Autom, the robot weight loss coach: we’ll just keep the friends that lie to us, thanks
Autom is a tiny robot, and he’s getting closer than ever to availability. His whole job? To coach you to lose weight… that’s right, Autom is a dieting robot. You start off by entering the details of your diet, fitness level, and exercise into Autom’…
Josh will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight!
Hey friends, that’s right, esteemed colleague and boss will be stopping by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight to talk iPhone 4 and crack a few jokes. Be sure to tune in at the times below — we hear that Heidi Klum is on tonight, too!
Showtimes:
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Yes, you can certainly scratch the iPhone 4 (updated with more photos)
Update: We should note that while iFixit has said that the new iPhone’s front panel is made of Gorilla Glass (and they tend to be right about these things), the material on the back of the phone has not been positively identified, though it is also a hardened glass.
Update 2: We’ve added three higher quality photos after the break, and seen the scratch with our own eyes. It’s what we would call “incredibly minor,” not visible at all dead on, but in bright light at an angle… well see for yourself if the photos.
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Yes, you can certainly scratch the iPhone 4 (updated with more photos) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony outs water resistant Walkman NWZ-W250 series
Sony‘s just quietly unleashed a new water resistant, wearable Walkman — the NWZ-250. This tiny little guy comes in both 2GB and 4GB capacity models, and apparently boasts an up to 11 hour battery life. Weighing in at 43 grams, this one’s probably perfect for even the most weight sensitive of ears, and it’ll be available in black, silver, lime green, and magenta. You’ll be able to pick up one (or more) of these later this month for $60. Full press release is after the break.
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Sony outs water resistant Walkman NWZ-W250 series originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dean Kamen shows off his prosthetic arm on The Colbert Report
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Dean Kamen shows off his prosthetic arm on The Colbert Report originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hey, look at that: iFixit’s ripping an iPad to shreds
That’s right folks, the iPad has been available for a little less than two hours by our count and the folks at iFixit are already happily destroying one of these magical bad boys. Now, as usual, they’re being pretty meticulous, so they’re still very early in the process, and we haven’t learned much — but we’ll update you as they find out the good stuff. First thoughts? Well, it sure is weird (and a little bit exiting) to see an iPad torn asunder so brazenly. There’s one more shot after the break — hit up the source link for the full set.
Update: So the iFixit disassembly continues, and some interesting tidbits have emerged. The battery is pretty huge — a 3.75V, 24.8 watt-hour job, weighing in at 148 grams. There are some significant differences between the retail unit and what we saw at the FCC, including the A4 processor, which looks to be manufactured by Samsung.
Update 2: Talk about some wild findings. The iFixit crew has discovered that the iPad’s battery has 5.5x the capacity of the battery in the iPhone, with two batteries wired in parallel, for a total of 24.8 Watt-hours. On average, the unit sips just 2.5 Watts (one-fifth the power of a compact fluorescent bulb), and the rear case is machined from a single billet of aluminum. We’re told that the “empty void in the upper right corner is where the cellular communications board would go in the 3G iPad,” and “the A4 is a Package-on-Package (PoP), with at least three layers of circuitry layered on top of each other.” Care for more? Head past the break for the bullet points.
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Hey, look at that: iFixit’s ripping an iPad to shreds originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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See Josh, Jimmy Fallon, and an iPad tonight at 12:37AM ET!
Hey friends, that’s right, our commander in chief, Joshua Topolsky, will be hanging out on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight… and he’s bringing an iPad. Also along for the ride? Avatar star Sam Worthington and the band Liquid Liquid! Tune in to your local NBC station tonight (we’ve got the times listed below) — and we’ll be sure to post some video as soon as it’s available.
P.S.: We’ll have our full iPad review up tomorrow bright and early, so be sure and check back before you head to a store.
Showtimes:
12:37AM Eastern
11:37PM Central
11:37PM Mountain
12:37AM Pacific
See Josh, Jimmy Fallon, and an iPad tonight at 12:37AM ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Australian researchers unveil bionic eye prototype, implants coming in 2013
We’ve been hearing about things like bionic eyeballs — specifically cameras which are implantable into human eyes — for quite some time now. But it looks like Bionic Vision Australia has actually developed a real, working prototype. BVA, along with researchers at the University of New South Wales, have shown off their advanced prototype of the “eye,” which boasts a pair of glasses mounted with a camera, a pocket-mounted CPU, and a wireless electrode chip which must be surgically implanted in the eye. The electrode chip has 98 electrodes which stimulates cells on the optical nerve, resulting in improved vision for those with vision problems resulting from optical nerve problems. Clinical trials are scheduled to begin later this year in Melbourne, with the hope that actual patients will be treated sometime in 2013. Kudos! The full press release is after the break.
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Australian researchers unveil bionic eye prototype, implants coming in 2013 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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EATR’s engine officially complete, and this robot’s one step closer to reality
If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably been keeping pretty close tabs on EATR, the biomass-to-power robot that’s been making people nervous for some time now. Well, EATR’s engine — which is being built by Cyclone Power Technologies — is complete, and the drone is now one giant leap closer to living in actual reality with us. The completed steam engine, called WHE, is a six-cylinder external heat engine which can generate up to 18 horsepower of mechanical power. As previously clarified by EATR’s makers (a project that’s getting help from the University of Maryland and DARPA), the robot will not feed on things like animals… or humans. No, this is no zombified drone — EATR will harvest only plant matter for energy — which, if you ask us, makes the whole thing much more mundane. Regardless, we’ll be keeping our eyes on this project as it moves forward. The full press release is after the break.
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EATR’s engine officially complete, and this robot’s one step closer to reality originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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T-shirt modded to let you know when you have new emails, won’t tell you why your friends are avoiding you
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T-shirt modded to let you know when you have new emails, won’t tell you why your friends are avoiding you originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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