad to iOS 4.2.1, and you're head-over-heels with y http://f.ast.ly/52fLb

Nokia X7-00 spotted feeding its Need for Speed in the wild (video)

Firstly, let's be absolutely clear that we don't know this is Nokia's X7, but give http://f.ast.ly/5JHe5

Super Talent USB 3.0 RAIDDrive nabs an extra 55MB/sec via firmware update

How's this for post-purchase pleasantries? Super Talent has just revealed a new fi http://f.ast.ly/5M4uq

Luke, I am your smartphone (video)

NTT DoCoMo recently launched the Samsung Galaxy S in the Japanese market and now w http://f.ast.ly/58GqJ

Hylas 1 satellite blasting off today, will rain down broadband from above

Europe's about to catapult a new satellite up into orbit today, this one with the http://f.ast.ly/5PhM8

MeggyCade: it's what happens when Meggy Jr. meets arcade (video)

How much fun can you really have with an 8x8 pixel array? Quite a lot, as evidence http://f.ast.ly/5k4M5

La Boite Concept LD120 is the hi-fi desk your laptop's been crying out for (video)

Why more people aren't doing this kind of thing, we don't know. La Boite Concept, http://f.ast.ly/5ByN6

Panasonic's Evolta robot finishes 500-kilometer trek ahead of schedule

It may just be an elaborate stunt to promote batteries, but it's hard not to get a http://f.ast.ly/5fU4t

2011 Chevy Volt gets stickered: 93MPG on battery, 37MPG on gasoline

The poster child for the electric car has just received its official EPA sticker, http://f.ast.ly/56xFg

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Security experts unearth unpleasant flaws in webOS

Researchers from security firm SecTheory have described a handful of flaws in webO http://f.ast.ly/5Ut7p

Acer's 10.1-inch tablet reportedly uses AMD C-50 APU, Tegra 2-based model said to be on tap

Acer's already confirmed that it's forthcoming 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet will be http://f.ast.ly/PTtv4

Apple's US Black Friday deals posted, exactly what you expected

As Australia drops prices, so too must US prices fall. Apple's stateside store has http://f.ast.ly/5JbNR

Infinitec Infinite USB Memory Drive review

The idea behind Infinitec's Infinite USB Memory Drive is actually quite straightfo http://f.ast.ly/PTMFD

Nexus S in the wild gives us a blurry Gingerbread walkthrough

The old adage "when it rains, it pours" certainly applies with leaks -- and to tha http://f.ast.ly/5fBM8

Samsung Stealth V outed with DLNA certification: 4.3-inch screen, Android 2.2?

DLNA certification, you're quite the talker. Following in the famed traditions of http://f.ast.ly/5eqhP

Windows Phone 7 gets user-friendly hack for bypassing the Marketplace, loading your own apps

Now that you've got your Windows Phone 7 device splayed open for USB mass storage http://f.ast.ly/5F8DE

Syte Shirt redesigns iPad-toting version, introduces smartphone edition

Look, it's not embarrassing. We too are waltzing around the dinner table, iPad Syt http://f.ast.ly/58WxW

Woow Digital's The One tablet cooks up Tegra 2 with Gingerbread just in time for Christmas

No, we can't say we've ever heard of Woow Digital before either, but we've just re http://f.ast.ly/5fkB9

Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hits 3,000 apps and games, attracts 15,000 developers

It's staggering to think how much things have changed in the cellphone industry ov http://f.ast.ly/5SmSf

Apple's Australian Store discounts most things by 10 percent, foreshadows Black Friday deals

Just like last year and the year before, Apple's kicking off its Black Friday sale http://f.ast.ly/5A3TD

Movea turns your iPod touch or iPhone into an Air Mouse for just $2

Not so keen on plopping down a Benjamin for Movea's Air Mouse? A full two years af http://f.ast.ly/5fxjq

Sony said to be looking for new President to lighten Sir Howard's load

Sir Howard Stringer is a busy man. Currently holding the Chairman, CEO and Preside http://f.ast.ly/5Nk8X

Kinect hacks lets you control a web browser and Windows 7 using only The Force (updated)

Hacking the Xbox 360 Kinect is all about baby steps on the way to what could ultim http://f.ast.ly/5yjW6

OnLive giving thanks to its Founding Members with free MicroConsoles

Have you been riding the OnLive bangwagon from the start? If so, you'll want to he http://f.ast.ly/5dC7F

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Active Book microchip provides hope for exercising paralyzed limbs

Scientists have been experimenting with muscles and technology to solve both human http://f.ast.ly/52fva

Nexus S poses for Mr. Blurrycam, flaunting those signature curves

That fine bastion of cellular modding prowess known as XDA-developers received som http://f.ast.ly/5rP9T

Creative's 7-inch ZiiO tablet hits the FCC, ripped into component circuitry

Creative hasn't gone public with a US release window for its Ziio tablets, but it' http://f.ast.ly/5dfCm

Pleco Chinese Dictionary iPhone app now handling real-time image translations

Talk about timely. We've been waiting for months (with bated breath, might we add) http://f.ast.ly/58cej

Portal gun to be auctioned off for Child's Play charity

The Portal gun. If you've been alive over the past year and change, you know exact http://f.ast.ly/Pwsfu

Team at Purdue University working on high-temp generators to suck power from car exhaust

You know all that gas spitting out the exhaust of your car? Not only is it full of http://f.ast.ly/5PWBV

XM, Sirius finally announce plans to merge in Canada

Ready to have your mind blown? XM and Sirius never merged in Canada. Even after th http://f.ast.ly/588s8

Nintendo won't be exhibiting at CES 2011 after all, will conduct meetings behind closed doors

Wait, put the cork back in the champagne, Nintendo isn't making its triumphant ret http://f.ast.ly/52Fqw

HTC HD7 greets Black Friday with a Buy One Get One Free offer from T-Mobile

Been feeling blue this holiday season? Finding all the special offer WP7 phones a http://f.ast.ly/52fWD

Android Market adding content ratings to all apps, past, present, and future

Mandatory content ratings were added to Apple's App Store back in iPhone OS 3.0, a http://f.ast.ly/5Lg74

Engadget giveaway: win one of four Phosphor World Time E Ink watches!

We said you needed to be on the lookout for a giveaway back when we reviewed Phosp http://f.ast.ly/PEYse

Richard Branson launching 'Project' magazine for iPad next week

Is there something in the air? Hot on the heels of Rupert Murdoch's impending The http://f.ast.ly/5eBSw

Game Gripper continues its evolution with a new Epic 4G model, Genesis button layout (video)

Sweet, sweet Game Gripper. You make smartphone gaming a rather less cramping exper http://f.ast.ly/58UQS

Smartfish Whirl Mini Notebook Laser Mouse review, now on sale for $50

Back when we first locked eyes with the Smartfish ErgoMotion Mouse at CES we knew http://f.ast.ly/5DQvC

Sony working on same-screen 3D multiplayer, holographics for PS3?

Don't go knockin' Sony for resting on its laurels. The company that has spearheade http://f.ast.ly/5Y5Tc

Sony Ericsson faults 'especially rigorous' firmware testing in US for X10's Eclair update delay on AT&T

We think this is a veiled way of passing the buck to AT&T -- but whatever it i http://f.ast.ly/5Ucr5

SlingPlayer Mobile app hits the iPad

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad was looking pretty slick when we saw a preview a coupl http://f.ast.ly/5kgXg

Chrome OS consumer launch pushed to 2011, Google-branded Chromebook could still arrive this year

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Windows Home Server 'Vail' drops drive extender support, MS suggests you buy bigger HDDs

If you're a current Windows Home Server user there's a very good chance you've tak http://f.ast.ly/5MDGJ

Racing Green Endurance team completes its 16,000 mile, electric Pan-American trip (video)

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Mercedes-Benz's hydrogen-fueled B-Class F-Cell gets priced at $849 a month

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Anti Sleep Pilot promises to keep drivers alert, warn them when to pull over

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Criminals constructing ATM skimmers from DAPs

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Flash Rods' DeLorean hard drive: $250, 500 jigabytes!

