http://www.dixero.com Dixero no http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/8fBVf7-snZI/ Filed under: Handhelds . If you're looking to drop nearly $2,000 on a UMPC, well, first of all, you're nuts, but second of all, you're in luck, 'cause the Asus R50A is shipping at €1,475 ($1,878). They weren't kidding when they said it would be above $500 , but for the price you'll be running Windows Vista on a handheld with a 1. 33GHz Intel Atom processor, a gig of RAM, a 32GB SSD hard drive, a 5. 6'' screen at 1024 x 600, three USB ports, a microSD slot, a wireless keyboard, and an external DVD reader / writer. Connectivity options include 802. 11 b / g WiFi, Bluetooth, and 3G. These specs aren't all that different from what you'd find in a netbook (save for the SSD), except you're paying more than twice as much and you get to look like you're playing games on a GP2X while you're using it on the train. Maybe it's supposed to be a status symbol?. [Via Pocketables ]. Asus R50A finally arrives, jacks your wallet in the process originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . handheld atom r50 vista r50a asus umpc asus r50 asus r50a Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:41:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/15/asus-r50a-finally-arrives-jacks-your-wallet-in-the-process/ Samuel Axon 2008-11-15T12:41:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/njBO5BawXog/ Filed under: Desktops . Listings for Intel's new Core i7 processors popped up on NewEgg for a couple hours yesterday before getting pulled back into the pre-launch ether -- a cruel tease to desktop PC hardware aficionados counting down the nanoseconds till that red letter day, November 17th . We knew it wouldn't last, but we're glad of the error, 'cause now we've seen pricing info which should reflect what we'll be paying next week. The 2. 66GHz 920 was listed at $319. 99, the 2. 93GHz 940 at $599. 99, and the 3. 2GHz Extreme 965 at $1,069. Benchmarks have shown even the 920 besting top-of-the-line Core 2 Quads, so the entry point is alluring, but if you're a True Gearhead we expect you'll embezzle a grand to afford the Extreme chip. [Thanks, Staff]. Intel Core i7 listings show up on NewEgg to tease you, then split originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments . core i7 920 pricing intel core i7 intel processor core i7 940 core i7 965 intelcorei7 corei7 corei7965 cpu newegg price core i7 corei7940 corei7920 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:42:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/15/intel-core-i7-listings-show-up-on-newegg-to-tease-you-then-spli/ Samuel Axon 2008-11-15T10:42:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/YzmLQucAlAs/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets . DARPA 's been running a blood pharming program for quite awhile now, but it's gotten a real kick start this week with the announcement of a partnership with Cleveland-based biotech company Arteriocyte. Arteriocyte, it seems, has developed a Nanofiber Based System, or NANEX, a technology that enables the production of red blood cells without a donor. The two companies hope research will eventually lead to an "in theatre" blood-making machine for the military. So, if there's no donor, where do the progenitor cells come from? Well, that's a little hazy at this point, though Arteriocyte developed the NANEX using "blood of the umbilical cord" (stem cells), but we don't know what will fuel the final product. Personally, we hope they can squeak out a way to do it using the less controversial "blood of the dragon. ". [Via CNet ]. DARPA teams up with Arteriocyte to create ominous-sounding blood pharming machine for the military originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . StemCellResearch military darpa BattlefieldTech battlefield tech blood blood pharming machine BloodPharmingMachine stem cell research arteriocyte stem cells StemCells Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:31:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/15/darpa-teams-up-with-arteriocyte-to-create-ominous-sounding-blood/ Laura June 2008-11-15T08:31:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/PgCfHu_Q4wM/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets . Kmart's unloaded some fresh deals upon us today, proving that no matter how matter how completely weak the economy is, come Black Friday (which now encompasses the entire month of November) we'll probably buy up whatever's on sale. They have a few legitimate bargains, certainly, peppered in amongst the tripe, including a 2GB Element MP3 player for $22. 99, a 19-inch Sony Bravia M Series LCD HDTV for $374. 99, and a GE A835 digital camera for $79. 99 , all for your consumin' pleasure. The sale starts Sunday, and runs through the actual Black Friday, or until the economy collapses and we move to a bottle-cap-based currency, whichever happens first. Simply not enough bargains for you? Hit the read link for the full rundown. [Via I4U News ]. Kmart publishes next wave of Black Friday-style deals as world ends originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . shopping black friday kmart sales BlackFriday electronics deals holidays Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:38:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/15/kmart-publishes-next-wave-of-black-friday-style-deals-as-world-e/ Laura June 2008-11-15T06:38:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_AsMrcce4P8/ Send your own ElfYourself eCards . (The back story ). Crunch Network : CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors. JibJab Company & Product Profiles Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:59:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28324 Erick Schonfeld 2008-11-15T05:59:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/mKNrDVdoRaA/ Filed under: Household , Networking . Now, we're sure that everything's on the up and up here, but the lack of information about the TouchDiva from any source other than the makers of the TouchDiva gives us pause, especially as the product's apparently launching on December 1st. Regardless, here's what we've gathered: the device is a 15. 4-inch touchscreen unit you install in your home, and, via the magical wonders of the internet, you get all the music your heart could ever desire, free of charge -- besides the $75 monthly subscription fee, of course. The Danish manufacturers claim to have "agreements with the four major music companies in the world (Warner, EMI, Sony-BMG and Universal)," giving them access to over 2 million songs. Housed inside the unit are two 125W Bang & Olufsen-manufactured speakers, and the Diva itself has just two buttons -- an on / off, and a reset, giving it a pretty stark exterior. As you can probably imagine, it's um, not cheap -- in fact, you're going to have to cough up $6,000 if you want one, and you'll have to live in Europe or Great Britain, where the device is (supposedly) about to go on sale. Read - Danish invention will change music sales. Read - TouchDiva. [Thanks, Soren]. TouchDiva: the greatest entertainment device you've never heard of originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments . music networking audio home audio touch diva music BangOlufsen bang and olufsen HomeAudio touchdiva MusicNetworking BangAndOlufsen bang olufsen denmark Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:48:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/touchdiva-the-greatest-entertainment-device-youve-never-heard/ Laura June 2008-11-15T04:48:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/2XS5fenAEpE/ Filed under: Displays , Gaming , HDTV , Home Entertainment . If you skipped Walmart's pre-Black Friday festivities pat yourself on the back, as -- despite its lawyers hard work C&Ding unauthorized early ad postings into oblivion -- CNNMoney reveals the "doorbuster" highlights probably not worth getting trampled for this year. Between 5-10 a. m. the day after Thanksgiving the already-discounted Magnavox Blu-ray player drops from $198 to $128 (a BDP-S300 might still be a better value ), 50-inch Samsung plasma of unspecified resolution is only $798 (720p, bet on it), and Xbox 360 + Guitar Hero III & wireless guitar pack (all the real plastic guitar aficionados have moved on to Rock Band 2 ) drops in for $199. Slightly lower profile are a $398 HP desktop PC and $175 gas grill but c'mon, we all know it's the high definition (it'll be a lonely holiday without the suddenly too-good for us Vizio ) that will have you shivering outside your local retailer with the soccer moms and other deal hunters. Walmart Black Friday doorbuster deals leak out early, we'll sleep in originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . black friday deals blu-ray black friday ads BlackFriday2008 BlackFridayAds BlackFridaySales wal-mart black friday samsung Xbox360 black friday 2008 xbox 360 walmart magnavox BlackFridayDeals black friday sales wal mart BlackFriday Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:47:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/walmart-black-friday-doorbuster-deals-leak-out-early-well-slee/ Richard Lawler 2008-11-15T02:47:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/tW9e_UI-pBg/ Filed under: GPS . Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. Often, a shotgun is used at the beginning of a dash, but not so in the world of connected GPS devices, where Telenav launched its Shotgun portable navigation device days after Dash decided to exit the hardware business with its pioneering Dash Express. Unlike Dash , Telenav was no newcomer to the guided navigation space, being a leading provider of turn-by-turn navigation services to cell phones. Its customers include Sprint and AT&T, and consumers can subscribe to the service directly through Telenav -- even if their carrier doesn't support it -- as long as their smartphone does. The product is free to download, but carriers charge a subscription fee for unlimited use, or offer it on a per-diem price. Because it is designed for an inherently wireless device, Telenav software includes features such as traffic notification, which is a premium feature in portable navigation devices. In addition to physical advantages such as the large screen, the Shotgun has at least one important advantage over Telenav's cell phone services. Since its maps are local, the device continues to route even when you drive outside of cellular coverage areas. But there's at least one holdover from its cellular heritage that Telenav needs to shed on the Shotgun -- an unceasing, bright blue LED signaling wireless connectivity, which is hugely distracting to the driver, especially at night. Perhaps a bundled strip of black duct tape will do in the meantime. Continue reading Switched On: Riding Shotgun in a traffic jam . Switched On: Riding Shotgun in a traffic jam originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments . DashExpress features connected gps dash express telenav shotgun shotgun TelenavShotgun switched on SwitchedOn ConnectedGps telenav Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:03:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/switched-on-riding-shotgun-in-a-traffic-jam/ Ross Rubin 2008-11-15T02:03:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/f0Epk_hhblI/ Filed under: Digital Cameras . If the Nikon D90's questionable 720p movie mode did nothing for you, or if you're a self-proclaimed Canon fanboy through and through, there's at least a sliver of a chance you bit on the EOS 50D . Now that you've had a solid month to flex that shutter finger and pore over the results, how are you liking things? Experiencing a huge dose of buyer's remorse? Absolutely elated with the low-light performance? Did you find enough extras to warrant the upgrade from a D40? We're just looking to hear how you really like / dislike Canon's latest mid-range DSLR, and more importantly, how you'd do things differently if given the keys to the company's R&D lab. Get to spoutin', won't you?. How would you change Canon's EOS 50D? