They may not be the first vacuum shoes to emerge in concept form, but these so-called Foki shoes from designer Adika Titut Triyugo are certainly the most stylish — at least in an ASIMO chic sort of way. They also boast a few new tricks not seen before, including an LED display on top that indicates how much dirt you’ve picked up, and a unique deign that allows them to be completely folded up when not in use. Of course, “concept” is the key word here, but we’ve got to guess there’s an untapped market out there for wearable appliances. Dust Buster gloves, anyone? Foki vacuum footwear concept lets you walk in Roomba’s shoes originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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US pop star Madonna has opened her first gym on Monday in Mexico City to the delight of scores of fans who had waited outside to catch a glimpse of her. (Nov. 30)
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Tweet a message @talayrobot and something magical happens. An ST Robotics arm whirs to life inside Sony Music’s London HQ and starts transcribing your words of wisdom unto a glamorously lit whiteboard — in the finest handwriting font its designers could find! Best part is that the whole thing gets filmed and the video is sent back to you within a matter of minutes, equipped with an audio clip from Sony’s Talay Riley. Yes, it’s a promotional stunt, but it’s also undeniably one of the coolest intersections of robotics and social networking we’ve yet seen. Skip past the break for some video examples or get tweeting and create your own. Continue reading Talay Robot will document your tweet, give it a soundtrack, Twitvid the results (video) Talay Robot will document your tweet, give it a soundtrack, Twitvid the results (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Howard Dean: Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine Because Fox ‘Makes Stuff Up’ and ‘Americans Don’t Know What’s Going On’
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An audio clip from about two months ago has been uncovered by The Blaze which clearly demonstrates that, even with all of his opining and public speaking skills, there is a reason that
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Siding with Lieberman? 2009 document leaked by WikiLeaks suggests prime minister expressed his support of land swap concept before US, said he does not wish to control Gaza, West Bank
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Remember that peppy aftermarket 256GB SSD upgrade from PhotoFast that easily smoked the SSD found in Apple’s latest MacBook Air? It’s gone upon Apple’s request, just like those HyperMac batteries before it. 9to5Mac first reported the news based on a source close to the company and we just confirmed it directly with the PhotoFast GM2_SFV1_Air product manager. The risk of losing access to Apple’s product licensing program was just too grave a threat to ignore. So, enjoy your 160MBps max SSD transfer rate MBA owners — you’ll get that 250MBps sequential read/write speed bump only when Apple’s good and ready to provide it themselves. Apple forces PhotoFast to abandon 256GB upgrade kit for MacBook Airs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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WikiLeaks cable reveals US senator told Qatar leaders that Israel must make tough decision despite Syrian support of Hezbollah. Kerry: East J’lem should be Palestinian capital
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As far as 3D goes, we can still take it or leave it, but what’s really got us intrigued about Cowon ‘s latest effort is the promise of full 1080p video playback. Ally that to a HDMI output and up to 64GB of flash storage and you’ve got yourself a pretty potent portable media station. The Cowon 3D PMP offers an 800 x 480 resolution on its own 4.8-inch display — which is touted as the world’s first 3D visualizer on a PMP that doesn’t require glasses — plus a battery rated to last for 10 hours of video, 45 hours of audio and up to 300 hours on standby. And, in an upgrade from the recent X7 , this new device also has WiFi connectivity! Launch is scheduled for December 10th in Cowon’s backyard of South Korea, with prices coming in at KRW499,000 ($431) for the 32GB-equipped 3D PMP and KRW589,000 ($509) for the 64GB version. [Thanks, Kunal] Cowon 3D is the 1080p-playing, 4.8-inch PMP that just jumps out at you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Young Jewish innovators unveil first international collaboration promoting Jewish environmental awareness and action
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That high-end Android smartphone from LG seemingly destined for release early next year has made another appearance — and this time, the UI’s in full view and showing us a few tricks. Looks like the so-called Star will be running a variant of LG’s usual Android skin, for better or worse, and the particular device shown off in Phandroid ‘s forums here is loaded with Froyo — a strange choice for a 4-inch beast launching in 2011 with Gingerbread around the corner, perhaps, but we certainly wouldn’t put it past ‘em. The owner (who actually claims to have two in his possession) was kind enough to run it through Quadrant, producing a score of 1759 — fantastic for a stock device, and a score that’ll undoubtedly go through the roof once hackers get their hands on these things and start trimming the fat. Between this, the LU3000 , and that unnamed LTE device for Verizon, these guys could be a serious Android force in ’11, couldn’t they? LG Star shows up again, flexes its Tegra 2 muscle for the camera originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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