Is a full-size DeLorean (time machine or otherwise) a bit out of your budget? Then http://f.ast.ly/5YQSs

New electrowetting technique could do e-paper on real paper, lead to disposable Kindles

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Kuwait bans DSLRs, leaves Micro Four Thirds question hanging in the air

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Squirt water gun robot pesters raccoons, takes orders from Android (video)

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Nissan Leaf blessed with 99MPG 'equivalent' sticker, roundtable arguments ensue

Cue the pundits. Nissan's incoming Leaf has just nabbed an official EPA sticker, w http://f.ast.ly/5F9kX

Chinese man plays MMO on titanic screen, pleads for higher pixel density (video)

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Scientists finally find a practical use for metamaterials: boosting antenna performance (video)

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iPhone gets UberTwitter client, BlackBerrys have one less reason to exist

If the name UberTwitter sounds familiar, that'll be because it's one of the more p http://f.ast.ly/PEaqs

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Pocketbook spills the transflective colored beans, announces Mirasol e-reader for CES this year

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Nielsen: 31 percent of kids want an iPad, other stuff

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Screen Grabs: BlackBerry Eyed PlayBooks (video)

Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's mo http://f.ast.ly/PKKLf

50 year-old remote-controlled robot made from scrap parts makes a dramatic, beautiful comeback

This is George. He's a six-foot tall robot handmade from the aluminum scraps of a http://f.ast.ly/5kfxT

AT&T-branded BlackBerry Bold 9780 spotted by way of eBay

T-Mobile's got an American lock on the Bold 9780 at the moment, but you know how i http://f.ast.ly/5NHvJ

HTC and Samsung license entire Intellectual Ventures patent portfolio, gear up for war

Looks like HTC and Samsung are taking some aggressive steps to protect themselves http://f.ast.ly/5U7D5

Acer announces new 3D monitor, AS5745DG 3D laptop availability

More 3D choices for your 3D lifestyle. Acer is launching a pair of products that'l http://f.ast.ly/PwL43

Gibson sues WowWee, retailers over Paper Jamz toy guitars; would rather some other company get all that free advertising (video)

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RIM: Kik was pulled from App World over 'breached contractual obligations'

Looks like RIM has made a final decision on the Kik situation after having pulled http://f.ast.ly/52kur

Nintendo returning to CES after a 16-year absence

If there's one event that's immune to being overhyped, it's the annual January exp http://f.ast.ly/5NgLV

TerreStar Genus now available to anyone who wants one for just $1,150

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Dell Inspiron Duo tablet / netbook now on sale, arrives December 15th

We've seen so, so much of the beautiful and crazy Dell Inspiron Duo tablet / netbo http://f.ast.ly/52frM

LG Quantum, HTC Surround and Samsung Focus: BOGO from AT&T starting Friday

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Snyderphonics Manta controller takes on Ableton Live, looks (and sounds) great doing it (video)

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MacBook Air 2010 meets Colorware, births skinny rainbow children

Not feeling like enough of an individual owning the same ultrathin Apple laptop as http://f.ast.ly/52kSQ

Acer's Android tablets hands-on!

We wish we had better news about our hands-on success here at the Acer global pres http://f.ast.ly/5ktJu

Acer launches Alive digital content platform and app store, plans to pre-load it onto future machines

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Acer introduces 7-inch and 10.1-inch Android tablets, shipping April 2011

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Acer debuts 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet: AMD-powered, inbuilt 3G, coming February 2011

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Acer reveals 4.8-inch Android smartphone with 1024x480 screen resolution

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Acer reveals Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet, Clear.fi cloud-based media sharing system

Here in New York at Acer's Global press event, the company's talking touch. Lots a http://f.ast.ly/PTsEC

Acer Iconia first hands-on!

Acer's dual-screen laptop is bold, for sure, but its LCD panels are also mighty gl http://f.ast.ly/5LHTf

Live from Acer's global press conference

Hey, remember the time when Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci got on stage, ripped a netbo http://f.ast.ly/Pww5y

FCC looking to accept 911 texting, MMS, and even streaming video

Texting has taken over mobile networks, and now it's destined to overwhelm our eme http://f.ast.ly/5StSM

HP debuts Core 2 Duo G62x laptop for $430

HP's unceremoniously added the G62x to its previously released G62m and G62t model http://f.ast.ly/5NKAy

Dell US now offering Streak unlocked with Froyo, in Cherry Red

We knew good and well that Android 2.2 was sneaking out and making itself active o http://f.ast.ly/5Fw36

New Potato reveals TuneLink Auto Bluetooth-to-FM transmitter for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

We've never been on the volunteer cheerleading squad for FM transmitters; in our e http://f.ast.ly/PKGwF

Digital Storm's liquid-chilled gaming PC includes 4.6GHz Core i7-980X, equally chilling price

Mmm, overclocking. If you've been looking to treat yourself this holiday season, t http://f.ast.ly/PTMDX

ASUS Eee Note is the surprisingly sensible new name for the Eee Tablet

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iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak hits with updated redsn0w

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Pop-up MicroLite turns your janky remote into a well-lit, even jankier remote (video)

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Microvision's PicoP-based SHOWWX+ projector: twice as bright, zero percent larger

Still holding out on nabbing a pico projector? We know, we know -- you'll leap whe http://f.ast.ly/PW69Y

Is this the Motorola Olympus Tegra 2 smartphone?

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Sony Reader app hitting iPhone and Android devices in December

Playing catchup, are we? Sony's hot on the trail of Amazon and Barnes and Noble, w http://f.ast.ly/PuPV6

Monday, November 22, 2010

WiFi-only Galaxy Tab hits Best Buy for $499.99 only to be delayed by Samsung?

Remember the leaked promo material for the $499.99 WiFi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab he http://f.ast.ly/Pq8df

Razer's Tron gaming mouse now available for $100

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Urban Ears Tanto multicolor headphones are a grab bag of ugly, but still cooler than you

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O-Bow repurposes a mouse sensor for artificial bow tracking

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Verizon proposes wholesale rewrite of US telecom law

Here's something you don't see every day: Verizon just put out a press release tit http://f.ast.ly/PnCtk

Nikon concept cameras surface, spark rumor mill

Is the future of photography painted in Kubrick white? It is if you believe Nikon http://f.ast.ly/PXHwr

iBuyPower debuts AMD-powered Mage XLC M1 gaming desktop

Who says Intel deserves to have all the fun, huh? If you're looking to go a little http://f.ast.ly/PQJeY

Delta's JFK terminal now home to 200 iPads, a few more enticing eateries

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Apple prepping App Store subscription payments for News Corp's upcoming 'The Daily' pub?

John Gruber of Daring Fireball has synthesized some of the swirling rumors about R http://f.ast.ly/Pm3FK

The Xbox 360 turns five years old... in a purely theoretical sense

Show of hands: how many of you bought an Xbox 360 in its first month or so of rele http://f.ast.ly/PWXXN

Barnes and Noble Nook firmware version 1.5 now available

Barnes and Noble's just made version 1.5 of its Nook e-reader's firmware available http://f.ast.ly/P9u9K

FAA gives SpaceX the first-ever commercial license for spacecraft reentry

Well, SpaceX just scored a huge milestone in space travel for the proletariat: we http://f.ast.ly/PqCE5

Nexaria BC2 router supports iPhone tethering for some reason (video)

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Kinect lightsaber, and other inevitable milestones for the open-source robot eye (video)

What, you didn't think the Kinect open source community would just take a break fo http://f.ast.ly/P9dXB

The Engadget Show - 015: Sprint's Fared Adib, Google TV creator Salahuddin Choudhary, Galaxy Tab, Nook Color, and more!

