Nokia puts E7 up for pre-order in Finland, still planning on delivering in February
January 19, 2011 No Comment
One of the most delicious phones the consumer world hasn’t had a chance to taste yet is firming up plans to finally make its way out to retail. Nokia’s Finnish store has put the E7 up for a €599 pre-order plus an €8 shipping charge, which is expected to get the all-business device to your door some time in February. That matches the last word from Nokia on the subject of the E7′s release and should reassure anyone who’s made use of Amazon’s early pre-orders for this handset that the wait won’t last much longer. [Thanks, Esko] Nokia puts E7 up for pre-order in Finland, still planning on delivering in February originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Visualized: the fate of the most ambitious Soviet-era space exploration project
January 19, 2011 No Comment
Project Buran was the USSR’s answer to NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia. Unlike its highly decorated American counterpart, however, this child of the 1970s produced only one unmanned space flight during its operation and was ignominiously shut down by Russian authorities in 1993. The remains of this most ambitious (and expensive) effort are still around, however, and have now taken on a layer of rust, weeds and general decay that would make any post-apocalyptic set designer swoon with admiration. It’s as beautiful as it is sad, this gallery of failed human endeavor, and you can see it in full at the link below. Continue reading Visualized: the fate of the most ambitious Soviet-era space exploration project Visualized: the fate of the most ambitious Soviet-era space exploration project originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A Chinese store security camera captured a wheelchair-bound customer and her caregiver plunging down a steeply inclined conveyer belt, known as a travelator. The patient wasn’t seriously hurt, but the caregiver suffered a serious head injury. (Jan. 18)
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January 19th: Poet Edgar Allan Poe, Confederate General Robert E. Lee born; Indira Gandhi elected; Clinton admits to false statements; Janis Joplin, Dolly Parton born.
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By Robert Scheer Here we go again. When Bill Clinton suffered an electoral reversal after his first two years in office, he abruptly embraced the corporate money guys who had financed his congressional opposition in an effort to purchase a second term. Related Entries January 18, 2011 Chinese Workers Are Not the Enemy January 18, 2011 Half of Younger Americans Have Pre-Existing Conditions
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A 14-year-old Spartanburg, SC boy shot and killed his father and great aunt and injured his grandmother, and then dialed 911, police said Tuesday. (Jan. 18)
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Betty White celebrates her 89th birthday in New York. The star of ‘Hot in Cleveland’ says her co-stars keep her working and that Regis is not a wimp for retiring at a younger age than her. (Jan18)
Continue reading …A backpack bomb capable of causing multiple casualties was found along the route of Monday’s Martin Luther King Day parade in Spokane, the FBI says. City workers discovered the bomb before the parade and it was neutralized by the city’s explosives disposal unit. Authorities say the bomb was placed on…
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A gun in a 10th-grader’s backpack discharged Tuesday when he dropped the bag, wounding two students at a high school, including one who remained in critical condition, police said. (Jan. 18)
Continue reading …Genre: Broadcast Title: Papercuts Broadcast singer Trish Keenan died on January 14 at the age of 42. The band’s mix of dark electronica, mixed with Keenan’s Sixties vocal style, set them apart from their counterparts in the electronica scene. May she rest in peace.
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