How many different ways can a wristwatch display the time? So many ways, as fully evidenced by the ever-inventive folks at Tokyoflash Japan . Their latest offering is the Kisai Satellite, a USB-rechargeable watch that relies on three flashing “halos” to display the time in a manner that’s slightly less confusing than some of the company’s other watches, but still confusing enough to confound anyone asking you for the time. What’s more, unlike some of Tokyoflash’s concept watches, this one is actually available (for just over $90), and in your choice of black or white with either blue or green LEDs. Hit up the gallery below for a closer look, and head on past the break for a video. Gallery: Kisai Satellite watch Continue reading Tokyoflash ditches tradition yet again with Kisai Satellite watch Tokyoflash ditches tradition yet again with Kisai Satellite watch originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s official, Wave fans: the Apache Software Foundation has accepted Wave for its incubator program. What’s this mean? Well, the group will oversee future development of the Wave Federation protocols and the Wave In A Box product — and those of you who absolutely cannot live without your Waves won’t be left out in the cold. Rounding out support from Apache and Google are representatives from Solute, Novell, SESI, University Duisburg-Essen, and Wikileaks (OK, we made that last one up). Best of luck to ya! Wave officially finds a home with the Apache Software Foundation originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Monster builds Daft Punk Edition Tron Headphones, unwittingly unleashes moral quandary of a generation
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We can’t tell, is this (and by “this” we mean the entertainment machine that is Disney / Daft Punk / Tron / Jeff Bridges, melding with the monster that is Monster , and creating a pair of $350 ultra-glossy headphones) the ultimate payoff of our childhood hopes and dreams, or their ultimate ruination and desecration? Both? Gallery: Monster builds Daft Punk Edition Tron Headphones Continue reading Monster builds Daft Punk Edition Tron Headphones, unwittingly unleashes moral quandary of a generation Monster builds Daft Punk Edition Tron Headphones, unwittingly unleashes moral quandary of a generation originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Pioneer’s Discussion Table is the Surface competitor your business can’t live without (video)
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We’d all like our tables to be a little smarter, and anyone who works for a company would surely like their meetings to have a bit more intelligence, too. Pioneer is hoping to kill two birds with one rather sizeable piece of furniture: the Discussion Table, due sometime next year. Interestingly it’s simply a Core i7 -based PC running Windows Embedded Standard 7, with minimal custom coding on top of that. Users can bring their mobile PCs nearby and share documents to the table or remote desktop right into their machines from it, showing their docs and displays in scalable and rotatable windows. The Windows underpinnings handles the multitouch details, also offering what must surely be the biggest virtual keyboard ever seen in the wild. The Table has a single-sheet scanner built in the side and even offers TransferJet, so that everyone can download pictures of Boss’s drunken holiday party antics wirelessly. Continue reading Pioneer’s Discussion Table is the Surface competitor your business can’t live without (video) Pioneer’s Discussion Table is the Surface competitor your business can’t live without (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …NASA successfully launches NanoSail-D solar sail from microsatellite in space
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Took ‘em long enough, don’tcha think? After talking things up for years (and getting dangerously close to pulling the trigger in mid-2008) NASA has finally ejected a solar sail into space. But that’s not the kicker — it managed to eject NanoSail-D from a microsatellite, dubbed FASTSAT. We’re told that this “is the first time NASA has mounted a P-POD on a microsatellite to eject a cubesat,” and sure enough, things have gone swimmingly ever since the mission began on Friday. Aside from giving NASA the ability to test out the effectiveness of using a solar sail in orbit, this also proves that FASTSAT is a “cost-effective independent means of placing cubesat payloads into orbit safely” — that’s according to Mark Boudreaux, FASTSAT project manager at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Moreover, the NanoSail flight results could lead to new methods of de-orbiting space debris in the future, not to mention get more and more of ‘em there to begin with at a lower overall cost and with far less hassle. NASA successfully launches NanoSail-D solar sail from microsatellite in space originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Unreleased Alienware M17x spotted running next-gen Intel Sandy Bridge chip
