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We just checked out Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies’ personal MiniPak fuel cell charger at CES last month, but the company’s already back with another product that promises to take fuel cells where you might not expect them: hobbyist R/C cars. That comes courtesy of the company’s new H-Cell 2.0 hydrogen fuel cell system, which is an add-on kit that’s designed to replicate the full-scale hydrogen systems now being used on actual cars. In fact, it can even be refueled using a model-scale hydrogen refueling station, which itself can be outfitted with solar panels or wind turbines for a completely carbon-free experience. No word on pricing just yet, but the kit will apparently be available on March 15th — head on past the break for a quick video demonstration. Continue reading Horizon debuts H-Cell 2.0 hydrogen fuel cell system for R/C cars Horizon debuts H-Cell 2.0 hydrogen fuel cell system for R/C cars originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:42:00 EST

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Wuh-oh! Considering its popularity and the number of handsets floating around out there compared to the number of security exploits discovered thus far, I’d say Apple has done a pretty good job of keeping things locked down. As this just-discovered flaw proves, however, nobody’s perfect. You can read the full technical details of the exploit here , but to make one hell of a long story short: the iPhone allows settings configuration files to be installed over-the-air through Safari, primarily to help enterprise businesses setup a bunch of iPhones as quickly as possible. We’ve known this for a while – it’s a crucial part of easily enabling tethering on jailbroken iPhones . The user must must confirm the installation manually, and the iPhone tells you who it’s from and whether or not it’s a trusted source – which (we hope) most would be smart enough not to do in standard cases.

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Potentially nasty new iPhone security flaw discovered

So, Comcast has some public image issues. And what do you do when you want to fix the perception but not the underlying problems? Change your name! Change it to the worst, pseudo-pornographic, retro-futuristic garbage money can buy. (more…)

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Comcast Rebrands Itself As Xfinity. Seriously? That’s All You’ve Got?

Finally, there’s a little bit of good news for internet users – iiNet has successfully defended itself against the AFACT lawsuit, with the court ruling in the ISPs favour. UPDATED : With official statement from iiNet. (more…)

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ISPs Not Responsible For Bittorrent Piracy – iiNet Wins Court Case

My wife and I coach an Odyssey of the Mind team through our kids’ school. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving program focused on teamwork and kid-only solutions of challenged they work on all through the school year. (I coached Destination Imagination back in Massachusetts for several years, and it is very similar). Our team this year has a problem they are solving, and their solution has led them to events that happened in 1985, and as such they have been looking at the popular culture ‘way back then’

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A Quarter Century On … Billboard’s Top 100 of 1985!

Este es el nuevo modelo dentro de la línea de cámaras digitales PEN. En esta oportunidad la idea es presentar la PEN E-PL1, una versión mejorada de la E-P1. Antes de que la gente de Olympus haga su… continúa…

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Olympus PEN E-PL1 – Una nueva cámara digital compacta todoterreno

I still love the Dexim P-Flip (review from two months ago – here ): I’ve been using it over the past couple of days as my dock and portable charger as I write.

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Review update: Dexim P-Flip portable charger and dock [iPhone Accessory Reviews]

In today’s Remainders: Your noggin! It’s what chess champ Garry Kasparov used to defeat increasingly sophisticated computer opponents; it’s what the contestants on Jeopardy consult for answers (or questions); it’s the site of the next X-Prize challenge; and more. (more…)

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Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Use Your Head Edition

The American Museum of Natural History has comes up with their own iPhone and iPod Touch app known as DINOSAURS: American Museum of Natural History Collections. It allows users the ability to see 800 images of the Museum’s archives, as well information on the dinosaur digs and the creatures themselves

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The Amercian Museum of Natural History App

I just received in this cheeky little gadget from Maximobileshop.com – it’s a mini external microphone for the Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) iPhone (and some iPod) devices. It’s quite a simple concept – much like a wired headset with an inline mic, this does away with all the cabling and just gives you a module you can plug in.

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Mini External Mic for iPhone from Maximobileshop.com is cool

Tired of waiting for the Xperia X10 for your first taste of Android and Sony Ericsson ? Leave it to the gang at the XDA-developers forum to jump the gun. Last week marked the successful port of Android 2.0.1 (or Android 1.6, if you so choose) to the Xperia X1 . No bluetooth, camera, or GPS — not yet, at any rate — but WiFI, GSM, resistive touchscreen, and all the other amenities should be functioning.

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Xperia X1 and Android 2.0.1 joined in unholy matrimony

We’ve been seeing a lot of an in-the-works device from RIM sporting both a full physical QWERTY keyboard and a clicking touchscreen, code-named the BlackBerry Magnum or Dakota . TD analyst Chris Umiatowski has it on good word that there will be a BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) that has those features as well as an optical trackpad. At first, I thought having the two input mechanisms would be redundant, but a lot of Android handsets are pulling it off these days. The absence of any kind of directional navigation was the key characteristic of the previously leaked device (above), although it was said that it was a prototype that would never see production

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Upcoming BlackBerry Packing Both Trackpad and SurePress Screen?

