With Steorn’s track record , you’d think that the company wouldn’t be in such a hurry to put its “free energy” technology under a microscope. Then again, maybe once it has your €399 (roughly $550) your thoughts on the subject really aren’t that important anyways. Regardless, we’re a wee bit skeptical of anyone who claims to have made a miraculous scientific breakthrough, refuses to explain said scientific breakthrough, and then asks you to cut them a check. But maybe you’re a more trustworthy type: In that case, to build an Orbo device for yourself and access to the Steorn Knowledge Development Base, hit the source link. But don’t say we didn’t warn you. Steorn peddles Orbo development kit, snake oil optional originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Sure, different color options and various designer patterns are all well and good, but what gadgets really need more of is moustaches . Thankfully, Flip has now stepped in to fill that void with no less than eleven different moustache designs for the month of Movember. Available on the Flip UltraHD , MinoHD and SlideHD (and in various capacities), the moustachio’d offerings include handsome options like The Professor and The Auteur (pictured above) and, best of all, Flip will donate $10 from each purchase to the Movember Foundation, which raises funds and awareness for men’s health. Hit up the source link below to check out all the options available, and to place your order if you find one that suits your style. Flip offers moustachio’d cameras for Movember originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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My, how a year changes things. Q3 2009 was a nightmare for mega-corps in terms of earnings , but things have definitely been on the up and up just 12 months later. After Sony pushed out a glowing quarterly report this morning , rival Samsung has done likewise. The company saw record breaking revenues of ₩40.23 trillion ($35.8 billion) as well as profits (₩4.46 trillion; $3.96 billion) in this most recent quarter, with Sammy crediting strong semiconductor performance for the bulk of its newfound fortune. A tip of the hat was also given to its mobile communications business, with the outfit moving a staggering 71.4 million phones during Q3 2010 (a 19 percent boost year-over-year). Reports are noting that between five and seven million of those were of the Galaxy S variety, and it’s hoping to sell ten million of ‘em before the close of this year. All that said, the firm isn’t expecting an equally rosy Q4, noting that a strengthening won and heightened price pressures around LCD panels and DRAM could put a damper on skyrocketing profits. So much for taking a day to celebrate, eh? [Thanks, Rajendra] Continue reading Samsung notches record profits, aims to sell ten million Galaxy S phones this year Samsung notches record profits, aims to sell ten million Galaxy S phones this year originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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On Friday, President Obama announced that he’d been told Thursday night about two suspicious packages heading to the U.S. from Yemen that turned out to contain explosives and represented a terrorist threat. Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Authorities on three continents thwarted multiple terrorist attacks aimed at the United States Friday, seizing two explosive packages addressed to Chicago-area synagogues and packed aboard cargo jets from Yemen. Parts of the plot might remain undetected, President Barack Obama’s counterterror chief warned. Obama called the coordinated attacks a “credible terrorist threat” amid worldwide fears that al-Qaida was launching a major new campaign of assaults. “The United States is not assuming that the attacks were disrupted and is remaining vigilant,” Obama adviser John Brennan said at the White House. Read more
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Photo credit: merfam / Creative Commons Defying all expectations, Ray LaHood, the former Republican Congressman appointed as head of the Department of Transportation, has emerged as a vocal advocate for high-speed rail and passionate advocate of bikes . His most important—and for some, surprising—move, however, has been to
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London, England (CNN) — A deal to protect the world’s ecosystems over the next decade has been agreed by the United Nations at the biodiversity summit in Nagoya, Japan. Delegates from more than 190 countries debated into the early hours of Saturday morning to finalize the agreement of a 20-point Strategic Plan aimed at curbing losses in biodiversity which have accelerated in recent years. Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity said: “History will recall that it was here in Nagoya that a new era of living in harmony was born and new global…
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