Aug 23
Kevin Lee, the son of Monster Cable founder Noel Lee and a longtime Monster executive, is branching out on his own to launch a new company, Sol Republic, and a new line of affordable performance headphones.
Aug 23
Apple to release cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4 within weeks?
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As the world waits for Apple to release the iPhone 5, Reuters is reporting that Cupertino may be refreshing the iPhone 4, as well. According to two anonymous sources “with knowledge of the matter,” an unnamed Korean manufacturer has already begun producing parts for a cheaper, 8GB version of the smartphone, slated to launch within the next few weeks. As for that next-gen handset, the insiders went on to say that the iPhone 4S / iPhone 5 will feature a more spacious touchscreen, better antenna and eight megapixel shooter, and that Apple is indeed aiming for a late September launch, after having already asked manufacturers Hon Hai and Pegatron to prep their facilities for the production of 45 million units, altogether. Details, as usual, are still scarce at this point, but we’ll let you know as soon as we get more information.
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Aug 23
Toyota to take on Nurburgring without a sound, aims to beat EV record
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All bets are on as Toyota hits up the Nürburgring next week, hoping to shatter the existing EV speed record over all 12.9 miles of the Nordschleife, affectionately nicknamed “green hell.” To break the current nine minute, 1.388 second world best, Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) is unleashing an electric race car with two motors and a top speed of 260kmph (174mph) without emissions. The Radical-based car is similar to the one used by the Racing Green Endurance team on its epic 16,000 mile road trip, only lighter thanks to lithium-ceramic batteries. The company hopes breaking the record will show racing fans just how far electric cars have come, with GM Ludwig Zeller saying, “Many people are still dreaming of an electric future for motorsport; at TMG we believe this is much closer than some think.” Full details are in the PR after the break, or you can just take a detour to the Black Forest next week and check it out yourself.
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Aug 23
Canon announces PowerShot SX150 IS, ELPH 310 / 510 HS point-and-shoot cams
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It’s not every day that we see a new camera hit the market — it only feels like it is. And today it’s Canon’s turn in the spotlight. Beefing up its point-and-shoot lineup with a trio of PowerShots, the company just announced its SX150 IS, ELPH 310 HS, and ELPH 510 HS — that last one is billed as the thinnest camera to include a 12x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle. All three models include a new IS system, Smart Auto with 32 shooting scenes, high-speed burst, and HD video capture. Photographers looking for manual control may want to focus on the $250 14.1 megapixel SX150, which includes aperture- and shutter-priority modes, a discrete-shooting mode, and a 3-inch LCD, but uses a CCD sensor. If you don’t mind sacrificing manual control in favor of a slimmer body design, the $260 ELPH 310 HS and $350 ELPH 510 HS both include 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensors with improved performance in low light, and 8x and 12x optical zoom lenses, respectively. Both ELPH models will ship in early October, while the SX150 is slated to hit stores in the beginning of September. Canon is also announcing a new flash — the $150 HF-DC2 — scheduled to ship just in time to capture bright holiday pics this December.
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Canon announces PowerShot SX150 IS, ELPH 310 / 510 HS point-and-shoot cams originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 23
This article was written on July 16, 2006 by CyberNet.
Everyone was wondering how Mozilla planned to market Firefox 2.0 and it looks like they have revealed how. They have started the World Firefox Day and want to put your name in the new Firefox 2.0 that is scheduled for release this fall. All you have to do is enter in your name and email address and then enter your friends name and email address. If they download and install Firefox before September 15, 2006 then both of your names will be included on the digital Firefox “wall”.
Here are some quick things I thought were interesting from their FAQ’s page:
- This started yesterday, July 15, because it was Mozilla’s birthday.
- You can only nominate one friend so you need to make sure that they aren’t using Firefox.
- There will also be a wall at the Mozilla headquarters, and they plan on bringing it with to conferences and such.
- They are still working on the details of how to display it in Firefox 2.
