Avangard Optics MHD80 HD Micro Camcorder

Avangard Optics is offering you their latest HD micro camcorder, the MHD80. Measuring less than 1″ wide and only 2″ long, this micro camcorder sports a 62-degree wide angle lens, a microSD card slot (4GB card included), Voice Activated Recording support (Start & Stop), a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (up to three hours) and 720p HD video recording at 30x60fps. The MHD80 retails for $89.95.

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Porsche moving on from 911 GT3 RSR Type 997, new 991-based racer will be ready by 2014

The 991 Porsche 911 is already on the streets, but we're going to have to wait until 2014 before we see the car in race form on the track. Porsche Motorsport recently announced that it is ending development of the current 997-based 911 GT3 RSR used in the American Le Mans Series in preparation of the new car. Porsche also revealed that its ALMS GT class partnership with Flying Lizard Motorsports is being discontinued as well. While there will be no more 997 cars built for 2013, Porsche will still be supplying teams with extra parts and tubs to compete.

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EPiServer Revolutionises Multi-channel Content Management with Latest Platform Release

EPiServer 7 CMS allows marketers to achieve maximum impact by managing content seamlessly across screens and channels.  London, October 31, 2012: EPiServer, an innovator in multichannel digital marketing and e-commerce software, announced today the availability of EPiServer 7 CMS, the first content management system to allow marketers and editors to create content that works seamlessly across channels. Businesses can ensure that their online presence is optimised for conversions and results by delivering a consistent customer experience across mobile, tablet and desktop screens from one platform.

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NEC roll-out SkyDrive support for its LifeTouch L Android Tablet

Launched earlier this summer in Japan, NEC LifeTouch L Android 4.0 Tablet comes now with the full support and integration of Microsoft SkyDrive. NEC also announced that its tablet will now also be available in “White Pearl” as well. The LifeTouch L will come with an Dual Core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 10.1" IPS Screen with a 1280x800 resolution, WiFi, BLuetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS, DLNA.

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Nokia Music gets upgraded for Lumia 920 and Lumia 820: Equalizer, Dolby support, Facebook connectivity

Now Windows Phone 8 has arrived with Xbox Music in tow, what's next for Nokia Music. Well, at a press briefing this week in London, it told the assembled tech press that its still going - and Nokia's even adding features. The music service is apparently continuing to expand, with new tracks being added weekly - Nokia's mix radio currently houses 338 curated mixes in the UK alone, across pretty broad selection of music genres. And yep, there was a mention of K-Pop.

Engadget , Nokia Music gets upgraded for Lumia 920 and Lumia 820: Equalizer, Dolby support, Facebook connectivity, Nokia Music gets upgraded for Lumia 920 and Lumia 820: Equalizer, Dolby support, Facebook connectivity

Psy's Gangnam Style dance will be headed onto Dance Central 3 as well

If you thought that dancing to Psy's Gangnam Style in real life wasn't enough and you'd like to score some points for it, you might be interested to learn that Gangnam Style will be headed onto Dance Central 3. This is probably good news for Dance Central 3 gamers who might have been feeling slightly left out when Gangnam Style was announced as a DLC for Ubisoft's Just Dance 4. No word on when exactly Dance Central 3 gamers will be able to get their hands on the dance and song, but a rough time frame of "sometime this year" has been given.

Ubergizmo , Psy's Gangnam Style dance will be headed onto Dance Central 3 as well, Psy's Gangnam Style dance will be headed onto Dance Central 3 as well

Cleveland Clinic and IBM team up to make Watson a Doctor (video)

Medical research facility Cleveland Clinic and IBM are teaming up to develop ways to let supercomputer Watson become a useful tool for doctors. The machine's ability to analyze language and scour its database for answers is hoped to offer quicker and more exhaustive diagnoses for patients. As modern medical students spend less time memorizing diseases, they're focusing on learning how to think critically and navigate the huge amount of available data. Big Blue is also hoping that the Jeopardy champion will learn how to digest a person's medical records in order to match up their history with maladies.


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Halo 4 – Spartan Ops Season One Trailer

Check out the latest trailer ‘Spartan Ops Season One' from the upcoming Halo 4 title. Just to remind you, this first-person shooter video game is scheduled to hit Xbox 360 on November 6th worldwide.

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Visualized: A sea of Surfaces

A wall of 100 of iPads at WWDC 2012.

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Reebok-CCM partnering on impact-sensing flexible sports cap, hopes to improve real-time injury analysis

While the whack of two helmets might be an unavoidable part of some high intensity sports, knowing a little more about what's going on during those impacts can mean the difference between a time out, and time in hospital. Reebok-CCM Hockey and electronics form MC10 have just announced that they are developing a wearable cap that will register the strength and severity of head impacts during games. The project is actually aimed at all sports and age-groups, and uses high-performance electronics reshaped into an ultra-thin, breathable, flexible system that technology partner, MC10, expects to also be much more affordable.

Engadget , Reebok-CCM partnering on impact-sensing flexible sports cap, hopes to improve real-time injury analysis, Reebok-CCM partnering on impact-sensing flexible sports cap, hopes to improve real-time injury analysis

ITV Player revamp brings ad-free TV rentals, keeps the free catch-ups

As a profit-driven network, ITV has its work cut out in the online streaming world when the BBC's iPlayer looms overhead. How do you compete with a cultural institution. Its solution these days is one of sheer choice: it's launching a publicly available beta of its ITV Player refresh that offers TV show rentals. While viewers will have free, ad-backed viewing for the last month's worth of programming, they'll also have the choice of renting 30-day access to archived episodes at 49p (79 cents) each without the pesky commercials in between.

Engadget , ITV Player revamp brings ad-free TV rentals, keeps the free catch-ups, ITV Player revamp brings ad-free TV rentals, keeps the free catch-ups

BMW marks 25 years of 12-cylinder engines

BMW has already celebrated the silver anniversary of its V12-powered 7 Series flagship by offering a special 25 Years Anniversary Edition of the car for 2013, but now the automaker has released a visual display of the engine's quarter-century in the nose of its big Autobahn cruisers. First introduced in 1987 in the 750i, BMW points out it was the first of the modern German luxury sedans to use a 12-cylinder engine – Mercedes-Benz and Audi didn't offer such an engine in their S-Class and A8 models for several more years.

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Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 companion app for Windows 8 and Windows RT

It was already rumored last month that Microsoft is working on a Windows Phone 8 companion app for its latest operating system. And with Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 event just around the corner, the Redmond-based technology giant has just released the said companion app for Windows 8 and Windows RT. Essentially, the new app will allow Windows Phone 8 devices and computers running Windows 8 to work together seamlessly “so you always have your photos, videos, and music, and more where you want them.”. However, the app isn't just about syncing music, photos, and videos.

Ubergizmo , Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 companion app for Windows 8 and Windows RT, Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 companion app for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Flipboard for Android updated with audio integration

We're not sure how many of you guys need to listen to music while you catch up on the latest news, but if you use Flipboard to curate your news, you might be interested to learn that in the latest Flipboard update for Android, the news curating app has introduced a new feature which is the playback of audio. Yup, it seems that you will now be able to choose from a variety of sources to listen to while you flip through the news, such as NPR, The Economist, PBS and SoundCloud.

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Nexus 10 is now official

While Apple encroached on the 7" tablet territory that the late Steve Jobs once declared that tablets in the "tweens" (meaning the 7" category) are basically DOA – Dead On Arrival, one raised eyebrows and questions as to whether Steve would have approved of such a move or not. Well, Samsung and Google has hit back at Apple's bread and butter tablet, their iPad, by introducing the Nexus 10. Running on the latest version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the Nexus 10 will clearly go up head to head against the iPad, sporting a whopping resolution count of 2560 x 1600 pixels (300ppi), clearly kicking Apple's vaunted Retina display.

