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16.09.2007 24:00 Uhr
Steorn redux: more mad "scientists" tout free energy gadget
Filed under: Household
We don't want to take this seriously, so we won't. Another company has claimed to have produced a device that produces more energy than is put in, which --we shouldn't have to tell you -- is impossible. The Daily Mail is the dumb -- but actually kinda clever, 'cause they'll get lots of readers, and they don't mind bending the truth -- deliverer this time, adding some kind of twisted authority to the "news." The company behind the free publicity is called EcoWatts, who are apparently keen to sell their £1,500-2,0
16.09.2007 23:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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iPod Classic Software 1.0.1 Available
This update will be detected by itunes when an ipod ill be plugged to the computer. Details are limited: "Bug fixes", and if not required you might want to wait till Apple provide additional information.
[translation by Linathael]
16.09.2007 23:20 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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16.09.2007 23:00 Uhr
Intel liefert Ofer-R aus
Heimlich, still und leise hat Intel mit der Auslieferung des Ofer-R begonnen. Hierbei handelt es sich um einem Radio-Chip, der WiFi- und WiMAX-Support in sich vereinen soll. Er wurde im März 2006 im Rahmen des IDF erstmalig der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert.
16.09.2007 22:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Entscheidung über Zukunft der GC fällt 2008
Die Frage über die Zukunft der Games Convention bleibt weiterhin offen, zumindest bis zum nächsten Frühjahr. Zwar hat die Messegesellschaft bereits betont, dass die größte Video- und Computerspielemesse Europas ein Produkt der Leipziger Messe sei, das allein beschert allerdings noch keine sichere Zukunft.
16.09.2007 22:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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16.09.2007 22:00 Uhr
DialUp PC case mod with old-school rotary phone for VoIP
Filed under: Desktops
PC case modders will tear up anything in search of a bit of novelty, especially if it happens to reek of old school. Ancient telephones -- we hear they were called rotary phones, or something -- happen to fulfill the old school criteria, with one modder surrounding his PC in cracked wood, and hooking it up to an old phone. The phone now works with Skype and other VoIP solutions, with the owner presumably waiting in anticipation for all the calls to tell him how awesome / clever he is. [Via MAKE]
16.09.2007 21:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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Intel sucht das effizienteste Rechenzentrum
Kurz nach der Produktvorstellung der neuen Intel Xeon 7300er-Quadcore-Prozessoren, Codename Tigerton, startet Intel einen Wettbewerb um das effizienteste Rechenzentrum. IT Manager aus ganz Europa sind aufgerufen daran teilzunehmen.
16.09.2007 21:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Die Woche (KW 37)
Am Montag fragten wir uns, ob der neue iPod nano nicht extrem kratzempfindlich ist. Immerhin zeigen die Bilder die neuen Nanos aus dem New Yorker Apple Store auf der 5th Avenue erhebliche Abriebserscheinungen. Und dabei lagen sie gerade einmal wenige Tage auf den Schautischen. Nanos der älteren Generation lagen Monate dort und waren in besserem
16.09.2007 21:05 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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16.09.2007 21:00 Uhr
Nintendo promises Wii stock boost, says they'll still sell out
Filed under: GamingReggie Fils-Aime over at Nintendo has promised an "unprecedented" Wii supply boost for North America over the holiday season -- unfortunately, it's only "unprecedented" because Nintendo has never been able to keep up with demand. Doubly unfortunate for potential Wii purchasers, this extra supply will probably not meet demand over the holiday season period. Sounds like business as usual then: people wanting Wiis, but with Nintendo shipping just enough to be perpetually sold out. Marketing points
16.09.2007 20:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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Let Engadget trick out your home theater contest deadline extended, ends midnight tonight
Filed under: Announcements
Just a quick announcement about our home theater contest: we're extending the deadline until a minute before midnight tonight. Turns out the overwhelming response happened to overwhelm our email server, and maxed out our storage limit. Don't worry, we've sorted the problem -- just make sure to resubmit before 11:59PM EDT tonight if your email bounced. We're sorry for the inconvenience. If you haven't entered yet, check out the details here, first making s
16.09.2007 20:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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News: Sennheiser intros four new in-ear earphones
