If you ever need to escape from a make-do prison of a South American drug lord or to retrieve a poisonous canister from a crash site in the Burmese jungle and, well, feel a little under prepared for the task, do not despair. Ask MacRecipes, the MacGyver encyclopedic resource on all the tips and tricks
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Turkish website Donanimhaber has correctly pegged some early NVIDIA details in the past , and it’s now back with a leak of a new AMD Fusion chip that’s said to be a part of the company’s upcoming “Sabine” platform. Dubbed the A8-3530MX, the 32nm, quad-core processor purportedly clocks in at 1.9GHz and boasts 4MB of Level 2 cache, and it can apparently be boosted to 2.6GHz in TurboCore mode. Otherwise, it’s said to pack an integrated Radeon HD 6620G graphics core, along support for for both 1,600MHz DDR3 RAM and low-power DDR3L memory. Of course, all of that it still unconfirmed by AMD itself but, if Donanimhaber is to be believed, we should be seeing this one hit laptops sometime June. AMD quad-core A8-3530MX processor for laptops to debut in June? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 15:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Turkish website Donanimhaber has correctly pegged some early NVIDIA details in the past , and it’s now back with a leak of a new AMD Fusion chip that’s said to be a part of the company’s upcoming “Sabine” platform. Dubbed the A8-3530MX, the 32nm, quad-core processor purportedly clocks in at 1.9GHz and boasts 4MB of Level 2 cache, and it can apparently be boosted to 2.6GHz in TurboCore mode. Otherwise, it’s said to pack an integrated Radeon HD 6620G graphics core, along support for for both 1,600MHz DDR3 RAM and low-power DDR3L memory. Of course, all of that it still unconfirmed by AMD itself but, if Donanimhaber is to be believed, we should be seeing this one hit laptops sometime June. AMD quad-core A8-3530MX processor for laptops to debut in June? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 15:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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NEC caught our attention at CES with a dual-screen Android tablet / e-reader that, at the time, it was calling the LT-W Cloud Communicator . Well, it’s since been rebranded the LifeTouch W and it will officially hit shelves in Japan this June. Under the hood nothing has changed — it’s the same pair of 7-inch, 800 x 600 resistive touchscreens, 384MB of RAM, and Cortex A8 CPU of unspecified speed we played with in January . Sadly, that also means we’re looking at the same dated Android 2.2 OS and paltry five hour battery life. No word on cost or whether this will ever appear outside of Japan, but we’d be surprised if this ugly stepsister of the Kno actually makes its way across the Pacific. NEC’s dual-screen LifeTouch W tablet shipping in Japan this June originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 15:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We have some sad news to share with you today: Willard Boyle , the man who created the imaging technology behind everything from digital cameras to barcode scanners, has died at the age of 86. In 2009, Boyle shared a Nobel Prize in physics for inventing the CCD, which allowed people to capture images in digital format for the first time. It all began way back in 1969, when Boyle and his future co-Laureate, George E. Smith, started laying the groundwork for the CCD while working at Bell Laboratories. Building off of Einstein’s photoelectric effect, the two eventually came up with a way to locate and quantify the electrons that are knocked out of orbit every time light strikes silicon. Boyle and Smith used this technology to create their own digital camera in 1970, as well as a TV camera in 1975. Prior to his groundbreaking invention, Boyle spent two years working for NASA’s Apollo program and helped develop both the ruby laser and the semiconductor injection laser. The last three decades of Boyle’s life were spent in Wallace, Canada, where he grew up and, on May 7th, passed away after battling kidney disease. He’s survived by his wife, three children and an indelible legacy. Willard Boyle, man who revolutionized digital imaging, dies at 86 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 15:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Fujitsu to launch 7-inch Android tablet later this year, might be priced lower than $400
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Fresh off the Japanese launch of its LifeBook TH40/D Windows 7 tablet, it appears that Fujitsu is gearing up to release a new seven-inch Android slate . According to DigiTimes , Fujitsu’s forthcoming slab is scheduled to hit the market during the third quarter of this year and will run on Android 3.1 Honeycomb. It’s unclear whether or not the device will sport the same stylus support and sliding keyboard that its Windows 7 counterpart features, but Fujitsu is reportedly planning on selling the tablet for anywhere between about $350 and $700, which effectively ranges from “bargain” to “blimey.” We’re certainly hoping that the final price falls on the low end of that spectrum, but we’ll have to wait and see if our dreams become a reality. Fujitsu to launch 7-inch Android tablet later this year, might be priced lower than $400 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 12:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Grace One electric bicycle is ready for purchase, our bank accounts are still preparing (video)
