Ooh, Sprint’s just going to love this. T-Mobile just announced the launch details for its latest HSDPA+ handset, with a November 3rd touchdown date (possibly to go along with new data plans ?) and a $200 pricetag (after $50 mail-in rebate). But just to spice things up a little bit, T-Mobile also swapped names on the phone: what was previously known as the myTouch — a back-to-basics follow-up to the original myTouch 3G and myTouch 3G Slide — is now the myTouch 4G. In fact, it looks like T-Mobile has had this name for a little while , but was just waiting for the right moment to spring it on us. Wait, you didn’t know HSPA+ was 4G ? Ah, welcome to Sprint / Verizon / AT&T’s branding nightmare . T-Mobile myTouch redubbed ‘myTouch 4G,’ landing on November 3rd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Vuzix Wrap 920AR dev bundle available ‘nowish’ with clear AR glasses 18 months away
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When we got our hands on the Vuzix Wrap 920AR at CES we saw a promising piece of gear without too many practical applications. And where do things stand, nearly a year later? Available now (aside from a “30 to 45 day delay” on all orders) the headset is strictly developers only. According to Pocket-lint , the company is only eighteen months away from clear AR glasses with heads-up displays — and, believe us, we’d love to see that — but in the meantime, your hard earned $2,000 will get you the glasses, a Vuzix VR Manager license, and access to the Vuzix SDK. So, who’s going to be the first to pitch us a system for Augmented Reality comment moderation? We’d love to some new and novel ways to “downrank” a few of our favorite commenters, if you get our drift. Vuzix Wrap 920AR dev bundle available ‘nowish’ with clear AR glasses 18 months away originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Matthews: How Long Before We See Tea Partiers Start Showing Up in Uniform, 1930′s Style?
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Sharron Angle was the recipient of yesterday’s Political Vitriol of the Day from “comedian” Joy Behar of The View.
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A bumper crop of circumstantial evidence surrounding the Android-based PlayStation Phone is starting to come together today — when it rains, it pours, as they say — and one particularly interesting thread suggests that the ecosystem surrounding the device might be called “Z-System.” An astute tipster notes that the term appears in the upper left of one of our shots, which maps to a domain — z-system.com, naturally — that’s owned by Sony Ericsson. Turns out the company also holds trademarks for Z-System in the US and Benelux trademark offices (among others, presumably) that were filed (and approved) this year, and the filing category includes “software for interacting or playing with electronic or video games,” not hardware, so that strongly suggests we’re looking at a platform here. We suppose it’s possible that this specific device will be called Z-System, but we’re going to float the theory that its actually underlying gaming platform that’ll bear that name — possibly a premium game store and set of software libraries that together will earn a device the Z-System badge. As we already saw with the BlackPad / SurfBook / PlayBook fiasco, trademarks don’t mean much until a device is actually announced — but it’s something to keep an eye on. [Thanks, Andrew] Gallery: Sony Ericsson Z-System: the PlayStation Phone’s gaming platform? Sony Ericsson Z-System: the PlayStation Phone’s gaming platform? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …Christopher Leinberger Explains Why Washington, DC, is a Model for Walkable Redevelopment
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The walkable Hill Valley of 1955 compared to the blighted Hill Valley of 1985. Photo Credit: Universal Studios You can learn a lot about development in the United States, argues Brookings Fellow Christopher Leinberger , by watching Back to the Future . By comparing Hill Valley, the fictional town that serves as the film’s setting, as it appears in 1985—a blighted and abandoned downtown ringed by highways, parking lots, and malls—to the vibrant, walkable, town it was in 1955, the two options for development become clear. After … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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On Wednesday, two days after an earthquake-triggered tsunami hit the shores of Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, local officials reported problems with an alert system that should have warned islanders of the incoming tidal wave. Meanwhile, the death toll has reached at least 282, according to the BBC, and elsewhere in Indonesia, a rumbling volcano is creating another kind of trouble.
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Kmart may have been the first department store to get into the cheap Android tablet business , but it looks like Walgreens isn’t about to stay out of this race to the bottom — it’s now offering the Maylong M-150 Android tablet for a mere $100. As you can see above, it’s pretty much the tablet of your dreams. Not only does it run Android, but it boasts a familiar iPad design and interface, plus Internet Explorer for a web browser (icon), and access to the always useful “App Market.” As for specs, it looks like you’ll get a 7-inch resistive touchscreen with an 800 x 480 resolution, a 400MHz VIA VM8505+ processor, built-in WiFi, an unspecified amount of built-in flash memory, and a microSD card slot or expansion. Head on past the break for a video, and hit up the source link below if you’re ready to place your order. Continue reading Walgreens now selling $100 Maylong M-150 Android tablet Walgreens now selling $100 Maylong M-150 Android tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Total Range of About 350 Miles It looks like GM has decided that the longer total range of the Chevy Volt compared to its all-electric competitors is the selling point that they want to highlight. The commercial above … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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