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The failing weather reminds us we’re fast approaching the end of another year, but Zero Motorcycles wants to brighten our day with the announcement of its 2013 all-electric line-up. Immediately noticeable are the harder lines and healthy dose of matt black on the frames of the Zero S, DS, XU and MX refreshes. New to the team is the FX “Stealth Fighter” (pictured above), touting the fastest acceleration of any Zero moto to date and taking design cues from the late Zero X, which has been removed from the roster. As well as aesthetic improvements to the bikes, each Z-Force motor should produce up to 125% more power than previous iterations, and an optional CHAdeMO charging accessory will juice you up in around an hour. Companion iPhone and Android apps will also be available, allowing you to customize your ride’s performance and review other info. The class of 2013 will be hitting retailers throughout January and February, with MSRPs of the basic spec models running from $7,995 to $13,995, depending on your wants and needs. Head over to the source link to review your hardware options and, more importantly, choose your color scheme.

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Zero Motorcycles reveals its 2013 models: Zero X dropped, FX drafted in originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Travel + Leisure is a lovely magazine so it’s no surprise it made an app of similar beauty. And it’s perfect for both the adventurers who fantasize about throwing a dart at a map and traveling where it lands and the people that just want to go on a voyage that’s within driving distance. More »

Sure there are already a slew of photo sharing options for mobile apps, but those who do most of their chatting in Skype will surely welcome the addition of the feature for iOS devices. Thanks to a new update, folks utilizing the VoIP service on their iPhone and iPad will be able to send photos of any size on their mobile devices. The update also brings some boosts to overall performance, according to Skype, including faster load times and less power hogging. The update is available for devices running iOS 4.3 or later, including the 3G, 3GS, 4 and 4S over on the iPhone side of things. More info can be found in the source link below.

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Skype adds photo sharing to iPad and iPhone app, soups up performance for both originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you prefer your robots a little more terrestrial, there’s Desk Pets’ CarBot, a buggy that can do tricks, navigate mazes, and race with — or fire on — your buddies. The cars can be controlled by a free app installed on any iOS or Android Device, and allow up to four players to duke it out in multiple play modes. For mayhem lovers the most popular may be “battle,” allowing you to fire on rival cars to disable them, along with a personality mode for freestyling and a drift ‘n’ race option. There’s even a maze mode, in which the tiny wheeled bots use their infrared sensors to avoid objects with “military precision,” according to the company. The built-in battery will give you 25 minutes of playtime for every 45 minutes of USB-based juicing, and each CarBot will set you back $30. Check out the PR and video after the break to let the rolling deathmatch commence.

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CarBot lets you settle those grudges with battle mode originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Between texting, calling, emailing, Facebooking, and tweeting there are at least half a dozen ways to get ahold of someone. Organizing all that info is pretty tedious, but Brewster will do all that legwork for you. More »