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You Americans may not have a clue what Lovefilm means to Britons, but in short, it’s Netflix for the other side of the pond. To that end, we imagine quite a few UKers are giddy over a video that has since been pulled from Sony’s YouTube channel. We’ve embedded it after the break in case it revives itself in some magical, mystical fashion, but Everything PlayStation managed to grab the copy from underneath while it was still alive. It’s bruited that Lovefilm streaming will be coming to UK-based PS3 owners sometime this autumn, with a wealth of search options available and free trials promised for those who’ve yet to buy into the outfit’s services. We’re hoping to hear more from Sony (or Lovefilm) in short order, but for now, we’d encourage you to cross every finger you have that a dedicated disc won’t be required for everything to work
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Lovefilm looks to be headed to UK PlayStation 3 consoles
We just did one hell of a hands-on marathon with all of the Windows Phone 7 handsets. First up: the Dell Venue Pro, previously known around the rumor mill as the Dell Lightning. Of the three keyboard-packin’ handsets I dabbled with today (this one, the LG Quantum, and a mostly non-functioning prototype of the HTC HD7 Pro), the Venue Pro’s keyboard is probably my least favorite — but to be honest, I’m just not a big fan of portrait QWERTY sliders. The keys were a bit cramped, and really didn’t just feel like something I’d be comfortable blasting away on for hours
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Hands-On With the Dell Venue Pro
If you have an electric car, then you know how it goes to try and keep your vehicle charged. While you may have figured out a system for your day-to-day routine, not everyone may be so lucky, and they may need a way to top off their vehicle of choice while they’re out and about.
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Best Buy Installing Blink EV Charging Stations at 12 Locations in the US
Interesting news from General Motors today that’s resulted in some puzzled expressions at Engadget HQ. We’ve learned that the Volt , which Chevrolet has been making quite a fuss about calling an “extended range electric vehicle,” is actually just a traditional hybrid with some… potentially misleading marketing behind it. Since the concept stage the company has been saying how the onboard internal combustion engine was just to charge the batteries, that only the electric motors (there are two) are actually connected to the drivetrain. Indeed that’s what we were told in person when we test drove the thing back in March.
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Shocker: Chevy says Volt’s gas engine can power the wheels, it’s just a hybrid after all
Andy Samberg takes on Jesse Eisenberg’s Mark Zuckerberg on SNL – Switched Why Will Wright’s new “TV show” won’t work – Urlesque Girl Scouts crafting a bill to fight photoshopping of scary-thin models – Lemondrop Airport security might be checking your ears soon – Gizmodo What exactly is “Free Public WiFi”? – Lifehacker Marty McFly’s actual shoes up for sale – Wired
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Daily Tech: Andy Samberg as Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg
Bumped into one of my new neighbors at the mailbox last week, and when I mentioned that I work for MAKE, she mentioned that her teenage son builds puzzles. Mechanical puzzles. Complicated ones. Turns out, he doesn’t just build them–he designs original configurations and sells them to people all over the world. He’s got a following.
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Twisting puzzles designed, built by my 15-year-old neighbor
Hitachi has been in the storage market for a long time and the company has products that are for consumers and those that are for enterprise users. The latest offering for the company is an enterprise HDD that is the industry’s fastest and most power efficient. The drive is called the Ultrastar C10K600
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Hitachi Ships Ultrastar C10K600 Enterprise HDD
One of the devices we were excited to get our hands on, the Dell Venue Pro stands out amongst the crowd as simply being one of the most unique looking devices to launch with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 mobile Operating System. Featuring not a landscape sliding QWERTY keyboard, but a portrait variation, the Venue Pro
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Dell Venue Pro Hands On [Video]
Section: Communications , Smartphones , Mobile , Gaming , Portable This past weekend we saw some Windows Phone 7 related information begin showing on the TechFlash website in regards to apps.
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Angry Birds app icon gets featured on Microsoft Windows Phone 7 website, does not mean it is coming
I learned from an early age living with a brother than when the alarm went off in the mornings you had better get out of bed in a hurry if you expected to have any hot water or good cereal left. I have never had a hard time waking in the morning, but my wife does. She is worse than any kid about getting up
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Concept Alarm Clock Pillow Will Wake the Soundest Sleeper
There aren’t many CDMA Windows Phone 7 phones hanging around the WP7 launch event, but Sprint’s 3.6-inch HTC 7 Pro ended up in our warm hands just moments ago. Sadly, HTC didn’t have a working unit (no IMDb demos for you!), but we did get to check out the hardware and its extremely comfortable five-row QWERTY keyboard — with clicky keys, a dedicated number row, and a properly staggered layout for once. As for the slider mechanism, it’s quite sturdy, and we’re definitely digging HTC’s good old tilt capability, here in its finest iteration yet — whereas previous devices typically floated the screen somewhere above the keyboard, here the front lip actually sinks into the phone’s frame for extra stability and class.
