More than meets the eye? Well, kinda. Standing forty feet tall and weighing six tons, this facsimile of Optimus Prime as seen in Michael Bay’s recent live-action movies has been built in Beijing ’s Green Dream Park, just outside of the “Bird’s Nest” stadium used in the 2008 Olympics (the stadium can be seen in the picture above, in the haze behind the robot)
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Life-sized Optimus Prime looms over Beijing
Still pining for one of the best Windows 7 tablets we’ve seen to date? Yeah, we’re talking about the 11.6-inch ExoPC . Well, we’ve got nothing but good news: the company’s still on track for a September release and has been putting the finishing touches on the Windows 7, Intel Atom-powered slate. According to some new videos posted by the company, the tablet’s been upgraded with a new LCD that appears to have much better viewing angles than the one we checked out at Computex.
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ExoPC nabs improved screen and e-book app, still on track for a September release (video)
Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile Sprint announced the upcoming availability of the Motorola i1 smartphone the other day and those hoping to pick up the handset will be able to do so as of July 25th. Well, for those who may not want to wait—the Motorola i1 is currently available with Boost Mobile. As for pricing and availability—the Motorola i1 will set you back $299.99, but the good news there is that comes contract free. Otherwise, the handset is available in-store only at this time
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Motorola i1, a push-to-talk handset with Android now available with Boost Mobile
MAKE subscriber Todd writes in to share his Multifunctional DIY welding cart , made from a cheapo utility cart and a bunch of scrap material. It is designed to be used for MIG and oxygen-acetylene welding, as well as for plasma cutting. I converted a Harbor Freight utility cart into a multifunctional welding cart. The conversions to the cart make it easier to move about in tight places yet strong enough to support 100lbs of brick and a plate steel top
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DIY welding cart
Slowly but surely the Canadian wireless carriers are getting their iPhone 4 information pages up to date. This week, Virgin Mobile is the next wireless carrier to post their iPhone 4 information page. Oddly enough, the page still indicates “coming soon” but that will probably change real quick. There is also a “Register Now” link where users can sign up and receive up to date information on the iPhone 4.
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Virgin Mobile Posts iPhone 4 Information Page
Oh, we know all about doin’ time. We watched both Oz and The Wire in their entirety, and have seen Let’s Go To Prison , like, eight times. For instance, we know that you only do two days in the joint: the day you go in, and the day you go out. And we know that tattoo guns are readily available (if you have access to an old walkman or Playstation ).We also know that cellphones are contraband, and rightfully so: you wouldn’t want an inmate ordering a hit on someone, or running their record label from in “the stir.” That’s why we stand with the CTIA in support of S.1749, or The Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010. Approved in April by the Senate, and passed by the house yesterday, this amendment to title 18 of the United States Code prohibits “possession or use of cellphones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners.” And once it’s signed into law by the President, we’re sure that the no-goodniks will stop sneaking handsets in and we can forget all that silly talk of prison cellphone jamming once and for all
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House passes Cellphone Contraband Act of 2010, prisoners go back to writing letters
Qualcomm has come forward and announced their very own third quarter fiscal results, which ended June 27th. While the numbers may not be as staggering as Apple’s results, it’s still enough to show that Qualcomm is still a presence in every market they make a claim for fame, and they’re not going anywhere any time soon. Just try to ignore all those “down from” lines past the break
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Qualcomm Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results
Skype (Free) now supports fast app switching and (supposedly) background VoIP, but I still hate it forever. You see, despite Skype’s reputation for connecting people over long distances, it’s done a pretty horrific job at connecting me with family members in the same household. There have been numerous times when Skype has told me I have no friends online, even when I was sitting beside a friend and they were very clearly logged in
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Skype 2.1 for iPhone: iOS 4 fast app switching and background VoIP
The Art Of The Brick is an art exhibit by Nathan Sawaya, but it’s not your typical sculpting, painting and pottery type of show, instead Sawaya has made all of his creations using only Lego. From a monopoly board to a man who’s spilling his guts, quite literally, the exhibit offers some of the coolest Lego creations I’ve seen in a while. Click on the Lego creations below to see full sized images of each piece: If you happen to be in or near Peoria, IL you can find the exhibit at the Lakeview Museum. Special thanks to Jenn Smith for permission to use her pictures
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The Art Of The Brick – 18 Amazing Lego Creations In One Exhibit [Pics]
Motorola has filed a lawsuit against Chinese electronics maker Huawei, claiming that the company stole trade secrets. Motorola alleges that former Motorola employees left for Huawei and provided the company with information on Motorola’s cell phone technology. The company ..
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Motorola Dials Up Lawsuit Against Huawei
Have you ever purchased some clothing online? Have you ever purchased clothing online that you had never tried on before? If so, or if not, then you probably know that it can be a bit tricky, considering you don’t get to see how it looks on you, or if it will even fit in general. So, what should you do
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Fits.me is a Shape-Shifting Mannequin
I am embarrassingly tardy with this review, but the reasoning is actually good news and worth mentioning. I had been playing mTanks on my iPod Touch but then the kids got out of school, we went on vacation, and I got busy getting my iPod Touch set up for my wife to use to read ebooks on vacation. Long story short, I forgot about the game completely. Before I finish the story, let’s see what this mTanks is all about: The Hype: 4 days ago NASA’s Spirit rover discovered a growing army of tanks beneath the surface of Mars.
