Photos: Rodrigo Davila (unless noted). Do you know how much of the so-called green or cool architecture is often for expensive hotels, government or office buildings? Well, in this case, it’s the complete opposite. Cleverly designed by Colombian architect Giancarlo Mazzanti in a modular way and surrounded by green, El Porvenir is a public kindergarten located in a poor area of Bogota, which will benefit the local community directly…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Syria criticizes recently approved bill requiring national referendum endorsement for Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights, east Jerusalem; new law ‘will not change fact Golan is occupied Syrian land,’ Damascus says
Continue reading …Acer introduces 7-inch and 10-inch Android tablets, shipping April 2011
November 23, 2010 No Comment
Shocker of shockers, folks — Acer’s getting into the tablet game, too. With the holidays too close for comfort, the outfit’s giving everyone pause that was considering that janky Android tablet on sale for Black Friday. All jesting aside, the flagship 10.1-incher looks quite interesting, boasting a dual-core 1GHz processor, an HDMI output and a native 1280×800 (!) screen resolution. You’ll also get a 5 megapixel rear camera, an “HD” front-facing camera for video calling and full multitouch support. Hard to say how many clams it’ll cost ya, but at least there’s an April 2011 ship date to mark down. Moving on, the 7-inch tablet (also unnamed as of now) packs the same screen resolution, a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm CPU and the same Flash 10.1 support — so far as we can tell, the “Android Tablet OS” Acer speaks of is Froyo, or Android 2.2. That one’s also coming in April of next year, and you can bet we’ll be scrounging up more details as soon as we can. Gallery: Acer introduces 7-inch and 10-inch Android tablets in NYC Acer introduces 7-inch and 10-inch Android tablets, shipping April 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Nearly a year after an early morning car accident changed the way the world looked at Tiger Woods, Image Expert TJ Walker says the Tiger Woods brand remains tarnished. (Nov. 23)
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Candidates to replace Dagan after eight-year run include his deputy, Shin Bet Chief Diskin
Continue reading …Acer reveals Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet, Clear.fi cloud-based media sharing system
November 23, 2010 No Comment
Here in New York at Acer’s Global press event , the company’s talking touch. Lots and lots of touch. It’ll be introducing a veritable smorgasbord of equipment as the minutes roll on, but it’s kicking things off with its Windows 7-based Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet. For all intents and purposes, this is Acer’s version of the Toshiba Libretto W105 (or that far-flung ASUS concept we saw at CeBIT 2009 ), boasting a pair of glossy touchscreens and no hard specifications to speak of. Naturally, you won’t find a keyboard here — rather, a virtual one will emerge from the secondary panel. There’s also a fairly slick media management system that’s obviously gesture based — some real potential there. We’ll be digging for details surrounding a price point and release date, but for now, have a gander at the image above and just imagine how it could revolutionize your life. Gallery: Acer Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet shown in NYC Acer reveals Iconia dual-screen laptop / tablet, Clear.fi cloud-based media sharing system originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Cee Lo, who has a huge hit with his expletive-laden viral song, talks about his new CD ‘The Lady Killer.’ (Nov. 23)
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Thanksgiving will mark the one year anniversary of the beginning of the Tiger Woods scandal. AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson looks back on a year of setbacks for Woods, on and off the course. (Nov. 23)
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enlarge Credit: Mirror Barbara Bush showed her compassionate-conservative self again when she told Sarah Palin to stay in Alaska: In a preview for a Larry King interview to be shown Monday on CNN, former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, are shown addressing topics such as the Tea Party influence, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, and their son’s book. Asked for her read on Palin, Barbara Bush responded: “I sat next to her once, thought she was beautiful and I think she’s very happy in Alaska — and I hope she’ll stay there.” In other words, you’re looking good, but just butt out of politics and go fishing on TLC.Tell us how you really feel, Mrs. Bush. When I saw this, I remembered her insensitive comments about Hurricane Katrina victims and that should remind us of what Conservatives think about those they see as lesser people. Click here to view this media What I’m hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality,” she said at the time. “And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.” This comment was back in 2005 and in all seriousness she didn’t have a clue why it was offensive. Palin is a political atrocity, but Mrs. Bush reminds us why lots of people root for her.
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Hey, remember the time when Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci got on stage, ripped a netbook in two and unveiled its Android tablet? Us neither, but who knows, it might all happen in the next hour or so. We’re there covering it live, and the action is supposed to start around 10:15AM ET. Join us! Live from Acer’s global press conference originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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