Apr 09

Mio’s C523 V2 navigator aims to route motorcyclists

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Not that it’s impossible to find a GPS for motorcyclists or anything, but your options are certainly limited. Mitac’s Mio branch is looking to give hog and crotch rocket riders one more alternative with the 4.3-inch C523 V2, a somewhat varied version of the 2007 original. The included “rider mode” supposedly enables motorcycle riders to not spend as much time glancing at the screen, though we suppose the tweaked interface could still work for folks in traditional motorcars. Crazily enough, the unit also supports 1seg digital TV tuning in Japan, though we wouldn’t recommend checking out your favorite programming whilst dodging those much, much larger automobiles whirring around you. Pricing is set for ¥44,800 ($446), but there’s no indication of when (or if, even) this will head stateside.

[Via NaviGadget]

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Mio’s C523 V2 navigator aims to route motorcyclists originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 09

Crunchpad: Photos of TechCrunch’s Delicious Web Tablet

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The web tablet TechCrunch is working on is apparently still alive, seeing as it just showed up in Michael Arrington’s posterous. UPDATED

The photos are now down from his posterous and Arrington declined to give us any more details or specs.
From the techcrunch twitterfeed:

fyi on the crunchpad buzz, photos were removed. apologies, they weren’t ready for publication yet. added to our posterous account in error

More from TechCrunch, which has come forward with more details:

What you see is a prototype, equipped with an Intel Atom processor and a 12″ capacitative touchscreen.

Check out the keyboard.

I love this thing. Techcrunch will have more details next week.

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Apr 09

Rock Band double bass pedal brings out the Joey Jordison in you

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True metal-heads have already modded their Rock Band / Guitar Hero kits to accommodate that DW 5000, but for those who lack any DIY genes whatsoever, there’s this. Accessory maker PDP is gearing up to ship its universal Rock Band replacement kick pedal, which conveniently ships with a “double bass adapter that allows for two pedals to be used at the same time.” Time to get to work on your coordination skills, ’cause you’ll definitely want to lay down $24.99 on this when it ships on June 1st.

[Thanks, Omar]

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Rock Band double bass pedal brings out the Joey Jordison in you originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 09

Portable-media players acting as teaching tools

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Every once in a while, my black and shriveled heart is momentarily warmed by a piece of news coming from a tech company. Today is one of those rare occasions. I received an e-mail from Nextar informing me of the company’s decision to donate a shipment of its MA715 …

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Apr 09

Peapod the friendly Neighborhood Electric Vehicle in the flesh (with video!)

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We just got an exclusive first look at the Peapod from Chrysler’s Global Eco Mobility unit. Like its cousin the GEM, Peapod is a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, which means it’s limited by law to 25 mph and can’t go on the highways. Peapod gets about 30 miles on a charge, and adds in all the “car” goodies that GEM was lacking. The vehicle seats four in lightweight Arion-inspired seats, has suicide doors for easy entry, a windowed roof that can be removed for some open-air driving, and even a nice amount of trunk space. On the dash there’s an iPod dock and the instruments panel is a colorful collection of informations. We couldn’t drive it around just yet — it was stuck in a building lobby — but we’ll get a shot at taking this onto the city streets shortly. The Peapod should hit the streets in October, for the quite dramatic estimated pricetag of around $12,000. That’s a pretty penny for something that can’t top 25 mph, but at least this thing is a lot more likely than the P.U.M.A. to land in your driveway in the near future.

Update: We added some video, check it out after the break!

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Peapod the friendly Neighborhood Electric Vehicle in the flesh (with video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 09

Nintendo president squashes talk of Wii price cuts

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Incredible as it sounds, it looks like Nintendo isn’t planning on slashing the price of the console it can still barely keep on store shelves. That word comes straight from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who’s attempting to clamp down on recent speculation that a Wii price cut could be in the offing, which seemed at least a tad more plausible considering that the manufacturing costs for the console have supposedly dropped significantly since its launch. According to Iwata, rather than trying to drive up sales numbers even further with a price cut, Nintendo will instead be putting “more energy and time into making better entertainment so that our products are going to remain in the top position in our customer’s wish lists” — and now with Disc Dog, in the top position in our hearts.

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Nintendo president squashes talk of Wii price cuts originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 09

Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV electric vehicle officially headed to the US

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It isn’t exactly providing a whole lot of details just yet, but Mitsubishi has confirmed at the New York Auto Show today that its i-MiEV electric vehicle will indeed be making its way to the U.S., and sometime “before 2012.” Interestingly, according to AutoblogGreen, that delay apparently isn’t due to any hang-ups with the vehicle itself (it’s hitting roads in Japan this summer), but rather whether battery-maker GS Yuasa can scrounge up enough lithium-ion batteries to keep up with demand. It also looks like the car that eventually hits the U.S. won’t be exactly the same as the model bound for Japan and Europe, with the i-MiEV name likely the first thing to go. Of course, there’s no official word on a U.S. price just yet, but the car, which boasts a range of around 100 miles on a single charge, should be selling for the rough local equivalent of $30,000 when it hits Europe and Japan.

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Apr 09

Qualcomm developing FLO TV accessories for iPhone OS 3.0, other smartphones

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Qualcomm’s fledgling FLO TV service might be on to something this time. President Bill Stone’s announced plans to offer mobile broadcast to phones via add-on peripherals, including an iPhone 3.0-compatible antenna /chip accessory that’s currently in the works, although without an estimated release window (Business Insider suggests it’ll be ready sometime next year). The company’s also looking into accessorizing Windows Mobile phones, either with a plug-in or some device that connects over Wi-Fi / Bluetooth. Seeing as the latest comScore statistics say less than one percent of all phone users watch mobile broadcast TV, which at the moment has to come built-in, this could prove to be a boon for the service — assuming Q or the carriers can do something about those excessive pricing plans or fierce competition from Sling.

[Via Electronista]

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Qualcomm developing FLO TV accessories for iPhone OS 3.0, other smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 09

LG Xenon up close and personal

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LG Xenon photos

When we first saw the LG Xenon at CTIA 2009, we had only a very brief few minutes with the phone and couldn’t quite get a proper feel for the device. Now that we’ve had it for a few days, we have to say that the LG Xenon …

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Apr 09

Your laptop, covered in old news

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(Credit: Mitemite)

Are you one of those people attached to the notion that news should only be read on paper? Well, here’s something to appease your old-timey sensibilities.

Mitemite–a small Spanish company that boasts their “unnecessary” products line–created a laptop bag in the style of old newspapers. Now …

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