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iPhone Game Review: mTanks!
It seems that the Droid X isn’t exempt from its own version of Antennagate , only this time it’s with the handset’s screen. Some new Droid X users are experiencing problems with the phone’s large 4.3-inch display – reports of banding (white and black strips running vertically down the display) and wild flickering are the two main issues. Although this problem seems to be contained to a small number of users, Motorola and Verizon are quick to squash any potential PR nightmares and have already issued a statement and fix
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Droid X Coming With Screen Issues, Motorola Offering Fix
Today Google published data suggesting that 55.5 percent of all Android smartphones are running the Android 2.1 (Eclair) version of the Android OS. Android 2.2 (Froyo) accounts for 3.3 percent, Android 1.6 (Donut) is on 22.1 percent, and Android 1.5 (Cupcake) 18.9 percent. The numbers were culled from 2 weeks of Android Market data ending on July 15, 2010. Read the full story here
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Google: Android 2.1 running on 55.5 percent of Android smartphones
Pulse ($2.99 – review ) just got a lot sexier for iPhone 4 users, and faster for everyone. I haven’t had a chance to test a big refresh yet (this update came out last night — official post here ), but I have noted a significant increase in scrolling speed, especially while the app is refreshing. However, I’d argue that it’s an undocumented change that has made the biggest difference in v1.0.2.
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Pulse News Mini 1.0.2 for iPhone: Retina Display update, speed increase, Bump sharing support
This morning Panasonic hit us with the details of the forthcoming Lumix LX5 camera, and we’ve gotta say, it sounds awesome. Previously, the Lumix LX3 was the Lumix point-and-shoot that was most coveted in the line, with Panasonic focusing that camera on being able to take fantastic photos, despite boasting fewer megapixels than competing models. The LX5 takes things to the next level
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Panasonic Lumix LX5 is the new Lumix king
Excited by some of the possibilities Kinect offers for non-casual games? Then it looks like you might have a bit of a wait in store. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz , Microsoft’s VP for Interactive Entertainment in Europe, Chris Lewis, went to some length to point out that Microsoft isn’t ignoring core gamers, but would only go as far as to say that non-casual, “hybrid” games that use both Kinect and a standard controller would likely become available “over the coming 18 months or so.” Not many more details beyond that, unfortunately, but Lewis did divulge a bit of UK news, saying that sales went up “1,000 percent week-over-week with an 84 per cent market share” following the release of the new, redesigned Xbox 360. Microsoft says to expect non-casual, ‘hybrid’ Kinect games ‘over the coming 18 months’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds
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Microsoft says to expect non-casual, ‘hybrid’ Kinect games ‘over the coming 18 months’
When Steve Jobs stood on stage last week and explained what was happening with the iPhone 4′s antenna (or, the whole mobile industry, if you really want to look at the presentation), he mentioned that the dropped call statistics from AT&T weren’t available at the time. Well, looks like that’s over and done with, because the month of May’s results have just been outed, and all because a website went out of their way to run their own poll. The site, Tech-Ex , asked its readers to confide their deepest, darkest AT&T secrets: how often do your calls get dropped? The results weren’t pretty: 4.5%, versus Verizon’s results, which stood at 1.5%, all in the month of March.
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AT&T Comments on Dropped Call Statistics
In addition to Textn’Drive and Foursquare v1.9 there is a new application made for BlackBerry devices which is called Pocket Yoga. As the name suggests, Pocket Yoga is suppose to teach you Yoga lessons directly from the smartphone and besides the easy-to-use UI it comes preloaded with exercises to improve balance and flexibility among other capacities. Another good detail is that each yoga pose features a small description as well as the name and physical + mental benefits. Related Posts Socket Pocket Holds and Charges Your Portable Devices Perfect Curve (no, it’s not what you’re thinking) unveiled its newest offering, the Socket Pocket, a… DYMO CardScan app for BlackBerry devices DYMO CardScan is a new application made for BlackBerry devices which makes it easy to scan one or on..
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Pocket Yoga application for BlackBerry devices
We have already mentioned some past upgrades of the Foursquare application for BlackBerry and the good news is that there is a new version – 1.9.0. The Foursquare version 1.9.0 brings an interesting pack of features with the special one being the upload of a profile photo directly via your BlackBerry. Other features of the new version include sorting check-ins by time or distance; checking specials nearby; integration with BlackBerryMaps and an improved battery life. Related Posts Foursquare updated to version 1.5.5 Last Sunday we talked about a cool application named Foursquare, which has the basic feature of shar… Foursquare application: tell your location to friends Foursquare is an application that works as a social-network but at the same time involves some real ..
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Foursquare version 1.9.0 for BlackBerry
The LG dLite, a flip-styled feature phone, for T-Mobile USA is now available. The dLite is a solid messaging device (text, picture, and email) that offers a built-in 2-megapixel camera with video capabilities, a music player, GPS navigation, and fast 3G connectivity on T-Mobile’s network.
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T-Mobile now offering LG dLite feature phone