Dec 17

ASUS Eee PC 1201N debuts early at Newegg

Posted in: ASUS, on sale, OnSale, Today's Chili

OK, kids, here you have it: the Asus Eee PC 1201N has arrived a little earlier than expected. At least we think that’s what Newegg is trying to tell us. If you hop on over to the site RIGHT THIS MINUTE you can see that the thing is available for ordering, in black, with a limit of one per customer. It’s better than waiting until sometime next month, eh? There’s no telling if this is a snafu on the e-tailer’s part — everyone else in the western world has it available for pre-order, with a ship date of January 15 — but if you feel like taking a gamble there is only one thing left to do: hit the source link.

[Thanks, Yoav E]

ASUS Eee PC 1201N debuts early at Newegg originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 17

Ultimate Christmas 2009 Shopping Deadline List

Posted in: Today's Chili, top

You’ve waited until the last minute to shop, again. That’s OK. Coupon Sherpa has shared their list of basically every online retailer’s order deadline known to Man. The good news? You STILL have time to shop.

Order Deadlines for Christmas 2009

To help you plan your holiday shopping we’ve compiled a list of stores and their drop-dead holiday shipping deadlines for Christmas delivery. We’ve done our best to make sure the dates and times are accurate, but we recommend that you confirm this with the merchant you are shopping with. And all times listed refer to Eastern. Happy shopping!

