Little Spiderman uses vacuum cleaners to climb buildings, win the hearts of the ladies
July 2, 2010
The enterprising youngster you see above had a dream. A dream to become like his superhero, Spiderman, who isn’t real. Nobody really believed him or thought his ideas about how to accomplish his goals were very good, but, as you can see from the photo, he’s got the last laugh. Hibiki Kono, using two cheap, 1,400 watt vacuum cleaners he bought at a grocery store to start scaling walls of local buildings, and impressing all of his new friends. His mother’s not that into him doing it in the house — she’s afraid he’ll destroy the walls and ceiling — but as you can see from the video below, the sight is pretty impressive.
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Little Spiderman uses vacuum cleaners to climb buildings, win the hearts of the ladies originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Engadget Podcast 198 - 05.29.2010
May 31, 2010
How many executives does it take to screw in a light bulb Fewer than you would think! How many screens do you need to coordinate your digital life with the cloud Less than 3, contrary to popular belief. How many Engadget Podcasteers need be present to convey the week’s news to you in a succinct 90-minute audio package Less than five. How many Foxconn employees should think about suicide to bring you a $99 iPhone That’s right, zero. This week, it’s all about reductionism on the Engadget Podcast. Let’s go on a trip together - to the clean, compact future.
Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
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00:04:15 - WSJ: Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division getting a ’shakeup,’ J Allard expected to leave
00:04:35 - Microsoft’s Robbie Bach and J Allard leaving as part of broader shakeup; Xbox and Windows Phone teams now reporting directly to Ballmer
00:06:00 - Robbie Bach: Project Natal a ‘midlife kicker’ for Xbox 360, ‘absolutely confident’ Courier innovations will appear elsewhere
00:08:32 - Apple and Microsoft now neck and neck in market capitalization
00:08:55 - Ballmer downplays Microsoft’s shift in market value, says it’s a ‘long game’
00:30:23 - Windows Phone 7 pops up on a Samsung prototype device, plays Twin Blades
00:32:12 - webOS design mastermind Matias Duarte leaves Palm… and could be headed to Google
00:32:22 - Confirmed: Palm’s Matias Duarte joins Google as User Experience Director for Android
00:42:07 - Lenovo kills Skylight OS in favor of Android, U1 Hybrid and Skylight smartbook being shelved
00:51:32 - The next Apple TV revealed: cloud storage and iPhone OS on tap… and a $99 price tag
01:04:00 - Confirmed: Apple’s next iPhone will have video chat, feature to be shown in ads directed by Sam Mendes
01:09:53 - Foxconn raising wages, relocating 20 percent of Shenzhen workers closer to home (updated)
00:20:00 - Apple, Dell, and HP comment on suicides as Foxconn CEO shows off the pool
01:29:49 - Introducing Engadget Alt
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Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Household, Media Computers, Podcasts, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Tablet Computers, Wireless, Storage, Internet
Engadget Podcast 198 - 05.29.2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 May 2010 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Engadget Podcast 198 - 05.29.2010
May 30, 2010
How many executives does it take to screw in a light bulb Fewer than you would think! How many screens do you need to coordinate your digital life with the cloud Less than 3, contrary to popular belief. How many Engadget Podcasteers need be present to convey the week’s news to you in a succinct 90-minute audio package Less than five. How many Foxconn employees should consider suicide to bring you a $99 iPhone That’s right, zero. This week, it’s all about reductionism on the Engadget Podcast. Let’s go on a trip together - to the clean, compact future.
Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
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00:04:15 - WSJ: Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division getting a ’shakeup,’ J Allard expected to leave
00:04:35 - Microsoft’s Robbie Bach and J Allard leaving as part of broader shakeup; Xbox and Windows Phone teams now reporting directly to Ballmer
00:06:00 - Robbie Bach: Project Natal a ‘midlife kicker’ for Xbox 360, ‘absolutely confident’ Courier innovations will appear elsewhere
00:08:32 - Apple and Microsoft now neck and neck in market capitalization
00:08:55 - Ballmer downplays Microsoft’s shift in market value, says it’s a ‘long game’
00:30:23 - Windows Phone 7 pops up on a Samsung prototype device, plays Twin Blades
00:32:12 - webOS design mastermind Matias Duarte leaves Palm… and could be headed to Google
00:32:22 - Confirmed: Palm’s Matias Duarte joins Google as User Experience Director for Android
00:42:07 - Lenovo kills Skylight OS in favor of Android, U1 Hybrid and Skylight smartbook being shelved
00:51:32 - The next Apple Television revealed: cloud storage and iPhone OS on tap… and a $99 price tag
01:04:00 - Confirmed: Apple’s next iPhone will have video chat, feature to be shown in ads directed by Sam Mendes
01:09:53 - Foxconn raising wages, relocating 20 percent of Shenzhen workers closer to home (updated)
00:20:00 - Apple, Dell, and HP comment on suicides as Foxconn CEO shows off the pool
01:29:49 - Introducing Engadget Alt
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Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Household, Media Personal computers, Podcasts, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Tablet Computers, Wireless, Storage, Internet
Engadget Podcast 198 - 05.29.2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Might 2010 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Engadget Podcast 191 - 04.11.2010
April 11, 2010
We were gonna rename the show Padz n’ Podz but it turns out the maternity store at the mall is already called that.
Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Physician Octoroc - Cheers
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00:02:35 - iPhone OS 4 unveiled, adds multitasking, shipping this summer
00:06:00 - Multitasking comes to iPhone OS 4.0 — but not to the iPhone 3G
00:07:10 - iPhone OS 4 versus Windows Phone 7: the tale of the tape
00:25:00 - iPhone OS 4 hands-on (updated with video!)
00:28:48 - Jobs: If you see a stylus or a task manager, ‘they blew it’
00:32:09 - Apple previews Game Center social gaming platform for iPhone OS
00:50:10 - Apple’s iPhone lockdown: apps must be written in one of three languages, Adobe in the hurt locker
00:52:25 - Apple iAd brings ads, cash money to third-party iPhone apps
01:01:00 - Adobe distances itself from JooJoo, cites lack of ‘direct relationship’
01:05:12 - Kindle coming to Target on April 25
01:12:25 - Verizon teasing a Microsoft Pink announcement for Monday
01:12:45 - SanDisk calls it: Microsoft Pink being announced on Monday
01:20:11 - Editorial: HTC and Palm should get hitched and make beautiful babies
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Gaming, Handhelds, Podcasts, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Tablet Personal computers, Wireless, Internet
Engadget Podcast 191 - 04.11.2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Stimmmopped lets you tune your axe with LEDs
February 21, 2010
Look, that BOSS TU-2 has served you (and eleventy billion other guitarists) well, but isn’t it time for something a bit different in the pedal board mix Stimmmopped is that very thing, which is a darling little contraption that uses LEDs rather than a microphone in order to tell you if your strings are tuned as they should be. Put simply, the device illuminates a string with a pair of lights, both of which are flashing at the frequency that the string should be vibrating at if it’s in tune; if you’re off, the illuminated part of the string will appear to be moving (thanks, stroboscopic effect!), and if you’re on the money, the lights will appear fixed. Have a peek at the source link for more, but don’t go building one yourself without a steady hand and a few vacation days to spare.
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Stimmmopped lets you tune your axe with LEDs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Stimmmopped lets you tune your axe with LEDs
February 20, 2010
Look, that BOSS TU-2 has served you (and eleventy billion other guitarists) well, but isn’t it time for something a bit different in the pedal board mix Stimmmopped is that very thing, which is a darling little contraption that uses LEDs rather than a microphone in order to tell you if your strings are tuned as they should be. Put simply, the device illuminates a string with a pair of lights, both of which are flashing at the frequency that the string should be vibrating at if it’s in tune; if you’re off, the illuminated part of the string will appear to be moving (thanks, stroboscopic effect!), and if you’re on the money, the lights will appear fixed. Have a peek at the source link for more, but don’t go building one yourself without a steady hand and a few vacation days to spare.
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Stimmmopped lets you tune your axe with LEDs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Switched On: Where the Withings are
November 18, 2009
There’s a sleek new Wi-Fi tablet on the market that is only 0.9 inches thick, gets months of battery life from four AAA batteries and is so durable that its manufacturer encourages users to regularly step on it. After all, it’s a scale — the Withings WiFi Body Scale.
The market for Internet-connected fitness gadgets has come a long way since 2000, when SportBrain introduced a pedometer that used a modem-equipped docking base to upload physical activity records. The past few years have seen products for fitness enthusiasts such as the Garmin’s ForeRunner watches and the Nike+ system for iPod, but they are now migrating to more casual personal data nerds. Current tech products like the Fitbit (a modern-day reworking of the SportBrain) can measure your activity throughout the day and night and the Neo Personal Sleep Coach can provide detailed reports on your sleep patterns. But all these products digitally measure efforts at healthier living — few have digitally measured results.
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Switched On: Where the Withings are originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Leica M7 Edition Hermes drops this December at a price you can’t afford
November 17, 2009
Gallery: Leica M7 Edition Hermes
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Leica M7 Edition Hermes drops this December at a price you can’t afford originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sony’s VAIO Bluetooth Laser Mouse pictured in the wild, nearly as ugly as last week’s OpenOfficeMouse
November 15, 2009
While it might not sport the same egregious number of buttons and blue and white aesthetics as last week’s affront to ergonomics, Sony’s VGP-BMS80 VAIO Bluetooth Laser Mouse certainly doesn’t offer much superior looks. It does, however, allow for wireless control of either a Computer or a PS3 and, with an optical sensor on top, can be used in the air like a trackpad or on a flat surface like a mouse — a place where that “bar of soap” design will surely not do your carpal tunnels any favors. It’s available now at various internet destinations and, if you’re still interested, about $80 will get you into this celebration.
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Sony’s VAIO Bluetooth Laser Mouse pictured in the wild, nearly as unsightly as last week’s OpenOfficeMouse originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Chumby One now on sale
November 12, 2009
Looks like the new Chumby One just snuck its way into the Chumby store, with a listed ship date of the 25th. The One might not be as cuddly and adorable as the OG model, but it’s got a slightly faster 454MHz processor, a battery for on-the-go use and a lower $100 price tag, so we’re not complaining — especially since you also get an FM tuner, a dedicated volume knob, and a 2GB microSD card in the package. On the other hand, the Classic still comes with a free set of Chumby Charms, so this could be a tough decision for you.
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Chumby One now on sale originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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