Four acrobats took their circus act to the Vatican as they performed shirtless before Pope Benedict XVI during his weekly general audience. (Dec. 15)
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Prosecutors say actor Rip Torn has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from allegations he broke into a Connecticut bank while drunk and armed. (Dec. 15)
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Whoa, Nelly! ThinkFlood won’t like this… not one bit. If you’ll recall, the RedEye universal remote dongle was well received, as a simple 3.5mm adapter added IR beaming to Apple’s slate of iDevices. But now, Mashed Pixel has taken the integration one step further, seamlessly embedding an Infrared emitter into a case . Simply pop the Surc around your iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4, download the (free) accompanying app and start programming. Before long, you’ll be dictating your home entertainment setup sans any external accessories, and heck, you may even improve your phone’s reception all the while. The only downside to this approach compared to ThinkFlood’s is that the iPad is obviously not supported, and once you upgrade to the iPhone 5, your trusty IR case becomes a glorified paperweight. If you’re kosher with that, though, you can get your pre-order in now for $69.95, with initial shipments expected to make their way out in Q1 2011. Continue reading IR-embedded Surc case converts iPhone into a universal learning remote IR-embedded Surc case converts iPhone into a universal learning remote originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Tufts University near Boston is throwing stressed-out students a bone: therapy dogs to play with before their final exams. (Dec. 15)
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Remember the Windows Phone 7 ads, the ones that promised to ” save us from our phones ” by giving us more “glance and go” information? For the most part, these phones haven’t delivered on that promise due to the relative dearth of apps taking advantage of Microsoft’s live tile concept. That changes a bit today thanks to an update to the HTC Hub app that ships with every Windows Phone 7 device manufactured by HTC . Now, instead of a generic double-wide icon, the HTC Hub presents you with the current weather condition and temperature and the forecasted highs and lows. As such, you’ll never have to click through and be subjected to HTC’s overwrought animations that feel so out of place on Microsoft’s more demure user interface. More please. HTC Hub update helps save us from our Windows Phone 7 phones originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fragrance Jet II receives video demonstration, still looks like a terrible idea (video)
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Ah, those zany Keio University researchers trying to recreate Smell-O-Vision , do you want to know what they’re up to these days? They’re still trying, of course, but now they’ve taken the opportunity to demonstrate their hardware — which uses basic inkjet printer tech to fire off very short bursts of fragrance — to tech lovers in Japan while still tweaking and refining it. Primarily aimed at helping healthcare professionals in assessing a patient’s sense of smell , the Fragrance Jet II has a high degree of control granularity, permitting the varying of both intensity and duration of a scent, which in turn can provide a very accurate measurement of a given person’s olfactory acuity. A mobile prototype has also been trotted out (pictured above), hinting at the possibility of eventually shrinking these modules to fit inside cellphones and thus leading us to an awesome future of customizable “incoming call fragrances.” Awesome indeed. Video after the break. Continue reading Fragrance Jet II receives video demonstration, still looks like a terrible idea (video) Fragrance Jet II receives video demonstration, still looks like a terrible idea (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Knesset approves law in preliminary reading, allowing State to recognize army’s conversions without Chief Rabbinate, despite Shas’s determination to vote against it until chief rabbi voices his support
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At least 27 people have been killed after a boat carrying asylum seekers crashed into rocks at Christmas Island, officials have said. The Australian
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At least 27 people have been killed after a boat carrying asylum seekers crashed into rocks at Christmas Island, officials have said. The Australian
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At least 27 people have been killed after a boat carrying asylum seekers crashed into rocks at Christmas Island, officials have said. The Australian
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