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments . features 50D hwyc rebel how would you change HowWouldYouChange camera Eos50d DSLR EOS 50d Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/how-would-you-change-canons-eos-50d/ Darren Murph 2008-11-15T00:30:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/o7_6YZJlz0o/ German startup Cellity has unveiled its enhanced address book (called Addressbook 2. 0) for mobile phones, now available in a private beta. The J2ME application allows users to aggregate data from across their Email boxes, social networks, and standard address books into a single intuitive application, bringing the functionality of a smartphone to the hundreds of more basic phones that support the Java platform. The company is offering 1000 invites to TechCrunch readers, which you can request here . Beyond offering a complete database for contact information, the app allows users to place inexpensive phone calls over the company's own PSTN network (which is similar to Jajah's ), and send free text messages. However, Cellity will also make a whitelabel version available in the future, which would allow cellular carriers to implement Addressbook 2. 0 using their own native networks. The application also allows users to update status messages across multiple social networks. Addressbook 2. 0's design is very polished, and is significantly more intuitive than most address books that come standard on cell phones. To get started, users import their friend lists from social networks including Xing, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, as well as from Email clients like Outlook. The service will automatically detect when a friend is found on multiple social networks and aggregate their data under a single profile without creating duplicates. And because address books generated using social networks can grow very large very quickly, the site offers an online control panel to manage contacts. Users can create a database consisting of thousands of entries to be stored in the cloud, picking out the few dozen that they use most regularly to be stored on the phone (they can access the full list from their phones if they ever need it). The online panel also allows includes the same features of the mobile app, allowing users to place calls, send text messages, and update social network statuses. The company estimates that the application will run on around 650 available phones, which are less sexy than the iPhone and Android but account for a much larger mobile install base worldwide. The company will see no shortage of competition, as there have been a number of other efforts to integrate social networks with mobile phones, including Yahoo's OneConnect (though Cellity seems to be highlighting on more traditional address book functionality rather than social networking). Crunch Network : CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. cellity Company & Product Profiles Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:59:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28271 Jason Kincaid 2008-11-14T23:59:23Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/tyELf2Qzp84/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets . If you've been waiting for that Minority Report -style interface to really come to fruition, you can finally exhale. One of the science advisors from the Steven Spielberg film -- along with a team of other zany visionaries -- has created an honest-to-goodness, real-world implementation of the computer systems seen in the movie. Dubbed g-speak, the mind bending OS combines "gestural i/o, recombinant networking, and real-world pixels," to deliver what the creators call "the first major step in computer [a] interface since 1984. " There are some things that need to seen to be understood, so watch the video after the break, and prepare to have your mind thoroughly blown to bits. [Thanks, Jamie]. Continue reading Oblong's g-speak: the 'Minority Report' OS brought to life . Oblong's g-speak: the 'Minority Report' OS brought to life originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . StevenSpielberg MinorityReport g speak UserInterface ui g-speak steven spielberg OblongIndustries OperatingSystem 3d user interface GSpeak multitouch minority report operating system oblong industries Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:43:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/oblongs-g-speak-the-minority-report-os-brought-to-life/ Joshua Topolsky 2008-11-14T23:43:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/6wn2vh-Mxqw/ Filed under: Laptops . It seemed earlier this week that AMD's new Conesus chips would take on Intel's dominant Atom platform in the netbook market, but it sounds like that was just wishful thinking -- according to CEO Dirk Meyer, the chipmaker is "ignoring the netbook platform" in favor machines "above that form factor. " AMD says that it's seeing high return rates on netbooks, a phenomenon it's chalking up to an unsatisfactory user experience on smaller machines. Of course, that doesn't quite jive with the sales numbers being posted by Acer , ASUS , and HP -- and although return rates are indeed higher for Linux machines than for XP, we're puzzled as to why AMD cares about anything other than raw chip sales to OEMs, since we were under the impression that that's how AMD makes money. Of course, really smart companies don't just sell what people want, they convince people to want what they sell, and that seems to be AMD's tactic: it says that the higher-powered, dual-core Conesus with ATI RS780M graphics will deliver a full-featured user experience that more people will spring for, even if it's in a slightly larger package. We'll see if this strategy plays in the market -- while we'd love to see a machine like the Inspiron Mini 12 with some real horsepower in it, it's hard to argue with a $280 Atom-based Eee . AMD says it's "ignoring" netbooks, will focus on ultraportables originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . conesus netbook netbooks amd ultraportables Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:02:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/amd-says-its-ignoring-netbooks-will-focus-on-ultraportables/ Nilay Patel 2008-11-14T23:02:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/x6AHXq81j0E/ Filed under: Storage . This anonymous, yet nefarious looking device -- Lenovo's ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive -- has a passcode system that uses a physical keypad (see photo), which should be handy for you always on-the-go, James Bond types. In fact, the tiny unit (3 x 5-inches), which is designed to pair up with ThinkPad laptops, can have up to 10 unique user IDs, and an admin account, enabling the whole family to be in on the encrypting-action. We hear the "Vault" (as they like to call it) will be available by month's end, and that the 160GB model will be $180, while the 320GB will run $219. All we need to do now is find some data worth protecting. [Via I4U News ]. Lenovo's ThinkPad USB Portable Secure hard drive will make you look, feel more important than you are originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . MobileVault thinkpad ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive security usb PortableSecureHardDrive LenovoThinkpad password lenovo hdd lenovo thinkpad portable secure hard drive mobile vault ThinkpadUsbPortableSecureHardDrive HardDrive hard drive Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:26:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/lenovos-thinkpad-usb-portable-secure-hard-drive-will-make-you-l/ Laura June 2008-11-14T22:26:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/DC74z3BQ_P8/ Filed under: Cellphones . Well, it looks like folks in Europe (or Spain, at least) already sold on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic could be in for a bit more than they bargained for, as the phone is now listed on Nokia. es for €429 (or just under $550) which, even given the now weaker Euro, is quite a leap from the €279 price for Europe that Nokia first announced just over a month ago. That still gets you an unlocked phone, however, and your choice of red, blue, or black colors, though it'll no doubt give some folks cause to reconsider the increasingly plentiful touchscreen phone options out there these days. [Thanks, Radek]. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now listed at €429 for Spain, up from €279 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . 5800Xpressmusic nokia 5800 xpressmusic 5800 xpressmusic 5800 nokia Nokia5800Xpressmusic Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:58:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/nokia-5800-xpressmusic-now-listed-at-429-for-spain-up-from-27/ Donald Melanson 2008-11-14T21:58:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/j6YWtib4cnc/ Today, I downloaded one of the dumbest, yet somehow most satisfying, apps to my Android phone. It is called the Punch-O-Meter. You grasp the phone (firmly) in your hand, tap the screen, and then give it your best shot. The app uses the phone's accelerometer to measure how fast you can punch. After each punch, you get a score and a one-to-five-star rating. It is guaranteed to destroy your phone. When you start playing with it in a room full of people, everybody wants to try it. Especially anyone under five. When my two-year-old son insisted that I let him try it after he saw how much fun his older brother and I were having competing to get the highest score, I knew I would have to uninstall it quickly or else risk seeing the phone smashed against the floor. A similar app with the exact same name is also available on the iPhone for 99 cents. (The Android app is free). The iPhone version is made by DoApp , and appears to be unrelated to the Android Punch-O-Meter. It looks a little different (you can see a video here), and the developer of the Android app, Alex Pisarev, is not listed as a member of the DoApp team. Sounds like DoApp and Pisarev might have to duke it out. Crunch Network : MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily. doapp Company & Product Profiles punch-o-meter Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:34:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28262 Erick Schonfeld 2008-11-14T21:34:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/lI5Bt4u0u5E/ Filed under: Robots . Rovio owners have been able to control their all-seeing sentry bot from their iPhone (or any other internet-connected device) from day one using WowWee's browser-based interface, but one enterprising individual apparently found that a tad lacking for his taste, so he decided to take things one big step further by building his own full-fledged iPhone / iPod touch app. In addition to giving you a larger view of the Rovio's webcam feed, the app achieves the inevitable by letting you use the iPhone or iPod touch's accelerometer to control the Rovio, which should let you give your Wiimote a rest for a while. Better still, the app is free -- you know where to get. New app turns iPhone / iPod touch into Rovio controller originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . wowwee IpodTouch ipod touch iphone app rovio iphone IpodTouchApp IphoneApp ipod touch app Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:49:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/new-app-turns-iphone-ipod-touch-into-rovio-controller/ Donald Melanson 2008-11-14T20:49:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/IwGGkDlynF0/ Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds . Just how badly do you want a Storm ? Badly enough to pull up your long-established roots, fly for half a day, and take residence in a foreign land thousands of miles from home? For Americans who absolutely cannot wait another week for RIM's first touchscreen device to launch on domestic soil, that's the only option; for Brits on Vodafone, though, heaven is but a single shop trip away. The BlackBerry Storm has now officially launched in the Old Country and can be had for as little as zilch on a Voda plan, so do let us know how your experiences go, yeah? Your yankee friends thank you in advance. