CNET takes a closer look at high dynamic range photos and the other new features from iOS 4.1, the latest Apple operating system for the iPhone and iPod Touch. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20015874-233.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPhone Atlas/a/p
Pardon us as we coin the term “apportunity” to describe the upcoming developer program Eye-Fi has just announced. Developers will able to tie their apps / applications / sites into Eye-Fi features and services through the web, including accessing an Eye-Fi card for photos and video, changing settings on the card, and uploading to online sharing sites through Eye-Fi channels instead of directly connecting to each site. It all sounds very promising in a niche, people-who-use-WiFi-SD-cards sort of way, and we look forward to the results as Eye-Fi starts giving out API keys in phases, beginning this fall.
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LaCie Rikiki USB 3.0
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Lacie dropped two new USB 3.0-powered external hard drives Wednesday–a high-speed 3.0 update to the CNET-favored Rikiki and the sexy aluminum Minimus USB 3.0 desktop hard drive. Both externals are wrapped in brushed aluminum that protects the drive from scratches and light spills and also serves to dissipate heat from the drive while in use.
The two devices are compatible with Mac and PC OS and each comes bundled with 10GB of free Wuala storage in the cloud, making it easy to share files with coworkers and friends. And don’t stress if your system isn’t fitted with the latest USB 3.0 connection–the drives are also backward-compatible with version 2.0.
The LaCie Rikiki 3.0 will come in 500GB and 1TB capacities, but the LaCie Web site only has the 500GB in stock for $100, just $15 more than the 500GB Rikiki USB 2.0. Alternatively, the LaCie lists the 1TB Minimus USB 3.0 for $130. Both drives are available now.
More pictures of both drives after the jump.
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No, we’re not talking about robotic charging stations that roam the highways and recharge your car without even stopping (sadly), but a new system proposed Zafer Sahinoglu and his colleagues at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts may just help to fill in some of the gaps on the road. While exact specifics are a bit light, the basic idea is to have a series of “roaming” chargers that would be charged up at night and moved around based on demand — demand that would be determined by sensors in electric vehicles, which would report their findings back to a central operations center. According to Sahinoglu, you’d only need five charging stations to cover 100 electric cars on a 100-kilometer stretch of highway, so it would seemingly be a quick and relatively inexpensive way to cover a large area — assuming you can find an efficient way to actually move the chargers around. Look for more details to be announced at the Vehicular Technology Conference in Ottawa next week.Researchers propose ‘roaming’ charging stations to keep electric cars powered originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
There’s a pretty immediate response these days–every time a shiny new gadget is announced, I wonder what the thing would look like unscrewed and pried apart. It makes me feel a bit like a gadget serial killer, to be perfectly honest–and I blame iFixIt.
The site has made a name for itself with its gadget teardowns, ripping apart the lastest pieces of consumer tech before many sites even get a chance to review the thing. Of course, when it comes to the latest iPod touch from Apple, the FCC actually beat the company to the punch.
Now that iFixIt has finally gotten its hands on Apple’s latest MP3 player, the results are, as expected, a lot nicer to look at than the FCC’s Alien Autopsy-style images. iFixIt has also managed to get its hands on (and subsequently take apart) the latest shuffle and nano.
In Jonathan Franzen’s much-hyped new novel, a main character gives a sarcastic interview in which he suggests the iPod is a symbol of Republicanism and that Apple is, well, kind of evil. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20015879-71.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Technically Incorrect/a/p
Fall is always a big time of year for new consumer electronics, and headphones are no exception. Ultimate Ears recently debuted a grip of new earphones for fall. Check ’em out in this gallery.
We still maintain that you’ve got better options than TomTom when it comes to iPhone GPS software, but if you pulled the trigger before giving yourself a moment to consider what you were actually doing, this here news may just interest you. In an effort to maintain compatibility with Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone, TomTom is now including a simple adapter for all Car Kit orders going out on September 1st or later. If you ordered one prior to that, you can apply down in the source link for a freebie to be sent your way. Or just hack something up in the garage that looks like the insert above. Your call, vaquero.
Update: Full press release after the break.
[Thanks, Dan]
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Oh, Ben — how far you’ve come. But now that you’re about to star in your very own web show, don’t ever forget that we had you first. Pleasantries aside, we couldn’t be more thrilled to hear that the man responsible for pushing the art of modding into the mainstream is set to host a bi-weekly web TV show on the subject. The Ben Heck Show will see its first episode published on September 13th, where Ben showcases a mod of a controller for an avid gamer with a serious disability. Future episodes will highlight “projects inspired by the modder community, ranging from mods for a particular need to gadgets that help electronic enthusiasts work and play faster,” which means that you and yours can send in ideas that may end up on the show. Head on past the break for a trailer, and be sure to pencil this one in right beside our own Engadget Show when it comes time for viewing pleasure.
P.S. – Congrats, Ben!
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iPod nano code hints at possible video playback originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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