The quixotic quest for the perfect 3D mouse has a long and storied history, but the German-built “Axsotic” 3D-Spheric-Mouse looks like a pretty good attempt. Axsotic tracks a 40mm ball, which can be twisted, pushed, pulled, lifted, and so forth inside its patent pending, sensor-laden cage. Optical tracking watches for rotation in three axis, while magnets track zoom and pan in three axis of their own. The design gives complete camera control in a 3D app to one hand, while your other hand is free to operate a mouse or other pointing device to actually interact with the 3D object in question. Axsotic actually works driver-free on Mac and Windows, and a plugin is available for popular 3D softwares. No word yet on price or availability. Check out some action videos after the break. Gallery: Axsotic 3D mouse takes a spherical stab at an age-old problem Continue reading Axsotic 3D mouse takes a spherical stab at an age-old problem Axsotic 3D mouse takes a spherical stab at an age-old problem originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A 2-year-old North Carolina boy remains in critical condition after being mauled in the yard by his family’s pit bulls. (Nov. 8)
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A Texas middle school football team’s trick play has become world famous on the internet. The Driscoll Middle School quarterback takes the ball from the center then walks past the defense before sprinting to the end zone for a touchdown. (Nov. 9)
Continue reading …E Ink shows off Triton color ePaper, touts faster performance, readability in sunlight (video)
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E Ink Triton. That’s the name we should all start getting used to as E Ink Holdings has just officially announced its first color electronic paper display. It was only yesterday that we learned Hanvon would be the first to bring the newly colorized e-reading panels to the market, so today the eponymous E Ink display maker has seen fit to dish out its own press release, catchy title, and even a handy explanatory video. The key points are that the new Triton stuff will offer 20 percent faster performance, sunlight-readable imaging, and up to a month’s battery life. That would suggest there’s almost no sacrifice in endurance relative to E Ink’s monochromatic screens already on offer in things like Amazon’s Kindle , which sounds all kinds of righteous to us. Skip past the break to get better acquainted with the Triton. Continue reading E Ink shows off Triton color ePaper, touts faster performance, readability in sunlight (video) E Ink shows off Triton color ePaper, touts faster performance, readability in sunlight (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Yves Rossy’s jetpack loops a hot air balloon, looks great doing it (video)
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Looks like Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy is back to the, well, daredeviltry. On November 5, 2010, the self-described Jetman lept off a platform attached to the side of the Esprit Breitling Orbiter hot air balloon and, after reaching an altitude of 2,400 meters (7,874 feet), came back to loop around the thing twice. He was aided in his endeavor by a new, smaller wing (two meters across) with four jets, and executed the maneuvers using only his body movements to steer. Afterward, he deployed his parachute and landed in Denezy, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. We might also add that we tried to get one of these devices for an Engadget Show giveaway, but our lawyers seem to think it’s a terrible idea. Video after the break. Continue reading Yves Rossy’s jetpack loops a hot air balloon, looks great doing it (video) Yves Rossy’s jetpack loops a hot air balloon, looks great doing it (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading the main story Related stories UK lives ‘saved by waterboarding’ Bush decision ‘angered Cheney’ Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret Former US President George W Bush has defended some of his most controversial decisions, in his first television interview since leaving office. He told US network NBC that use of the interrogation technique waterboarding -…
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As promised , the boys and girls at Opera have pushed out an Android-flavored beta version of their Opera Mobile 10.1 product today — and considering the company’s track record for making awesome replacement browsers, odds are good that you’re going to want to check it out. Besides pinch-to-zoom and support for location services, you’ll find fan favorites like desktop browser sync and Opera’s Speed Dial, a touchable grid of bookmarks. What’s more, the visual tab management is downright slick (then again, outdoing the tab management in-built to Android doesn’t take much), so you might want to take it for a test drive today — can we suggest engadget.com as a fine starting point? The app’s available from the Android Market right now; follow the break for the press release and an official demo of pinch-to-zoom in action. Or, you know, just download it and do some pinch-to-zooming of your own. Your call. Continue reading Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android hits public beta Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android hits public beta originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Never mind that November 11 rumor, the Droid 2 Global is available to buy from Verizon right now . The dual-mode CDMA/GSM handset from Moto — equipped with a 1.2GHz processor, don’t forget — is ready to be yours today for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and subject to the usual two-year contractual commitment. If you still need convincing, this new SKU also comes in a sparkling white option… can you really resist a white globetrotting Droid? [Thanks, Anthony] Motorola Droid 2 Global now available at Verizon for $199 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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(CNN) — U.S. President Barack Obama leaves India on Tuesday for Indonesia, where he spent part of his childhood. During a two-day visit, Obama is scheduled to meet with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and to hold a news conference with him; to attend an official dinner; and to visit the Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in southeast Asia. The president also is expected to deliver a public speech at an outdoor location that has not been announced. “In that speech, he’ll have a chance to talk about the partnership that we’re building with Indonesia, but also to talk about some of the themes of democracy and development and our outreach to Muslim communities around the world,…
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Police are investigating a bizarre crash in California. Witnesses say a naked woman staggered out of a smashed pick-up truck moments after it crashed. But, police are investigating if she was sexually assaulted or stole the truck. (Nov. 8)
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