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HP ePrint BlackBerry app brings mobile printing to FedEx Office, Hilton hotels, and more

Why should iOS 4.2 users have all the fun? HP has announced a deal to bring wirele http://f.ast.ly/Pbs63

Digital photo frames top list of least-wanted holiday gifts, better find those receipts

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Samsung says it's sold 600,000 Galaxy Tabs worldwide

Samsung said it expected to sell a million Galaxy Tabs this year, and it looks lik http://f.ast.ly/PQWU9

Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide: Netbooks and laptops

Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the hea http://f.ast.ly/PvRJD

SuONOIO synth takes soundgeeks from zero to tweaking in fewer than 60 cycles (video)

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Apple rolling out Apple TV 4.1 alongside iOS 4.2 today for perfect AirPlay harmony

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Verizon bringing 150/35Mbps internet to FiOS customers, enraging customers of all other ISPs

You know, we're pretty stoked for the folks who just so happen to reside within Ve http://f.ast.ly/PgURK

Nintendo rolls out orange and green DSi bundles especially for Black Friday stampedes

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Bolle BP-10 printer dock for iPhone does one thing, and one thing only

Just in time for AirPrint functionality to arrive with iOS 4.2, Bolle decided to g http://f.ast.ly/PaCmr

Houston will be home to America's largest car charging network, identity crisis

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Nexus S still leaking on public photostreams, showing exciting new angles

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Vudu's 1080p movie streaming to hit Panasonic's Viera Cast Blu-ray players

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iOS 4.2 review (for iPad)

If you're an iPad owner, you've probably been on pins and needles lately. That's b http://f.ast.ly/PCF78

Apple's Find My iPhone / iPad service now free, doesn't require MobileMe

We'd been sort of hoping Apple would just make MobileMe a completely free service, http://f.ast.ly/PyhBL

Verizon launching LTE network in December 2010 (video)

Verizon's been talking details on LTE deployment for some time now, but even at CT http://f.ast.ly/PCbFU

iOS 4.2 available today, brings the iPad into the multitasking era

You've waited a long while for this day to come, but here it finally is. Apple is http://f.ast.ly/PnMKm

Kingston unveils HyperX Max 3.0, a SuperSpeed SSD for your pocket, we tear it down (video)

USB 3.0 and SSDs, they were just made for each other, don't you think? Kingston ce http://f.ast.ly/PbJPC

Orange set to offer 3G iPad on contract in UK, £200 price rumored

Orange has just dropped a rather enigmatic note in our inbox letting us know that http://f.ast.ly/PsUjf

Apple reportedly abandons supposed push for integrated SIMs in theoretical European iPhones

This one was all rather rumory to begin with, but play along if you don't mind a p http://f.ast.ly/PqQPg

GameStop breaks out the bundles for Black Friday, but not the cream of the crop

GameStop's Black Friday ad leaked out a few days early, and there are some pretty http://f.ast.ly/PcMeY

Viacom drops the ban hammer on Google TV devices, blocks streaming episodes

We have high hopes that Google TV will evolve into something magical and wondrous http://f.ast.ly/PmMvC

Russian president not fond of Galaxy Tab camera, <3s emoticons

Seems that Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, picked up a Galaxy Tab on his recen http://f.ast.ly/PHeAL

The Daily: Murdoch's iPad newspaper is like 'The New York Post Goes to College'

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Verizon gives Droid 2 Global a Facebook shout-out

We joked that the Droid 2 didn't need a marketing campaign, the leaks were getting http://f.ast.ly/PPkt5

Pandigital's 9-inch Novel now on sale... as a QVC exclusive

Those wily shoppers at QVC have beaten the world once again in securing an exclusi http://f.ast.ly/PH7DW

Sunday, November 21, 2010

LG E-Note H1000B 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet arrives one year late

After seeing an unceremonious outing by the FCC and Twitter, LG's newest take on t http://f.ast.ly/PCxGX

Autonomous Audi TTS scales Pikes Peak in 27-minute climb

They said they'd do it, and by golly, it's been done -- a specially-equipped Audi http://f.ast.ly/PsKqL

Dell Inspiron Duo and speaker dock up for preorder at Microsoft Store now, no clue when they'll ship out

The Dell-Microsoft symbiotic relationship continues where it left off with the Ven http://f.ast.ly/PXbPc

Inhabitat's Week in Green: slim skyscrapers, electric vehicles and the machine that lays brick roads

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green develop http://f.ast.ly/PbSB4

Palm webOS 'Enyo' framework paves the way for tablets and larger phones (video)

Don't expect HP's webOS 2.0 to be tied to an HVGA screen for long -- come "early 2 http://f.ast.ly/PtV6d

Switched On: Getting from Kno to yes, part 2

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. http://f.ast.ly/PVm5D

Lenovo IdeaPad U260 hands-on

The best looking Lenovo IdeaPad ever? Yep, that'd be the U260. Not since the IdeaP http://f.ast.ly/PHfC8

Jolibook now on sale in the UK, first batch of orders ships Monday

Looks like Jolicloud knows how to keep a product under wraps -- just ten days afte http://f.ast.ly/PXcvH

Sony Ericsson CEO suggests February reveal, perhaps the PlayStation Phone?

Plausible deniability seems to be Sony's strategy when it comes to the PlayStation http://f.ast.ly/PQnX6

M55 Beast Electric Bike is quite appropriately named

Say "electric bicycle" around here and visions of Sanyos with baskets go floating http://f.ast.ly/PWGmp

Screen Grabs: Someone named Jesse McCartney uses his Motorola Flipout to stare at some poor girl's backside

Pop musicians have been endorsing products as long as they've existed (who could f http://f.ast.ly/PnmYL

AutoBot app tracks your car if it tries to roll without you

We smell a Hasbro lawsuit coming with this one, but for now AutoBot is a funky nam http://f.ast.ly/PHpgL

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Canadian thieves steal $1 million in Sony PlayStation goods, couldn't wait any longer for GT5

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Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik faces off against a robotic arm in a game of blitz chess

Robots and artificial intelligence are no stranger to chess, but it's not every da http://f.ast.ly/PHxXc

Parrot releases AR.Pursuit augmented reality chase game for AR.Drone (video)

Get the hang of your AR.Drone yet? Good, because while flying dangerously close to http://f.ast.ly/P34nG

Apricorn's Mac Array puts 512GB of RAIDed SSD into a single Mac Pro PCIe slot

So, the whole wide world knows that the inside of your Mac Pro is fairly lust-wort http://f.ast.ly/PxenH

Velocity Micro's 7-inch Cruz Reader Android tablet now shipping for $300

Not kosher with ponying up $500+ for an Android tablet? You've got options, kid. V http://f.ast.ly/P97hh

The Engadget Show live, with Sprint's Fared Adib, Google TV's Salahuddin Choundhary, tablets, giveaways, and more!

Humans, keep your eyes tuned to this post -- because at 6:30 PM ET, we'll be start http://f.ast.ly/P9qPA

Doom-themed live wallpaper for Android turns your phone into a playground of carnage

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Nokia research lab builds touchscreen made of ice

Chances are this is one research project that won't find its way into a phone, but http://f.ast.ly/PHNMq

Microsoft: I'm a PC, and Kinect open-source drivers were my idea

When word first reached Microsoft that the open-source community would hack the Ki http://f.ast.ly/PUp7x

Maingear targets mid-range PC gamers with Alt-15 and Alt-17 laptops

Just a month after pushing out a smaller duo of gaming laptops, Maingear has now r http://f.ast.ly/PVP4w

Nokia's former MeeGo chief confirms new role as Senior VP of webOS at HP

Ari Jaaksi, the former head of MeeGo Devices at Nokia has confirmed reports from l http://f.ast.ly/P3gk2

Nokero's solar-powered, rainproof N200 light bulb: brighter, stronger, more flexible

No one's going to be calling Nokero out for falling behind. Just a few short month http://f.ast.ly/PP3HD

Friday, November 19, 2010

How would you change Apple's iPod nano (2010)?

Without question, Apple's latest iPod nano is its most interesting one yet. And co http://f.ast.ly/PxtYA

Casemate's iPhone 4 Bounce case protects your noodle from inevitable radiation baking

As the everlasting debate rages on, and brains continue to / not to melt with ever http://f.ast.ly/PP7Hx

id's Carmack talks Rage HD, iPad's power, and future iOS games

Rage HD for iOS is a seriously gorgeous game -- well worth the $2, if you ask us. http://f.ast.ly/Pq2Xr

Unannounced 65-inch edge LED TV with passive 3D glasses shows up on VIZIO.com

Making plans to invite the whole neighborhood to watch the BCS National Championsh http://f.ast.ly/PaW3N

Dell: bigger Venue Pro launch coming, keep hands off microSD

Didn't get a Venue Pro when Microsoft threw a few on its store shelves? Why, that' http://f.ast.ly/P3e6F

HTC phone with CDMA and WiMAX hits the FCC: the EVO Shift 4G, perhaps?

