Aug 11
Seven months after its official debut at GSMA 2009, the HTC Touch Pro2 is finally stepping out on U.S. soil. The highly anticipated smartphone is now available from T-Mobile for a pricey $…
Aug 11
Zune HD coming September 15th, says leaked display stand
Posted in: BestBuy, leak, leaks, Microsoft, rumor, rumors, Today's Chili, zune, zune hd, ZuneHd
Once again, an anonymous Best Buy employee has come through with some new Zune HD details, and this one’s infinitely more tangible than a computer screen. Pictures of an official display sent to Gizmodo seem to all but confirm its street date will be September 15th, just one week past what we heard yesterday. Pre-orders require a $25 deposit, but as for the full price, the best we’ve got right now are those $220 / $280 estimates from yesterday.
Update: If you needed any more reason to take September 15th off from work, Buy.com has a Zune HD countdown leading to that very day. Huzzah! Thanks, Stephen!
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Zune HD coming September 15th, says leaked display stand originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 11
Honda may have bestowed plenty of improvements on ASIMO over the years, but it looks like an alumni of rival robot maker Waseda University has taken it upon himself to deliver some improvements of his own that make it even more lifelike, though no doubt just as prone to tumbles. The key, it seems, is to ditch the robotics and high-tech materials altogether and instead use something called “wood,” which can be fashioned into a shell (or “costume,” if you will) that’s able to accommodate one slightly uncomfortable human. Either that, or ASIMO has been robot-napped from Honda and is now being held at an undisclosed location. Check out the video after the break to decide for yourself.
Continue reading Latest ASIMO prototype is made of wood, requires one human
Filed under: Robots, Wearables
Latest ASIMO prototype is made of wood, requires one human originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 11
CyberNotes: Creating A Sidebar/Toolbar For Your Folders
Posted in: CyberNotes, Software, Today's Chili, WindowsThis article was written on November 28, 2006 by CyberNet.
Time Saving Tuesday
If you’re anything like me then there are are just a few folders on your Windows computer that you are always accessing. I used to temporarily store things on my desktop because that was the easiest thing to do. Well, after a little while your desktop can quickly get cluttered and it is nearly impossible to find anything that you are looking for.
It’s time to clean up your desktop with the help of a sidebar that contains your most used folders. This is only for Windows users and the best part is that there is no software that you need to download in order to use the feature. Actually, it is one of the simplest things that you could ever do on your PC (it’s right up there with being able to use a mouse 
).
The first thing you have to do is find the folder that you want in the sidebar…for me I chose the “My Documents” folder because that is where I store my downloads, music, pictures and just about everything else. As you can see in the screenshot the sidebar on my laptop is placed on the right-side of the screen. Alright, take a deep breath because we’re about to begin.
Instructions (I know, they’re long and tedious):
- Find the folder that you want to put in the sidebar and drag it as far to the side of the screen as you can. When you let go of the mouse it will create the sidebar.
- That’s all…did you expect more?
There are a few things to note that you may find useful. You can actually drag a folder to any side of the screen and make sure you checkout the right-click properties:
- Show Text – Display the name of the folders.
- Show Title – Display the name of the sidebar folder.
- Always on Top – Show on top of all the windows. If this is unchecked it will only be visible when other windows aren’t covering it.
- Auto-Hide – Minimize the sidebar when not being used so that it isn’t as obtrusive.
- Close Toolbar – The easy way to get rid of a toolbar that you just created.
Here are what all of the right-click options look like:
This is a really simple concept but many people I have talked with don’t realize that you can do this in Windows. Technically these are considered toolbars but they serve the purpose of a sidebar for me which is why I call them that. I especially love being able to auto-hide them because then they are only there when I need them. Yay for simplicity!
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Aug 11
DraganFlyer X4 UAV puts the camera where it needs to be, even when the floor is lava
Posted in: Panasonic, photography, Today's Chili, video
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Draganfly, a name familiar to connoisseurs of unmanned aerial photography. The company’s latest outing, the DraganFlyer X4, is a four-rotor UAV that measures only 30.5-inches across and since it ships with your choice of either a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580, Watec WAT-902H2 Ultimate (for shooting in low light), FLIR Photon TAU (infrared), or the Highg Res 480 Board Camera (analog motion video with an 8GB DVR), we imagine that this thing ain’t going to be cheap. That said, if you are a well-heeled creepy stalker, southern border vigilante, or even someone with legitimate military / industrial business, there are plenty of features to make it worth a second look, including: computerized stabilization, altitude hold (maintains its position in the air without user input), and an automatic landing feature that kicks in if the control link is lost. But most importantly for the airborne auteur, this guy sports a wireless video downlink that sends the viewfinder signal that can be displayed either on the device’s handheld controller or a pair of video goggles, allowing real-time manipulation of zoom, tilt, and shutter settings. Get a closer look at the thing after the break.
