Have you ever heard that Aaliyah song where Timbaland’s all “it’s been a long time (time), we shouldn’ta left you (left you) without a dope beat to step to (step to)?” That’s how we feel now, or it’s how we felt yesterday, and now this is a new beat to step to, but it’s a whole entire Engadget Podcast to step to. P.S. Oh, and in addition to the Engadget Podcast Bingo site , there’s now an Engadget Podcast Bingo iOS app made by insanely awesome listener Pierre-Marc Airoldi. Go check it out! Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Billionaire 00:07:05 – Verizon’s LTE details go live: December 5th, 38 markets, 60 airports, and 2 USB modems 00:08:34 – Verizon LTE plans start at $50/month for 5GB of data (update) 00:09:00 – Verizon LTE / 4G preview with the LG VL600 modem 00:11:00 – Verizon confirms contract-free 4G LTE options: same rates, pricier modems 00:33:25 – 55 people think the iPad is more valuable than the Galaxy Tab (updated) 00:42:15 – RIM buys TAT, BlackBerry UI in danger of becoming awesome 00:55:14 – Chrome OS consumer launch pushed to 2011, Google-branded Chromebook could still arrive this year 01:06:30 – Dell Inspiron Duo review 01:25:00 – Dell Venue Pro finally available to order: $99 on contract, shipping December 9th 01:25:37 – Acer reveals Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet, Clear.fi cloud-based media sharing system 01:26:30 – Acer Iconia first hands-on! (update: video!) 01:30:55 – Sony Ericsson LiveView review Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) LISTEN (OGG) Contact the podcast 1-888-ENGADGET or podcast (at) engadget (dot) com. Twitter: @joshuatopolsky @futurepaul @reckless @engadget Filed under: Podcasts Engadget Podcast 220 – 12.03.2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The Week in Pictures: Can Someone Own the Sun? Could Sand Power the World? And More (Slideshow)
December 3, 2010 No CommentAfter what would appear to be a clerical oversight by the whole of humanity, the sun now belongs solely to a 49-year-old woman in Spain. More on that, and more popular stories from the world of green this week, including the news that Toyota is recalling 650,000 hybrids over coolant risk, GM is set to hire 1,000 engineers and researchers to develop electric vehicles, after the jump.
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Three shoppers at a California store helped catch a man who police say tried to rape a toddler in an aisle. A woman and two men detained the suspect until police arrived. (Dec. 3)
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A Florida police officer is being hailed as a hero after he was able to pull a woman out of her burning SUV. His actions were all caught on camera. (Dec. 3)
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Wondering just how well a tablet would do if picked up and marketed by all four major carriers in America? We’re still waiting for the breakdown within our borders, but there’s hardly a doubt that the unprecedented carrier arrangement has helped Samsung shatter its estimates on Galaxy Tab sales. Purportedly, the outfit has just passed the one million mark in global sales of the 7-inch Android tablet, but Information Week is quick to point out that Sammy’s not clear on whether that’s units in the sales channel or units in the hands of consumers. Either way, one million’s nothing to scoff at, particularly when you consider that only 600,000 had been sold as of November 22nd. The firm’s now hoping to move 1.5 million of ‘em by the year’s end, and while that’s still well short of the estimated seven million iPads that have been sold to date, it’s a sales rate that we’re sure no one at Samsung is kvetching about. Update : CNET heard from a Samsung representative that the company hasn’t officially announced the sales figure here, but hopefully we’ll get some clarification soon. It’s possible that the PR team simply isn’t ready to dish out the number in official fashion yet. We’ll keep you posted. Samsung sells one million Galaxy Tab units (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Image via Oceana video Oceana has launched a new PSA for sea turtles that takes a silly approach to a serious issue. The ad features comedians Angela Kinsey (“The Office”) and Rachael Harris (“My Boys” and “The Hangover”) as the two work very hard to be the next Bond girls. Watch the video after the jumo. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …ThinkFlood’s RedEye universal remote control becomes web compatible, leaves past woes in the dust
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After going through some rough times with its RedEye mini dongle and doing right by replacing them , ThinkFlood appears to be running full beam ahead once more. Specifically, the company has announced that RedEye owners will soon have the ability to setup and control their remote systems straight from their PC or mobile browser. On the mobile front, apparently the web app will even work on Android and BlackBerry devices, despite being optimized for Safari on iOS — hinting that non iPhone owners could possibly let their phones control more than their social lives soon. Setup wise, the web version also allows users to automatically align and move multiple buttons at once, plus assign commands to over 70+ keyboard shortcuts. Combined with the ability to make adjustments using a mouse on a computer’s larger screen, tweaking custom RedEye remote layouts just got infinitely easier — you hear that Harmony ? The iOS app 2.0 update is also now available as a free ‘Plus’ download in the iTunes store, and finally supports the iPad’s lovely screen in either orientation. In a sense, it’s further substantiating the tablet’s new career path as a jumbo-buttoned geezer remote of the future, but hey — no gripes here. Continue reading ThinkFlood’s RedEye universal remote control becomes web compatible, leaves past woes in the dust ThinkFlood’s RedEye universal remote control becomes web compatible, leaves past woes in the dust originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …New Zealand Declared As The Origin Of Pavlova – The nationality of its creator of Pavlov has been a source of argument between two nations, Australia and New Zealand, for many years. The dessert is a popular dish and an important part of the national cuisine of both countries, and is frequently served during celebratory New Zealand Declared As The Origin Of Pavlova is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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image credit Brian Marshall Brian Marshall runs a robot orphanage, repurposing used parts that “refused to give up on life just because they were being discarded.” They are quite clever and funny, if a bit expensive at hi s Etsy store, but he also creates wonderful sculpture photos of his robots in action. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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