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Have you heard of Griffin Technology before? Well, if you haven’t an inkling of an idea as to just who they are and what they do, here is a quick primer to get you started on the right footing – Griffin is rated to be one of the world’s foremost creators of innovations for everyday life, where their latest addition to the market would be their latest remote-controlled accessories known as the MOTO TC Monster, as well as the MOTO TC Racer, where both of them are tipped to roll out sometime later in the middle of November.

Both the MOTO TC Monster App and the MOTO TC Racer App will offer touch controls for iOS devices for the respective remote controlled cars, virtually placing you in the driver’s seat where you have the freedom and flexibility to create, record and replay custom routes. The MOTO TC Monster can be picked up for $59.99 a pop, where it comes in the form of a remote-controlled monster truck which relies on Bluetooth connectivity to iOS devices for its controls. Once you have downloaded the free MOTO TC Monster App, you are able to make full use of your “driving license” to so speak in a quartet of way :-

Touch: maneuver using a virtual steering wheel and throttle on the Multi-Touch display
Motion: control steering by tilting the iOS device
Slide: slide a finger across the Multi-Touch display to direct the truck
Tracks: drive using a series of preset routes already configured in the app, including figure eights and track laps

The MOTO TC Racer would not be a monster truck, but rather, a remote-controlled car which comes with an integrated RF (radio frequency) transmitter that paves the way for an easy set-up as well as automatic connection. Once you have downloaded the forthcoming MOTO TC Racer App, you can drive it using the joystick or tilt control. Which would you gun for?

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[ Griffin Technology announces the MOTO TC Monster copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

It’s about time. The HTC DLX has most often been rumored carrying a Verizon-style 6435LVW or Droid Incredible X name, and yet it was unveiled first in Japan as the J Butterfly; we really needed the photos just now surfacing at Android Central to remind us that the 5-inch, 1080p gigantophone could still come to Big Red. While nothing’s confirmed yet, the black-with-red-trim design and all too prominent Verizon labeling make a convincing case for the DLX’s ultimate US destination. A helpfully provided phone profile screen might be more interesting to some, as it hints that we might get the same quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro, 2GB of RAM and 8-megapixel rear camera as in the J Butterfly — Verizon won’t pull a Droid Incredible 4G LTE and tone down the hardware, if this is true. Without any more details, we’re still left wondering just how soon Verizon could commit to launching the smartphone. There’s no guarantees that Verizon will follow KDDI’s schedule and ship in early December.

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HTC Droid Incredible X possibly spotted with Verizon badging intact originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Oct 2012 01:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With a little more than two weeks until Election Day, GOP Senate candidate Todd Akin’s Saturday fundraiser was highlighted by a questionable analogy.

Two months after his “legitimate rape” comments sparked a firestorm of criticism, PoliticMo captured audio of Akin in Springfield, Mo., comparing Democratic incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill’s work in office to that of a dog.

“She goes to Washington, D.C., it’s a little bit like one of those dogs, you know ‘fetch,’” Akin said. “She goes to Washington, D.C., and get all of these taxes and red tape and bureaucracy and executive orders and agencies and she brings all of this stuff and dumps it on us in Missouri.”

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Louis C.K., star of FX’s “Louie” and one of the most celebrated stand-up comedians working today, will host the November 3 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” it was announced during the Oct. 21, Bruno Mars-helmed episode of the long-running show.

C.K. has been one of the most lauded comedians of the last year, winning numerous Comedy Awards and most recently, Emmys for “Writing For A Comedy Series” and “Writing For A Variety Special.”

Previously, C.K. has had his work featured on “SNL” as a writer for Robert Smigel’s “Saturday TV Funhouse.”

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Michael, who is suffering from a storage crunch. If you’re looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I’m a bargain-basement kinda guy, and I’ve picked up lots of DVDs cheaply during the sale season(s). I was planning to rip my collection with Handbrake so I could watch them on my iPad, but my 1TB HDD is already close to being maxed out! Is there a better solution out there than just buying a 2TB HDD now, waiting a year and buying a 3TB HDD when the prices come down? Is there a cheap RAID-style system that plays nicely with my iTunes? Please help!”

• You can pick up a standalone 3TB external HDD for between $150 and $200,
• Or you could take the leap and set up an iTunes home server, perhaps using the cheapest Synology DiskStation, which is $200 plus the cost of the drives. That way you can get a 4TB iTunes server for just under $400.
• You could also snag a Drobo that’ll give you the same storage options with significantly increased expandability, up to 16TB in the future.

That said, perhaps our friendly readers know a way to tame this man’s ever growing media collection, so if you’ve already set up your own system, why not share your knowledge in the comments below?

Filed under: Portable Audio/Video, Storage

Ask Engadget: What’s the best way to store my media collection? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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