Merchant	Standard Ship	Express Ship	Fastest Ship
6th Ave	Dec 17	Dec 22	Dec 22
7 For All ManKind	Dec 17	Dec 23	Dec 23 3pm
77Kids	Dec 18 6am	Dec 22 1pm	Dec 23 1pm
Abt Electronics	Dec 15	Dec 23	Dec 23
Adidas	Dec 16	Dec 22	Dec 22
Aerie	Dec 18 6am	Dec 22 1pm	Dec 23 1pm
Alternative Boutique	Dec 17	Dec 22	Dec 23
Altrec	Dec 17	Dec 21	Dec 23
Amazon	Dec 17	Dec 21	Dec 23 5:30
American Eagle	Dec 18 6a	Dec 22 1pm	Dec 23 1pm
Ann Taylor	Dec 15 3pm	Dec 19 Noon	Dec 22 Noon
Apple Store	Dec 18	Dec 21	Dec 21
Appleseeds	Dec 20 Noon	Dec 22	Dec 22
Arden B	Dec 16	Dec 22	Dec 22
Armani Exchange	Dec 18	Dec 18	Dec 22
Athleta	Dec 15	Dec 23 3pm	Dec 23 3pm
Baby’s Here	Dec 18	Dec 21 3pm	Dec 21 3pm
BagsBuy.com	Dec 22	Dec 22	Dec 22
Banana Republic	Dec 15	Dec 23 3pm	Dec 23 3pm
Barnes and Noble	Dec 15	Dec 22	Dec 22
Bass Pro Shops	Dec 17	Dec 21	Dec 23
BeanBags.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Bebe	Dec 20 3pm	Dec 21 3pm	Dec 22 3pm
Benefit Cosmetics	Dec 17	Dec 17	Dec 19
Best Bath Store	Dec 17	Dec 17	Dec 17
Best Buy	Dec 21 11am	Dec 22 11am	Dec 23 11am
Big Huge Labs	Dec 14	Dec 18	Dec 18
Binoculars.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
BirdBaths.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Blair	Dec 15	Dec 23 10am	Dec 23 10am
Bliss	Dec 19	Dec 22	Dec 22
Blue Bee	Dec 22 11am	Dec 23 3pm	Dec 23 3pm
Blue Nile	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 22 3pm	Dec 23 3pm
Blurb	Dec 10	Dec 14	Dec 16
Boca Java	Dec 16	Dec 23	Dec 23
Brylane Home	Dec 16	Dec 22	Dec 22
Cabela’s	Dec 16	Dec 19 10pm	Dec 23 12:30pm
Calendars.com	Dec 09	Dec 18	Dec 18
Camera World	Dec 18 10am	Dec 22 10am	Dec 23 10am
Carolee	Dec 12 noon	Dec 23 noon	Dec 23 noon
CB2	Dec 22	Dec 22	Dec 23
Chadwick’s	Dec 16	Dec 19	Dec 21
Chapters	Dec 09	Dec 16	Dec 16
Charles Tyrwhitt	Dec 03	Dec 03	Dec 03
Chefs Catalog	Dec 18	Dec 22	Dec 22
ChessSets.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
ChristmasTreesGalore.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Chronicle Books	Dec 14	Dec 21	Dec 21
Circuit City	Dec 19	Dec 22	Dec 23
Cleatskins	Dec 15	Dec 18	Dec 21
ClockStyle.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
College Jersey	Dec 18	Dec 22	Dec 23
Cookie’s	Dec 16	Dec 21	Dec 21
Crabtree & Evelyn	Dec 16	Dec 21	Dec 21
Crate & Barrel	Dec 22	Dec 22	Dec 23
Creative Leather Concepts	Dec 15 5pm	Dec 21 9am	Dec 22 11am
Crutchfield	Dec 17	Dec 23	Dec 23
Dartboards.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 18
Dawdle	Dec 15	Dec 15	Dec 15
Dell	Dec 16	Dec 17	Dec 21
Diamonds International	Dec 21	Dec 23	Dec 23
Dickie’s	Dec 12	Dec 12	Dec 12
DJ Premium	Dec 16	Dec 18	Dec 22
Doghouses.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Doll Houses Galore	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Drs. Foster and Smith	Dec 17	Dec 21	Dec 21
EBGames	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23
eCost	Dec 15	Dec 19	Dec 22
Eddie Bauer	Dec 21 noon	Dec 23 11am	Dec 23 11am
epartyunlimited.com	Dec 09	Dec 16	Dec 18
Epson	Dec 15	Dec 22	Dec 23 4pm
eRockingHorses.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Etnies	Dec 15	Dec 18	Dec 21
eWineRacks.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
FedEx	Dec 17	Dec 21	Dec 23
Finish Line	2009	Dec 19	Dec 19
FirePits.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Foot Petals	Dec 15	Dec 17	Dec 17
Footsmart	Dec 13	Dec 23 7pm	Dec 23 7pm
Forever And A Day Gift Boutique	Dec 11	Dec 11	Dec 11
Forzieri	Dec 22	Dec 22	Dec 22
Fossil	Dec 17	Dec 23 1pm	Dec 23 1pm
FragranceNet.com	Dec 17	Dec 22 6am	Dec 22 6am
Franklin Covey	Dec 10 1pm	Dec 21 1pm	Dec 22 1pm
Gaiam	Dec 17 Excludes NV, CA
GameStop	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23
Gap	Dec 15	Dec 23 3pm	Dec 23 3pm
GiftBaskets.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Greensbury Market	Dec 20	Dec 20	Dec 20
