Munk Bogballe debuts Classic Bespoke luxury laptop line: $7,000 and way, way up
October 27, 2010 No Comment
With a name like Munk Bogballe, it has to be pricey… right? Right. 2.5 years after launching what’s likely the most expensive MacBook of all time , the aforesaid purveyor of fine, fine mobile computers has introduced its Classic Bespoke collection — at the Millionaire Fair in Moscow, no less. So, what does a base price of €5,200 ($7,180) buy you? A 5.1 pound slab of aluminum, accented with lush leather, a mahogany screen frame, freshwater pearl on / off button and oodles of gold. Oh, and a single line of diamonds, presumably for squeezing out six to ten more frames per second out of Portal . You may also expect to get only the latest and greatest when it comes to technology, but you’d be badly mistaken; the standard configuration ships with a Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a paltry 500GB hard drive. If you’re hot for an SSD, ostrich leather or an 18 carat gold power button, that’ll be extra. Not like you really care, Mr. Millionaire. Gallery: Munk Bogballe launches Classic Bespoke luxury laptop line Continue reading Munk Bogballe debuts Classic Bespoke luxury laptop line: $7,000 and way, way up Munk Bogballe debuts Classic Bespoke luxury laptop line: $7,000 and way, way up originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Fierce winds demolished homes and injured people in North Carolina and tornado watches were issued across the Southeast as a massive storm blew east after lashing the central US (Oct. 27)
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Underwhelmed by the feeling of sameness with the Pre 2 ? Well, you may or may not be in luck; Chinese-based CENS.com is reporting that manufacturers Foxconn and Compal now have contracts to manufacturer up to six new Palm devices for 2011. That boils down to one for Compal, and either four or five for Foxconn. We’d venture a guess that PalmPad’s at least one of those, seeing as it’s due early next year, but what about the others? Whatever (stackable) cards HP / Palm have in hand aren’t exactly being laid out, and while we can’t confirm this report ourselves, rest assured, we’re hoping really hard that there’ll be more webOS options with non-pebble form factors. HP contracts 5 or 6 new Palm devices for 2011? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Monopoly with Carbon Credits? 7 Green Board Games for the New Generation
October 27, 2010 No Comment
Photo via holisticmonkey (Joshua Ganderson)/ Creative Commons During your next family party, rainy afternoon, or monthly game night, set up one of these eco-friendly board games to encourage teamwork, cooperation, and sustainability lessons — all in about an hour. The games make it fun to learn about everything from gardening to global climates and are often made from recycled and recyclable materials — so no matter who comes in first place, the environment is the real winner…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Indonesia was struggling to cope as the death toll was climbing from a tsunami and an erupting volcano. On Wednesday rescue crews with emergency supplies finally made it to the remote islands slammed by the giant wave. (Oct. 27)
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The cast and creator of ‘The Walking Dead’ on the new zombie series, based on the comic book, that premieres on AMC Halloween night. Caution: Video contains images some might find disturbing. (Oct. 27)
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Echoing sentiments of Sprint’s senior VP of networks from last month, CEO Dan Hesse has said that the company will be saying goodnight to its aging push-to-talk network — iDEN — that it inherited from its Nextel acquisition several years ago, “just like 1G was shut down.” Of course, the difference between 1G cellular and iDEN is that iDEN still holds a very unique position in the wireless marketplace: even though it sucks for data, it’s really the only popular, successful way to route push-to-talk over a cell network of any kind. To that end, the company is actively soliciting bids to build out CDMA 1X Advanced right now, which may allow the company to have another go at moving its PTT services over to a CDMA-based technology (the first attempt, QChat , already failed). In the meantime, Hesse says that the company is putting most of its marketing efforts into attracting customers to its CDMA airwaves, not its iDEN ones, in the hopes that they’ll be able to smooth out the transition and free up iDEN spectrum for other services. It’s had a good run, hasn’t it? Sprint’s Hesse commits to phasing out iDEN originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …NewsBusters Publisher Bozell Discusses NPR President’s Push to Tax Americans to Fund BBC-Style State Media
October 27, 2010 No CommentThe National Public Radio (NPR) executive who fired Juan Williams is behind an effort lobbying for a new tax to be levied on private media outlets in order to finance a BBC-style state media, NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center Brent Bozell told viewers of Fox Business Network's “Varney & Company” at 10:45 a.m. today. NPR president Vivian Schiller is “part of a group which wants to essentially tax existing media companies… and use that tax money to create a national network of public broadcasting companies to put out a news broadcast on a national basis, like an American BBC,” Varney noted. “Let's put it another way, the attack on Juan Williams… wasn't really an attack on Juan Williams,” Bozell replied. read more
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Waiting for a Windows 7 tablet PC with the page-turning Macallan UI on board? Don’t hold your breath, because UI Centric tells us the project has been canceled and isn’t talking details. Though a July press release claimed the touchscreen interface was slated for an undisclosed tablet in Q3 of this year, that document has since been pulled, so it’s probably safe to say that deal fell through. Still, the company informs us that there’s a new announcement on the way, and we hate to dismiss vaporware out of hand — if you’ve got a spare diving-class oxygen tank or three, perhaps you can afford to breathe in. [Thanks, Brian] UI Centric cancels Macallan UI project for Windows 7 tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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