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Engadget
NME's HD VMD players hit for under $200
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Considering that the war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is still raging, we'd really be hesitant to jump on board NME's bandwagon. Nevertheless, New Medium Enterprises' proprietary HD VMD players are starting to show up for under two Benjamins, but of course, there's only a handful of notable films available on the format (for now, at least). Those still interested in giving it a whirl can jump on the ML622S ($189) or ML777s ($199) right now, but don't blame us if the content you're dreaming of never makes its way over to HD VMD. [Via Technabob]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 10/10/07 00:52
Sony paints gadgets pink, donates to breast cancer research
Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops, Portable Audio, Portable Video As companies continue to give their products pink makeovers in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sony is joining the fray by introducing a trio of items that all give back. Up first is the 14.1-inch VGN-CR290EAP laptop (starting at $1,369.99), which features a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 200GB of hard drive space, DVD writer, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, integrated X3100 graphics, 2GB of DDR2 RAM and a slew of ports to boot. The 4GB NWZ-A816PNK Walkman ($149.95) boasts a 320 x 240 display, up to 33-hours of battery life (8-hours when playing back videos) and support for MP3, WMA, AAC, MPEG4 and M4V formats. Finally, the 8-inch DVP-FX810/P portable DVD player ($189.99) offers up a swiveling flip-screen and promises around 5.5-hours of life on a full charge. And just so you know, Sony will be donating $75, $10 and $10 (respectively) from the sale of each aforementioned gadget to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. [Via ChipChick]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 10/10/07 00:12
FCC delays 700MHz spectrum auction by 8 days, finalizes bidding rules
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless Back in August, it seemed pretty certain that the 700MHz spectrum auction would go down on January 16th of next year. Now, however, the FCC has officially delayed the auction by eight days to "provide interested parties with additional time after this announcement of competitive bidding procedures to develop business plans, assess market conditions and evaluate the availability of equipment for new 700MHz band services." Reportedly, the aforementioned parties only have from November 19th to December 3rd to fill out a short-form license application, and if all goes as planned, a "mock auction" should commence on January 18th, 2008. If you'd like to get into all the reserve prices, upfront payment deadlines and top secret details about the hors d'oeuvres that will likely be served at the forthcoming event, feel free to hit the read link for all 122 mind-numbing pages. [Warning: PDF read link] [Via PhoneScoop]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 23:40
GeoPic II geotags your Nikon shots, saves on battery
Filed under: Digital Cameras, GPS Geotagging kind of loses its appeal when it's cutting your battery life to ribbons, which is where GeoPic II comes in. The unit slides into your DSLR's hot shoe and embeds GPS information off of a SiRFstar III chip onto your photo's meta data, just like the competition, but what sets the GeoPic II apart is that in comparison to its predecessor, the unit get three times as much battery life, allowing you to tag a good many more photos. The device accomplishes this by only streaming GPS data to the camera when needed, which sounds like a given, but apparently took a good bit of R&D to pull off. There's no telling how this tech compares in power savings to NXP's swGPS, which was built with a similar purpose, but GeoPic II is available now for £200 ($408 US), while swGPS hasn't quite made it out of the labs just yet. GeoPic II is compatible with most Nikon DSLRs and the Fuji S5 Pro.   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 23:06
Altec Lansing intros inMotion iM414 Zune speaker system
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio Altec Lansing was among the first to offer a speaker dock for the original Zune, and it now looks set to accommodate the latest batch as well, with the company apparently nearly a release for its "Designed for Zune" inMotion iM414 speaker system. While we're a bit skeptical of Altec Lansing's claims of "immersive, crystal-clear sound," the system does look to be fairly decent as far as these things go, with it boasting some 3.2-watt speakers with 2-inch neodymium drivers, a built-in FM radio, a remote, and a spare input jack for your other audio gear. It'll also, of course, charge your Zune while it plays, and it'll even hold some batteries if you want to tote it along with you. As they've shown in the past, Altec Lansing hasn't forgotten about SanDisk users either, with the nearly identical inMotion iM413 model for Sansa players also said to be "coming soon," for the same $100 price as the Zune version. [Via Crave]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 22:44
Panoram intros 24-inch PSP 2400 stereoscopic HD LCD
Filed under: Displays Panoram's 24-inch PSP 2400 certainly isn't the first 3D LCD / monitor we've seen, but the firm is pretty proud of it nonetheless. The 24-inch device boasts a 1,920 x 1,200 native resolution, touts DVI / VGA inputs and can be switched between 3D and standard modes. Additionally, this screen doesn't require that users "move their head to find the sweet spot," and according to the outfit, you can even let another kiddo watch right alongside of you (provided they bring their own eyewear, of course). Granted, acquiring the luxury of 3D on your desktop monitor definitely demands a premium, so don't be too shocked at the $4,995 pricetag, okay? [Via I4U News]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 22:19
