Since 2009, T3 Motion has been waving computer-created images of three-wheeled electric vehicles in our face and taunting us with the idea of a dashboard built around an iPad. Now, it seems the company is finally ready to deliver a real product, and you can pre-order yours now for a $500 deposit. Besides existing in the really real world, the big difference between the R3 and previous concepts is that the in-dash iPad has been replaced with a Galaxy Tab . When it finally hits the market, T3 Motion claims this three-wheeled EV will have a range of between 80 and 100 miles, a top speed of 70MPH, and that it will be classified as a motorcycle. Unfortunately, it will also have a rather hefty price tag of at least $25,000 — an awful lot to pay for the luxury of riding in the carpool lane, even if your ride looks like a cross between a Nissan GT-R, a Mini, and Batman’s tank-like Tumbler. PR and video after the break. Continue reading T3 Motion’s three-wheeled R3 is real, has in-dash Galaxy Tab (video) T3 Motion’s three-wheeled R3 is real, has in-dash Galaxy Tab (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Disabled users have long been able to control computers with just the flick of an eye, but those hardware and software packages are prohibitively expensive. Heck, the surprisingly accurate Tobii PCEye is a veritable steal at $6,900. And, while we can’t vouch for its usability, engineering students at Brigham Young University have managed an impressive feat, by whipping up an eye-tracking Windows 7 tablet that costs under $1,500. The system was created as part of a partnership with with EyeTech Digital Systems, which plans to market the devices in parts of the world where other eye-tracking solutions are unaffordable — like just about anywhere the roads aren’t paved with gold. We could even see a few able-bodied (but incredibly lazy) bloggers getting some use out of this — mornings around here would be a lot easier if we could double-fist piping hot coffee mugs while typing with our eyeballs. Continue reading Students create affordable eye-tracking tablet for the disabled Students create affordable eye-tracking tablet for the disabled originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Sure, Nokia will ship a single MeeGo handset this year. But after that, MeeGo, Nokia’s previous strategic smartphone platform , will be pushed into the incubation lab as the team begins focusing on future user experiences . According to Reuters , LG Electronics has stepped in to fill the void by joining a working group with ZTE and China Mobile intent on developing a handset version of the software. This, according to a member of the MeeGo technical steering group, Valtteri Halla, speaking at a developer conference today. Of course, LG was talking about MeeGo phones back in early 2010 when it was showing off its short-lived Intel Moorestown-based GW990 (pictured above). Happy now, MeeGo fans? You should be, we certainly are. LG steps in to Nokia void to develop handset version of MeeGo originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Kenneth Cobonpue’s biodegradable car: time to ditch the Gremlin rusting in your yard
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Is there any sadder sight than a 1958 Plymouth Fury rotting in the woods, Christine -style, its dead headlights staring into the gloaming? We don’t think so. That’s why we’re downright giddy over Kenneth Cobonpue’s Phoenix roadster, a biodegradable concept car made from bamboo, rattan, steel and nylon. Style wise, it’s propped somewhere between Tata’s Nano and Tesla’s Roadster , and there’s no word yet on what might go under the hood — presumably a smallish electric engine… or a stardust-powered unicorn, perhaps. That funky-looking body should last the average length of ownership; after five years (or even longer, depending on the composition), it can be replaced or naturally returned to the Ma Earth. One potential downside of biodegradable vehicles? No more ” dead car ” Flickr albums. Also, no warranties. Kenneth Cobonpue’s biodegradable car: time to ditch the Gremlin rusting in your yard originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Sony ships 50 million PlayStation 3s, eight million Move controllers worldwide
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Sony has a couple of sweet, sweet numbers to report with regard to sales of its gaming hardware. The PlayStation 3, that venerable old powerhouse of console gaming, has surpassed 50 million units shipped around the globe, while the PS Move controller introduced late last year has also kept pace and rounded its own milestone with eight million units shipped. We say “shipped” in spite of Sony calling these sales, because what Sony reports are sales to retailers, not end users (the company calls ‘em ” sell-in numbers “), so they’re not directly comparable with retail sales of the competition . Still, numbers are numbers, and these are pretty big ones. Full PR after the break. Continue reading Sony ships 50 million PlayStation 3s, eight million Move controllers worldwide Sony ships 50 million PlayStation 3s, eight million Move controllers worldwide originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Sony ships 50 million PlayStation 3s, eight million Move controllers worldwide
