Orange UK prices 3G iPad at £199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today
November 27, 2010 No Comment
Want an iPad but can’t countenance the associated outlay of cash up front? Orange is making that pill easier to swallow today with the revelation of its contract-tied pricing for Apple’s tablet in the UK. Pre-orders are about to start today for obtaining the 3G-connected iPad at prices of
Continue reading …A Heavy Dose of Pro-Obama Books (and Insider Favors) on the New York Times Top 100 Books List
November 27, 2010 No CommentTypically, The New York Times has released its annual book reviewers' list of the 100 Most Notable Books of 2010 , and they favor liberal authors, and most helpfully, current and former staffers of the New York Times. For people who may buy Christmas gifts or make Christmas lists based on this top-books list, Obama is still the hero. The Times recommended both The Bridge by David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, and The Promise: Year One by Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter, not to mention leftist Salon writer Rebecca Traister's book Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women. The Times calls it “A colorful, emotional argument that 2008 gave feminism a thrilling 'new life.'” With Michelle Obama growing vegetables?
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Photo: Stella Neptune Never one to let a quality, albeit moth-eaten, cashmere sweater go to waste, Eva Kisevalter, the designers behind Los Angeles-based design house Stella Neptune , breaths new life into these winter staples with moth-shaped appliques to cover the holes (via Magnifeco ). The patches are hand screen printed on recycled cashmere, hand cut, then hand sewn over the moth hole. Due to the varying snack habits of moths, the placement of the moths on … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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William Fox of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey and John Vesecky, his colleague at UC Santa Cruz, are working on a modified radar gun that can identify suicide bombs worn under the clothing. To do this, they cataloged the most common arrangements of looped wires used to construct “suicide vests,” and developed software that can identify the radar cross-section of each. So far, results have been pretty good: according to New Scientist , “telltale factors in the polarisation of the reflected signals” allowed them to correctly identify volunteers dressed as bombers up to ten meters away, roughly eighty-five percent of the time. Of course, even with a success rate this high, such a system would be prone to kicking up false positives. In order to minimize this, the devices would have to combined with other technologies, such as smart surveillance camera systems and infrared imaging. Modified radar gun identifies suicide bombers up to ten meters away originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Egypt’s Opposition leader says ‘illicit marriage with Tel Aviv’ will be scrapped if elections won
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Associated Press SEONGNAM, South Korea—South Korea’s marine commander vowed revenge at a funeral Saturday for two marines killed in a North Korean bombardment, as the country prepared military exercises with the U.S. that have enraged the North and concerned China. The commander, Maj. Gen. You Nak-jun, said the retaliation would be “thousand-fold” as dignitaries and relatives laid white flowers at a funeral altar following Tuesday’s attack on a South Korean island, which also killed two civilians in one of the worst artillery attacks on the country’s territory since the 1950-53 Korean War. As protesters in Seoul demanded their government take sterner action against North Korea, the…
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Atomic chief says country’s first nuclear plant will begin providing electricity within two months
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The Advent Vega seems to be gaining some serious traction overseas, but despite the low price, not having access to Google’s bona fide Android Market is a huge Debbie Downer . Well, it was . The fine folks over at MoDaCo have cooked up a custom ROM for the 10-inch tablet, and if you’ve nothing better to do on a Black Friday than tinker with software, the v1.04 build hosted in the source link promises a “full Google experience” including Gmail, Maps with Street View, Talk, Voice Search and even Android Market access. All the steps you’ll need to follow are just a click away, so allow us to ask you this: what’s the holdup? Advent Vega nabs Android Market access courtesy of MoDaCo custom ROM originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Hard to say where exactly iRes Technology found this guy on the right (Miley clearly came from a nondescript party in the You Es Aye ), but chances are he was sourced from same pool of megalomaniacs that MSI dipped into earlier this year. If you’ll recall, iRes popped out its first wearable camcorder in July of last year, and the new edition is smaller, more capable and endorsed by voyeurs worldwide. The IRDC260 uCorder Pockito (2.5- x 1- x 0.5-inches) — which is available in black / red colors — is capable of being clipped onto just about anything; from there, it can log footage at 740 x 480 (30fps) onto a microSD card (2GB included). It syncs up with your PC via USB, and it can also double as a webcam should you need it to. Both hues are up for order right now at $99.99, and if you look even remotely like either of the individuals above, there’s obviously nothing we can do or say to stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Gallery: uCorder Pockito wearable camcorder Pockito wearable camcorder: endorsed by Miley Cyrus and Joe McCreep originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A woman and her two children were found stabbed to death in their central Ohio apartment on Friday after she didn’t show up for Thanksgiving dinner or work the following day. (Nov. 26)
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