Reminder: San Francisco reader meetup tomorrow at UCSF
Filed under: Announcements Just a reminder to everyone in or visiting the SF bay area about our reader meetup that's going on tomorrow night, 7PM at UCSF Mission Bay! We'll have product demos, live executive interviews with Blake Krikorian (CEO of Sling) and Mike Foley (executive director of the Bluetooth SIG), audience Q&A, free food and drinks, and will be giving away literally hundreds of devices -- tens of thousands of dollars of gadgets -- on the spot. Hit the read link for details -- hope to see you there! P.S. -Also, a note to the local hackers in the audience! We'd like to try out the "lightning talks" round here in the US -- let us know if you have something interesting and electronic that you might want to show off! (Email us at event att engadget dawt com.)   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 21:54
When good toys go bad IX: Barbie's Fashion Fever fosters bad credit
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Note to parents: if you'd like your tweens not to run up extraordinary bills on the shared credit card when they head out to the mall, start by passing on Barbie's Fashion Fever Shopping Boutique playset. This innocent looking package allows youngsters to shop 'til they drop with fake plastic, but rather than actually hitting a credit limit and getting rejected, the card delivers the wrong message by simply allowing kids to spend as much dough as they'd like without any negative consequences. Take a look at the commercial after the jump. [Via Gearlog] Continue reading When good toys go bad IX: Barbie's Fashion Fever fosters bad credit   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 21:42
European duo awarded Nobel Prize for HDD-related discovery
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Storage Although you've probably never glanced at your HDD-based music player and whispered a silent "thank you" to France's Albert Fert and Germany's Peter Grünberg, they're being rewarded handsomely for their discovery of a phenomenon used in every single one. In the effect, which is dubbed giant magnetoresistance, "very weak changes in magnetism generate larger changes in electrical resistance," which in turn allows data stored on hard drives to be "converted to electrical signals." The duo has been largely credited with enabling the portable HDD player market to explode, and they will reportedly split the respectable $1.5 million purse that comes with winning the Nobel Prize in physics. [Image courtesy of Nobel Prize]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 20:49
Blaupunkt rolls out USB-ready MP47, MP57 car stereos
Filed under: Portable Audio, Transportation Blaupunkt recently rolled out an SD-equipped car stereo, but if flash cards aren't your thing, you might want to consider either the company's new Kingston MP47 or Hamburg MP57 stereo, each of which boast USB inputs to accommodate your mass storage device of choice. If that's not enough for you, both models also sport standard 3.5mm front panel inputs to let you jack in any old audio device, and the MP57 ups the options even further with built-in Bluetooth capability (something that can be added to the MP47 with an optional module). Otherwise, you can expect to get 45 watts of power through four channels from each stereo, along with removable front panels, a three-band parametric equalizer, and an included microphone on the MP57 model for Bluetooth hands-free operation. The MP47 also boasts a customizable Variocolour display, while the MP57 opts for a standard black-and-white dot matrix deal. If that suits, you should be able to grab either one now, with the MP47 running $210 and the MP57 setting you back $320.   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life! 09/10/07 20:28

Lifehacker
Archiving: Digitize Your Analog Images at ScanCafe
If you've got a drawer full of photographs you'd love to preserve digitally but don't feel like going through the work of scanning every one yourself, send them to web site ScanCafe for cheap and professional scanning. The service charges $0.19 for each negative and $0.24 for each slide you accept (you can reject up to 50% for whatever reason, whether you don't like the quality or you just don't want the image). The door-to-door round trip will take approximately seven to eight weeks, but the quality is excellent and price is very competitive. If you've ever used ScanCafe, let us know how it worked out for you in the comments. If you've got another preferred digitizing method, we'd love to hear about that, too. ScanCafe [via Cool Tools] 10/10/07 00:00
Mac Tip: Clean Up Finder's "Open With" Menu
The MacApper weblog details how to clean out Finder's Open With menu so that uninstalled and duplicate applications don't bog down the list of apps you want to use. Go to your Home/Library/Preferences folder Find "com.apple.LaunchServices" file and trash it (you can back it up if you want) Test it out! The list is generated by your Mac based on programs you install, but it doesn't update that regularly, so if you try out a lot of applications on you Mac, this list can get pretty bloated with apps you no longer need. If that describes you, MacApper's simple steps should do the trick. If you want to get even more granular with your Open With Menu, check out the Mac OS X Hints post below. Tutorial: Clear the Finder's "Open With" Menu [MacApper] Remove excess 'Open with...' contextual menu entries [Mac OS X Hints] 09/10/07 23:00
In Brief: Ever wondered what a fully integrated Google ...
