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It looks like TiVo's freshly minted Premiere hardware will soon be setting sail eastwards as The Daily Telegraph is reporting Virgin Media's next generation set-top box will be built around it. Loyal readers of Engadget HD will already be aware that TiVo and Virgin hooked up last November and this latest news relates to the first hardware to be spawned from that relationship. According to TiVo CEO Tom Rogers, the Premiere will "heavily inspire the development work" going into Virgin's next TV appendage, which may or may not mean that the cable company will simply rebadge the well-received new boxes. What's assured though is much greater integration with online content, with search linking you out to Amazon, BBC's iPlayer, YouTube or good old standard broadcast channels. The whole thing's about unlimited choice, apparently, and should be showing up on the Queen's isles by the end of this year. We can wait, but we'd rather we didn't have to.TiVo returning to the UK thanks to partnership with Virgin Media originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Unless they're incredibly quiet or potentially explosive, you won't find us waxing poetic (or even prosaic) about leaf blowers. But if a company that produced leaf blowers made a motorized calendar that tore off its own pages? We'd tell you about that in a heartbeat -- even if the wonderfully wasteful contraption turned out to be a viral ad by agency Euro RSCG rather than an actual household organizer, and even if its pages aren't nearly as saucy as Stihl's usual NSFW fare. Believe it or not, there's no blade inside that brushed aluminum shell; the process works by ripping out the bookbinding thread along the calendar's spine using a motorized reel. Join us in celebrating the wonder of pressed dead wood floating to earth all by its lonesome with a short video after the break.Continue reading Stihl's autumn calendar automatically rips through to tomorrow
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Remember the HarmoNESica? A brief refresher, then: it's what happens when you've got a copy of Super Tecmo Bowl, a Pocket Pal harmonica, and the desire to create a unique musical instrument. But if you don't have any of the aforementioned ingredients and just want the end result, eBay's got you covered as usual -- three HarmoNESicas have been gathering bids at the online auction house this week. Whether your pleasure be Dick Tracy, Super Mario Bros. 3 or The Legend of Zelda, there's a harmonica to match; and if (for some reason) you want to actually play one of the games, you'll find the ROM guts tastefully included. But before you make your bid, remember: there's more than one way to skin an NES cartridge.NES harmonicas hit eBay, three lucky gamers cheer originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Words... what good are words when you're trying to describe the horrific visage of a growling, rugged, heavyweight camera coated in the frilly tutu of the color spectrum, magenta? We shan't try to describe the peculiar mix of revolt, disgust and subtle desire that this whole thing incites in us, and will just point you after the break for the video. There's plenty of good clean fun to be had while exploring the dismantled D90 (though there's one instance of foul language when the modder gets an electric shock, understandable) and if you're of a nervous disposition you can always skip the shockingly pink finale.Continue reading Nikon D90 torn down, rebuilt in pink (video)
Nikon D90 torn down, rebuilt in pink (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Eigenschappen van mens en dier komen soms prima van pas in technologie. Bijvoorbeeld een niesende radio.
Zoals de expo Multiplex Transnatural en de website NextNature laten zien, kan de technologische wereld nog wat leren van de natuur. Soms zelfs erg letterlijk. Wat dacht je van een radio die ieder half jaar een flinke nies laat horen om het stof uit zijn binnenste te blazen. De Gesundheit radio werd in 1972 gebouwd door de Attenborough Design Group. Hij is grappig en aandoenlijk. Maar het probleem is nog steeds actueel. Stof is slecht voor microprocessors. Ook een televisie bijvoorbeeld overlijdt in de meeste gevallen door kortsluiting door intern opgehoopt stof, zegt mijn buurtelektrowinkelier.
Afgelopen maand liet Royal College of Art student James Chambers de radio opnieuw horen in zijn zoektocht om dierlijke afweersystemen in te zetten ten gunste van technologische producten. Hij maakte de hard disk Drive Legs die op zijn pootjes gaat staan als er vloeistof in de buurt komt. Goed idee. Maar dan wil ik ook wel een toetsenbord waar een olifantenslurf uitkomt om zich schoon te douchen. Een fiets die wegrijdt als er een dief in de buurt komt. Een telefoon die vanzelf bijtankt als hij bijna leeg is. Anders nog iets?
