Cheering crowds greeted Iran’s president during a visit to Lebanon Wednesday. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was offering support for ally Hezbollah in a time of political crisis in Beirut. (Oct. 13)
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Image Credit Carl Seville Fiberglass has never been my favourite insulation, and I got really upset with Owens Cornings’s “Pink is Green” advertising campaign a few years ago, noting that there is more to being green than simply saving energy. But I had to concede that it was cheap and if properly installed, safe, inert and effective. But Carl Seville at Green Building Advisor won’t even go that far; He thinks batt insul… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Really ? Vice President Joe Biden told the New York Times “he will be on the ticket with President Obama in 2012 — all that buzz about Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton replacing him notwithstanding.” Said Biden: “I tell you what, there’s real trust, that’s why he’s asked me to run again. Look, he said, ‘We’re going to run together, are you going to run?’ I said, ‘Of course, you want me to run with you, I’m happy to run with you.’ ” But will Hillary ask Biden to run with her?
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Fifty years after her first hit, the Recording Academy honored Loretta Lynn with a tribute. Garth Brooks was her date for the evening, which also attracted Gretchen Wilson, Kid Rock, Martina McBride, Jack White and Reba McEntire. (Oct. 13)
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Photo via Ishmael Orendain Peter Gleick, an expert on water issues at the Pacific Institute, poses a troubling question: are we already past peak water in the US? Compared to areas like Africa, India and China , we seem to still have water supplies to last, but that doesn’t mean we have much time before serious water issues take hold. And in some areas, that’s already happened. Gleick points out three areas where water hits peak limits –… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Apple to hold ‘Back to the Mac’ event on October 20th, we’ll be there live!
October 13, 2010 No Comment
Oh boy. New Air? Verizon iPhone? Jobs grows a huge beard? Probably not. Apple wants to talk about “what’s new for the Mac,” which could mean some hardware — but the company definitely wants to talk software too. See that lion sneaking around behind the logo? Apple is bringing the media out to Cupertino to discuss (amongst other things) the next version of OS X. That’s right — a non-mobile product. If you think it’s too early for 10.7, don’t worry — last time we did this dance, the company previewed Snow Leopard about a year before it hit your screens. The whole thing goes down at 10AM PT on October 20th , and we’ll be covering the news live! Stay tuned. Apple to hold ‘Back to the Mac’ event on October 20th, we’ll be there live! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Star of new action film ‘RED,’ Helen Mirren talks about basing her character’s appearance on Martha Stewart. While her co-stars, Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker, admit that Mirren would make a great spy. (Oct.13)
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By default Chumbys are cuddly but not exactly mobile. Then along came the Chumby One , not even cuddly and exactly zero percent more mobile. EMGRobotics is here to solve that issue with a Chumbified port of RobotSee, a robotics-specific language developed by Eric Gregori. The One here is paired with a Freescale accelerometer and manages to walk all by its lonesome without falling over. Mind you, it doesn’t walk very quickly , but if it were any faster it’d run the risk of scaring away the cat, and we wouldn’t want that. Oh, and make sure you skip ahead to the 1:45 mark in the video if you want to skip the PowerPoint and get straight to the staggering action. Continue reading Chumby sprouts legs, walks, fails at feline amusement (video) Chumby sprouts legs, walks, fails at feline amusement (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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MOSCOW – Britain’s foreign secretary says Moscow is an important partner in tackling global challenges. AC = 1234 –> William Hague spoke during his first visit to Moscow, which is being closely watched for signs of improvement in the long-strained ties between the two countries. Anglo-Russian relations have been tense amid controversy over issues including the fatal poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 and the enforced exile of executives in British oil company BP PLC’s Russian joint venture. Hague acknowledged Wednesday that problems remain but said Russia and Britain will work to solve them. He spoke after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…
Continue reading …Specs released for Advent Vega, the £249 Android Tegra tablet, ‘read like a wish list’
October 13, 2010 No Comment
It’s been a long, long time since the Tegra-powered Vega tablet came to be officially , and things have changed considerably since then. The biggest modification is the size, down to 10-inches from 15, though the 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra chipset is still in there with its 1080p abilities in tow. Alas, a 1024 x 600 resolution on the capacitive touchscreen puts something of a damper on that, but HDMI output means it’ll tickle the pixels nicely on your HDTV. There’s a 1.3 megapixel webcam, 802.11bg WiFi, a 3G SIM slot, 512MB each of ROM and RAM, and naturally microSD expandability, with a 4GB card included. The OS is Android 2.2 (Market support unknown) and battery life is rated at a quite impressive 6.5 hours of 1080p video, enough to watch both the animated and JCV-featuring Street Fighter movies in one sitting. The best part? The thing is supposed to hit giant UK retailer Dixons next week, on October 18, for
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