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Intel’s full unveil of the next-gen Sandy Bridge processor line isn’t due until January , but the products are already starting to leak out. The M17x is our second 17-incher ( HP’s dv7 being the first), and this time we’ve got in-the-wild shots and benchmarks to chew on. In 3DMark06 a 2GHz Core i7-2630QM machine running Intel’s integrated graphics scored 15,940, while a 2.2GHz i7-2720QM with AMD Radeon HD 6900M graphics nailed a 20,155 mark, and a 2.3GHz i7-2820QM chip paired with a GeForce GTX 460M GPU did 16,957. Of course, these numbers are supremely preliminary, but it sounds like Intel’s integrated graphics are (finally) starting to pull their weight, just like Intel keeps promising. Otherwise, the M17x looks to be mostly unchanged, which is probably good news for gamers, bad news for anyone hoping Alienware would pursue some new sort of “understated” design language in 2011. [Thanks, vikingrinn] Unreleased Alienware M17x spotted running next-gen Intel Sandy Bridge chip originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Verizon sucks at Photoshop: the Continuum definitely can’t do this, we checked
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Notice something missing from that Continuum there on Big Red’s home page? That’s right: if this were a real phone, there’d be an arbitrary black bar across the screen somewhere around the young lady’s midsection, followed by a “ticker” at the bottom… but instead, just as with the iOS-powered Droid X , they’ve once again exceeded the bounds of reality with a little help from Adobe products. Don’t get us wrong, the phone Verizon’s got up on its home page is the Continuum Verizon probably should’ve launched… but then they would’ve had to answer the burning question of why they released a slightly sexier, slimmer version of the Fascinate . It’s alright, though, guys — we’ve got your back — just follow the break for the corrected version. You’re welcome to use it! Continue reading Verizon sucks at Photoshop: the Continuum definitely can’t do this, we checked Verizon sucks at Photoshop: the Continuum definitely can’t do this, we checked originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Google Cloud Print is ready to spool in beta, if you have a Windows PC handy
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Google blew the lid off of Chrome OS yesterday in a big way , and one of its key features is now ready to roll. Cloud Print was unveiled back in April , a method to enable Google mobile devices to print via nebulous networking, and it’s now here — with some caveats. The biggest being that right now the only host for a non Cloud Print-compatible printer (basically all but this one ) is a Windows PC running Chrome 9.0.597.1 or greater. Set up the service through there and the browser will host your good ‘ol printer to your Chrome OS device. Don’t have a Chrome OS device? You will . Eventually more printers will support this natively, eliminating the middleman, and we’re sure printing support will be coming to Android down the road too. When? In due time, fair reader. In due time. Google Cloud Print is ready to spool in beta, if you have a Windows PC handy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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In a nod to future FTC mandates regarding web privacy, Microsoft has announced that among its many charms, Internet Explorer 9 will introduce something called a Tracking Protective List. In essence, the TPL looks at third party elements of whichever page you may be viewing (for instance, when you’re at msnbc.com and it contains elements that are hosted by another domain) and allows you to block those which track your movements. This is done by domain, and there is both a whitelist and a blacklist — ensuring that while elements that are required for full functionality will be allowed, those which are a nuisance will be blocked. Of course, this isn’t the answer to all of your security needs, but between this and properly managing your cookies it is a decent first step. IE9 will come around sometime in early 2011 — in the meantime, check out the video after the break for more info. Continue reading Internet Explorer 9 privacy measures to include Tracking Protection Internet Explorer 9 privacy measures to include Tracking Protection originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …PA Walmart stores getting CCTV-enabled, breathalyzin’ wine vending machines
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Whenever technology is used to solve a real problem, it warms our hearts. It really does. But when technological perambulations are needed to work their way around antiquated state liquor laws (the likes of which have tormented at least one poor Engadget editor since he reached the age of majority), it just seems sad. For instance, it’s illegal to sell alcohol in grocery stores in Pennsylvania, but it’s not illegal to install a vending machine that dispenses wine: as long as the user is asked to take a breathalyzer test, swipe their state issued ID or Driver License, and then show their mug to a state official sitting somewhere in Harrisburg, who is keeping an eye on the proceedings via CCTV. Simple, right? Maybe not, but it does protect the state’s monopoly on liquor sales. The Pronto wine vending machine is currently only available in select grocery stores in the state, but it’s just been announced that the PA Liquor Control Board has given Walmart preliminary approval to put the things in some of their locations outside of Pittsburgh. We’ll try one out ourselves, as soon as they start carrying Blue Nun. PA Walmart stores getting CCTV-enabled, breathalyzin’ wine vending machines originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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