Hammocks.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Hayneedle	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Her Room	Dec 21	Dec 24	Dec 24
Heritage Makers	Dec 02	Dec 07	Dec 10
Highlights for Children	Dec 07	Dec 07	Dec 07
HisRoom	Dec 21	Dec 21	Dec 21
Imagekind	Dec 16	Dec 21	Dec 22
iToyBoxes.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
JANM Store	Dec 10	Dec 22	Dec 22
Je Suis Wine	Dec 16	Dec 19	Dec 21
JewelryArmoire.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
JewelryBoxes.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
John Deere Gifts	Dec 14	Dec 18	Dec 21
Joseph A Bank	Dec 21 noon	Dec 23 noon	Dec 23 noon
Kids Software Outlet	Dec 15	Dec 18	Dec 21
Kmart	Dec 18	Dec 23 9am	Dec 23 9am
Kohls	Dec 17 noon	Dec 19 3pm	Dec 19 3pm
Lab Series	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 22 1pm	Dec 22 1pm
Lands’ End	Dec 18	Dec 21	Dec 21
Lego Store	Dec 14 2pm	Dec 21 2pm	Dec 22 2pm
Lord and Taylor	Dec 17	Dec 22	Dec 22
Macy’s	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 22
Martin + Osa	Dec 18 6am	Dec 22 1pm	Dec 23 1pm
MCM Electronics	Nov 30	Dec 23	Dec 23
MetroStyle	Dec 16	Dec 19	Dec 21
Michele Watches	Dec 17	Dec 23 1pm	Dec 23 1pm
Montana Monster Munchies	Dec 16
MooseJaw	Dec 17 11:59pm	Dec 21 11:59pm	Dec 22 11:59pm
Morgan Mint	Dec 15	Dec 22	Dec 22
Mowers Direct	Dec 17	Dec 22	Dec 23
Naturepedic	Dec 10	Dec 15	Dec 15
New York & Company	Dec 15	Dec 22	Dec 23
Nordstrom	Dec 21 3pm
Office Max	Dec 17 6pm
Old Navy	Dec 15	Dec 23 3pm	Dec 23 3pm
Omaha Steaks	Dec 19	Dec 23	Dec 23
OnlySlippers.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Origins	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 22 3pm	Dec 23 1pm
Outletbuy	Dec 22	Dec 22	Dec 22
Overstock.com	Dec 17 9:59pm	Dec 21 9:59pm	Dec 23 8:00am
Pacific Coast Feather Company	Dec 16	Dec 20	Dec 20
Paintball Discounters	Dec 17	Dec 22	Dec 23
Patent Awards	Dec 15	Dec 15	Dec 15
Pet Food Direct	Dec 08	Dec 08	Dec 08
Picaboo	Dec 13	Dec 15	Dec 17
Piperlime	Dec 15	Dec 23	Dec 23
PlayKitchens.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Pop Culture Spot	Dec 17 2pm	Dec 19 Noon	Dec 22 Noon
Product Express	Dec 23	Dec 23	Dec 23
Rawlings Gear	Dec 17	Dec 22	Dec 22
Real Water Sports	Dec 16	Dec 19	Dec 22
Red Envelope	Dec 17	Dec 23	Dec 23
Ritz Camera	Dec 18 10am	Dec 22 10am	Dec 23 10am
Robeez	Dec 14	Dec 20	Dec 20
Sahalie	Dec 21 3pm	Dec 23 11am	Dec 23 11am
San Francisco Music Box	Dec 16	Dec 22	Dec 22
Scrubs and Beyond	Dec 11	Dec 17	Dec 22 1pm
Sears	Dec 18	Dec 23 9am	Dec 23 9am
Shoebuy	Dec 22	Dec 22	Dec 22
Shoes.com	Dec 19
Sideshow Collectibles	Dec 06	Dec 08	Dec 09
Sierra Trading Post	Dec 19	Dec 22	Dec 22
Snapfish	Dec 12 – 18	Dec 14 – 20	Dec 16 – 21
SpaFinder	Dec 17	Dec 17	Dec 17
Splendid	Dec 16 1pm	Dec 22 4pm	Dec 22 4pm
Sur La Table	Dec 18 noon	Dec 23 3pm	Dec 23 3pm
Target	Dec 18	Dec 22	Dec 22
TCHO	Dec 18	Dec 21	Dec 23
Teleflora		Dec 23	Dec 23
Telescopes.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
The Chocolate Store	Dec 15	Dec 22	Dec 23
The Container Store	Dec 18	Dec 18	Dec 18
The Franklin Mint	Dec 15	Dec 22	Dec 22
The House Boardshop	Dec 15	Dec 19	Dec 21
The TOG Shop	Dec 20	Dec 22 noon	Dec 22 noon
Timberland	Dec 18	Dec 22	Dec 22
Tivo	Dec 16	Dec 22	Dec 22
Tools For Wellness	Dec 15 11:30am	Dec 18 11:30am	Dec 21 11:30am
Tree Line Treasures	Dec 15
Turkish Towels	Dec 20	Dec 20	Dec 20
Under Armour	Dec 16 noon	Dec 22 noon	Dec 22 noon
UPrinting	Dec 10
Urban Outfitters	Dec 09 10am	Dec 22	Dec 23 10am
USPS	Dec 16	Dec 21	Dec 23
Villeroy and Boch	Dec 14	Dec 17	Dec 17
VistaPrint	Dec 16	Dec 21	Dec 21
Walmart	Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22
Waterford	Dec 21	Dec 23	Dec 23
Wet Seal	Dec 16	Dec 22	Dec 22
Wolf Camera	Dec 18 10am	Dec 22 10am	Dec 23 10am
Woman Within	Dec 16	Dec 20	Dec 22
WorldGlobes.com	Dec 16	Dec 18 3pm	Dec 23
Worlds Finest Chocolate	Dec 11	Dec 16	Dec 16