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HTC 7 Pro first hands-on!
The most complex thing I ever built out of a set of LEGO bricks was a police station, and I did that following the directions. Real hard-core LEGO fans don’t need no stinkin’ instructions, and can turn their Mindstorms LEGO sets into robots that do things I won’t do for myself, like fold a t-shirt. I am not the folding stuff up sort of guy. I tend to cram things in drawers so they come out looking like one of those packing noodles when I want to wear them. Sometimes you can’t even iron all the wrinkles out, but at least I don’t have to fold crap
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geek builds lego mindstorms t-shirt folding robot
I use an iPhone, but I am not a huge fan of Apple’s computers. I prefer Windows, but I will admit to being jealous of the cool MagSafe connector that MacBooks have. I have snagged my deckchair on the cord to my notebook before and ripped the thing off the desk damaging it in the process, so I can appreciate a breakaway cable
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apple patent hints at magsafe connector for iphone and ipad
I don’t’ spend much time looking at trash around my house thinking about ways I can reuse the stuff. I mostly just worry about the bag of trash leaking a line of milk or Dr. Pepper on the floor as I sprint to the door to take the bag to the can outside. Some folks look at garbage and see something more
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creative mom + milk jugs = stormtrooper mask of awesome
We just got a look at U-verse Mobile running live on Windows Phone 7. It looks just like every other Windows Phone 7 app, of course, but it looks like AT&T isn’t cutting this thing off at the knees content-wise. From the phone you’ll have access to your entire DVR for scheduling and checking the program guide, and you’ll also be able to see any episodes you have recorded on your box
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AT&T U-verse Mobile preview
Remember the scene (that I so lovingly screencapped) from Willy Wonka where Wonka shows those ungrateful little turds the gum that has a three-course meal packed inside ? Well apparently a non-nutritive version of the gum is on it’s way. Damn girl, your breath be kickin’. *sniff* IS THAT ROAST BEEF?! Researchers have developed a technology that allows different flavours to be captured inside microscopic capsules, which can be designed to release the flavours at different times. Some of the capsules could be filled with flavouring for tomato soup that would break open on contact with saliva, while tougher capsules would contain the flavour for roast beef that would break open as the gum is chewed
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Willy Wonka ’3-Course Meal’ Gum A Reality?
So far, the devices featuring Microsoft’s brand new mobile Operating System, Windows Phone 7, have been all top-notch in their manufacturing. The OEMs have obviously put a lot of effort into making the top-end devices that Microsoft expected for their brand new mobile OS, and LG is no different. While it may not look as
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LG Optimus 7 Hands On [Video]
It is time for this weeks Geeky Gadgets giveaway, and as usual we have a really cool prize for our readers, a Win A MiLi PowerSpring4 iPhone 4 Battery Case. The contest is free to enter and open to Geeky Gadgets readers from anywhere in the world, just follow the instructions below to enter
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Win A MiLi PowerSpring4 iPhone 4 Battery Case
Pogoplug has added a new version of the Pogoplug, available today. We have covered the Pogoplug updates in the past as they added p rinter support and a wireless adaptor , and added the Pogoplug Biz . This appears to update and replace the Pogoplug, with the following features: Built-in wireless capabilities All-Black Same $99 retail place as the Pogoplug I recently bought a pogoplug, and will post a review soon. I liked it so much, I’ve already bought a second. I think the built-in wireless is a great add, and I couldn’t stand the pink, so I am a fan of the all black design
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Pogoplug Pro Available
Section: Computers , Networking , Gadgets / Other , Peripherals , Storage Cloud Engines has returned with another bit of Pogoplug related news . This latest is introducing a new device, the Pogoplug Pro which will be available with Best Buy beginning today. The Pogoplug Pro will feature built-in wireless and for those who were not a big fan of the pink—it will be available in black.
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Pogoplug Pro announced; features built-in wireless, $99 price tag and is available in Best Buy