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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New York City came out overprepared Friday for a weak storm that delivered just a few inches of snow, not enough to plow in most places and likely not enough for the mayor to redeem himself from a disastrous response to a post-Christmas blizzard. (Jan. 7)
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We just made our way to the LG booth here at the Consumer Electronics Show and found this multifaceted gizmo that the company is dubbing the Scanner Mouse. It does exactly what you think — works as a mouse and scanner. You might recall something similar from back in the day , but LG is looking to commercialize the idea. The bottom of the rodent has a clear (glass or plastic sheet, we’re not sure) packed with five LEDs for the camera to see the image being reflected off of the mirror inside. To kickstart the scanning process on a Widows or Mac machine, you simply press the scan button and huzzah — the software will activate and display the area the scanner is hovering over. Thanks to the dual lasers found on the top and bottom of the underside, you can actually rotate the mouse in any direction and it’ll pick up whatever it’s looking at — it’ll even translate copy on a page into editable text within a document editor. It also functions as a proper mouse (duh!), featuring a scroll wheel as well as left, right and back buttons. The software, in case you were wondering, couldn’t be any simpler to use. Formats such as JPEG, TIFF, PDF and PNG are exportable to your favorite social networks, and you’ve got basic editing functions to make your scans just right. Head on past the break to see an in-action demo. Gallery: LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on Continue reading LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified two suspects recorded on tape sexually assaulting profoundly disabled women. The images were gleaned from over 100 hours of video delivered to deputies. (Jan. 7)
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A woman’s bid to avoid paying a train fare nearly cost her the life of her daughter. A girl is miraculously alive in Argentina after her mother lowered her onto the tracks as a train was coming into the station, according to surveillance video. (Jan. 7)
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It’s always a shame we don’t have more time to play with every gadget at monstrous trade shows, and that goes double for cameras. So while we can’t give you more in-depth discussion on the image and video quality, we will say that Samsung’s NX11′s inclusion of the i-Function lens is a decided victory. For those who don’t know, it’s a special lens with a ring and i-Fn button you can use to manually adjust various settings (exposure, ISO, shutter speed, etc.), and it works like a charm. Looking at pictures of a picture-taking device is some form of awesome, right? Right. Gallery: Samsung NX11 hands-on Samsung NX11 hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The 49ers have found a new head coach, hiring Jim Harbaugh away from Stanford. Harbaugh just completed a 12-1 season with the Cardinals and inherits a team that went 5-11 this season and hasn’t been to the playoffs in eight years (Jan. 7)
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Our trailer was just visited by an iriver rep bearing his company’s Kindle killer in waiting, the Story HD . This 6-inch e-reader touts a bodacious 1024 x 768 resolution, which contributes to an even better contrast ratio than on Amazon’s E Ink slate, while software optimizations between now and release are expected to make the Story HD the fastest-refreshing device of its kind. The display itself is built by LG Display and is accompanied by a Freescale Cortex A8 CPU, 2GB of onboard storage, and an SDHC card-reading slot. Sun rays are, as expected, absolutely no problem and we have to admit that on first sight we thought the device had a sticker affixed to its front — its that good at reproducing printed materials. Physically, it seems to have been constructed with the third-gen Kindle as its dimensional blueprint, albeit with quite a different control scheme. The hand-built proto unit we played with wasn’t really ready to have its ergonomics judged properly, but iriver has plenty of time until the expected May launch to iron out any kinks. Content distribution partnerships have already been sewn up for the US, so now it’s just a matter of patience until we get our e-reading on in gorgeous XGA resolution. Video hands-on after the break. Gallery: iriver Story HD hands-on Gallery: iriver Story HD versus Amazon Kindle … fight! Continue reading iriver Story HD e-reader preview (video) iriver Story HD e-reader preview (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Yes, it’s another app from another auto manufacturer. This time it’s Chrysler and Mopar working together to release information apps for Android , BlackBerry , and iOS — though only Android is coming soon, sometime before the end of January. You won’t get any fancy remote climate-change like with the Leaf or door unlocking like you can do with OnStar or the upcoming MyFord Mobile . In fact, you can’t really do much of anything with the car, taking the Hyundai Equus route by simply aggregating information and videos about the owner’s car, plus also giving the ability to check warranty info and the number of your local garage. Initial availability is for this year’s Chrysler 200, Town & Country, and the Chrysler 300. Really, it doesn’t get much more exciting than that. Continue reading Chrysler and Mopar get in on the smartphone app game, do it for free this Month Chrysler and Mopar get in on the smartphone app game, do it for free this Month originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Possible Rip-Off Alert of the Day: The contents of a large beer cup sold at Seattle’s Qwest Field appear to fit snugly into a small beer cup — despite costing a buck 25 extra. If this is real, it makes you wonder how many other venues are making bank with this scheme. [ @mpoppel .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 08/01/2011 00:17 Number of articles : 10
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