In first claim of invasion, military drill spokesman says planes were intercepted by Iranian jets
Continue reading …Hulu Plus drops price to $7.99 a month, adds Roku support for official launch
November 17, 2010 No Comment
There you have it, good people of the internet, the rumored Hulu Plus price drop has indeed been enacted, though it’s a little smaller than some might have hoped. The formerly $9.99 subscription service has now dipped to $7.99 per month — enough to get you to jump on board? Maybe the one week free trial will help get you there, but don’t fret if you’re already subscribed — Hulu’s got you covered with a refund for the difference from the preview price to the current one, which will be applied in your next billing cycle. Isn’t that nice? Also good to know is that the list of devices you can enjoy your Plus experience on has been expanded by one, adding Roku’s hardware as previously planned . You’ll find the full press release after the break. [Thanks, Adam S. and Alwyn] Continue reading Hulu Plus drops price to $7.99 a month, adds Roku support for official launch Hulu Plus drops price to $7.99 a month, adds Roku support for official launch originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ministers Ya’alon, Begin, and Shalom add signatures to Yesha Council letter to Netanyahu, asking him not to extend moratorium on settlement construction. Meanwhile PM’s Office denies reports of disparity with US over construction in east Jerusalem
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Highlights of this day in history: President Richard Nixon says ‘I am not a crook’; Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England; Suez Canal opens; Congress holds first DC session; Sculptor Auguste Rodin dies; Film director Martin Scorsese born. (Nov. 17)
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By Robert Scheer Rejoice, the housing market is back. Sandy Weill just picked up a humdinger of a wine vineyard estate in Sonoma, Calif., for a record $31 million, so the foreclosure crisis must be over. Related Entries November 15, 2010 California Is Sick November 15, 2010 Dollar vs. China
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A Minn. teenager has been charged with murdering two convenience store clerks at separate stores in northern Iowa. Michael Richard Swanson has been charged as an adult with two counts each of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. (Nov. 16)
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Bertha Linker gets Spanish learning website to accept her, remove anti-Israel material
Continue reading …Intel learns from Dr. Dre, wants Atom chips in NFL helmets to know when heads are ringing
November 17, 2010 No Comment
We always understood that Intel looked after the rock stars of tomorrow , but who knew that included football players? Yup, according to PC World , Intel is currently investigating adding Atom chips inside NFL helmets to provide real-time impact data to medical staff on the sidelines. While there’s no explicit time frame set for this project, we’re thinking the sooner the better — lest we forget it took the league until 2009 to require players who display signs of a concussion to stop playing for at least one day. This isn’t the first time though that the world’s largest chip maker has actually helped make the gridiron safer. In fact, it previously worked with helmet maker Riddell’s fittingly named HITS (Head Impact Telemetry System) and academic researchers to run head injury simulations using linked Xeon-powered computers. Off the field, Intel is also currently partnering with the Mayo Clinic to boost medical cranial scans using MIC (Many Integrated Core) supercomputer co-processors. Codenamed Knights Corner, this hardware puts teacher’s pets to shame by running trillions of calculations per second, and apparently accelerates head scans by up to 18 times. Sure, safety’s all well and good, but we know Intel’s really just curious about how Moore’s Law holds up to the shoulder pressure of NFL d-backs. Intel learns from Dr. Dre, wants Atom chips in NFL helmets to know when heads are ringing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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In a video provided by Duke University, Blue Devils basketball forward Kyle Singler shows off his range with a series of wild trick shots. (Nov. 17)
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It might be all Japanese to you now, but Sharp’s autostereoscopic 3D is coming to a smartphone near you next year. The tech will debut next month on the Softbank-bound Galapagos 003SH and 005SH Android handsets, but now Sharp has confirmed its intention to also bring it Stateside as well as to two of the world’s most populous nations in China and India. It’s not yet exactly clear what handsets those markets will be getting, but if you’re looking for further signs of Sharp’s expanding international ambition, the company’s reported to also be contemplating extending its e-reading tablet platform out to the US and China. Taken alongside Panasonic’s recently announced plans to start selling Android smartphones globally in 2012, this does suggest we might soon be watching a neat little resurgence from our buddies from the land of the rising sun. Sharp plans 3D smartphones for US, China and India in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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