Miner Edison Pena, rescued from the Copiapo copper mine in Chile last October, fulfilled a lifelong ambition on Friday by singing Elvis Presley songs at the late singer’s home in Tennessee. (Jan. 7)
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Don’t quote us on this, but we’ve got a feeling that remotes will be more than just remotes by the time 2012 rolls around. HDTV companies have been slyly adding motion support to their remotes here at CES, and with PrimeSense’s technology going over so well in the Kinect, there’s an obvious next-step when looking at TV control. Movea — the company responsible for the Gyration Air Mouse and Air Mouse iOS app — has just teamed up with Sunrex here at CES, with the newly formed relationship expecting to yield new kit based on the former’s MotionIC platform and SmartMotion technology. We’re told to expect the first products to be available in Q1 of this year, with the SmartMotion Air Mini Keyboard remote and SmartMotion Air Mouse being named in particular. The former includes a full four-row QWERTY keyboard and relies on 2.4GHz wireless technology, but no images, pricing and availability details are available just yet. Continue reading Movea SmartMotion Air Mini Keyboard remote and Air Mouse revealed alongside Sunrex partnership Movea SmartMotion Air Mini Keyboard remote and Air Mouse revealed alongside Sunrex partnership originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Crystal Gallery of Ice Carving Competition started Friday in Anchorage, Alaska. Teams began carving 6000 pounds of ice into different creations. The competition ends Sunday. (Jan. 7)
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SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea took further steps to mend ties with South Korea, suggesting talks be held within weeks and reopening an office to foster cooperation on the fractured peninsula. The latest offer from Pyongyang on Saturday follows an apparent easing in tensions, which have soared since the North shelled the South's frontline Yeonpyeong island on November 23, killing four people. Pyongyang's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland “formally” proposed an “unconditional and early opening” of talks between the two governments. “The level of the talks and their venue and the date of…
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When WikiLeaks unveiled the infamous and secretive pre-Gulf War One Glaspie Memo, where some speculated that comments were made which misled Saddam Hussein into believing the United States was giving him a green light to invade Kuwait if diplomacy failed, it should have sent chills throughout the world, particularly in America. The Glaspie Memo, known as 90BAGHDAD423 or “Saddam’s Message of Friendship to President Bush,” details a meeting between U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie and Saddam Hussein on July 25, 1990. The meeting occurred just a few days before Iraq invaded Kuwait. The leaked memo reveals that indeed, Hussein expressed grave…
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Remember those all-night Mario Kart DS and Advance Wars marathons? Looking to recreate the magic with the 3DS? Bring a wall charger. Nintendo’s just unveiled its best-case scenario figures for the 3DS’ battery life, and compared with its predecessors, it ain’t pretty. The official numbers are three to five hours playing per game, or five to eight if playing an older DS title (and up to three hours 30 minutes to fully recharge). So… three to eight hours under the most ideal circumstances. Let’s look at the family album: the DS is 10 to 14 hours, DS Lite 15 to 19 hours, DSi 9 to 14 hours, and DSi XL 13 to 17 hours (all figures also from Nintendo). Can’t say we’re entirely surprised; Haus of Mario Chief Satoru Iwata’s own words back in October were “it is inevitable that Nintendo 3DS will be a device which requires more frequent recharging than Nintendo DS.” Think of it as an extension of the warning label . You can never be too careful, you know. Nintendo 3DS good for only 3 to 8 hours of play time per charge originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is generating excitement as thousand walk the floor to see the tablets, cameras and other new technology being unveiled. The show runs through Sunday. (Jan. 7)
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Photo: RealGap A new study asserts that the epidemic of global species loss that we’re experiencing right now is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy — and that in order to turn the tide, we must focus on the conservation triumphs that have been made possible over the years. In order to stress the success of the conservation movement, the researchers pointed to 8 of the greatest achievements in protecting wildlife over the last 50 years. And … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Late Breaking TV News of the Day: Despite having been completed and scheduled to air this spring, The History Channel has decided not to air The Kennedys — the controversial miniseries about the JFK presidency — saying it was “not a fit for the History brand .” According to Nellie Andreeva @ Deadline , political pressure from the Kennedy family may have played a role in the shocking cancellation…. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 08/01/2011 04:51 Number of articles : 7
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KHAKREZ DISTRICT, Afghanistan — Intensified fighting and a larger troop presence in Afghanistan in 2010 led to the highest American combat casualties yet in the war, as the number of troops wounded by bullets, shrapnel and bombs approached that of the bloodiest periods of the war in Iraq. Multimedia Slide Show Speeding the War Wounded to Care Tyler Hicks/The New York Times The number of medevac helicopters in service has risen sharply, meaning more of the war’s wounded are being saved. More Photos
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