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Sprint sits out Windows Phone 8 launch in the United States after tepid WP7 reaction

Microsoft may be readying an all-out marketing blitz to get Windows Phone 8 all up in your cranium, but those loyal to Sprint won't be getting anything but perturbed. During today's Windows Phone 8 event in San Francisco, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile were "all in" for Windows Phone 8. Strangely, however, America's number three carrier is evidently "all out." While Sprint was a carrier for Windows Phone 7 handsets like the HTC Arrive, the carrier was showing cold feet as far back as January of this year. Given that the Arrive was its "most returned phone," though, it's hard to cast blame.

Engadget , Sprint sits out Windows Phone 8 launch in the United States after tepid WP7 reaction, Sprint sits out Windows Phone 8 launch in the United States after tepid WP7 reaction

Deal of the Day – 23″ Dell S2340L 1080p LED-backlit LCD Monitor

Sunday's LogicBUY Deal is the 23″ Dell S2340L 1080p LED-backlit LCD monitor for $199.99.  Features:. 1920 x 1080 resolutionIPS panelUltra-wide viewing angleAccepts VGA / HDMI inputs7ms gray-to-gray response time250 nit brightness1000:1 typical contrast ratioEPEAT Silver rated.
$249.99 – $50 instant savings = $199.99 with free shipping.

This deal expires October 29, 2012 or sooner.

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US Navy laser a couple of years away

A battleship or aircraft carrier with laser guns. This sounds right out of a science fiction movie, but that age of naval warfare could very well happen in just a couple of years' time if the Navy has their way. Basically, the US Navy's plan for "directed energy" (their slang for laser cannons) is said to be two years away from reality, at least according to Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, the chief of the Office of Naval Research. This is definitely a huge step forward, considering how earlier estimates from Klunder's laser technicians point towards a four year time window.

Klunder continued, "We're well past physics.

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It's Legal to Jailbreak Your iPhone, But Not an iPad

Jailbreaking an iOS device has been in a murky grey area legally, but it just got a lot clearer: today, the US Copyright Office issued an exemption to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act that jailbreaking a device does not violate US copyright law. However, it's not a blanket ruling, because tablets are, according to the US Copyright Office, “difficult to define.” The Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with a host of other electronic freedom organiziations, has been appealing to the Copyright Office to make exemptions to the DMCA legalizing the customization of a device you own.

Ubergizmo , It's Legal to Jailbreak Your iPhone, But Not an iPad, It's Legal to Jailbreak Your iPhone, But Not an iPad

Sony Action Cam HDRAS10 HD Camcorder

Here we have another newly released HD camcorder from Sony, the Action Cam HDRAS10. This compact camcorder sports a 1x2.3″ back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor, a 170-degree ultra wide angle lens, Sony's BIONZ image processor, SteadyShot image stabilization, a built-in stereo microphone, a microSD card slot, a micro USB 2.0 port and a micro HDMI port. The Action Cam HDRAS10 retails for $199.99 (waterproof housing included).

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Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now available for pre-order

Planning on picking up the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 but don't think that T-Mobile is the carrier for you. Well Verizon has rather quietly put up the pre-order page for their Galaxy Note 2. It is priced cheaper than T-Mobile's offering at $299.99 along with a new two-year contract, although you might have to put up with Verizon branding the home button with their logo. Not a big deal but for those who might want to resell their handset or prefer a sleeker look, this could be something of an eyesore.

Ubergizmo , Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now available for pre-order, Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now available for pre-order

Lingenfelter Retrokits ape 1969 Camaro, with or without RS hideaway lights

If by some miracle you find the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro too modern for your tastes, Lingenfelter has a solution. Behold the company's new Retrokits packages; full aesthetic workovers designed to give the Chevrolet a few tweaks from the '69 RS playbook. Those include an entirely new front fascia, complete with a chin spoiler and the buyer's choice of either exposed headlamps or hidden RS-style units. Lingenfelter swapped the original wheels for pieces designed to invoke the rally pieces found on the original '69.

