Still slinging a laptop with USB 2.0? Fret not, as that’s all the bandwidth you need to handle LaCie ‘s Slim Blu-ray burner. As the title implies, the new unit is little more than a nicely styled external BD burner, designed to tag along with your ODD-less netbook / ultraportable and provide Blu-ray burner / viewing enjoyment at a moment’s notice. $264.99 gets you the device itself, CyberLink’s Blu-ray Disc Suite and a two-year warranty, and if you’re curious about toasting speeds, it’ll write to a BD-R at 6x (dual-layer at 4x), a BD-RE at 2x and a blank DVD at 8x. The rest of the nitty-gritty, as well as a purchase link, awaits you in the source. Gallery: LaCie Slim Blu-ray USB 2.0 external drive LaCie ships USB 2.0 Slim Blu-ray external burner for $265 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fineman To Olbermann: Democrats Said of Tax Plan ‘F the President,’ ‘No F-ing Way,’ ‘He F-ed It Up’
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Roll Call reported Thursday that during a heated meeting of House Democrats to discuss Barack Obama's tax compromise plan, an unknown member was heard saying, “F–k the President.” According to Howard Fineman, appearing on MSNBC's “Countdown,” that was not the sole F-word expressed in disgust for the President at this contentious gathering (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
Continue reading …Google rolls out NFC-equipped Places business kits, muscles in on location-based territory in Portland
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Yelp may be the raconteur of restaurant recommendations and Foursquare the cardinal of check-ins, but Google has an ace up its sleeve: NFC chips . The company’s embedded near-field communications chips into each and every one of these “Recommended on Google Places” window stickers, which you’ll be able to trigger with a shiny new Nexus S — just hold your handset up to the black dot, and voila, your phone gets a “tag.” Google’s now distributing the signs on a trial basis to Portland, Oregon businesses as part of a larger Google Places kit, though it doesn’t explain how (or if) they’ll be able to program the chips. Either way, if you own a hot new joint in Portland, you might as well give it a spin. Find the sign-up form at our more coverage link, or peep a Nexus S doing its thing after the break. Continue reading Google rolls out NFC-equipped Places business kits, muscles in on location-based territory in Portland Google rolls out NFC-equipped Places business kits, muscles in on location-based territory in Portland originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Protesters attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife as a hike in tuition fees triggered Britain’s worst political violence in years. An AP photographer captured the royal couple’s shock while a local man recorded the chaos on his mobile phone.
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Cam Newton won the Maxwell Award Thursday, given to the nation’s best all-around college football player. He also won the Davey O’Brien and Walter Camp awards. Oregon running back LaMichael James won the Doak Walker Award. (Dec. 9)
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A 14-year-old in southwest Florida has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after his parents were found shot to death in their home. (Dec. 9)
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It’s been a hot minute since Yamaha served up a new Digital Sound Projector, but with 3D doing its darnedest to take over the home entertainment universe, there’s hardly a better time for the YSP range to make a comeback. Debuting shortly before CES, the YSP-2200 is one of the outfits sleeker soundbars at 3.5-inches tall, touting 16 speaker beam drivers, faux 7.1 surround sound, 11 Cinema DSP programs and full internal decoding of DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD. You’ll also find a foursome of HDMI 1.4a inputs alongside a single output, all of which are fully capable of handling 3D Blu-ray content. We’ve been ardent supporters of the YSP range ever since we first heard one at CEDIA 2008, but even for a loyalist, the $999.95 retail price is tough to swallow. But hey, at least that nets you a 100-watt subwoofer and a bucket of bragging rights! Continue reading Yamaha’s $1,000 YSP-2200 Digital Sound Projector debuts with HDMI 1.4a Yamaha’s $1,000 YSP-2200 Digital Sound Projector debuts with HDMI 1.4a originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By DEVLIN BARRETT Senate Republicans on Thursday voted down a bill to provide health care and compensation to sick Ground Zero workers, a major setback for one of New York’s biggest legislative priorities and one that left the bill’s supporters scrambling for one more chance against shrinking odds. In a straight party vote of 57-42, Democrats fell short of the 60 needed under Senate rules to advance…
Continue reading …By Eugene Robinson Approve the lousy deal. It pains me to write those words, because the agreement President Obama negotiated with Republicans on tax cuts is really quite awful. Related Entries December 9, 2010 Angry House Dems Reject Bush-Obama Tax Cuts December 9, 2010 Every Man His Own Historian
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Wouldn’t you Kno it — sorry, we couldn’t resist — the Kno has found its way into the confines of FCC’s labyrinthine headquarters. But not just one version, no sir / ma’am, the FCC tested both the single screen and dual screen versions together, it seems. External photos of the pair (or is it triplet?) can be found within the same entry, and while the user manual is also included, there’s nothing to glean from it. Feel free to enjoy the iconic photography all the same! Gallery: Kno in FCC Kno knows its way around the FCC, both single and dual screen originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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