Sunday, June 16, 2013

Samsung teases new Galaxy and ATIV devices for upcoming London event

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On this quiet Monday, Samsung decided to do a little teaser for its upcoming "Premiere 2013" roadshow event in London on June 20th. The above poster only mentions "Galaxy & ATIV," which suggest the event will mainly feature Android and Windows-based devices. The remaining tiles show partial shots of three mysterious devices -- possibly a tablet or phone, a convertible laptop (à la Sony VAIO Duo 11) and a camera (maybe the rumored Galaxy S 4 Zoom?). Obviously, we'll be at the event to solve this mystery, so stay tuned for more.

Samsung teases new Galaxy and Ativ devices for upcoming London event

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Inhabitat's Week in Green: biospheres, X-wings and energy-creating shoes

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Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.

Inhabitat's Week in Green biospheres, Xwings and

News that Amazon will add three large biospheres to its downtown Seattle headquarters had the tech world buzzing this week. The domed structures will feature a mix of workspaces and gardens, and they'll be flanked by a public park. Amazon's big announcement wasn't the week's only surprise, though. A multinational consortium announced plans to develop a Dubai-style artificial island with a space hotel and a zero-gravity spa off the coast of Barcelona. And new research finds that "pinkhouses" -- vertical farms that use only pink light -- are much more efficient than those that use the full light spectrum.

Some of this past week's clean tech news seemed like it was taken straight from your favorite science fiction series. NASA is providing financial backing for research into the development of a replicator that could 3D-print pizza in space. A startup based at NASA's Ames Research Center has created the world's first Star Trek-style tricorder, which can gather medical information about a person and then relay it to their smartphone within 10 seconds. Researchers developed a pair of color-changing gloves that alert its wearer to the presence of invisible toxins. Lego builders in New York used more than 5 million Lego bricks to build a life-size Star Wars X-wing starfighter that is 43 feet long. And in Denmark, the world's first Lego school is set to open in August.

The eyes of the design world turned to New York City last week for New York Design Week, and Inhabitat correspondents were on the scene to round up the best green designs from Day 1 and Day 2 of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, as well as the more interesting and challenging design show, Wanted Design. Green lighting stole the shows as designers unveiled all kinds of innovative and interesting LED lamps. We were particularly impressed by Moooi's brilliant Raimond and Heracleum II chandeliers, which dazzled crowds with a fireworks-style burst of LEDs. Designers also unveiled futuristic takes on classic designs -- check out the world's tiniest baroque chandelier by Mineheart and Group-Two's futuristic LED chandelier. Designer Tom Dixon showcased his dazzling geometric Cell Lights, which shine like hanging jewels, and Joe Doucet lit up the show with his Hadron Lamp, which contains 20 meters of electroluminescent wire. And one of our highlights from New York Design Week was Antonin Forneau's interactive water graffiti display, which enabled people to paint with LED light.

In clean energy news, an 18-year-old girl invented a device that can charge your cell phone in just 20 seconds. Norwegian scientists floated an idea to develop large underwater energy storage facilities on the sea floor to store energy produced by offshore wind farms. The world's largest hydropower plant is set to break ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2015. Students at Rice University have developed a pair of PediPower shoes that generate energy from footsteps, and a team of French students created energy-generating bikes made from trash to power a film festival.

In green transportation news, Tesla repaid its entire $465 million federal loan nine years early. "I hope we did you proud," said CEO Elon Musk. Hong Kong launched its first fleet of electric taxis -- 45 bright-red EVs that boast a 180-mile range. Moto Electra and rider Thad Wolff looked to set a new record by driving an electric motorcycle across the country in just three days. Speaking of records, Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat, just set a new transatlantic speed record when it made the journey in 22 days. For those tracking the Solar Impulse's trip across America, the solar-powered airplane departed on the second leg of its trip, landing in Dallas.

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The Weekly Roundup for 05.20.2013

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The Weekly Roundup for 12032012

You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past seven days -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Hands-on with prototypes of the Xbox One and new Kinect sensor

We gasped our way through the liveblog. We brought you news of the specs and the software and all that other good stuff. And now it's time to take a deep dive into the Xbox One, Microsoft's next-gen console, and what it might mean for Earth's living rooms. Read on for our hands-on the Xbox One and new Kinect sensor.

