While the bulk of mainstream media criticism of gaming tends to focus on the violence, gore, and questionable ethics in combat-centric titles, little is spoken about growing instances of racism, misogyny, and homophobia.
It was late-August when we first got word of a new addition to the Eee PC lineup, the 12-inch, Ion-smuggling Eee PC 1201N. ASUS has just now confirmed the thing and a few sites have rather coincidentally posted hands-on impressions of it — but let’s go over those specs one more time before we dive into that, shall we? It has a 12.1-inch, 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display (that’s sadly glossy), a dual-core Atom 330 processor at 1.6GHz, 2 or 3GB of DDR2 memory, either a 250 or 320GB HDD, a six-cell battery, and Windows 7 Premium. All that for just $499 which, to us, sounds like a stupendously good deal. So, those impressions? They seem intentionally brief, as if nobody’s quite allowed to give real opinions, but a short video below from Laptop shows off the sleek, Seashell-style design from all angles. Surely more thorough coverage will be online before the latest netbook hits retail sometime in mid-December.
[Thanks, John B]
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ASUS’ Ion-packing Eee PC 1201N gets official, gets handled (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Four popular “cookie diets” are the latest quick-fix weight-loss fads. Followers eat special cookies about six times a day, and sometimes an additional “normal” meal of low-fat foods, for less than 1,000 calories total per day.
Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet has been endorsed by Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson. The treats contain protein, amino acids for appetite control, and cellulose for satiety. The plan includes a daily multivitamin.
Smart for Life not only sells cookie kits, but other prepared foods. The Hollywood Cookie Diet serves up a proprietary mix of protein and fiber for sustained energy. The Soypal Cookie Diet, which originates in Japan, mixes in soy pulp to keep people fuller longer.
In the case of fad diets, long-term health and wellness goals take a backseat to the pursuit of a beauty ideal. Cookie diet followers want results, and they want ’em fast, with minimum of effort or thought in regard to calorie counting, meal planning, shopping and exercise.
The hot diet trend is turning women into cookie monsters [Iconoculture]
Funnily enough, the Malcolm Frontier promo video showcasing its “iMojito” all-in-one iPhone case and wallet (naked girl on a scooter, naked guy on fixed-gear bike, naked guy running, all SFW) demonstrates my first thought about this case: At the end of the rather nice video spot, the naked guy (on foot) grabs the wallet (cash, cards, iPhone) from the naked girl on the moped (she’s carrying it in her mouth. Where else?), handily making away with all her valuables in one easy to steal package.
It’s a classic case of too many eggs and not enough baskets, but if you are the thrill seeking type who likes to live on the edge etc. [insert more cliches here] then the design of the minimalist wallet and case has much to like. The phone and cards slip into the main sections and a further pocket in the side takes your folded bills.
The iPhone peeks out of the top and is held in place by an elastic chin-strap (on the regular iPhone-less Mojito the strap holds the cards instead).The case has a slot in the bottom, too, so you can charge the iPhone whilst still inside, and a microfiber lining should de-grease the screen for you.
The site claims that the Mojito does for wallets what the Pod did for MP3 players. While we doubt that, one thing is certainly true. With its polyurethane shell, even meat-shunning Steve Jobs could use one. $35.
Mojito product page [Malcolm Frontier]
Cheeky video [Malcolm Frontier]
You know what Livescribe‘s $170/$200 Pulse smartpen with 2GB/4GB of storage is missing to keep it from going mainstream? More apps. At least that’s what Livescribe’s execs seem to be thinking with the launch of its new application store featuring more than 30 paid and free applications that augment the smartpen’s ability to record and link audio to your handwritten notes. Paid apps range in price from $0.99 for the mature rated “Sexy Oracle” app on up to $100 if you’re looking for a revolutionary way to learn Hebrew chanting… and really, who isn’t? The company claims to have a community of more than 5,500 registered developers which likely equates to a 1:1 dev-to-owner ratio. Sweet. Check a video demonstration or both the pen and app store after the break.
Livescribe’s Pulse smartpen app store now ready for hot 96 x 18 pixel action (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Eldar Murtazin, the man/legend behind Mobile Review has snagged one of those already leaked SE Kurara handsets, and he’s got some juicy info to share with the rest of us. Apparently, the CPU on that little goer is a Cortex A8, backed by 256MB of RAM and a PowerVR graphics processor. It’s no surprise then that the HD label we saw earlier has been corroborated by 720p video recording and playback capabilities, and the Symbian S60 interface is said to “fly.” Eldar promises fuller impressions and more imagery by tomorrow, and indicates the second half of February as the likely landing date for the new handset, with a price point around €500 ($745) in Europe.