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Seriously, who told manufacturers that we're in love with garish LED status lights?ASUS has strapped a glowing orb of unnecessariness around the volume knob of the Cine5 -- an otherwise perfectly acceptable and appreciably diminutive PC soundbar. With an array of speaker drivers integrated into that curvy body, ASUS claims the Cine5 produces realistic multidirectional surround sound, but does admit it's mostly intended for smaller spaces such as study rooms. The announcement also includes a nod to FPS gamers, with claims that the improved positional audio on offer will benefit both gameplay immersion and accuracy when identifying a sound source, though we reckon the biggest boon will still be the elimination of the extra cables and speakers one usually needs to get one's surround sound on. Price and availability have not yet been made public, but knowing ASUS both should be in the reasonable range of the market.ASUS Cine5 is 'world's most compact' five-channel speaker, doesn't forget the blue LEDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Move is Sony's nieuwe motion controller. Meer dan een veredelde Wii-mote lijkt het niet te worden.
Afgelopen nacht heeft Sony tijdens de GDC definitief antwoord gegeven op Microsofts Project Natal en de Nintendo Wii. Sony introduceert met PlayStation Move zijn eerste bewegingscontroller.
Move is een geavanceerder systeem dan de Wii. De bewegingssensoren zijn een stuk gevoeliger en pikken ook kleine bewegingen op. Move werkt daarnaast in combinatie met de PlayStation Eye-camera waardoor ook 3D-bewegingen geregistreerd worden.
Net als bij de Wii kan de motion controller worden aangesloten op een extra controller. Deze sub-controller heeft onder andere een analoge stick om je spelpersonage makkelijker te besturen. De apparaten zijn via Bluetooth met elkaar verbonden zodat je meer bewegingsvrijheid hebt dan bij de Wii.
Het succes van Move valt of staat bij het aanbod van games. Tot nu toe hebben 36 uitgevers - waaronder Electronic Arts en Ubisoft - games toegezegd, maar het aanbod is nog niet erg overtuigend. Een klein aantal spellen is al aangekondigd waaronder een aantal partygames en simpele shooters. Vooralsnog weinig verschil met het Wii-aanbod dus. Interessantere titels waar Move op werkt zijn SOCOM 4 en LittleBigPlanet.
Move verschijnt deze herfst en je hebt de keuze uit verschillende pakketten. Het starterspakket bevat de motion- en sub-controller en een PlayStation Eye en zal naar verluidt 75 euro kosten. Als je al een Eye hebt kun je de controllers er apart bij kopen.
De geestelijken die kinderen misbruikten waren geen 'noodhomo's' maar machtswellustelingen. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat gebrek aan openheid en verantwoordingsplicht tot het wezen van de roomse kerk behoort.
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Als een Roman wave rollen de onthullingen omtrent seksueel misbruik door rooms-katholieke geestelijken in de jaren vijftig en zestig momenteel over Europa. Vanuit Ierland spoelde de golf met enige vertraging door Groot-Brittannië, België en Nederland en bereikte onlangs Duitsland. Daar wierp, anders dan in Nederland, de staat zijn volle gewicht in de strijd. In Beieren keerde de politie een hele Benedictijner kloosterschool ondersteboven op zoek naar kinderporno en bewijsmateriaal van seksueel misbruik.
When you think about HP, do you think about printers or maybe IT outsourcing? How about HP smartphones, ever think of them? You do know that HP still sells iPAQs right? That's ok, we have to remind ourselves too, occasionally, and therein lies the problem: most consumers don't have any idea what HP's 300,000 employees are up to... or even care (ever encountere a rabid HP fanboy before?). While the enthusiast community is certainly anticipating the release of HP's Slate or next Voodoo device, you'd be hard pressed to find any "normal people" who have even heard of them. So what's HP to do? HP ropes in Dr. Dre for 'Lets Do Amazing' personality makeover originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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by Ana
It is a beautiful feeling to go to bed feeling peaceful and content, and wake up in the morning in a state of happiness, feeling nothing but joy. Polygamy has brought much pain and heartache to my life, but has brought much good as well. It’s been a long tough journey for me, but it’s much, much easier now. I’ve learned many lessons along the way. I’ve done and said many things to persons (in particular, my husband Alex and his other “wife” Carolinah). I can only pray that Allah (Great and Glorious is He) has forgiven me for those acts and I won’t repeat them.
door A.Z. Reflectie
In een eerdere blog over prins Bernhard heb ik duidelijk proberen te maken dat Bernhard m.i. voldeed aan het gros van de diagnostische criteria van een psychopaat. O.a. voorspelde ik daarom dat kijken naar de Greet Hoffmans affaire vanuit dit perspectief tot verrassende conclusies zou kunnen leiden. Twee boeken van historica Annejet van der Zijl, Juliana en Bernhard (november 2008) en Bernhard (maart 2009), doen m.i. mijn vermoedens en voorspelling uitkomen.
