Sep 29

Stickers make you awkwardly aware of power use

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(Credit: Yanko Design)

Place this one in the “interesting idea, bad execution” category.

Label With Green is a concept design by Shao Wei Huang, Chia-Yi Cho, Yu Pei Kuo, and Chung Kai Chiang that I spotted on Yanko. The idea is that you’d get a package of solar stickers, …

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Sep 29

Toshiba launches new Satellite netbooks in the US and UK

Posted in: laptop, netbook, satellite, Today's Chili, Toshiba, ultraportable

We know you love nothing more than a Toshiba Satellite laptop announcement, so listen up: the company has just announced two new CULV ultraportables of the UK and stateside market: The Satellite T135 (or the T130 as it’s known overseas) is a 13.3-inch beauty with options including either an Intel Pentium, Celeron single core or Celeron dual-core CPU, up to 3GB of DDR3 RAM, and 250GB harddrive. The Satellite T115 (or T110 in the UK) sports an 11.6-inch display, either an Intel Pentium or Celeron single core CPU, and up to 4GB of RAM and 500GB harddrive. What’s more, the kids over at Laptop Mag have given the T135 the old once-over and found it to be a pretty good deal: “for slightly less than the competition,” they said of the $709 review unit, you’re getting “good performance and a stylish design.” Perhaps the single touchpad button and the quiet speakers will be a turn-off to some, but it takes all kinds, right? Look for the T135 and T115 on October 22nd, for $599 and $449 respectively — their UK counterparts should hit the streets on the same date, priced from £429.
Read – Toshiba Satellite T130/T135 and T110/T115 CULV ultraportables debut
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Sep 29

Motorola Cliq gets official pricing and release date

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Well, how’s that for timing? Just after posting a story about Motorola Cliq presales,T-Mobile dropped the official details on pricing and the availability date for the Cliq. Motorola’s first Google …

Originally posted at Android Atlas

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Sep 29

C-motech shows off Snapdragon-powered Mangrove tablet

Posted in: concept, snapdragon, tablet, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5

No, the device you see above is not simply a comically large smartphone (at least we don’t think it is). It’s actually a Snapdragon-powered, Windows Mobile 6.5-running tablet developed by the folks at C-motech. While complete details are still a bit hard to come by, this so-called “Mangrove” device reportedly packs a 7-inch touchscreen, along with a full range of connectivity options including WiFi, 3G and WiMAX, plus a pair of USB ports and a microSD card slot for a bit more flexibility. Of course, it is still just a concept at the moment, but C-motech is apparently looking at ways to bring it to market — although your guess is as good as ours as to whether it’ll actually hang onto Windows Mobile during that transition or not.

[Via jkkmobile]

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C-motech shows off Snapdragon-powered Mangrove tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 29

Chilean PS3 ads show gamer giving blood transfusion to a Nazi

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You’d think Sony’s ad teams would have learned to stay away from needlessly controversial imagery after that whole “White is coming” PSP debacle or even those “Take a Running Jump Here” ads, but… they haven’t. Check out these Chilean PlayStation 3 ads, which show a modern-day gamer giving a heart transplant to Joan of Arc and a blood transfusion to a Nazi. Yes, Sony has Godwin’d its own advertising. The Nazi in question is supposed to be Erwin Rommel, a highly decorated and respected German field marshal, but it’s not like Sony’s really riffing on that here, and making an ad with a swastika in it that relies on your audience to know the subtle nuances of WWII history just isn’t the smartest move in the world. It’s a pretty simple rule: if you make a video game ad with Nazis in it and it’s not about shooting the Nazis, you’ve screwed up. Let’s just stick with those creeptastic Japanese PS3 spots, okay?

P.S.- We’ll shut off comments in a heartbeat. Behave yourselves.

[Via Copyranter]

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Chilean PS3 ads show gamer giving blood transfusion to a Nazi originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 29

Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus software is now live and free

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In a move that’s sure to please a few million Windows users and break the hearts of a handful of anti-virus companies, Microsoft has now finally made the non-beta version of its Security Essentials software available to the general public, and it’s not even asking that you throw a launch party to get it for free. For those not in on the beta or following Microsoft’s exciting forays into freeware, the software promises to cover all the security basics and fend off viruses, spyware and other malicious software, and Microsoft even assures us that it’ll “run quietly in the background” and only intrude on your life when an action is required. You’ll also, of course, get free updates on a regular basis, and it’ll work just fine whether you use Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 — hit up the link below to grab a copy.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Sep 29

Fitbit measures everything from sleep to sex

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Fitbit uses a 3D motion sensor like the one in Nintendo's Wii to track everything from calories burned to minutes slept.

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Amount of steps you took today: 3,451. Miles traveled: 1.4. Calories burned: 348. Calories consumed: 625. Then you went to bed at 12:…

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Sep 29

T-Mobile counts down to Motorola Cliq presales

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(Credit: Screenshot by Bonnie Cha/CNET)

For those of you waiting for the Motorola Cliq, it looks like you’re about 19 days away…from presales. T-Mobile has thrown up a promo page on its Web site, teasing the countdown to presales of the Cliq. Unfortunately, there’s still no …

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Sep 29

Android-based ODROID handheld available for pre-order

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Hard Kernel has just announced that the developer version of the ODROID Android-powered portable gaming device is available for pre-order as of today. The device features an 833MHz Samsung S5PC100 processor (same as the iPhone 3GS), 512MB of RAM, and a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen. Sadly, there’s no integrated 3G, but WiFi b/g, Bluetooth and mini-HDMI output is supported. The Android OS 1.5 runs off a 2GB TFlash card, with an 8GB SD card supplied for storage. Also included are a download/charger cable, serial console debugging board and batteries. Going for about $320, this bad boy is expected to ship on November 5th. If all goes well, you can expect to see a consumer version sometime in December for around $250.

[Via SlashGear]

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Sep 29

34 Portable Gaming Devices That Aren’t So Portable

Posted in: feature, photoshop, psp, sony, Today's Chili, top, video games

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to invent some completely unportable portable gaming devices in honor of the PSPgo. As usual, your minds are more demented than I’d even imagined.

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

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