Aug/100
Simple hack turns the Magic Trackpad into a USB-powered affair
While many hacks we feature on these virtual pages are terrifyingly complex, this one is anything but. Even more surprising, it’s actually useful. Mark Bog decided to tether his Magic Trackpad to the sweet, endless power supply of his computer over USB, instead of swapping out AAs endlessly. To do this he merely pulled out the black and red power wires of a USB cable and attached them to a battery-shaped dowel, which slots easily into the Trackpad. The best part is that this seems basically non-destructive to the trackpad (if the 5 volts coming from the USB cable isn’t too much for its precious internals), so Mark shouldn’t have much trouble switching back if he suddenly misses the wireless freedom for a stationary desktop object that so far seems lost on him.
Simple hack turns the Magic Trackpad into a USB-powered affair originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug/100
Kingston dives headfirst into water-cooling with HyperX H2O memory
Even in the niche world of PC overclocking, liquid-cooled memory never achieved popularity, but don’t tell Kingston that — the vendor’s now selling premium sticks of DDR3 where water is a prerequisite. Unlike OCZ’s fin-tastic Flex series, the new Kingston Hyper H20 modules keep their cool via tube alone, which admittedly means more space in your case as you carefully bump their clocks up from the stock 2,000MHz (or 2,133MHz) and CL9-11-9-27 timings at 1.65 volts. While you can’t (yet) get them in a lovely shade of 2.4GHz blue, the modules do come in both dual-channel (4GB) and triple-channel (6GB) kits starting at $157 and $235 respectively, and we imagine if the above cooling design is marginally successful, you’ll soon see it for sale on its own. PR after the break, memory available to purchase at our source link.
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Kingston dives headfirst into water-cooling with HyperX H2O memory originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul/100
Coulomb to electrify California with 1,600 shiny new EV chargers
Fret not, Cali residents. Your state government may be desperately sinking into the quagmire of its own extravagance, but cash will always be found to fund good old “private” enterprise. Coulomb Technologies is expected to today announce the rollout of 1,600 ChargePoint stations across the sunny state, aided in part by a $3.4 million grant from the California Energy Commission. The principal aim of these installations will actually be research, as the state tries to figure out EV usage and recharging habits. Happily though, once that academic exercise is over, they should still be operational and might well make Coulomb’s home patch the most advanced in terms of EV infrastructure yet. Yes indeed, we’ll all be driving our Volts along potholed streets with nary a public servant in sight… it’ll be like Mad Max: Beyond Budgetary Deficits.
Coulomb to electrify California with 1,600 shiny new EV chargers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul/100
Chevrolet bringing 10,000 Volts in 2011, but it’s the current of change that will kill you
Good news for all electric heads out there: “intense interest” in the Chevy Volt has led General Motors to expand its launch markets to now include Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. They join California, Michigan and Washington DC, although only Austin in Texas and New York City will have the honor of retail Volts before 2010 is through; the rest of the new markets will get their fill in 2011. Though Chevy still hasn’t set down a final date and price for its electric car, late 2010 availability seems to mesh well with a November 1 rumor we heard earlier. Beyond this year, 10,000 units are planned to be built in 2011, with 30,000 more coming up in 2012. So it’s gonna be a pretty exclusive club however you look at it, now can we get a cheesy music video going for this car or what? Oh wait…
Chevrolet bringing 10,000 Volts in 2011, but it’s the current of change that will kill you originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun/100
iPhone 4 on Sale at Most Wal-Mart on Apple Launch Day June 24 2010 1500 of its 2500 locations
iPhone 4 on Sale at Most Wal-Mart 1500 of its 2500 locations on Apple Launch Day June 24 2010 and you can pre-order at Apple Best Buy and Radio Shack on June 15 2010
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Mar/100
LHC breaks its own energy record, still less powerful than Lady GaGa
LHC breaks its own energy record, still less powerful than Lady GaGa originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar/100
Kingston’s 2,400MHz HyperX memory kit offers the world’s fastest Intel-certified RAM
For those among us finding it hard to decide what blisteringly fast DDR3 sticks to pair with their Core i7, Intel has decided to do its own compatibility certification list (see link below). And since the happiest memory maker is usually the one atop the pile, we have to imagine Kingston is feeling pretty sunny right now, as its 2.4GHz HyperX memory kit has scooped the top spot away from Corsair’s 2.33GHz offering. Running at 1.65 volts and offering 9-11-9-27-2 timings, this is now officially the RAM to own if you’re after headline-grabbing stock speeds. We also love the fact Kingston acknowledges “benchmarkers” as a distinct group alongside gamers and enthusiasts — finally some appreciation for those misunderstood souls. Whatever you describe yourself as, you’ll be able to get on the latest speed bandwagon in the second quarter of this year. Full PR after the break.
Kingston’s 2,400MHz HyperX memory kit offers the world’s fastest Intel-certified RAM originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar/100
How the Terminator’s .45 Longslide with laser sighting came to be (video)
While Arnie’s one-handed reloads on his Winchester 1887 may make that shotgun the most iconic weapon of Terminator 2, his laser-sighted .45 Longslide was definitely king in the first. Laser sights are something you can buy in any gun shop today, but back in 1984 they were extremely rare — and expensive. The one for the movie was custom made by SureFire, a company that specializes in tactical flashlights. Lasers at the time were helium neon, requiring a whopping 10,000 volts to power on and a constant 1,000 volts to stay bright. To manage this on a shoestring budget in the ’80s the weapon had a wire running up Arnie’s sleeve to a battery inside his jacket and a switch he had to activate with his other hand. (A non-functional prop was used for close-ups.) Crude, but effective, and, most importantly, cheap — SureFire representatives received only a T-shirt and some other assorted movie swag. Now, what kind of weapon could we get for a box of Engadget shirts…
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How the Terminator’s .45 Longslide with laser sighting came to be (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mar/100
Kingston trumpets ultra-low voltage HyperX DDR3 memory
It may not mean much to your grandmother, but performance hounds are sure to jump all over this one. Kingston has just rolled out a few new slices of DIMM deliciousness, and it’s claiming that the new HyperX DDR3 modules are the world’s fastest low-voltage memory sticks. The dual-channel kit ships with two XMP-ready profiles already baked in, with the 1.35 volts at 1866MHz being hailed as “a world’s first for speed matching higher frequency with a lower voltage.” All told, the company is debuting a trio of products in the LoVo line — the dual-profile kit, a mainstream low voltage 1600MHz, 1.35 volt kit and an ultra-low voltage 1333MHz, 1.25 volt kit. — and you can pick ‘em up soon in 4GB bundles for between $154 to $203. These guys did, and they’re stoked.
Kingston trumpets ultra-low voltage HyperX DDR3 memory originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feb/100
Samsung’s 30nm DDR3 DRAM set to lower costs and power consumption later this year
It seems like we’ve been talking about Samsung and its 30nm promise for an eternity, but ever so slowly real products are starting to head out into real consumers’ hands. After recently announcing its forthcoming NAND memory cards, the company is back with word of 2Gb DDR3 DRAM modules that consume 30 percent less power than their 50nm counterparts, yet are also more cost-effective to manufacture. Operating at either 1.5 or 1.35 volts, the 30nm parts are set for mass production in the second half of 2010, so they won’t be here quite as soon as we’d like, but at least we’ll know what to put down in our next Holiday Gift Guide. Just imagine your laptop purring along with a paired set of ultra-efficient RAM sticks and one of those newfangled 25nm-based SSDs from Intel — you could probably power it on the sheer strength of your geek lust alone.
Samsung’s 30nm DDR3 DRAM set to lower costs and power consumption later this year originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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