Before the iPad and before the Slate, the most exciting touchy tablety thing in our lives was Toshiba's JournE multimedia tablet. Now that the Japanese compu-maker has seen what the competition has on offer, it's proudly proclaimed itself back in the running with an entire family of slate devices it's planning to introduce near the end of 2010 or in early 2011. "It has proved to be a mistake to underestimate these new categories" is the word from Toshiba's Jeff Barney, which indicates that not even he sees that much potential in the form factor, but his company is pushing ahead with its plans for fear of being left behind. Also quoted in the Fortune piece is ASUS' inimitable Jonney Shih, who makes sure to remind us that without multitasking, Flash support, or a webcam for videoconferencing, the iPad leaves plenty of room for devices richer in features to grab market share. All we know for certain is that the major players are falling in line to make 2010 truly the year of tablet -- whether or not consumers will place their stamp of approval on this vendor-driven craze, though, remains to be seen.Toshiba will have its own family of slates by this time next year originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Is the government of China easing up a bit on its official prudery toward nonstandard sexualities? The China Daily, published in English by the Chinese Communist Party, features in today's issue a friendly article on the controversial sociologist Li Yinhe (...) — with a flattering photo of her — and her opinions on gays, casual sex, and polyamory:
"When the immoral is not illegal
By Mei Jia (China Daily)
Updated: 2010-03-10 10:14
Sociologist and gay rights activist, Li Yinhe, continues to stun the country with her comments on hitherto taboo topics such as sex and same-sex marriages.
She has submitted, for the fifth time, to the ongoing 2010 annual sessions of the NPC and CPPCC, proposals to allow same-sex marriages, and rescind the ban on sexual orgies as a violation of the Criminal Law of the PRC.
"The first is a continuous attempt as I know it will take time to realize this," Li says. "The second involves doing away with an outdated law."
When the immoral is not illegal
A highly profiled scholar, Li's thoughts have influenced the Chinese public for two decades. In an exclusive interview with China Daily, she shares her views on sex and marriage.
In 2006, Li caused a flutter with her support for one-night stands and polyamory (multiple sexual partners). Explaining her stance, she says unmarried people have the legal right to one-night stands. And while it may be morally wrong for married couples to do so, there is nothing illegal about it.
"I'm not saying I encourage people to have casual sex," Li says, "People have the right to sex just like they have the right to eat. Although both are not explicitly written into the Chinese Constitution, they are not violations of the law."
She says polyamory offers important evidence for her sociological studies.
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Het volgende bericht kwam ik tegen op een website van supporters van Obama 'OBAMAers Dot Com':
Family, Marriage and State
John Stossel recently had a program on Fox Business suggesting we legalize selling kidneys and polygamy. This is a nice Libertarian position and I am generally Libertarian, but I am going to register some objections to polygamy. I also oppose selling kidneys, but these are not simple issues, and so I will limit this post to family and state.
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Vanochtend zat er een merkwaardig voorstel in mijn e-mailboxje.
'Sta je ook open voor open?'
Het bleek te gaan om polyamorie (een collega van me lag plat van het lachen).
Dat is het hebben van meerdere 'liefdesrelaties' tegelijk.
Blijf lekker vrijgezel, denk ik dan.
Ik word ermee om de oren geslagen de laatste tijd, en ik vind het grote onzin.
Ik geloof er gewoon niet in.
CP+ 2010: Ricoh has exhibited prototypes of its A12 and P10 lens modules for the GXR system at the CP+ photographic trade show. According to the show report by Japanese website DC Watch, the company has also shown mock-ups of future modules, where lenses can be detached from the camera body to mount third-party lenses and bellows from manufacturers such as Hasselblad and Leica.
