You’ll still need to have that Windows PC acting as an intermediary , but folks looking to use Google’s Cloud Print service now at least have considerably more devices at their disposal to print documents from. Following up its roll-out to Chrome OS netbooks last month , Google has now announced that it’s begun rolling the service out to its mobile Google Docs and Gmail sites, which you’ll be able to use to print documents from most mobile devices that supports HTML5 — those running Android 2.1+ or iOS 3+, for instance. What’s more, while you will still need that Windows PC connected to your printer for the time being, Google now notes that both Mac and Linux support are “coming soon.” Google brings Cloud Print service to mobile Google Docs, Gmail originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Sometimes our modern life can feel overwhelming. Sometimes it can feel like it’s all too much — like everything is happening at once, and you’ve got no control over anything. Sometimes, the gadgets we buy to make our lives simpler end up making them a lot more complicated. We suspect that similar sentiments drove the brains behind the new IFC sketch comedy show Portlandia (Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein) to come up with the bizarre, hilarious video in this post. Just a word of warning — once you see it, you can never un-see it. Watch at your own risk… after the break. Continue reading Fred Armisen gets caught in a technology loop, discovers MiND-Fi Fred Armisen gets caught in a technology loop, discovers MiND-Fi originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Magic Box MagSafe mod kit brings the external battery back to your Mac (some assembly required)
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It ain’t exactly soldering guns at dawn , but it looks like HyperMac is going through a few somersaults to ensure that its products stay on the market without offending the legal team at Apple. First there was the HyperJuice auto / airline adapter , and now the Magic Box takes things to an even more invasive level. First step: cut the power cord of your Mac’s MagSafe power adapter in half. Second step: feed the cable that you cut in half into the MagicBox… and you now have your very own HyperMac battery pack for those extra-long liveblogging sessions. Seems dead simple, right? And for the time being, the company is throwing in a free car charger to sweeten the deal. Available for $50 in March. Magic Box MagSafe mod kit brings the external battery back to your Mac (some assembly required) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Yes, it’s the Dell Venue , and no, you still can’t buy one outside Hong Kong or South Korea just yet. All we can speculate is that this Android phone is facing the same manufacturing issues as its WP7 cousin , but hopefully we’re wrong. Anyhow, what matters is that we’ve finally gotten our hands on a retail unit of the Snapdragon -packing Venue. So is it worth the wait for Androiders distanced from the Far East? And will this handset be the answer for our love-hate relationship with the Streak ? Head on right past the break to find out. Gallery: Dell Venue review Continue reading Dell Venue review Dell Venue review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …webOS tablet interface leak suggests new gesture controls, same old good looks
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What, a full spec sheet for the Topaz not good enough for you? Fine, Pre Central has managed to dig up another little document from HP’s 2010 archives, this one delving into tablet-specific UI elements in webOS. The first notable thing is the inclusion of more sophisticated gesture and tap controls, with double-tap, tap-and-hold, and even two-finger tap-and-drag actions serving some unspecified functions in the tablet version of the software. Tabbed browsing also makes an appearance, alongside an auto-expanding email client and a page-turning element, all of which may or may not be in the final build shipping with the final devices . Until finality is reached, however, the source link is your best buddy. [Thanks, Ryan] webOS tablet interface leak suggests new gesture controls, same old good looks originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Verizon tweaking low-end data plans, using ’3G’ distinction to upcharge for LTE