Even non-Firefox fans have to give Mozilla credit for their clever marketing plan. The problem that I have is that I don’t know many people that don’t have Firefox 
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Aug 23
ERPLY’s mobile credit card reader handles NFC payments on an iPad, obliterates the check-out line
Posted in: business, enterprise, ios, ipad, iPhone, money, nfc, retail, smartphone, Software, tablet, Today's Chili
It may look like nothing more than a glorified chip clip, but that dongle at the bottom of this guy’s iPad is actually ERPLY’s new credit card reader — the latest addition to a growing field of NFC and mobile payment devices designed for small and large businesses. Once attached to an iPad’s charging port, the peripheral will send a user’s encrypted credit card information to ERPLY’s point-of-sale and inventory management software, allowing customers to purchase products on the store room floor and giving retailers the ability to monitor transactions and stock flows in real time. Available for $50 (with a transaction fee of 1.9 percent), the reader is also equipped to handle both NFC and traditional card payments and, after processing a purchase, will automatically send a receipt to consumers via text or e-mail. At the moment, it’s only available for the iPad, though iPhone users should be able to get their own version within the next three months. Swipe past the break for more information, in the full press release.
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Aug 23
RIM launches new BlackBerry Curve (video)
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Want to get your BBM on in style without spending a fortune on RIM’s latest trio? Say hello to the new 11mm (0.43 inch) thin BlackBerry Curve, now official in 3 variants — the dual-mode GSM / CDMA 9370, the GSM / UMTS 9360 and the CDMA-only 9350. These long rumored handsets feature an 800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, a tiny 2.44-inch HVGA+ (480×360 pixel) display, a five megapixel EDoF camera (with LED flash and VGA video recording), Bluetooth, WiFi b/g/n with UMA, GPS / aGPS and NFC. While there’s no sign of that new-fangled touch screen technology, you’ll find BlackBerry 7 under the hood, along with a 1000mAh battery to keep it ticking all day long, 512MB of built-in storage (1GB on the 9370) and microSD card support (up to 32GB). RIM is still mum on pricing, but the new BlackBerry Curve is “expected to be available from carriers in Canada this month and from other carriers around the world beginning in September” — including Vodafone, based on the video (and PR) after the break. We’ll have a hands-on later today so stay tuned for more.
Update: It’s official, the BlackBerry Curve 9350 will be coming to Sprint on September 9th for a perfectly reasonable $80 — provided you’re willing to sign a two year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. We’ve tacked on the PR after the break.
Gallery: BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370
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RIM launches new BlackBerry Curve (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 23
Simulated monkey typing project is the best, blurst of times
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Like many great things, Jesse Anderson’s latest project was inspired by a classic Simpsons line. Of course, the cartoon didn’t come up with the idea of a lot of monkeys sitting around, banging out some of the great works of Western literature. The concept of infinite primates being able to generate Shakespeare predates even The Simpsons‘ Tracey Ullman days, believe it or not. Anderson used Ubuntu, Hadoop and Amazon EC2, with his simulated monkey creating random data sets. Millions of virtual monkeys (not quite infinite, but still something) are participating in the project. Their outputs were mapped and are checked against all of Shakespeare’s work. Not surprisingly, they’ve still got a ways to go. Looks like the project, like The Simpsons, may have to go on forever.
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Aug 22
Sharp RW-T107 Android tablet packs NFC reader, will accept payments in Japan
Posted in: Android, android tablet, AndroidTablet, gingerbread, Japan, nfc, Sharp, tablet, tablets, Today's Chili
Tools like Square’s credit card reader and Apple’s proprietary iOS retail system make mobile payments possible in the US, but they’re hardly streamlined, or widespread. A new Gingerbread tablet from Sharp — the RW-T107 — sets out to simplify payments in Japan with its built-in NFC reader. You won’t be using your own tablet to pay — instead, retailers will utilize point of sale apps to process transactions, without a customer ever needing to swipe their credit card. RFID payment cards, like Sony’s FeliCa, have been used throughout Japan for the last decade, so consumers are already familiar with the technology and ready to make payments. There’s no word on what retailers will expect to pay to add Sharp’s tablet to their checkout mix, but with the company set to release only 5,000 devices per month (and no plans to introduce them to the US), we’re not planning to ditch our cash just yet.
Sharp RW-T107 Android tablet packs NFC reader, will accept payments in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 22
App registration codes pulled by a developer show a single device with unique mobile network identifiers belonging to Verizon and AT&T, TechCrunch says.
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