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]. BlackBerry Storm comes to Vodafone today -- take cover immediately originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . blackberry storm uk vodafone Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:13:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/blackberry-storm-comes-to-vodafone-today-take-cover-immediate/ Chris Ziegler 2008-11-14T20:13:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/62fGnMIIRXM/howcast_brings_video_tutorials.php Howcast , one of the leading video tutorial sites on the Internet, just released an iPhone application ( iTunes link ) that allows you to access their video content while on the go. Most of the videos on Howcasts have a very high production value and can teach you anything from how to cook eggnog to how to jump start your car. The app is very easy to use and allows you to search for videos, bookmark your favorites, or browse through the most popular content on the site. Sponsor . One great feature of the Howcast web site that you lose when using the iPhone application is the great video player, which allows you to slow videos down, zoom in, or skip to different chapters in a tutorial. The iPhone obviously doesn't support Flash, so the Howcast app has to rely on the standard QuickTime iPhone video player. As Josh Lowensohn notes, the app also can't access the extensive written content from the Howcast Wiki Guides . If you don't know what you want to watch, the app will show a random video if you shake the phone, though this seems like more of a gimmick than a useful feature. The iPhone application feels a bit limited when compared to the Howcast web site, but given that most of the tutorials on Howcast are shorter than five minutes and that the production values of the videos is very high, using the service while sitting on a train or bus might just give you a chance to learn how to forage for wild edible plants or how to clean your iPod earbuds . Discuss . Products Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:49:14 -0800 http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/howcast_brings_video_tutorials.php Frederic Lardinois 2008-11-14T19:49:14Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/53VdJa_0Wb8/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets . The last time we heard anything about Northrop Grumman's development of a weaponized laser system, they were telling us that the " hardest part was over ," and it looks like they weren't exaggerating. According to today's PR released by the 4th largest defense contractor in the world, the units, dubbed FIRESTRIKE, are now "ready for sale. " In case you haven't been following every detail of the story, the FIRESTRIKE is a solid-state laser (think raygun), which weighs 400 pounds, has an Ethernet interface, and can be chained together with up to 7 other identical modules to create a 100 kw beam. The unit's obviously not very portable, and we don't have any information on its price, but we're going to go ahead and assume we can't afford it. Enemies of Engadget: you're safe, at least for now. Northrop Grumman's weaponized laser on sale now, definitely won't hug you originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . LaserWeapon raygun weapons laser chain military LaserChain laser laser weapon NorthropGrumman northrop grumman weapon Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:47:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/northrop-grummans-weaponized-laser-on-sale-now-definitely-won/ Laura June 2008-11-14T19:47:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/NCnpgYOhJAQ/ Filed under: Cellphones . Strategic advantages Sany Ericssan holds over Sony Ericsson:. A quarterly sales volume measured in the hundreds is considered a rousing success. Neither Sany nor Ericssan have any intention of pulling out of the joint venture. "Outsourcing" of industrial design saves time, money, and staff. None of those pesky Windows Mobile licensing fees to worry about. GPRS data speed isn't a problem -- it's a way of life. [Via PMP Today ]. Keepin' it real fake, part CLXVI: the Sany Ericssan X1 with Wyndowz Mobil originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . x1 sony ericsson SanyEricssan kirf ericssan sany ericssan SonyEricsson ericsson sany Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:20:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/ Chris Ziegler 2008-11-14T19:20:00Z http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortuneapple20/~3/453115758/ IBM only had to pay a $350 filing fee to sue Mark Papermaster, the 25-year IBM ( IBM ) veteran hired by Steve Jobs last month to run Apple's ( AAPL ) iPod and iPhone division. It's going to cost the company a lot more to pursue the case. Last Friday, U. S. District Judge Kenneth Karas granted Big Blue the preliminary injunction it sought — based on a noncompetition clause signed in 2006 — and ordered Papermaster to stop working for Apple immediately. See The Papermaster chronicles . On Tuesday, the judge ordered IBM to put up a bond to cover any costs or damages Papermaster might suffer should it turn out that the injunction should not have been issued. Noting that district courts are granted "wide discretion" in determining how big a bond to require, Karas writes:. "Here, based on a careful reading of the letters sent by the Parties to the Court, which are being filed under seal, the Court finds that a bond in the amount of $3,000,000 is appropriate to guarantee payment of the costs and damages that Defendant may incur…". On Wednesday, Papermaster's lawyers filed their answer to IBM's suit and filed counterclaims of their own. They admitted only those facts that were indisputable and denied pretty much everything else — including the fact that Papermaster worked for IBM. IBM and Apple aren't competitors, they claim, and even if they were, Papermaster has been hired to do work that has nothing to do with IBM. And even if it did, IBM's noncompetition agreement is unreasonably broad, Papermaster's lawyers assert.  What's more, they argue, it doesn't apply in Texas (where Papermaster worked for 17 years) or California (where Apple is based) — neither of which honor such agreements. A status conference is set for Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 10 a. m. in the U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York, White Plains. Below the fold: links to the key court documents. IBM's complaint: [ PDF ]. Papermaster's declaration [ PDF ]. Judge Karas' order [ PDF ]. Papermaster's objections [ PDF ]. AAPL Apple IBM IBM Papermaster Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:51:47 GMT http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=2639 Philip Elmer-DeWitt 2008-11-14T18:51:47Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/FNpfG68hoWQ/ Filed under: Digital Cameras , Misc. Gadgets . Matrox's new Iris GT "smart camera" doesn't mark the first time that the Atom processor and Windows CE have run into each other, but it's certainly one of the most interesting encounters, even if it's one that most folks likely won't see first hand. Apparently, the camera is intended to be used in various "machine vision" applications, like locating and reading barcodes or measuring the geometry of 2D objects, but we think you'll agree that it has one other, not quite official use written all over it: robot eye. The camera's specs certainly seem to make that a possiblity, and include that ever-present 1. 6GHz Atom processor, 256MB of RAM, 1GB of flash storage, a gigabit Ethernet port, and USB 2. 0 and RS232 ports, not to mention accomodations for a number of interchangeable lenses -- it's even dust-proof and "washable. " No word on a price just yet, but Matrox says it'll be available sometime in the first quarter of next year. [Via jkOnTheRun ] . Matrox Iris GT smart camera brings Windows CE to Atom-land originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . iris gt matrox atom windows ce machine vision SmartCamera IrisGt MachineVision smart camera WindowsCe Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:49:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/matrox-iris-gt-smart-camera-brings-windows-ce-to-atom-land/ Donald Melanson 2008-11-14T18:49:00Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/boot_up_vista_in_4_seconds.html . How long does it take to boot up your Vista-powered machine? Happy that it clocks in at under a minute? Well, be prepared to wipe away that smug look from your face as ASRock has managed to develop a BIOS update for selected motherboards that promise to boot up both XP and Vista-powered systems up to 10 times faster compared to standard PCs, which could potentially reduce Vista boot-up times to a mere 4 seconds - the same amount of time as an exotic Italian supercar hitting 100 from 0. To put it in a nutshell, ASRock seemed to have added the processing baggage to the backend of the shutdown process, booting the OS in the process while making it enter a suspended mode which is raring to go live the next time the power button is hit. Too bad this solution is limited to just a single user account without any password protection. Add a comment | From: Boot Up Vista In 4 Seconds | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Computers Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:28:32 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/boot_up_vista_in_4_seconds.html 2008-11-14T18:28:32Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/google_to_roll_out_searching_by_voice_feature_for_iphones.html . iPhone users will soon be able to take advantage of yet another piece of ingenuity from Google, with the latter's Searching by Voice feature developed for the iPhone. This updated version of the Google Mobile application will be released in the near future, allowing users to speak their search queries and let Google to the trawling automatically. No idea just how accurate the speech recognition capability is, but hopefully it won't affect non-native English speaking people too adversely. This system is still being perfected though, so do expect to receive rubbish return queries at times. Add a comment | From: Google To Roll Out Searching By Voice Feature For iPhones | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . CellPhones Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:23:00 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/google_to_roll_out_searching_by_voice_feature_for_iphones.html 2008-11-14T18:23:00Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/lenovo_thinkpad_usb_portable_secure_hard_drive.html Lenovo has just trumpeted the arrival of its ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive which will come in either 160GB or 320GB flavors, measuring approximately 3" x 5" which makes it small enough to fit in just about any decent-sized shirt pocket. Regardless of the capacity, these drives will be able to store all your sensitive information without worry about them being accessed should you lose the hard drive on your travels. The data written is encrypted with 128-bit AES in real-time, ensuring that lag is non-existent when writing data to the drive. Interestingly enough, the numeric keypad located on the hard drive itself is used to punch in a code before the data within can be accesed. The 160GB and 320GB models will retail for $179 and $219, respectively. Add a comment | From: Lenovo ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Gadgets Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:19:49 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/lenovo_thinkpad_usb_portable_secure_hard_drive.html 2008-11-14T18:19:49Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/e8uKPBep5g8/ Filed under: Digital Cameras , Displays , Misc. Gadgets , Home Entertainment . Okay, so maybe Circuit City only formally closed 155 of its retail locations, but let's put it this way -- if we're up at 3:00AM and looking at which store to camp in front of, we're picking the one that, um, isn't bankrupt . All that aside, five pages of mildly delectable Black Friday deals have leaked for the company, giving you a full fortnight to think things over and handpick the bargains that you'll be hunting for. Of course, savvy online shoppers like yourself aren't apt to find anything here too fantastic, but we'd wager that even a $7. 99 laptop sleeve is a far better value than a $12 Guns N' Roses CD . Circuit City's Black Friday deals leak, no word on if it'll be open to sell things originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . CircuitCity sale black friday retail black friday 2008 circuit city deal BlackFriday BlackFriday2008 deals Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:16:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/circuit-citys-black-friday-deals-leak-no-word-on-if-itll-be-o/ Darren Murph 2008-11-14T18:16:00Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/samsung_pixon_sold_as_t929_leica.html . T-Mobile wants to enhance its portfolio by introducing the 8 megapixel totin' Samsung Pixon , although it will be renamed to the T929 Leica instead. Well, at least that is what whispers along the grapevine point to, but could prove to be fact in the end. How else are we to find out other than play the patient waiting game? This move by T-Mobile could help them recoup some of their hard-earned cash which was spent investing on its 3G network rollout, so offering an 8 megapixel camera phone ain't too shabby for starters. Add a comment | From: Samsung Pixon Sold As T929 Leica | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . CellPhones Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:15:31 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/samsung_pixon_sold_as_t929_leica.html 2008-11-14T18:15:31Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/meade_etxls_telescope.html The Meade ETX-LS Telescope will be on parade at next year's CES, although the company has gone ahead of itself by divulging a little bit more information about the mentioned product. The Meade ETX-LS Telescope will be perched nicely on top of a tripod that ought to be included with each purchase, but sadly enough, there is no information with regards to pricing from Meade Instruments. All we know is the Meade ETX-LS could possibly be the telescope to "change the face of backyard astronomy as we know it". Add a comment | From: Meade ETX-LS Telescope | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Photo-Video Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:11:26 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/meade_etxls_telescope.html 2008-11-14T18:11:26Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/callpod_drone_bluetooth_adapter.html . The CallPod Drone is no ordinary Bluetooth adapter, as this high powered device is able to offer up to 10 times the range of standard Bluetooth devices. Its functions lean more toward audio purposes, and will be recognized as a speaker by a computer once the Drone is plugged in. Pre-loaded firmware will then stream the computer's audio feed to a pair of Bluetooth-enabled headsets or speakers. The CallPod Drone also doubles up as an agent for computer-based VoIP calling right out of the box. Don't worry if you're grooving to your favorite tunes when an incoming Skype call arrives - the Drone is smart enough to switch over to the call while pausing the current track. This A2DP-compliant Bluetooth adapter will retail for $49. 95 and works with both PCs and Macs. Add a comment | From: CallPod Drone Bluetooth Adapter | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Gadgets Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:59:24 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/callpod_drone_bluetooth_adapter.html 2008-11-14T17:59:24Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/aleratec_cddvd_shredder_makes_short_work_of_unloved_media.html . So you've got a bunch of raunchy photos of yourself and your wild weekend escapades during your juvenile, single years stored on a CD (or DVD) that you want to get rid of, but am afraid that even the trash collector might figure out that there is some valuable data in it, stashing away the copy you've thrown out for himself? With the Aleratec CD/DVD Shredder, you don't have to worry about anyone getting sensitive data from you, as it makes short work of any disc placed inside. This machine will cut both CDs and DVDs into four strips, and don't worry about safety - its steel blades are completely encased to ensure the safety of your digits. Aleratec is selling its new CD/DVD Shredder for $44. 99. Add a comment | From: Aleratec CD/DVD Shredder Makes Short Work Of Unloved Media | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Gadgets Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:54:17 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/aleratec_cddvd_shredder_makes_short_work_of_unloved_media.html 2008-11-14T17:54:17Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/akai_ships_ewi_usb_wind_controller.html . The EWI USB MIDI wind controller from Akai has begun to ship, enabling any Tom, Dick or Harry to create expressive wind instrument parts in their computer without breaking the bank. The EWI USB itself comes with fingering modes for the saxophone, flute and oboe instruments, while other essential features comprise of :- . Five-octave range. Breath modulation with adjustable threshold. Pitch bend. Adjustable vibrato. Transposing . Octave shifting. Included Garritan/Plogue Aria software holds more than 75 orchestral, band and synth sounds to help get you started, and both beginners and seasoned veterans alike will find this interesting and useful. Add a comment | From: Akai Ships EWI USB Wind Controller | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Audio Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:49:07 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/akai_ships_ewi_usb_wind_controller.html 2008-11-14T17:49:07Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/legacy_entertainment_classic_controller.html Legacy Entertainment wants to bring back a nostalgic tear to our eye with its classic controller that at first glance could be mistaken for an Atari 2600 joystick. This gaming peripheral does not talk nice to such ancient consoles though, as it was specially built to cater to Windows, OS X and Linux platforms. Connected via USB, Legacy Entertainment is so bold as to claim that it is able to function with just about any emulator, allowing you to get your 1980s video game fix in the most authentic manner possible. All that's missing is the stale cigarette smoke smell in your room. Add a comment | From: Legacy Entertainment Classic Controller | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Gadgets Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:45:48 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/legacy_entertainment_classic_controller.html 2008-11-14T17:45:48Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/RKucCer8UvQ/ Filed under: Cellphones , Handhelds . Nothing new or unexpected here: just like we said a few days ago , the Samsung Saga, one of the bluest handsets in recent memory, is now available online at Verizon. Also filed under "things we already knew," the globetrotting GSM and CDMA-enabled smartphone with EV-DO is selling for $199. 99 (with a 2-year contract and one of those mail-in rebates we all know and love), though apparently you won't be able to walk into a Verizon store and pick one up in person until December 1st. Hit the read link for more granular details should you really, really want them. Verizon's Samsung Saga shows its face, as anticipated originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . saga SamsungSaga verizon qwerty smartphone GsmPhone gsm gsm phone i770 samsung saga Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:44:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/verizons-samsung-saga-shows-its-face-as-anticipated/ Laura June 2008-11-14T17:44:00Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/motorola_moto_ve240_hits_the_us.html Motorola's latest handset, the MOTO VE240 will be hitting the US pretty soon via Cricket Communications and MetroPCS. This candybar cell phone is a barebones handset that caters to those who want a no-frills communications device, and will come with the following (don't hold your breath) :- . 1. 5" CSTN display with 128 x 128 pixels and 65k colors MP3 playback Bluetooth connectivity Speakerphone functionality 2. 5mm stereo headset jack (why, Motorola, why?) USB 2. 0 port Picture messaging microSD/SDHC memory card slot The Motorola MOTO VE240 will be available for $89. 