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Robots
DraganFlyer X4 UAV puts the camera where it needs to be, even when the floor is lava originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 11
ECCEROBOT emulates your musculoskeletal system, looks like Beaker from the Muppets
Posted in: europe, robot, robotics, Robots, Today's Chili
Anthropomimetic robots. It’s not something that rolls off the tongue, but the ECCEROBOT is just such a robot, and it’s really a sight to behold. Developed by a consortium of European robotics labs, the motivation behind the creation is to more accurately copy human internal structure, using thermoplastic polymer for bones, screwdriver motors and shock cord for muscle, and kiteline for tendons. The results are impressive, if not a bit creepy. According to IEEE Spectrum, scientists hope in the future to use ECCEROBOT’s human-like form to “explore human-like cognitive features,” which may or may not include starring opposite Christian Bale in science fiction films. See for yourself in the video after the break.
Continue reading ECCEROBOT emulates your musculoskeletal system, looks like Beaker from the Muppets
Filed under: Robots
ECCEROBOT emulates your musculoskeletal system, looks like Beaker from the Muppets originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 11
Developer Luke Hutch was the first to release multitouch features on the G1.
(Credit: Luke Hutch)
Google Android fans have long been waiting for official multitouch support on Android devices, but Google has yet to offer any confirmation. Even at this year’s Google I/O developers conference where multitouch was a hot topic, I only heard that “we don’t know when it is coming.” But after doing some digging and speaking to several sources with knowledge of the situation, it looks like Android users may finally get their wish this holiday season.
When is it coming?
Allow me to start with the rumor of the day. From what I understand, Android 2.0 will ship this year and will include multitouch support similar to what’s found on the iPhone and the Palm Pre.This might sound far-fetched to some readers, but there is mounting evidence to back it up.
Several blogs have reported that Android will receive two more updates this year. I believe the first will be a minor update based on the Donut branch of Android. The second update, however, is likely to be a major refresh based off the Eclair branch.
The release schedule was recently echoed in a Reuters interview with Andy Rubin, director of mobile platforms at Google. Reuters reported that Donut will become Android 1.6 and Eclair will ship as Android 2.0.
So if Android 2.0 is coming this year, when exactly will it be released? …
Originally posted at Android Atlas
Aug 11
Zune HD’s Packaging, Release Date Leaked: September 15th
Posted in: exclusive, Today's Chili, top, zune hd
We got exclusive leaked shots of Zune HD‘s packaging. It’s final: It will be available on September 15th.
It’s a little later than we thought (we had guessed a week earlier) but we suppose we’ll wait. There’s still no official price, but we’re pretty confident in our $220/$280 for 16GB/32GB target, especially after it appeared on Amazon. [Thanks, Anonymous Tipsters!]
Aug 11
Intel and Micron announce smallest, cheapest NAND flash yet
Posted in: flash, intel, SSD, Today's Chili
Hynix was first out of the gate with triple-level-cell flash memory, but Intel and Micron just pushed the MLC state of the art with their new 34nm three-bits-per-cell NAND, which they say will produce even smaller and cheaper 32Gb chips than those currently on the market. That means we should be seeing some monster storage in some tiny packages later this year when these guys ship — everyone ready for another round of flash drive purchases?
[Via CNET]
Filed under: Storage
Intel and Micron announce smallest, cheapest NAND flash yet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 11
Nokia and Microsoft to announce an “alliance” tomorrow — what? Update: Office on Nokia phones
Posted in: breaking news, BreakingNews, maemo, Microsoft, nokia, symbian, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, WindowsMobile
We’re not sure what to make of this, but we were just invited to a joint Microsoft / Nokia teleconference during which the two companies will announce an “alliance.” Yeah, there are some pretty wild possibilities there — Nokia going WinMo? Redmond going Symbian? The creation of MaeWinMo? — but considering the featured speakers are Stephen Elop, president of Microsoft’s business division, and Kai Öistämö, Nokia’s EVP for devices, we’re guessing the real announcement will be something more pedestrian, like native Exchange support on Symbian or possibly that upcoming Atom netbook running Windows 7. Otherwise, hell — Nokia would be supporting three different mobile OSs, and that seems just a little too crazy, even for Espoo. We’ll see — it all goes down tomorrow at 11AM Eastern.
Update: This is probably unrelated, but Microsoft’s Mac BU just called its own presser for Thursday, so if you’re looking to spend the night weaving wild nonsensical conspiracy theories, we’d say all the pieces are in place.
Update 2: Told you it was nothing too out there — the Wall Street Journal says Microsoft will announce it’s working on a version of Office for Nokia phones. Anyone surprised? Didn’t think so.
Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops
Nokia and Microsoft to announce an “alliance” tomorrow — what? Update: Office on Nokia phones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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