[Thanks, Alex]
Sony Ericsson Kurara has speedy Cortex A8, PowerVR purring inside originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dear Lenovo, thank you for being so loose-lipped about your forthcoming products, we most certainly appreciate it. Joining the now fully detailed X100e is a purported new line of entry-level ThinkPads — dubbed the ThinkPad Edge. We’ve only got the one source and that image above as evidence, but the details appear to make sense in terms of Lenovo’s overall lineup strategy. Set to fit in between the professional ThinkPads and more consumer-oriented IdeaPads, the Edge will start off with 13.3-inch units sporting a choice of low-voltage dual-core AMD or Intel processors, up to eight hours of battery life, and a robust 4GB of memory paired to 500GB of storage. The word is that we’ll see the new machines make an appearance by CES 2010 at the latest, and we’ve got a purported spec sheet for your perusal after the break.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge to bridge gap between IdeaPads and pro machines? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
We’ve already seen a few Japanese department stores employing virtual makeover machines, and it looks like Philips is now hoping to bring a similar service to an even wider audience. Dubbed “Crystalize,” the company’s latest off the beaten path device makes use of some cameras normally used for medical purposes to take extreme close-up shots of various parts of your face, which are then analyzed for four different conditions (skin type, redness, sun damage, and smoothness). That will apparently cost you $90, which will also get you recommendations for various products to improve your skin (for which Philips apparently doesn’t receive any remuneration), and access to a social networking site for continuing service. For starters, however, the service will only be available at one store in Santa Monica, but Philips says it plans to make it available “across the world” in 2010. Video after the break.
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Philips’ Crystalize service promises to cure your skin care dilemma originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Welcome to the new Engadget, humans! As you can tell by taking a quick look around, we’ve been doing some major work on the site behind the scenes, and we couldn’t possibly be more excited to finally share this work with the rest of the world. For months now — nearly the whole year — we’ve been tinkering, adjusting, tweaking, and honing the experience at Engadget with one goal in mind: do what we do as best as we can, and bring news to our readers better than anyone else. We think we’ve achieved that goal through a lot of hard work and long days (and nights), and it is truly awesome to finally be able to show everyone!
Obviously there is a ton of new stuff here, and if you’re a long-time reader of the site, you’ll probably be a little shell-shocked at first. Don’t worry, we’re still cranking out news the way we always have; in fact, we think the new design will allow us to crank even harder and provide more up-to-the-minute info to you guys. If you’re a new reader, you picked the right time to check us out, because the site has never been more organized, had more content, or been more useful to someone who’s reading us for the first time!
We just want to say that this has been a long labor of love, and we’re thrilled that we get to share it with the world. We think that the new Engadget evolves our work in a major way, moving us from a straightforward blog into something else, an expandable amalgamation that fuses the good bits of blogs, social media, news sites, magazines, and video into something bigger than those parts.
We’re going to walk you guys through some of the major new features (there are a ton, believe us), but first we want to talk a little about how the site got to where it is right now, and who the people are responsible for this thing. Read on after the break for all the info!
Update: Hey, we’re having a few issues with the introduction of the new site. Hang tight, it’ll be perfect soon!
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All the talk these days is about how to go green and save green meaning help the environment and save money at the same time. There are super simple ways in which everybody can make a difference, it’s just a matter of actually doing it. One way is by using GreenPrint, software designed to cut out wasted pages before you print which results in saved paper (helping the environment) and saved money (which helps you).
On their website, they say that GreenPrint was started “in an effort to end wasteful printing worldwide.” They offer both free and paid version with different features so that everybody can benefit. Some of the features include:
So what is it that it does? Well, it highlights unwanted content like banner ads and spaces and removes them. There is also the option to remove unwanted images from a page before you start printing. Once all of the unwanted space and extras are removed, then you can print. They estimate that those who use the software regularly could save up to $90 each year and users combined could save millions of trees! Below you’ll find a few screenshots of what the software looks like, taken from their website:
As mentioned, there is a free version as well as two different versions that you’ll have to pay for. Home Premium and Enterprise versions feature a quick-loading preview, and an advertising-free preview, among other things unlike the World edition. They have a nice comparison chart that outlines all of the details that’s worth checking out if you think you might want to buy. Prices range from $35-$40 for Home Premium and $70-$75 for Enterprise. You can also purchase an EverGreen Font for $10 where the characters are designed to allow more words to fit on a printed page. For most of you, the free World edition will do the job, and that can be downloaded here.
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