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/The_internet_earns_a_nomination_for_2010_Nobel_Prize'; Isn't Italy a place of contrast? After the country's judiciary slammed Google for failing to keep a tight enough leash on user-uploaded content, we're now hearing that its local version of Wired magazine is putting forward the internet as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its contributions to "helping advance dialogue, debate and consensus." Right then. Just in case you think this is all a bit silly -- and you should -- we're also hearing Nicholas Negroponte and 2003 Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi are both in support of the idea, which has been described as "a Nobel for each and every one of us" by Internet for Peace, an organization set up specifically to promote the web's candidacy. That's a pretty succinct way of putting it, but it also shows what's wrong with the idea: nothing devalues a prize's worth and meaning quite like handing it out to everyone. Just imagine icanhascheezburger.com slapping a legitimate Nobel laureate badge up on its homepage and you'll know what we mean.The internet earns a nomination for 2010 Nobel Prize originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Voor de Young Director Award die bij Cannes Lions 2010 wordt uitgereikt, maakte L-A-D-A uit Nederland een opvallend promotiefilmpje.
De Oscar-uitreiking mag dan net achter de rug zijn, de voorbereidingen voor de 'Oscars van de reclame', de Cannes Lions, zijn alweer in volle gang. In juni worden in de mondaine Zuid-Franse badplaats aan het beste, wereldwijd gemaakte reclamewerk de zogenaamde Leeuwen toegekend.
Ook voor commercialregisseurs in spe is er traditiegetrouw een prijs te vergeven: de Young Director Award, georganiseerd door Commercial Film Producers of Europe (CFP-E) en magazine Shots. De Nederlandse commercialfilmproducenten, ook lid van de CFP, zijn verenigd in de Vereniging Commercial Producenten (VCP). In opdracht van deze vereniging ontwikkelde productiemaatschappij L-A-D-A het promofilmpje voor de Young Director Award. Om jonge filmmakers aan te sporen hun filmische wonders in te sturen, en wel vóór de sluitingsdatum van 15 april.
De pay-off luidt sinds vorig jaar: Born to create drama (zie hier de commercial van 2009 ). En, om opnieuw in Oscar-termen te spreken, in het door regisseur Rogier Hesp gemaakte, Engelstalige filmpje van dit jaar schittert een ware drama queen. Een moeder rijdt auto – haar dochtertje zoet op de achterbank – en wordt bij een snelheidscontrole aangehouden. Waarop het verhaal een bizarre wending neemt.
'Het filmpje is very low budget gedraaid', vertelt Karen Bruinsma, producer van het in Amsterdam gevestigde L-A-D-A. 'De hele crew en de acteurs werkten op vrijwillige basis mee. Om het Engels te doen lijken is in de postproductie gebruikgemaakt van spiegeling van het beeld, zodat het stuur aan de rechterkant zit. Maar de locatie is naast de deur: IJmuiden.'
En hoewel voor de geloofwaardigheid grotendeels is gecast op Engelssprekende acteurs – moeder komt uit Nieuw-Zeeland, agent uit Groot-Brittanië – steelt het Nederlandstalige dochtertje de show. De leader is een klein juweel waarvoor L-A-D-A wat mij betreft de prijs voor de 'best budget production in 50 seconds' in ontvangst mag nemen. Oordeel zelf.
Remember those network investments that AT&T was talking up just days before Time Warner slipped over an offer for help? Looks as if the firm wasn't kidding around, but there's still nothing here that should get you excited about more available bandwidth in the coming days. Utilizing that fancy new Cisco router, the carrier recently completed a live network environmental trial of 100-Gigabit backbone network technology (far more hasty than that 40-Gigabit stuff that's around today), but we're told that the tech isn't expected to be ready for "commercial deployment" until the "next few years." 'Course, we suspect we should be struck by the notion that the internet may actually have the proper infrastructure to keep on keepin' on once Hulu really does take over the world, but for now, we'll just have to extract a bit more joy from those vague "little things" in life.AT&T completes 100-Gigabit Ethernet field trial using new Cisco gear, proves it does care originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Android for Windows phones -- simple concept, simple enough installation, but awesome results. The good people behind the XDAndroid project have been working hard to allow you to get your Google juices flowing nice and freely on your WinMo device and the latest build looks to have all but completed the task. Demonstrated on a Touch Pro 2 -- a phone that recently got itself Ubuntu-ized -- the Android installation experiences no difficulty in making calls, sending SMS or email missives, or browsing the web. There are still limitations, mind you, with GPS, Bluetooth and "other key functions" not yet available, but for the most part you're looking at the full Android experience on devices that weren't initially meant for it. Check it out on video after the break or hit the source link for detailed instructions on how to load this up on your own phone.Continue reading HTC Touch Pro 2 gets a new lease of Android life, loves it (video)
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De eerste ultradunne glazen laptops zonder schermrand en toetsenbord zijn aangekondigd.