It's not every day that a new HTC phone with CDMA and WiMAX support swings through http://f.ast.ly/PxjLv

Caption contest: publicity stunt generating publicity

We do hate to play into wily PR folks' attention-grabbing campaigns, but when they http://f.ast.ly/PUEKB

Altec Lansing Muzx Ultra MZX606 earbuds review

We've always had a soft spot for Altec Lansing's wide array of speaker docks -- th http://f.ast.ly/Pvch8

webOS 2.0 coming to 'all' Palm devices in the coming months

We're hoping he wasn't speaking out of turn here, but for what it's worth, Palm de http://f.ast.ly/PGMCg

Sony Ericsson France CEO says Windows Phone 7 handsets aren't likely, neither is a tablet

Still have your hopes up about a Windows Phone 7 slider from Sony Ericsson? Then y http://f.ast.ly/PnQL5

Amazon introduces Kindle book gifting just in time for the holidays

It's not the Kindle lending feature that Amazon has in the works, but the company http://f.ast.ly/PQMtN

The Engadget Show returns tomorrow, November 20th with Sprint's product chief, Google TV's lead dev, and giveaways to really be thankful for!

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Rage HD review (iPhone)

The iOS App Store might already have its fair share of addictive and compelling ga http://f.ast.ly/Pbg2D

RIM's Jim Balsillie says 'you don't need an app for the web,' rejects Apple's appification of the internet

It's no secret that RIM doesn't exactly agree with Steve Jobs' characterization of http://f.ast.ly/PgQKR

Verizon's Droid lineup available at Amazon for a penny per handset with no activation fee

Yeah, retailers are always undercutting carrier pricing, sometimes pretty dramatic http://f.ast.ly/PyW6V

Caption Contest: Steve Ballmer goes on kill-crazy rampage at Microsoft Store

In the photo above you see Microsoft's Steve Ballmer performing a ribbon cutting a http://f.ast.ly/PcUsY

Advent Vega goes on sale in the UK, promptly sells out

No Android Market? No problem! The 10-inch Advent Vega tablet, famously boasting N http://f.ast.ly/Pa7yM

Russia working on a national OS, Linux 'at the end of its life cycle'?

Remember when the Russian government confiscated computers from environmental acti http://f.ast.ly/Psat8

Honda shows off Fit EV concept at LA Auto Show, we hope to see it again

The Fit is a well regarded car here at Engadget HQ, models finding their ways into http://f.ast.ly/P4LFL

Razer Nostromo gaming keypad supplants Belkin's n52te Speedpad, does it proud

Think you've been gaming on the PC for awhile? If you can't vividly remember gushi http://f.ast.ly/P77BS

MIT's laser camera can photograph around corners, render your camouflage useless

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Panasonic Lumix GF2 reviewed: smaller, simpler, and arguably better than the GF1

Panasonic's DMC-GF1 proved itself as a tasty go-between, filling the gap between h http://f.ast.ly/PuSsQ

Toyota debuts 100 mile Tesla-powered RAV4 EV, Musk says it 'helps us with the Model S'

Toyota and Tesla have been spotted holding hands behind the school gym on numerous http://f.ast.ly/P9yCG

Motorola Droid 2 Global hands-on

At this point we're completely amused that the Droid 2 Global has managed to leak http://f.ast.ly/Px4uJ

Apple patent may mean future unibodies get woven from carbon fiber

Ask any motorsport enthusiast and they'll tell you that there's just something abo http://f.ast.ly/PQxEt

SteelSeries Shift MMO Keyset comes optimized for online questing

Outside of Word documents and IM clients, one of the most intensive uses of keyboa http://f.ast.ly/PykBF

Cox enters wireless market with 'Unbelievably Fair' contracts, offers first US quadruple play

We've been hearing about Cox's intention to make a splash in the wireless space fo http://f.ast.ly/PvKMg

Philadelphia Eagles going self-sufficient on stadium energy from 2011, 30 percent of it renewable

Let's skip right past the cringe-worthy "Declaration of Energy Independence" sloga http://f.ast.ly/PQXTv

Splashtop Remote Desktop brings Windows PC access to your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Oh, sure -- you've got a smorgasbord of virtual machine clients out there for the http://f.ast.ly/P7kBk

Mitsubishi i is the new name of the i MiEV for American market, coming next fall for $30,000

Mitsubishi promised it'd bring the i MiEV over to the US before 2012 and now it's http://f.ast.ly/P7QGw

MSI debuts low-end Wind Top AC1900 all-in-one PC

It may not exactly stray too far from the company's previous models, but MSI's new http://f.ast.ly/PCfmn

Copia's 'social reading' platform goes live, abandons hardware plans

We might be busy refilling our inkwells in preparation for CES 2011, but let's not http://f.ast.ly/PmNfG

Kinect hack creates world's greatest shadow puppet (video)

Hey Xbox 360 Kinect owners, want to spice up those family shadow puppet shows? The http://f.ast.ly/P5Jbw

PCI Express makes the 3.0 leap, doubles bandwidth over PCIe 2.0 spec

First Bluetooth, then USB and now PCI Express. It's clearly the era of version 3.0 http://f.ast.ly/P5WR3

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Marvell prototypes a few good Android tablets, we go hands-on

It's a precarious time to show off new tech at this point -- can't make it to stor http://f.ast.ly/PbHHj

Archos 101 now shipping, Android tablet game really heating up

We were really digging this 10-inch Android tablet when we spotted it back in Augu http://f.ast.ly/PcGj9

Magellan RoadMate GPS app updated for iOS 4, includes real-time traffic and multitasking

Magellan may not be the head honcho when it comes to standalone PNDs here in North http://f.ast.ly/PgwD8

Ask Engadget: best laptop that won't burn your lap?

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for an http://f.ast.ly/PWNwP

LaCie serves up SSD-based USB 3.0 FastKey, charges a pretty penny for it

Get it straight, vaquero -- this ain't your mum's flash drive. LaCie's newest dimi http://f.ast.ly/PgDwC

TikTok and LunaTik iPod nano watch kits look awesome, despite Ke$ha naming convention

We know it seems like everyone and their mom is turning Apple's latest iPod nano i http://f.ast.ly/PCdqL

Verizon launching '4G' smack talk campaign against AT&amp;T

Never ends, does it? The top four carriers in the US love slinging mud, but the tr http://f.ast.ly/PUp7p

The Windows PC ClickPad finally improved? Synaptics ClickPad IS Series 3 preview

You'll find a common complaint throughout most of our Windows laptop / netbook rev http://f.ast.ly/PQXVJ

ITG xpPhone on sale at long last!

Feel like stretching the very definition of "phone" for the sake of functionality http://f.ast.ly/PqFCs

Nokia says 'very small' number of N8s aren't turning on, warranty will cover it

We've been getting a few tips this week -- and seeing a few things on Twitter -- s http://f.ast.ly/PfgXA

Qualcomm talking to AT&amp;T, other carriers over MediaFLO spectrum sale?

Seems Qualcomm wasn't kidding when it said selling off MediaFLO's spectrum was a p http://f.ast.ly/PPTkM

Modu barely alive after failed bid for capital, laying off most of its employees

Modu hasn't really stormed the market with any of its miniature offerings just yet http://f.ast.ly/Pp3JJ

$399 iPads, fondue sets appearing at TJ Maxx locations across the country

Sure, we know where you guys go when you're near a strip mall and have to pick up http://f.ast.ly/Pa2TC

Apple posts iOS 4.2.1 GM seed, iPads salivate in wait

Okay, so we've got to be close to a release at this point, right? After posting a http://f.ast.ly/Pp7c3

The Engadget Show returns Saturday, November 20th with Sprint's product chief, Google TV's lead dev, and giveaways to really be thankful for!

