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Scientists in Israel have invented a device that can enable paraplegics and quadriplegics to manoeuvre a wheelchair and communicate on their own simply by sniffing. (Oct. 21)
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Now that retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens no longer has to see his former colleague Justice Antonin Scalia in the lunchroom every day, he’s free to tell tales out of the top court, which he did earlier this month in a speech criticizing Scalia’s handling of a case from 1991.
Continue reading …From Smiling Seals to Exploding Landscapes, Photographers Journey to Earth’s Most Dangerous Places For "Extreme Exposure" (Slideshow)
October 21, 2010 No Comment
Image credit: Paul Nicklen “Extreme Exposure,” a group exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography , features arresting imagery from five unique photographers who work on the edge of wildlife, climate and environment. Clyde Butcher, Paul Nicklen, Michael Nichols and Donna & Stephen O’Meara have made careers documenting rarely seen moments in the life of our planet.
Continue reading …People wanted change and change is what they got : A majority of voters in key battleground races say President Obama has either brought no change to Washington or has brought change for the worse. In 10 competitive House districts, 41 percent of likely voters say Obama has brought change for the worse, and 30 percent say he has made no difference. Almost two years after Obama declared on election night that “change has come to America,” only 26 percent believe he’s delivered on his promise to end business-as-usual in the capital. Strikingly, 63 percent of voters under the age of 34 said the president either has not changed Washington or has made it worse. In 2008, voters under the age of 30 voted 2-to-1 for Obama against his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.). But in The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll, only 34 percent of young people say the president has effected change for the better. Ah, the youth vote. I guess they won’t be swooning this year as they did in 2008.
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Image: Flickr via OregonDOT The electricity grid in Germany is actually in trouble because of too much solar power feeding into it. At least that’s what the chairman of the DENA agency , which advises the government on energy, has warned. Thanks in part to subsidies by the German government, solar installations have been spreading like wildfire.
Continue reading …Acer’s Liquid Metal spotted in the wild, chilling with two mystery friends
October 21, 2010 No Comment
The last we heard about Acer’s Liquid Metal smartphone, an Android 2.2 unit with a 3.6-inch display and a lovely aluminum exterior, it was getting ready for a UK launch at the end of October . There’s just a little over a week left to meet that date, and all we have to show are some decidedly unofficial photos from Droid Sans . The first pic, above, shows off a very smudged up looking Liquid Metal (or what is said to be a Liquid Metal at least), but after that are photos of two mystery devices. The first of those (pictured below) has the same… distinctively lengthy form factor of the GW990 , while the other device is a tablet that we’ve not laid eyes on before. It looks to be running Android 2.2 (or later) and is said to be “big enough to shift the iPad.” We’re not sure exactly how to parse that bit of auto-translation, but maybe it’s a coded reference to JT Wang’s prediction of doom for the iPad’s market share. Continue reading Acer’s Liquid Metal spotted in the wild, chilling with two mystery friends Acer’s Liquid Metal spotted in the wild, chilling with two mystery friends originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Students get their hands on Microsoft’s Adaptive Keyboard, adapt it to their nefarious ways (video)
October 21, 2010 No Comment
When Microsoft announced its Adaptive Keyboard , backed by an LCD not entirely unlike the Optimus Maximus and its dynamic ways, the company said it’d be hosting a contest to see which students could come up with the best way to use the thing. Now it’s time to look at some of the results. Highlights? One app, with the press of a button, replaces your keys with the icons on your desktop. Another brings Windows Media Player playlist control to your fingertips, and a third lets coders easily navigate namespace, class, and member variables. Oh, and then there’s the app that dynamically remaps your keys to frustrate keyloggers — and users. There are lots more, all presented by some generally uncomfortable looking students over the course of the video embedded after the break. Warning: it’s 24 minutes long, so you’d best get a refill before clicking “Play.” Continue reading Students get their hands on Microsoft’s Adaptive Keyboard, adapt it to their nefarious ways (video) Students get their hands on Microsoft’s Adaptive Keyboard, adapt it to their nefarious ways (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police were clashing with demonstrators in the French city of Lyon Thursday, as street protests continued over plans to increase the retirement age to 62. The government, however, was moving to cut short Senate debate over the issue. (Oct. 21)
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