Acer komt na de zomer met een ultraplatte laptop met een scherm zonder randen. Het gebruikt hiervoor een stevig glassubstraat van producent Corning. Dit type glas zit al in enkele mobieltjes.
Acer wil ook het toetsenbord vervangen door een touchscreen met virtuele toetsen. Dat zijn ze trouwens bij het One Laptop Per Child Project ook van plan in versie 3. Acers concurrent MSI toonde op de CES-beurs in januari ook al een dualscreen laptop met een touchscreen als toetsenbord, maar daar zat nog een dikke rand om het scherm.
Samsung announces its 6-inch E-ink display (600x800) with 8-gray scale eReader for the US market. The most visibly distinguishing feature of the Samsung eReader is its electromagnetic resonance stylus pen, that allows you to make annotations in the margins and to record your own thoughts and interpretations while reading. With 2GB of internal memory, the Samsung eReader can easily store 1,500 books or 24,000 pages of memos. An external Micro SD card slot increases the device's storage capabilities by an additional 16GB...

MIT wetenschappers ontdekten een onbekend natuurkundig verschijnsel waarmee op een nieuwe manier stroom kan worden opgewekt.
De wetenschappers van het MIT gebruikten minuscule nanobuisjes van koolstof die gecoat waren met een reactieve brandstof. Deze lieten ze aan een kant van de buis ontbranden met een laser. De brandstof ontbrandde als een golf langs de hele lengte van het buisje. De warmte die de ontbranding genereert, gaat het nanobuisje in en verplaatst zich duizenden malen sneller dan de warmte in de brandstof zelf. Die warmte voedt zichzelf weer terug naar de brandstof waardoor er een thermische golf ontstaat met een temperatuur van 3000 Kelvin. Deze 'hitte ring' verplaatst zich 10 duizend maal sneller langs het buisje dan de chemische reactie van de ontbranding zelf. De thermische golf blijkt ook elektronen in het buisje te verplaatsen waardoor er een substantiële elektrische stroom ontstaat.
Dit verschijnsel was tot nu toe onbekend en opent mogelijkheden voor nieuw energieonderzoek. In verhouding met hun gewicht produceren de nanobuisjes op deze manier honderd keer meer energie dan een lithium-ion batterij. De vinding is zo nieuw dat de wetenschappers nog niet kunnen speculeren over mogelijke praktische toepassingen. Eén van de wetenschappers opperde milieusensoren die via de nanobuisjes van stroom worden voorzien en zo klein zijn dat ze als 'stof' in de lucht verspreid kunnen worden.
Whatever happened to that dreamy Line 6 / Apple tie-up? Who knows, right? While those two sort out their future behind the scenes, Paul Reed Smith Guitars is stepping up to take advantage of an obvious market opportunity. The newly announced Guitarbud is a simplistic accessory that allows axe slingers to jack their guitar into an iPhone or second-generation iPod touch, all while providing a headphone output in order to keep the noise making to yourself. We're told that the device works with pretty much any recording-supported app (even Apple's own Voice Memos), though PRS obviously recommends that you check out its JamApp guitar amp simulator / tuner / training tool. Best of all, it's available today for £29.95 (or $29.95 here in the States), putting you just a few yard mowings away from securing your own personal aural sanctuary. Too bad the reviews from early adopters aren't so promising...PRS Guitarbud jacks your axe, ego into iPhone / iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Alright, you ultrafast mobile broadband zealots, whip out your calendars and draw a big red tick around the middle of 2011. Verizon's CTO Anthony Melone has identified next summer as the carrier's release window for its first LTE handset, which should be preceded by the 4G service being rolled out by the end of this year. If you're wondering what you'll be using on that "faster than 3G" network while waiting for the vanguard handset, we saw plenty of LTE-equipped gear at CES and let's not forget about that 1080p-decodin' NVIDIA tablet that was teased during the show. The one bit of bogus news from Melone was the statement that contracts with "as much data as you can consume is the big issue that has to change." Verizon seems resolutely set on introducing some type of tiered or metered price plans, which is unfortunately the same path AT&T is headed down. The message from the networks is therefore clear: with great (downloading) power comes great (bill-paying) responsibility.Verizon promises first 4G handset for next summer, foretells end of unlimited data plans originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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