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Official Stats Show 2012 International CES Largest Ever with over 156,000 Attendees
2012-05-23
North America's biggest tradeshow drew a record number of attendees from around the globe....
Two New Dolby Technologies I Can't Wait to Hear More Of
2012-05-22
The cutting-edge audio (and video!) mavens wined me, dined me and 6.9'd me, and my ears are still ringing. In a good way....
B&O Stands In with BeoPlay V1 LED TV
2012-05-22
The Danish eclectronics manufacturer expands their B&O Play line with the BeoPlay V1 LED TV, complete with built-in stand and integrated 5.1 surround module....
Plasma TV Buyers Guide for 2012
2012-05-22
Plasma TVs are prettier than ever -- as well as affordable. Let's take a peek at what's available in this year's crop....
LG TVs will Soon be Made in China
2012-05-22
The company just broke ground on an 8th-gen LCD panel plant in Guangzhou, China....
Bang & Olufsen Offers New A3 iPad Sound System
2012-05-22
Bang & Olufsen releases A3 iPad speaker and stand under its B&O Play line....
Panasonic Plasma Wins 2012 TV Shootout
2012-05-22
Scarsdale, N.Y. - The results are in from New York City area A/V specialty retailer Value......
Wireless Remote Inventor Polley Dies At 96
2012-05-22
Chicago - Eugene J. Polley, who invented the first wireless remote control for television while......
Savant Introduces Premium Control Keypads
2012-05-22
Savant Systems LLC has announced the introduction of three premium keypad styles called......
LG Starts Gen 8 LCD Plant In China
2012-05-22
Seoul, South Korea - LG Display said it broke ground Tuesday on a Gen 8 thin-film-transistor LCD......
Sonos Adds Wireless Sub To Wireless Multi-Room System
2012-05-22
Santa Barbara, Calif. - Sonos will offer a wireless subwoofer for the first time for its......
On-Q To Step Up Networking, Retrofit Selection
2012-05-22
Middletown, Pa. - Custom-install brand On-Q is expanding its focus on networking and retrofit......
Acer Iconia A510 Olympic Tab to launch in UK next month
2012-05-22
Acer has been known to celebrate the Olympic Games with special-edition tech, so we weren't exactly surprised when the company launched a festive version of the Iconia Tab A510 this April in anticipation of the Summer Games in London. Now that the ev...
Robo-fish swim into the ocean's funk, so you don't have to
2012-05-22
Gene Roddenberry would have you believe that space is the final frontier. But really, the deep blue sea is more apt for that distinction. And without mega-rich hobbyists to fund exploratory plunges into those uncharted depths, science has had to seek...
RAMPAGE 6 notepad runs Android 2.3 in a rugged package
2012-05-22
The last time we heard from SDG Systems, it was shilling its Trimble Nomad with Android 1.5. The company's new device, the RAMPAGE 6 (confusingly, it's also known as the Mesa Rugged Notepad), thankfully includes a less prehistoric build of the OS. Th...
Hillcrest Labs takes its TV motion control system to China, becomes TCL's new best friend
2012-05-22
It's only been a few days since Hillcrest Labs open sourced its Kylo web browser for TVs, and now the company's back with yet another announcement. Well, this time it's more about TCL who's just declared its top TV market share in China. Much like th...
Microsoft details Windows 8's pre-boot world, helps you skip the F8 F8 F8 routine
2012-05-22
Microsoft has been going into very exacting detail as to how Windows 8 works, but one area it hasn't explored much is what happens before you even see the Start screen. As user experience manager Chris Clark notes, the days of mashing F8 repeatedly t...
Mobile security researchers present Android Malware Genome Project at IEEE
2012-05-22
Android's openness, combined with its popularity, has lead a few of the developer faithful astray -- with malware being a legitimate concern for the mobile operating system. To help combat the issue, Xuxian Jiang, an NC State researcher, has created...
Researchers power microbots made of bubbles with lasers
2012-05-22
They may not be "robots" as most have come to expect, but these so-called microrobots developed by a team of researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa do have at least one thing in common with many of their mechanical counterparts: lasers. A...
PSA: Windows Phone Marketplace now requires Windows Phone 7.5
2012-05-22
Microsoft warned us last month that it would be snipping legacy OS support in Windows Phone Marketplace within a few weeks, and it just made good on that heads-up. As of now, you'll need at least a Windows Phone 7.5 device to shop for, review and upd...
