You read that headline correctly, Toshiba just announced its new Power TV family of battery-powered LED TVs. Mind you, these aren’t tiny portables. Toshiba’s PC 1 sets are pushing 32- or 24-inches and are the world’s first (according to Toshiba) to integrate a rechargeable battery good for about two hours of power. Why? Because even people lacking clean, consistent power desire the mind-numbing escape afforded by a large televised soccer football match. The sets feature “auto signal booster” tech to enhance viewing in areas with weak signal coverage and “auto view” to optimize the picture based on ambient lighting conditions. Tosh is also announcing its new 55-inch 55ZL800 3D LED flagship TV with new multiprocessor CEVO Engine as well as its 29-mm deep WL700 series of slim LED TVs available in 46- and 55-inch models. See the full press release after the break. Continue reading Toshiba’s 32-inch Power TV runs for 2 hours on integrated battery Filed under: Displays , HDTV Toshiba’s 32-inch Power TV runs for 2 hours on integrated battery originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A pastor who barred church officials from using Facebook will take a 90-day sabbatical and return to his post. The decision follows the pastor’s admission that he engaged in a three-way sexual relationship a decade ago. (Nov. 29)
Continue reading …KDDI develops a zoom-enhance system for HD movie streaming on smartphones (video)
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Because not every smartphone has a full 1080p resolution (yet), KDDI ‘s R&D Labs have come up with a new method for massaging the most out of HD movie streams while on the move. You’ll still be able to pummel your poor mobile device and connection with the full-res stream, should you wish it, but KDDI’s innovation is in developing a system whereby you can zoom in on particular parts of the feed, have the stream cropped to your requirements on far-off servers somewhere, and then receive only the stuff you want to see onto your device. And because of your phone’s aforementioned pixel deficiency, the employment of this technique will most often result in negligible picture fidelity loss, if any. The biggest benefit, however, might be to carriers like KDDI who end up having to carry less data back and forth, even if it does come at a slight server-side cost. Video after the break. Continue reading KDDI develops a zoom-enhance system for HD movie streaming on smartphones (video) KDDI develops a zoom-enhance system for HD movie streaming on smartphones (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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WikiLeaks documents contain reports of 2007 meetings in which Meir Dagan presented US with five-step program to perform coup in Iran; said ‘nothing can be achieved’ with Palestinians
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. We are about to enter a two-year period in which the Beltway Republicans will always blame Obama’s America first—you know, the America that happens to disagree with much of the conservative agenda, the America from which they want to “take back” the country, as if the rest of us represent an alien force. Related Entries November 28, 2010 Iran’s Best Friends on Capitol Hill November 24, 2010 Fail and Grow Rich on Wall Street
Continue reading …Sharp’s Galapagos media tablets landing December 10, costing quite a few Yen
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Sharp’s evolutionary tablets are coming, people. It’s just that they’re coming to Japan and they’re not going to be terribly affordable when they do arrive. The Kin maker has just revealed a December 10 launch date for its Mobile and Home Galapagos models — a 5.5-inch slate with 1024 x 600 resolution and a 10.8-incher with 1366 x 800 resolution, respectively — pricing them at
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We’ve all seen the scene in some movie or another: secret agent infiltrates the enemy stronghold, sneaks into the server room, then fights off bad guy after bad guy while an agonizingly slow progress bar ticks across the screen, super-secret egg salad recipe files taking ages to copy. If only they had a Kingston HyperX Max USB 3.0 external drive they could have escaped without needing that big final fight scene. The drive was recently tested by PC Perspective and found to feature solid construction and performance, offering the highest sequential write speeds the site had ever seen thanks to a Toshiba HG2 controller coupled with 128GB of Toshiba flash and 128MB of DDR cache memory. And, at $280 for a 128GB model, it’s even somewhat reasonably priced — well, for an external USB 3.0 SSD, anyway. Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 USB 3.0 SSD reviewed, hits ludicrous speeds originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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WikiLeaks documents reveal that Israel’s attempt to convey sense of urgency, its contradicting assessments on when Iran would achieve nuclear ability made US officials take its warnings ‘with a grain of salt’. One US diplomat noted it was not clear whether Israelis themselves believed their own assessments
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Atlanta edged Green Bay on a late field goal. Late touchdown pass lifts Giants over Jaguars. Minnesota beats Washington. Steelers get past Bills with a field goal in overtime. Chargers pick off Peyton Manning four times, beat Colts. (Nov. 28)
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