drag2share: Whaddya Mean Ford's Not Actually Gonna Sell This Wicked E-Bike?! [Bikes]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5842661/whaddya-mean-fords-not-actually-gonna-sell-this-wicked-e+bike

Ford recently unveiled the world's first front-wheel-drive electric bicycle at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Huzzah! Then they promptly explained that this concept will never make it to the showroom floor. Oh Ford, you're such a tease.

The E-bike concept uses a trapezoidal frame profile made from a carbon-aluminum alloy that weighs just 2.5 kg. It's propelled either by a Carbon Belt Drive System connected to the pedals or from an electric motor in the front hub and powered by a Li-Ion battery housed in the frame. Magnetorestrictive sensors—typically found in Formula One racecars—in the inner hub measure the wheel's revolutions and transmit that data to an on-bard controller that instantly activates and deactivates the electric motor to actively assist the rider while his cadence and power output. The E-bike concept has a top speed of 25km/h and an estimated range of 85km. Or at least it would if Ford hadn't already put the kibosh on ever producing them. [Ford]

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drag2share: LG Enlighten to achieve retail zen September 22nd on Verizon

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/21/lg-enlighten-to-achieve-retail-zen-september-22nd-on-verizon/

There are a number of ways to achieve inner-peace, like years of meditation, for example -- or you could just pick up an $80 Android handset. LG finally made official the release of its Enlighten handset today. The Gingerbread phone features a 3.2-inch display, a QWERTY slide out keyboard, a 3.2 megapixel camera and an 800MHz processor. The largely unexceptional bit of hardware will be hitting Verizon's site on September 22nd, followed by a September 29th debut in Verizon retail stores. It'll run you $79.99 with a two-year contract after a $50 mail in rebate. Enlighten yourself with the press release after the break.

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LG Enlighten to achieve retail zen September 22nd on Verizon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: Pandora rolls out HTML5 redesign to everyone, drops 40 hour listening cap

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/21/pandora-rolls-out-html5-redesign-to-everyone-drops-40-hour-list/

Remember that Pandora redesign that we told you about, way back in July? Well, it's finally done testing, and is ready to bring its HTML5-based goodness to the Internet radio-loving masses. The revamp offers up a number of new features like improved socialization, easier station creation and additional information about artists, including lyrics, bios and larger album art. Coolest of all is the ditching of the 40 hour music listening limit for non-premium users -- a welcome change in light of similar announcements from MOG and Rdio.

Pandora rolls out HTML5 redesign to everyone, drops 40 hour listening cap originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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drag2share: T-Mobile's BlackBerry Curve 9360 available for $79 on September 28th, swanks it up with merlot variant

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/21/t-mobiles-blackberry-curve-9360-available-for-79-on-september/

Attention power users and devotees of physical portrait QWERTYs, RIM's outing yet another member of its Curve family this month. Running the Waterloo-based company's latest BB 7 OS, Magenta's BlackBerry Curve 9360 actually goes up for pre-sale today, but you'll have to count yourself amongst the enterprise set for the early access perks. For the rest of us, the carrier's set a September 28th launch for the standard black version of this 2.4-inch, touchscreen-less handset. But that's not all -- perhaps following up on the latest fashion-centric trend, the company's also releasing this mid-range entry in a wine-soaked hue of merlot on October 12th. Regardless of your style preferences, the phone'll be available for a wallet-pleasing $79.99 on a two-year contract (after a $50 rebate). So, were not sure if this was worthy of the 'Apollo' moniker, but at least our in-house Ms. Cleo was right on the money.

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drag2share: New RED Scarlet to be announced November 3rd

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/21/new-red-scarlet-to-be-announced-november-3rd/

Well, it looks like Canon won't be the only company making a big camera announcement on November 3rd. RED CEO Jim Jannard has now confirmed that it will also be officially announcing its "new" RED Scarlet camera on the very same day (no coincidence, it seems), at which point it will detail "all the changes" the company has made to it. Unfortunately, that's about all the company is saying right now, although Jannard promises that "when we announce the changes, we will be ready to ship."

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New RED Scarlet to be announced November 3rd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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