We’ve already seen a preview of it , and Roku has now finally rolled out its version 2.8 software update for everyone to try out themselves. The biggest changes all concern the interface, and include improvements like a new seasonal home screen banner, the ability to re-order channels on the home screen, a revised Channel Store with a grid of icons and, last but not least, a home screen clock. Look for the update to gradually roll out to Roku boxes over the next few days, or simply head to the settings menu to force a download it right now if you just can’t wait. Roku rolls out version 2.8 software update with refined interface originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Editor's Note: MRC President Brent Bozell issued the following statement in reaction to news that MSNBC had suspended Countdown host Keith Olbermann “indefinitely” for donating to three Democratic candidates in violation of NBC's policy. In October, Olbermann had blasted political donations from Fox News owner News Corp, slamming Fox as “a media outlet that has now put its money where everybody has known its mouth has always been.” Keith Olbermann is officially the Worst Hypocrite in the World. He rails about a ‘national cable news outlet’ that ‘starts to donate to partisan groups of one party,’ then does exactly that. But it begs a bigger questions: why did it take NBC so long? This man has been using his perch as a newsman at MSNBC to promote a radical left-wing and hate-filled agenda for years. And they fire him over three contributions? NBC needs to review its own policies.” (Video below page break) read more
Continue reading …Keepin’ it real fake: PSP Phone features NES emulator, cognitive dissonance
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This is not the first KIRF PSP Phone we’ve seen, but recent news of the actual, long-awaited device (you heard it here first , folks!) makes the Unmei Q5′s appearance in the stalls of Shenzhen all the more timely. What will your hard earned yuan will get you? How about a 3.5-inch touchscreen, front and rear cameras, dual SIM card slots, an NES emulator, 3.5mm audio jack, and a mini-USB port — all crammed into the shell of a PSP Go? Available in black or white, this bad boy has been spotted for 399 CNY, or about $60. We just hope the real handset looks this good! [Thanks, Chris] Keepin’ it real fake: PSP Phone features NES emulator, cognitive dissonance originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …When the detestable Rep. Alan Grayson was defeated by 18 points on Election Day many of us assumed his next job would be as an MSNBC host, however we couldn’t figure out where they’d fit him in.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 5, 2010 – CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA has postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery to no earlier than 4:05 a.m. EST on Nov. 30. The delay will allow engineers and technicians time to diagnose and repair a hydrogen gas leak detected while filling the external tank Friday morning. They also will assess a foam crack on the external fuel…
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It may come as a bit of a surprise to some considering that seemingly every company and government agency has one these days, but the Federal Trade Commission has never had a Chief Technologist. It’s now finally filled that gap, however, and has appointed Edward W. Felten to the post. As you may be aware, Felten’s a professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton and the founding director of the university’s Center for Information Technology, but he’s probably best known for his efforts to expose problems with electronic voting machines , and for his vocal advocacy against DRM — he also uses his Mii for his profile image on the Freedom to Tinker blog, so you know you’re not exactly dealing with your usual government bureaucrat. Felten has actually already been serving as a part-time adviser to the FTC, and it seems like he’ll now basically be continuing that role in a full-time capacity, with the FTC only saying that he will “advise the agency on evolving technology and policy issues.” FTC appoints Ed Felten as agency’s first Chief Technologist originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Broadacre City. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1950-1955. [Image via urbannebula.nl.] The politics and planning of our food system is a big topic these days, with urban farming being all the rage. In Design Observer, Charles Waldheim, Chair of the Department of Landcape Architecture at Harvard, looks back at earlier approaches to merging agriculture and urbanity, at the way that urban farming might affect urban form. Frank Lloyd Wright was convinced that the automobile would cause the city to decentralize, and envisioned Broadacre City, a mix of urbanity a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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More than halfway through their inaugural college football season, Georgia State University has seen a rise in student applications and stronger support from alumni. Positive returns for a school that spent $8.6 million to add the program. (Nov. 5)
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Image credit: Permaculture TV Back in 2006 the Dervaes’ family’s Path to Freedom urban homestead project hit the airwaves of TreeHugger TV. Since then we’ve seen a proliferation of urban farm tours , awesome small-scale permaculture projects ,
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photo: Thomas Tringale / Creative Commons If you thought the obesity epidemic in the United States couldn’t get much worse, new research from Harvard University projects that the national obesity rate won’t plateau until at least 42% of adults are obese, something which may not happen for another fou… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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