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Israel’s Hope Kindergarten

In a biting piece of Israeli comedy, this video shows an Israeli kindergarten that teaches, for example, the perils of disillusioned leftism and the proper way to describe an Arab (“Sorry, I meant demographic threat”). Related Entries January 5, 2011 Israel’s Lieberman Says Peace Will Have to Wait December 31, 2010 Former Israeli President Katsav Convicted of Rape

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Sony DSC-TX100V and the rest of the Cyber-shot posse hands-on

Sony announced a heap of new Cyber-shot cameras earlier this week, and after spying the entire line posing Miss America-style at Sony’s CES booth, we decided to go hands on. The DSC-TX100V’s OLED screen, which is a Cyber-shot first, was definitely impressive in terms of clarity, brightness and color reproduction — despite only viewing a fellow convention goer obstructing the booth. The DSC-TX10 is also one the classiest looking ruggedized camera we’ve ever seen and thankfully lacks accents such as excessive rubber detailing . Sony wasn’t really down with us testinghow much grief it could actually take though. Similarly, we had hoped to check out the DSC-WX10′s 1920 x 1080 60fps video capture mode — since it’s the only digital compact to support it — but that idea got shut down the moment a few Sony VIPs arrived. Still, we did manage to take a few shots of each in the wilds of the convention center which you can check out in the gallery below. Gallery: Sony Cyber-shots CES 2011 hands-on Sony DSC-TX100V and the rest of the Cyber-shot posse hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Apple pulls VLC from the iTunes store

Looks like VLC’s role as champion of open-source legal rights is no more — rather than lawyer up, Apple’s taken the easy way out, and simply removing the VLC media player from the App Store. R

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Android 2.3 gets ported to the iPhone 3G, breaks hearts left and right

Android getting ported to the iPhone may be old news by now, but Android 2.3 (a.k.a. Gingerbread ) getting ported to the iPhone? Well, that’s something… new, if entirely expected . As before, it’s the iPhone 3G doing the honors, and the port is still based on the iDroid project, which means you can hang onto iOS in a dual-boot configuration so you won’t be left in the cold when the less-than-stable port decides not to cooperate. And, yes, this once again means that the iPhone has gotten the latest version of Android before many Android devices have. Head on past the break for a video. Continue reading Android 2.3 gets ported to the iPhone 3G, breaks hearts left and right Android 2.3 gets ported to the iPhone 3G, breaks hearts left and right originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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(Above video is from a post called: A Tea Party History? ) I saw this and I cringed because Jane Mayer isn’t a politco type person who is running for office or is in charge of investigations like some AG. Writing explosive articles against the Koch Brothers is something the Tea Party Kings can’t abide: Last August, Jane Mayer wrote a l ong investigative article in The New Yorker about the Koch brothers , the conservative billionaires who bankroll a host of right-wing causes. Since then, she’s apparently become the victim of a disturbing, organized smear campaign. Mayer, who’s reported extensively on America’s use of torture during the “War on Terror” and co-authored books on Clarence Thomas and Ronald Reagan, is certainly no stranger to peals of right-wing outrage. But her work on the reclusive Koch brothers (whose official objections to the story are laid out in this letter ) seems to have raised it to a new level. Sources tell us that rumors have been circulating for some time now that a private investigator was hired to dig up dirt on Mayer in the wake of the Koch brothers story. (Dirty business, but that sort of thing does happen. ) Nothing’s been confirmed so far. But the circumstantial evidence does seem indicate that someone out there is planting (weak) negative stories about Mayer with any news outlet who might take them. There have been at least three efforts so far:… read on Jane, we got your back.

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Netbook Navigator NAV7, NAV9 and NAV10i hands-on with full specs and video

With the announcement of three new Windows 7-based tablets, Netbook Navigator has made a splash in the already flooded world of tablets here at CES 2011. Netbook Navigator showed off the NAV7, NAV9 and the NAV10i for us on the CES show floor, check past the break for all of the details. Gallery: Netbook Navigator NAV7, NAV9 and NAV10i hands-on Continue reading Netbook Navigator NAV7, NAV9 and NAV10i hands-on with full specs and video Netbook Navigator NAV7, NAV9 and NAV10i hands-on with full specs and video originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Samsung Smart Touch Remote and Smart TV hands-on

Samsung made a lot of noise about its first-party Smart TV initiative yesterday, so we had to stop by and check things out — especially that new WiFi-based RMC30D Smart Touch Remote , which comes bundled with all new 8000-series TVs and above. (It also works with the 7000 series, but you have to buy it separately.) Unfortunately, things weren’t working so well — tons of WiFi interference in the area made control hard to do, and the system itself was a confusing UI nightmare made worse by the remote’s slow resistive touchscreen. Oh, and did we mention that the remote itself is a straight-up iPhone 3G KIRF? Because yeah — it is . Things were slightly improved when we loaded up the soon-to-be-released Android control app on a nearby Fascinate, but that didn’t fix the essential issues with the UI — it’s very much just a picture of a regular remote drawn on the screen, which rarely works well on a touchscreen device. Don’t just take our word for it — check the video after the break. Gallery: Samsung RMC30D Smart Touch remote hands-on Gallery: Samsung Smart Touch Android remote app hands-on Continue reading Samsung Smart Touch Remote and Smart TV hands-on Samsung Smart Touch Remote and Smart TV hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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CES 2011: Tablet Devices Make e-Readers Look So Last Season

Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch E-readers were THE thing at last year’s CES, right up there with 3D TV technology. And this year they’re still fairly popular, with news that ebook sales have reached all-time highs. However, since the launch of the iPad in early 2010, companies are scrambling to jump on the tablet bandwagon, and merging the idea of e-books onto tablet devices that will also surf the web, play videos, and more. It looks like perhaps the concerns I had last year over e-readers will need to be transferred over to tablet devices. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Iogear GW3DKIT wireless 3D media kit banishes your components to the closet

We went hands-on with Iogear’s wireless HD system last year at CES, and now we’ve managed to do the same with a prototype of the boutique brand’s new GW3DKIT 3D wireless streamer. The kit consists of a 3D transmitter and receiver that each feature four HDMI inputs as well as one component, composite, VGA, and USB input. Each box also features one HDMI and USB output. Together the system is designed to stream full 1080p 60Hz HD video / 5.1 audio along with 3D content over WiFi (802.11n) from as far as 100 feet away with supposedly little latency or wireless interference. Iogear says to expect the system sometime in Q1 of 2011, and no official pricing is available yet, but we’ve been told it would be around $499 by Iogear’s CES booth staff. If everything performs as advertised, it sounds like a great solution for you home theater minimalists out there who prefer components out of sight. We’ll reserve official judgment though until we can go eyes-on with some extended tested. For more information, be sure to check out the full PR after the break. Continue reading Iogear GW3DKIT wireless 3D media kit banishes your components to the closet Iogear GW3DKIT wireless 3D media kit banishes your components to the closet originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Injured ‘Spider-Man’ Actor Returns to See Show

Christopher Tierney, the actor badly hurt when he tumbled from the stage at the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” returned to the theater for the first time since his accident. (Jan. 8)

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