Oct 29
This live stream of the 2013 IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards ceremony in Los Angeles will begin at 8:30pm Pacific Time on October 29, 2013.
Oct 29
Tesla now has an official retail footprint in the UK. The EV maker has just opened its first British showroom in London’s Westfield shopping center, giving locals a chance to buy the Model S (including next year’s 55,000 right-hand drive variant) in person. The store is just the beginning of …
Oct 29
WASHINGTON — It is “unrealistic” for the White House to know about reported United States eavesdropping on foreign leaders, and perfectly reasonable for intelligence officials to have neglected to tell Congress, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper argued Tuesday.
Clapper was among a clutch of officials who trouped to Capitol Hill to testify to Congress about the ongoing surveillance programs revealed over the summer by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. But their appearance came after revelations that the U.S. monitored the phones of other leaders, including allies such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Clapper suggested such activities were not particularly remarkable and didn’t rise to the significance meriting explicit notification to Congress or the White House. He said trying to figure out what foreign leaders are thinking is a mainstay of his job.
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Oct 29
‘Mamoris’ chair doubles as a helmet
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Keiko Inagaki of Japanese design studio Znug Design displays a prototype of the Mamoris chair.
(Credit: Yoshizaku Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images)
You’re sitting watching TV when you start to feel the ground shake beneath you. You could dive under the nearest desk or run to a threshold. Or you could take your chair and plop it on your head. If you’re sitting in a Mamoris, that is.
The chair can convert into a helmet.
Japanese industrial designer Kota Nezu of Znug Design, together with design firm Poplife, developed the prototype chair/hat for use in earthquakes. Mamoris (“mamoru” is Japanese for “to protect,” while “isu” means “chair”) just made a showing during Tokyo Designers Week, which continues through November 4. Japan, of course, is highly prone to temblors.
When you’re just sitting there looking pretty and not needing head protection, the hard hat hides discreetly under the chair. A 90-degree twist of a dial located in the seat detaches the chair’s back, which connects to the helmet. Turn the impromptu emergency gear upside down for head, neck, and back protection.
The chair weighs about 3 pounds in its current iteration.
No one is likely to call the Mamoris-atop-head stylish, but if it shields your noggin from pieces … [Read more]
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Oct 29
We’ve all received a good look at Google Glass at this point, but the version known today won’t be what arrives in the average consumer’s hands when the device is officially launched. This we knew, as well as having an idea about what to expect from later versions, but now we have a first visual […]
Oct 29
Daily Roundup: Dell goes private, Kindle Matchbook, Retina MacBook Pro review and more!
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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on …
Oct 29
The home of the late and great Steve Jobs has received a designation of honor, being added to the list of Los Altos historic properties. The label was applied last night following a unanimous vote by the Los Altos Historical Commission, which has officially dubbed the home a historic resource. For those unaware, this is […]
Oct 29
Just yesterday, Google revealed that Glass Explorers will soon be able to to swap out their current hardware for a new version, which will work with future shades and prescription frames. Although Page and Co. didn’t divulge just what the next iteration of its wearable will look like, it’s only …
Oct 29
Here’s what the next Google Glass looks like. The official Google Glass Google Plus page just revealed the look of the updated version of Google Glass and it’s somehow even more cyborg weird. The overall look remains the same but it looks like Google is adding a single mono earbud for the second generation of glass.
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Oct 29
Titanfall will be PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One exclusive for ‘life of the title’ (update: studio head speaks out)
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Titanfall, one of Microsoft’s big reveals at its E3 presser, will remain an PC and Xbox platform exclusive “for the life of the title.” That’s according to Electronic Arts’ CFO Blake Jorgensen, explaining during the gamemaker’s financial call today. This comes just a week after developer Respawn …
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