Engineer Guy shows how a phone accelerometer works, knows what's up and sideways (video)
2012-05-22
We love finding out how things work, and arguably one of the most important parts of the smartphones and tablets we thrive on is the accelerometer gauging our device's orientation. Imagine our delight, then, when we see the University of Illinois' Bi...
Engadget HD Podcast 300 - 05.22.2012
2012-05-22
This week the Engadget HD podcast crew rolls the odometer over 300 episodes, but it's no big deal. Especially not when we've got new hardware and software from the likes of TiVo and Comcast to discuss during Cable Show 2012. Comcast is actually all o...
Ion launches Air Pro WiFi, helps you document your morning commute (video)
2012-05-22
Ion's officially releasing its Air Pro camera that we put through its paces back in March. The sports shooter is designed to be strapped to a helmet or extreme-sports gear to document your extreme adventures in high definition. It'll also come with 8...
VIA Technologies outs $49 APC Android barebones, nods towards Raspberry Pi
2012-05-22
Android might have already spilled over into the desktop world in one form or another, but what if you want something a little more project-friendly? VIA Technologies has developed the APC, a Neo-ITX-based barebones system running a custom version of...
Frontline investigates the cause of cell tower deaths tonight (video)
2012-05-22
You probably don't give much thought to the towers that blanket us with wireless signals and the technicians that climb up them, almost constantly, to upgrade the equipment. The PBS investigative journalism series, Frontline, does and tonight on your...
Dragon Drive! lets you take the wheel, while Nuance takes dictation
2012-05-22
Do you like your cars smart? Are you itching to drive something a bit more K.I.T.T. than KIA? Well, this summer the glory of your Hasselhoff-soaked, '80s dreams will become reality, thanks to the folks at Nuance. Utilizing the same natural-language v...
NASA app goes 2.0, the safest launch this century
2012-05-22
When we're not looking up at the stars, we're likely looking at a screen, so any chance to combine those two is greeted with open arms. As it happens, we've been thumbing NASA's iOS app for a while, and now it's finally gotten an update. Users of the...
NPD Q1 2012: Apple still king of the mobile computing hill thanks to iPad
2012-05-22
NPD DisplaySearch is declaring Apple to be the undisputed champion of the mobile PC business for the first quarter of the year. The fruity phone flinger shipped (shipped, not sold) 17.2 million mobile PCs in the time, a figure that contentiously incl...
Dell profit drops 33 percent in Q1, both home and corporate sales take a hit
2012-05-22
Dell hasn't been having the greatest of years, and the blows are still as heavy as ever in Round Rock's fiscal Q1. Its net profit dipped a steep 33 percent to $635 million, while its overall revenue was down four points to $14.4 billion. Unlike in Q4...
3D printing gets more flexible with Nylon extrusion
2012-05-22
3D printing with ABS and other plastics that have a low-melting point are old hat. And, with the price of entry dropping below the $500 mark, soon enough anyone will be able print their own pirated 45s. Instructables user [taulman] has has taken it u...
Cheap £149 PC and broadband bundle gives the UK something to smile about
2012-05-22
Charitable entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox has teamed up with Microsoft, TalkTalk, and Simplify Digital to bring a cheaper option for cash-strapped folks in the UK. Starting today, you can buy a refurbished computer with broadband service for a year (wi...
Scientists develop rewritable digital storage built into DNA; biological binary exists
2012-05-22
We've seen DNA flirt with computing and storage before, but a biological system that can record digital data? That's something different. Stanford researchers used natural enzymes to create rewritable data storage built directly into living cells' DN...
Samsung Chromebox gets a premature outing, $330 price tag (video)
2012-05-22
Samsung has been almost completely silent regarding its Chromebox since its CES outing, so we were taken aback when we were tipped off that it was hiding in plain sight on TigerDirect's web store. Sure enough, a product listing provides a lot more de...
Verizon's ZTE-built Jetpack 890L 4G hotspot ships May 24th, promises globetrotting for $20
2012-05-22
Verizon has just finished trotting out the last of its known 2012 Jetpack hotspots through the arrival of the ZTE-made model we saw back at CES in January. Now carrying a bit more Verizon red on the surface and a bit less Chinese in the name, the Jet...
Meta Watch announces new dev kit with added iOS support, Bluetooth 4.0
2012-05-22
Can't wait for the Pebble E-Paper Watch to ship this fall? The Meta Watch developer system that we first saw last year just got a major upgrade, and could serve as an acceptable stand-in for now, with the arrival of both iOS support and Bluetooth 4.0...