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Well, that didn’t last very long at all: looks like Verizon is killing off its $15 150MB data plan for smartphones altogether, instead corralling folks into the $30 unlimited option. Of course, with the proliferation of data-hungry smartphone apps on Android ( and soon, the iPhone ), 250MB per month of usage is becoming less and less reasonable by the day, so we can’t say we’re terribly surprised. Meanwhile, the $9.99 25MB feature phone data option is getting a bump up to 75MB with $10 per 75MB overage, a slight drop from the 20 cent / MB overage that those customers deal with currently. Finally, you’ll notice that the $30 unlimited plan is now qualified as applying to “feature phones and 3G smartphones,” not merely “smartphones” as they were before — a nod to the fact that Verizon’s upcoming LTE handsets won’t be eligible for the same pricing. What, did you think you were going to be blazing on your ThunderBolt at 20 or 30Mbps without a care in the world? [Thanks, anonymous tipster] Verizon tweaking low-end data plans, using ’3G’ distinction to upcharge for LTE originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Chrome and Firefox adding new opt-out features to prevent third-party cookies from snooping on you
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Ever been freaked out by an online ad that seemed to know you that little bit too well? It’s the result of good old advertisers tracking your net-navigating habits and delivering targeted commercials to your eyeballs, but it can be prevented . Both Google and Mozilla have stepped up (or perhaps been pushed by the FTC ) to try and tackle this issue of pernicious tracking cookies, but they’ve gone about it in different ways. The Chrome solution is a Keep My Opt-Outs browser extension that remembers the sites you don’t want personalized information from, while Firefox will start beaming out a Do Not Track HTTP header that should be respected by advertisers and result in you receiving generic, repetitive ads. The important commonality between the two is that they don’t rely on you preparing a cookie file with all your anti-advertiser bile contained within it (which was the FTC’s original, somewhat impractical idea). Google intends to open-source its extension and bring it to other browsers as well, though obviously it’s taking care of Chrome first, which can benefit from the add-on right now. Chrome and Firefox adding new opt-out features to prevent third-party cookies from snooping on you originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Mazda has been toying with an electrified version of its Demio compact (known as the Mazda2 ’round these parts) since at least last year, and now it’s announcing plans to start some serious production of the 200 kilometer (125mile) range autos, putting them up for lease by spring of 2012. There are a couple of catches, though: these are only for the Japanese market and, if that weren’t bad enough, they’ll only be available for fleet sales. So, unless you’re looking to buy a couple-dozen for Bob’s Heavy Industries you’re out of luck. For now, at least. Continue reading Electric Mazda2 coming to Japan in 2012, no you can’t drive it Electric Mazda2 coming to Japan in 2012, no you can’t drive it originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Overclocked, custom-built PCs are nothing new , and neither is 4.7GHz from the factory . But Digital Storm has managed to take one of Intel’s newest Sandy Bridge chips to that height, and it’s doing so in a case that’s far sleeker than most of the towers out there. The all-new Enix relies on a Micro-ATX system board, vertical heat dissipation and a mobo that’s rotating 90 degrees — a move that’s being made in order to “take advantage of heat’s natural tendency to rise.” Consumers can order one starting today, with the $1,132 base unit boasting a Core i3-2100, 4GB of DDR3-1600 memory, NVIDIA’s 1GB GeForce GT 220, a 1TB hard drive and a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. The high-end model tops out at just north of two large, with each model offering a hot-swap bay and a pair of USB 3.0 ports. Eye candy is below, and the source link shouldn’t be ventured to unless you’re fairly immune to impulse buys. Gallery: Digital Storm’s slim Enix desktop takes Sandy Bridge to 4.7GHz Continue reading Digital Storm’s slim Enix desktop takes Sandy Bridge to 4.7GHz Digital Storm’s slim Enix desktop takes Sandy Bridge to 4.7GHz originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Hot on the heels of cameos in various Vodafone Germany and Best Buy systems, the mythical white iPhone 4 is showing up somewhere else — and for many of you, this one hits particularly close to home. Turns out any AT&T subscriber can now log in to their account and see both 16GB and 32GB versions of the phone listed in the model picker, which could definitely suggest that these guys are getting ready to finally make them available along with everyone else. Then again, we’ve also heard that the white iPhone 4 never even left some of AT&T’s inventory systems in the first place, so this might mean very little — but for now, we’re going with the “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” angle. Verizon, your turn . White iPhone 4 in AT&T’s account management system now, too originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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