99 after a $30 instant rebate. Add a comment | From: Motorola MOTO VE240 Hits The US | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:42:21 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/motorola_moto_ve240_hits_the_us.html 2008-11-14T17:42:21Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/nascar_helmet_with_radio_and_cd_player.html . So your little one is a huge NASCAR fanatic? Why not brighten up his Christmas this year with the NASCAR Helmet with Radio and CD Player ? This device looks like an ordinary looking helmet replica at first glance, but upon closer inspection, you will realize that its visor conceals an array of LEDs to depict its current mode, while a DVD tray is hidden in its chinguard. Other features include an integrated FM radio and audio CD playback, making us wonder whether forking out $140 for something like this is worth it. We suppose the main reason why it is so expensive is the fact that the design of the product itself is unique unlike those rectangular boxes we've all come to know and love. Add a comment | From: NASCAR Helmet with Radio and CD Player | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Audio Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:33:19 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/nascar_helmet_with_radio_and_cd_player.html 2008-11-14T17:33:19Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/future_shop_slashes_zune_8gb_price.html Christmas might be around the corner, but Future Shop of Canada has decided to bring it forward - at least to those who are in the market for a Zune 8GB. The Canadian big-box retailer has just slashed the price to a mere $100, cutting out $50 from the original price tag. This deal will end this November 20th and is applied across all colors, making it an extremely attractive choice. Still undecided between the iPod and the Zune? Well, the latter might be dirt cheap now, but you might have some problem trying to share your music with fellow Zune owners (yes, all three of you out there). Add a comment | From: Future Shop Slashes Zune 8GB Price | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Gadgets Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:29:49 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/future_shop_slashes_zune_8gb_price.html 2008-11-14T17:29:49Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/mitsubishi_xd95u_pico_projector.html . Mitsubishi does not want to miss out on the pico projector bandwagon , having released its XD95U that is small enough to be carried on the bus, train or even in an airplane without weighing down the user. After all, it tips the scales at a mere 3. 3 pounds and is smaller than a normal sheet of notebook paper. Some of the specifications found inside the Mitsubishi XD95U include :- . XGA (1,024 x 768) resolution . DLP technology. 2200 ANSI lumens brightness. Instant startup and shutdown . Automatic color adjustment. At $1,495 a pop, it certainly isn't the cheapest projector in the market, but you get unprecedented portability with this. Add a comment | From: Mitsubishi XD95U Pico Projector | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Photo-Video Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:26:29 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/mitsubishi_xd95u_pico_projector.html 2008-11-14T17:26:29Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/OvIKZ6LsNKs/ Filed under: Portable Audio . These new Xpod Active Sound speakers now available in Korea (and apparently only Korea) likely won't win many points for sound quality, but they at least forge a bit of new ground in pocket change usage, and that's got to count for something. The speakers are also small enough to toss into a bag or pocket and forget about 'em until you want to share a song or, say, a podcast , with someone, and they pack a built-in rechargeable battery that can be topped off using any available USB port. They also shouldn't cause too much heartache if they should mysteriously go missing someday, as they only cost the rough local equivalent of $17, although you can expect to pay a bit more than that if you plan on importing them. [Via technabob ]. Xpod Active Sound speakers put your pocket change to use originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . portable speakers xpod active sound XpodActiveSound xpod PortableSpeakers Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:11:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/xpod-active-sound-speakers-put-your-pocket-change-to-use/ Donald Melanson 2008-11-14T17:11:00Z http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortuneapple20/~3/453115758/ IBM only had to pay a $350 filing fee to sue Mark Papermaster, the 25-year IBM ( IBM ) veteran hired by Steve Jobs last month to run Apple's ( AAPL ) iPod and iPhone division. It's going to cost them a lot more to pursue the case. Last Friday, U. S. District Judge Kenneth Karas granted Big Blue the preliminary injunction it sought — based on a noncompetition clause signed in 2006 — and ordered Papermaster to stop working for Apple immediately. See The Papermaster chronicles . On Tuesday, the judge ordered IBM to put up a bond to cover any costs or damages Papermaster might suffer should it turn out that the injunction should not have been issued. Noting that district courts are granted "wide discretion" in determining how big a bond to require, Karas writes:. "Here, based on a careful reading of the letters sent by the Parties to the Court, which are being filed under seal, the Court finds that a bond in the amount of $3,000,000 is appropriate to guarantee payment of the costs and damages that Defendant may incur…". On Wednesday, Papermaster's lawyers filed their answer to IBM's suit and filed counterclaims of their own. They admitted only those facts that were indisputable and denied pretty much everything else — including the fact that Papermaster worked for IBM. IBM and Apple aren't competitors, they claim, and even if they were, Papermaster has been hired to do work that has nothing to do with IBM. And even if it did, IBM's noncompetition agreement is unreasonably broad, Papermaster's lawyers assert.  What's more, they argue, it doesn't apply in Texas (where Papermaster worked for 17 years) or California (where Apple is based) — neither of which honor such agreements. A status conference is set for Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 10 a. m. in the U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York, White Plains. Below the fold: links to the key court documents. IBM's complaint: [ PDF ]. Papermaster's declaration [ PDF ]. Judge Karas' order [ PDF ]. Papermaster's objections [ PDF ]. AAPL Apple IBM IBM Papermaster Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:54:26 GMT http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=2639 Philip Elmer-DeWitt 2008-11-14T16:54:26Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/42E8fqjMUCY/ Crunch Network : CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors. CrunchGear Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:23:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28247 Matt Burns 2008-11-14T16:23:19Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/EGf3vFZgFD8/ Filed under: Gaming , Peripherals . There are plenty of reasons to return to the classics: maybe they're better than the currents, maybe it's an ironic move (like listening to Kajagoogoo and wearing giant eyeglasses), or maybe you're just aged and yearning for old-timey days. Regardless, Legacy Entertainment's classic controller looks exactly like an Atari joystick, but it's Windows / OS X / Linux compatible, and connects via USB. The company assures us that it runs with "nearly any emulator," so you and your friends should be 80's-style partying in no time, if that's what you're into. $14. 99 and it's yours -- if you have any moola left after you buy that tubular car-phone-looking Bluetooth handsfree . [Thanks, Silver Serpent]. Legacy Entertainment's Atari-style joystick isn't as old as it looks originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . UsbController controller atari OldSchool LegacyEntertainment usb controller retro legacy entertainment old school Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:23:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/legacy-entertainments-atari-style-joystick-isnt-as-old-as-it-l/ Laura June 2008-11-14T16:23:00Z http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/vOmvqrtW5lc/blackfridayinfo-rounds-up-the-post+thanksgiving-deals If you're a deal hound and avid proponent of waking up at 3 a. m. the morning after Thanksgiving, you probably already know about BlackFriday. info, which dubs itself the "official" site for early scans of the big chain stores' normally eye-catching sales fliers. For the rest of us, the site keeps current on what's been released and rumored, but also offers a helpful (and login-required) feature that lets you compile a list of deals that intrigues you from each flier for comparison and printing. Some are forecasting an extra push this Black Friday by retailers, and greater interest from bargain-hungry, recession-weary consumers, but Lifehacker alumnus Rick Broida isn't alone in seeing fewer eyebrow-raising deals this year. How are you tracking deals that are actually worth the crazy lines this year, or are you not seeing any? Let us know in the comments. BlackFriday. info [via CNET ]. Shopping Holidays Deals Saving Money Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST http://lifehacker.com/5087011/blackfridayinfo-rounds-up-the-post+thanksgiving-deals Kevin Purdy 2008-11-14T16:00:00Z http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/8PXOUKoEX9Q/best-video-chat-application When you're living far away from family and friends, a phone call is nice, but nothing quite beats a video chat for when you really want to reach out and touch someone. Earlier this week Google launched video chat inside Gmail , adding to the already long list of video chat services available for free on the internet. So for this week's Hive Five, we want you to tell us all about your favorite video chat application. Keep reading for more details, then nominate the video chat app you count on. Hive Five nominations take place in the comments, where you post your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of comments, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your comment like so: VOTE: Remote Desktop App Goes Here . NEW RULE : Please don't include your vote in a reply to another commenter. Instead, make your vote and reply separate comments. If you don't follow this format, we may not count your vote. To prevent tampering with the results, votes from first-time commenters may not be counted. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition. About the Hive Five : The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get—"Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's Hive Five Best Remote Desktop Tools . Hive Five Hive Five Call for Contenders Digital Video Video Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:55:00 PST http://lifehacker.com/5086963/best-video-chat-application Adam Pash 2008-11-14T15:55:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/BhaYPH_l1ho/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets . We've certainly seen no shortage USB-friendly MIDI devices lately, whether they be instruments or hacks , but it's been a long , long time since one caught our eye that brought your breath into the equation. Akai's latest, the EWI (that's "eee-whee" if you can dig it) USB is now shipping for $499, enabling you to simulate anything from a flute to a trumpet at a price about $200 less than the company's other electronic wind instruments. It even comes with a complete software recording suite, meaning getting this EWI installed should be easier than playing a chromatic scale on a slide flute. Mastering the sweet, soulful strains of "Silhouette," however, might be a little more complicated. [Via musicradar. com ]. Akai's EWI USB wind instrument now shipping, to reveal your inner Kenny G. originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . AkaiEwi ewi usb wind instrument akai akai ewi electronic wind instrument midi AkaiEwiUsb EwiUsb WindInstrument ewi akai ewi usb ElectronicWindInstrument Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:54:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/akais-ewi-usb-wind-instrument-now-shipping-to-reveal-your-inne/ Tim Stevens 2008-11-14T15:54:00Z http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/02KM7xy4sy8/microsoft-online-store-lets-you-download-windows-and-office Microsoft is just now launching an online store? Yep. It's still definitely a 1. 