And if you know any order deadlines not listed in the chart, feel free to share them in the comments! [Image]

Dec 17

BMW’s fire-breathing monster

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CNET Car Tech reviews the 2010 BMW X6 M. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10417765-48.html” class=”origPostedBlog”The Car Tech blog/a/p

Dec 17

Hands On: enTourages Slimmed-Down eDGe eBook Reader

Posted in: Android, e ink, e reader, Today's Chili

eDGe Production 1

Last month, we had an opportunity to try out the eDGe eBook reader from enTourage–a dual-screen device with a 10.1-inch LCD alongside a traditional E INK display. To make things even more interesting, the $490 eDGe runs Android and offers far more features than any other eBook device on the market.

The working sample we saw and photographed last month was a bulky pre-production model, however, so enTourage returned to our office today with a much slimmer production sample. The eDGe will ship in February, with models ranging in price from $490 to $530, depending on color. enTourage is currently in talks with service provides to add 3G to the device.

More pictures after the jump.

Dec 17

Acer gets in the Olympic spirit with special edition Aspire Timeline 1810TZ

Posted in: thin and light, ThinAndLight, Today's Chili

Lenovo really went to town with its Olympics-branded gear, but while Acer is a major Winter Olympics partner (and keeping the spot for 2012 as well), it’s taking a bit more of a tame approach at the outset. This Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ, for instance, merely slaps some silver rings on the lid and calls it a day. Pretty classy, and the price isn’t bad: $580 for a 11.6-inch CULV laptop with 3GB of RAM and Windows 7. Perfect for the multitasking ski jumper in your life.

Acer gets in the Olympic spirit with special edition Aspire Timeline 1810TZ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 17

Exclusive Clip From Family Guy’s Empire Strikes Back Has A New Lando

Posted in: exclusive, Movies, Star Wars, Today's Chili, top, video

We’ve got the first exclusive clip from Seth MacFarlane‘s second Family Guy Star Wars spoof. Since Empire Strikes Back is the best of the bunch, MacFarlane is really going to have to bring it… and so far, so good.

The official name for the Empire Strikes back spoof is Something Something Something Dark Side, and it’ll be on DVD & Blu-ray 12/22.

Dec 17

Military Could Use iPhones to Track Friends, Enemies in War

Posted in: Apple, apps, iPhone, military, Phones, Today's Chili

What if the iPhone could be used in war? True, it’s primarily a consumer product, but it’s versatile and always connected to the internet (assuming you have network reception) — so why not?

That’s the idea behind new iPhone apps being showcased by Raytheon, a military contractor, at the Intelligence Warfighting Summit in Tucson. One app called the One Force Tracker will provide live data tracking the location of friends and foes on real-time maps. The app will also be used to communicate with other units.

The image above depicts multiple personnel of a military force or first-response team on a map displayed in One Force Tracker.

“Among several objectives, Raytheon wants to enable superior situational awareness for war fighters or for police, fire and rescue teams, enabling them to quickly make more informed decisions,” a Raytheon spokesman told Wired.com.