Xfinity Voice 2Go bridges the gap between mobile, VoIP and home phones
2012-05-22
Comcast took the opportunity at The Cable Show 2012 to introduce some new features for its Xfinity Voice service, dubbed Voice 2Go. The end goal is to bring the perks you enjoy with your smartphone to your landline. It all starts with an app that's a...
Scientists use metal and silicon to create invisibility cloak (no, you can't wear it)
2012-05-22
In the quest to achieve that much-desired invisibility cloak, scientists have redirected light, used heat monitoring and even gone underwater -- with varying degrees of success. The latest attempt at this optical illusion is from engineers at Stanfor...
HTC refreshes Android update timeline, details which devices won't get Ice Cream Sandwich
2012-05-22
Normally we rejoice when we see a manufacturer share updates with us on when Ice Cream Sandwich will be coming to its legacy devices, but HTC's latest blog post leaves us with mixed emotions. First, the decent news: we now have a slightly more specif...
Sony-made Google TV units will come with Plex as standard
2012-05-22
Plex has inadvertently announced that its excellent media center software will be baked into Sony's forthcoming range of Google TV devices. A customized version of its app for the platform arrived on Google Play, declaring that it was only available...
New OmniVision 16-megapixel camera sensors could record 4K, 60 fps video on your smartphone
2012-05-22
Nokia has reportedly been dreaming of PureView phones with 4K video; as of today, OmniVision is walking the walk quite a bit earlier. The 16-megapixel resolution of the OV16820 and OV16825 is something we've seen before, but it now has a massive amou...
AMEX and Zynga team up for themed card, replace cash back with FarmVille rewards
2012-05-22
Have you ever judged a friend's financial savvy based on the rewards yield of the cards in their wallet? Now you won't have a choice. For those of you that abhor free flights, detest comped hotel rooms and net severe displeasure from earning cash bac...
Purported fifth-gen iPod touch panel slips out, shows a tall 4.1-inch screen that's possibly iPhone-bound
2012-05-22
It's been a long, long time since Apple undertook a significant redesign of the iPod touch, which hasn't been looked at since 2010 and received just a splash of white last year. A possible front panel part leak we've just seen could overturn all that...
Google goes Moogle, celebrates Moog's birthday with interactive doodle
2012-05-22
It's time to surrender another afternoon to an interactive Google doodle. The search engine has outdone itself in celebration of the late-Bob Moog's birthday. The electronic music pioneer was born on May 23rd, 1934. Seeing as how the anniversary isn'...
Nokia axes Skype client on Lumia 610, claims user experience wasn't 'up to par'
2012-05-22
It took nearly a full month, but Nokia has finally been convinced that Skype is indeed incompatible with low-memory Windows Phones. In reaching out to a spokesperson, the company confirmed to us that it has decided to yank the official client from th...
DICE to require 64-bit OS for some 2013 games, that Windows ME box in the den isn't cutting it
2012-05-22
We're entering a world of mainstream 64-bit computing -- whether we like it or not. Just weeks after Adobe started requiring 64-bit Macs for CS6, DICE's Rendering Architect Johan Andersson has warned that some of his company's 2013 games using the Fr...
Google's self-driving cars will return to roots, tour California
2012-05-22
Thanks to a new law passed in California, Google's driverless cars might soon be stuck in its traffic with all the other hapless commuters. Although they won't hit the highway yet, like they can in Nevada, the bipartisan bill will allow bureaucrats t...
Eugene Polley, co-creator of the wireless TV remote, passes away aged 96
2012-05-22
Eugene Polley, inventor of the wireless remote control has passed away aged 96. Working for Zenith Electronics, he developed the FlashMatic control in 1955, using beams of light directed at photo-sensors in a television to change channel or volume. L...
Motorola shows three all-touch Android 4.0 phones in China, we see a possible Verizon model
2012-05-22
It turns out that Motorola didn't want to wait until the Google deal closed -- or, for that matter, an American launch -- to undertake a significant revamp of its phone line. A quiet Chinese event last week is now known to have brought us three RAZR-...
Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 now up for touchy-feely orders
2012-05-22
If you've been waiting to, literally, get your hands on the submissive A720 all-in-one from Lenovo, now you can. When we got our paws on it back at CES, it's fair to say we were intrigued. Now, the 27-inch 10-point multitouch PC is up for your buying...
Insert Coin: Knut WiFi-enabled sensor hub (video)
2012-05-22
In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. On the surface, Knut (pronounced Kah-noot) doe...
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