Sennheiser has introduced its latest in-ear earphones, which join the company’s Classic, Street, and Style lines. The CX 400 and 500 join the Classic line, and both include a pouch, cord winder, cable clip, and ear adapters. The CX 400 feature a short cord, extension cable, and sell for $100. The CX 500 feature a wider frequency response, special flange ear adapters for a better seal, and will be available in glossy black, glossy white, or titanium…
16.09.2007 20:05 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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16.09.2007 20:00 Uhr
Microsoft to learn its EU antitrust fate tomorrow
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Microsoft will be in a familiar position tomorrow when it stands before a European Grand Chamber of the Court of First Instance, where the special 13-judge tribunal will be issuing its final verdict in an antitrust case that has been dragging on since long after the software giant finished its controversial little dance with the Department of Justice here in the US. According to Reuters, the five-point ruling will be handed down in Brussels on live TV at 3.30AM EDT, and will determine the validity of the European Commiss
16.09.2007 19:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 19:00 Uhr
Haier's crazy / crazy expensive laptop
Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
Apparently, in other parts of the world, Haier (a minor brand here in the States) is busy manufacturing highly expensive and totally bizarre laptop computers. The cats over at Engadget Chinese have gotten their hands on info concerning this totally outrageous laptop / tablet PC, apparently an offshoot of the Flybook line, which rocks a C
16.09.2007 18:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 18:00 Uhr
iPod touch has an identity crisis
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Okay, we can understand how a few units slipped out of the factory without the OS installed, but come on Team Cupertino, what's up with forgetting to change the re-hashed iPhone code on the touch's password lockout screen? Don't people trying to break into our iPods deserve the same great Apple experience that paying customers get?[Via digg]
16.09.2007 17:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 17:00 Uhr
Is AMD readying three-core processors?
Filed under: Desktops
According to reports that have been slowly making their way through the chip manufacturing community, everyone's favorite underdog, AMD, is planning on launching a new line of three-core processors sometime in the near future. Sure, it sounds weird, but apparently the technique for creating a triple-core CPU is akin to "switching off" one core in a four-sided chip, and the process can yield significant speed enhancements while keeping costs reasonable. Reports speculate that the three-core model could happen partially due to the need to salvage bad four-core chips, but also because the triple-core concept is easy to market, and resistance from
16.09.2007 16:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Freitag, 14. September
iPod Touch kommt in den Handel +++ Wacom stellt neue Marke "Bamboo" vor +++ Yahoo weist versehentlich auf neuen Dienst hin +++ Glide Mobile lässt iPhone-Anwender Word-Dokumente lesen +++ UK: Nur James Bonds Auto ist cooler als der iPod +++ Vorsicht Falle: Vor falschen Unlock-Tools wird gewarnt +++ So geht's: Störunempfindlichkeit aktivieren +++ Google fordert auf UNESCO-Konferenz "globalen Datenschutz" +++ Weiterer Umbau bei Siemens-Konzernspitze +++ AAPL weiter leicht im Plus
16.09.2007 16:20 Uhr, Macwelt,
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Schwarzenegger signs ban on teen cell phone use while driving
Filed under: Transportation
Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't as much fun as a Governor as he was in The Terminator just ask California's teen drivers. The former action movie star has signed a new bill -- which we told you about in August -- into law, making it illegal for anyone aged 16 or 17 to use a mobile phone, pager, laptop, or handheld computer while driving a vehicle. Effective July 1, 2008 (the same day that California's ban on non-hands-free mob
16.09.2007 14:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Display-Probleme beim iPod touch
Der neue iPod touch soll das Bindeglied zwischen den iPod-Modellen und dem iPhone von Apple herstellen. Er besitzt alle Funktionen der ersteren und einige des letzteren. Ein WiFi- Netzzugang und ein berührungssensitiver Bildschirm gehören dazu. Doch gerade letzterer zeigt sich nach ersten Berichten in einem deutlich schlechteren Allgemeinzustand, als das große Vorbild. Dunkel, kontrastarm und mit schlechter Darstellung weiß er seine Erstbesitzer kaum zu überzeugen. Die ersten Obudktionen zeigen, dass zudem im iPod touch anscheinend andere Komponenten als im iPhone genutzt wurden - nicht unbedingt zu dessen Vorteil.
