May 28
A contest tasking high school students with envisioning the dashboard of the future yielded some great ideas. Which option would you most like to see?
May 28
The electric (only) Mini E shows the promise and peril of new technology. It’s peppy, it’s quiet, and it’s quick. It also gives up its back seat to the big, heavy battery pack, yet range is a bit under 100 miles. And the engineers at BMW (which owns Mini) worked to maximize power regeneration, so the moment you lift off the throttle, you’re braking (regenerating).
May 28
AT&T prepping MobileProtect insurance program for iPhone?
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Shots of some docs over on BGR have us believing that AT&T is on the cusp of launching a program called “MobileProtect,” but don’t be fooled by the fancy name — this is basically an Asurion-operated handset insurance plan just like any other, the only real difference being that it’s for the iPhone and offered directly by the carrier. Interestingly, it seems that you’ll buy the protection through the App Store of all things, automatically billing the credit card that you’ve got on file with Apple, but you’d better really want the protection because it’s going to run $13.99 a month. Oh, and you’ll have to pay a $99 deductible to fix an 8GB 3G, scaling up to $199 for a 32GB 3GS. To put that in perspective, that means it’ll cost you $367 to replace an insured 32GB 3GS after a year of coverage, at which point you’ll say “well, I’d rather have an iPhone 4 anyway” and shell out $200 with an upgrade pull-ahead. Yeah, call us jaded.
AT&T prepping MobileProtect insurance program for iPhone? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 17:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 28
BMW lengthened the new midsize 5 Series, ported over virtually all the high-end options offered on the luxury 7 Series, and created what may be the world’s finest car, at least in the $50,000 (starting price) category. The new design erases some of the quirks of the 2004-2009 5 Series and now non-Bimmerphiles will have a hard time telling it from the longer 7 Series. Which is nice because an entry BMW 535i runs $20,000 less. The car is nearly flawless to drive and to ride in.
May 28
A pair of the most-anticipated mobile computers from this year’s CES show were Lenovo’s U1 Hybrid and Skylight smartbook.
May 28
The Mazda5 crossover, tall wagon or multi activity vehicle (Mazda’s term) provides driving fun and loads more personality than other $20,000 vehicles, and lots of room for its size. Mazda packs three rows of seats and five doors into 182 inches. It’s ideal for someone who wants okay-not-dazzling cargo capacity for long weekends and passable comfort for four adults, plus two more third-row passengers sucking on pacifiers. If you want Bluetooth, you need to buy the high-end $24K Grand Touring (shame, Mazda).
May 28
One of the major complaints customers have with the iPhone and ATT could finally be addressed on June 6, according to The Boy Genius Report.
May 28
Designer Shu-Chun Hsiao created a concrete version that weighs (in grams) exactly the same as the internal capacity.
May 28
Artist creates Back to the Future hoverboard — that actually hovers (video)
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Don’t expect to ride it on solid ground — much less water — but what you see above is indeed a hoverboard that floats. Using electromagnets embedded in the podium and a laser system to measure its position, artist Nils Guadagnin has managed to keep a familiar-looking pink plank aloft, a full five years and five months before the real deal supposedly sees common use. Give the man a pair of kicks, a car and a flux capacitor, and he’ll be all set. Video after the break.
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Artist creates Back to the Future hoverboard — that actually hovers (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 17:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 28
The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:15PM EST!
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It was a quiet week in tech news, but we popped the lid off some big things today, so we’ll have plenty to talk about on the podcast — won’t you join us? We’ll be live at 5:15PM EST, but the chat’s open below, so get comfy.
P.S.- And hey, don’t forget that Ustream has Android and iPhone apps if you’re out and about and can’t join in on the Flash-based fun below. Is that deeply ironic today? Yes, it is.
Update: It’s over, but don’t worry if you missed it — the regular podcast post will be up tomorrow.
The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:15PM EST! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 16:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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