Ever wondered what a fully integrated Google Online Desktop might look like? 09/10/07 22:52
Featured Windows Download: Disable Automatic Windows Restart with Auto Reboot Remover
Windows only: Selectively enable or disable the automatic system restart that's applied after certain Windows Updates with freeware application Auto Reboot Remover. While I'm sure Microsoft had good intentions when they pushed out the automatic update reboot, good intentions don't make you feel any better when you return to your computer after grabbing a bite to find out Windows decided to reboot and—naturally—did not happen to save the important files you were working on before it did so. We've covered this idea in more roundabout ways in the past, but Auto Reboot Remover is the quickest, easiest way to disable the auto reboot process. Auto Reboot Remover is freeware, Windows only. The download page is kind of a pain, but you'll find the right link about halfway down the freeware section. Auto Reboot Remover [IntelliAdmin via PC World] 09/10/07 22:00
Linux: If you wanted to take Puppy Linux for a walk ...
If you wanted to take Puppy Linux for a walk but our instructions didn't cover your Mac needs, Hackszine details how to run Puppy Linux under OS X. 09/10/07 21:59
Flights: Track Travel Delays and Cancellations with FlightStats
Get frequent, accurate status updates for your next flight via email or SMS—from gate changes and delays to takeoff and landing alerts—with web site FlightStats. FlightStats is a perfect tool for both the traveler and the picker-upper, and according to the Wall Street Journal it's the best status tracker available (even when compared with status tools provided by specific airlines). FlightStats does require you to create a free account to take advantage of its alerts, but it's a simple process in exchange for accurate information. It even does real-time flight tracking (though you can quickly track flights in 3D with Google Earth, which is decidedly cooler). Thanks Jason! FlightStats [via WSJ via Consumerist] 09/10/07 21:00
Hive Mind: Ask MetaFilter Roundup
What are some affordable, non-permanent ways we can winterize our apartment? How can I maximize fuel economy in a car with an automatic transmission? What are some good headphones that don't leak sound so I can crank it without annoying my coworkers? What's worse, being at a job for too long or not long enough? How much money would I need to live in the U.S. without having to work for the rest of my life? 09/10/07 20:00
In Brief: Google has acquired microblogging service ...
Google has acquired microblogging service Jaiku, though one might wonder why they didn't jump for the more popular Twitter. 09/10/07 19:30
Featured Windows Download: Stream XviD and DivX to Your Xbox with Transcode 360
Windows only: Windows Media Center can play back virtually any video file you've installed a codec for, but if you're rocking a Windows Media Center extender—like your Xbox 360, for example—you can only play back a few supported Windows Media video types by default. Freeware application Transcode 360 runs on your Media Center computer and transcodes and streams movies encoded in the popular DivX and XviD formats to your Media Center extender so can still watch your BitTorrent videos on your extender just like you can on your regular Media Center. If you've turned your Windows PC into a Media Center powerhouse, the freeware, Windows-only Transcode 360 is a must-have. Transcode 360 09/10/07 19:00
Hack Attack: Six Ways to Catch Your Favorite TV Shows
With the fall television schedule in full swing, many of us are back in the habit of plopping down in front of the tube at night to catch the latest installment of our favorite show when it's scheduled to air. That means clearing your schedule to watch the show and then sitting in front of the TV for a whole hour just for 43 minutes' worth of programming. That doesn't seem very productive, does it? Luckily, this viewing season there are more ways than ever to catch the latest episodes of your best-loved shows without becoming a slave to the prime-time television schedule. So forget the fall lineup as you know it, because this year you're going to watch TV on your terms. 1. Stream Your Favorite Shows Over the Internet Most major US television networks have all embraced full-episode streaming online through embedded flash video players on their homepages. Some of the content requires you to jump through a few network hoops—like commercial interruptions and the like—but these streaming episodes direct from the source provide one of the easiest and quickest ways to find and watch a recent episode of a television show. In fact, ABC is even streaming episodes in HD. The main limitation of streaming episodes is that you're subject to the whims of the network, meaning that not all new shows are streamed and often content isn't available immediately. Once the show you're looking for is made available, though, it's there for you—on demand—whenever you want it (provided you have a high-speed internet connection). You can find the big three networks' shows here: ABC Full Episode Player NBC Video Rewind CBS Innertube Additionally, you can always find tons of shows and clips on sites like YouTube or one of several other online sources, but I won't go into much depth on that here—especially since there's enough content there to warrant its own feature. 