16.09.2007 13:50 Uhr, Maclife,
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Die große Klingelton-Abzocke
Auf dem Apple-Event in der vergangenen Woche stellte Steve Jobs neben den brandneuen iPods auch eine neue iTunes Funktion vor. Apples "ganz besondere Art", Klingeltöne anzubieten kann auf den ersten Blick jedoch nur als reine Abzocke verstanden werden. Ist allein die Musikindustrie schuld daran oder wittert Apple einfach ein gutes Geschäft zulasten der Kunden?
16.09.2007 13:20 Uhr, Maclife,
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Neue iPods funktionieren nicht mehr mit iTunes-Alternativen
Nicht jeder Nutzer mag iTunes als Musikverwaltungssoftware und nicht jeder iPod-Besitzer arbeitet mit Windows oder Mac OS X. Deshalb schossen in den vergangenen Jahren iTunes-Derviate aus dem Boden. Sie funktionieren auch unter Linux, bieten oft auch die Möglichkeit, Musik vom iPod zurück zu kopieren und funktionieren nach neuesten Berichten nicht mehr mit den neuen iPod-Modellen.
16.09.2007 13:05 Uhr, Maclife,
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Alle Informationen zur Radeon HD 2900 Pro/GT (Update)
Bereits zum Start der Radeon HD 2900 XT war HIS einer der ersten Hersteller, der alle technischen Daten der Karte offenbarte. Bei der Radeon HD 2900 Pro ist dieser Fall nun erneut eingetreten. Einige Überraschungen zeigen sich nun auf, Verwirrung stiftet HIS aber, wenn es um die Speicherbandbreite geht.
16.09.2007 13:05 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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16.09.2007 13:00 Uhr
WinFuture Podcast #36 - News zum Hören
Auch am heutigen Sonntag präsentieren euch Roland Quandt und ich, Markus Pytlik, eine neue Ausgabe des WinFuture.de Podcast. In der inzwischen 36. Ausgabe stellen wir euch wie immer die interessantesten Themen (weiter lesen)
16.09.2007 12:50 Uhr, WinFuture.de,
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Multiple Sclerosis patients walk faster thanks to VR technology
Filed under: Wearables
Using virtual reality technology coupled with sensors, scientists at Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology have developed a system to enable people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis to walk more effectively. The virtual reality tech takes the form of a small screen attached to glasses which projects a moving, virtual ground computed using sensors that measure the user's eye and body movements. This "virtual floor" apparently improves the walking ability of MS sufferers, and helps them to remain stable. The device even improves walking performance after it has been taken off, so patients won't have to look complete
16.09.2007 12:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 12:00 Uhr
Erste echte kostenlose iPhone-Freischaltsoftware
Endlich hat es das (echte) iPhone Dev Team geschafft, (s)eine Freeware zur Freischaltung des iPhone mit grafischer Benutzeroberfläche auszustatten. Das unter den Namen anySim 1.0 veröffentlichte Programm läuft zwar derzeit nur auf PPC-Macs, lässt sich dafür aber genauso komfortabel nutzen, wie gleichwertige Kaufapplikationen.
16.09.2007 11:50 Uhr, Maclife,
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Updates für iPod nano 3G und iPod classic erhältlich
Sie sind kaum auf dem Markt und erhalten doch schon das erste Firmware-Update: Apple stellte jetzt für den iPod nano (3. Generation) die Firmware Version 1.0.1 und ein Update für den neuen iPod classic zur Verfügung. Beide würden, so Apple in den Erläuterungen, Probleme beheben. Beim iPod classic betrifft das nach ersten Berichten vor allem die Cover Flow-Darstellung, der iPod nano hingegen übernimmt jetzt wieder Daten von und nach iTunes.
