Apr 29

Poseidon floating power plant features wind turbines, location for Waterworld II

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We’ve seen plenty of attempts to harness the movement of the sea for power, including underwater turbines and Searaser pumps, but those technologies are sadly unreliable. Denmark’s Floating Power Plant has thought of that, however — ingeniously outfitting its 350-ton Poseidon platform with wind turbines as well as the underwater variety, so it can harvest energy even when the sea is calm. As stability is a major concern, the company took design cues from oil rigs, so this bad boy should hopefully stay right-side-up even in the most perfect of storms. According to Inhabitat, the company is pegging energy costs between 10 and 15 Euro cents per kilowatt hour — competitive for the continent. This thing is currently stationed off the coast of Lolland in Denmark, although with any luck they’ll be all over the world soon enough, at which point we will use them as bases from which to launch our futuristic, dystopian undersea armies.

Poseidon floating power plant features wind turbines, location for Waterworld II originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

iPhone covered front to back with camera-related rumors

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Well, here’s a nice bit of symmetry to emerge from the Apple rumor mill in recent days — some new purported details on both the rear and front-facing camera on the next-generation iPhone. The first, and more straightforward of the two, comes courtesy of The Chosum Ilbo, which is reporting that the next iPhone will pack a 5-megapixel camera supplied by LG Innotek. Details on it are otherwise pretty light, but the site says that LG has already started producing the “sophisticated cameras” at its plant in Gumi this month, with mass production supposedly set to begin in the second half of this year. The second rumor concerns the iPhone’s front-facing camera, and comes after a bit of digging in the latest iPhone 4 SDK beta. According to MacRumors, the SDK not only includes an unfortunate bit of code that suggests video calls will be WiFi-only, but evidence that video chat will be integrated into Apple’s Game Center as well — exactly how remains unclear, although there’s certainly no shortage of possibilities. Dive into the links below for the complete details.

iPhone covered front to back with camera-related rumors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

Verizon Delays New Shipments of Droid Incredible Until May

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Droid Incredible sold out.JPGAlthough Verizon’s new Droid Incredible smartphones was expected to ship on Thursday, it seems most Verizon stores are listing the phone as sold out due to high demand.

Unfortunately, Verizon’s stated ship date of April 29 was too optimistic, as the carrier has delayed shipments until May 4 for those who haven’t previously preordered the phone. And with Google’s decision to terminate the Nexus One, the Incredible was left as the best option for those looking to buy a high-end Android phone from Verizon.

Even Google encouraged users to buy the Incredible instead. In a blog post on Google’s site, the company is now directing Verizon users to the HTC Incredible site.

“In the U.S., if you’ve been waiting for the Nexus One for Verizon Wireless’ network, head over to [the Incredible site] to pre-order the Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful new Android phone and a cousin of the Nexus One that is similarly feature-packed. It will be available in stores on April 29th.”

As PCMag.com’s Sascha Segan concluded, the HTC Incredible is indeed incredible, the most powerful phone on the market today. “It’s our obvious Editors’ Choice for Verizon
Wireless smartphones and one of our highest-rated phones in the past
year,” he wrote.

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Apr 29

Microsoft Cancels Innovative Courier Tablet Project [Courier]

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According to sources familiar with the matter, Microsoft has cancelled Courier, the folding, two-screen prototype tablet that was first uncovered by Gizmodo. More »

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Apr 29

Jon Stewart to Apple: Dont Be Appholes

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“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart on Wednesday skewered Apple for its involvement in a raid on Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s home.

“The cops had to bash in the guy’s door? Don’t they know there’s an app for that?” Stewart said, before displaying a graphic calling the company “Appholes.”

Chen returned home last week to find his front door broken and police in his house confiscating electronic equipment. The raid came days after Gizmodo posted a sneak peak at an iPhone prototype an Apple employee accidentally left in a California bar. Gizmodo paid $5,000 for the device and posted all the details on its Web site; Apple later requested Gizmodo return the device. Police took nearly two dozen items from Chen’s home, including computers, his iPhone, and an iPad.

Last night, Stewart joked that Apple is now becoming “the man.”

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Apr 29

‘Desktop’ app turns iPad into split-screen toolbox

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Is your iPad pulling desk duty? Then why not turn it into dual-pane widget panel? This clever app does exactly that, and for just 99 cents. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-20003788-243.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPad Atlas/a/p

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Apr 29

Ubuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’ arrives on the scene

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It’s been less than a year since Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” was released, but the next big version of the Linux OS has now already arrived to take its place: Ubuntu 10.04 “Lucid Lynx.” In addition to the usual tweaks and fixes, this one promises a boot speed that is “noticeably quicker” on almost any machine (and especially on those with SSDs), along with a range of new features including a social networking-oriented “Me Menu,” Ubuntu Software Centre 2.0 for easier access to new software, and a slew of new cloud-based services courtesy of Ubuntu One — not to mention the Ubuntu One music store. The release also marks the first time that GIMP doesn’t come pre-installed (you get F-Spot instead), and it is naturally complemented by Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition, which promises even faster boot speeds and other optimizations. Ready to make the jump? Then you can grab the Release Candidate right now at the link below, or you can wait a bit for the final Long-Term Support (LTS) version, which is said to be “just around the corner.”

Update: And just like that, the LTS version is out! Get it at the source link below.

Ubuntu 10.04 ‘Lucid Lynx’ arrives on the scene originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

BookArc Keeps iPad Standing Tall

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If Apple had included a kick stand with the iPad, it would have been more convenient, but it also would have killed a nascent industry. If you’re sorting among the many commercial options looking for the ideal way to stand your little buddy, consider the BookArc by Twelve South, which has an attractive look and works in both portrait and landscape orientations. Combine it with a wireless keyboard and you’ve got a go-anywhere office.

If you find the BookArc’s $39.99 price (now with free shipping) too steep for a molded piece of plastic, there are options. I like this less-expensive solution, which analyst Ross Rubin suggested in a recent tweet. 

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Apr 29

Giz Explains: How Multitasking Works on a Phone [Giz Explains]

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Multitasking! On phones! Everybody does it now. But each smartphone platform does it differently. Here are the various tricky ways that the major platforms try to juggle multiple apps. More »

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Apr 29

FastCharge: Power your electric car in 2.5 hours

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Infracharge’s new product, the Chargemaster FastCharge, chucks out a whopping 32A (7kW) current, more than twice the amount offered by today’s charging posts.

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