2. Roll Your Own DVR and Watch TV on Your Time It's never been easier to turn your current or old computer into a dedicated digital video recorder with which you can schedule, record, and watch your favorite television shows—and none of these methods require any sort of pricey monthly subscription. There are tons of great media center apps, the most popular of which are Windows Media Center (XP or Vista), SageTV, BeyondTV, GBPVR, MediaPortal, and MythTV. We're partial to Windows Media Center and SageTV, and if you're looking to get started in this direction, we can help you out: Windows Media Center: Turn Your Windows PC into a Media Center Powerhouse On the Cheap Eight Killer Media Center Plug-ins SageTV: Build Your Own DVR with SageTV Add a Web Interface to Your SageTV DVR 3. Find Your Faves on BitTorrent Whether the show you're looking for isn't available for streaming through your browser, you want files you can watch when you're not connected to the internet, or you're looking for a higher quality, commercial-free experience, you can find just about any show—popular or not—available for download with BitTorrent. If you're new to BitTorrent and don't exactly understand how to get started, we've got you covered. First, check out our Beginner's Guide to BitTorrent. Once you get the basics down, check out our Intermediate Guide. To really streamline your BitTorrent TV downloads so that your BitTorrent client grabs the latest shows as soon as they're available, you can either use your BitTorrent client's built-in RSS downloader or simplify the process with torrent episode downloader (ted) (Windows/Mac/Linux) or TVShows (Mac only). 4. Watch On-Demand Content with Joost Joost is a cross platform (Windows/Mac), freeware television streaming application. By partnering with different network and cable content providers, Joost provides very high quality, on-demand streams of a wide range of shows, from CSI to Aqua Teen Hunger Force (the list grows regularly). For a closer look, check out our screenshot tour of Joost. Even better, Joost just dropped their invite-only requirement, so if you haven't tried it yet, now's your chance. 5. Do It All with Miro The cross platform, open source video application Miro (previously Democracy) is sort of a mashup of several of the options described above. Not only does Democracy handle BitTorrent downloads (it's pretty good for season-passing your favorite shows), but it also handles video podcasts, YouTube videos, and virtually any video you download to your computer. Miro started off slow but is constantly improving, and is certainly a viable tool for finding, downloading, and watching your favorite shows. 6. Tape It Off the Internet Previously mentioned web site Tape It Off the Internet (TIOTI) is an online television aggregator of sorts, allowing you to search for a show you want to watch and then offering several different options for viewing it. For example, if you're looking for the latest episode of Heroes, TIOTI may provide you with one link to a streaming online video of the episode, another link to a torrent to download the episode, or an additional link to buy it in iTunes—among other helpful information like episode summaries. If you've got a preferred method of streaming or downloading your favorite shows (for example, you really like BitTorrent), TIOTI probably isn't the first place you want to go. But if you've had trouble finding a show using other methods, you might get lucky and find a link that'll take you to the episode you're looking for at TIOTI. Other Resources I tried to keep the options I listed above in the free realm, but you can, of course, also download shows for a price. iTunes sells tons of shows (that you can only play on your iPod or in iTunes), and Netflixing a season of a show you're into is always a good option. The methods mentioned above are listed no particular order, but they do vary in several ways. For complete ease of use, method one (Stream Your Favorite Shows Over the Internet) probably wins out. In terms of flexibility and complete control, method 2 (roll your own DVR) and method 3 (BitTorrent) are tops. Let's hear your favorite non-traditional way to catch your favorite shows in the comments. Adam Pash, senior editor for Lifehacker, never sits through the commercial grind of regularly scheduled programming. His special feature Hack Attack appears every Tuesday on Lifehacker. Subscribe to the Hack Attack RSS feed to get new installments in your newsreader. 09/10/07 17:00

MAKE Magazine
TweakFreaks @ Maker Faire Austin!
