Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch There’s always a handful of interesting pedal-powered things at CES. This charger by Jooyn looks especially nice. It is a rear-wheel generator that can power bike lights and speaker system, and can charge up other devices with the power stored within the bike light. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Launched back in October, Sprint ID is the carrier’s service for deeply skinning your Android device with a curated selection of wallpapers, ringtones, and apps — think of it as phone customization for people who don’t have the time (or patience) to find and install stuff they like. Currently available on three models — the LG Optimus S , Sanyo Zio , and Samsung Transform — we’d heard that the service would eventually be spreading to other phones and also to the Galaxy Tab , leading to the obvious question: how do the ID packs scale to the larger form factor and higher screen resolution? Well, the short answer is that they don’t — at least, not yet. At a Sprint event last evening we had a chance to play with a Tab that had received the Sprint ID firmware update early, and existing packs designed for phones that we tried produced a variety of results ranging from force close messages to weird-looking home screens. That’s not to say that the packs can’t be designed to support the Tab, of course — the one for Sprint employees that was pre-installed and designed specifically to take advantage of the extra screen real estate looks great — but the packs out there now don’t seem to play nice. This might explain why the update hasn’t been released yet, because Sprint either needs to make sure every pack works with every ID-enabled product or set up the pack store to block Tab owners from downloading incompatible packs. Check out the gallery! Gallery: Sprint ID for Samsung Galaxy Tab hands-on Sprint ID for Samsung Galaxy Tab hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Howard K. Stern finds vindication in Anna Nicole Smith case; Lindsay Lohan investigation referred to district attorney; Jaime Pressly arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. (Jan. 7)
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Image credit: Liz Populational , used under Creative Commons license. From overpopulation as the elephant in the room , to the idea that less sex and more TV might curb India’s population growth , discussing population issues is always rife with controversy. So when I dared to ask
Continue reading …How Kooky Is Daily Kos? Obama’s a GOP ‘Hostage,’ MoveOn.org Is Just ‘Moderate Left’
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Just when conservatives think there's finally a little ideological balance in the Congress, the far-left diarists of the Daily Kos are convinced the country has dangerously shifted to the right, led by Obama, who's now a “hostage” to Republicans, and even MoveOn.org is too “moderate left” for them. The blogger
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Apple’s just announced that its freshly baked Mac App Store’s already hit the one million download mark on its launch day, with more than 1,000 titles — including both free and paid apps — up for grabs. Can’t say we’re surprised, really, especially with popular apps like Angry Birds, Flight Control, and Twitter presumably taking a good chunk out of the bandwidth. In case you’re still wondering what the deal is, feel free to take a look at our Mac App Store hands-on . Continue reading Mac App Store hits one million downloads on day one Mac App Store hits one million downloads on day one originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …AWESOME: Global Village Construction Set – All You Need to Build a Civilization (Video)
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Image credit: Marcin Jakubowski / Open Farm Tech Jaymi has already raved about 11 open source projects that make free information rock , and we know that open data can vastly improve public transportation . But imagine an open sour… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A new version of Skype for Windows just launched with a few notable features. To start with, stability has been improved as has quality. Unfortunately, the group video calling feature is no longer free now that the version 5.1 software is out of beta. A day pass costs $4.99 / €3.49 /
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Fluoride in drinking water, credited with dramatically cutting cavities and tooth decay, may now be too much of a good thing. Study shows it’s causing spots on some kids’ teeth. (Jan. 7)
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Talk about a long wait. Razer’s Chimaera — which first popped onto our radar in prototype form here in Vegas a year ago — is finally shipping to end users. That’s according to staff at the company’s booth today at CES , who seemed quite pleased that they could change their answer when asked about it from eager (read: impatient) customers. The website still hasn’t been updated, but the 5.1 channel surround sound headset ($199.99) should be more widely available to purchase soon. Also, a 2.1 version will be on sale for $129.99, rocking a fairly similar design and charging station. For those needing a refresher, this is a wireless Xbox 360 headset, complete with an equalizer, audio out jacks (on the station) and a flip-down microphone. Have a peek at the gallery below, and feel free to start checking your doorstep at an unhealthy clip. Gallery: Razer Chimaera Xbox 360 gaming headset at CES 2011 Razer Chimaera emerges at CES 2011, starts shipping to consumers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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