0 experience—not a bad start, just very basic. You can buy meatspace goods like hardware, software discs and Xbox 360 games, but the kicker is that you can directly download software now, even Windows and Office. It seems wrong that the world's largest software company is just now really jumping into digital distribution, when someone like Valve has been doing it amazingly for the last few years. That said, I still wouldn't go the download route for Windows, for a whole lotta reasons, but mainly this one:. The obvious fear for most users buying ESD products is not having the software on physical media to re-install the product at a later time. Microsoft Store solves this by letting you re-download the product until mainstream support for the product ends. Typically this is 5 years after the product is released. You always have the option of copying the downloaded products to physical media if you want to have it available longer than the mainstream support lifetime. When I buy a copy of Windows (or anything else), I expect to keep it forever—what if my older PC borks out and my cheap burnt disc has degraded? Essentially taking away something I bought is no good, after five years or hell, ten years. On Steam, stuff is there to download forever, like a digital vault, which would make people feel safer about going all-digital. Also, when it comes to your whole OS, it just feels safer to have a hard copy in that lovely swinging plastic box. Updated post for clarity. [ Microsoft Store via Trevin Chow via ZDNet ]. Digital Downloads Office Software Windows Microsoft Online store Microsoft store Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:45:00 EST http://gizmodo.com/5086925/microsoft-online-store-lets-you-download-windows-and-office matt buchanan 2008-11-14T15:45:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/nFZIqH55lpM/ You would be hard pressed to go anywhere in the world where people don't know exactly what you mean when you say, "Bond, James Bond. "  Not surprising seeing as there are 22 movies spanning over a 40 year history; it's a bit difficult to avoid exposure to the British agent with a license to kill. The 22nd film, Quantum of Solace , is opening across the United States today, and so it seemed a good time to take a look at James Bond related sites across the Web.   From official sites to fan sites, and even one that prides itself on figuring out the real world counterparts to Bond's gadgets, there is a bit of something for everyone. Which James Bond and which film is your favorite?  Let us know in the comments! . Official Sites. 007. com - You don't get much more official than a site with a domain name that matches Bond's infamous license to kill number.   Keeps you up to date with all of the latest film and game information on the super spy. IanFlemingCentre. com - Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, passed away in 1964, but his publishing legacy lives on.   The author's website keeps you up-to-date on all of the authors that have continued to write adventures about the spy. PierceBrosnan. com - From 1995 to 2002, Pierce Brosnan was the man ordering the vodka martinis shaken, not stirred. PinewoodGroup. com - Pinewood Studios in England has been involved in filming the Bond films since 1962, and they recently built a 59,000 square foot sound stage named "the 007 Stage. ". Roger-Moore. com - The official website for the actor who played Bond from 1973 to 1985. SeanConnery. com - The official website for the first actor to play the famous British spy. YoungBond. com - Young Bond is a series of novels written by Charlie Higson that deals with the early years of James Bond's life. YoungBondDossier. com - A site dedicated to news related to the Young Bond novels and graphic novels. Fan Sites. 007. info - An unofficial international fan club that has a magazine, forums, an online store and more. 007magazine. co. uk - The 007 Magazine was a printed publication from 1979 to 2005, but now it is online only.   Brings you news on every aspect of James Bond as well as actors and others associated with the series. MI6. co. uk - A fan site named after the branch of the British intelligence complex that Bond works for.   Has information on all of the movies, video games, and a forum for you to discuss all aspects of James Bond. Informational. CommanderBond. net - Named for Bond's rank in the Royal Navy, CommanderBond. net features news, reviews of products, fan fiction, forums and a whole lot more. JamesBondLifestyle. com - Ever wondered where Bond gets his clothes?  His shoes?  How about what model his cell phone is?  JamesBondLifestyle. com is the site you've been looking for.   They even identify all of his cars back to the first one. JamesBondWatch. org. uk - A guide to the various watches James Bond has used over the years and their real life counterparts.   And, no, none of the consumer watches fire lasers. JamesBondWiki. com - A wiki dedicated to details on all the Bond girls, the villains, gadgets and everything else from the world of 007. UniversalExports. net - Named for the fake company MI6 uses as a cover, UniversalExports features an amazing range of information about both the books and movies.   Find out about his cars, weapons, gadgets and a whole lot more. ---. Related Articles at Mashable | All That's New on the Web:. Firefox 3: Codename Gran Paradiso . Rumor: Microsoft Wants To Buy Ustream. TV . UStream Presents Mary Higgins and James Blunt this Weekend . Warner Music to Sell iPod Compatible James Blunt Album on MySpace . Native Text - Translate Your Podcast or RSS Feed into any Language . MySpace Launches Transmissions, Forgets To Complete It . Government 2. 0: Rename Me, Please . roger moore Film pierce brosnan Quantum of Solace James Bond 007 web sean connery Lists Ian Fleming James Bond 007 Daniel Craig Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:29:14 +0000 http://mashable.com/?p=45632 Sean P. Aune 2008-11-14T15:29:14Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/aFNOqLMuPYI/ Filed under: Household , Robots . The Moshi IVR (Interactive Voice Responsive) Alarm Clock is a chatty one. Instead of those perfectly reasonable physical buttons which have been providing us with additional five minute segments of sleep since time immemorial, the Moshi IVR wants to talk you through your morning. To activate a command, just say "Hello Moshi. " Moshi will most likely mutter something threatening under its virtual breath, and then ask you "Command Please," to which you can instruct the clock to tell you the time, set the alarm, inform you of the temperature and a bunch of other things. Sounds great, and we doubt Moshi will be able to murder you in your sleep without any life support systems or pod bay doors under its dominion, but we still fear the prospect of attempting to reason with a too-smart-for-its-own-good alarm clock during one of those dreaded "before noon" hours of the day. Moshi IVR is available now for $50. Moshi's IVR Alarm Clock accepts voice commands, harbors own primary directives originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . AlarmClock alarm clock moshi MoshiIvr voice control VoiceRecognition alarm moshi ivr ivr voice recognition VoiceControl Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:21:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/moshis-ivr-alarm-clock-accepts-voice-commands-harbors-own-prim/ Paul Miller 2008-11-14T15:21:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/EYyb4HPhhwc/now_share_anything_from_netvibes_via_facebook_and_twitter.php Netvibes , one of the many personalized homepage products available today, has just announced a new feature which allows users to share anything from their Netvibes pages - not just tabs, but also articles, widgets, and RSS feeds. This new feature allows those items to be shared via integration with two of the most popular social networks: Twitter and Facebook , the latter being powered by Facebook Connect. What's not to love? As it turns out, based on the comments found on the Netvibes blog , users are not happy about this change. Sponsor . If you want to publish an article, widget, or a tab to your public profiles on either Twitter or Facebook as well as on Netvibes' own Activities section , that's now easy to do thanks to the new "Share" link found on both widgets and tabs. The first time you use this feature, you have to authenticate with each of the social networks. Once configured, links are published to your Facebook News Feed and to your Twitter stream. (Note: Facebook Connect only works on Firefox at present). An option to email items instead is also provided. The individual articles found in RSS feeds also have a sharing option which is activated by clicking on a yellow star next to the word "share. " This feature lets you save articles with an optional note for later reading . The saved articles are placed in your private activities section. It is this last feature that has Netvibes' users up in arms. Because the star and link reside on a separate line beneath the article headline and introductory text, it takes up valuable screen real estate which impacts the number of entries which can be displayed on a page. Out of 26 some comments (at time of writing) on the Netvibes blog , a surprising majority of them (25) were against the yellow star for this very reason. Everyone was requesting that this feature be optional, so they could shut it off. Although 25 people aren't the entire Netvibes user base, they are a good representative of the most enthusiastic of Netvibes users - the ones who take the time to read and respond to the company blog entries. In this case, we think they may have a point. Hopefully Netvibes will take this into consideration and make some tweaks. However, the user outrage issue shouldn't overshadow the big news of the day: a Facebook Connect sighting in the wild! We just love those. After Netvibes fixes the above issue, the new sharing features are likely to become popular ways to make the entire Netvibes experience more social and fun. Discuss . Products Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:06:31 -0800 http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/now_share_anything_from_netvibes_via_facebook_and_twitter.php Sarah Perez 2008-11-14T15:06:31Z http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/ZeETztA9Wlk/workstir-helps-you-verify-contractors-credentials-in-classifieds Free classified site Workstir aims to add eBay-style ratings and credentialing to contractors who offer their services freelance-style through classified ads. Those looking to hire someone local or remotely to program, write, fix some front steps, or whatever else can submit their job titles and descriptions to Workstir, and as the email-forwarded replies roll in, check out vendor pages where they list their skills, licenses, and reviews from other Workstir users. As TechCrunch points out, it's basically a free remix of the fee-based Angie's List , and success will depend on how much response it gets from your community's contractors and hiring types. Workstir is a free service, requires a sign-up to use. Workstir [via TechCrunch ]. Freelancing Work Classifieds Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:00:00 PST http://lifehacker.com/5086942/workstir-helps-you-verify-contractors-credentials-in-classifieds Kevin Purdy 2008-11-14T15:00:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/5TXZDVvpRuQ/ Filed under: Portable Audio , Portable Video . There was a time, not so many years ago, when smug Americans could scoff at the currency of our neighbors to the north, saying "That's what, fifty cents?" at any Canadian price whilst laughing heartily. Naturally we American's aren't quite so giddy these days, and while the US dollar is regaining some traction versus its northern neighbor that doesn't explain this Canuck second-gen 8GB Zune 's price discrepancy. It's selling at Future Shop (which is like Best Buy, eh?) for just $99 CAD -- that's $82 US, and over $50 less than we can find it at any other reputable 'Merican retailer. It is a limited time offer, however, going back up to $149. 