Apr 28
Verizon Wireless says its 4G LTE network is back online after an outage that affected users for full day.
Originally posted at Dialed In
Apr 28
MSI gets a SteelSeries keyboard, builds the GX780 gaming notebook around it
Posted in: CoreI7, gaming, intel, keyboard, laptop, msi, notebook, Today's Chili
The worst part about buying a fancy new gaming keyboard? It’s hard to show the thing off if it never leaves your basement apartment. MSI‘s newly announced GX780 notebook combines a colorful backlit 102-key SteelSeries-designed keyboard with the (relative) portability of an 8.6 pound gaming laptop. The keyboard features 1,000 different color combinations, five lighting modes, 10 key simultaneous input, and a layout the company calls “The Golden Triangle” — trademark pending, we’re sure. The 17.3 inch notebook has some solid non-keyboard specs as well, including GeForce GT555M graphics, a second gen Intel Core i7 processor, and an impressive maximum 16GB of DDR3. No word on pricing or availability, but hopefully the MSRP isn’t as colorful as that keyboard. Full press release after the break.
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MSI gets a SteelSeries keyboard, builds the GX780 gaming notebook around it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 28
The Worst Royal Wedding Merchandise [Crap]
Posted in: london, Today's Chili, top, uk
Every marketing manager and his dog has dreamt up a little royal wedding cash-cow in time for the nuptials tomorrow. But which gift should you buy—either to send to the newlyweds, or to sheath in plastic wrap and bury under your bed for the grandchildren, who’ll only wrinkle their noses and toss it in the bin 60 years down the track? More »
Apr 28
Verizon says its LTE network is back ‘up and running’
Posted in: 4G, lte, network, Today's Chili, verizon
Well, it looks like this week’s other massive outage is now officially behind us — Verizon just issued a brief statement to let us know that its 4G LTE network is now “up and running.” Details on exactly what caused the outage remain light, however, with the company only saying that “network engineers and vendors quickly identified the issue and solved it.” What’s more, while it says that Thunderbolt users should now have “normal service,” those with LTE modems may still have some problems when switching between 3G and 4G modes, although that will apparently “continue to improve.”
Verizon says its LTE network is back ‘up and running’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 28
iPhone turntable concept brings dropped calls to your record collection
Posted in: Apple, AppleIphone, concept, iPhone, MP3, smartphone, Today's Chili
Any audiophile worth their weight in 180 gram vinyl will gladly tell you that nothing sounds quite as good as a record. Unfortunately, the format has a few major drawbacks, like a lack of portability and the fact that it really sucks at making phone calls. The iPhone, on the other hand, is light years ahead of those fronts — well, one of out two ain’t bad. This new concept from designer Olivier Meynard offers the best of both worlds, embedding a horizontal iPhone dock next to a wheel of steel, so you can play back your favorite LP through the built-in speakers and encode those tracks as MP3s, which are uploaded to your handset as it charges. Finally, a way to turn your long out of print prog rock albums into ringtones, as they were meant to be heard.
iPhone turntable concept brings dropped calls to your record collection originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 28
Brammo taking its electric motorcycles offroad in Vegas next week, puts Zero on notice
Posted in: ev, Today's Chili
You remember the Enertia, right — that sweet electric motorcycle from Brammo? Well, a few years back the company slapped some dirt bike tires on this silent cycle (seen above) and taunted the world with the possibility of an Earth-friendly offroad ride. Such a creation never made it to market, sadly, but it looks like the company may finally be ready to deliver. The bike hounds over at Asphalt & Rubber were digging through the AMA MiniMoto SX supercross race list of entrants when they spotted the Brammo name… which is odd since the Oregon-based company’s current vehicles are all street-only affairs. Guess Zero Motorcycles better watch its back, there may be new challenger for king of the electric dirt bike hill. We won’t have to wait long to know for sure — the Brammo team will be launching its latest creation through the muddy, hairpin turns at the South Point Arena in Vegas next week.
Brammo taking its electric motorcycles offroad in Vegas next week, puts Zero on notice originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apr 28
In a city where bumper guards are more important than a rally suspension, the New York International Auto Show still has appeal. Most people in the metro New York area have cars, just not Manhattanites, and New York is where the media and ad agencies are. I saw several key trends at NYIAS, which runs through Sunday at the Javits Center, including lots of small cars, green cars, and tech-oriented cars. My top five trends after the jump, including why a $11,500 Nissan Versa (photo) is a star of the show.
Apr 28
Apple’s cloud streaming service to be called iCloud?
Posted in: Apple, cloud, itunes, rumor, streaming, Today's Chili
Okay, so if you had to guess a name for an Apple service that exists in the cloud it’s pretty safe to say you’d pick “iCloud,” right? Good, now that we’re past the obvious, there are some slightly more compelling indicators out there that this may indeed be what Apple is going to call its (presumably) soon-to-launch music streaming service. We received anonymous tips about this name in the past, and now Om Malik is reporting some interesting history, that the domain iCloud.com is owned by a company called Xcerion, which recently re-branded its cloud-based storage service from iCloud to CloudMe. TechCrunch reached out to the company and got a beautifully-worded non-denial talking about how the new name better embraces the company’s cross-platform approach. That it does, but the timing is interesting. Obviously nothing is confirmed, but with Warner and at least one other of the big four record labels signed on, we’d guess the real name for this service should be drifting into view any time now.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Apple’s cloud streaming service to be called iCloud? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apr 28
The GoldenEar Technology TritonCinema Two multichannel home theater system is winning raves from the audiophile press.
Originally posted at The Audiophiliac
Apr 28
Don’t want to pay for a cable box for a second or third TV in your home but still want to watch TV? If you have an integrated QAM tuner in your TV, you may be able to pull in basic stations for free–and in HD.
Originally posted at Fully Equipped
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