Dec 13

Chevy Volt starts shipping to customers, most of whom forgot they ordered one last decade

Posted in: electric car, ElectricCar, ev, green, Today's Chili

Mark it down, folks — it’s a monumental day. In a way, this marks the end of one of the longest running sagas covered at Engadget, but in reality, it’s probably the start of something else entirely. Chevrolet’s Volt was once the starlet of the electric vehicle universe. And then 2009 happened. In the meanwhile, a smattering of other automakers have moved forward with hybrid and pure electric plans, with Tesla’s Roadster heading out to thousands of motorists and Nissan’s Leaf shipping to customers earlier this week (just to name a couple). Of course, GM still maintains that the Volt is the “world’s first-and-only electric vehicle with extended-range capability,” but we’re sure a laundry list of rivals would love to argue that point. Regardless of the hurdles and hardships, Chevy has still managed to turn a far-flung concept into reality for around 160 people this week, and a slow but steady trickle of these things should continue for the foreseeable future. If you’re wondering if placing an order is right for you, have a look at our most recent test drives.

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Dec 13

Quickly Tag & Bookmark Sites in Firefox 3

Posted in: Firefox 3, Firefox Extensions, Freeware, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 16, 2008 by CyberNet.

One thing that I absolutely love about the new Firefox 3 is its ability to bookmark a site in one-click using the star button in the address bar. It doesn’t organize my bookmarks, but it makes for a great way to temporary bookmark a site.

With the new TagMarks extension you can alleviate part of that problem. What it does is display additional icons in the address bar that only appear when you hover over the gold star. Clicking on one of the icons will bookmark the site, but it will also apply a specific tag to the bookmark depending on what icon you clicked. You can apply multiple tags by clicking on as many of the icons as you want.

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There are a few ways that the extension tries to keep the clutter to a minimum. First off, when you’re not hovering over the gold star the icons will be hidden, except for those you’ve applied to the current site. Secondly, only a handful of icons are shown when hovering over the star. To see more of the icons you need to place your mouse over the arrow located next to the leftmost icon.

If you take a look in your Bookmarks menu you’ll also see an option to open up a page containing your TagMarks. From there you can click on one of the respective icons to see all of the bookmarks with that tag.

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Overall I’d say that this extension is can be very helpful in making sense of your one-click bookmarks, but I think it needs some customizability. Users should be able to choose which icons show up in the bar, and also what tag gets applied when selecting a particular icon.

TagMarks Extension [via Firefox Facts]

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Dec 13

Supreme Court Considers Kindle v. iPad

Posted in: amazon, Apple, e-books, e-readers, ipad, kindle, Tablets and E-Readers, Today's Chili

Newly-approved Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is a Kindle user, while longtime conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wields an iPad.

This nugget of information appeared in a recent video clip on C-SPAN. Both justices use the devices (plus hard copy printouts) to read the vast quantities of written material they must wade through — up to 40 or 50 briefs for each case, Kagan says in the video above.

The news, however, made us wonder about something of far more pressing national importance: Is this a deep ideological divide on the Supreme Court?

Would Scalia see things differently if he read opinions on the monochrome Kindle? Does Kagan need a dose of iPad color, and maybe a round or two of Flight Control HD between court sessions?

Are Kindle-wielding Justices writing angry “Mactard” and “fanboi” comments on the opinions of their opponents, while the Mac-loving faction refuses to talk or even think about anything that wasn’t designed in Cupertino?

Nah, that doesn’t seem realistic.

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Dec 13

Portable fuel cell generator: Green and powerful

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CNET’s Dong Ngo’s take on MTI Micro’s Mobion charger, the first portable fuel cell power generator for handheld devices.

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Dec 13

Seagate trots out 2.5-inch 1TB Constellation.2 hard drive, dares you to wear it out

Posted in: enterprise, hard drive, HardDrive, storage, Today's Chili

Western Digital may have shipped the industry’s first 2.5-inch 1TB hard drive, and PureSilicon may have done likewise for the SSD sector, but Seagate is still finding a way to lay claim to a “first” with its newfangled Constellation.2. This here 2.5-incher is hailed as the “first 1TB 2.5-inch enterprise HDD,” with it being primed and ready for the insane demands generally found in DAS, NAS, SAN and other nonstop business environments. You’ll get 6Gb/s performance, T10 Protection Information (you know, for keeping your scanned travel receipts safe and sound) and 1.4 million hours MTBF. There’s a self-encrypting drive option for those who just can’t be too careful, and it’ll be out and about later this month in capacity choices of 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB. Mum’s the word on pricing, but Dell ought to be offering ’em across its enterprise products before the dawn of 2011.

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Dec 13

Google’s Zeitgeist report for 2010: America loves the Bieb, already forgot about BP

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Google recently released its annual Zeitgeist report of hot search terms for the year, and if you ask us, what people aren’t searching for is just as interesting as what they are searching for. The climate is going topsy-turvy, oil sources have peaked (or are currently peaking), Afghanistan is a boondoggle, and the season finale of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret was one of the least satisfying in the history of sitcoms — but what tops America’s primary concerns? That’s right: Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Chatroulette, and Apple’s iPad. It almost makes us long for 2009, when Michael Jackson and the swine flu were all the rage. Almost.

