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Samsung Messager Touch Now Available At Cricket

Isaiah — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:16:09 +0000

Cricket has announced the availability of the all new Samsung Messager Touch on their network. The handset is sold for $159.99 without any contract. To remind you, the Messager Touch sports a 2.6-inch touchscreen display, a 2-megapixel camera with video recording, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, a 100MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB), a music/video player and Bluetooth connectivity. [Cricket]

Nvidia’s GeForce 400M Series Roids Up Notebook Graphics of All Classes [Graphics Cards]

Brian Barrett — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Nvidia gave us a taste of what its Fermi-based notebook graphics cards would be like with the GeForce GTX 480M, but now it’s time to meet the whole family. That’s seven Fermi GPUs, running the gamut from face-melting to face-singeing. More »

This Is Not a Dollhouse [Architecture]

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:20:00 +0000

It may look like it, but no, this is not a dollhouse. It’s a very real, completely full size house. More »

REGZA WL768 Series: Toshiba to launch new 3D LED Full HD TV

kei — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:10:30 +0000

Toshiba UK introduced yesterday their new REGZA WL768 Series, a 3D Enabled LED TV Line-up. Available in 40’’ (102cm), 46’’ (117cm) and 55’’ (140cm), this new series provides Full HD Edge LED Backlight panel (1920 x 1080), with a Dynamic contrast ratio of 7 000 000:1, the Wireless LAN (for YouTube, and BBC iPlayer), the Autoview, the Regza-Lin (HDMI CEC), the SoundNavi, the Audyssey EQ tech, as well as the 3D Resolution+, the Intelligent 3D and an integrated DVB-T2 tuner.
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Clever: Calendar Scarf

Devin Coldewey — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:00:09 +0000

What a great idea. Pull the thread and, as the year goes on, the dates of the Calendar Scarf disappear in a pile of yarn on your floor. Or you could hook up the other end to an automatic knitting machine and keep things tidy.

[via Swiss Miss]

Apple Puts Up iPad 4.2 Update Page For You To Gaze Wistfully At

Devin Coldewey — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:56:34 +0000

The big Apple event on Wednesday came with not one, but two updates to iOS, but unfortunately only 4.1 is actually imminent. 4.2, which will bring several new features to the iPad in particular, will be arriving in November.

The news got kind of buried in the rush, but if you’re looking for official information, Apple’s 4.2 update page should do it.

Ford Going With Active Cooling For Its Focus Electric

Devin Coldewey — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:22:58 +0000

One of the big conflicts in battery tech right now is how to keep the things at the right temperature. Nissan and Mitsubishi are going with air cooling, while Tesla, Chevy, and as of today Ford are all opting for liquid temperature regulation. Since few electrics are really on the road, it seems there isn’t sufficient data to go with one over the other.

When batteries get really cold, they can’t hold a charge, as BMW noticed with its Mini E fleet. On the other hand, if they get too hot, cracks can develop from the swelling material and cause electrodes to fail. And of course, until you get a few thousand of your vehicle out to consumers, it’s going to be hard to get the kind of large-scale testing that’s needed.

Anyway, Ford has decided to take the safe (but more expensive) route of using a liquid temperature management system in which a circulating fluid can be heated or cooled in order to keep the batteries at optimum temperature.

Maybe this will be something hashed out in the first generation of popular electric cars, or maybe it’ll just be one of those things you see on some models but not others.

New Toshiba Pistol-Grip Camcorders Get Touchscreens

Devin Coldewey — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:50 +0000

Toshiba has dropped a pair of new camcorders at IFA, both of the genus Pistolgrippus. The P20 is the chubbier of the two, though that’s not saying much, since the S30 is only 19mm thick. Once you’re past the point where these things slip into your jacket pocket, though, a millimeter here or there doesn’t really signify much. Good for them, though.

The P20 is the lower-end of the two, not being as thin and only shooting 5-megapixel photos, as opposed to the S30′s 8. Both, however, have 10x optical zooms packed into those tiny lenses. I believe they are also both 1080p like the more traditionally shaped H30. And they also both have nice 3-inch touchscreens.

Those differences don’t seem so important to me, and the fact is they’re not priced very far apart. It comes down to whether you like the form factor of the S30 more and are willing to pay a small premium for it. Right now only British pricing is available; the P20 will be £119 when it arrives in October, the S30 will be £139. That corresponds to ~$180 and ~$210, but US pricing may differ.

[via Engadget]

Bed of Nails Relaxation Mat

Edwin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:15:35 +0000

Want to be some sort of mystic practitioner? Then get the Bed of Nails Relaxation Mat which supposedly helps you release inner tension while lower stress levels and hitting a sense of high in your personal well-being. Wait a minute, you say, aren’t nails really sharp and painful to lie on? Not really, it is in fact, completely painless and is touted to offer virtues in aiding relaxation, relieving you of your back and muscle pain while increasing energy levels. Oh yeah, good thing the mat itself is made out of styrofoam and plastic instead of the old school wood and iron nails. There are two versions available, one with a neck-only pillow and one without, retailing for £19.99 and £39.99, respectively. You will probably feel a strange sensation for the first few minutes, but once you’ve gotten used to it, chances are you would want to lie down longer than initially thought.

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Is Roku Making A Client/Server Home Media Streaming Device?

Dave Freeman — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:01:42 +0000

So this popped up on the FCC website today, and it’s all very mysterious, but it looks like Netgear and Roku may have teamed up to make a streaming media box for the home, not unlike the HP product that was released the other day. The FCC filing shows that the device has HDMI, composite, 802.11 b/g/n, and ethernet connectivity. Of course, this could be something else entirely. Whatever it is, Roku seems to be up to something. This kind of makes me wonder who HP licensed their streaming media boxes from.

[via Wireless Goodness]