Autoblog , Lingenfelter Retrokits ape 1969 Camaro, with or without RS hideaway lights, Lingenfelter Retrokits ape 1969 Camaro, with or without RS hideaway lights

Samsung Galaxy Premier (GT-I9260) Unveiled

Twitter user @evleaks has posted a leaked picture of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Premier (GT-I9260). The smartphone features a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 1GB RAM, a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, GPS, an 8-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a 16GB internal memory, which is upgradeable via a microSD card slot. Other specs include Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. The Samsung Galaxy Premier (GT-I9260) runs on the Google Android 4.1 operating system.

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Moog's LEV-96 sensoriactuator prototype wields touch control of 96 simultaneous harmonics, we go eyes-on (video)

Late last week, Moog outed its LEV-96 sensoriactuator prototype and offered a glimpse at its latest R&D unit. Even though it's still in the early phases of beta-testing, we were able to stop by the Moog Music factory for a closer look and a brief glimpse of the gear in action ahead of its appearance at Moogfest. While the unit is installed on acoustic guitars for the time being, the company says that similar tech can be used on other acoustic instruments and eventually to other surfaces - this is just the current manifestation.






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Motorola Droid RAZR X and Motorola Nexus rumored to be in the works

There have been plenty of rumors in the past that suggests that there could be multiple Nexus handsets launching this year, although so far based on the leaks, only LG's Nexus 4 handset has been pictured. Word has it that other manufacturers like Sony and Motorola are possible candidates as well, and thanks to a post on the Droid Forums, a certain Motorola Nexus has been outed, along with an unknown Motorola handset called the Droid RAZR X.

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Solar-powered Internet school helps South African children

When it comes to corporate social responsibility, companies do have a department dedicated to ensure that the less fortunate and in need of help in this world will be given a hand. Samsung is one of them, and recently they shared about assisting a village in South Africa by turning it into a solar-powered Internet school. The Samsung solar-powered Internet school is located in Phomolong, which is a rural area near Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Apple nearing deal with labels for internet radio service, says Bloomberg

Rumors of a music streaming service from Apple have been circulating since the dawn of the iPod age. Bloomberg is reporting that an internet radio platform from Cupertino is nearing reality, as talks between Apple and the major music labels have "intensified." The negotiations center around how to share revenues from an ad-supported service that, according to reports, would pose more of a threat to sites like Pandora than it would Spotify. In fact, after Bloomberg reported that the new Apple service could launch during the first quarter of 2013, Pandora stocks plummeted over 17 percent and trading of the company was briefly halted.

Engadget , Apple nearing deal with labels for internet radio service, says Bloomberg, Apple nearing deal with labels for internet radio service, says Bloomberg

Mitsubishi boss labels French minister a 'retard' for 'ruining the lives of motorists'

Arnaud Montebourg (pictured), French Minister of Industrial Recovery, was recently the target of a rather despicable slur at the hands of Mitsubishi France's leader, Jean-Claude Debard. Frustrated by Montebourg's attempts to encourage the purchase of lower emitting vehicles and discourage use of high-emission vehicles – by way of tax breaks and tax hikes, respectively – Debard reportedly used the occasion of a new product launch to call the minister "stupid," a "mental case" and a "retard" before members of the media. Here's the full quote, as reported by the French newspaper La Provence by way of The Telegraph:.

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System76 debuts Sable Complete all-in-one PC with Ubuntu pre-installed

Sure, it's not too much trouble to install Ubuntu on the all-in-one PC of your choice, but those looking for an out-of-the-box option now have a new one to consider courtesy of System76. The company has today added the Sable Complete to its Linux-minded line-up, an all-in-one PC that starts at $799 and comes pre-installed with the recently released Ubuntu 12.10. As for hardware, that base model offers a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 display (behind edge-to-edge glass), a 2.9GHz Core i5 3470S processor, integrated Intel HD Graphics 2500, 4GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive.

