A winter storm crashed down on New England today, delivering as much as two feet of snow to parts of Connecticut, with more falling every minute. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a 30+ inch report,” says one WTHN meteorologist. Police in the state have responded to roughly 500…
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Let’s just end the speculation right here: a Sprint-locked CDMA iPhone on the heels of Verizon’s wouldn’t be much of an “industry first,” so we’re thinking that whatever the company has to unveil on the evening of February 7th in New York will be of a very different flavor. The event invite goes on to say that they’ll show “that the impossible is possible,” which could very well mean the Epic 4G is getting Froyo . Burn! Also look for guest David Blaine to hold his breath in a tank of things that bite for 45 minutes or so, which will make for an awesome liveblog (yes, we’ll be there). Sprint promises ‘industry first’ at February 7th event originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Michael Graham Richard Ford Throws Its Hat in the Electric Car Ring The Ford Focus Electric was officially unveiled last week at CES in Las Vegas (check out Jaymi’s coverage of that event), but it was also on display in Detroit, so I had to have a closer look. Of course, it’s very similar to the gasoline version of the new Focus, but the front grille has been modified a bit, and of course, the tailpipe in the back is gone. Keep on reading for many more photos and info about the Ford Focus Ele… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Limbaugh sez Dem Party supports Giffords shooter and want to get him off
January 12, 2011 No CommentIt takes a pretty sick mind to come up with the many things that Limbaugh has been spewing over the years, but this one could be his “David” moment. Jed Lewison: You’d have to be on some pretty strong drugs to believe this rant from Rush Limbaugh: What Mr. Loughner knows is that he has the full support of a major political party in this country. He’s sitting there in jail. He knows what’s going on, he knows that…the Democrat party is attempting to find anybody but him to blame. He knows if he plays his cards right, he’s just a victim. He’s the latest in a never-ending parade of victims brought about by the unfairness of America…this guy clearly understands he’s getting all the attention and he understands he’s got a political party doing everything it can, plus a local sheriff doing everything that they can to make sure he’s not convicted of murder – but something lesser. As Steve Benen points out , it’ll be interesting to see if any Republican out there is finally willing to repudiate this nonsense. My pal Benen better use scuba diving equipment if he plans to wait for Republicans to repudiate RushBo. How has that turned out before? Pretty soon Limbaugh will be saying that Pelosi bought the Glock and Reid picked up the ammo.
Continue reading …Harman Experimental HMI with netbook internals, augmented reality aspirations hands-on (video)
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Yes, folks, more fun infotainment systems to hope that your manufacturer of choice picks up before your ‘Ol Bessie gives up the ghost and has to be put out to pasture. Regardless of which logo you prefer on your grille there’s a good chance that Harman works with them, and so maybe they’ll pick up this. It’s called the Experimental HMI and it’s basically a netbook for your dash — minus the keyboard and junk. It’s running an Atom processor and has a Flash -based interface, making it easy to develop for. The killer app at this point is an augmented reality navigation system you can see demoed in the video below, but it’ll ultimately be up to the manufacturers to do what they will with it. Continue reading Harman Experimental HMI with netbook internals, augmented reality aspirations hands-on (video) Harman Experimental HMI with netbook internals, augmented reality aspirations hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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House Speaker John Boehner opened a session of the House by honoring victims of Saturday’s shooting in Arizona, saying “our hearts are broken, but our spirit is not.” (Jan. 12)
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photo: pete / Creative Commons What comes to your mind when you think of Costa Rica (besides coffee, too easy…)? Rainforests and cloud forests, pristine beaches with good surfing, an underground railroad for jaguars … rampant corruption?
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Photo: Michael Graham Richard Coming to North-America in 2012, Europe in 2013 Ford’s electrification strategy is in good part on flexible manufacturing. Rather than build hybrids and electric vehicles from the ground up, they take existing models – like the new Focus or C-Max “five-passenger multi-activity vehicle”, and they add variants which can be built in the same factories as the gasoline versions. At the Detroit Auto Show this year, Ford announced its first ever production plug-in hybrid, the C-Max Energi, as well as a plugless hybrid version also based on the C-Max, but with the goal of being more fuel-effici… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We don’t see too many spectrum analyzers ’round these parts, and when we do the applications are usually pretty obscure. But catching cheating cheaters before they cheat again? That we can understand — and apparently that’s exactly what happened in Taiwan recently, when folks being tested for government jobs were overseen by folks packing a Rohde and Schwarz FSH4 spectrum analyzer. In addition to being a “closed book” test, this one was also a “closed phone” test, and the analyzers allowed examiners to listen for (and pinpoint the location of) mobile phone signals. As of right now, it looks like officials have uncovered three prospective cheaters, although additional evidence will have to be offered before a conclusion is made (perhaps they were just sexting). Can we offer a friendly word of advice? The next time you’re taking a test somewhere, and the room is full of people outfitted with large spectrum analyzers and Secret Service-style earbuds, you’d probably want to take that as fair warning and turn off your celly. Examiners use spectrum analyzers to bust cellphone-packin’ cheats originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …As timing goes, this is either disastrous or brilliant: A South Carolina gun company is releasing a limited-edition component for semi-automatics inscribed with “You lie,” reports the Free-Times. Rep. Joe Wilson, the inspiration behind the item, officially has nothing to do with it, notes the Palmetto State Armory, but it…
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