Apr 14

Wii HD rearing long-rumored head at E3 2011?

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Another year, another chance for Nintendo to deliver what it’s alternately denied and teased since day one — a successor to the Nintendo Wii capable of displaying games in high resolution. Will Nintendo finally make it happen? Multiple totally anonymous sources say yes: they told Game Informer, IGN and Kotaku that just such a system will debut at E3 2011 in June, possibly with a teaser of some sort next month. While the ninja moles didn’t provide many hard details — mostly just the typical iffy claim that the system will wipe the floor with competitors in terms of speeds and feeds — they told IGN that it will support 1080p resolutions and be backwards-compatible with games for the Wii. Naturally, we’ll believe it when we see it… so here’s hoping we see it fairly quickly.

Wii HD rearing long-rumored head at E3 2011? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 14

Intel Talks To Potential Thunderbolt Buyers

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Intel is looking to expand the Thunderbolt brand, which means Intel wants other companies to buy into the new technology quickly. So Intel is doing something about it by sending interested companies kits about the Thunderbolt technology. As of currently, Apple is the only brand that is using the new technology.

Intel has not listed the names of the other companies who have expressed interest. However, we can assume that it will be other computer manufactures. That does not mean in the near future other uses will be found.

Intel has not said if any company is planning to use it besides Apple at this point, but it looks hopeful that it could wind up being a widely accepted technology.

Via Xbit Labs

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Apr 14

The SupaBoy Puts the SNES in the Palm of Your Hand

Posted in: Gadgets, gaming, Retro, Today's Chili, video games

SupaBoy Handheld SNES

If you fondly remember the Super Nintendo and all of the great, cartridge-based games that it had, the SupaBoy might be the handheld gaming system for you – especially if you still have tons of old SNES games lying around your house or in a box in your basement.  The SupaBoy will be manufactured by Hyperkin, a company known for third-party retro gaming gear, and will be compatible with real SNES cartridges. 
The SupaBoy will feature a 3.5-inch color LCD in the center, a rechargeable battery that runs for about 5 hours, and AV out so you can connect it to a real big-screen television if you’re tired of playing your old SNES titles on a small set. You can even connect two SNES controllers to the ports on the front for multiplayer action. 
Hyperkin tweeted about the product a few weeks ago, and followed up by announcing its plans to release the device in the United States this summer. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but old school gamers are likely to pick this one up. 
[via Joystiq]
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Apr 14

Smart, Self-Driving Wheelchairs on the Way

Posted in: Robots, science, Today's Chili, Weird News

Smart Wheelchair

While the promise of self-driving cars may be mere years away, those people who have a powered wheelchair to get around town hopefully won’t have to wait much longer before their chairs can do the work for them as well. 
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using robotics to build smarter wheelchairs – wheelchairs that still respond to human commands, but won’t go rolling off of a cliff by themselves even if the human operator holds down the accelerator and the on-board camera sees there’s a hazard ahead. 
The goal is to make wheelchairs safer even if the human operator is incapacitated or the controls malfunction. Researchers hope to program powered wheelchairs with rudimentary artificial intelligence so they know the difference between real and reasonable human control commands and nonsensical ones that are at best silly and at worst harmful for the driver. 
The wheelchairs can be controlled via conventional joystick, or even XBox controller. You can see a video of one of the chairs in action behind the jump.
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Apr 14

Samsung Gem review: Edgy personality in a basic Froyo phone

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It’s not often we stumble across a smartphone with both personality and a phenomenal price. Despite some mostly minor drawbacks, the Gem has the makings of a great entry-level Android phone.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

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Apr 14

Altec Lansing InMotion Air review: Stylish Bluetooth speaker

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Though it’s neither the best-sounding nor the cheapest Bluetooth speaker we’ve heard, the Altec Lansing InMotion Air IMW725 wins points for its attractive design, portability, and plug-and-play setup with any PC.

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Apr 14

Top Stories: Thursday, April 14, 2011 [Total Recap]

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Apr 14

Intel and Micron announce new 20nm NAND Flash manufacturing process

Posted in: flash, intel, SSD, storage, Today's Chili
You didn’t think Intel and Micron would just rest on their laurels after starting 25nm flash production last year, did you? The two are now back with an even more impressive 20nm process, and an 8GB MLC NAND device that measures just 118mm² and allows for a 30 to 40 percent reduction in board space. Of course, those 8GB chips can also be combined for far more storage, so you can count on seeing even higher capacity phones, tablets and SSDs sometime after production kicks off in the in second half of 2011. At that point, Intel and Micron also plan to show off a 16GB device that promises to allow for 128GB of storage in a solid-state storage solution smaller than a postage stamp. Full press release is after the break.

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Intel and Micron announce new 20nm NAND Flash manufacturing process originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 14

Google Maps Search History Helped Police Link Murder Victim to Alleged Killer [Crime]

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On a July night in 2008, Nancy Cooper went for a run in Cary, North Carolina. She never returned. In October of that same year, her body was discovered and her husband Brad Cooper was charged with her murder. The Smoking Gun? His Google Maps search history. More »

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Apr 14

Google expands NFC check-ins, clutters more restaurant windows

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Recommended on GoogleGoogle’s love affair with NFC continues to blossom, and QR codes are starting to feel like a neglected stepchild. After a successful trial run in Portland, the once-upon-a-search company is expanding its NFC check-in program to four new cities, slapping RFID “Recommended on Google” stickers on windows in Las Vegas; Madison, Wisconsin; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Austin, Texas. The company wants to be the best in the location-based service market, and NFC is its crane kick. While Foursquare and Facebook users are forced to do silly things like track down the right business in an endless list of nearby results or try and focus their cellphone’s camera on a dimly lit QR code, you could simply be swiping over a sticker, scoring discounts and moving on. Provided, of course, you happen to have one of the few NFC-equipped phones on the market (such as the Nexus S), live in one of Google’s five testbed cities and really want your friends to know you hit Planet Wings for lunch — again. Full PR after the break.

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Google expands NFC check-ins, clutters more restaurant windows originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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