Attention humans: in case you forgot, the Engadget Show is back in a big way this http://f.ast.ly/P96LN

Motorola Defy review

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Samsung Galaxy Tab to ship with exclusive MTV content

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Exclusive: Woz misquoted! 'Almost every app that I have is better on the iPhone'

Some comments attributed to Steve Wozniak caused quite a kerfuffle this morning -- http://f.ast.ly/P42CC

Jabra debuts six touchscreen-paired headsets designed for Microsoft Lync

Microsoft's Lync, the supposed "next generation of unified communications" (a.k.a. http://f.ast.ly/PPXH6

Dark excitons could light up your quantum computer, life

Yeah, we're still hanging around playing Q*bert and waiting on folks to get those http://f.ast.ly/PGaU6

iPod nano review -- as a watch

iPod nano watchbands -- they're everywhere! Seriously, ever since Steve Jobs said http://f.ast.ly/PG5KQ

Dell Inspiron Duo finally official, can be yours the first week of December for $549

That's right, just as we had heard, Dell is finally putting an end to the Inspiron http://f.ast.ly/PcNGb

Panasonic and Pentax pack a pair of pickled firmware updates, DMC-G2 gets 3D, K-5 better bursting

Well, lookie here, a couple of little firmware files have wandered into our midst. http://f.ast.ly/PcWm8

Grippity 1 back-typing keyboard finally up for pre-order, asks for $60 and your patience

To say the Grippity has been a long time in coming would be an understatement. The http://f.ast.ly/PCCtG

Virgin Mobile USA partners with Walmart for Broadband2Go offer, $20 a month for 1GB

If you took a gander at Virgin Mobile USA's latest Broadband2Go plans you might ha http://f.ast.ly/PCvxF

Google's spicy new Android Market to display high-res images, videos, be more tablet-friendly?

We're pretty sure that Gingerbread is to be Android 2.3, but we're still missing t http://f.ast.ly/Pq8S5

FT subsidizes employee iPads, wants them to keep up with the times

You know tablets have officially become a mainstream craze when even the reserved, http://f.ast.ly/PmJWF

Steve Wozniak: Android will be the dominant smartphone platform

Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, has never been one to mince words. Today's no dif http://f.ast.ly/PWsJX

Jolibook to cost £279 in the UK, could be with us tomorrow

Netbooks might no longer be the sexy must-have accessory they once were, but maybe http://f.ast.ly/PfURU

ViewSonic's trade-in program: send in your laptop for a ViewPad discount

No thanks.ViewSonic's trade-in program: send in your laptop for a ViewPad discount http://f.ast.ly/PQEwE

Palm Pre 2 available unlocked from HP for $450, ships within 24 hours

Get your SIMs ready, dear readers, for the unlocked GSM Pre 2 has made its promise http://f.ast.ly/PGyv7

Apple bringing iAds to Europe in December, nobody rejoices

If there's one benefit to living in the technological backwater that is Europe, it http://f.ast.ly/Pqe9P

Panasonic GF2 shipping December 3rd in Japan, turning gringos green with envy

As far as we know, the western hemisphere should still have the mirrorless GF2 fro http://f.ast.ly/Psy9c

Kin ONEm and Kin TWOm back at Verizon

That's no typo, folks, Microsoft's own-brand pseudo-smartphones are back at Verizo http://f.ast.ly/Pp6d9

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Qualcomm teases 28nm dual-core Snapdragons, pixel-punching Adreno 300 GPU

By the time Qualcomm's 1.5GHz QSD8672 Snapdragon finally makes it to market, it mi http://f.ast.ly/PXsYY

Jawbone Jambox Bluetooth speaker now available for $200

It's hardly the most affordable Bluetooth speaker around, but Jawbone's new Jambox http://f.ast.ly/PmYta

Droid 2 Global GSM bands locked, camera bulge added to case

No surprise here, but it looks like Verizon's on-sale-but-never-really-announced D http://f.ast.ly/PUCGW

Verizon execs propose speed-based pricing for LTE data plans, say LTE has 'drawn the interest of Apple'

Paying for data overage is the new hotness in the wireless biz, and Verizon was th http://f.ast.ly/PGrpC

Kinect sensor bolted to an iRobot Create, starts looking for trouble

While there have already been a lot of great proof-of-concepts for the Kinect, wha http://f.ast.ly/PnTvk

AT&amp;T: 80 percent of network now upgraded to HSPA+

AT&T promised that it would be expanding its HSPA+ rollout this year, and it's http://f.ast.ly/PugEE

Dell's mobile chief Ron Garriques is out

Ron Garriques, who has been leading Dell's mobile communications group ever since http://f.ast.ly/P3D4Y

BoxWave's Keyboard Buddy turns your iPhone 4 into the Droid it always wanted to be

Suffering from a little bit of Droid envy? It happens to even the most loyal of iP http://f.ast.ly/P4et5

LSI's WarpDrive SSD is a steal at $11,500

We want one of these so bad. The LSI WarpDrive SLP-300 packs 300GB of solid state http://f.ast.ly/P745j

FingerPrint app for Mac enables AirPrint for the printers Apple left behind

Printing never "just works," does it? There always has to be some wrench thrown in http://f.ast.ly/PW2GK

Artifical retina reconstructs normal vision in mice, human trials next

Scientists have been working on artificial retinas for years, and while the main f http://f.ast.ly/PvELt

Samsung Galaxy Tab price wars: US carriers face off

Samsung's Galaxy Tab. You know our thoughts on the device, so let's assume you've http://f.ast.ly/PmuAh

Kinect data massaged into retro-futuristic 'Box Cloud,' iPad tilts its way into the action

We're sorry if you're like, so over Kinect hacks, but with a million tinkerers jus http://f.ast.ly/P4UcE

Hitachi debuts 7,200 rpm 3TB Deskstar 7K3000 hard drive

Hitachi was the first to roll out a 7,200 rpm, 3.5-inch 2TB hard drive, and it loo http://f.ast.ly/PW2JC

Early PSP2 dev kit in the wild?

Well, this is interesting. VG247 has published what it says are pics from an early http://f.ast.ly/P5DMv

Xperia X10 will get pinch-to-zoom in Q1 2011, with some limitation (video)

There's been a long back-and-forth from Sony Ericsson and the dev community as to http://f.ast.ly/PvvYy

NYU prof installing camera in the back of his head, JW Parker Middle School teachers insanely jealous

You've wished you had a camera implant, right? We mean, it's pretty common: you've http://f.ast.ly/Pf6wg

AT&amp;T starts selling Novatel MiFi at long last: November 21st for $50

AT&T's finally taking a cue from its mobile hotspot-equipped archrivals at Ver http://f.ast.ly/PaPgk

Buffalo launches assault on your USB ports with MiniStation Stealth and DriveStation Axis LED

We love the smell of storage in the morning, and these two from Buffalo are smelli http://f.ast.ly/P9gDV

Onkyo outs 3G Windows 7 tablet for Japan only

Onkyo's outed a new Windows 7 tablet -- seems to be all the rage these days -- wit http://f.ast.ly/PCeyk

Google Docs now supports mobile editing

While Android and iOS aren't short on productivity applications for cobbling toget http://f.ast.ly/PxJsK

PeeWee debuts Pivot 2.0 spillproof, drop resistant netvertible for the little ones

Kids these days use gadgets almost as much as their less disaster-inclined adult f http://f.ast.ly/PCGUH

Windows Phone 7's microSD mess: the full story (and how Nokia can help you out of it)

There are many reasons to be excited about Windows Phone 7, but a bleak spot has b http://f.ast.ly/PcktL

Nox Audio Scout mini headset on sale now, boasts world's smallest mic button and some decent sound

NOX Audio sprang out of obscurity this year with two pairs of stylish 'phones -- t http://f.ast.ly/PaEWU

Blue's Mikey microphone for iPhone and iPod finally shipping to picky recorders

If you need a little better acoustic recording from your iPhone or iPod, or if you http://f.ast.ly/Pqa8Y

QNAP's TS-119P+ Turbo NAS offers a 'fashionably shiny design,' just one HDD bay

When it comes to external storage, the amount of gloss provided by the enclosure i http://f.ast.ly/PHKgH

Sony teases us with NXCAM HD concept Super 35mm camcorder, strictly for the pros (video)

It's a Super 35mm world, and we're all just trying to fit in frame. At least, it w http://f.ast.ly/PVaCS

Dell Streak busts out a white back for Best Buy exclusive

Seems like Best Buy has developed something of a taste for snow-white exclusives, http://f.ast.ly/PvfLH

C-Loop camera strap contorts in ways your first party strap could only dream of

We actually didn't know we had a camera strap problem until we saw this little pro http://f.ast.ly/PanJT

Windows Phone 7 will work with third party browsers, so long as they're based on IE? (video)

Internet Explorer not stirring your cup of Windows Phone 7 tea correctly? Well, yo http://f.ast.ly/P9hSL

