Advent’s Vega tablet gets a little sweeter with the addition of Android 3.0 (video)
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There’s plenty of Android tablets out there, but you could certainly do a lot worse than the Advent Vega with its Tegra 2 innards and
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United States Marines are among the best-equipped soldiers on the planet, but more gadgets mean extra batteries to haul, adding dozens of pounds on extended missions. Troops in Afghanistan recently put that hot Middle Eastern sun to use, swapping spare batteries for placemat-size solar panels on a three-week patrol. Batts were replaced with extra bullets, so the soldiers didn’t get off easy, but they were also able to reduce generator usage, making a significant dent in fuel consumption. It will be several years before all soldiers charge their radios, night vision goggles , and GPS devices using the sun, but the Marine Corps hopes to cut fuel use in half by 2025, so it’s only a matter of time before solar-powered gadgets have a more permanent home on the battlefield. Sha-zam! Marines field test solar panels by day, watch Gomer Pyle by night originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 23:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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During our Monday morning HP deluge , we managed to overlook this rather slender 22-inch monitor. Buried beneath a slew of other announcements in the outfit’s latest press release is the Elite L2201x: an LED-backlit display, measuring just 0.4-inches thick. It offers a 1920 x 1080 display, 5000:1 contrast ratio, and a DisplayPort for hooking up. It may not be the slimmest screen we’ve ever come across, but we’d say it’s a mighty fine looking monitor, and for $250, it’s a relatively cheap date to boot. The Elite L2201x lands stateside June 1st. Gallery: HP Elite L2201x HP unveils Elite L2201x: super slim 22-inch monitor originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 21:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s likely impossible to go on safari in Africa without having any environmental impact at all — particularly on the ones where shooting things is involved — but this is certainly a step in the right direction. Battery manufacturer Axeon has teamed up with Jaguar Land Rover South Africa to offer animal watchers / hunters a greener way to get around, outfitting the Defender 110 High Capacity Pick Up with a battery pack where the diesel engine usually goes. The new power source cuts out the car’s emissions and silences the engine, making it easier to sneak up on wildlife. This concept vehicle (not Rover’s first attempt to green things up ) is debuting at the INDABA trade show this week in South Africa, so now would be the time to alert any antelope in your life. Continue reading Electric Land Rover makes it way easier to sneak up on cowardly lions Electric Land Rover makes it way easier to sneak up on cowardly lions originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 22:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, famed for its scrumptious and unique flavors, is now spreading its sustainable ethos through a unique social media campaign by asking users to donate their spare Twitter characters in honor of World Fair Trade Day on May 14. Earlier this week, Ben & Jerry’s launched a Twitter application that
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Following rumors of Facebook and Google eyeing on a deal to acquire Skype, we now have a new contender who is none other than the beast from Redmond, Microsoft. According to the Wall Street Journal’s sources, the two companies are at the final stages of a negotiation that’s worth more than a whooping $7 billion, and they could be making an announcement as soon as Tuesday. Given that this new figure is almost twice as much as earlier estimates, it’s clear that Steve Ballmer is very keen on securing this popular VoIP service for his own amusement — perhaps Windows Phone will eventually come with integrated Skype features? Developing… Microsoft close to buying Skype for more than $7 billion? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 22:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …AIM integrates with Google Talk for cross-platform chatting, teenagers worldwide shrug
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For eons two realms have been divided: AOL Instant Messenger and Google Talk . AIM debuted among American Online employees in 1995; Google Talk premiered just a decade later . By 2007 you could combine your buddy lists, but that required also logging in twice. Children wept; women gnashed their teeth and rent their garments. Men tried to remain stoic, but inside their hearts were breaking. But now our long global nightmare has come to an end, and as AOL says “in the next few days” users of both services will be able to chat without logging in twice . One login to rule them all is the promise, though there’s little explanation of just how this will work — presumably something involving hobbits. Hit the source link to catch a glimpse of our harmonious, united-chat future. AIM integrates with Google Talk for cross-platform chatting, teenagers worldwide shrug originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 19:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Until now, Honeycomb users looking to get their social networking fix have had to rely on blown up smartphone apps that don’t make particularly good use of the additional screen real estate. Then, the other day, an app called TweetComb arrived in the Android Market… and there was much rejoicing. Finally, Android tablets owners have a Twitter app that caters their needs and takes advantage of the OS’s unique capabilities. But is the experience improved enough to warrant the $2.99 price of entry? Well, we plunked down the cash and fired up our Xoom to find out for you. Continue reading App review: TweetComb for Honeycomb tablets App review: TweetComb for Honeycomb tablets originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 20:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Lab has already recklessly taught its autonomous quadrocopters to move in packs , fly through hoops and build things on their own, and it’s now for some reason decided to teach them yet another trick they’ll surely use against us one day. As you can see in the video above, the quadrocopters are now able to take cues from a leader and fly in formation . What’s more, they can even continue with the formation if one loses communication and falls out of the pack, which the researchers note is key to the success of any swarm. Isn’t that reassuring? GRASP Lab quadrocopters learn to follow the leader and fly in formation originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 18:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …WatchESPN app is now on Android, go-anywhere live TV streams still restricted to just a few providers
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The WatchESPN app is now available for Android devices, bringing the same live video streams of ESPN channels it featured at its debut on iOS last month . The interface appears to be equivalent, however running it will require the installation of Adobe AIR on your Android 2.2 or higher device (no tablet optimizations yet and there’s no Honeycomb mention in the press release after the break, but it’s probably on the list after the iPad-optimized version drops later this month). The downsides are still the same however, only TV subscribers to ESPNNetworks enabled providers (Time Warner Cable, Bright House or Verizon FiOS TV) can stream everything (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPNU) while those with just FiOS internet can access ESPN3, and all others are locked out entirely. If you have the right service plan, click the market link below to download the app (there’s another app in the market called Watch ESPN Free, but we’d probably avoid that for now) for free. Continue reading WatchESPN app is now on Android, go-anywhere live TV streams still restricted to just a few providers WatchESPN app is now on Android, go-anywhere live TV streams still restricted to just a few providers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 May 2011 16:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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