Be honest, you’ve been waiting for an affordable augmented reality headset ever since Schwarzenegger rocked the robot vision Terminator 2 . And while $5,000 still seems like a lot for consumers to pay for a pair of glasses that let you see stuff that’s not actually there, it’s certainly cheaper than the sort of military-grade options currently available. Vuzix’s Star 1200 feature motion sensors and a camera that track reality in order to augment it via 3D computer generated graphics. The headset is available for pre-order now and will start shipping in August, so you can finally get down to hunting and destroying all of the people who make fun of you for wearing funny looking glasses. [Thanks, Matthew ] Vuzix Star 1200 headset augments your reality, not your bank account originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Moammar Gadhafi’s letters are bizarre to say the least, and his latest doesn’t do much to change that perception. In a note sent to Congress, he thanks them for scolding President Obama regarding his involvement in the attacks against Libya. “I want to express my sincere gratitude for your thoughtful…
Continue reading …It’s game over for three alleged Spanish hackers. Police in Spain arrested three men suspected in the online attacks against Sony, including one that shut down the PlayStation Network for a month. The men—all in their early 30s—are alleged leaders of a local branch of the international hacker…
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Ash clouds from a volcano in southern Chile that began erupting nearly a week ago kept some airports closed across much of the southern part of the continent. (June 10)
Continue reading …Daily Beast Columnist Wishes Weiner Wife Would ‘Stand by Her Man’; Compares Congressman to MLK Jr.
June 10, 2011 No CommentHow tone-deaf do you have to be to a) compare Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to Martin Luther King, Jr. b) say the women who got Weiner's lewd photos were “hardly traumatized” and c) call on Weiner's wife Huma Abedin to call a press conference to belittle the media for attacking her hubby? You might want to ask Daily Beast contributor Lee Siegel , who did just that (emphases mine) in a June 10 post entitled “C'Mon, America, Nobody's Perfect”: With all the commotion over Anthony Weiner ’s gross and undignified online behavior, we have been too distracted to see that we have an even worse miscreant in our midst.
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We’re only a fortnight away from Sprint’s launch of the HTC EVO View 4G , and we were beginning to wonder if we’d see the WiMax tablet wander into Washington, DC anytime soon. Today is the day, friends, as we just dug up some test reports for the HTC PG41200 tablet with WiMAX support. While the documents don’t offer up any more juicy details, we won’t have to wait terribly long before we can fork over $400 for the privilege of holding this baby in our own hands. Head past the break for more imagery. Continue reading HTC EVO View 4G tries to sneak through FCC, gets caught HTC EVO View 4G tries to sneak through FCC, gets caught originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …A woman attending the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee has been found dead. Attendees camping at the event say that they found their friend dead at her campsite yesterday; Bonnaroo medical personal were on the scene within minutes and pronounced her dead at the scene; the sheriff’s office…
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A new study is providing clues to the role of nicotine in reducing appetite. Researchers have zeroed in on the exact brain cells that nicotine triggers to cut appetite and body fat.
Continue reading …Constitutional scholars are raising their eyebrows over a new Tennessee law that makes it illegal to “transmit or display” an image online if it would “frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress.” Doing so is punishable by almost a year in jail or $2,500 in fines. The bill is an…
Continue reading …The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 12,000 today, the first time it has dropped below that mark since March. Fears that the global economic recovery has stalled also weighed on other indexes. The market registered its sixth straight weekly loss, the longest weekly losing streak since the fall…
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