Actor Tobin Bell, who plays the villain in ‘Saw 3D,’ talks about his character’s motivations in the latest installment of the horror franchise and the success of the ‘Saw’ movies worldwide. (Oct. 27)
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Did you know that the word “jumbo” originated from the name of an African elephant famed for being the largest of his kind? HTC will be well familiar with that tag having already rattled off the HD2 , EVO 4G , and HD7 in a smartphone-dwarfing 4.3-inch form factor. And while that may not be the largest screen you can have your Android confectionery on today, it’s arguably the upper limit of what we might consider a pocketable device. The HTC Desire HD follows, and seeks to improve upon, its laudable predecessors with an aluminum unibody construction, WVGA (800 x 480) display, 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash plus 720p video, and a modern 1GHz CPU. That hardware is put at the service of Android’s latest Froyo offering, complemented with an updated Sense that includes a web interface for controlling and discovering your phone remotely. It’s a rich spec sheet, that much is unquestionable, but you’re not just here for tenuous wildlife-related metaphors, you want to know if the whole is equal to, or perhaps even more than, the sum of its parts. Join us after the break for a deeper look at the Desire HD. Gallery: HTC Desire HD review Continue reading HTC Desire HD review HTC Desire HD review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Gerry Sibell Photographer Gerry Sibell has captured backyard birds in some stunning photos: With a multi-flash camera set-up and a trigger release that snaps a photo when it detects motion, Sibell has shown species we normally think are cute or pretty as downright gorgeous, fierce, and definitely fast. Check out some of the incredible images he’s caught of birds just outside his back door.
Continue reading …All of the predictions are lining up pretty well (except the LA Times and Newsweak polls which were riddled with polling errors).
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The Democrats’ strategy to salvage the 2010 campaign was to distract voters from their record over the past two years and paint their opponents as wacky extremists. Win or lose, the Democrats got a lot of help from their friends in the supposedly objective “news” media. MRC analysts reviewed the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts from September 1 through October 25. Key findings:
Continue reading …Powercast and Microchip fire up interest at a distance with wireless power development kit
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We’re sure if you asked Powercast nicely it’d tell you a whale of a tale, about how the “more than 100 companies” who allegedly signed up to develop products that seemingly pull energy from the ether materialized into this light-up Christmas tree . Still, we’d be happy to forgive and forget if meaningful products emerged instead, and that’s why we’re moderately happy the company’s announced a nice big development kit. $1,250 buys your firm or deep-pocketed hobbyist the spread pictured above, with a wireless transmitter to throw three watts and a pair of receiver boards to catch them from over 40 feet away, plus a low-power development board from Microchip equipped with that company’s proprietary short-range wireless protocols and ZigBee functionality. We can’t wait to see what people build, but we won’t be snapping one up ourselves — we’re still holding out for the firm to go open-source and build an Arduino version. PR after the break. Continue reading Powercast and Microchip fire up interest at a distance with wireless power development kit Powercast and Microchip fire up interest at a distance with wireless power development kit originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Charlie Sheen released from hospital after US police are called to his hotel room; US appeals court rejects bid by Michael Jackson’s father to challenge estate administrators; Audrina Patridge and partner Tony Dovolani voted off ‘DWTS’. (Oct. 27)
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Photos: Adrian Johnson . Specs after the jump. The fridge couch — well, someone out there had to finally marry the two. Created by Canadian designer Adrian Johnson, these customized ultra-retro seaters are made from vintage refrigerators and salvaged car seats that he rescues from local junkyards. Johnson’s apparent mission: “To go where recycling hasn’t gone before.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Samsung Galaxy Tab hitting T-Mobile USA on November 10th, price remains elusive
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America’s number four carrier just landed a launch date for Samsung’s Froyo-based Galaxy Tab , and sure enough, it’ll be trotting out into the spotlight a full 24 hours before Verizon Wireless and four whole days prior to Sprint . Trouble is, T-Mob’s not being kind enough to dole out a price tag, so there’s no reasonable way for you to compare its offering against the competition. But hey, being first out of the gate, they can’t hold out on us too much longer, eh? Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Tab hitting T-Mobile USA on November 10th, price remains elusive Samsung Galaxy Tab hitting T-Mobile USA on November 10th, price remains elusive originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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