By Chris Hedges The lunatic fringe of the Republican Party, which looks set to make sweeping gains in the midterm elections, is the direct result of a collapse of liberalism. Related Entries October 24, 2010 Beyond Kingmaker: Moqtada al-Sadr and the Future of Iraq October 24, 2010 Tea Party Robber Barons
Continue reading …By E.J. Dionne, Jr. If you travel any place where there is a contested race for the House or Senate, you are bombarded with attack ads, almost all against Democrats, paid for by groups that do not have to reveal where their money comes from. Related Entries October 24, 2010 Beyond Kingmaker: Moqtada al-Sadr and the Future of Iraq October 24, 2010 Tea Party Robber Barons
Continue reading …Ortustech unveils world’s smallest Full HD display, puts Retina to shame
October 25, 2010 No Comment
Ever heard of Ortustech? Probably not. But you have heard of Casio, right? Ortustech is a joint venture between Casio Computer and Toppan Printing to develop small and medium sized displays. Today, the company is announcing a doozy with its 4.8-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel HAST (Hyper Amorphous Silicon TFT) LCD with 160-degree viewing angle, 16.8 million colors, and a pixel density of 458ppi. Amazing when you compare that to the lauded 326ppi of iPhone 4′s Retina display. However, it still pales in comparison to that little 546ppi panel Casio announced back in 2008 which we still haven’t seen put into a consumer product. Doesn’t bode well for this one being made available anywhere other than the trade show circuit. Ortustech unveils world’s smallest Full HD display, puts Retina to shame originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Pioneer and Buffalo announce first 128GB BDXL optical disc burners for PCs
October 25, 2010 No Comment
The dream of burning 128GB of PC data onto a single optical disc just took a step closer to reality with the announcement of this BDXL burner (model BDR-206MBK) from Pioneer. Buffalo will ship it as both an external USB 2.0 model (BRXL-6U2) and internal SATA model (BRXL-6FBS-BK). The drive handles new 4-layer (128GB) and 3-layer (100GB) BD-R XL at 4x speeds in addition to 3-layer BD-RE XL and older BD-R/BD-R DL and BD-RE/BD-RE DL Blu-ray disc media. Pioneer will begin shipping the drive in November for an undisclosed price — no word on pricing from Buffalo or when it’ll have its act together to ship product. Continue reading Pioneer and Buffalo announce first 128GB BDXL optical disc burners for PCs Pioneer and Buffalo announce first 128GB BDXL optical disc burners for PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Watch Supernatural S6E5: Live Free or Twihard In their hunt for the vampire who is victimizing some girls that have been reportedly lost, Dean got into a fight with a vampire and got himself pinned and forced to drink the vampire blood of his enemy. Now, he must infiltrate the vampire nest of the one who has recruited him to be a vampire in order for him to save himself and convert him back to his old self. The latest installment of our favorite brother hunters of Supernatural, which is entitled “Live Free or Twihard” is the hit sci-fi TV series’ 5th episode of the 6th season that aired last 10/22/2010 Friday 9:00 PM on CW. Watch Supernatural 6×5(0605) Free Online Streaming Full HDTV Episodes of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:
Continue reading …Watch Smallville S10E5: Isis As Alexander is suffering from accelerated aging because of his unnatural origins, Tess now tries to help him in finding a cure for his dilemma. Meanwhile, in his efforts of protecting his girlfriend, Clark deceives Lois into going some place else for a story. After she realize what’s happening, she argued with Clark which got them trapped in the middle of nowhere. The latest installment of our favorite superhero of Smallville, which is entitled “Isis ” is the hit sci-fi TV show’s 5th episode of the 10th season that aired last 10/22/2010 Friday 8:00 PM on CW. Watch Smallville 10×5(1005) Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:
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Galaxy Tab WiFi-only model hitting Best Buy for $499.99, Sprint 3G model on sale November 14th?
October 25, 2010 No Comment
We knew it was coming, now the WiFi only Galaxy Tab looks to have leaked with pricing in a Best Buy advertisement. According to some extracts obtained by Pocketables , a silver WiFi-only Tab will be available for $499.99 (a buck more than its WiFi-only iPad rival). Best Buy will also be selling a black 3G model (Verizon) and silver 3G model (Sprint) with contract or month-to-month plans. The “and up” verbiage is probably a hat tip to the $599.99 on-contract price that Verizon announced for the 3G Galaxy Tab it will begin selling on November 11th. Unfortunately, no date was revealed for the Best Buy offerings but a second rumor sourced from an inventory spreadsheet (pictured after the break) by the cats over at AndroidCentral has the Verizon Tab coming to Sprint on November 14th. In other words, it’s safe to expect Best Buy to start selling Samsung’s 7-inch Android tablet in November in the run-up to the holidays. See a screengrab of that after the break. Update : As noted in the comments, the Galaxy Tab doesn’t ship with a 7-inch Super AMOLED display — it’s Super TFT LCD . We suspect that’s a printing error and not a hint of things to come. Continue reading Galaxy Tab WiFi-only model hitting Best Buy for $499.99, Sprint 3G model on sale November 14th? Galaxy Tab WiFi-only model hitting Best Buy for $499.99, Sprint 3G model on sale November 14th? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Highlights of this day in history: Cuban missile crisis fuels Cold War clash at UN; China’s UN seat changes hands; ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ battle takes place; Author Geoffrey Chaucer dies; Golfer Payne Stewart killed in plane crash. (Oct. 25)
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Rumors of a 3.6-inch 800 x 480 Liquid Metal handset from Acer have been heating up in recent months. Now the aluminum handset said to be housing an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230-1 processor just cleared the FCC sporting GSM/EDGE 850/1900 and WCDMA Band II and V making it the perfect candidate for an AT&T launch. The listing also confirms Android 2.2 Froyo, GPS, Bluetooth, and 802.11b/g/n WiFi on the tested model S120 DVT2 (that’s Design Verification Test 2) prototype. With an October launch set for the UK, well, it won’t be long before we see this babe in North America. A bit of documentary evidence after the break. Continue reading Acer Liquid Metal S120 spotted running Android 2.2 on AT&T bands in FCC Acer Liquid Metal S120 spotted running Android 2.2 on AT&T bands in FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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