drag2share: LG teases LU6200 with 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 720p HD display, Gingerbread and 75Mbps LTE

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/17/lg-teases-lu6200-with-1-5ghz-dual-core-cpu-720p-hd-display-gin/

We recently stumbled upon the latest smartphone that LG's preparing for its home country, and wow, this plus-sized beauty is sure to turn some heads in South Korea. The device is known only as the LU6200, but it packs a 4.5-inch AH-IPS display at 720p resolution, a dual-core 1.5GHz Scorpion CPU, an Adreno 220 GPU, along with an 8 megapixel AF camera and connectivity to the U+ LTE network (which supports a maximum theoretical download speed of 75Mbps). Further, users will find a 1.3MP front-facing cam, 1GB of RAM, 4GB built-in storage, an 1,830mAh battery, 801.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0, along with support for DLNA, MHL, WiFi Direct and NFC. Specifically for the Korean market, the handset can also receive digital radio and TV broadcasts through terrestrial DMB. LG has launched a teaser page for this Gingerbread-powered smartphone, for which pre-orders are said to begin on September 26th -- although, there's yet no word on the pricing. It's certainly intriguing, though we'll gladly wait for a stateside version before raiding our piggy bank... again.

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LG teases LU6200 with 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 720p HD display, Gingerbread and 75Mbps LTE originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Samsung Illusion gets pictured on Verizon, convincing us it's not a figment of our imagination

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/18/samsung-illusion-gets-pictured-on-verizon-convincing-us-its-no/

We can't put all of our focus on Verizon's LTE lineup, lest we forget that there's plenty of 3G phones that need some attention too. The one shown above is a leaked image of the Samsung Illusion, also known to some as the Viper or the SCH-I110, a conceivably lower-end Android device with Gingerbread. It's difficult to pin down any more hard details on the device, as the components inside the phone seem to be even more of a hallucination than the phone itself; speculation, however, points to at least an 800MHz CPU, a 480 x 320 HVGA smaller-screen display and a few eco-friendly features (as indicated by its Sustainable Product Certification). Persuaded yet? Yeah, we didn't think so.

Samsung Illusion gets pictured on Verizon, convincing us it's not a figment of our imagination originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Canon's 8-inch CMOS sensor can record SPACE at 60fps

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/18/canons-8-inch-cmos-sensor-can-record-space-at-60fps/

For whatever reason, Canon seemed more concerned with showing off its engineering prowess than finding a use for the giant 8-inch CMOS sensor it created last year. Fortunately, the super-powerful snapper has found its way into the 105-centimeter Schmidt Telescope at the University of Tokyo's Kiso Observatory. The sensor's size makes it a perfect fit to record in low-light; capturing the wonders of the universe in 0.3 lux at 60 fps. The University will premiere footage from the experiment, possibly with nibbles, after September 19th -- presumably in a theater with a blanket ban on people muttering the introduction to Star Trek as it plays.

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Canon's 8-inch CMOS sensor can record SPACE at 60fps originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Cook Corn for a Crowd in a Cooler [Cooking Hacks]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5840092/cook-corn-for-a-crowd-in-a-cooler

If you want to cook corn for the masses, Bon Appetit suggests a dead simple, ingenious method: "cooler corn."

Basically, fill a large, clean cooler with loads of corn on the cob and pour two kettles-full of boiling water over the corn, then close the top.

30 minutes later, your corn will be perfectly cooked.

Campers and other outdoorsy people probably already know this trick, but the rest of now have a new, neater way to make lots of corn for company.

The Best Way to Cook Corn on the Cob for a Crowd? It's Cooler Corn | Bon Appetit

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drag2share: MoodPanda Charts Your Happiness [Webapps]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5840577/moodpanda-charts-your-happiness

Web/iPhone: How happy are you? MoodPanda is an interactive mood diary/journal that measures and keeps track of your happiness, creating neat pie charts and graphs to show you how you've been feeling over time.

Keeping a log of how you feel has been shown to be therapeutic for people who suffer from depression, but it's also useful for others to keep track of things that make them happy. For example, using MoodPanda you can quickly jot down that you were very happy (9) on Monday, noting the sun was out, you exercised and started a new project. You can look back months later and see your progress.

The app lets you update your mood on Twitter and Facebook, compare your mood with others, and also send others virtual hugs (on my first day of trying the service, registering an unhappy 3, I got two hugs from strangers almost immediately, which was uplifting, actually).

If you could use a little more happiness in your life or just like collecting data, give the free service a whirl.

MoodPanda

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