99 CAD in just six days. So, you'd better hurry up and take off to the great white north -- Future Shop doesn't ship international, don'cha know. [Thanks, evil-m0nkey]. Canadian Zune undercuts American price, hip checks into boards originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . future shop zune 8gb zune microsoft microsoft zune FutureShop MicrosoftZune canada 8gbZune canadian Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:29:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/canadian-zune-undercuts-american-price-hip-checks-into-boards/ Tim Stevens 2008-11-14T14:29:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/CeXh6_sjMyQ/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets . Hard to believe that a company the size and stature of Microsoft hasn't had an online store to call its home -- not even a quirky collection of "Bill Gates is my homeboy" CafePress t-shirts and mousepads. The newly launched Microsoft Store solves that, however, with its many store-like properties. Therein you can find all sorts of Microsoft products, like software, peripherals, games and professionally-printed "Bill Gates is my homeboy" t-shirts. * What's particularly notable is that Microsoft is jumping into electronic software distribution here, meaning in addition to traditional physical purchases you can buy a bit of software and download it right there on the spot. Downloaded software can be re-downloaded for as long as Microsoft provides mainstream support -- about 5 years in most cases. We'd prefer forever and always, but we suppose that will have to do. The store is live now, and we'd suggest you head on over before we make some drastically ill-advised enterprise software impulse buys. *This isn't true. [Via ZDnet ]. Microsoft debuts Microsoft Store in apparent attempt to sell stuff originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . microsoft store MicrosoftStore OnlineStore microsoft online store store Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:04:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/microsoft-debuts-microsoft-store-in-apparent-attempt-to-sell-stu/ Paul Miller 2008-11-14T14:04:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/DJIbe7CWGAs/ Filed under: Cellphones , Misc. Gadgets , Wearables . What's cooler than wearing your Bluetooth headset wherever you go? Wearing it clipped to a lanyard wherever you go, that's what -- especially when that lanyard is made from 8 inches of 25 pound tensile strength magcord (i. e. elastic). That's the power of bluDANGLE, a curiously capitalized name for what is basically just a clip that turns your wireless device into a wired one, swinging in the breeze whenever you're not actually making a call. Normally we celebrate any attempt that encourages people to remove their earpieces when not in use, but we're not entirely sure having the thing dangling from your lapel is any less pretentious (check out the vid below and you tell us). But hey, for just $19. 99 with a lifetime warranty who are we to complain? Makes a great stocking stuffer for your family's Bluetooth guy (or gal)!. Continue reading bluDANGLE makes wireless earpieces a little less wireless . bluDANGLE makes wireless earpieces a little less wireless originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . bluDANGLE wireless headset WirelessHeadset bluetooth headset BluetoothGuy bluetooth bluetooth guy lanyard BluetoothHeadset Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:36:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/bludangle-makes-wireless-earpieces-a-little-less-wireless/ Tim Stevens 2008-11-14T13:36:00Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/InternetNews/~3/78wRs24z_is/idUSTRE4AD3KZ20081114 ROME (Reuters) - Facebook said on Friday it had removed several pages from its site used by Italian neo-Nazis to incite violence after European politicians accused the Internet social networking site of allowing a platform to racists. internetNews Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:04:11 -0500 USTRE4AD3KZ20081114 2008-11-14T13:04:11Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/iuHyXyyqEbA/ Filed under: Cellphones , Transportation . American Airlines has joined its peers at Continental in offering boarding pass barcodes that you can download to and display on your BlackBerry, iPhone, G1, or whatever have you. Presently the airline is only offering the option on domestic, non-stop flights departing from O'Hare -- LAX and Orange County will start on the 17th. Some eastern yanks might be asking, "What, no JFK or Logan? Where's the east coast love, AA?" Don't get too bent out of shape, boys and girls -- tech-savvy business travelers love their BlackBerries, so we could see this pop up just about everywhere before long. [Via Mobilitysite ]. American Airlines getting in on that cellphone boarding pass fad originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . travel transportation airline boardingpasses booking mobile ohare orangecounty lax cellphone airport boarding boarding passes boardingpass cellphone boarding cellphoneboarding cellphones santa ana john wayne santaanajohnwayne orange county flight airplane boarding pass Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:59:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-getting-in-on-that-cellphone-boarding-pass-fad/ Samuel Axon 2008-11-14T12:59:00Z http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/InternetNews/~3/AsFf0iMEOEU/idUSTRE4AD39U20081114 LONDON (Reuters) - A British woman is divorcing her husband after discovering his online alter-ego was having an affair with a virtual woman in the fantasy world of Second Life, media reported on Friday. internetNews Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:31:52 -0500 USTRE4AD39U20081114 2008-11-14T12:31:52Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/cjv9qZ8YlD8/ Filed under: Laptops . The OLPC, Give One Get One program is heading to Europe on November 17th -- the same day the deal kicks off in the US. Thanks to the Amazon hook-up, 27 EU nations as well as Switzerland, Russia, and Turkey can grab an XO laptop at a cost of about £268 / €313. That's one XO running Sugar (not XP) for you and one for a child in a developing nation. other than your own. Europe also getting a taste of OLPC sugar on Monday originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . g1g1 xo olpc amazon sugar Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:04:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/europe-also-getting-a-taste-of-olpc-sugar-on-monday/ Thomas Ricker 2008-11-14T12:04:00Z http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/ha6RWK5lGVA/winwget-makes-automated-downloads-a-breeze Any Unix-friendly dude or lady will tell you that Wget packs a ton of power for such a small terminal command. It can grab different versions of the same file on a regular basis, crawl through web sites to mirror content as many links deep as you'd like, grab the newest MP3s or Flash video files from a popular web site, and stretch it as far as your data-trading imagination can stretch. And with WinWget, a free wget graphical interface for Windows, you don't need to learn how to append a half-dozen options and switches in the right order and capitalization. Read on for a look at a couple of examples of how WinWget can expand your downloading power on Windows. NOTE: While WinWget spares you a bit of typing, a basic understanding of how to use wget makes it fare more powerful. For a primer on getting started, try Gina's guide to mastering wget from the command line . Getting started. WinWget doesn't require much setup at all—the program doesn't actually install itself on your machine, and any changes you make to its basic options are saved in the self-contained executable file. Click on Tools and then Options, though, and you can set the default download directory, how many threads WinWget is allowed to run at once, set up proxies if needed, and choose whether WinWget monitors your clipboard for links while it's open. That's helpful for huge downloads with big URLs you find on the web you want to feed to WinWget to keep trying to download, or pointing it to web sites to mirror. All the other options are what you set when you head to Jobs, then Add New Job. All that's actually required is entering a name and address for the download, but all the little checkboxes and number inputs in the tabs at bottom are pretty self-explanatory, and hovering over them gives you a little helpful tooltip as to what they do. What if you want to use WinWget on a scheduled basis, to grab the same file over and over? You can use any scheduling app for Windows to run a basic wget command using WinWget's command line function. On a standard installation, the command would be something like C:\Program Files\WinWGet\WinWGet. exe -http://whateverurl. com . If you're looking for manual control and timing, you can have WinWget auto-start by adding it to your startup folder and right-clicking its system tray icon to hit "Run All Jobs" and let it work in the background. Dynamic wallpaper. While showing off my own method for rotating desktop backgrounds in Ubuntu Linux , commenter Joeleena had an elegant solution that utilized an auto-updating world weather map and a bit of wget magic to make the background change with the world. With WinWGet, that kind of neat hack is not only possible in Windows, it's one copy-paste and a few clicks. Here's how I set my options to grab the image and replace the file. The "Timestamping" option doesn't grab the file if it isn't any newer than the one already in place:. Mirror a web site. This is definitely one of wget 's strengths, and basically gets its own options page. I've enabled the options below to grab all the images and other content that makes my web site display properly (-p), grab every page the app stumbles across (-r), make non-local links local (-k), and grab the next pages that my front page links out to (-l set to "1"). As Gina said in her original guide , through, be careful how you go about making local copies of the internet—you'll never be able to match Google's storage space. Those are my examples, but I'm sure our experienced Linux users can think of a few they can suggest to those without a mastery of the command line. Share the wealth in the comments. WinWGet [via Life Rocks 2. 