You know, there are times when you have to part ways with your adorable kitties at home, and you might not be so keen on getting a cat sitter in case he or she touches your precious game consoles (even whether it’s an old granny). We’ve seen the lazy man’s solution before, but Britain’s Mathew Newton has brought us a new DIY internet-enabled cat feeder just in day for a new decade. Rather than using a CD-ROM tray to push-release unknown quantities of cat food, Mathew’s version has a motor-driven cereal dispenser controlled by signal from port status LEDs on a Cisco switch — an ingenious way to avoid expensive Ethernet relay units. When it’s feeding duration the user logs onto a web interface to choose the dispensing quantity, or you can plus have an self-moving feed schedule set up whether you trust the system — Mathew said he “can rely on it 100%,” and his cats do seem to be healthy. Fortunately, you can always check the live video stream just in case you have doubts. All is explained in the video after the break.

Continue reading DIY cat feeder now enabled by a Cisco switch, streams food and video

DIY cat feeder now enabled by a Cisco switch, streams food and video originally arised on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Richard Lai

Those incredibly sexy (as far as portable storage capacities are concerned) 64GB SDXC cards coming on the horizon? You’re gonna want some hardware to work with it, and according to DailyTech, three of the largest computer manufacturers are looking to bring the upgrade with Intel’s forthcoming Arrandale CPUs. Lenovo, HP, and Dell are reportedly working on new designs that’ll contain both the new 32nm chipsets and SDXC readers. Not that we’re surprised to see new SDHC’s date running out, but it does give you something to look forward to.

Dell, HP, and Lenovo bringing SDXC to laptops alongside 32nm Intel chipsets? originally presented on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Ross Miller

The path back to LCD leadership for Sharp begins at its just opened Sakai City manufacturing facility. Being a 10th generation facility means it can roll out more and bigger displays, producing six 60-inch LCDs from each glass substrate, 60% more than older 8g facilities. Check out the pics for a peek at where 72,000 substrates per month will be made, delivering those slim LED backlit televisions getting so much love, along with solar panels (also being installed on the roofs for that additional green vibe that’s in vogue these days) and a few of the more than 100,000 energy efficient LEDs lighting the factory itself. Whether your closest HDTV purchase is a turkey fueled memory from last weekend or yet to come, bargain hunters and AV fans alike can appreciate an eyeful of the robots and evaluating equipment slicing, dicing and stamping screens headed for shelves nearby, whether bearing an Aquos sort or any number of other nameplates.

Inside Sharp’s new LCD factory, we can see our next HDTV from here originally presented on Engadget HD on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Richard Lawler

Apparently us Yanks have been spoiled by the warm embrace of Google Maps Navigation, forgetting that our friends in the UK don’t have the same luxury. Leave it to Electricpig to connect worlds, finding a somewhat hack-induced way to bring the app upgrade to British Android 1.6 devices. directions are pretty easy, so whether you’re game, don your DIY hat and visit by.

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Google Maps Navigation makes trip across the pond, thanks to some hackery originally arised on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Ross Miller

The Chevy Volt is one vehicle we can really get behind. It’s hard not to be a little excited by it — we have, after all, been watching its development for quite a towering moment now. The electric car gets an impressive 230 miles per gallon in the city (and, all shaky rating practices aside, that’s nothing to scoff at). Autoblog Green’s just taken one of Chevy’s 80 IVER pre-production prototypes for a little spin, and they seem to have come away pretty impressed with the car. They report that the brakes are better than most hybrid vehicles, and said that when the engine does kick in after the battery’s depleted, they didn’t even notice it until they stopped and heard it running quietly. It was a short spin, so they weren’t able to gauge, for instance, whether the car can actually pull the full 40 miles per battery charge that Chevrolet claims it gets, but check out their full, detailed observations at the Source link.

2011 Chevrolet Volt gets taken for a tryout drive originally presented on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Laura June

Praktica unleashes a slew of 10 and 12-megapixel shooters originally arised on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley

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Flexio solar powered FM radio doubles as bookmark originally arised on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley