Pill splitting, a common practice among many people who are looking to cut medication costs or dosages, is risky business, according to a study.
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Two packages sent to Maryland’s governor and transportation secretary that ignited when they were opened contained the same note railing against highway signs urging motorists to report suspicious activity, investigators revealed Friday. (Jan. 7)
Continue reading …Vizio CES hands-on with ultrawidescreen TV, passive 3DTV, OnLive and Android clock radios
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Predictably, as the leader in North American LCD sales, Vizio’s booth was absolutely filled with LCD HDTVs, including the slew of displays announced this week during CES. We got some hands-on time with the OnLive implementation Vizio’s bringing to its VIA Plus (read: Google TV) as well as the Versus single screen head-to-head gaming setup — which you can check out on Joystiq — a quick look at new soundbars with wireless subwoofers, new headphones and even an interesting Android-powered clock radio with integrated iPod dock, but our biggest question was if the new Theater 3D tech based on LG’s FPR passive 3D screens was ready for prime time. Check out a few more pics in the gallery and our impressions after the break. Gallery: Vizio’s CES showcase Continue reading Vizio CES hands-on with ultrawidescreen TV, passive 3DTV, OnLive and Android clock radios Vizio CES hands-on with ultrawidescreen TV, passive 3DTV, OnLive and Android clock radios originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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London: More police officers are being deployed at transport hubs in London amid continuing fears of a terrorist attack, British media report. Sky News reported Thursday that transport police were told to cancel days off yesterday, and that there would be a heavy police presence across the capital — including near Luton and Heathrow…
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In addition to its slick new AirPlay speaker systems , iHome’s here at CES with its usual array of iPhone alarm clocks — and the craziest by far is the new iA63, which offers a crazy motorized dock that pivots your phone from portrait to landscape at the touch of a button. Why you’d be watching anything from an iPhone from so far away that you couldn’t spin things yourself is an open question, but hey — for a list price of $99 we’ll take all the extra motors we can get. Video after the break. Gallery: iHome iA63 motorized iPhone dock hands-on Continue reading iHome iA63 motorized spinning iPhone alarm clock hands-on iHome iA63 motorized spinning iPhone alarm clock hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Many people taking powerful psychiatric medications that increase their risk of weight gain and diabetes are prescribed those drugs when there’s little evidence that they will get any benefit from them, a new study shows.
Continue reading …Canada’s New Environment Minister’s Job: Shill The Tar Sands as "Ethical Oil"
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Peter Kent Official Portrait Most environment ministers’ job is to protect the environment; not in Canada. There, the environment minister is a shill for the tar stands industry. The new minister isn’t camera shy, either; he is Peter Kent, former TV anchor for Canada’s biggest news show. (He is the brother of Arthur Kent , the “Scud Stud” of the 1991 gulf war) His pitch on the tar sands: it’s not dirty oil, it’s ethical oil. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Click here to view this media Former basketball superstar Charles Barkley ripped into “nobody” Tucker Carlson Thursday for his attack on Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. “Now, I’m a Christian,” Carlson had announced while guest hosting on Fox News last month. “I believe fervently in second chances but Michael Vick killed dogs and he did it in a heartless and cruel way and I think, personally, he should have been executed for that.” Carlson backed off his comments earlier this week, saying he “overspoke,” but it was too late. He had already raised the ire of Sir Charles. “There’s some idiot on another station named Tucker Carlson, who called out Michael Vick,” Barkley said during halftime of a game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks. “Number one, Michael Vick, we’re all pulling for you, man. Keep doing your thing, you paid your debt to society, good luck to y’all in the playoffs.” “Tucker Carlson, who’s a nobody, he used to work for us over here, we fired him, because he sucked. Now he goes over there … He said Michael Vick should be executed, which is total B.S.,” he continued. “TV is a very powerful thing, but you just can’t get on here and say anything. He should have never said that. Michael Vick paid his debt to society and we’re all pulling for him,” Barkley added. Carlson is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the conservative website The Daily Caller. He also works as a commentator for the Fox News Channel.
Continue reading …The Engadget Podcast Show 003: CES 2011 Part 3 [Blackout Edition] – 01.07.2011 (video)
January 7, 2011 No Comment![The Engadget Podcast Show 003: CES 2011 Part 3 [Blackout Edition] – 01.07.2011 (video)](http://newsbreakingonline.com/wp-content/themes/transcript/timthumb.php?src=%3Cimg+src%3D%22%22+%2F%3E&q=90&w=190&h=100&zc=1 "The Engadget Podcast Show 003: CES 2011 Part 3 [Blackout Edition] – 01.07.2011 (video)")
There’s only one way to stop the Engadget Podcast Show, and it’s cutting the electricity to our doublewide. Oh, wait, even that didn’t stop the Engadget Podcast Show. Watch, listen, and learn what survivalism means in 2011. Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: What’s My Name C&S Blackout Frequency: Capsule – Future TV 02:30 – iRobot debuts AVA telepresence robot with tablet controls 12:00 – Mac App Store hands-on 19:00 – Apple’s Mac App Store goes live 23:00 – Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb for tablets: a guided tour of the UI (video) 24:23 – Live from Dell’s CES 2011 press event 26:53 – Dell Streak 7 first hands-on! (update: more video) 30:12 – Dell teases Streak 10 for literally five seconds, says we’ll see it next year (update) 34:48 – iPad 2 mockup teases 128GB storage, exhibits speaker grille we’ve seen before 36:55 – Live from Verizon’s CES 2011 4G LTE press conference 39:02 – HTC Thunderbolt first hands-on (update: video!) 45:05 – T-Mobile upgrading HSPA+ network to 42Mbps this year BLACKOUT Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Download the video iPhone/Zune formatted Mobile 3G 720p HD Contact the podcast 1-888-ENGADGET or podcast (at) engadget (dot) com. Twitter: @joshuatopolsky @futurepaul @reckless @engadget Filed under: Podcasts The Engadget Podcast Show 003: CES 2011 Part 3 [Blackout Edition] – 01.07.2011 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We’re seeing a few companies mixing a little Android on the dashboard, most notably Parrot , and while we think the little green guy certainly has a future in next-gen infotainment systems, we’re not quite sure this is it. It’s a prototype display, running on Tegra power and developed in conjunction with Fujitsu Ten. Right now it’s offering little more functionality than a raw Android tablet, made more car-friendly only by the addition of big home, back, and menu buttons. The UI is showing only a simple maps app, centered in Tokyo, and overall things look… early. But, we’re certainly eager to see what the companies can do with Android on the dash — down the road a little. Continue reading NVIDIA and Fujitsu Ten’s Android Car Nav hands-on (video) NVIDIA and Fujitsu Ten’s Android Car Nav hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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