0 ]. Download managers Featured Windows Download Top Windows Download Manager Automation Command Line Downloads Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:00:00 PST http://lifehacker.com/5086682/winwget-makes-automated-downloads-a-breeze Kevin Purdy 2008-11-14T12:00:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/y8UidrC1OrE/ Filed under: Desktops . ASRock has a ploy to sell more of its motherboards: Instant Boot. The BIOS update for select MoBos promises to boot XP or Vista systems 10 times faster than standard PCs -- in other words, about 3 to 4 seconds from a full shutdown. ASRock achieves this minor of miracles through manipulation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface that Microsoft manipulates for its sleep and hibernate modes. At the risk of oversimplification, ASRock appears to add the processing baggage to the backend of the shutdown process, essentially rebooting the OS and then dropping it into a suspended state ready to instantly pop on the next time you hit the power button. Pretty smart actually. Here's the catch: the system you're using must be limited to a single user account without any password protection -- a definite no-no for corporate environments. See what happens when Hugo and George steal Dad's camcorder after the break. [Thanks, Daniel]. Continue reading ASRock's Instant Boot: 0 to Vista in 4 seconds . ASRock's Instant Boot: 0 to Vista in 4 seconds originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . bios hibernate sleep suspend instant-on asrock InstantOn vista boot instant on xp Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:38:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/asrocks-instant-boot-from-0-to-vista-in-4-seconds/ Thomas Ricker 2008-11-14T11:38:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/1e1Bchc3Zew/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets . Those MAKE kids sure love their Arduino, and today's creation has a fun musical bent. The Image Scanning Sequencer -- a portable followup to the similarly-dubbed Image Scanning Sequencer -- has a strip of photo cells that can trigger MIDI notes based on what they're picking up. The darkness of the detected "note" sets the velocity of the note, and the location sets the pitch. The Arduino sits in between, making all the magic happen. If this all sounds completely meaningless and pointless, you're probably right, but check out the video after a break for chance at making sense of it all. And simulated whale noises. [Via MAKE ]. Continue reading Image Scanning Sequencer goes portable, turns light table doodles into creepy murmurs . Image Scanning Sequencer goes portable, turns light table doodles into creepy murmurs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . image scanning sequencer mod arduino ImageScanningSequencer hack Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:34:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/image-scanning-sequencer-goes-portable-turns-light-table-doodle/ Paul Miller 2008-11-14T10:34:00Z http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/HB_IJBJYADI/tuner-adds-fake-vrooom-and-pew-pew-sounds-to-tesla-roadsters Popular Mercedes tuner Brabus has designed a Tesla 'tuning' package, which adds — among other things — fake engine sounds to make up for the Roadster's silent electric motor. You can opt for a traditional v-8 engine sound, a race car sound or even two "futuristic landscape" settings that may or may not make your Tesla sound like George Jetson's spacewagon. You also get a few trim additions, some interior tweaks and, oh god, groundlighting. The whole package might be gaudy, but the fake engine sounds take the tacky cake. I'll say it: they're the electric supercar equivalent of spinner hubcaps. [ NextAutos ]. Engine Sounds Brabus Tesla Electic cars Tesla Roadster Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:32:16 EST http://gizmodo.com/5086750/tuner-adds-fake-vrooom-and-pew-pew-sounds-to-tesla-roadsters John Herrman 2008-11-14T10:32:16Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/7VLeYtQxlbk/ Facebook's ties to Microsoft go back to 2006 when they first signed an advertising deal. A year later they took a $240 million investment , and the advertising relationship was extended this year. Those ties explain why Facebook was willing to ignore it's own privacy policy in March 2008 and give Microsoft access to Facebook user emails. Despite shutting down Plaxo and Google products that tried to access Facebook users over privacy concerns, they were ok with sending and displaying emails to Microsoft to let users invite Facebook friends to Windows Live Messenger. Facebook's privacy policy says "We do not provide contact information to third party marketers without your permission. We share your information with third parties only in limited circumstances where we believe such sharing is 1) reasonably necessary to offer the service, 2) legally required or, 3) permitted by you. " . But Microsoft's Invite2Messenger appears to violate that policy. Users are asked to log in to Facebook, and then the names and email addresses of all of your friends are then sent to Microsoft and displayed in clear text on a page they control (Facebook itself only shows friend's emails as images to prevent scraping). You check off which friends you want to invite to use Messenger, and then Microsoft sends each of them an email to install the client and become friends with you. Screenshots of the process (with emails removed) are below. When Microsoft announced Invite2Messenger they said that LinkedIn, Bebo, Hi5 and Tagged would participate, but none of those partners ever went live. Just Facebook. Another oddity - on a UK MSN site, Microsoft even noted that Robert Scoble was banned for doing exactly what Microsoft was now doing with Facebook's apparent blessing. As far as I can tell, Facebook has never allowed this with any other partner. And as I wrote above, they've shut down both Plaxo and Google for similar actions. And here's the weird(er) thing. Sometime recently, it stopped working. The product still lists Facebook as a partner, and you can attempt to log in, but none of your Facebook friends are imported. Does it have anything to do with Microsoft's surprise launch yesterday of the new Live. com social network , which pre-populates friends based on Messenger connections? From people we've talked to, the launch came as a complete surprise to everyone, including Facebook. For months Microsoft has urged users to effectively import their Facebook social graph into Messenger, with Facebook's consent, even though it appears to clearly violate the Facebook Privacy Policy. Then Microsoft launches a surprise social network based on Messenger contacts. And suddenly Facebook turns Microsoft off. There's a lot more to this story as well. Why did Facebook allow this in the first place? And why exactly has it stopped working? We'll update soon. Crunch Network : CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors. Company & Product Profiles Microsoft Facebook Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:16:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=28215 Michael Arrington 2008-11-14T10:16:46Z http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ZIocH_FXKFg/kami-kami-sensor-counts-your-kids-chews-no-kidding It's been a long time since I've heard anyone reference the old saying "You must chew every mouthful 15 times". but those memories of childhood arguments with my parents have just come roaring back when I spotted the Kami Kami chew counter. No, seriously: this gizmo really is a counter that you strap to your kids and it counts how often they're chewing. It emits "encouraging" noises after 30 and 1,000 counts, and comes in two sizes from manufacturer Nitto Kagaku, suitable for younger or middle-school aged kids. Both cost about $110, and are likely Japan-only items. Thank goodness. [ JapanToday via Crunchgear ]. Food Nitto kagaku Kids Sensor Chew counter Kami kami chewing counter chewing Gadgets Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:45:30 EST http://gizmodo.com/5086749/kami-kami-sensor-counts-your-kids-chews-no-kidding Kit Eaton 2008-11-14T09:45:30Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/wC0rJhGDoGk/ Filed under: Gaming . Everyone and their grandma loves the Wii. But even Nintendo's new dual-axis MotionPlus struggles in 3D space due to limitations presented by the sensor bar. Mgestyk thinks it can do better by marrying its interesting gesture processing technology to the sensor data received from devices like the Wiimote. Mgestyk Fusion replaces the sensor bar with a 3D camera and image processing to translate yaw, pitch, roll, forward/back, right/left, and up/down motions from the Wiimote connected to a PC over Bluetooth. Sure, it seemed to work reasonably well at slaying clones in the video, but we're more interested to see how it holds up to the live scrutiny of a public demo when it makes an appearance at the Montreal International Games Summit next week. Until then, you'll have to feed your awkward, down-in-the-basement, lightsabering fantasies with the clip posted after the break. Continue reading Mgestyk Fusion: the Force is 6-degrees strong with this one . Mgestyk Fusion: the Force is 6-degrees strong with this one originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments . gesture MgestykFusion GestureControl 3dCamera Mgestyk 3d camera motionplus gesture control wiimote mgestyk fusion wii Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:57:00 EST http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/mgestyk-fusion-the-force-is-6-degrees-strong-with-this-one/ Thomas Ricker 2008-11-14T08:57:00Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/blake_krikorian_sling_media_making_tv_and_web_a_single_seamless_experience.html . Blake Krikorian, Co-Founder and CEO, Sling Media Television Group is sitting down with Om Malik to talk Sling. Krikorian opens by talking about what's already working: the building blocks, he says, the enabling technologies—are all there. Now it's the business model challenges that hold things back. It's not about cable or online; computer or smartphone—It's about both: Cable and satellite and IP TV; my PC and my phone. The biggest challenge, says Krikorian, is making feed access ubiquitous regardless of location and device and figuring out how to make it easier to discover and define the content. There is already too much choice—cable companies have the upper-hand when it comes to number of channels. But the ability to find what people are looking for is not there especially when cable and satellite are concerned. On the other hand, “if you go online you have a fantastic set of tools. ” There may be less choice but it seems more empowering. That's because online experience is letting users control the discovery process—something extremely difficult on TV. Krikorian expects TV to become more web-like—not in a sense of a browser but in the way online conceptual tools, like search and share, can empower the user and the user ecosystem. There's a tremendous value to be unlocked, he says. So content is there, but the real differentiation is going to be about the user experience. Why isn't TV like that already? “Cable guys are just not innovators. ”. Add a comment | From: Blake Krikorian, Sling Media: Making TV and Web A Single Seamless Experience | Visit Ubergizmo | Good deals . Top Stories Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:39:38 -0800 http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/blake_krikorian_sling_media_making_tv_and_web_a_single_seamless_experience.html 2008-11-14T08:39:38Z http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/new_windows_mobile_phone_ndrive_s400.html . NDrive, the maker of several portable GPS navigation syst