Because I love watching all the fanboys pop Apple boners and then yelling, “QUICK — EVERBODY LOOK!” while pointing and laughing, this is allegedly an iPhone 4G prototype sitting atop an iPad prototype . As you can see, it looks like a blurry iPhone. Possibly with a black bezel instead of a chrome one. But what really baffles me is why they decided to print ‘Eng’ on part of the screen

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OMG OMG OMG: An iPhone 4G Spy Shot

Apple launched the iPad exactly 1 week ago today , and although they said it wasn’t going to be shipping for another 60 days, they were nice enough to post a new version of the iPhone SDK (3.2) so that developers can start working on their new higher definition versions of iFart. Inside that SDK there just so happens to be some information about the next iPhone. Codenamed N89, the next iPhone has support for 720p video recording and version 3.1 of the AVC codec according to the MediaValidator.plist file that stores what types of media a device can handle. Does this mean the iPhone can record 720p video or simply be able to play it back?

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I just finished reporting on Nokia’s Ovi Labs Racing , and if that game were available for the iPad, this would be the peripheral that you need. This iDraft, a concept model from designer Micheal Greenberg, definitely looks like “the” accessory to have for racing games. Now, if only the iPad had racing games. Source Related Posts Today on MobileWhack.com Fujitsu Lifebook T900 available for purchase Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 released in the US LG KV230 ce… Skout.com has come to the iPad Considering all the cool apps out there for the iPhone/iPod Touch, you can’t help but wonder if the ..

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iDrift for iPad racing games, if any

Let’s face it: it’s hard enough trying to stick to those resolutions without the threat of big heart-shaped boxes of chocolates throwing us off track in February. Banish the cocoa this Valentine’s Day and give your sweetheart a luscious red HP Mini 210 instead . Coming packed with Windows 7, 1GB of RAM, and up to 250GB hard drive, the netbook will allow your significant other to view tons of pictures, watch videos, and work on the go, all while enjoying the crisp 10.1 LED anti-glare widescreen display. There’s even a webcam, so if you’re far away from your loved one this Feb. 14, you can chat it up all night despite your distance.

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Skip the Chocolates, Get an HP Mini 210 For Your Valentine Instead

O2 has announced that Azzurri Communications, a leading independent managed service provider has become a strategic partner. Azzurri will help to deliver services to customers as part of 02’s Centre of Excellence programme. The new relationship means that Azzurri’s customers will benefit from additional resources, support and access to the latest propositions such as the iPhone, Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ) Pre and Blackberry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) smartphones. The O2 ( NYSE: TEF ) Centre of Excellence programme is open to partners who pass qualifying criteria including customer service and proficiency in business mobile solutions

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O2UK and Azzurri create strategic relationship

Update: Palm has just written in that there never was a press release in the first place. Sorry, my bad! Don’t ask me why I didn’t get this before – but the folks at Palm’s will hold an event in Germany on the 10th of February. The reason for this is short and sweet: German users have downloaded over one million content apps from the App Catalog

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Palm holds developer event in Germany

Mobile apps, and especially branded apps, are all the rage now-a-days, but a resurgence in the lost art of sponsorship is making a comeback, and brands are shifting their thinking because of it. Steve Smith of MediaPost published a great article recently that talks about sponsorships in terms of mobile marketing, and what benefits the concept provides over branded apps.  Marketers are increasingly realizing that not every brand translates easily into the kind of utility consumers really want on their phone, and thus sponsorships are becoming a more attractive option

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Forget Branded Mobile Apps, Sponsorships Are Making A Comeback In Mobile Marketing

Section: Communications , Computers Several textbook publishers have secured deals to have their books digitally converted for devices like Apple’s iPad. ScrollMotion, Inc., has inked a deal with several publishers to develop textbooks, test-prep reading materials, and study guides for digital devices. Scroll Motion, which has already developed iPhone apps, will likely adapt the books to include a search function, dictionaries, glossaries, and quizzes

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Get ready to read textbooks on your iPad

The silly little sensor in the latest-gen iPod nano might have you thinking that high-quality video recording isn’t anywhere on Apple’s radar, but if you look in the smartphone space, HD video is shaping up to be the next gotta-have-it feature among the world’s most buzzworthy handsets — and sure enough, we’re getting some hints here that it’ll be on board the next iPhone. Remember that mysterious “N89″ device in the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK? We’ve been tipped off that a gander at the MediaValidator.plist file reveals a few telling stats: the maximum video width is up from 768 pixels to 1280, and the maximum number of pixels per frame is up to 921,600, which just happens to work out to 1280 x 720. The device’s AVC profile has been bumped from 3.0 to 3.1, too, which adds in support for 720p — so yeah, all the signs are there, and industry trends pretty much require that we expect it at this point. On a related note, DigiTimes notes that ASUS spin-off Pegatron has allegedly been picked up as an OEM for the N89 (or whatever the new iPhone’s internal code happens to be) — but it won’t be alone

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Pegatron on board to make next iPhone, might do 720p video recording?