Dan Woolley was in the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince last January when Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake. He was rescued days later, after living in the hotel’s elevator. He looks back at his ordeal, with the AP’s Rich Matthews. (Jan. 10)
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Well, the leaks have been flying fast and furious: the presumed PlayStation Phone has been in the hands of folks for a hot minute, and now a video has popped up showing one lucky hombre playing Resident Evil 2 and Rage Racer on the device. The hardware is apparently on the up and up, although the fact that the titles had to be loaded through ROM Buddy suggests that the software is still being tinkered with. That said, it looks like this thing is pretty much a done deal . See for yourself after the break. [Thanks, Dan] Continue reading PlayStation Phone captured in the wild, on video PlayStation Phone captured in the wild, on video originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …OmniVision’s OV10810 image sensor handles 1080p video recording, 10 megapixel image capture
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OmniVision has just let loose its OV10810, hailed as the first native 16:9 CMOS image sensor to enable simultaneous 1080p HD video recording and ten megapixel image captures. The chip is built upon the company’s 1.4-micron OmniBSI pixel architecture, and it’s obviously aimed at digicams, camcorders and higher-end smartphones. Generally speaking, any camcorder that can snag stills on the side does so at a terribly low resolution, but this bantam slab of silicon would obviously serve as a solution. The technobabble’s there after the break if you’re interested, and you can commence waiting for this to make it to your favorite smartphone / camera maker… now. Continue reading OmniVision’s OV10810 image sensor handles 1080p video recording, 10 megapixel image capture OmniVision’s OV10810 image sensor handles 1080p video recording, 10 megapixel image capture originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Britney Spears‘ new song is finally here! The 29-year-old pop princess’ “Hold It Against Me” leaked earlier this morning (January 10) online. The hothothot track was produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin and is off Brit’s upcoming studio album, scheduled for release in March. Over the weekend, Brit ran errands with her son, Jayden James, and attended Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Just Jared Discovery Date : 10/01/2011 13:34 Number of articles : 11
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A 22-year-old man described as a social outcast with wild beliefs steeped in mistrust faces a federal court hearing on charges he tried to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed others in a Tucson shooting rampage. (Jan. 10)
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Not news: NextComputing’s Radius portable workstation is still stretching destroying the bounds of what’s actually considered mobile. News: But now, the Radius is a lot more powerful than the prior iterations . The newfangled Radius is now available with Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors, with the latest model of the all-in-one workstation offering multiple full-length / full-height PCI Express slots, multiple terabytes of storage and an integrated display. As for applications? It’s still aimed at those who need serious oomph in the field, and frankly, editing political commercials or crunching SETI data in the Amazon sounds far more enjoyable than doing so in [insert your city here]. No offense of anything. Continue reading NextComputing’s Radius ‘portable’ workstation infused with Sandy Bridge NextComputing’s Radius ‘portable’ workstation infused with Sandy Bridge originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Winter weather moved across the South on Sunday, coating bridges and roads with snow, sleet and freezing rain and causing thousands of flight cancelations. (Jan. 9)
Continue reading …Audiovox shows off the industry’s first in-car Blu-ray player, the AVDBR1
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We’ve been seeing demo units of in-car Blu-ray players at CES for years , but Audiovox is apparently finally ready to offer one for sale with its AVDBR1, seen here skulking about the halls of CES. Due in the spring with an MSRP of $349.99, it can be installed under the seat or in a storage compartment and is even BD-Live compatible with optional WiFi upgrade, available after a firmware update arrives later this year. Of course, even if you like video in the car — usually for the kids in the backseat — there’s plenty of other ways to get it including digital copies that can be activated on your phone, tablet or laptop, or DVDs included in the combo packs most major releases have. Add to this the fact that mobile screens are generally too small to make a big difference with HD and there’s plenty of reasons to be skeptical, but if you are on a long road trip with only the Blu-ray copy of Black Dynamite to keep you company, you’ll be glad you opted for the AVDBR1. Want more details? Check the press release after the break. Gallery: Audiovox AVDBR1 in-car Blu-ray player Continue reading Audiovox shows off the industry’s first in-car Blu-ray player, the AVDBR1 Audiovox shows off the industry’s first in-car Blu-ray player, the AVDBR1 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video)
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Looking down at gauges? Officially passe. Check out Pioneer ‘s vision of the future, a prototype that uses an embedded laser projector (a Microvision , as it were). They showed it a little earlier in Japan but this is the first time we’ve seen it in the US, and we got a chance to try it out. Right now it’s just running a static demo, but the idea is that a virtual concierge (represented by our favorite mascot pops up to give you information, and you could also get streaming video from traffic cameras, all without you having to look down. The information is supposed to come via a smartphone, we learned later an Android one at that, though things are a little vague. A release date is a little vague too, sometime in 2012, though we’re told the company is working with car companies. But could we get this by next year? We’ll see. Gallery: Pioneer laser HUD hands-on Continue reading Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video) Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Motorola Xoom is a huge product this year for two reasons: it’s a major first tablet from a major Android manufacturer, and it’s the flagship device for Honeycomb , an OS that’s been announced for dozens of other tablets here at the show, but not actually shown running on any of them. The only problem is that Motorola isn’t really showing Honeycomb on the Xoom, either. Instead they’re showing a demo video of the UI, which is actually running on top of real Honeycomb. For a glimpse under the covers, Jacob snagged a quick illicit peek at a totally unpopulated home screen, the gallery app, and even the task switcher the other day. We’ll just keep that between us, however, and until we get a full-on official look at the UI, we thought we’d walk you through that demo UI video Moto is running on the actual tablet and pretend like we’re actually using the thing, which should clear up some of the confusion on this brand new tablet OS while simultaneously stoking our egos. Check it out after the break. Update : Here’s the gallery of the non-pretend and very real UI shots we peeked in the first hands-on post (including a shot of the task switcher in its current form). Gallery: Motorola Xoom Honeycomb UI photos Continue reading Motorola Xoom: pretend UI hands-on walkthrough (video) Motorola Xoom: pretend UI hands-on walkthrough (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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