There’s no shortage of applications out there to demonstrate the potential of Verizon’s 4G LTE network, but Electronic Arts’ just showed off one of the more impressive ones to date at its CES 2011 press conference . It demoed its forthcoming Rock Band Mobile game for Android, which will let up to four players “jam together over the network,” making it the first game that can be played with friends over the network at launch. Not much more than that to go on at the moment, but we’re certainly eager to try this one out for ourselves. Update: Press release is after the break with the complete track listing. Jethro Tull is headed to 4G. Continue reading Rock Band Mobile will let four players jam over Verizon’s 4G LTE network Rock Band Mobile will let four players jam over Verizon’s 4G LTE network originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Pandigital isn’t beating around the bush with the two tablets it’s showing here at CES — they run Android 2.1, they’re not getting Froyo, and they’re most certainly not getting Honeycomb. These slates come in 7 and 9-inch varieties, and the 9-inch Novel comes in both AT&T 3G and WiFi-only models. To rub salt in the wound, these guys don’t have any Android Market support, and they won’t be getting it any time soon (or ever, for that matter). On the bright side though, you get B&N’s Nook app pre-installed on the Novel (get it?). Unfortunately, we’re most upset that Pandigital hasn’t seemed to change any of the things we disliked so much with the first version — the screens aren’t glamorous and the performance is still painfully sluggish. If you’re looking for a cheap Android tablet, we’d probably suggest waiting for something with a little bit lot more flare. Gallery: Pandigital 7- and 9-inch Android tablets hands-on Pandigital 7- and 9-inch Android tablets hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The white curtains just lifted here at the Samsung booth at CES to unveil the Samsung 4G LTE Smartphone . This Verizon LTE-ready beast touts a Super AMOLED Plus display, runs Android 2.2 with TouchWiz and features a front-facing cam. On the rear it’s got an 8 megapixel auto-focus shooter and mini HDMI on the hip. We’re busy sorting out details and grabbing pics more. Stay tuned! Update: We’ve added the gallery with hands-on shots for your viewing pleasure! Update 2 : Samsung nor Verizon were willing to talk labels, but it’s a pretty safe bet this phone is the SCH-i520 we peeked earlier in the week. Gallery: Samsung 4G LTE Smartphone hands-on Samsung 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon (SCH-i520) first hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The discredited study purportedly linking the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism wasn’t just poor science — it was outright fraud, a leading U.K. medical journal now claims.
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We just played with A SUS whole new tablet lineup , which is truly impressive not only in scope, but also for the fact that ASUS didn’t just pick a few capacitive screen sizes and call it a day. Each of the four tablets (three Android-based Eee Pads and one Windows-based Eee Slate) has its own “twist” on what’s come to seem traditional in modern day tablets, while also maintaining significant hardware and screen quality. We’re not crazy about the ‘MyWave’ ASUS software skin on its Android models, but they at least seem serious about providing UI and apps for the entire experience — they’re not kidding around, is what we’re saying. We’ve got a ton of pictures and impressions, so follow after the break as we break it all down! Update: We’ve added video as well. You’d be a fool not to click. Continue reading ASUS tablet lineup preview: Slider, Transformer, MeMO, and Slate EP121 go wild (with video!) ASUS tablet lineup preview: Slider, Transformer, MeMO, and Slate EP121 go wild (with video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Screen grab from Tesla video Must See for EV Geeks Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Peter Rawlinson, gives us a video tour of the alpha version of Tesla’s next car, the Model S electric sedan. Rawlinson’s hypnotic voice is worth the price of admission alone, but anybody who’s interested by EV engineering and technology should check out the 3 videos below…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Matt LeBlanc stars in the new Showtime series ‘Episodes’ as…Matt LeBlanc. He plays an exaggerated version of himself in the new comedy premiering Sunday, January 9 at 9:30 ET/PT. (Jan. 6)
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter A website I follow called The Kitchn is doing a series on soups this week and there are lots of interesting looking things there, but today miso soup with a poached egg caught my eye. Of course, their recipe called for making dashi first, but I muddled though just using water because I didn’t want to … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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On the second day of a new term, the US House of Representatives tackles a reading of the US Constitution. Along the way, a heckler interrupts one portion and members struggle to make poetry out of other sections. (Jan. 6)
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Speakers at Conversations in Design, credit IDS Crowdsourcing, or “tapping talent from the crowd” is a controversial subject in the design community. Some think it to be evil, a way of getting a lot of ideas for free. One critic ranted that crowdsourcers “have managed to figure out a way to get thousands of people — some skilled enough to earn a decent living — to work for them gratis. It’s an amazing sleight-of-hand.” Yet one only has to look at the entries in the
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