Polaroid GL10 instant mobile printer now available for pre-order, Lady Gaga-approved
May 26, 2011 No Comment
So you still can’t stun ‘em in a pair of Haus of Gaga-designed camera glasses , but the Polaroid GL10 instant mobile printer is now officially available for pre-order — and rumored to be making an early debut in the men’s accessories section at Bloomingdale’s in NYC. The first of the pop star’s Grey Label devices to make it to market, the GL10 connects wirelessly via Bluetooth to smartphones (including Android, Blackberry, and Windows phones) and via USB to computers and digital cameras. The little thing weighs 15 ounces, prints 3 x 4-inch classic Polaroid-style or full bleed prints, and boasts a Li-ion battery apparently capable of spitting out 35 photos per charge. Now you can make a real gallery of all those “this is my lunch” pictures you’ve been forcing on your Facebook friends for the past few years — that is, if you’re willing to drop $170 for a surprisingly understated celebrity-backed photo printer. Polaroid GL10 instant mobile printer now available for pre-order, Lady Gaga-approved originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Tesla Roadster 2.5 gets 119 MPGe rating from EPA, still as expensive as ever
May 26, 2011 No Comment
Move over, Nissan , because there’s a new MPGe king in town. Yesterday, the EPA anointed Tesla’s Roadster 2.5 with an MPGe rating of 119, making it the most fuel-efficient car on the market. That places the plug-in ahead of both the Nissan Leaf (99 MPGe) and Chevy Volt (93 MPGe). According to the government-approved window sticker, Tesla’s EV can last for up to 245 miles on a single, eight-hour charge, while getting the equivalent of 112 miles per gallon on the highway and 124 in the city. The original Roadster , meanwhile, received an MPGe score of 111 yesterday, with ratings of 105 on the open road and 116 in the city. Both models scored a perfect 10 for their greenhouse gas and smog emissions, though the EPA probably didn’t factor in all the cash you’d have to burn to actually buy one. Tesla Roadster 2.5 gets 119 MPGe rating from EPA, still as expensive as ever originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 14:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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As if the one-call-wonder’s battery life wasn’t enough, the update pushed out to HTC Thunderbolt owners a couple weeks back has some devices randomly rebooting. Verizon and HTC have said they’re working on the issue, but that’s of little comfort to customers whose phones are spontaneously restarting several times a day. If you were hoping to solve the issue by installing the leaked version of Gingerbread, we’ve got bad news — there have been a number of reports at the XDA Developers Forums that the Sensed-up version of Android 2.3 is bricking phones and sending them into an endless bootloop. But don’t despair, a fix could be arriving soon. A source at Verizon told Droid Life that Thunderbolt-owning employees “may be entitled” to a software update before it gets rolled out to the general public — presumably a final test run for that reboot repressing patch. If you’re too impatient to wait for yet another firmware update, you can apparently stroll down to your local VZW store and simply trade in your troublesome T-Bolt for a new one. Just make sure it’s running the older software before you take it home. HTC Thunderbolt issues abound, but a fix is on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 11:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Okay, so we’re not totally sure Google will be unveiling its Google Wallet contactless payment system, but we’re rather certain that whatever the company has to unveil will have something to do with paying for things using a wallet that doesn’t contain physical money yet features some sort of Google branding. Would you like to know more? Join us for the full liveblog experience at the times below: 06:00 – Hawaii 09:00 – Pacific 10:00 – Mountain 11:00 – Central 12:00 – Eastern 17:00 – London 18:00 – Paris 20:00 – Moscow 00:00 – Perth 00:00 – Shenzhen 01:00 – Tokyo (May 27th) 02:00 – Sydney (May 27th) Continue reading Live from the Google Wallet press event! Live from the Google Wallet press event! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 11:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It may not be as big a surprise as Google hoped it would be at this point, but the company has now officially announced its NFC-based Google Wallet mobile payment service, complete with backing from a number of retail and financial partners including Subway, Macy’s, Wallgreens, Toys ‘R Us, First Data, Citibank and MasterCard — plus Sprint on the carrier side. In the case of MasterCard, that partnership means Google Wallet will be fully compatible with the PayPass contactless payment system. Trials are beginning immediately, with a full release planned for this summer. Also announced is Google Offers, which will deliver an “offer of the day” to your inbox, and let you seek out other offers from retailers. Developing… Gallery: Google Wallet Gallery: Google Offers Google Wallet mobile payment service, Google Offers announced originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 12:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Gadgets need to be rounded up and thrown in a cell right alongside meat glue, child pageants and other