Aug 17
Just me and my 16 iPads, flying to Maui, said the one person who invented this case that simultaneously charges 16 iPads a laptop and no one else ever again. More »
Aug 17
It’s been a pretty good week for Lenovo all things told, but the Chinese firms isn’t stopping to congratulate itself too much. Today, it’s business as usual, marked by the official arrival of the new K860 “Music Phone” aka LePhone. The quad-core 1.4GHz Exynos 4412 chip, Mali-400MP GPU, 5-inch (1,280 x 720) display, 1GB of RAM and slight 9.6mm-thick form should come together to sing a sweet song though. The 8-megapixel snapper is no slouch either, with support for 100 frames continuous shooting and 1080p video recording (plus there’s a 2-megapixel camera around the front, too). If all this sounds like a recipe for battery-drain, there’s a 2,250 mAh cell to help keep you going. This will all be running on Android 4.0.4, but currently no word on price or availability — but it’s not like there aren’t any other large phones to think about in the meantime.
Update: We got a little excited in the translation for a moment there. The “Music” (or Happiness — both the same symbol) Phone is of course the LePhone we link to in the article.
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Lenovo reveals K860 LePhone, quad-core Exynos and a 5-inch screen originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 17
Whether you are always on the road, or spend a lot of time at your friends’ houses, Bluetooth speakers are a nice thing to have around. This little cubic speaker looks like a good way to go if you need to share your tunes on the go. The 1Q is a portable Bluetooth speaker that’s housed in wood, resulting in better quality sound than typical plastic enclosures.
1Q was designed by Vers Audio and launched through Kickstarter. This little 3-inch speaker is designed to work in tandem with another to deliver stereo sound. The output is 6.5W, so it won’t knock off your socks, but the designer says that it’s optimized for 1Q’s small size. The charge is supposed to last about 10 hours, which isn’t bad.
The project is already fully funded, and surpassed its humble $10,000 goal almost tenfold! You’ll have to wait until a retail version is released to get your own, which will sell for $120 before the holidays.
[via Kickstarter]
Aug 17
The World’s Tallest Ferris Wheel Towers Over Singapore Like the Eye of Sauron [Video]
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Rickety, slow, and mind-numbingly dull, Ferris wheels are the black sheep of state fairs. Not the Singapore Flyer—this engineering marvel lifts visitors high enough to spot neighboring countries. More »
Aug 17
Earlier this year, a devastating virus dubbed Flame made its way through power plants in Iran, wreaking havoc on system software, and prompting the country to disconnect itself from the internet. Now comes word from Kaspersky Labs that there’s a copycat virus doing the same thing to “at least one organization in the energy sector.” More »
Aug 17
You know that we go hard here on the Engadget Mobile Podcast, digging deep into hardware and software radios, spectrum politics, and futuristic mobile optimizations. This week, we’re going harder with the help of Anandtech’s Brian Klug — a man whose passion for cellular technology takes the ‘cast to Mars and back this week. It’s not for the faint of heart, but it probably is for someone just like you.
Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad Molen
Guest: Brian Klug (Anandtech)
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01:15:00 – Samsung Exynos 5 Dual white paper confirms new high marks for mobile graphics, memory performance
01:55:38 – T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q review: two budget-friendly phones, one aging OS
01:58:10 – Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE up for pre-order, hitting Sprint August 19th for $200
01:58:52 – Motorola to cut its workforce by 20 percent, shutter a third of its offices worldwide
02:01:20 – CyanogenMod 9 now stable on every supported device, get your fix today
02:01:38 – OTA Update Center encourages PC-free upgrades for custom Android ROMs
02:02:48 – YouTube app removed from iOS 6 but not iOS 5 and older; Google working on a standalone version
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Engadget Mobile Podcast 149 – 08.16.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 17
The superhero flick The Avengers was one of the biggest earning films of the year and proved so popular planning for a sequel commenced right away (if not before the movie was released.) If you’re a big fan of superhero movies, you’ll be excited to hear that the launch date for the sequel to The Avengers has been offered up.
It appears that the film is simply called The Avengers 2, and Joss Whedon will be returning to direct this one. The release date that has surfaced for now is May 1, 2015. Sadly, that’s nearly three years from now. I honestly thought the movie would come out as quickly as the studio could turn around another film. I guess one of the reasons it’s going to take a while for the film the hit theaters is that Iron Man star Robert Downey, Jr. is working hard on another blockbuster superhero film right now, and is currently shooting Iron Man 3.
Thankfully, we won’t have to wait as long to get our Marvel fix, as Iron Man 3′s expected launch date is May 3, 2013.
[via CBS News]
Aug 17
Aug 17
HTC wasn’t too popular when they denied Desire HD owners a hearty mouthful of Ice Cream Sandwich, but as usual, the community over at XDA Developers has stepped up to make it happen. Despite HTC claiming various technical issues as barriers for the upgrade, Team Blackout’s Android 4.0.4 build (aka Blackout ICS Incredible) is said to work perfectly on the device. The complete ROM is based on an ICS build for the Incredible S, and it requires you sacrifice your data in a full wipe before you can enjoy that Sense 3.6 UI. However, if you’ve got the knowledge to take advantage of this gift, you probably know how to backup all those bytes anyway. Hungry? Then head over to the source for your desirable dessert.
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Custom ROM brings Android 4.0.4 to the Desire HD, does what HTC wouldn’t originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 17
The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is a whopping 828 meters tall, and in 2018, the Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia aims to top it by going to 1,000 meters. Is there a practical limit to this architectural oneupsmanship? More »
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