Don’t count the Symbian Foundation out just yet, because the European Commission has emerged like a knight in shining armor thanks to a €22 million public / private joint investment and a new consortium of some 24 organizations awkwardly called SYMBEOSE: “Symbian – the Embedded Operating System for Europe.” Needless to say, it seems like some of the higher-ups across the continent are feeling a little emotional about the hometown platform — especially now that it’s starting to take a lot of heat — and have thrown some skin in the game to keep things interesting. For its part, the Foundation says that the initiative (and presumably the money) will go toward developing “new core platform capabilities,” exploring cloud computing, and broadening the platform’s hardware ecosystem, among other things. Oh, and new Air Jordans would be nice. For Christmas, maybe. [Thanks, Ronald] Europe drops €22M into Symbian, Harrods shopping spree seems inevitable originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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To be honest, this took a little longer than expected. The above faux iPod nano is a pretty decent copy, lookswise, anyway. While we don’t know its name or full specifications, we do know that it comes in both 1.5 and 1.8-inch touchscreen varieties (presumably resistive). It apparently has both an external speaker and an SD card reader. We don’t know where you’ll ever find one or how much it’s likely to cost, but if you do track these down, we’ll take one in that gray color, please. Keepin’ it real fake: iPod nano doesn’t need a logo, thank you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter This little vegan salad, while not being the most beautiful salad ever, is surprisingly satisfying to eat. The combination of textures is quite nice, with the creaminess of the beans, the crunch of the walnuts and the crispness of cilantro and romaine. It was so good, I ate the leftovers for breakfast…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As you watch the election returns tonight I thought I’d rerun this piece from a few weeks ago. ============================================================= There are a number of races in the west that are polling very close right now.
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There’s no time like the present for multi-platinum Christian artist Michael W. Smith. He reflects on fame, family, and teen bullying on his 22nd album, “wonder.” (Nov. 2)
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German officials say a package that may contain explosives has been found in the mailroom of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office. Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert says “it cannot be ruled out that the package contains explosives.” (Nov. 2)
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Try to get past the mess of wires in the prototype above for a minute; you might just be looking at the future of wireless power — at least if the folks at Aska Electron have their way, that is. They’ve developed a new system that not only wirelessly charges your gadgets (a la Powermat and others), but wirelessly transfers data at the same time at speeds up to 120Mbps. While complete details on how that’s possible are still a bit light, the system does apparently use the same coils for both charging and data transfer, but different wavebands for each. The real kicker, however, is that while it’s seemingly still just in the prototype stage, Aska says it expects the first commercial applications to hit the market by the end of this year. Exactly what those products might be isn’t clear, but Aska says the technology could eventually lead to thinner, waterproof devices that don’t need ports of any kind. Aska Electron promises to add data transfer to wireless power systems originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Celebrating Biodiversity in an Explosion of Colour at The Natural History Museum’s Amazonia Show
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In a celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity Lucy and Jorge Orta’s Amazonia show at The Natural History Museum in London is a riotous display of colour and texture. This prolific pair of artists, famous for the exploration of social and environmental issues in their work, have produced this multimedia exhibition as a positive celebration of the beauty of the
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Credit: DanCof DanCof (The Green Way To Heaven) writes that about 36 million coffins are produced every year. That is a lot of chipboard at the low end and fancy woods at the high end, just to bury someone in. Hazel at Inhabitat writes that “Bendt Stov’s innovative coffins will allow the environmentally conscious to carry their green credentials into the afterlife.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A Chinese entrepreneur has developed a vending machine that dispenses live crabs. The crabs are a considered a local delicacy. (Nov. 2)
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