Hand Solo: Cable Stretchers for Single-Handed Bike Repair
The Park Tool Cable Stretcher is a uni-tasker, but its single job appears to be so helpful that we’ll let it through. The stretcher is a one handed (once set up) device with which to fit and adjust gear and…
The Park Tool Cable Stretcher is a uni-tasker, but its single job appears to be so helpful that we’ll let it through.
The stretcher is a one handed (once set up) device with which to fit and adjust gear and brake cables on your bike. Fixie users, who have neither of these heathen features on their pristine machines, can stop reading now.
If you are anything like me, you tend to grab any tool at hand to do… Continue reading
Japanese Scientists Say Tripods Increase Camera Shake
Scientists at the Nishi Lab of the University of Electrocommunications have developed a tool which measures camera shake. The surprise is that putting the camera on a tripod can actually make things worse. The measurements were designed to check the…
Scientists at the Nishi Lab of the University of Electrocommunications have developed a tool which measures camera shake. The surprise is that putting the camera on a tripod can actually make things worse.
The measurements were designed to check the effects of mirror slap and shutter vibration in SLR cameras. Vibration caused by the mirror is well known — as the mirror flips up to let light onto the sensor of film, it shakes the camera and — according… Continue reading
DirecTV claims largest 1080p library, including all new HD VOD on the way
Filed under: Satellite, New content
“HD Supremacy” was claimed by DISH Network, but DirecTV is heading down the Comcast path, touting its VOD offerings with the biggest selection of 1080p movies. With “more than 30″ movies available it doesn’t quite match Blu-ray and falls short of HDX, but DirecTV Plus HD DVR receiver owners can look forward to new flicks like Slumdog Millionaire, The Wrestler and Quantum of Solace being available in the highest res as soon as they launch on the DirecTV on Demand platform. According to VP Eric Shanks, even customers without 1080p… Continue reading
Palm Pre finds a totally unofficial home in China
Before phones show up at retail, they start showing up in totally random places in China — it’s basically a law of physics. And once that happens, they almost inevitably end up posted in a forum somewhere, and… well, you can gather where that leads. Chinese firm Ludle — which, according to its own description is in the business of “exploiting, producing and selling” — somehow came across a Pre (or possibly just an empty shell thereof), and a staff member took the time to do a quick set of comparo shots against a Centro and iPhone 3G. He notes that the Pre gets clogged with fingerprints as easily as the iPhone but handles… Continue reading
iPlayer HD now available
Filed under: Internet, New content
Missed the Dr. Who holiday special? It, and other BBC programmes will be available as previously rumoured in high definition via BBC’s iPlayer, now featuring new adaptive bitrate technology plus a new BBC iPlayer Desktop and a cross platform download manager for access under Windows, OS X and Linux. The only bad news? All that HD doesn’t seem to extend to set-top boxes or the PS3 just yet, you’ll have to try it out for yourself under boxee to find out if that works.
iPlayer HD now available originally appeared on… Continue reading
37 Year Old Calculator Wins Award
Rarely does a press release make such fascinating reading. The e-mail in question proudly boasts that the venerable HP-35 scientific calculator from, you guessed it, HP has won an award. The “IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing” award, to…
Rarely does a press release make such fascinating reading. The e-mail in question proudly boasts that the venerable HP-35 scientific calculator from, you guessed it, HP has won an award. The “IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing” award, to be precise.
