HP acquired VoodooPC and its founder Rahul Sood in 2006, and it’s been a wild ride ever since. The ever out-spoken Rahul has brought a lot of “Voodoo DNA” to HP products, most notably the Envy line, but also witnessed the slow fade of the actual Voodoo brand. He also went on a lot of extreme cycling trips in-between all the product teases and wild statements . Rahul isn’t saying exactly why he’s leaving HP, but he has penned a substantial blog post detailing some of Voodoo’s history and thanking a whole bunch of people and companies. As for his time with HP: “We merged, we invented, we kicked ass, and we had fun, but then things got a little complicated.” What he means by “complicated” is unclear, but whatever Rahul is moving on to next (he says he “can’t wait to be directly involved in a product pipeline again,” for what it’s worth), we’re sure he’ll do it with his trademark flair for the dramatic that we’ve come to know and love. Rahul Sood leaving HP originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Gotta love creative marketing : A Sanford truck dealership is running a special promotion, offering a free AK-47 with the purchase of a used truck. General sales manager Nick Ginetta said the promotion will run until the end of the month. He said anyone who purchases a truck will receive a $400 voucher to a local gun store. He said customers will have to go through the application process and qualify under state and federal laws. Ginetta said any buyers who don’t want a gun will be given cash. Ginetta said he knows the promotion is controversial, but he believes it will bring in business — and he said it’s already working. At the close of business Thursday, he said the business had 47 appointments scheduled for Friday. Normally, he said there’s only three. Good for them. Nothing wrong with linking something people want to the sales of your product. And since the people have to go through the normal screening process there’s nothing about this that creates any risk to society.
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Once a Best Buy exclusive , the white version of HTC’s still-badass EVO 4G is finally making its way into actual Sprint retail locations, the carrier’s website, and other third party stores for the same $199 on contract after $100 mail-in rebate as usual. Gives us a good opportunity to levy the same complaint we’d levied before — that the front of the phone should be white, not just the back — but hey, at least passers-by will know you’re stylin’ when you’ve got it held to your face. White HTC EVO 4G leaves the Best Buy nest, migrates to Sprint stores originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photos: Brian Merchant What’s in an EV Strategy? Electric cars are the future of personal mobility — right? Even top execs of major automakers wearily acknowledge that petroleum won’t be the dominant fuel source forever. So most publicly point to electric cars as the next step in the future of automobiles — many say the question is when they’ll enter the market en masse, not whether or not they will. As a result, just about every major automaker has an EV in the works — and a corresponding marketing depart… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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This headline and photo on Drudge isn’t going to help the TSA’s image with Americans: If I’m not mistaken the TSA rep is wearing a Muslim headscarf…as she searches a nun. Here’s a larger version of the key part of the photo:
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Stressed out on the job? Try to relax. Women who report having high levels of job stress appear to be at 90% increased risk of having a heart attack, compared with those who report less stress at work.
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There comes a time when fiddly buttons and D-pads just don’t do it anymore, a time when you need a little more control. Nintendo was first of the current generation to show its hand with the fling-sensitive Wiimote , and of course Sony and Microsoft are both now doing similarly intended things with the PlayStation Move and the Kinect , respectively. Now THQ is trying to do its own little new thing by launching the $69.99 uDraw Gametablet on the Wii, supplanting the wavy wand with a stylus. Next logical step in gaming? Tool to unleash a torrent of creativity? Half-baked third-party accessory? Read on to find out. Gallery: THQ uDraw Gametablet Continue reading THQ uDraw Gametablet for Wii review THQ uDraw Gametablet for Wii review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo via Anderson Smith2010 The Mission Blue Voyage held by TED earlier this year brought together some of the most respected and admirable people working on protecting our oceans. The catalyst behind the voyage was Sylvia Earle’s TED wish , which was to boost the number of “hope spots” or protected marine areas globally. As one of the TED speakers, Greg Stone, poin… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Wikipedia For the first time in half a century a person in Miami-Dade County, Florida has been diagnosed (and recovered from…) a case of dengue fever that had been acquired locally ( Palm Beach Post ). This follows 24 cases of locally-caught dengue being discovered in Key West over the summer. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, saying “50 years of public service is on the line,” implored a House ethics panel Monday to postpone his ethics trial until he can get a new lawyer. (Nov. 15)
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