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Monday, February 08, 2010
VIZIO Super Bowl ad pushes internet connected HDTVs in a big way
Source: http://hd.engadget.com/2010/02/07/vizio-super-bowl-ad-pushes-internet-connected-hdtvs-in-a-big-way/
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VIZIO Super Bowl ad pushes internet connected HDTVs in a big way originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | CommentsASUS Eee Top ET1610PT with Atom D410 shows up in online support pages
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/asus-eee-top-et1610pt-with-atom-d410-shows-up-in-online-support/
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ASUS Eee Top ET1610PT with Atom D410 shows up in online support pages originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Motorola hops in the tub with Megan Fox during the Super Bowl
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/07/motorola-hops-in-the-tub-with-megan-fox-during-the-super-bowl/
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Motorola hops in the tub with Megan Fox during the Super Bowl originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BenQ V2220 claims 'world's slimmest' monitor title
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/benq-v2220-claims-worlds-slimmest-monitor-title/
BenQ V2220 claims 'world's slimmest' monitor title originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sunday, February 07, 2010
Remote-Start Your Car with a $10 Cellphone [Weekend Project]
Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/DtQhKQOG_44/remote+start-your-car-with-a-10-cellphone
After looking into the system, I soon stumbled onto the fact that the system is ridiculously expensive, as is everything that has to do with the Goddamned iPhone newer technology. Further research on the subject yielded little hope, as all other systems were out of my budget (cheap as hell).
He details the step-by-step process in great detail on his blog in three parts. The project as a whole cost him $71.03, and while it certainly requires some time and know-how on your part, the end result is pretty cool.
Build a High-Speed Laser-Triggered Photography Rig to Capture Split Second Exposures [DIY]
The photo above was captured by a Belgian photographer that has fused his enthusiasm for photography and electronic wizardry into one hobby. His photography rig is a technological sight to behold, the camera is flanked by flashes and two arms that have infrared lasers which act as a trigger for the shutter. Check out the picture below to see him at work in the field with the rig:
For those of you who are unfamiliar with macro photography, especially that of insects, a bit of explanation on just how awesome his franken-camera is. In my personal collection (I am a professional photographer) I have at most a dozen photos that come even remotely close to the awesomeness of his insect macros.
When you're trying to photograph a bee in flight using a powerful macro lens, you're entirely at the mercy of the bee. You have to set up your camera, get it incredibly steady, and hope that a bee will come into the tiny field of focus you have. If you get a perfectly crisp shot of a bee in flight about to alight on a flower, that means you managed to luck out and have a bee fly into the tiny business-card thin depth of field window your macro lens provides and you snapped the picture at the exact 1/100th of a second that was occurring.
The beauty of his rig is that the lasers which trigger the shutter of the camera are aligned perfectly in the exact sweet spot of the lens. Using the rig you can't miss a shot because the shot only occurs when the action is occurring in the frame and in focus. (I am so envious of this amazing setup!)
You can visit the link below to see his technical schematics and diagrams, along with photos of him constructing the rig. If you have no intention of building such an elaborate rig, we'd still suggest taking a peek at his galleries. His work is amazing and the type of ten-thousandth-of-a-second exposures he captures like a mosquito—a mosquito!—in flight are incredible. You can view his insect gallery here and his water droplets gallery here.
Laser-Triggered Macro Photography Setup [Flickr via Make]
Nexus One video series, part two: Google schools us on OLED displays
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/07/nexus-one-video-series-part-two-google-schools-us-on-oled-disp/
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Nexus One video series, part two: Google schools us on OLED displays originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Saturday, February 06, 2010
No one knows you, the small fish in a big pond? Make a new pond? The mktng problem then becomes no one knows your pond: http://bit.ly/bb8MOd
Friday, February 05, 2010
Set Up a Low-Tech, Whole-House Speaker System Through Existing Phone Lines [DIY]
Ed. note: It can be pretty expensive (and a big pain) to install a wired, whole-house speaker system, but reader Tom O'Brien writes in with his low-tech solution: Route your speakers through the phone lines already installed in your house.
Here's Tom's set-up:
Using existing telephone wire and powered speakers, it's fairly simple to connect speakers throughout the house via existing phone lines. This will work only if the lines have 3 extra wires, such as when no land line is in use, or if the house has 6 (very common) or 8 strand telephone wire. Cat 3 wire is 8 strand.
Each audio jack in the setup can connect to any source or supply output to speakers. All power is supplied by the input and output components. This is just a big complicated extension cable.
I live in an old 3 level house. This permits the same audio to be played throughout. Off/on and volume controls are on the remote speakers, as with any powered speaker. This will possibly violate the sensibilities of audiophiles, but the sound is fine for me.
Materials include:
- 3.5 mm headphone jacks from Radio Shack
- Repurposed Cat 5 or Cat 3 junction boxes drilled out for audio jacks. Home Depot's are cheapest.
Tools:
- Soldering iron
All audio files, podcasts, etc are saved on netbook PC at "Home Base" (pictured above).
Note 2 cords plugged into panel. One is output from computer, other is to the speakers on shelf.
A CD player, portable mp3 player or any other source can be plugged in as well, hence so many jacks at home base.
The good speakers in living room.
3.5 mm headphone jacks from Radio Shack.
This is a cover panel for an in-wall junction box. The example has both speaker jacks and a phone jack and uses cat 3 (8 strand) wire. It would have been easier to just wire in a second box for the speaker jacks.
This is suitable for an in wall junction box.
The 3 screws at the top are for the audio jacks, the 4 screws at the bottom connect a 2 line phone via the cat 3 phone jack in the center.
External box wired in to existing phone system.
Double sided tape works well to secure wood to the box.
Thanks for the great suggestion, Tom! If you're looking for a higher-tech solution that'll still keep it cheap, check out our previous guide to using an AirPort Express to set up wireless, multi-room music playback.
Toshiba's Viamo is the tablet your doctor has been dreaming of
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/toshibas-viamo-is-the-tablet-your-doctor-has-been-dreaming-of/
Toshiba's Viamo is the tablet your doctor has been dreaming of originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung's transparent OLED laptop could hit retail, IceTouch PMP will get the ball rolling
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/samsungs-transparent-oled-laptop-could-hit-retail-icetouch-pmp/
Samsung's transparent OLED laptop could hit retail, IceTouch PMP will get the ball rolling originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ARM planning three new Cortex CPUs, Eagle headed for smartphones
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/arm-planning-three-new-cortex-cpus-eagle-headed-for-smartphones/
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ARM planning three new Cortex CPUs, Eagle headed for smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Germanium lasers offer ray of hope for optical computing
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/germanium-lasers-offer-ray-of-hope-for-optical-computing/
Bandwidth scarcity, is there any more pressing global issue that we're faced with today? We think not. Given the exponential growth in both computing power and software's exploitation and expectation of greater resources, it's no surprise that at some point we'll have to look beyond simple electrical currents as the transporters of our data. One bold step taken in that direction has been the demonstration of an operational germanium-on-silicon laser by researchers at MIT. By tweaking the electron count in germanium atoms with the help of some added phosphorous, they've been able to coax them into a photon-emitting state of being -- something nobody thought possible with indirect bandgap semiconductors. Perhaps the best part of this is that germanium can be integrated relatively easily into current manufacturing processes, meaning that light-based internal communication within our computers is now at least a tiny bit closer to becoming a reality.Germanium lasers offer ray of hope for optical computing originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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