So good is the release that I have just pasted it straight into this post. A few additional facts not mentioned: When it went on sale… Continue reading
Philips “Carousel” short shows what you’re missing without Cinema 21:9 and Ambilight
Filed under: Displays, Philips, LCD
We’ll definitely be missing Philips UltraWidescreen 21:9 display with no U.S. release in the plans, but buyers world wide who need a bit of a convincer to drop the €4,000 need only check out the new Cinema “interactive movie.” The 2+ minute feature takes you through a fictional movie setup with director, FX supervisor and director of photography chiming in on the importance of cinema widescreen. The interactive bit comes into play as the viewer can switch between 16:9 and turn Ambilight on and off on a simulated screen playing the flick. Cinema 21:9… Continue reading
Univision going HD in time for the 2010 World Cup
Filed under: New content
Just when we were wondering about Univision’s plans for HD, comes word that it is rolling out high definition throughout the 2009-10 broadcast season, ready in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. also to be in HD? Video on-demand packages, as well as broadcasts on the Telefutura group, but if soccer / football isn’t your thing, don’t worry, there should be plenty of telenovelas and other entertainment specials in the coming year as well.[Via Multichannel News]
Univision going HD in time for the 2010 World Cup originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 14 Apr… Continue reading
HTC Touch Diamond2 gets unboxed, shown off on video
We haven’t heard much about the appearance of the HTC Touch Diamond2 on US shores apart from a few AT&T-related whispers, but the squared-off handset is starting to pop up overseas, and the requisite unboxings and video tours have started flooding in. Sadly, these early units are still running Windows Mobile 6.1, so beauty’s only skin deep — or at least as deep as TouchFlo2 3D. Hardware video after the break, but there’s plenty more at the read links. Read – Windows Phone Mix Read – Tracy and Matt
Continue reading HTC Touch Diamond2 gets unboxed, shown off on video
Filed under: Cellphones
Modder Turns Computer Into Awesome WALL-E Bot
Cut from metal sheets, this computer case modded into a WALL-E robot (above) is one of the most bad ass gadget mods we’ve ever seen. A Russian hobbyist spent 18 days cutting and detailing each part of the lovable Pixar…
Cut from metal sheets, this computer case modded into a WALL-E robot (above) is one of the most bad ass gadget mods we’ve ever seen. A Russian hobbyist spent 18 days cutting and detailing each part of the lovable Pixar hero; he photographs the entire process step-by-step.
Perhaps one day we’ll see a Mac modded into an Eve?
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HDTV Listings for April 13, 2009
Filed under: ABC, CBS, Discovery-HD, ESPN-HD, Fox, HBO-HD, NBC, TNT-HD, Listings
What we’re watching tonight:
- ABC (720p) has Dancing With the Stars at 8 p.m. and Castle at 10:02 p.m.
- Fox (720p) has House at 8 p.m. and 24 at 9 p.m.
- NBC (1080i) lines up Chuck at 8 p.m. followed by Heroes and Medium
- CBS (1080i) has The Big Bang Theory at 8 p.m., followed by How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami at
JVC intros 1080p GD-463D10 3D LCD monitor in Japan
Filed under: Displays, JVC, LCD
Not that JVC’s been avoiding the 3D bandwagon or anything, but it has yet to formally introduce a 3D HDTV to really take advantage of the in-home 3D revolution that 3D backers just swear is right around the bend. The GD-463D10 is a 46-inch LCD HDTV with a native 1,920 x 1080 resolution, 2,000:1 contrast ratio, twin ten-watt speakers and support for three-dee material. We’re also told that the set will come bundled with a pair of polarized glasses when it ships in Japan early next month. The only problem? That… Continue reading
Dell to launch smartphones in China by end of year
After having its prototypes rejected a few times over by carriers here in America, it seems that Michael Dell is taking his smartphone initiative overseas. ‘Course, he’ll need something mighty special to outshine Lenovo’s OPhone over in China, but we digress. Hot on the heels of rumors galore, Reuters is reporting that Dell is indeed aiming to launch multiple smartphones in the Chinese market before the dawn of 2010. A pair of analysts have asserted that the firm is working with Chi Mei Communications — an unlisted unit of Taiwan’s Hon Hai — on the hardware front, while China-based Red Office is engineering the operating system. Not surprisingly, spokespeople from… Continue reading
Verizon’s FiOS TV expansions: April 11, 2009
Filed under: Industry, Fiber, Internet
This week Verizon’s taken some time off from its expansionist FiOS TV policies, instead highlighting the upcoming UEFA Champions League playoffs subscribers can catch on ESPN 360, and a new multiyear deal making it the first distributor to offer Yankees games on-demand from the YES Network. Otherwise, we’ve got the obligatory response to the FCC’s national broadband plans, we’ll be back next week to see if there’s any new rollouts to speak of. Read – Verizon and ESPN360.com Bring High-Powered European Soccer League Playoffs to American Online Audience Read – Verizon Statement on FCC Broadband Plan… Continue reading
iPhone App Store Approaches 1 Billion Downloads
A new milestone for Apple’s wildly successful App Store is fast approaching — one billion downloaded apps. In anticipation of the momentous occasion, Apple on Friday launched a web site featuring a countdown tool and a promotion giving away prizes….
A new milestone for Apple’s wildly successful App Store is fast approaching — one billion downloaded apps.
In anticipation of the momentous occasion, Apple on Friday launched a web site featuring a countdown tool and a promotion giving away prizes. As of this writing, the App Store is 70 million downloads short of one billion.
Just nine months old, Apple’s iPhone App Store has shaken up the mobile software industry. The store launched in… Continue reading
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