Building Xbox One: An inside look at Microsoft's play for the next generation of gaming

The engineers in Microsoft's windowless next-gen Xbox silicon lab are rattled. And understandably so. We're in their office, after all, and we have a mess of cameras in the one place you're not allowed to have cameras. The skittish engineers aren't worried we'll film the mess of 24-inch LCD screens running video-compression tests, or the rows of desks with water hose stations used for temperature stress tests. It's really just a single chip that's causing concern: a custom-built Microsoft SoC that sits at the heart of the Xbox One.

ASUS Transformer Book review: meet ASUS' first detachable Ultrabook

The Transformer Book was an innovative concept when it was first announced a year ago. But now that it's finally shipping with old components, you're better off waiting for a possible Haswell refresh. Read on for our full impressions and review.

Samsung ATIV Book 7 review: a high-end Ultrabook arriving just before Haswell

If you've been waiting for Samsung to refresh last year's Series 9 Ultrabook, don't hold your breath; apart from a recent upgrade to 1080p resolution, it's basically stayed the same. The ATIV Book 7 is a good value among touchscreen Ultrabooks, with a reliable trackpad, fast SSD and lovely display. The main trade-offs are a shallow keyboard and a relatively heavy frame. Read on for our full review.

You also might like:Huawei Ascend Mate review: a supersized phone with supreme battery lifeA tour of the Jolla phone with company co-founder Marc Dillon (video)ASUS PadFone Infinity review: the convertible phone goes full HD and beyondYahoo confirms acquisition of Tumblr, but will run it as a 'separate business' when.eng("eng.perm.init")
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The After Math: An Xbox One special

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Welcome to The After Math, where we attempt to summarize this week's tech news through numbers, decimal places and percentages.

DNP The After Math An Xbox One special

We doubt you missed it, but Microsoft unveiled its new games console this week, and it even showed off some Xbox One hardware to prove it. While the new name is offering casual gamers a bit of confusion -- Google "Xbox One" for a taste -- the specifications sound like they could make for one very potent console. Billions of transistors? We're just hoping they ensure there's plenty of Covenant to shoot in the requisite Halo sequel. There was a very heavy focus on TV, Call of Duty and sports games, so plenty of big-hitter titles to get excited about. But numbers and decimals make us just as happy, so join us for plenty of 'em after the break.

The name of Microsoft's third Xbox console: OneNumber of transistors built into the Xbox One's custom SoC: 5 billionNumber of internet users in the world: 2.4 billionProcessor cores inside the Xbox One CPU: 8Processor cores inside the Xbox 360 CPU: 3Number of operating systems on the new Xbox: 3Maximum number of friends you can register on the Xbox One: 1,000Mentions of "TV" or "television" during the Xbox One launch event: 54

Xbox One-exclusive titles promised so far: 15Launch year for the first-ever licensed Madden game, Madden NFL : 1993Best-selling album of 1993: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack AlbumPieces of custom silicon inside the Xbox One: 5Number of additional servers added to Xbox Live: 300,000Infrared pixel depth on the Xbox One's second-generation Kinect: 250,000Number of prototype controllers designed during development of the new gamepad: "Between 200 and 300"Number of dedicated 3D printers in Microsoft's controller workshop: 3Number of CGI dogs featured at the event: 1Minutes of the one-hour presentation devoted to Call of Duty: 15Accounts following @CollarDuty (the Call of Duty dog) since it started tweeting on May 21st: 19,728 when.eng("eng.perm.init")
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Google Maps brings biking navigation to six European countries

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Google Maps brings biking navigation to six European countries

Summer is the prime season for European cyclists, whether they're racing the Tour de France or just embarking on voyages of self-discovery. It's a good thing, then, that Google Maps' biking directions have reached six more European countries. Those in France, Ireland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Poland can now plot pedal-friendly routes using their phones and the web. Google may miss a hidden trail or two when it's crowdsourcing the data through Map Maker, but the upgrade should still help riders avoid the inevitable crush of tourist traffic.

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Wikipad's 7-inch gaming tablet flashes its insides at the FCC

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Wikipad's 7inch gaming tablet makes it to the FCC

The fussy perfectionists behind the Wikipad 7 may finally have a product they're prepared to sell. Now that the $250 7-inch gaming slate has been passed fit for consumption by the FCC, we imagine the device will hit shelves before the end of the company's self-imposed spring deadline. If however, you want to pass your time between finishing Arrested Development and the official launch date, check out the gallery of internal hardware shots we've posted below. Wikipad 7 Internal Images See all photos 12 Photos

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