Archive for July, 2009
PlayStation 3 slim listing pops up on Amazon Germany
tweetmeme_url = ‘http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/playstation-3-slim-listing-pops-up-on-amazon-germany/’; tweetmeme_source = ‘engadget’; digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/playstation/PlayStation_3_slim_listing_pops_up_on_Amazon_Germany’; Here’s something fun to start your weekend with. Amazon’s German site now has a listing for “PlayStation 3 Konsole slim” from Sony Computer Entertainment, and really, it doesn’t take years of foreign language class to figure out that English translation. It’s listed as “platform independent” (har) and has its own Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN), but on the flip side, we’re lost a picture, release term, or any other tangible details. Can’t say we’ve got a feel for the site’s track record on random listings, but after all the rumors and possible sightings as of late, it really makes ya wonder.
[Thanks, Mitchell B]
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PlayStation 3 slim listing pops up on Amazon Germany originally arised on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Ross Miller
Brain Carpet microelectrodes could help translate thoughts into actions more effectively
Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a new, more precise way of placing microelectrodes on the surface of the brain to enable patients to turn thoughts into action. Led by Bradley Greger, a professor of bioengineering, the “Brain Carpet” as it’s called, represents a “modest advance” in techniques already in use. The Brain Carpet makes use of smaller microelectrodes, and plus employs many more than are usually used. The method involves sawing off the cranium of the patient, next placing 32 electrodes about 2mm apart on the surface of the brain. Though they’ve conducted tests on just a handful of patients — all epileptics — the technique, they believe could additionally be used to help society control their prosthetic limbs much more effectively. The electrodes allow detection of the electric signals in the brain which control arm and hand movements. In the tests, patients have successfully controlled a cursor on a computer screen following the operation, and they see applications for brain-machine interface devices in the future. There’s no word on when the Brain Carpet will move from the research to reality phase, but the group’s findings have just recently presented in the journal Neurosurgical Focus.
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Brain Carpet microelectrodes could help translate thoughts into actions more effectively originally arised on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Laura June
FCC queries AT&T, Apple on Google Voice iPhone app rejection
tweetmeme_url = ‘http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/31/fcc-now-inquiring-about-atandts-involvement-in-google-voices-iph/’; tweetmeme_source = ‘engadget’; digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/apple/FCC_queries_AT_T_Apple_on_Google_Voice_iPhone_app_rejection’; Yeah, we’re pretty much all peeved by Apple suddenly ejecting all traces of Google Voice from the app store, but now it looks to have drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission, as well. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the agency has sent out three letters, one each to Apple, AT&T, and Google. To the latter company, it asked for a description of the Google Voice app and whether previous Google apps have been approved for the store (it has, but that’s another interesting story). To Cupertino, it’s asking the phone manufacturer to explain itself by the sudden exorcism and what involvement, whether any, AT&T had in that decision. The report doesn’t assemble a direct indication of what the letter to the carrier said, but we can imagine it’s similar to what Apple got, plus some doodles at the end of a stick figure letting out an exasperated sigh. In a statement today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said it “has a mission to foster a competitive wireless marketplace, protect and empower consumers, and promote innovation and investment.” Hey Julius, while you’re at it, can you see about Skype and Slingbox for us, too? Thanks.
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FCC queries AT&T, Apple on Google Voice iPhone app rejection originally arised on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Ross Miller
FCC inquires on AT&T’s part in Google Voice iPhone app rejection
Yeah, we’re pretty much all peeved by Apple suddenly ejecting all traces of Google Voice from the app store, but now it looks to have drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission, as well. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the agency has sent out three letters, one each to Apple, AT&T, and Google. To the latter company, it asked for a description of the Google Voice app and whether previous Google apps have been approved for the store (it has, but that’s another interesting story). To Cupertino, it’s asking the phone manufacturer to explain itself by the sudden exorcism and what involvement, whether any, AT&T had in that decision. The report doesn’t invent a direct indication of what the letter to the carrier said, but we can imagine it’s similar to what Apple got, plus some doodles at the end of a stick figure letting out an exasperated sigh. In a statement today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said it “has a mission to foster a competitive wireless marketplace, protect and empower consumers, and promote innovation and investment.” Hey Julius, while you’re at it, can you see about Skype and Slingbox for us, too? Thanks.
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FCC inquires on AT&T’s part in Google Voice iPhone app rejection originally arised on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Ross Miller
LEDSAUR Tyrannosaurus Rex desk lamp makes chewing through paperwork less monotonous
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LEDSAUR Tyrannosaurus Rex desk lamp makes chewing through paperwork less monotonous originally arised on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Laura June
PS3 manufacturing costs down 70 percent? Strange, it doesn’t feel that way
We understand that Sony has a faraway way to go in making up the losses it’s incurred by selling the PS3 at a loss — even whether it was commanding the highest price in the industry the whole while — but whether that latest word on manufacturing costs is exact, we’d say Sony has some room to get the console under that dastardly $400 mark. During an overseas signal with investors by Sony’s Q1 financials, Nobuyuki Oneda, Sony’s CFO and Executive VP, apparently stated that manufacturing costs for the PS3 are down 70 percent, which is right “on schedule.” While there’s no official cost published by Sony, those in the know estimate the console originally cost around $800 to produce, and should be down to roughly $240 at that point. possibly a holiday price cut is in the cards? Boy, we certain hope so. Either that, or he’s already spouting off the PS3 Slim’s production cost, which is a win for everybody.
[Via Joystiq]
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PS3 manufacturing costs down 70 percent? Strange, it doesn’t feel that way originally arised on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Paul Miller
Video: Arduino-based ‘insecure, egotistical’ robot band
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Video: Arduino-based ‘insecure, egotistical’ robot band originally arised on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley