Israeli scientists have invented a device that allows quadriplegics to control their wheelchairs by sniffing. It also could open new communication channels for paralyzed patients. (Nov. 9)
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Highlights of this day in history: Germans dance on top of Berlin Wall as communism crumbles in Eastern Europe; Nazis target Jews during ‘Kristallnacht’; A massive blackout hits the Northeast; Poet Dylan Thomas and Actor Art Carney die. (Nov. 9)
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Bing not meeting your needs? Don’t fret, Google just pushed its Google Search app for Windows Phone 7 live in Marketplace. A move the mirrors the Bing app availability on the Android Market. The Google Search app utilizes your location to provide local search results and features suggestions as your type and a search history to quickly repeat any previous queries. While there’s no way to reassign Google Search to the dedicated search “button” on WP7 devices, you could always pin the app to the Start screen. Unfortunately, we’re still not seeing it populated in the UK Marketplace (search for “Google Search”) but that should be remedied anytime now. Google Search App bungs Bing on Windows Phone 7 Marketplace originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …By Richard Reeves Washingtonians giggle at the new and the recycled anti-Washington loudmouths coming or coming back to our capital city. There are no outsiders inside the Beltway. Related Entries November 9, 2010 Noam Chomsky on Misguided Outrage November 8, 2010 Wanted: Mojo All Around
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A 2-year-old North Carolina boy remains in critical condition after being mauled in the yard by his family’s pit bulls. (Nov. 8)
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A Texas middle school football team’s trick play has become world famous on the internet. The Driscoll Middle School quarterback takes the ball from the center then walks past the defense before sprinting to the end zone for a touchdown. (Nov. 9)
Continue reading …E Ink shows off Triton color ePaper, touts faster performance, readability in sunlight (video)
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E Ink Triton. That’s the name we should all start getting used to as E Ink Holdings has just officially announced its first color electronic paper display. It was only yesterday that we learned Hanvon would be the first to bring the newly colorized e-reading panels to the market, so today the eponymous E Ink display maker has seen fit to dish out its own press release, catchy title, and even a handy explanatory video. The key points are that the new Triton stuff will offer 20 percent faster performance, sunlight-readable imaging, and up to a month’s battery life. That would suggest there’s almost no sacrifice in endurance relative to E Ink’s monochromatic screens already on offer in things like Amazon’s Kindle , which sounds all kinds of righteous to us. Skip past the break to get better acquainted with the Triton. Continue reading E Ink shows off Triton color ePaper, touts faster performance, readability in sunlight (video) E Ink shows off Triton color ePaper, touts faster performance, readability in sunlight (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading the main story Related stories UK lives ‘saved by waterboarding’ Bush decision ‘angered Cheney’ Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret Former US President George W Bush has defended some of his most controversial decisions, in his first television interview since leaving office. He told US network NBC that use of the interrogation technique waterboarding -…
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As promised , the boys and girls at Opera have pushed out an Android-flavored beta version of their Opera Mobile 10.1 product today — and considering the company’s track record for making awesome replacement browsers, odds are good that you’re going to want to check it out. Besides pinch-to-zoom and support for location services, you’ll find fan favorites like desktop browser sync and Opera’s Speed Dial, a touchable grid of bookmarks. What’s more, the visual tab management is downright slick (then again, outdoing the tab management in-built to Android doesn’t take much), so you might want to take it for a test drive today — can we suggest engadget.com as a fine starting point? The app’s available from the Android Market right now; follow the break for the press release and an official demo of pinch-to-zoom in action. Or, you know, just download it and do some pinch-to-zooming of your own. Your call. Continue reading Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android hits public beta Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android hits public beta originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police are investigating a bizarre crash in California. Witnesses say a naked woman staggered out of a smashed pick-up truck moments after it crashed. But, police are investigating if she was sexually assaulted or stole the truck. (Nov. 8)
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