Intel learns from Dr. Dre, wants Atom chips in NFL helmets to know when heads are ringing

We always understood that Intel looked after the rock stars of tomorrow, but who k http://f.ast.ly/P3hps

Sharp plans 3D smartphones for US, China and India in 2011

It might be all Japanese to you now, but Sharp's autostereoscopic 3D is coming to http://f.ast.ly/PcwHs

Sony Ericsson's 4.3-inch Anzu previewed: ain't got no Gingerbread, but still looking tasty

Our hope for the recently leaked Anzu (likely to be known as the Xperia X12 at ret http://f.ast.ly/PVbW2

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Kinect hack explained: follow-along-at-home guide lets you reverse engineer USB, impress your friends

So, there's already an open source driver for the Kinect -- who needs to learn how http://f.ast.ly/PWXn9

Toshiba's newest hard drive is designed for 24/7 rugged use

It doesn't look like Toshiba's going to put an end to its awkward hard drive namin http://f.ast.ly/PaBek

Screen Grabs: A Droid X with a SIM card? XOXO, Gossip Girl

Sure, Verizon has the lock on Gossip Girl product placement, but even the technolo http://f.ast.ly/PMRxu

Mobee Magic Charger review: wirelessly juice up your Apple Magic Mouse

Aww, look at that cute little mouse cuddling up in its nest. Wait a tick... an ind http://f.ast.ly/PJJmf

Griffin gets in the iPod nano watch game with colorful, protective Slap wristband

Find some of the current iPod nano watch options a bit too subdued for your style? http://f.ast.ly/f7Hur

Rumors: Samsung Nexus S using fancy curved display Sprint had to pass on, HTC EVO Shift 4G is the Knight?

We've been fed some information by an established tipster today that paints an int http://f.ast.ly/PMB5U

MeeGo 1.1 spotted running on Moorestown hardware, blowing minds

Love application launchers? Application switching? Open source software running on http://f.ast.ly/P8mLT

BlackBerry PlayBook first hands-on! (video)

RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie actually declined to show off the his company's tablet to http://f.ast.ly/P6kgE

Jim Balsillie says BlackBerry PlayBook has a 'module cavity,' hints at NFC capabilities

He unfortunately didn't have one on hand (or at least on stage), but RIM co-CEO Ji http://f.ast.ly/PLy3j

Creative hits 1080p with its Live! Cam Socialize HD webcam, launches 720p models too

Today, if your webcam can't do HD it might as well not even power up its sensor in http://f.ast.ly/f7K2J

Optimus One is LG's fastest-selling phone ever: one million in 40 days

One million units sold in the realm of smartphones isn't quite as impressive of a http://f.ast.ly/P6DG2

Panasonic says it will start selling Android-based smartphones in Japan next year, overseas in 2012

Panasonic may not be new to cellphones, but it has sat out of the smartphone explo http://f.ast.ly/fKXBe

Dynamics' credit card-based computing platform makes what little money you have more secure (video)

Some folks are trying to replace your credit card with your cellphone, while Dynam http://f.ast.ly/f7gAs

Official Google Voice app for iPhone hits the App Store

A few weeks after third-party apps started filtering in, Google's launched its own http://f.ast.ly/Pk35L

Mimo announces iMo eye9 USB touchscreen with built-in webcam

Mimo Monitors isn't exactly short on small USB monitors these days, but that hasn' http://f.ast.ly/PkvkE

Viewsonic rolls out 3DV5 pocket camcorder, other gadgets of 2D and 3D varieties

Viewsonic has been touting a whole range of 3D gadgets since IFA this summer, and http://f.ast.ly/PY4b7

iPad on sale at some Sam's Club stores, stuffed in between the treehouses and turkeys

If you've never been to a Sam's Club, well you're missing out on a seriously authe http://f.ast.ly/Peafq

Adobe CEO: Flash battery life depends on hardware acceleration, MacBook Air update in testing right now

Getting a little more oomph out of your MacBook Air after giving Flash the boot? A http://f.ast.ly/Phdwh

Samsung cuts Galaxy Tab prices in the UK, still more than AT&amp;T

We've already shared some opinions on why Samsung's Galaxy Tab pricing makes sense http://f.ast.ly/PJGk8

AT&amp;T, T-Mobile, and Verizon announce Isis national mobile commerce network

Just in time for the total economic collapse of Europe and the rise of the cyber-n http://f.ast.ly/PdQRB

NVIDIA brings the Fermi-packing Quadro 4000 to the Mac Pro

For most Mac users, upgradeable anything is starting to sound like a distant memor http://f.ast.ly/fwC6J

Nook Color review

It's hard to believe we're already writing a review of the Nook Color, considering http://f.ast.ly/PeB9d

Data Robotics's Drobo S storage robot goes USB 3.0, starts at $800

Talk about maintaining a pace. Nearly a year to the day after the introduction of http://f.ast.ly/f7nSB

BlackBerry PlayBook and iPad go head-to-head in a browsing showdown

We've only ever seen brief glimpses of the BlackBerry PlayBook in action so far, b http://f.ast.ly/f3UsL

Evigroup Paddle tablet goes Pro, gets cursor-controlling, head-tracking webcam

Some day, in the distant future, we'll be activating windows, clicking buttons, an http://f.ast.ly/P235V

Nook Color now shipping to early birds, limited retail

The $249 Nook Color has decided its November 19th shipping date wasn't soon enough http://f.ast.ly/fTHjg

The Beatles show up in iTunes

We're still holding out hope for a cloud-based subscription service to make that f http://f.ast.ly/PBwhs

Nexus S teaser by Eric Schmidt now available on video

Ah, the "unannounced product" that Eric Schmidt brought along for his latest inter http://f.ast.ly/PScFa

Exclusive: LG's 4-inch Android phone with dual-core Tegra 2 and 1080p video coming in early 2011

Wow. LG told us it'd bring some heat to its Android Optimus line and here it is, f http://f.ast.ly/f3MBa

Dell Inspiron Duo tablet could be with us next week

Alright, we know AMD's busy showing off its Atom killer, but there's still a littl http://f.ast.ly/PjM7X

Hitachi displays a capacitive screen capable of accepting stylus input (video)

Can someone ring up Lucifer and check that his heating's still working? Hitachi ha http://f.ast.ly/PBvjJ

AMD's Bobcat APU benchmarked: the age of the Atom is at an end

So small, and yet potentially so disruptive. AMD's 1.6GHz Zacate chip, bearing a p http://f.ast.ly/fKPns

Monday, November 15, 2010

Olympus E-PL1S is a slightly improved PEN, world's lightest with interchangeable lenses

It's not much of an update, but how much could Olympus really throw at the 12.3 me http://f.ast.ly/Pkgqp

Sprint's Palm Pre marked for End of Life?

We don't quite know how to break it to you, but if PreCentral sources are correct, http://f.ast.ly/PkxEc

Altec Lansing's Octiv Stage iPad speaker dock is delightfully understated

Better late than never, right? That's the mantra that Altec Lansing is following w http://f.ast.ly/Pdv6b

Confirmed: Intel Sandy Bridge or 'second generation Core processors' to be introduced at CES

We can't say this one is much of a surprise considering we've heard multiple times http://f.ast.ly/PRfpU

GE buying 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015, nearly half to be Chevy Volts

The General needs a new ride, and he doesn't roll light. GE has announced a plan t http://f.ast.ly/PeQcy

Source London: network of 1,300 charging stations coming by end of 2013

London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced a plan to create a city-wide electric veh http://f.ast.ly/fvJEu

CHIP-8 emulation comes to Half-Life 2, you can finally retire your Telmac 1800 (video)

We've seen quite a few programming projects lately, from CPUs built in the world o http://f.ast.ly/PrCsK

The Nexus S: a closer look

Google CEO Eric Schmidt showed the world the Nexus S from a distance just a little http://f.ast.ly/Ph8jC

RIM pulls Kik Messenger from App World, cites 'number of issues and customer concerns'

Kik Messenger -- the real-time mobile messaging service that's seemingly taken the http://f.ast.ly/fTN9G

Microsoft sold one million Kinect sensors in 10 days, will be watching you sleep for a lifetime

Now that Microsoft's real motivations for building the Kinect are crystal clear, i http://f.ast.ly/Pkpa7

