Feb 23
Microsoft announces simultaneous worldwide release for Epic Games’ Xbox 360-exclusive shooter; no beta date yet.
Feb 23
Ah, the high price of beauty: $144 and the a vibrating piece of red plastic on your face. This here is the Beauty Lift High Nose. The thing promises to lift the bridge of your nose (to the point of beauty, one assumes) through the magical power of bone-stimulating vibration.
The thing runs on a CR203 battery and weighs about 25 grams. Its makers recommend you strap it on for three minutes a day. Seriously, what could possibly go wrong?
Feb 23
Been sick with jealousy over all those people reading The Daily on their iPads? Well, it looks like that could all end some time soon if AllThingD’s PKafka has heard correctly. Apparently, News Corp’s tablet-only magazine / newspaper will be heading to Android this spring (or some time in Q2). Considering the team has gotten quite a bit of help from Apple on the development side (word is Apple also rushed to help them fix some of the early bugs) and was the first to use Apple’s new subscription service, that does seem a bit quick, but we’re certainly not complaining about more apps coming to those Honeycomb tablets. We just hope the random crashes and slow load times are fixed by then.
The Daily coming to Android tablets this spring? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Feb 23
iRun Does Portable Livestreams, Makes You Look Like a Jerk
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Joseph Tame will be competing in the Tokyo marathon this month, and yes, he will be dressed like that. It’s all part of the British runner’s plan to live stream the event. The bizarre getup includes four iPhones, an An Android handset, an iPad, three routers, a heart monitor, and an atmospheric mointor.
Says Tame,
This technology will allow me to broadcast live video on two cameras (using either skype or FaceTime to a local studio for re-broadcast), send live location/pace/heart rate data via Runkeeperon the iPhone, transmit temperature, COx/humidity/noise levels via a custom-made Android app – and do all of this while looking incredibly cool.
You’ll be able to watch it all through Tame’s site on the 27th. Video of the devices in action, after the jump.
Feb 23
Cellphones are dangerous / not dangerous: handsets alter brain activity — scientists don’t know what that means
Posted in: cellphone, cellphones, medical, research, study, Today's Chili
Cellphones are bad, mmkay? Or at least that is what many want us to believe, what with all these warning labels and studies telling us that mobile users will end up with brain cancer and kidney damage. Not to mention the dangers of phone addiction — horror of horrors — for our youth. Now, the National Institutes of Health have shown that radiation from your phone’s antenna turns you into a supergenius increases brain activity. Using positron emission tomography (PET) scans on 47 individuals with a muted phone on each ear (to prevent aural brain stimulation), the study found a seven percent increase in brain activity in the area closest to the phones’ antennas when receiving a call. The catch — scientists don’t know “whether this is detrimental or if it could even be beneficial,” so don’t go trading your Cell-Mate in for a Bluetooth headset just yet.
Cellphones are dangerous / not dangerous: handsets alter brain activity — scientists don’t know what that means originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 23
iBike Dash turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a cycling computer
Posted in: Apple, bike, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, Sports, Today's Chili
There’s not exactly any shortage of ways to mount your iPhone or iPod touch to your bike, but there’s decidedly fewer options that actually turn your iOS device into a full-fledged cycling computer that’s able to replace those from the likes of Garmin. This new iBike Dash device promises to do just that, though. It not only houses your device is a protective, waterproof shell, but it includes an ANT+ speed sensor and is compatible with other ANT+ devices so you can measure heart rate and cadence. It also has room for an extra rechargeable battery to extend your run time, and it naturally makes use of a free app that takes advantage of your iPhone’s GPS capabilities (no built-in GPS here to help out iPod touch users). Of course, all that means this one also costs considerably more than a simple bike mount — look for the basic model to set you back $199, while the deluxe package (including cadence and HR monitors along with an extra battery and charger) runs $329.
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iBike Dash turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a cycling computer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Feb 23
Leaked Windows Phone 7 ads challenge your phone head-to-head
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Microsoft’s slowed the pace of Windows Phone 7 ads after saturating the airwaves at launch, but it looks like another campaign is about to begin — WinRumors has a leak of a new set of “Real Time Challenge” interactive web ads that challenge you to complete tasks using your phone against a WP7 device. Challenges include taking a photo and posting it to Facebook, checking Xbox achievements, getting directions, and telling meeting participants you’re running late. Not surprisingly, the WP7 device performs handily at everything — although we’re definitely wondering why you’d be checking Xbox achievements in a hurry while on the run. WinRumors also says that the “Your Phone” image is just a placeholder that will be filled in by other devices in the final ads, so we’ll see how MS decides to portray other platforms and their apps — there’s a lot of ways to do some of these things on Android and iOS devices. (And, sigh, we would note that “Update system software without fatal errors” is not a listed activity.) In any event, it’s a clever ad idea — check the video below.
[Thanks, Irv]
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Leaked Windows Phone 7 ads challenge your phone head-to-head originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb 23
Feb 23
Bioprinting could replace damaged organs in the future. Just make sure you have enough bio-toner for that new brain.
Feb 23
Golfsense iPhone app measures your golf swing in 3D. Will medical applications come later?
Originally posted at Rafe’s Radar
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