London Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a baby gorilla – the first to be born there in 20 years. The yet unnamed western lowland gorilla was born to first-time mum Mjukuu on Tuesday. (Oct. 28)
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Credit: Nick Dewar, Chris Sials Neal Can a poster change the world? We’ve covered them a lot on TreeHugger: The newest batch comes from the the Canary Project , which brought together a Who’s Who of contemporary artists for their take on issues of climate change, sustainability, and energy independence. The result is Green Pa… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We’re just weeks away from the Boxee Box bringing its pan-dimensional shape to your home entertainment center, but still the surprises keep rolling. VUDU has announced that it too will be making an appearance on the thing, offering streaming downloadable rentals of big hits with some, like Avatar , offering offering special features to boot. Viewers will have 1080p on tap along with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround and the pleasure of knowing that their $2 per rental is going straight into Walmart’s pocket . Who doesn’t love Walmart? Continue reading D-Link’s Boxee Box gets VUDU streaming rentals D-Link’s Boxee Box gets VUDU streaming rentals originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Miley Cyrus’ parents to divorce; Actor Randy Quaid and his wife are released from Canadian immigration custody; 007′s Aston Martin sells at auction for four-point-one million dollars. (Oct. 28)
Continue reading …Garmin Approach S1 is the first GPS watch for golfers, sends that caddy back to the shack
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Pack a lob wedge or extra utility iron? Punch and run or flop and drop? Crush a five iron or hit a three-quarter four? These are just a few of the questions that amateur golfers wish they had to ponder as they instead devote their time to rummaging through the brush trying to find what could be their fourth lost ball in three holes. Maybe Garmin ‘s new Approach S1 watch can help. It’s loaded with every hole from over 14,000 golf courses and, from anywhere on the course, will give you precise yardage to the front, back, and middle of the next green — meaning it won’t help your lay-up but could be just the ticket for nailing that approach. Its integrated odometer will even track how many miles you covered through the course of the day and, we’re presuming, not tell your significant other whether you spent those drinking in the cart or walking at a brisk pace. The Approach S1 is available now for $249 and is subtle enough that your buddies might not even notice your new wrist-borne advantage. Continue reading Garmin Approach S1 is the first GPS watch for golfers, sends that caddy back to the shack Garmin Approach S1 is the first GPS watch for golfers, sends that caddy back to the shack originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …Liquavista displays get flexible, ‘unbreakable,’ still rather theoretical (video)
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The next generation of display technology is still that, next, but despite being a future away it continues to get better. Liquavista keeps wowing us with various demonstrations of its electrowetting technology offering full color, high refresh rates, visibility in all lighting conditions, and low power consumption to boot. Now they’re bendy too, with the company releasing footage of a prototype that’s flexible. It’s also said to be “unbreakable,” demonstrated by a person wearing latex gloves gently tapping on the screen — because, you know, that’s about as tough as it gets outside of the lab. Video is after the break, along with full PR, but in neither will you find any hope of seeing this tech for real before the second half of next year. Continue reading Liquavista displays get flexible, ‘unbreakable,’ still rather theoretical (video) Liquavista displays get flexible, ‘unbreakable,’ still rather theoretical (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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SLEMAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted again on Thursday, blasting vast ash clouds into the sky and…
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Yeah, we know. E-mail is like so 1999. Kids today are all about their tweets and their texts, but if grandma can decode a digital picture at all pretty much the only way she’s going to get it is via e-mail, and Eye-Fi is making that easier. It’s launched Eye-Fi View, an online sharing site not unlike your Picasas or your Flickrs , except that pictures are (nearly) instantly and automatically uploaded straight from the camera, where they can be shared (or not shared) with others. Users can also set up e-mail alerts so that grandma can get a private link to Gerard’s graduation photos. Eye-Fi View is free if you don’t mind your pictures disappearing after seven days, but if you want unlimited storage for an unlimited time you’ll need to step up to the $4.99 monthly or $49.99 annual plans. The disembodied hand? We’re pretty sure that’s not included. Continue reading Eye-Fi gets social with the Eye-Fi View online picture portal Eye-Fi gets social with the Eye-Fi View online picture portal originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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