App Review: NetFront Life Browser for Android

This is no photoshop -- it really is an Android browser that lets you tilt web pag http://f.ast.ly/f3VtB

Eric Schmidt shows off a Nexus S at the Web 2.0 summit, says Gingerbread coming in 'next few weeks'

We had a feeling Eric Schmidt would be doing something surprising at the Web 2.0 s http://f.ast.ly/PDSww

WSJ: Apple bringing Beatles to iTunes after a seven year wait

It's not like The Beatles are lacking in legacy and cultural saturation, but we ha http://f.ast.ly/fwFw4

Eric Schmidt: Chrome OS aimed at keyboard based solutions, Android optimized for touch

We'll be the first to admit that we've been slightly confused about where Google's http://f.ast.ly/PLtJS

Android 2.2 update starts rolling out to unlocked Dell Streaks, includes Stage UI

We've pretty much been waiting on the Dell Streak's Android 2.2 update for as long http://f.ast.ly/PNdNh

ASUS Eee Tablet to be renamed, will head to market in early 2011

You remember that ASUS Eee Tablet that was unveiled back at Computex in June, righ http://f.ast.ly/P8ttM

Microsoft accounting shuffling resulted in higher sales for Windows division

Microsoft's Windows division has been on something of a roll recently, but a deepe http://f.ast.ly/f3JWS

LG Quantum brings its QWERTY slider to AT&amp;T

Miss out on Amazon's LG Quantum-for-a-penny deal this past weekend? Well, good new http://f.ast.ly/PYvsh

FCC, Justice Department look to prevent Comcast from hogging NBC's online video all for itself

Ready or not, Comcast and NBC will walk down the aisle in matrimony -- but it'll n http://f.ast.ly/PAPme

President Obama takes a minute to chat with our future robot overlords (video)

President Obama recently took some time out of the APEC Summit in Yokohama to meet http://f.ast.ly/PMYUq

LG Vortex puts a Verizon spin on budget Android -- yes, Bing's there, too

It's not exactly the Optimus T / S we saw hit T-Mobile and Sprint, respectively, b http://f.ast.ly/PDUAF

Galaxy Tab coming to AT&amp;T November 21st for $650, US Cellular on the 19th for $399 / $599

So, AT&T, it's true: you're charging $50 more for the Galaxy Tab than everyone http://f.ast.ly/P8u2Y

HTC Trophy with Windows Phone 7 coming to Verizon in 'early 2011'

It's unclear whether Verizon will ever get HTC's 7 Pro, but it's a lock that Big R http://f.ast.ly/PFaUM

Watch Facebook's messaging event right here!

Nope, we're not liveblogging Facebook's messaging-related event today, since we're http://f.ast.ly/PjcPC

Rahul Sood leaving HP

HP acquired VoodooPC and its founder Rahul Sood in 2006, and it's been a wild ride http://f.ast.ly/PF5gn

White HTC EVO 4G leaves the Best Buy nest, migrates to Sprint stores

Once a Best Buy exclusive, the white version of HTC's still-badass EVO 4G is final http://f.ast.ly/PrtxR

THQ uDraw Gametablet for Wii review

There comes a time when fiddly buttons and D-pads just don't do it anymore, a time http://f.ast.ly/P6VBw

Apple says tomorrow is 'just another day that you'll never forget,' teases iTunes announcement

Whoa, what's this? Apple just updated its homepage with a new splash screen teasin http://f.ast.ly/PjrpH

HP Mini 1103 released for business people on a budget

Devastated that you won't be able to nab an HP Slate 500 in time for the holidays? http://f.ast.ly/fwmgu

ViewSonic ViewPad 7 tablet up for pre-order, now costs a wallet-crunching $599

Excuse us, ViewSonic, but we think there's been some sort of mistake -- your ViewP http://f.ast.ly/P2KGG

Pulito, the Lego Mindstorms swiffer-bot that seeks out electricity (video)

You could certainly buy a ready-made robot to sweep your hardwood floors, but does http://f.ast.ly/PS5kg

Microsoft exec caught in privacy snafu, says Kinect might tailor ads to you

Microsoft's Dennis Durkin voiced an interesting idea at an investment summit last http://f.ast.ly/PLBwn

Marshall's Major headphones and Minor earphones become official, pricing strikes the right note

It's November 15, which means Marshall is finally lifting the cardboard veil away http://f.ast.ly/fvpGb

PS Jailbreak gets support for PS3 versions 3.42 and 3.5, is no firmware safe?

The update wars continue, and call us crazy but it sure looks like Sony is on its http://f.ast.ly/fTU9b

AMD will contribute 'engineering expertise' to MeeGo development project

Now here's a very positive new sign for MeeGo's future. AMD, Intel's oldest and bo http://f.ast.ly/fK8JW

AMD promises Radeon HD 6900 series launch for the week beginning December 13th

AMD's cutting it mighty close, but the latest word from its PR mouthpiece is that http://f.ast.ly/PYaPj

Giorgio Armani wants to captivate Galaxy S buyers with new Samsung handset (video)

Shock of all horrors, Samsung and Giorgio Armani have teamed up yet again to produ http://f.ast.ly/PBrQg

ASUS' Sandy Bridge motherboards are pretty, come with Bluetooth and USB 3.0 as standard

We already got an early glimpse at what ASUS is bringing to Intel's upcoming Sandy http://f.ast.ly/Ph3W8

IOGEAR rolls out two trackball-equipped HTPC keyboards

If you've been spending an inordinate amount of time on the couch... well, that's http://f.ast.ly/PDApm

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Researchers develop 'blood camera' to spot crime scene stains in a flash

Could inspecting a crime scene for even the most minuscule blood stains one day be http://f.ast.ly/PUABB

Toys R Us Black Friday doorbuster includes $80 netbook, $140 Sylvania netbook

Believe it or not, America's favorite holiday is under a fortnight away. And this http://f.ast.ly/fwLAx

InstantAction dies in an instant, future of embedded gaming looks questionable

Well, that was brief. Just a few short months after InstantAction went public with http://f.ast.ly/P6kRG

Inhabitat's Week in Green: of electric tractor unicycles, garbage-powered garbage trucks, and luminous nanoparticle trees

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green develop http://f.ast.ly/PR4eB

Hack turns Kinect into 3D video capture tool

We all knew this would inevitably happen, but seeing it in action is something els http://f.ast.ly/PkWdL

Switched On: Getting from Kno to yes, part 1

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. http://f.ast.ly/PJgtN

Verizon happy to offer Windows Phone 7 devices 'as soon as Microsoft has 'em ready'

Yes, Verizon's calling them "Windows 7 mobile devices," but the underlying message http://f.ast.ly/PrQ7r

Samsung i9100 is the dual-core Galaxy 2, sequel to the Galaxy S?

Along with a Sony Ericsson Anzu, the James Bond of cellphones -- alias Eldar Murta http://f.ast.ly/f3KEC

HTC attempts to trademark 'HTC EVO Shift 4G'

What would you name your next superphone? HTC may be calling its device the HTC EV http://f.ast.ly/PRsnY

PC World stops selling the Toshiba Folio 100, we go hands-on to find out why (video)

£999.99 ($1,612) for a Toshiba Folio 100?! That's a fair bit more expensive http://f.ast.ly/PFUV3

'The Gadget Blog' trailer

You know, our readers are really awesome. Super awesome. Not only are you guys rea http://f.ast.ly/f7gy6

Titanium Blue PS3 hits Japan on November 25th, long-awaited racing game in tow

November 3rd came and went without a Gran Turismo 5 game to play, so as you'd imag http://f.ast.ly/fT2Cb

Scientists put color on your bling with micro carvings, gangsters pacified

Remember that time when you sipped some herbal tea and thought, "I really want a p http://f.ast.ly/P6AtQ

EU providing $21 million grant to IBM and others, funding research into cloud storage

Clouds are beautiful things that fill our skies with wonderment, and as it turns o http://f.ast.ly/PAscy

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Hybrid batteries tease big energy capacity while charging in seconds

Ioxus Inc. is an up and comer in the energy storage industry that has plans this M http://f.ast.ly/f34SE

Mark Papermaster returns to chip business courtesy of Cisco, Apple silently watches

We don't blame you if you fail to recognize this good looking fella. Just a quick http://f.ast.ly/PNByR

