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Cabestan Sol Invictus Watch Has Two Solar Panels
By Engadget at 19 March, 2010, 8:00 am
Imagine having this on your wrist. The questions people would ask. The minutes you’d spend staring at it, trying to work out the time. Wondering why you spent $US560,000 on it, instead of buying a house. (more…)
Read More >>Raiding Eternity
By Engadget at 19 March, 2010, 4:00 am
“Lots of times the families will go down to Kinko’s,” the funeral director tells me. “They can do a memorial folder thing down there.” Do you help them get photos off Flickr, off Facebook? “We don’t really help with that.” (more…)
Read More >>Apple Is Trying To Get Its iTunes TV Deals In Time For iPad
By Engadget at 19 March, 2010, 3:51 am
This is curious , at least amidst a massive publishing war with Amazon. According to the WSJ , Apple’s putting its massive newspaper-and-magazine-revival-on-the-iPad effort on the “backburner in favour of focusing on other content”, like its long-festering plan to bundle TV shows as a pseudo-subscription service through iTunes, as well as selling certain TV shows for a buck an episode. (more…)
Read More >>AFOL: A Blocumentary Is Required Viewing For Lego Fans
By Engadget at 19 March, 2010, 12:20 am
newVideoPlayer( {”type”:”video”,”player”:”http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9581676&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1″,”customParams”:[],”width”:570,”height”:375,”ratio”:0.75,”flashData”:”",”embedName”:null,”objectId”:null,”noEmbed”:false,”source”:”vimeo”} ); I’ve seen some of the brick masterpieces produced by the AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego) community, but never knew the people behind them were so flat-out charming until I watched this documentary. Also: tons of bricky goodness. (more…)
Read More >>Ask Giz: Who Gets Custody Of Shared Digital Memories When It’s All Over?
By Engadget at 19 March, 2010, 12:00 am
When memories can live forever online, there’s bound to be relationship issues, so we enlisted our favourite love doctor, Debby Herbenick, to share some advice. The question: When it’s all over, who gets custody of those shared digital memories? (more…)
Read More >>Google’s Letter From Chinese Ad Partners Demanding Compensation Is Fake
By Engadget at 18 March, 2010, 11:52 pm
That letter Google received from 27 Chinese companies demanding compensation if they pull out of the country was as authentic as the average Louis Vuitton handbag, as it turns out. (more…)
Read More >>Byteside: Is 3D The VR Of TV?
By Engadget at 18 March, 2010, 11:00 am
It’s not enough you get that many two-letter acronyms / abbreviations into a headline. But then, 3D doesn’t come along every day. Just now and then for each generation. This week on Byteside Tech it was all about 3D, and the panel bounced a lot of pros and cons around making for a solid discussion on whether this time it will be here for keeps. (more…)
Read More >>Philips 21:9 TV Hits Australia’s Luxury Market
By Engadget at 18 March, 2010, 9:30 am
After exiting the Australian TV market in 2008, Philips makes a high-end return with the announcement their dazzling Cinema 21:9 is getting an Australian distribution. This 56-inch Full HD panel goes right out to 2560×1080p for a true 2.39:1 movie presentation. Sadly, this does not herald a wider return of Philips to the local TV scene. (more…)
Read More >>The UFO Sighting Credibility Timeline
By Engadget at 18 March, 2010, 2:40 am
One day, the little green humanoids with three eyes or the big purple tentacle thingies will come for real. And then, humans and giraffes and orangutans and fish and jam all over the Earth will exclaim: PHOTOSHOP! [ Make Use Of ]
Read More >>Man, 74, Trekking Across America With Solar-Powered Stroller
By Engadget at 18 March, 2010, 1:59 am
At age 74, Bruce Maynard has decided to walk across America. But he refuses to go without creature comforts like his mobile phone, let alone camping gear and food. So he’s enlisting the help of a solar-powered stroller. (more…)
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