Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/sony-vaio-s-series-get-an-updated-design-core-i5-2410m-cpu-and/
Sony VAIO S Series get an updated design, Core i5-2410M CPU and Radeon HD 6470M graphics originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/samsung-develops-mobile-dram-capable-of-12-8gb-sec-data-transfer/
Samsung develops mobile DRAM capable of 12.8GB/sec data transfers, making all other memory jealous originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Amazon launches Prime Instant Video, unlimited streaming for Prime subscribers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/autoblog-drives-the-2012-fisker-karma-deems-it-best-handling-l/
Autoblog drives the 2012 Fisker Karma, deems it 'best handling large premium car' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/apple-holding-ipad-2-event-next-week/
Apple holding iPad 2 event next week? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Source: http://lifehacker.com/#!5765605/smart-video-enlarger-makes-youtube-better
Chrome: Smart Video Enlarger is an extension that adds two great viewing features to the YouTube web interface.
The allows you to set YouTube videos to automatically take up the full frame on load. This makes the video take up your entire browser window by default, similar to what it looks like when you pop-out the video in a new window. The second is that if you scroll down the page, it will automatically resize the video on the fly, down to a minimum (20% by default) so that you can continue watching the video while scrolling down to read comments.
Even though YouTube has made some changes to their video watching experience over the years, you're still basically stuck with two options: the default video size or fullscreen. Depending on how you watch and navigate videos, this setup is really not optimal nor conducive to your video watching habits. This extension's two features work together to make it easier to get a 'full' video experience in your browser without having to make extra clicks or going fullscreen.
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Hopefully the browser extensions and bookmarklets that already make PDFs and PowerPoint files less of a pain, like this Chrome extension, will soon update to give us access to all the new files one can glimpse at with clicking "Save as" or "Open with."
Source: http://lifehacker.com/#!5766024/vlc+shares-streams-any-video-to-your-android-airplay+style
One thing VLC-Shares is not is a one-click setup. It requires running a small form of an Apache web server on your computer, a bit of fine-tuning the VLC media player, and perhaps some of port configuration through your router, if you're not already set up. When everything's up and running, though, you can share any folder on your computer through VLC-Shares, and then play it on your Android device of choice from anywhere on the same Wi-Fi network. Really handy if you're rocking an Android tablet, and still pretty neat if you're doing a little lazy-viewing from your couch or bed.
There are setup instructions at VLC-Shares' home but, honestly, you're better off reading the detailed tutorial at the How-To Geek's home (at the via link). VLC-Shares is a free download for Windows and Linux systems (and Android phones).
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/apple-announcing-new-high-speed-interconnect-light-peak-here-we/
There's not a scrap of evidence to back this rumor, but everything seems to line up: CNET reports that Apple will announce "a new high-speed connection technology" soon -- and Intel's Light Peak seems to be a shoo-in for the job. We've long known that Apple's been secretly backing the 10Gbps interconnect, but with a likely MacBook Pro refresh right around the corner and Light Peak allegedly due for a 1H 2011 launch, it seems the time for action could be right around now. It also doesn't hurt that this latest rumor comes from CNET, actually, as we're pretty sure the publication has an inside source. The very same reporter wrote that Light Peak would be downgraded to copper, a full month before Intel would admit anything of the sort.Apple announcing new high-speed interconnect, Light Peak here we come? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google's Native Client almost 'ready for takeoff,' ready to make ActiveX look visionary originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/necs-medias-n-04c-is-only-7-7mm-thick-has-android-2-2-nfc-an/
NEC's MEDIAS N-04C is only 7.7mm thick, has Android 2.2, NFC, and no ambition to leave Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/xtreamer-ultra-htpc-launching-with-ion-2-100-price-point/
Name recognition? Ah, who cares? Particularly when you're hawking an Ion 2-based media PC for €100. Xtreamer -- the same folks responsible for the e-TRAYz NAS -- is gearing up to unveil its latest concoction at CeBIT 2011, but it looks as if most of the beans have already been spilled. It's billed as a portable HTPC, and it can be ordered with a dual-core Atom D525 / Ion 2, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, HDMI / DVI outputs, six USB ports, an eSATA socket, Bluetooth, WiFi, gigabit Ethernet and support for IR control. Predictably, that low (low!) price point doesn't include an operating system, but at least that gives you the option to slap whatever you want on there. If you're looking for a TV tuner or optical drive, you'll need to turn to external options, but those looking for a barebones system to build on should be able to procure one in a matter of weeks. That is, if the Boxee Box doesn't lure you in while you wait.Xtreamer Ultra HTPC launching with Ion 2, €100 price point originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Source: http://lifehacker.com/#!5765075/diy-balloon-aerial-photography-on-the-cheap
Here's what you need to put together this weekend project:
Your camera must be able to take photos at a regular interval. CHDK, which we've walked through setting up in the past, is a great firmware replacement that adds loads of useful features (including interval photos) if you have an old Canon laying around that you are willing to fool around.
After your balloon has returned to earth, you can use the Cartagen Knitter to sync up your photos into a large photo.
For full instructions, check out the Grassroots Mapping wiki, and make sure you are following any local rules and regulations regarding balloons. If you give it a try, share any photos of your project below and offer any tips you might have for our other readers! Photo remixed from nadya.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5765192/kayaker-takes-best-ever-shot-of-english-sea-monster-using-cellphone
The kayaker was Tom Pickles, and IT guy on retreat with his company, CapGemini. The lake, Lake Windermere. The creature was the English version of Nessie, called Bownessie, and not the infamous creature Nellie that legend says still patrols Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
The picture was deemed "authentic [...] but because it's been taken on a phone the file size is too small to really tell whether it has been altered on Photoshop or not," said photo expert David Farnell of Farnell's photographic laboratory in Lancaster.
Whatever it might be, Bownessie sounds absolutely terrifying:
Mr Pickles said he saw an animal the size of three cars speed past him on the lake and watched it for about 20 seconds. He said: "It was petrifying and we paddled back to the shore straight away. At first I thought it was a dog and then saw it was much bigger and moving really quickly at about 10mph. "Each hump was moving in a rippling motion and it was swimming fast.
Sonar surveys of the loch have, as expected, turned up nothing over the past five years, but that hasn't stopped people from reporting a creature that looked very much like what Pickles captured this week. There have been no fewer than eight sightings of a multi-humped creature patrolling the water since 2006. [The Telegraph]
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