Driverless electric van cruises 8,000 miles from Italy to China without stopping for directions
October 29, 2010 No Comment
They made it. The team from Visilab , which left way back in July , has arrived in China and will now take its place among the various other random things going on at the Shanghai World Expo. As you may or may not recall, a gaggle of autonomous orange EVs left Italy three months ago on a trip that would take them through cities like Moscow and wastelands like the Gobi Desert, all thanks to an array of laser scanners, cameras, and of course GPS. It was a 13,000km journey (8,078 miles) that was made with minimal driver intervention and, thanks to the EV-nature of the vehicles, without stopping once for gasoline — though they were limited to about four hours of travel each day before having to recharge. Now, remember when you were impressed that Google’s autonomous car managed about 1,000 miles on its own? Driverless electric van cruises 8,000 miles from Italy to China without stopping for directions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A Georgia firefighter who sent around personal cell phone video of a horrific crash has been dismissed. The father of the crash victim eventually received the video via text message from a friend. (Oct. 29)
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Continue reading …Acer Liquid Metal gets official in the UK with Android 2.2 and Breeze UI
October 29, 2010 No Comment
After seeing quite a few leaks , Acer just made its Liquid Metal handset official. The 3.6-inch slate runs Android 2.2 Froyo atop an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor. Inside all that molten metal you’ll find 802.11n WiFi, support for 14.4Mbps HSDPA, DLNA/UPnP streaming support, Dolby Surround technology, and an image stabilized 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash capable of recording video at 720p (30fps). Acer’s new handset also features a new Breeze UI and SocialJogger app that aggregates Twitter and Facebook feeds. Look for it to land in brown in the UK starting mid November for
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In a primary season clouded by the nation’s economic pain, the colorful and largely angry tea party movement has defined the 2010 race. So what does it mean for 2012? (Oct. 29)
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CAPTION: An Australian man is lucky to be alive after a car crashed into his house on Friday in Melbourne’s outer east suburb and landed on the bed in which he had been sleeping moments before. (October 29 2010)
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The outrage over a deadly home invasion in Connecticut has sparked increased support for the death penalty in the state. There are even Facebook pages dedicated to putting the convicted perpetrator Steven Hayes to death. (Oct. 29)
Continue reading …ASUS lays out Armdroid and Wintel tablet plans, we already feel overwhelmed
October 29, 2010 No Comment
Leave it to ASUS to blast out an entire series of tablets that saturate the market in a single go. Many of these have already been mentioned, leaked, or even revealed at trade shows. But now we’ve got company president, Jerry Shen, filling in the launch details. Starting in December, ASUS will begin launching tablets in 7-, 9-, 10-, and 12-inch form factors. The 12-inch model will run Windows on an Intel chipset and be ready for purchase in January. Of interest, Shen says that Microsoft assisted in the development by making several enhancements to related technologies including touch control and the user interface. In March ASUS will launch a pair of 7 inchers (one with WiFi and the other with “3.5G” and phone functions) and another pair of 9-inch tablets (an ARM-based Tegra 2 model running Android and another Wintel tablet) with a price gap of $100. Of course, we’ve see a 10-incher around as well. That means we should see a grand total of five or six tablets from ASUS at CES in January. Fun. ASUS lays out Armdroid and Wintel tablet plans, we already feel overwhelmed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis talk about teaming up for a road trip in their new movie ‘Due Date,’ at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. (Oct. 29)
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TeliaSonera subsidiary Ncell has just completed installation of a 3G base station at 5,200 meters (17,000 feet) that will reach the 8,848-meter peak of Mount Everest. Mind you, we’ve already seen a cellphone call made from the world’s highest peak using a temporary base station in a Motorola publicity stunt. This time, however, it’s permanent and faster allowing climbers to surf the internet or make 3G video calls. Why would Ncell want to build a base station in such a sparsely populated area? Because it is there. Mount Everest now wired for Internet, ready for Starbucks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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