Share your winter weather photos with CNN iReport (CNN) — As much of the Northeast appeared to avoid a repeat of the monster Christmas blizzard that paralyzed holiday travel, residents in the Southeast turned a wary eye on a new winter storm that is threatening to drop as much as an inch of ice in parts of the region. Snow and high winds are also forecast to be major factors in the storm, which is expected to begin hitting the Southeast Sunday night, according to CNN meteorologist Reynolds Wolf. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch Saturday that stretched from eastern Texas to southern Georgia. “The potential…
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We spotted Sleek Audio’s Platinum headphones when we interviewed 50 Cent yesterday, but we followed up with the company to see what more we could find out about the upcoming cans. We were bummed to learn that the only functioning pair at the show were the ones around 50′s neck, but we got a full rundown of the deets from one of Sleek’s reps. First off, these are ‘Wireless Hybrid’ headphones, which means they’ve got Kleer technology built in for 16-bit lossless, cordless streaming, though you can jack in a wire (with inline microphone) if you run out of juice. Each earpiece has music controls — one handles play / pause, the other does volume — and there’s a microUSB charging port as well. We still couldn’t squeeze out a release date, but we’re told that they will probably be somewhere in the $350 to $400 range — whether that includes the Kleer 3.5mm dongle is still unknown, though we’d hope it’s included given that wireless is a standout feature. The company’s promised us a pair as soon as they’re available so we can get some real ears-on, but for now the carbon fiber eye-candy is all yours to enjoy. Bonus shot of the dongle after the break. Gallery: Sleek by 50 Cent Platinum headphones hands-on Continue reading 50 Cent Platinum headphones by Sleek Audio hands-on 50 Cent Platinum headphones by Sleek Audio hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Cokie Roberts Wonders: Do Republicans ‘Really Want to See Jobs Increase?’
January 8, 2011 No CommentYou don’t find many “gems” on a Saturday morning. It’s a lazy day, getting ready for football and a late breakfast—then Cokie Roberts, speaking on ABC’s Good Morning America, dropped the bomb. Roberts has apparently bought into the far-left's conspiracy theory that Republicans simply do not want to see Americans get jobs. Yep. Republicans are more interested in defeating old media’s Dear Leader than they are in Americans' well-being. ABC's Dan Harris sounded off in agreement. Harris set it up this way: “In the modern era no President has won re-election with the unemployment rate higher than 7.2%” ( transcript below the fold – video to be added shortly ): read more
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For those who’ve been wondering what Altec Lansing’s got up its sleeves for this year, we stopped by its CES booth to check out its forthcoming range of speakers and iPod docks. Most notably, a few of the new models bear the same ID as the Octiv Duo , featuring a curved face with a central ridge running lengthwise across the speakers. Come Spring, European folks will get to pick up the VS2721 2.1 system and the VS2720 2.0 kit, with the former besting its predecessor — the trapezium-shaped VS2621 — with a wired remote for volume, tone, and mute controls. Meanwhile, US buyers will still be seeing the current VS2620 and VS2621 desktop speakers instead of the aforementioned twosome, but they’ll also have the BXR1321 budget 2.1 system sporting the new ID, as well as the BXR1320 USB-powered 2.0 speakers. More after the break. Gallery: Altec Lansing Q1 2011 product line hands-on Continue reading Altec Lansing Q1 2011 product line hands-on Altec Lansing Q1 2011 product line hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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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
Continue reading …Skullcandy Fix versus Yurbuds Ironman … battle of the in-ear headphones! (video)
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Skullcandy is hitting CES with a characteristically bold claim: its new Fix in-ear headphones are touted as the first to never fall out of your ears, irrespective of the intensity of your physical activity. We’ve matched them up against the Yurbuds Ironman Series, a rather larger pair of in-ear speakers, which makes the exact same assertion. Both companies have patented their particular technology and both claim to be the one and only true solution. Obviously targeting runners, vigorous exercisers and discreet headbangers, they’re priced at $70 for Skullcandy’s Fix and $50 for the Yurbuds Ironmans. We’ve had a pair of each to play around with for a few hours here and sound quality is generally satisfactory on both. The Ironmans are much punchier in the bass range and offer significantly better sound isolation — a lot of external noise leaks in through the Fix’s seal, but the oversized Ironman buds netralize the vast majority of it. Both sets feel comfortable in the ear and shouldn’t cause any grief if you opt to wear them for prolonged jogs outdoors … or impromptu indoor moshing sessions. Gallery: Skullcandy Fix hands-on Gallery: Yurbuds Ironman Series hands-on Skullcandy Fix versus Yurbuds Ironman … battle of the in-ear headphones! (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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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
Continue reading …(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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With Republicans taking control of Congress, those in the media suddenly feel that proposing legislation, such as repealing ObamaCare, is a waste of time. From CBS's Harry Smith referring to it as “a fool's errand” to MSNBC's Chuck Todd fretting over the GOP “relitigating health care,” here is a video compilation of the slanted coverage this proposal has received. View video below
Continue reading …Netbook Navigator NAV7, NAV9 and NAV10i hands-on with full specs and video
January 8, 2011 No Comment
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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