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Sony has a couple of sweet, sweet numbers to report with regard to sales of its gaming hardware. The PlayStation 3, that venerable old powerhouse of console gaming, has surpassed 50 million units shipped around the globe, while the PS Move controller introduced late last year has also kept pace and rounded its own milestone with eight million units shipped. We say “shipped” in spite of Sony calling these sales, because what Sony reports are sales to retailers, not end users (the company calls ‘em ” sell-in numbers “), so they’re not directly comparable with retail sales of the competition . Still, numbers are numbers, and these are pretty big ones. Full PR after the break. Continue reading Sony ships 50 million PlayStation 3s, eight million Move controllers worldwide Sony ships 50 million PlayStation 3s, eight million Move controllers worldwide originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Magellan’s eXplorist Pro 10 does GIS data collection for $700, makes Google maps green with envy
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It’s been quite awhile since we last saw a GIS unit from Magellan , but the company is once again dipping its toes in the cold, clear waters of GPS data collection. Running Windows Mobile 6.5 (so it’ll play nice with existing GIS data collection programs) and powered by dual AA disposables, the eXplorist Pro 10 has a three-inch 240 x 400 color transreflective display — so on-screen site surveying is as easy in direct sunlight as it is in the dark of night. The device fears neither raincloud nor Super Soaker and comes with a 533 Mhz CPU, 128MB of RAM, 4GB of onboard memory, and room for more bits and bytes via microSD. A 3.2 megapixel camera, three-axis compass, pressure altimeter, and a barometer round out the geographic measurement gear, and a Bluetooth radio is included for connecting peripherals should the existing array of tools be insufficient for your mapmaking needs. On sale now for $699.99, the Pro 10 is aimed squarely at the pro crowd (shocking, we know), but Google’s pretty much made casual cartography unnecessary, anyway. Press release is after the break. Continue reading Magellan’s eXplorist Pro 10 does GIS data collection for $700, makes Google maps green with envy Magellan’s eXplorist Pro 10 does GIS data collection for $700, makes Google maps green with envy originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nintendo 3DS clocks up 400,000 US sales in opening week, nearly matches month-long total for DS
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Now we’re talking. After Nintendo slyly told us that the 3DS set a day-one US sales record for its handheld division, it has now been more forthright and actually disclosed some cold hard numbers. 400,000 3DS units were shifted in the month of March, says Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime , which amounts to just one working week’s worth of sales when you consider the portable console launched on March 27th . That was still enough time for it to threaten the DS’ overall March tally of 460,000, however, and extrapolated over a full 30 days would total a whopping 2.4 million transactions. Of course, sales rarely sustain such a roaring pace after launch, but Reggie foresees good things for the 3DS with a marquee Legend of Zelda game, the launch of the E-Shop, and Netflix integration all coming over the summer. So the future’s bright, we just wish it didn’t have to be turquoise. Nintendo 3DS clocks up 400,000 US sales in opening week, nearly matches month-long total for DS originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nintendo 3DS clocks up 400,000 US sales in opening week, nearly matches month-long total for DS
April 15, 2011 No CommentNow we’re talking. After Nintendo slyly told us that the 3DS set a day-one US sales record for its handheld division, it has now been more forthright and actually disclosed some cold hard numbers. 400,000 3DS units were shifted in the month of March, says Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime , which amounts to just one working week’s worth of sales when you consider the portable console launched on March 27th . That was still enough time for it to threaten the DS’ overall March tally of 460,000, however, and extrapolated over a full 30 days would total a whopping 2.4 million transactions. Of course, sales rarely sustain such a roaring pace after launch, but Reggie foresees good things for the 3DS with a marquee Legend of Zelda game, the launch of the E-Shop, and Netflix integration all coming over the summer. So the future’s bright, we just wish it didn’t have to be turquoise. Nintendo 3DS clocks up 400,000 US sales in opening week, nearly matches month-long total for DS originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We had to check but the Charlie Chaplin tribute isn’t the first video doodle to grace the Google home page. That honor was bestowed upon John Lennon to celebrate his 70th birthday. His video, however, was just an animation whereas Google’s latest doodle dials up the frame rate to recreate the lovable tramp’s antics in a very Google way. Just remember: a $2 muffin from 100 years ago would cost about $47 today without AdSense support. The video doodle’s only available from the Google Australia home page but we expect that to change just as soon as the Earth completes its rotation. Video after the break. Continue reading Google video doodle celebrates Charlie Chaplin’s 122nd birthday Google video doodle celebrates Charlie Chaplin’s 122nd birthday originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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