The Democrats’ strategy to salvage the 2010 campaign was to distract voters from their record over the past two years and paint their opponents as wacky extremists. Win or lose, the Democrats got a lot of help from their friends in the supposedly objective “news” media. MRC analysts reviewed the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts from September 1 through October 25. Key findings:
Continue reading …Powercast and Microchip fire up interest at a distance with wireless power development kit
October 27, 2010 No Comment
We’re sure if you asked Powercast nicely it’d tell you a whale of a tale, about how the “more than 100 companies” who allegedly signed up to develop products that seemingly pull energy from the ether materialized into this light-up Christmas tree . Still, we’d be happy to forgive and forget if meaningful products emerged instead, and that’s why we’re moderately happy the company’s announced a nice big development kit. $1,250 buys your firm or deep-pocketed hobbyist the spread pictured above, with a wireless transmitter to throw three watts and a pair of receiver boards to catch them from over 40 feet away, plus a low-power development board from Microchip equipped with that company’s proprietary short-range wireless protocols and ZigBee functionality. We can’t wait to see what people build, but we won’t be snapping one up ourselves — we’re still holding out for the firm to go open-source and build an Arduino version. PR after the break. Continue reading Powercast and Microchip fire up interest at a distance with wireless power development kit Powercast and Microchip fire up interest at a distance with wireless power development kit originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Charlie Sheen released from hospital after US police are called to his hotel room; US appeals court rejects bid by Michael Jackson’s father to challenge estate administrators; Audrina Patridge and partner Tony Dovolani voted off ‘DWTS’. (Oct. 27)
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Photos: Adrian Johnson . Specs after the jump. The fridge couch — well, someone out there had to finally marry the two. Created by Canadian designer Adrian Johnson, these customized ultra-retro seaters are made from vintage refrigerators and salvaged car seats that he rescues from local junkyards. Johnson’s apparent mission: “To go where recycling hasn’t gone before.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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An iconic part of movie history is to be auctioned on Wednesday. An Aston Martin DB5 used by Sean Connery’s James Bond goes under the hammer in London. It could fetch $3.5 million. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …From a 1992 CNN interview with Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown: Interviewer: You said something a moment ago that I have to follow up on and I have to draw you out on. You said you don’t have to lie anymore now that you’re not a politician. What did you lie about when you were governor? Jerry Brown: It’s all a lie. You’re pretending there’s a plan… Interviewer: What did you lie about? Jerry Brown: You run for office and the assumption is “Oh, I know what to do”. You don’t. I didn’t have a plan for California. Clinton doesn’t have a plan. Bush doesn’t have a plan. Interviewer: You said you had a plan for California and you lied because you didn’t have a plan? Jerry Brown: You say you’re going to lower taxes, you’re going to put people to work, you’re gonna improve the schools, you’re going to stop crime… crime is up, schools are worse, taxes are higher. I mean be real! He doesn’t have a plan now either. He’s never actually created a job, made a payroll, or done anything in the private sector.
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Pity the poor fools who show up to the next LAN party with a mouse that doesn’t have a capacitive top. These days it’s touch-sensitivity or bust, and ASUS is latest in line, launching its WX-DL. This one takes its buttonless inspiration from the Magic Mouse but its design from another Cupertino creation: the puck-shape Apple USB Mouse. That rodent came with the 1998 iMac and was basically hated by everyone who placed a hand on it. It remains to be seen whether the slight tilt of this one (shown after the break) will make it more palatable to the digits of computer users everywhere, but it is at least suitably equipped with a 1200dpi laser sensor, 2.4GHz wireless connection, and a suite of media controls baked with care into the top of this aluminum cookie. Its yours for $80, so who wants to take a bite? Continue reading ASUS gets in on the touch mouse craze with the puck-shaped WX-DL ASUS gets in on the touch mouse craze with the puck-shaped WX-DL originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Huawei S7 gets Best Buy listing for $299.99, not shipping until November 7th
October 27, 2010 No Comment
Huawei ‘s Ideos S7. We loved it in June (resistive touchscreen notwithstanding), Expansys picked it up a few weeks later, and now Best Buy is also joining in on the phone. The 7-inch Android tablet — with kickstand — is now but a listing on the US retailer’s website, “coming soon” for $299.99. Store pickup is coming soon, but shipping availability is November 7th… no matter how expedited you make the order. If it’s any consolation, that’s still before the Galaxy Tab . Huawei S7 gets Best Buy listing for $299.99, not shipping until November 7th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s still not a substitute for a built-in memory card reader in a laptop, but Elecom’s new MR-C25 Series USB memory card reader might just be the next best thing. In addition to reading both SD and microSD cards, it’s able to rotate a full 180 degrees to give you access to ports on either side of the card reader. From the looks of things, you may still run into some problems with ports that are particularly close together (and with bulky plugs or devices), but it should definitely prevent at least some unwanted USB swapping. Unfortunately, there’s no still word on a price or release over here just yet, but it does apparently come in both black and white to better match your laptop. Elecom’s rotating USB memory card reader tries not to block your ports originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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UN forces were confronting angry Haitians in Saint Marc Tuesday. The protesters were upset about plans by an aid agency to set up a cholera treatment center near a school. (Oct. 27)
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