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What is Apple's Fusion Drive?

As you may have seen during our live coverage of the Apple event earlier this week, Apple has announced a new feature called Fusion Drive for its latest iMac. Few details were released during the launch, and things were a little bit confusing and blurry for those who were asking for more details. The idea of Fusion Drive is not new: Apple is trying to provide its users with SSD performance (most of the time) and high capacity at the same time.

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Isolierte Automatisierungslösungen verlangsamen die Geschäftsentwicklung und den IT-Bereich durch ,wahnsinnigen Überhang‘ manueller Tätigkeiten

Dennoch geben 87°% der Unternehmen an, dass die Automatisierung manueller Tätigkeiten einen hohen Stellenwert für ihre betriebliche Produktivität hat26 Oktober 2012: Redwood Software, ein auf die Automatisierung von Geschäftsprozessen spezialisiertes IT-Unternehmen, hat eine unabhängige Studie veröffentlicht, nach der 99°% der Unternehmen viel Zeit für manuelle Arbeiten einsetzen und fast zwei Drittel (63°%) über ein Viertel ihrer Arbeitszeit dafür aufwenden.[1] Die Untersuchung von Vanson Bourne ergab, dass alle befragten Unternehmen gelt

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Is Where You Live Getting Under Your Skin?

Could where you live affect your skin’s health and even be a trigger for eczema. The answer could be yes, and it is all down to your tap water, especially if you live in a hard water area. According to mapping studies, in the UK there are over 13 million homes situated in hard water areas.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Highlights Latest Technology Innovations at HR Tech Europe 2012

New Cornerstone Mobile application and Recruiting Cloud capabilities designed to help organisations attract, engage and enable talent in the new world of work LONDON, 25 October, 2012 – Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD) (booth no. 9), a global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, will showcase the company’s latest technology innovations at this week’s HR Tech Europe 2012, to be held 25-26 October in Amsterdam.

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Key Apple Patent Used Against Samsung Has Been Declared Invalid

Remember that $1 billion decision that Samsung violated Apple's patents. One of the patents in question, the famous “rubber banding” or “physical inertia” patent, has been completely nullified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Samsung informed Judge Koh earlier this week.  The patent describes how when scrolling on a touch screen, and you reach the end of a passage, how the screen bounces back up.  The request to reexamine the patent was filed during the spring, but the non-final office action nullifying its claims wasn't filed until earlier this week.

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Rovio and McDonald's China to launch location-based Angry Birds game

Once again the popularity of Angry Birds has resulted in yet another collaboration. This time the collaboration is between Rovio and McDonald's China which will see a location-based Angry Birds game. Basically what this does is that it allows Angry Birds gamers to unlock a variety of content, such as game modes, stages and power-ups depending on which McDonald's outlet they are visiting in China. Taking it one step further, players will also be able to vote for their favorite McDonald's branch in China, and the branch with the most popular votes will see a gigantic slingshot attached to McDonald's famous golden arches.

Ubergizmo , Rovio and McDonald's China to launch location-based Angry Birds game, Rovio and McDonald's China to launch location-based Angry Birds game

PQI Air WiFi memory card – bring your own memory

If you follow our ramblings, you'll know that Julie and I both love our Eye-Fi cards (see Related Items below). The biggest issue is that they only come in set memory sizes (not a big issue because of the continuous memory function).  The PQI Air gives you the WiFi functionality to be able to browse images from your camera or save them to your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet using their app. Rather than being constrained by set memory sizes like the Eye-Fi you can swap and replace with your own Micro-SD memory.

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Samsung, LG and Pantech reportedly gearing up to release 1080p Full HD smartphones in 2013

There aren't too many mobile devices out there that can boast a full 1080p HD display, save for the HTC J Butterfly, HTC's take on the phablet. Well unsurprisingly it seems that other manufacturers for Android have plans to catchup and according to MK News, it looks like Samsung, LG and Pantech have plans to launch 1080p smartphones come 2013. According to the report, these high-end smartphones are expected to be introduced before the second half of next year, and if the report is accurate, we guess it wouldn't be completely unreasonable of us to expect that the Samsung Galaxy S4 could sport such a display.