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Your average electric bicycle has a basket on the front and a lot of shame in the rear. Not the Grace One. When we first saw it almost two years ago, in the fall of 2009, it looked… well it looked like a pretty kickass bike. Since then the design has been thoroughly refined, the frame redesigned, but still the stacked projector headlamps remain in their aluminum housing in front of the bars. They’re a hint at the high-tech nature of this bike, which features integrated Li-ion batteries that charge in about an hour and spin a hub-mounted motor in the rear wheel, giving you a top speed of 30MPH and a range of up to 31 miles — all for a mere €4,199 ($6,000). If your finances can manage it the bike is available now, but if they can’t you’ll have to make do with a celebratory video of the thing in action after the break. Word of advice: get those glow sticks cracked and shaken up before you hit play. Gallery: Grace One electric bicycle Continue reading Grace One electric bicycle is ready for purchase, our bank accounts are still preparing (video) Grace One electric bicycle is ready for purchase, our bank accounts are still preparing (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 13:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …E Ink shows concepts galore at SID 2011: snowboards, radios, thermostats, oh my!
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E Ink’s 300ppi 9.7-inch panel — touting “laser print quality” and a ridiculous 2400 x 1650 screen resolution — was just the tip of the e-paper iceberg here at SID 2011 . The aforesaid display isn’t shipping in any commercial products just yet, but given that OEMs are already accepting ‘em, we were told to expect ultra-fine print devices in the not-too-distant future. The screen, which was jointly developed by Epson, truly did look astonishing up close, forcing us to get awkwardly close to see the pixels behind the pictures. Outside of that guy, though, the outfit’s booth was splattered with concepts — everything from an E Ink -infused snowboard (shown above) to a rugged radio. There was even a prototype sheet music reader (dreamed up by Lenart Studios) that looked downright outstanding, not to mention a thermostat that would have any Home Depot junkie swooning. Have a gander at the galleries below, and peek past the break for a brief video tour. Oh, and Burton — you should seriously get on this. Gallery: E Ink snowboard concept eyes-on at SID 2011 Gallery: E Ink’s concept sheet music holder at SID 2011 Gallery: E Ink’s 9.7-inch 300ppi display at SID 2011 Continue reading E Ink shows concepts galore at SID 2011: snowboards, radios, thermostats, oh my! E Ink shows concepts galore at SID 2011: snowboards, radios, thermostats, oh my! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 11:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We wouldn’t recommend setting aside time to enjoy your ” Welcome Back ” package just yet, but it looks like we now have our first solid indication of when the PlayStation Store will finally return to PlayStation 3 and PSP users. According to a memo reportedly sent by Sony to its publishing partners and obtained by Gamasutra , the store is set to return on Tuesday, May 24th — assuming there aren’t any more unforeseen hiccups , that is. That will also, of course, bring with it a backlog of new games and other content that should have been released by now, although those will apparently be released in stages over the following weeks, rather than all at once. Sony reportedly tells developers PlayStation Store will return May 24th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 11:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Kindle books officially take over print sales at Amazon, pulp starts making retirement plans
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The Kindle has been a huge success, no doubt about that, but we are continually amazed at just how big a success it has become. Amazon too, apparently. The company just issued a press release to announce that digital book sales have now exceeded sales of all print titles, both hardcover and paperback combined. As of April 1st, for every 100 print books that Amazon has sold (of any kind) the company moved 105 Kindle books, and no that doesn’t include downloads of free titles. Also of note: the ad-supported reader that’s shipping for $114 is now selling more quickly than the normal, $139 version. Proof, then, that people will put up with more ads in more places for 25 bucks. Continue reading Kindle books officially take over print sales at Amazon, pulp starts making retirement plans Kindle books officially take over print sales at Amazon, pulp starts making retirement plans originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 10:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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