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Dec 13

Li’l Android Stocking Stuffer for Android Lovers

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lilandroid.jpgWhat should you get as a Christmas stocking stuffer for the Android lover in your life? How about one of these cute li’l Androids? 

At a recent visit to New York City vinyl toy emporium and art gallery My Plastic Heart I found a stock of these $7.50 collectible Android figurines, part of a limited edition created by artist Andrew Bell. The figurines are sold out on Bell’s Web site, but they’re still available through My Plastic Heart’s Web shop.

Bell’s limited-run li’l Androids sell out very quickly; a special “snowman” edition sold out within days. So if you’re an Android fan, I’d snap up these little guys from My Plastic Heart (or any other store where you find ’em) pretty quickly. If they run out, maybe you can go with one of ThinkGeek’s plush Androids.
(Full disclosure: My Plastic Heart, as an art gallery, also shows my wife Leontine Greenberg’s paintings.)
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Dec 13

Latest Boxee Box update lets locally stored content shine, adds 3D compatible UI and more

Posted in: firmware update, FirmwareUpdate, Today's Chili, upgrade

Just a couple of weeks after its Thanksgiving Day refresh, the Boxee Box is getting another update that should hopefully appease users who prefer to stream their own content as opposed to media from internet sources. As seen above, one of the new additions is an option during the initial setup or in the options menu to indicate which source one prefers more. There’s also genre filtering and an alphabetical scrollbar for local files as well as the option to hourly scan SMB/UPnP/USB sources, and a settings toggle to make the onscreen display and any subtitles compatible with side-by-side or top/bottom compressed 3D content. Check the blog post for all the details and a long list of bug fixes, according to CEO Avner Ronen we can expect another one before the year is out that will bring improvements to the browsers and new content/apps.

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Dec 13

T-Mobile drops the G2 to $50 on contract, really wants you to buy one

Posted in: 4G, Android, froyo, HTC, price, pricing, qwerty, QwertySlider, sale, slider, t-mobile, t-mobile usa, T-mobileUsa, Today's Chili

Pretty self-explanatory really: the T-Mobile G2 is now available to buy for a measly 50 greenbacks from its carrier’s online store. It’s a web-only deal, but it’s sweetened by free overnight delivery for anyone ordering before the 20th of December. So, $50 and two years of your wireless freedom in exchange for a phone capable of exploiting T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network and offering an almost stock Android experience? Decisions, decisions.

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Dec 13

The 404 727: Where we’re breaking snowballs (podcast)

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Natali Portman as the Black Swan

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It’s the last full week of the 404 Podcast before we take off for the holidays, and Mark Licea comes in to help us out with the story rundown that includes the weekend box office with a spoiler-free review of “Black Swan,” a “Tron”-inspired hotel room in Sweden, and this weekend’s Gawker security breach.

Also, be sure to join us after the break when we open a present from a special listener and introduce a new host on the show!

The online Web publisher Gawker Media is the latest victim of a security compromise that exposed the passwords of over 200,000 users last weekend.

The tech news and gossip site told its readers about the security breach in a blog post that urges all registered users to change their log-ins and passwords, especially if they use the same password for multiple accounts online.

A group of hackers called Gnosis took credit for the hack and has made all 200,000 passwords available for download on The Pirate Bay. Their motivations are still unclear, but Gawker may have brought the attack on itself after a blog posted last week mocking the group’s hacking skills.

Gawker says it’s in the process of improving security to prevent further breaches, but who knows how long that will take. And in other very serious hacking news, be sure to change your e-mail passwords if you subscribed to the McDonalds e-mail list, because that got hacked, too.

U.K. designers Ben Rousseau and Ian Douglas-Jones of Extreme Design are the masterminds behind a “Tron”-inspired hotel room made entirely out of ice and snow.

Located in Jukkasjaviri, Sweden, the hotel rooms look like they’re cut directly from the movie, replete with lighting technology built right into the ice to recreate the laser motifs. Rousseau and Douglas-Jones are both “massive fans” of the “Tron” movies, and drew much of their inspiration from the 3D update’s unique nightclub scene involving Daft Punk, who also scored the film.

Go see “Black Swan” as soon as you can. The ballet-themed thriller is directed by Daren Aronofsky, who also masterminded “Pi,” “Requiem for a Dream,” and “The Wrestler,” and stars Natalie Portman as a dancer slowly losing her mind from the pressures of her company and a lead role in an updated version of “Swan Lake.” This episode is spoiler free, so check out the trailer and see it for yourself!

We’re in the process of recording several holiday episodes that will air while we’re on vacation, but we need your help for ideas! Shoot us an e-mail at the404(at)cnet(dot)com with your favorite 404 episodes from 2010 and any questions for the hosts.

They can be personal or work-related, or anything else you’d like to know about me, Jeff, or Wilson! We’ll send our thanks on the air if we choose your question, but be sure to either write “Favorite 404 episode from 2010” or “Question for The 404” in the subject line to make sure it gets read. Thanks!



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