The TweakFreaks will be at Maker Faire Austin! TweakFreaks is Maker Faire Austin's Festival-within-a-Festival dedicated to the art and science of circuit-bending and other forms of electronic musical madness. Featured benders will include: Sk1 Project (Houston), AtariMatt (College Station), The Spaceinvader Orchestra (Austin), The Furby Youth Choir (Austin), Larz (Denton), Ontic (Austin), and Radarcave (Austin). (Subject to change) - Tweak Freaks Stage, Sunday 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Tweak Freaks Stage, Saturday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 10/10/07 00:02
Halloween-themed Thingamagoops
Bleep Labs has created a special line of their Thingamagoop analog synth critters for Halloween. They have (l-r) a robot, pumpkin, vampire and ghost. The devices sell for $110. [BTW: Bleep Labs will be at Maker Faire Austin. Bleep Labs - Link Related: Bleep Labs photos - Link [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 10/10/07 00:00
MAKE Halloween - reviewed by you!
Tom writes in with a really nice review about our Halloween issue! - I usually don't make a point to write a company about a product - which in this case is the Halloween Edition of MakeZine - but had to make an exception. I'm a home haunter and while I have seen darn near everything in your magazine previously online - I really enjoyed seeing someone realize what a hobby this is for some folks. Most magazines that even touch on the issue don't get beyond styrofoam spiders. You guys address it on a serious hobbyist level and make it a lot of fun to boot. So really - consider yourselves pioneers and give a pat on the back to your senior editor (that and a buck will get you a beer on dollar longneck night). We, incidentally , are in year 2 of our "Haunt with no Name" and word is already spreading. My 11 year old son and I start in August and just last night were "dremeling" this years new tombstones - each taking on the name of a kid on the block. "A.P. - Choked on A PEA", "Julia - Will Fool Ya Nevermore", "Emma - Quite a Dilemma", and so forth. We kicked it into high gear this year and will not only have a witch that stirs a cauldron - but also speaks an incantation. All hacked from this and that. My son has a blast and in his eyes has the coolest dad on the block. Mission accomplished. Thanks gang. Get MAKE Halloween now! - Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 22:30
MAKE hood ornament?
iheartnewyork has a very maker-like hood ornament! Thanks Kaden!!!! - Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 22:20
Instant Contest: Win a Spy Video Car headset
The folks at Wild Planet saw Jake Hildebrandt's head-mounted display hack and our item here and posted the following contest offer to our Comments: Thanks to Jake, for the great hack! So sorry the website is out of stock. Our engineering group has a bin of extra headsets (pre-production samples, engineering test units, etc.) we'd like to make available to 10 clever hackers. Email us with a one-paragraph proposal of what cool thing you're going to do with your own cyborg headset. Best 10 answers we receive by 5PM tomorrow (Oct. 10) receive a headset. No guarantees-these aren't production samples, but they're free, right? email us: hack(at)wildplanet(dot)com Much love, Wild Planet Engineering Team $25 Head-Mounted Display - Link Wild Planet Toys - Link [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 21:05
LED lamp art
A French designer named Kei Yamamoto has created this uber LED lamp which is 20 times the size of a normal LED bulb. He writes: Not only does the product show the beauty of the LED structure, but it also creates a special visual effect on the ceiling, 12 LED bulbs are refracted through the Acrylic glass lens to generate this pattern. Materials: Aluminum, Acrylic glass, LEDs. This is a one-off piece o' art, but man, I'd buy a commercial lamp like this... LED of LED - [via] Link [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 20:39
San Francisco Engadget reader meetup needs some maker, hackers...
If you're in the Bay Area and have some MAKE-style projects Engadget has a "lightning round" for showing off and sharing your work. It's Wednesday, October 10th, 7:00PM - 10:00PM -- pictured here, a past "diy gadget" from Engadget (iPod universal remote)... Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 20:00
Super-cheap head-mounted video display
Jake Hildebrandt, best known for his steampunk mods (and his pugilistic arch-rivalry with fellow gentleman fabricator Jake von Slatt) has put up a piece on turning a Wild Planet toy video display into a head-mounted display for any typical video source (VCR. DVD, iPod, etc). $25 Head-Mounted Display - Link [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 17:00
Add memory to your old Apple relics
This hack shows how to add a compact flash memory card to an Apple Powerbook 150 using an adaptor board that allows the card to be plugged into a standard IDE bus. Pretty cool if you are nostalgic about breathing life back into your old laptop-turned-doorstop. Replacing the Internal Disk of a Powerbook 150 with a CompactFlash Card - Link [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 13:58
Void your TiVo's warranty while displaying its data
This TiVo LCD project is a nice way to display program information on the outside of the box without ever turning on your TV. The TiVo LCD Project - Link [Read this article] [Comment on this article] 09/10/07 13:44

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