Raytheon is also developing an air-traffic simulator similar to the popular iPhone game Flight Control. Raytheon’s app aims to enable air-traffic controllers to repetitively practice (in multilevel, gamelike fashion) aspects of their training regimen anytime, anywhere. The image below shows a simulation mode of the app, which is designed to allow controllers to practice “vectoring” multiple aircraft. The goal is to maintain safe air speed and distance between units, among other factors. (We’d imagine Raytheon’s air-traffic simulator is much more difficult than Flight Control.)

Neat stuff. What’s funny is the military usually gets all the cool tech before consumers do, but this is a rare case of the opposite. Raytheon isn’t the first to try out military apps for the iPhone, either. Previously, Wired.com reported on BulletFlight, a $30 iPhone app for military snipers to calculate ballistics. The app was designed to complement a gun mount for the iPod Touch.

Via New York Times

Photos courtesy of Raytheon

Dec 17

Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Desktops

Posted in: Apple, hewlett-packard, HewlettPackard, HP, imac, lenovo, Today's Chili

Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today’s bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the holiday season.

Let’s face it, not everyone needs (or wants) to carry their computer around on the daily routine. Sacrificing portability can have its advantages — and while nettops and all-in-one PCs have become a much more dominant force this year, the traditional, highly upgradeable desktop tower is still the reigning bang-for-the-buck champ. Just make sure your certain special someone has enough desk real estate for whatever potentially-enormous chassis you decide to take home and wrap.

Gallery: Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Desktops

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Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 17

Cyber Technology’s UAV perches, stares, makes us a little uncomfortable (Update: now with video!)

Posted in: military, Today's Chili, wargadget

We’ve seen UAVs that hover in the past, but if you’re looking for something that eschews rotors for nearly silent ducted fans, you’ll need to get your hands on the cyberQuad by Cyber Technology. The fans don’t produce sparks (which is why this thing was recently tested with much success in an extended survey of an offshore drilling platform / oil rig damaged by fire), and its “perch and stare” capabilities mean that it can find a stable spot and sit unattended — not only saving battery time that would otherwise be lost by hovering in place, but taking it all in with whatever video equipment / sensors the operator might have placed on-board. Just the thing for sniffing out enemy combatants and relaying the info to your One Force Tracker-equipped iPhone, perhaps? Get a closer look after the break. [Warning: PDF source link]

Update: Thanks to Randers for hooking us up with some video of the thing in action. It still makes us a little uncomfortable, all that staring…

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Cyber Technology’s UAV perches, stares, makes us a little uncomfortable (Update: now with video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 17

Video: Popular Science Publisher Is Planning for Tablets, Too

Posted in: Media Players, tablets, Today's Chili, videos

Condé Nast was the first publisher to show off a concept video demonstrating a magazine digitally repurposed for a touchscreen tablet, using Wired as an example. Time Warner followed with a concept tablet edition of Sports Illustrated. And now Bonnier, the company that owns Popular Science, has produced a tablet concept video as well.

Codenamed Mag+, Bonnier’s video prototype (above) looks stunning. Rather than simply digitizing entire magazine pages, the concept software allows you to scroll up and down blocks of text. That gives more space and emphasis to artwork, which is true to the magazine experience.

Of course, this is all vaporware until we see a manufacturer deliver a successful tablet product (cough, Apple). For now, we can appreciate that magazines are thinking hard about the future of publishing, and these are some awesome ideas.

See Also:

Hasta La Gadget!

ASUS Eee PC 1201N debuts early at Newegg

Ultimate Christmas 2009 Shopping Deadline List

Order Deadlines for Christmas 2009

BMW’s fire-breathing monster

Hands On: enTourages Slimmed-Down eDGe eBook Reader

Acer gets in the Olympic spirit with special edition Aspire Timeline 1810TZ

Exclusive Clip From Family Guy’s Empire Strikes Back Has A New Lando

Military Could Use iPhones to Track Friends, Enemies in War

Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Desktops

Cyber Technology’s UAV perches, stares, makes us a little uncomfortable (Update: now with video!)

Video: Popular Science Publisher Is Planning for Tablets, Too

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