HP Slate 500 sees 'extraordinary demand,' experiences six-week shipping delay

Yes, the HP Slate 500 is officially backordered, less than a month after its enter http://f.ast.ly/fKAQp

Engadget Podcast 219 - 11.13.2010

The Engadget Podcast: It's like a movie, but without the pictures. Well, actually, http://f.ast.ly/PNKCS

Intel unveils 120GB X25-M SSD, tinkers with 80GB / 160GB model price tags

Face it, for the average consumer, solid-state drives still have a price-to-storag http://f.ast.ly/PBp4v

Confirmed: Lenovo LePad headed to US in 2011

Lenovo led us to believe that that our LePad chances weren't terribly good, but CE http://f.ast.ly/PBhn4

Dell Streak Android 2.2 update imminent in UK, other territories on the way

Looks like Japan's not the only one that'll have Froyo on a five-inch tabletphone http://f.ast.ly/PhDXS

Verizon's Pantech and LG LTE modems leak out in ad form

Verizon's promised a 38-city LTE launch by the end of the year, and it looks like http://f.ast.ly/PLusn

Netflix headed to 'select Android devices' early next year

Netflix has always been something of a fickle beast, lavishing treats upon just on http://f.ast.ly/fKmvS

Jolibook no longer camera shy, opens its lid on Flickr

Well, thar she blows -- the Jolicloud Jolibook. You've seen the teaser images and http://f.ast.ly/PAsBL

Tt eSports' new Azurues gaming mouse has FPS players in its sights

Taiwanese peripheral manufacturer Tt eSports has launched a new three button gamin http://f.ast.ly/PBbay

Windows Phone 7 beats iPhone 4 and Android ... in a grilling contest (video)

Le's face it, it's a question the world's been dying to know the answer to: which http://f.ast.ly/PdmdX

Japan's Ministry of Defense shows off flying surveillance drone

It may not be quite as menacing as some other surveillance drones, but this new fl http://f.ast.ly/P2E3f

Friday, November 12, 2010

How would you change Sony's PlayStation Move?

Is it Sony's play against the Wiimote, or the Kinect... or both? Hard to say exact http://f.ast.ly/PkaXf

Screen Grabs: it's WP7 product placement overload, make no Bones about it (video)

Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's mo http://f.ast.ly/PFdWf

Visualized: Sprint's Wisconsin outage prompts primitive warning system

Spotted at a Sprint kiosk in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin's Mayfair Mall -- because, reall http://f.ast.ly/fwJTy

UK carriers say 'thanks but no thanks' to the Palm Pre 2

Although the Palm Pre 2 -- the first device to sport WebOS 2.0 -- is set to go on http://f.ast.ly/P6Mmf

The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:45PM EST!

Ready to launch into your weekend with a smile on your face and a delightful show http://f.ast.ly/Phpsx

AT&amp;T tells Samsung Focus customers not to buy microSD cards yet, wait for 'certified' ones (update: WP7 formatting ruins cards)

We'd put forth the theory that Microsoft and Samsung would eventually certify micr http://f.ast.ly/Pjwj7

The Engadget Show returns next Saturday, November 20th with Sprint's product chief, Google TV's lead dev, and giveaways to really be thankful for!

Attention humans: the Engadget Show is back in a big way next Saturday, November 2 http://f.ast.ly/f3ppj

Lenovo IdeaPad U260 and its 12.5-inch display heads stateside for $899

Were you getting worried that Lenovo was going to pull another ThinkPad Edge 11 an http://f.ast.ly/PAHug

Apple outs new iOS 4.2 gold master that fixes iPad's WiFi woes

Can you feel the iOS 4.2 anticipation building? After all, it's not every day your http://f.ast.ly/PN4VH

Verbatim's diminutive MediaShare Mini NAS: memory not included

Verbatim, whose business is memory (and whose name means "to reproduce word for wo http://f.ast.ly/PeBtW

Sony debuts VAIO Signature Collection laptops for the holiday season

If you're thinking about getting your holiday shopping underway, well you're not a http://f.ast.ly/P2dM5

PSA: Windows Phone 7's third-party apps easy to decompile, native code hooks exposed

We suspect most developers have gathered this since MIX earlier this year -- many http://f.ast.ly/PrE8j

iTunes 10.1 is out, brings video AirPlay and iOS 4.2 compatibility

We've already got the Mac OS X update, and here's iTunes 10.1. Next stop? iOS 4.2. http://f.ast.ly/fc75g

ASUS Eee PC 1015PN review

It's not a secret: ASUS likes to roll out many (and we mean many!) variations of t http://f.ast.ly/PNND4

T-Mobile's $15 tethering option, tiered data available this Sunday

The $14.99 monthly unlimited tethering / mobile WiFi hotspot add-on for your phone http://f.ast.ly/PA66S

Beseto Japan's PCM audio recorder runs for one week off 4 AA batteries

For old Dead Heads like ourselves, there is nothing sweeter than sleeping in a tie http://f.ast.ly/PSfCw

Ford adds race-ready TracKey to Mustang Boss 302, leaves no doubt about who's in charge

The use of a second key to unlock extra potential in a vehicle isn't exactly new: http://f.ast.ly/PeYaK

New version of The Incident offers glimpse of world where Apple TV is the console, iPhone is the controller

We love us some big fancy grown-up consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360, but ever si http://f.ast.ly/PLhj8

Samsung 'prints' 19-inch OLED TV, teases our display daydreams yet again

Considering Seiko Epson was touting its inkjet OLED technology over a year ago and http://f.ast.ly/PJthy

Samsung Galaxy Tab torn down, is indeed not full of stars

What's that, the greatest Android tablet of the moment caught without its pants on http://f.ast.ly/P2hB4

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime dishes cumulative sales numbers for current console generation

Rather like Nokia and its market share obsession, Nintendo just can't seem to stop http://f.ast.ly/PkEuF

Apple contributing to OpenJDK project, ensures continued Java availability on OS X

As of just a few weeks ago, Java's legacy of write once, debug everywhere was look http://f.ast.ly/PLNp6

USC Institute for Creative Technologies gets new building to amp up its military VR work

University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies has just m http://f.ast.ly/Pr5pS

HTC Surround and LG Quantum available for $0.01 at Amazon this weekend

Want the cheapest way to try out Windows Phone 7? Outside of getting yourself hook http://f.ast.ly/fEyNp

CE-Oh no he didn't!: NVIDIA chief calls Galaxy Tab 'a large phone,' can't wait to show you some real tablets

We've literally been waiting for Tegra 2 tablets since CES in January, but that is http://f.ast.ly/PLaWQ

ThinkGeek's synth shirt brings a new wave to your wardrobe

Looking for a new wearable instrument now that you've finally worn out your bongo http://f.ast.ly/PDTe5

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Geminoid-F takes the stage for Japanese play

Japan's uncannily realistic robots have been creeping us out for years, but one wa http://f.ast.ly/fEvH3

FIC launches 10.1-inch Windows 7 Tycoon tablet, prices it at $660

Way back at Computex, a little orange tablet brazenly called the Tycoon seared our http://f.ast.ly/P2YEW

Samsung Orion dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip spotted in the wild

We know it's a little tough to get excited about a chip, even if that chip is the http://f.ast.ly/f7EPx

Confirmed: Kin One and Two are returning to Verizon. Wait, what?

Unbelievably, against all odds and better judgment, we are able to independently c http://f.ast.ly/PL5gg

Hacked Kinect taught to work as multitouch interface

We gotta say, the last time we were this excited about hardware hacking For The Gr http://f.ast.ly/PUac7

Exclusive: Samsung 'flagship' phone with Gingerbread and huge display coming in early 2011

Okay, so you're not feeling Samsung's Nexus S. We'd say that's a little premature, http://f.ast.ly/f39Eb

N-Control Avenger gives your Xbox 360 controller hair triggers (video)

We happen to like our existing Xbox 360 controller, squeaky triggers and all, and http://f.ast.ly/fcxSW

App review: Wall Street Journal Tablet Edition for Android

We'd always thought this was going to be the year of Android tablets, but until th http://f.ast.ly/PFWJt

HTC Mecha / Incredible HD pictured for Verizon with a fancy '4G' symbol

If you weren't so keen on that LTE-enabled LG handset for Verizon that we saw rece http://f.ast.ly/Prjdq