Ubergizmo , Samsung, LG and Pantech reportedly gearing up to release 1080p Full HD smartphones in 2013, Samsung, LG and Pantech reportedly gearing up to release 1080p Full HD smartphones in 2013

Huawei offers unrestricted access to software code

Remember how earlier this month, both Huawei and ZTE were warned by the US Congressional Committee that they could not be trusted. Well, it seems that Chinese giant Huawei has taken a proactive step to win back some of the trust and to counter such a warning by offering unrestricted access to its software code, hoping that this move would be able to alleviate the public's fears of the company being a security risk to the country. If we were to put it in layman's terms, this would mean Huawei has lain on its back, allowing all and sundry to rub its belly.

Ubergizmo , Huawei offers unrestricted access to software code, Huawei offers unrestricted access to software code

Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

It's the sort of ceremony that's so magical it can only occur on even-numbered years. Inventors, educators, entertainers, college students and media folk gathered at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA tonight for the 2012 inductions to the Robot Hall of Fame, a Carnegie Mellon-sponsored event created to celebrate the best of our mechanical betters. This year, the field included four categories, judged by both a jury of 107 writers, designs, entrepreneurs and academics and the public at large, each faction constituting half the voting total.






Engadget , Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video), Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)

LG Optimus G comes with locked bootloader, might not be cause for panic

We're fans of the LG Optimus G, although the custom ROM lovers among us might want to tamp down their expectations after this. We've confirmed comments to Android Central that the late 2012 flagship has a locked bootloader much like the Optimus 4X HD and Optimus Vu that went before it - any serious experimentation with a typical carrier variant could at least require jumping through some hoops, if it's possible at all. It might not matter much for the sort who cares about bootloaders, though.

Engadget , LG Optimus G comes with locked bootloader, might not be cause for panic, LG Optimus G comes with locked bootloader, might not be cause for panic

Asus VivoTab RT Hands-On! (updating)

Our very own Eliane Fiolet is at the Asus Windows 8 event in New York City–yes, there are two technology events going on today–where Asus has just announced five–count them, five–new lines of Windows 8 PCs. The new lines are the VivoTab, VivoBook, the Transformer Book, the Touch Zenbook, and the Asus All-in-One. Let's take a look at the VivoTab RT, which is a Surface competitor:. The VivoTab RT runs Windows 8 RT (obviously) and it packs a Tegra 3 processor, 32GB of storage, and an adaptor to work with USB devices.

Ubergizmo , Asus VivoTab RT Hands-On! (updating), Asus VivoTab RT Hands-On! (updating)

Mitsubishi denies plans for Toyota/Subaru rival sports coupe

Forgive us for being wistful, but there was a time when Mitsubishi coupes and sports cars were the downright awesome. The 1990s brought us the all-wheel drive, turbocharged Eclipse GSX and the twin-turbocharged 3000GT VR-4 (seen here). The times, they were good. Fast-forward to today, and the Lancer Evolution exists as Mitsubishi's sole, true performance offering. Mitsubishi killed off the Eclipse last year, by which time it had lost much the luster of its predecessors.

Autoblog , Mitsubishi denies plans for Toyota/Subaru rival sports coupe, Mitsubishi denies plans for Toyota/Subaru rival sports coupe

Romibo therapeutic robot, eyes-on (video)

Between old Paro the robo seal and the original iteration of Keepon, we've seen plenty of adorable robots designed for therapeutic purposes. Romibo's creators have no qualms admitting that their own creation is following in those cuddly footsteps, but what sets their furry 'bot apart from much of the competition is a focus on (relative) affordability. For starters, there's the fact that Romibo is being offered up as an open-source project online, letting do-it-yourselfers build their own versions and contribute custom designs.






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