LG Wine at CTIA 2009
(Credit: Nicole Lee/CNET)
Even though the LG Wine was released back in January, we weren’t able to have a hands-on with the device until CTIA 2009. The Wine comes in this nice burgundy color to go along with the wine theme, and is …
Originally posted at CTIA show
Built from 51,324 Lego pieces and the souls of several misbehaved kittens, this gargantuan DSi currently adorns a window of the Nintendo World Store in NY. While this is spectacular in itself, we’re even more impressed with the mirror images of “NAILS, HAIR, PSYCHIC” hovering menacingly over the scene, speaking of the powers and inherent evil of the cat captured by the DSi’s camera. While there are plenty of Lego / Nintendo mashups out there, we’d say this one definitely wins the price for malevolence.
[Thanks, Kun]
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
Giant Lego DSi combines grand traditions of enshrining Nintendo products, photographing your diabolical cats originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
During Samsung’s press conference at CTIA 2009, company executives didn’t have much to say about its Android plans, other than that it’s on track to deliver devices during the second half of 2009.
However, Samsung Mobile’s executive vice president of global product strategy, Won-Pyo Hong, was …
Originally posted at CTIA show
The U.S. Cellular LG Banter is on the far left, followed by the Alltel LG Banter in the middle, and the LG Rumor 2 is on the far right
(Credit: Nicole Lee/CNET)
As you might recall, the LG Banter is Alltel’s version of the LG Rumor 2. …
Originally posted at CTIA show
This article was written on August 24, 2007 by CyberNet.
Ever wondered what the Earth looks like from 117,597 feet above the ground? Yeah, me neither. But the photos you’re going to see here gives you a glimpse of what the Earth looks like from more than 22.27 miles away and it’s pretty awesome. Especially knowing the pictures were taken from a helium balloon which was launched on August 11, 2007 by some guys in Alberta, Canada.
It’s hard to believe that these guys attached a Nikon Coolpix P2 digital camera (with a parachute attached) to the helium balloon, but they did. Along with the balloon was a Byonics Micro Trak 300 APRS tracking device so that the guys on the ground could track where the camera was going to land. Each minute, the camera snapped a photo and two and a half hours later, the balloon popped. The parachute opened, and down came the camera with all of the great pictures!
This wasn’t the first time that this team of guys tried to launch a helium balloon high above the Earth. On two previous dates in 2006, they tried the same thing but weren’t successful. The third time is definitely the charm in this situation. It’s amazing how far away the clouds look – it almost looks like they’re as far away as what they’d be standing on the ground looking up.
They’ve got a site put together with a lot of great pictures which you can find here. It appears as though the site is having issues right now, so I’ve taken a screenshot of it which you can view here.
Pretty neat, isn’t it?
Source: Gizmodo
Copyright © 2009 CyberNet | CyberNet Forum | Learn Firefox
Related Posts:
Remember back in 2006 when we told you about Japan’s goal to colonize the moon with robots? Some dreams don’t seem to die, and the country’s Strategic Headquarters for Space Development said recently that they expect a two-legged droid traversing the satellite’s surface by 2020. Should that prove successful, it’ll be followed later by a joint mission with humans — that is, if the robots don’t find a way to take over before then and deny the spacemen their planetary visas.
Filed under: Robots
Japan sending biped robots to conquer moon by 2020 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
We know what you’re thinking: you’ve decked out your gaming rig with a translucent case and a string of LEDs inside, and gave similar treatment to the wall just behind your display … so why not add that special glow to your connection, too? Enter these HDMI 1.3 cables from Donya, available in only the finest of patriotic colors — red, white, and blue. It’ll set you back 999 yen (about US $10) plus an unknown amount for shipping, but if you’re impatient, we’re sure there’s a little DIY weekend project to take from this.
[Via Akihabara News]
Filed under: Desktops, Home Entertainment
LED-infused HDMI cables add some light to your home theater originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
CTIA Wireless 2009 has drawn to an anticlimactic close today, concluding one of the less memorable, less action-packed CTIAs in recent memory. Friday was as much about skedaddlin’ out of town as quickly as possible as it was about making news and launching new products for exhibitors, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t unearth a few gems for you. No need to thank us, seriously — click on!
 | Wistron’s Snapdragon-powered PurseBook gets demoed NVIDIA is showing that wacky Mini 1000 / Tegra mashup at CTIA, but Qualcomm’s not far behind with its own creative ways to repurpose smartphone silicon into MID and netbook-class devices. |  | Inventec’s mirasol-equipped V112 smartphone goes on display We couldn’t get the thing to turn on — prototype buffoonery, zapped battery, or a classic case of trade show jitters, we figure — but Inventec’s curious V112 was on display inside Qualcomm’s booth at CTIA. |
 | Nokia E71x struts its stuff on video We were never able to track down an E71x with a SIM and an active AT&T Navigator account, but it’s pretty clear from our time with the device that AT&T has left its S60 3.2-based core pleasantly untouched. | Also check out: | |
CTIA Roundup, Day Three originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
After a rocky, if not comical launch, Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10 is now shuffling out in full force to legions of soon-to-be netbook owners. For those of you who already bought in — via QVC or the more traditional street corner vendor model — we’re wondering what you’d do differently if magically given a mythical Do Over token. Would you simply offer up the options (TV tuner, for one) promised during the machine’s announcement? Would you tweak that trackpad at all? Add a little bulk in exchange for a beefier battery? Paint the whole thing fuschia and make it reek of week-old bananas? Feel free to get as crazy as you’d like in comments below; who knows, maybe Round Rock’s tuning in to just see what you have to say.
Filed under: Laptops
How would you change Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
NVIDIA is showing that wacky Mini 1000 / Tegra mashup at CTIA, but Qualcomm’s not far behind with its own creative ways to repurpose smartphone silicon into MID and netbook-class devices. Making an appearance at Qualcomm’s booth was a prototype PurseBook from Taiwan’s Wistron, which stuffs a Snapdragon chipset into a device looking (and weighing) a little bit like a VAIO P. That’s where the similarities to the Sony box ends, though, because Qualcomm sees the PurseBook (and devices like it) hitting in the $299 to $499 range — we’d like to see them even cheaper, truth be told — and you won’t be running Vista here. Instead, you’ve got a pretty slick Linux distro from ThunderSoft that’ll edit Office docs, give you a desktop-class web experience, and connect with social networks, which are the three things most of us spend 90 percent of our PC face time doing anyhow. It’s not going to replace your laptop by any stretch, but with a claimed 8 hours of battery life, we could totally see packing this thing as an ultra-lightweight alternative for day trips. Qualcomm expects the PurseBook and devices like it to ship in 2009 — as does NVIDIA, so we’re definitely lining up for a sweet battle royale here. Follow the break for video.
Continue reading Wistron’s Snapdragon-powered PurseBook gets demoed
Filed under: Laptops
Wistron’s Snapdragon-powered PurseBook gets demoed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.
