AP’s weekly Video Game Video spotlights the Light Cycles and tanks in the “Tron: Evolution” game, due out for all platforms in December. (Oct. 15)
Continue reading …Garmin’s $23 Chirp wireless beacon brings geocaching thrills to Oregon, Dakota GPS units
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Looking for an avenue to join millions of others in geocaching, eh? We know, there’s hardly a better way to spend a weekend than by playing a sophisticated game of hide-and-seek, and Garmin’s right there with us. If you, like it, are stuck in Kansas with nary a Jayhawk game in sight, this here pebble is the answer to all of your boredom woes. The Chirp is a wireless beacon that’s designed to work with any compatible wireless-enabled Garmin handheld (the Oregon , Dakota and the recently announced GPSMAP handhelds are mentioned by name), and once you’ve set it up to cooperate with your device, it’ll automatically transmit program coordinates so other cachers can find each stage of your multicache — it’s touch-and-go in its simplest form. The whole thing measures just 1.3- x 0.9-inches, weighs under an ounce and can be had for just $22.99. So yeah, good luck sticking to Segway polo with an offer like that. Continue reading Garmin’s $23 Chirp wireless beacon brings geocaching thrills to Oregon, Dakota GPS units Garmin’s $23 Chirp wireless beacon brings geocaching thrills to Oregon, Dakota GPS units originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Patrick Warburton teases what to expect in the new season of the comedy ‘Rules of Engagement,’ which airs Mondays on NBC. (Oct. 15)
Continue reading …Victor Davis Hanson has a particularly pointed analysis of Obama’s recent rally: I was fascinated watching the recent Obama campaign stops, particularly the contrast with 2008. Gone are the faux columns and classical backdrops. There are no more vero possumus seals (now they fall off the podium). All pretense of “no more red states, no more blue states” nonpartisanship has long ago been dropped. Even the shrill, boilerplate evocation of “Bush-Cheney did it” sounds strained. The blatant divisive appeal to unions, young people, and “black folks” is now unapologetic. Them versus Us is the new theme. Gone is the pretense of inclusivity. Even the fainting now seems rigged rather than spontaneous, the faux cadences forced and more Rev. Wrightish rather than inspired. The eyes of the crowd roll, and have lost their glazed zombie look of 2008. It all reminds me of the failed comeback tour of the proverbial fading rock star, the desperate promos for the sinking supposed blockbuster Hollywood movie, or perhaps something akin to Jerry Ford’s WIN buttons or the Carter desk thump. Read the whole thing.
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The Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to rejuvenate the economy by buying Treasury bonds but is wrestling with how big the program should be. (Oct. 15)
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Chris Matthews' level of political advocacy as we approach November's elections has now crossed from being unprofessional into almost pathological.
Continue reading …Nintendo patent application describes a grocery list app, takes the DS shopping
October 15, 2010 No Comment
If your pocket or purse makes room for a smartphone there’s a good chance you’ve started managing your shopping lists digitally. Nintendo , however, is trying to make an ever-greater case for taking your DS with you instead, and if instant trading of content with strangers isn’t enough incentive, maybe tracking groceries is. Nintendo of America has applied for a patent describing an “in-store wireless shopping network using hand-held devices.” Those devices are, of course, game systems, and the images with the patent app all show a DS being used to track needed quantities of such exciting items as milk, eggs, and salsa. The picture below gives an idea of what the interface might look like, talking to a database of items and their locations to give shoppers an idea of where to find things in the store. Net result? Planning your route becomes a thrilling strategy game — or at least keeps you from getting lost in the supermarket, ensuring you can continue to shop happily. Continue reading Nintendo patent application describes a grocery list app, takes the DS shopping Nintendo patent application describes a grocery list app, takes the DS shopping originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo via aussiegall When talking about plant intelligence, I think of that scene in Notting Hill with the fruitarian who believes all plants have feelings and so will only eat fruit that has “fallen from the tree or bush and is in fact already dead.” While it sounds outlandish that “These carrots have been… murdered,” it is indeed true that plants could have an intelligence all their own. Stefano Mancuso gives a compelling TED talk on how plants behave in ways that exhibit intelligence, from fighting predators to finding food, and after li… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: East Bay Films From Carrot City’s Urban Agriculture Exhibition to backyard slaughter in West Oakland , TreeHugger is no stranger to the idea that growing more food where people live—in the city—can be of great benefit both to the environment, and to our communities. Now a new documentary sets out to explore the concepts of food justice, security, and sovereignty through the lens of the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Truck filling with liquid natural gas (LNG) collected from landfills – new design operating at full scale. Image credit:Waste Management This guest post by Wes Muir of Waste Management outlines the firm’s involvement with recent energy innovations, in celebration of Energy Awareness Month . Sometimes the greatest treasures can come from the most unlikely places. Take renewable energy, for instance. A few decades ago, it was perhaps unfathomable that we could create a variety of energy sources – everything … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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