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Photo: First Solar Building 2 New Factories by 2012, Creating 1,200 New Jobs First Solar is the 800lbs gorilla of the thin film solar industry, and the gorilla isn’t on a diet! The company has announced the construction of two new factories, one in the U.S. and one in Vietnam, by 2012. This should raise its total production capacity to about 2.7 gigawatts per year…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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From the parallel universe known as “you’ve got to be kidding me” comes yet another trinket from New PC Gadgets that’ll undoubtedly sell well despite being about as mindless as a product comes. In a bid to solve a simple problem that every internet addict faces when dining out or simply joining other Earthlings around a dinner table, the aforesaid company has just issued the Smartphone Coaster. That’s a fanciful name for a bent piece of stainless steel. In practice, it holds just about any smartphone (or dumb / featurephone, for that matter) at a 75 degree angle, enabling you to keep a close eye on your display while stuffing your face. We’re surmising that these will be aimed as restaurants more than in-home dinner tables, but hey, if you’d rather enable your tweens to ignore vital family conversations while gathered for supper, more power to you. It’s available now for $3.95 (or less if buying in bulk), and no, we won’t tell anyone that you’re seriously considering a dozen. Continue reading Smartphone Coaster keeps your eyes on the prize, even while you eat Smartphone Coaster keeps your eyes on the prize, even while you eat originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, ‘The View’ co-hosts who walked off-stage during an interview with guest Bill O’Reilly say they did the right thing, despite critics who claimed they were rude to their guest who himself spoke ill of muslims. (Oct. 18)
Continue reading …MakerLegoBot is made of Lego, makes things out of Lego, is so meta it hurts (video)
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Building things out of Lego ? Lots of fun. Building a thing out of Lego that itself builds other things out of Lego? That’s totally mindblowing, and that’s what Mindstorm master Will Gorman managed here with his MakerLegoBot masterpiece. The machine takes input from a PC running MLCAD, a sort of industrial design tool for blocknauts, and then churns out anything you like — so long as it is comprised of 1×2, 2×2, 3×2, 4×2, and 8×2 bricks. These are fed by the machine and methodically placed in exact position, as shown in the video below. If you’re hanging out in The Netherlands this upcoming weekend you can also see the thing in action at LegoWorld in Zwolle, or just build your own with the detailed plans at the source link below. But, before you start assembling, know that you’ll need 2,400 bricks and nine Mindstorms NXT motors. Continue reading MakerLegoBot is made of Lego, makes things out of Lego, is so meta it hurts (video) MakerLegoBot is made of Lego, makes things out of Lego, is so meta it hurts (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I went to my local farmers’ market last Saturday for the first time in weeks. I was so happy to see fresh chanterelles still available. They are so expensive that I only buy them once or twice a year as a treat, but I think they are worth it. Often I don’t do anything more complicated with them than sautee them and have them on toast , but last night I was feeling like something a bit more elaborate …. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Continue reading …President Obama to Appear on MythBusters to Help Get Kids Excited About Science
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President Obama at the Grand Canyon, photo: US Embassy in Bolivia / Creative Commons . Considering the dismal state of American knowledge of climate change science , and seeming dwindling enthusiasm for science and math more broadly, every little bit of effort helps: Towards that, the White House is hosting a science fair and President Obama hi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via Bigpresh Newsweek released it’s top picks for environmentally-focused companies in the US, naming what it sees as our 100 greenest. Ranked at the top is Dell — and in fact IT companies were the clear leaders in the rankings with HP taking second and IBM third, which helps put the focus on technology and electronics, both as a benefit and problem. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Come October 21 , European smartphone buyers will be faced with the enviable choice of having to pick between two 4.3-inch handsets from HTC bearing the latest and greatest OS from their respective camps. The HD7 will be one of the flag-bearing Windows Phone 7 devices, whereas the Desire HD — which is already sneaking out into retail in some small quantities — offers the finest Froyo dessert Google has yet cooked up, replete with some extra sprinkles of Sense -ible enhancements. We’ll have full reviews of both in the coming days, but for now, we thought we’d whet your appetite with a tour round their oversized bodies, both in pictorial form below and on video, right after the break. Gallery: HTC HD7 versus Desire HD: size comparison Continue reading HTC HD7 versus Desire HD: battle of the 4.3-inchers HTC HD7 versus Desire HD: battle of the 4.3-inchers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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