Mar 24
Pantech Caper on Verizon prepaid
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe basic Pantech Caper showed up unannounced at CTIA 2011.
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Mar 24
Styrofoam touches electrodes to create incredibly fast-charging wonderbatteries
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Elon Musk’s heart may have already given up on the humble battery, lusting after capacitors, but researchers at the University of Illinois have think there’s life in the ‘ol cells yet, creating batteries that charge and discharge in seconds. They’ve found a way to create electrodes using polystyrene beads as a sort of substrate, tiny spheres helping to set the porosity of either the nickel-metal hydride or lithium-manganese capacitor material. By adjusting the size and density of the bean bag innards the team was able to create an electrode porosity of 94 percent, which is just a few ticks short of theoretically ideal for exposing the maximum surface area of the electrode to the battery material. This results in extremely fast charges and discharges, the NiMH cell hitting 90 percent capacity in just 20 seconds and discharging in as quickly as 2.7 seconds. While we don’t know just what kind of charging system the team was using to achieve this, even assuming a high-amperage stream of electrons this is still a remarkable feat. But, like most major advances there’s a drawback: similar to Toshiba’s SCiB batts the capacity of these cells is only about three quarters what it would be using normal battery construction, meaning you’d need roughly 25 percent more mass to get the same range in your ultra-fast charging EV of the future. That might just be a worthy trade-off.
Styrofoam touches electrodes to create incredibly fast-charging wonderbatteries originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 24
University of Twente’s new lens reveals the sub-100nm level with visible light
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Small is beautiful, but only when you can see it. Specifically, we’re talking about nanostructures — including cellular organelles and nanoelectronic circuits — around the order of 100nm. The problem is with a microscope, visible light only takes us down to a resolution of 200nm at best, and it’s not always ideal to use conventional methods to boost the resolution — you’d either have to dope the subject with fluorescent dye or use highly delicate equipment. Thankfully, the University of Twente has come up with a new type of lens that would solve this problem: in a nutshell, a nanoparticle is placed on one side of the gallium phosphide lens, while the other side — disorderedly etched with acid — takes in a precisely modulated laser beam and scatters it into a focal point of your choice. Sure, this sounds bizarre and ironic, but apparently the modulation is controlled in such a way that the scattered beam focuses much tighter than an ordinary beam would using an ordinary lens. Have a look at the comparison shots of some gold nanoparticles after the break — that’s some sweet 97nm resolution right there for ya.
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University of Twente’s new lens reveals the sub-100nm level with visible light originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Mar 24
Nook Color getting Flash and apps in April update, according to Home Shopping Network (update: official)
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The little e-reader that could is about to do even more — according to a listing on the Home Shopping Network, the Nook Color will get an update next month that brings Flash support and additional apps to the platform. That suggests that we’ll finally be seeing Android 2.2 and perhaps an app store of some sort, though HSN isn’t spilling the beans right now — the cable station wants you to tune in at 12AM, 5AM or 9AM (or 12PM, 5PM or 9PM) ET this Saturday to get an exclusive sneak peek at the goods. Yours for just four easy payments of $74.97… which must seem like a tremendous deal compared to HSN’s “retail value” of $504.
Update: Barnes & Noble has now made this completely official itself, and confirmed that the update will include email support among other “exciting new applications.” Press release is after the break.
Nook Color getting Flash and apps in April update, according to Home Shopping Network (update: official) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 24
Ask Engadget: best ergonomic keyboard for a Mac?
Posted in: Apple, AskEngadget, keyboard, Mac, os x, OsX, peripheral, Today's Chili
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Andrew, who isn’t interested in ever getting CTS. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
“I bought my first computer from Apple a few months ago (15-inch MacBook Pro) and I’ve been using it extensively around campus. I didn’t give it too much notice at first, but the keyboard is making me develop wrist problems (possibly carpel tunnel?). My wrist has been hurting so much that I couldn’t sleep because my wrist would keep twitching. I bought a Logitech Wave Pro, which helped my wrist problem a lot. Problem is, Logitech dropped OS X support for the Logitech Wave almost two years ago, and many of my buttons are mapped incorrectly.Which ergonomic keyboard would you suggest? I’m open to anything. Bluetooth is a bonus so I don’t have to worry about a receiver, but if that degrades the performance / speed of the keyboard then I don’t want it. Thanks!”
We know Andrew’s not alone here. There simply aren’t enough legitimate ergonomic keyboard options that work perfectly with OS X, but hopefully there are one or two that have really made you folks happy. Let us know in comments below, cool?
Ask Engadget: best ergonomic keyboard for a Mac? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 24
Whatever Google (and Yahoo!) can do, Bing can do better? It doesn’t exactly have that so-called ring to it, but Bing has proven to be a legitimate contender in the search wars — particularly on the mobile side. This week, Microsoft launched a number of updates to the Bing for Mobile browse portal, giving users access to better and faster image search, real-time transit and directions, app search for the iPhone, and more. The new version relies on HTML5, and the company assures us that Windows Phone 7 support for the updates (and HTML5) will be available later in the year. On-the-go users will also see transit directions (real-time in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and Los Angeles), a reorganized shopping experience, automated weather suggestions and app / movie searches. Head on down to the source link (on your phone, of course) to see if any of the new features have you sold.
Bing for Mobile portal gets updated, brings HTML5-based fanciness originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 24
Audible audiobooks now flying onto Kindles via WiFi
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Heads-up, Kindle owners — digging into your next audiobook just got a lot less troublesome. Audible has just announced that over 50,000 of its audiobooks are now available to download directly onto Kindles everywhere through WiFi. Granted, that’s still one step away (3G) from being as good as it could possibly get, but it’s still a tremendous improvement over the tried-and-true USB sideloading method. For those looking to get started for the first time, the outfit’s offering a 30-day free trial of AudibleListener Gold, detailed in the source link below. Happy listening, bookworms.
Audible audiobooks now flying onto Kindles via WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar 24
This article was written on June 03, 2006 by CyberNet.
I just received a Dell catalog in the mail and noticed that it had the 2407WFP 24″ monitor. This meant that it was on sale in the United States so I went on Dell’s site and noticed they have it on there as well. It currently says that it will ship in 5-7 days which isn’t too bad considering that they just released it to the United States.
I have the 2405FPW 24″ monitor and it is wonderful. You would be surprised at how nice it is especially for those people that do photo or video editing. It is definitely a product that I would recommend if you have the cash to do it. If you don’t care about getting the new version of the monitor then you can get the 2405FPW for $710 right now. The huge savings is probably worth getting the older LCD.
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Mar 24
Copenhagen airport tracks your every move using WiFi signals
Posted in: app, apps, iPhone, security, Today's Chili, Travel, wifi
Hello, Big Brother! According to the New York Times, Copenhagen International Airport is currently testing a new program that monitors passengers based on WiFi data emitted from devices like laptops and smartphones. Airport officials observe travelers from a remote computer, and can tell, within 10 feet of accuracy, where they spend their time — those arriving and departing are represented by different colored dots. The program, created by Geneva-based SITA, also gives visitors the option to download an iPhone app that provides location-based information, like promotions from nearby restaurants. SITA’s VP said the software isn’t intrusive, as it follows devices, not individuals, but we’re not sure we want anyone to know how long our Android spends in the bathroom — and you thought those naughty-bit scanners were creepy.
Copenhagen airport tracks your every move using WiFi signals originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Mar 24
CNET Car Tech reviews the 2012 Infiniti M35h hybrid.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
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