notorious public enemies. The crime? Stressing people out, according to researchers at Ipsos Mendelsohn. The evidence? A survey of affluent Americans with a household income over $100,000 who moaned that their lives are more “complicated” than they were a decade ago. Damningly, the vast majority of these respondents also admitted that their lives are more “technology-infused” than a decade ago. The researchers also highlighted evidence from a separate poll of affluents, showing the growing prevalence of certain gadgets that add to the “complex calculus” of our lives: E-reader ownership has doubled over the last eight months, smartphone ownership is up to 52 per cent, and a third of affluents either own a tablet or expect to buy one soon. Sufficient proof, it seems, to send these poor devices down for life — especially if we disregard all the other things have have stressed out rich Americans over the past decade (recessions, deficits, bad TV serials) and the possibility that busier people might actually need more technology to help them cope . Gadgets convicted of making us miserable, dodgy stats used as evidence originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 09:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Madfinger Games, the Czech Republic-based company behind Samurai II: Vengeance, has just announced Shadowgun — a futuristic, shoot ‘em up game for Tegra 2-equipped Android phones and tablets. Available on both the Tegra Zone app and Android Market, Shadowgun promises to bring console-quality graphics and performance to mobile platforms — presumably with the extra geometric detail and high-res textures we’ve seen in other Tegra 2-tailored games . Madfinger is also developing a version for devices powered by NVIDIA’s forthcoming quad-core processor, alluringly known as Project Kal-El . Price and availability have yet to be announced, but you can find more information in the PR after the break. Continue reading Madfinger announces new Shadowgun game, with Tegra 2 and Kal-El support Madfinger announces new Shadowgun game, with Tegra 2 and Kal-El support originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 10:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Best Buy Mobile Upgrade Checker reveals other numbers on your Sprint account, invites scaremongering
May 26, 2011 No Comment
Some crack reporting from an NBC affiliate news station has revealed a little foible in Best Buy ‘s cellphone upgrade checking utility. If you punch in your Sprint mobile number and ZIP code, you get taken to a screen showing all the other numbers on your account as well. This applies only when yours is the main number on the account, mind you, but the issue is in the obviously lax approach to securing data you might care to keep private — Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile customers have to pass a security check first. Of course, the actual risks resulting from someone being able to find other numbers associated with your cellular account are so small as to verge on the benign (“somebody can use that… for something”, as the KXAN report sagely advises), though that hardly excuses Best Buy from being sloppy with Sprint subscribers. They’re human too, you know! Best Buy Mobile Upgrade Checker reveals other numbers on your Sprint account, invites scaremongering originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 09:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you picked up one of those G-Tablets , but are now suffering from buyer’s remorse after realizing how much you miss GPS, there’s a solution — provided you have a strong DIY streak. It turns out Viewsonic set space aside on the Froyo-powered slate’s motherboard to place a GPS receiver. Of course, if you even have to ask what flux is or what SMD stands for this is not the hack for you. And while apps that rely on 3G, such as Google Maps, won’t work properly, offline navigators like Navigon and CoPilot should be just fine. If you’re comfortable tearing open your device and poking at it with a hot iron, hit up the source link for a complete list of parts and some very detailed instructions… or, you could just buy a tablet that already has GPS. [Thanks, Andrew F.] Add GPS to your Viewsonic G-Tablet and test your soldering skills originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 May 2011 13:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Yahoo upgrades its email for everyone, puts Facebook updates and tweets in your inbox
May 26, 2011 No Comment
Yahoo is the latest in a line of would-be champions to try to topple king Gmail from its perch atop the email mountain. The company’s newest Mail Beta (no relation to Gmail Beta ) was introduced last October, but now its overhauled UI and fresh features are available to all. With the change comes quicker load times, stronger spam filtration, and it lets you send and receive Facebook updates and tweets. It also automatically turns picture and video links into thumbnail previews and handles up to 100MB attachments. These fancy new features are certainly a step in the right direction (even if the purple paintjob isn’t), but time will tell if it’ll rule the webmail world. Yahoo upgrades its email for everyone, puts Facebook updates and tweets in your inbox originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 06:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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