Starring on ‘The Hills’ didn’t just introduce Lauren Conrad to showbiz, she learned about fashion too. She has a clothing line, just released two books and will return to reality TV in a series that focuses on her professional life. (Oct. 13)
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This is definitely one for hardcore fans only: company founder Jory Bell has listed two of the very first prototype OQO computers on eBay. Sadly, they may or may not be bootable (you’d have to break out the soldering gun to figure that one out), but both will definitely look great in the self-styled “Museum of Legacy Computer Hardware, discontinued AD&D Modules, and Heavy Metal T-Shirts” you have going in your parents basement. What will the lucky winner receive for his hard-earned dough? The Brazil PC dates back to 2000 or 2001, and is missing many of the things (batteries, CF card) that actually lets it function. Fun, huh? The other prototype, ATTO, apparently held the Guinness World Record at one time for smallest PC. It includes a capacitive touchscreen display, firewire, an integrated antenna for WiFi and Bluetooth, and more. Feel like going nuts? You’ve got about a week to bid as of this writing, with the lot currently going for just over $4. [Thanks, Picasso ] OQO founder lists prototype handheld PCs on eBay originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Former ‘Frasier’ star David Hyde Pierce returns to Broadway in a beastly role in the first revival of ‘La Bete.’(Oct.13)
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Who needs safety drivers ? Not Germany’s Freie University, that’s for sure, which has just demonstrated a self-driving taxi to rival Google’s efforts without a soul at the wheel. This laser, radar and sensor-equipped VW Passat, dubbed “Made in Germany,” has a companion iPad app from Appirion to do all the hard work, too — you just start the program, punch in coordinates and wait for the car to extract itself from a nearby parking lot and pick you up from school. Ladies and gents, the future is now. Watch it right after the break. [Thanks, Tim] Continue reading Self-driving taxi picks you up at the press of a button (video) Self-driving taxi picks you up at the press of a button (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Steven Depolo , Flickr Effective immediately, the chemical Bisphenol A is officially considered toxic in Canada. BPA, as you’re likely aware, is a chemical commonly found in plastics, food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. BPA mimics the hormone estrogen and has been linked to a number of severe health woes, including breast cancer and early puberty in women . Canada has long been more proactive in taking on the use of BPA in manufacturing than the US — a proposal was made in 2008
Continue reading …From Drudge: BIDEN: Dems not running on administration’s accomplishments because ‘it’s just too hard to explain’… OBAMA: DC’s ‘lightning fast’ news cycle confuses Americans… Yep, we’re all just too stupid to appreciate how great they are.
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By Agence France Presse (AFP) Thursday, October 14, 2010 – Powered by –> Christophe Schmidt Agence France Presse PRISTINA: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Kosovo leaders on Wednesday to start talks with Serbia as soon as possible despite a political crisis in Pristina over the president’s resignation. “We think the dialogue should start as soon as it is ready because even though there will be elections here and then in the following years elections in Serbia, we believe that it is in Kosovo’s interest for this dialogue to begin and to conclude…
Continue reading …Matthews: Chilean Miners Would Be Dead if They Followed Tea Party’s ‘Every Man for Himself’ Philosophy
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At a Chilean bakery in New Jersey, all talk and TV stations are focused on the rescue of the 33 miners. Patrons say the global goodwill is inspirational. (Oct. 13)
Continue reading …IDC: Apple’s now third largest PC vendor in US with 10.6 percent market share
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Apple might be billing its next big event as ” Back to the Mac ,” but don’t let that fool you into thinking its computer platform has been waning. Quite to the contrary, according to IDC, which reports the Cupertino team has grabbed third spot in the US PC sales charts with a 10.6 percent market share, bumping the incumbent Acer into fourth. Two million Mac shipments during the period represented an increase of 24.1 percent relative to last year, while the overall PC market turned in a somewhat morose 3.8 percent growth. Gartner’s also unleashed its numbers unto the world today, giving Acer the lead for third by the slimmest of margins, but both stat teams agree that the Taiwanese vendor has suffered a bad year along with Dell, which has also experienced some shrinkage. Toshiba’s the only major Windows machine seller to see its fortunes improve with double-digit growth, while HP seems to be hanging on to the top spot nice and steadily. Hit the source links for worldwide numbers. IDC: Apple’s now third largest PC vendor in US with 10.6 percent market share originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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