16.09.2007 11:35 Uhr, Maclife,
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16.09.2007 11:00 Uhr
Toshiba subpoenaed by US DOJ over flash memory business
Filed under: StorageJust over a week after two Samsung execs were arrested for fraud in Thailand, another flash memory leader is facing a bit of legal heat. Reportedly, Toshiba "said it had been subpoenaed by the US Department of Justice about its flash memory business in the key US market," which comes just after SanDisk admitted that it had "received grand jury subpoenas indicating a government probe into possible price-fixing in the NAND flash memory industry." Notably, a Toshiba spokesman only clarified
16.09.2007 10:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Samsung's BD-UP5000 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player gets previewed
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The folks over at HDGuru managed to spend a few quality minutes with Samsung's forthcoming hybrid player, and initial impressions look to be pretty positive. Granted, their BD-UP5000 was a pre-production sample, but they were mighty impressed with the BD-Java / HDi support, HDMI 1.3 functionality, and the Reon scaler chip within. During limited time with the player, the assortment of HD DVDs and Blu-ray films that they got to view "all looked spectacular, with every image appearing clean, crisp and sharp as a tack," a
16.09.2007 08:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 7:00 Uhr
German Physiks' Loreley Mk II does 360-degree sound
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Speakers capable of 360-degree sound projection seem to be all the rage these days, with German Physiks the latest to get in on the omni-directional action. The Loreley Mk IIs go in for the whole alien style look too, with several extremely funky drivers arranged in a vertical formation. Backing up the drivers are 10" passive radiators and two 12" inverted dome subwoofers kicking out the lower frequency sounds. Audiophiles will likely jump all over these high end speakers: the rest of us will just balk at the $165,995 price tag, going up to $200,000 if you want a carbon finish
16.09.2007 06:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 5:00 Uhr
anySIM is here: open source GUI iPhone unlock app
Filed under: Cellphones
We've seen a couple of early versions of GUI iPhone SIM unlock apps from the open source community, but it looks like the iPhone Dev Team's got its proper release in order. Unfortunately, the app's source code won't be released for a couple days yet, so if you want to see how the Dev Team got from iUnlock (and iUnlock_reloaded) to their "final" anySIM solution, you'll have to wait a little while longer. In the mean time, we've mirrored the tool here on our super-fast server farm. Oh, and don't blame us if it doesn't
16.09.2007 04:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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iRobot leaks Looj and ConnectR information
Filed under: Robots
Looks like iRobot's site admin did a bit of premature site updating, with details on the Looj gutter cleaning robot, and the still mysterious ConnectR appearing temporarily on the official site. All the new info about the ConnectR amounts to a different description of the robot -- apparently it's a "virtual visiting robot" -- and the knowledge that the "R" is capitalized. For the Looj, now we know at least one of the robot's capabilities -- it can clean 80 fe
16.09.2007 04:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 3:00 Uhr
iPods blocked from synching with Linux
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoAccording to the blog iPodminusiTunes, Apple has blocked the new iPods from synching with third party applications (i.e. anything that isn't iTunes). The most significantly affected userbase in all this is the Linux community, who've been able to upload songs to their older iPods using free software such as gtkpod and Amarok for a while now. The tweak to the new iPod database files doesn't appear to be incidental either, with a num
16.09.2007 02:50 Uhr, Engadget,
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iPod nano, classic software updates released
Apple today pushed out new bug-fix updates for a few of its newest iPods. The company released updates for new third-generation iPod nano as well as the iPod classic. While the details from Apple are sparse, it appears to be a bug-fix only update and available via iTunes (sync tab). Yesterday, Apple's iPhone-store-credit pages showed a few graphics
16.09.2007 02:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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16.09.2007 2:00 Uhr
Palm's new OS getting more delays?
Filed under: CellphonesThe hits just don't seem to be stopping for Palm these days. In the last few weeks we've watched the Foleo debacle unravel, seen the underwhelming Treo 500v announcement, and gotten word that the Elevation Partners partial sale has gone through (a small ray of light, really) -- but it appears we're not done yet. Accord
16.09.2007 01:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.09.2007 1:00 Uhr
"$100" OLPC XO-1 to cost at least $188, over $200 in Uruguay
Filed under: LaptopsThe "$100 laptop" from the OLPC Foundation is in no way a "$100 laptop." The latest price hike by the Foundation pushes the overall cost of each XO-1 machine up to $188, which is a fair amount higher than the $176 that the machine was said to cost back in May. On a per country basis, the laptops could cost even more than that, with OLPCNews reporting that the cost per laptop in Uruguay is $205 due to a partnership with Brighstar Uruguay SA. Negroponte, maybe it's time to change that "$100 laptop" tagline.
16.09.2007 00:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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