Apr 29

Intel’s Cedar Trail gets some specs, combines CPU and GPU on a single chip

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Intel Atom Lineup

That new processor smell has barely started to fade from Oak Trail and we’re already getting some tantalizing details about the next generation of Atom chips — Cedar Trail. As expected, Intel has moved to 32nm, which allows it to cram the GPU and the CPU onto the same sliver of silicon. The first two models, the D2500 and D2700, will be dual-core, sport 1MB of L2 cache, and have a miserly TDP of 10w — 3w lower than current dual-core Atoms. The former will be clocked at 1.86GHz with Hyper-Threading turned off, while the D2700 flips the switch on those two extra threads and kicks it up a notch to 2.13GHz. The new integrated graphics will boast better HD decoding and support for Blu-ray playback which, when combined with the taunts of fanless designs and WiDi, make Cedar Trail a natural fit for the living room.

Intel’s Cedar Trail gets some specs, combines CPU and GPU on a single chip originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

Panasonic Viera Cast TV on 2011 Blu-ray players review

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CNET reviews Panasonic’s Viera Cast streaming-content portal, finding that although it offers fewer overall streaming services than competitors, its easy-to-use interface makes it one of the top picks.

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Apr 29

Solar car chases checkered flag at Indy

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A University of New Mexico engineering team unveils the Lobo del Sol solar car just in time for the Formula Sun Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Apr 29

LCD-equipped Cisco REN301 Residential Gateway stops by FCC, reveals all its dirty secrets

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Cisco REN301 Residential Gateway

Ah, the all too familiar WiFi troubleshooting dance: the network goes down, you dig through the closet for an Ethernet cable, saunter over to the router, jack yourself in, type in the IP address, and start poking around at your settings. Cisco’s REN301 Residential Gateway (a fancy way of saying “router”), which just passed through the FCC, could make things at least a little bit easier thanks to its built-in LCD screen and capacitive touch controls. Wave your hand over the display to bring it to life and you can check the status of your connections, modify some basic settings, and peruse a log of calls that have come in over the SIP VoIP phone jacks. The REN301, which has a single band 802.11b/g/n radio, can also turn USB drives and SD cards into NAS storage — the company even throws in a 32GB card to get you started. We don’t have a price or release date, but since it’s been splayed open for federal regulators we probably won’t have to wait long. There’s a couple of pics of the router’s UI after the break.

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Apr 29

If only Justin robot could catch knives, not balls

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Rollin’ Justin is an iPad-controlled humanoid that can catch two thrown balls at once. That’s a neat trick, but knives would be more neat.

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Apr 29

Angry Birds Throwable Plush Toys Let You Recreate the Game

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Throwable Angry Birds Plush

The Angry Birds train rolls on, and while you can buy all manner of Angry Birds swag, nothing has been quite as cool yet as these adorable, palm-sized Angry Birds 5″ plush toys from ThinkGeek. Just tap one of the birds’ heads, and then throw him across the room to hear him make the sounds from the game while flying through the air. 
All of the birds are accounted for, and they all make sounds – you can collect all of the individual birds and build your own pig crushing arsenal. The best part is that the pigs are available too: the piglet, the helmeted pig, the mustached pig, and yes, even the Pig King himself are all up for sale. With enough of them, you can recreate your own Angry Birds level using plush toys that actually make all the right noises when you throw them or things fall on top of them. 
Each of the birds and pigs are available now for $9.99 retail price directly from ThinkGeek. A number of them are on back-order, so make sure you check back if the one you want isn’t available. Check out a video of the little guys in action behind the jump.
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Apr 29

Verizon document suggests LG Revolution will have Netflix pre-installed

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We didn’t exactly need any more evidence that the LG Revolution would be the first Android phone to support Netflix, but a new, seemingly authentic Verizon document posted by an Android Central forum member has now all but confirmed that fact. What’s more, considering that Verizon touts Netflix as one of the phone’s main features, it seems safe to assume that the app will also come pre-installed for your convenience. As you can see, Verizon also says that the phone is “coming soon,” which is unfortunately about as specific a release date as we’ve seen so far. Wondering what’s in store? Then you might want to check out the hands-on we did with the app back at Mobile World Congress in February.

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Apr 29

White iPhone 4 Slightly Larger than The Original

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White and Black iPhone 4

If you’re one of the folks who ran out to pick up a brand new white iPhone 4 from Apple this week, you might want to hold off on picking up a case for it just yet. The white iPhone is a little bigger than the black version, and by “little,” we really mean only about 0.2mm. 
Now that’s not a huge difference when it comes to how well it fits in your hand, or how well it actually makes calls or surfs the web, but where it’s a huge difference is when it comes to cases, peripherals, and other full-body devices designed to connect to the iPhone 4. Case manufacturers will have to redesign their cases to fit the slightly bigger device (unless we’re talking about bumpers and flexible cases, that is,) and peripheral manufacturers with stands, keyboard attachments, and other devices that clip onto the entire body of the iPhone will have to account for the ever-so-slight size difference. 
In the end, it won’t be long before you’ll head into your local electronics store and see iPhone cases along a wall marked with “AT&T – Black,” “AT&T – White,” “Verizon – Black” and “Verizon – White” on the packaging so you know which one to buy. 
[via MacRumors]
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Apr 29

The $2 Billion Dark-Matter-Hunting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer [Monster Machines]

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Whenever NASA launches its next-to-last space shuttle, the Endeavour—hopefully two days from now—it’ll be hauling an appropriately epic payload: the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. More »

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Apr 29

Apple’s iPad 2 Smart Cover color conspiracy

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Apple makes its Smart Cover for the iPad 2 in 10 colors, but some argue the best colors are reserved for the higher-priced $69 leather version–and it’s no accident that they are.

Originally posted at Fully Equipped

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